More Magic Friends AU. (The AU where William and Maxwell actually get along and are friends. That’s what I’m calling it now. Might change it again but who knows. For now it’s Magic Friends.)
Unlike Survive the Shadows/Don’t Starve Together Journals, William met Maxwell when he was fairly young. Reason that happened, well...
William’s father, Milo Carter, who is an author and book collector, came across the Codex Umbra during a trip to one of his book trade posts. The book apparently had popped out of nowhere according to the trade dealer and they’re not even sure what was in it. Milo found himself drawn to the book for some odd reason and was willing to take the book off the trade person’s hands. They agreed and Milo brought it home with his other books to his study.
Enter a very curious young William Carter who is always excited when his father brings home new books to read. While Milo had to tend to something, William opens the book and starts flipping through it, finding pictures of odd creatures and text of a different language. Before he knows it, out falls a person made of shadows who finds himself baffled at his surroundings. He’s caught off guard by William who is fascinated with the being before him.
The being asks where he is and William answers promptly they’re in his father’s study to which the being also asks if this is Earth. William confirms this and the shadow being becomes distraught saying he’s far from home. William offers to help but the being chuckles, telling him that his home is a world far far from this place and sadly there isn’t much either can do. He explains he’s tied to the tome and sadly can’t do anything about that.
William frowns at this and offers that he could stay here if he wanted since he has no place to go. The shadow being is caught off guard by this and asks if the boy is certain since he’s not the most pleasant thing to look at. William grins at him and says it’s fine and that he’s not that scary looking. The being chuckles at this and takes up his offer finding he doesn’t really have other options is quite amused with the boy.
William introduces himself and the shadow being tells him his name is Maxwell.
And thus the friendship begins.
More details later. I just wanted an excuse to draw Wittle William and bring back Shadow Max since it’s been forever since he showed his face. He’s gotten some upgrades since that time due to some things but I’ll talk about that later. In the mean time, I present this. Ah AUs are fun. So many possibilities.
