Very Fast Zero And Laura Wip Inspired By This Sick Ass M*cbeth Poster

The Zero Thoughts are back

Do we think Zero enjoyed being underwater in that submarine? Perhaps because it reminded him of being in his cloning tank? And as everyone was drowning around him, he was just enamored with his first and only experience in the outside world and it was still just floating and looking out while being contained in a tube?

Having Zero thoughts tonight.

It’s one thing to grow up semi-normally, unaware that you were physically modified (Otto), it’s another thing to grow up in a very condensed amount of time, receiving behavioral modifications you did not agree to but are aware of, and knowing about a multitude of experiences that you have both been denied since your birth and know that no one intends to share with you.

He’s very much Overlord 2.0 in that regard, but also… HIVEmind parallels.

"the world isn't kind" ok??? Much more importantly are you?????

Important, discord compromised. Careful.

Ship bingo: marilliam, Lucy/nigel?

I already answered for Marilliam in a previous ask, but in summary: Scary Woman both loves and hates her Scruffy Chaos Man (he's annoying) (she loves him anyways)

Lucy/Nigel:

I'll confess I've never thought a lot about them before, but I think there's actually a lot of potential there! Lots in common to discuss with the weight of family reputations to maintain. And to me they seem to be on similar energy levels- I can see them spending most of their time quietly doing their own thing in the same room together.

4, 19, 28, 35?

Thanks so much for the asks!

4. Post a screenshot of one of your favorite comments. That's so hard! Here's a few off the top of my head:

19. What headcanon do you always include in your stories?

That despite having an implant, Zero's understanding of most basic concepts is incomplete due to a lack of natural instincts and because he wasn't raised or taught anything at all; he just got left in his glass box to develop alone by watching technicians and reading whatever thoughts/memories he had access to. This is most notable in my fics as both unusual sentence structure or vocabulary when he speaks (he substitutes words often when he hasn't learned the correct term) and a slight limp, as he learned to walk solely by watching someone and copied them incorrectly.

28. What fic is closest to your heart?

Oh another tough one! Hmm... for now I'd say it's probably Hunger, a Zero-centric fic based off of "Endler's steps of predation." It's basically a biology concept discussing the steps of a predation event and how the prey can intercept each step; I wrote this fic around the time I was finishing my senior project, and I had to research the concept for that too. Plus, I'm really proud of the way I framed Zero's headspace, as it felt like I was representing the character the way I see him. Very fun all around! 35. Have you ever written a fic because you were inspired by a title? Alas, I don't think so- I usually title my fics after they're written as an afterthought. The closest I've come is Your Eyes Were Lovely, Dark and Deep, which is actually a song lyric from The Woods by Sam Fermin, which inspired the fic.

i always mean it when i say i love you btw

Whoopies new drawing alert. I... definitely do not have a good understanding of light and shadows yet but I am definitely trying!

Idr if I mentioned this in the big ol' post I made showing off these characters, but a lot of them are inspired by characters from the book series HIVE by Mark Walden, so I wanted to do a scene redraw with these ocs! A friend recommended me a really really good scene from the books, so here's Cave's Wanderer and Angel's Wings (paraphrased the actual quotes a bit)

Haven't decided if this is even relevant to the story or not. It's just a fun little thing! Had a lot of fun with this!

Zero/Laura for the song ask!

You're spoiling me with one of my faves and my fave dynamics, Alex, thank you!

I would normally 100% say this song here, but I've already mentioned it before as my all-time Zero and Laura song:

So here's another!

(A mix of tech and pop with an ominous background voice later on- it's just sinister and mean-spirited without being too low-energy.)

Thanks for the ask!

YESSSS THIS IS SO GOOD

I got Anastasia Furan the hive birthday bundle 2024