Certified Human Disaster

wanderingmusician on ao3 she/her

[snorkwiz]

oh carl we're really in it now

[waterkangaroo]

what if I was an AI running a deadly dungeon and you were one of my crawlers and we were codefendants in a lawsuit about the extremely powerful game-breaking item that I created specifically for you 🥺👉👈

and what if as a reward for us winning the lawsuit, I gave you "worthless" stock certificates, thereby granting you the elevated legal status you need in order to create a Faction Wars team of your own 🤪

also what if you got eaten by a giant creature again 🥵🥵🥵

[rowan-555]

Dungeon Crawler Carl - This Inevitable Ruin spoilers

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A comic panel I made of one of my favorite Book 7 scenes.

I'm going to pair it with some musings.

I found a post on Instagram that really summed up the dynamic I see between Carl and Katia as the books progress. I will try to paraphrase here.

IMO there are scenes (such as this one illustrated above) that show that the connection between Carl and Katia is more nuanced than strictly platonic/non-platonic.

Carl has almost no ability to recognize the interpersonal dynamics between people (including himself and Bea) until he clocks that Katia and Bautista have become an item. Carl is an unreliable narrator when it comes to himself and his emotions, but other people see the dynamic between Carl and Katia and expect there's something between them. Donut sees it. Daniel see it. Mordecai see it. Imani and Elle see it. Even Huanxin Jinx sees it.

There is an abundance of familial love between these two, but I think they also carry a flame for one another. One that maybe they are both scared to act on as to not jeopardize the family they've already built together. Or because they know that due to their circumstances it would only further complicate their situation. It could be either of those things or it could be mostly because Carl is oblivious to his own emotions and suppresses them while he's in survival mode. Katia is more aware of her feelings as she clearly wanted him to be the father of her child. I think these feelings snuck up on Carl, and maybe even Katia too. I'm going to quote this next part directly from the post bc I love it:

"When all you've known are hurtful, harmful relationships (in both of their cases familial and romantic) I think it's hard to recognize what healthy, stable love is until you're deeply in it."

The love that blooms between Carl and Katia isn't possessive or frantic. It doesn't demand to be acknowledged. It blooms slowly and steadily over time.

Also fun juxtaposition Carl once wondered "Why can't people just be loyal?" when he considered how Bea wanted to give up Donut for a new cat. He then went on to meet someone who would die to protect Donut (and him). Someone who loves him and Donut as much as she loves herself and her (would be) daughter.

[naniya27]

Ok @tideswept ‘s mermaid anakin fic is just too adorable💕💕 i had to try to sketch it out 🙈🙈🙈

I just imagine the panic run out of the bath must be chaotic 😂

[zynsforwins]

[zynsforwins]

I got new brushes and wanted to experiment

[lesbianbassline]

that feel when carl's guilt over giving penelope sentience is a direct parallel to how he feels about donut but at the same time he loves her so much and wouldn't change anything

[silkentine]

NEW ACHIEVEMENT: Mountain Climber

You’ve just discovered PEAK. Maybe you’ve never heard of Dungeon Crawler Carl before seeing this fanart, or maybe you have and you’ve been sleeping on it. Either way, your world just got cooler. Pick up the book or throw on the audiobook and develop a new hyperfixation today. Reward: Upon finishing the first book, you will immediately receive the “must buy all the other books in the series” status effect.

I’m only on book four so no spoilers please !

[zynsforwins]

The Cat Pageant Documentary

[lesbianhouseplant]

Ah yes, the 3 genders. Male, female, and “what the fuck are you, a cop?”

[overheard-in-the-dungeon]

“Fuck you. You will not break me. I will break you all.”

[foldingfittedsheets]

Quick warm up of Princess Donut, the Queen Ann Chonk.

[dabblingreturns]

She's a Jiangshi. She's a very loving sister. She's definitely type A, but may or may not be a Type A lesbian. She's a Powerleveler. she's the head of her team, her touch can make people claw out thier own hearts. She is aware of this fact, so is her brothers best friend; he is still in love with her. She and the the actual main charecter spend one day together and both silently and instantly decide that they want to fight on the same side but should not fight in the same room.

Anyways, when I say support women's wrongs, I'm not ever sure if Li Na qualified.

I think at this point, I'm just supporting women's corrects.

[hullabaloons]

sexy carl sketch because i cannot stop thinking about him Like That… first time posting non-design art plz be nice

[mimi-maru]

[inkwhelp]

people who are gay: yeah i’m gay

people who are straight: yeah i’m straight

people who are aroace: have you seen project hail mary

[that-annoying-raven-the-sequel]

@disappointedwaffles

[k-dayun]

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost.