I made this back in late march, when I was feeling like dogshit because Caine and it was late march. Making this really helped me. Holy shit vent art actually works.
Also technically the first time I fully finished a drawing of Cloudy. It's kinda bad but I'm not editing it. It's vent art
they/them ⟡ 24/20s ⟡ transmasc enby ⟡ human ⟡ autism+adhd
Literally just a cloud that changes shape /affectionate
Dating Caine <3 <3 selective sharing
Also crushing on Kinger a little bit
The character design of tadc speaks to my soul and is incredibly up my alley. So in the past when I tried to make a tadc s/i or oc, I got really in my head about it. Eventually I said “fuck it” and made them straight up just a cloud. I think Cloudy came out cute even though their inception came from me rage quitting lol
S/i lore and ship lore under the cut
I originally had the idea that Cloudy would come into the circus with one of my op ocs, (shout to Narfi) because the idea of being trapped in the circus sounded scary. But now I don’t care as much, I want to be where the tooth man is.
Now I have several versions of Cloudy’s story or different aus. Some where said oc is there too and some where it’s just Cloudy. The differences between them range from small to completely different universes. I got a real sad au where it’s Narfi focused and Cloudy pretends to be their not sentient pet cloud. They’re there just to admire Caine from afar. The events of the show happen and Cloudy sees him deleted. They’re filled with deep grief and regret that they never got the chance to hold him or tell him how he was loved.
For lore, Cloudy really enjoys life in the circus. They’ve always liked circus aesthetics. They also take time to admire the circus world. They spend a lot of time exploring the circus grounds, usually alone. Knowing that they’re somehow inside a computer fascinates them. Cloudy wants to know how everything works and how it was crafted. They’re particularly interested in how everything was modeled, and I’m sure Caine is more than happy to talk with them about it.
Cloudy’s a go-with-the-flow kind of person, and they enjoy some nonsensical things, so the circus doesn’t really phase them. In fact they love it. They treat their time in the circus like a dream. All throughout their life, Cloudy has spent their time dreaming knowing that they were asleep and just sat back and let their mind go wild. They feel very in tune with their dreams and even feel their time awake is the same as asleep.
Their relaxed mindset and their embracing of the circus’ cartoony nature gives them the ability to fly/float and change the shape and size of their form at will. The basic cloud is their main form, which floats at the height they would be if they were humanoid. They use their changing ability to be expressive and to be understood better. They change between their cloud, chibi and humanoid forms subconsciously. They can also deliberately change shape, but subconscious changes are usually based on emotion. Their color also changes based on emotion, making them different shades of gray when they’re upset and partially pink when embarrassed. The color changes are part of their model and they don’t have any say in it.
They can change their shape into whatever they want, but the blush loops and everything else in the upper left corner are the only thing they can’t consciously change. When they’re feeling neutral and don’t emote, their mouth disappears but they can still talk, similarly to how Zooble and Kinger speak. Their eyes can also occasionally disappear when they're sleeping, but come right back when they wake up.
Events from the show go much different with Cloudy there. I believe events can change with the small acts of just one person. Also such a character driven show would change a lot from the addition of one more human character. One friend can really make all the difference. Also because if I was there, I would not let that happen to Caine.
It took Cloudy a little while to adjust when they first got to the circus. When they first got there after putting the headset on, they thought, “Oh cool VR game… Wait, where's the ui?” Then they were told how they’re stuck here, and this was their life now. Which is unfortunate but they vibe with no longer needing to sleep or eat. Hooray! No longer burdened with the needs of the flesh!
Cloudy didn’t interact with the other humans much at first. They kinda thought they might’ve been a npc, since they didn’t say or react to much of anything. Cloudy really broke out of their shell after one adventure that they really liked. They were bursting with excitement, and rattled off details that they liked to anyone that would listen. This catches the attention of Caine, and he approaches them. Cloudy’s overjoyed to talk about the adventure and Caine has his first genuine conversation with a human. That really broke the ice on Cloudy’s social anxiety and they start striking up conversations with the other humans. They learn that they aren’t as interested in the circus as them, but they find other things to talk about. These are the only people Cloudy will interact with the foreseeable future, might as well be friendly and learn more about them.
I think Cloudy would get along with the other humans for the most part. They’re friendly enough to hang around the others in a group setting, and empathetic enough to see where the others are coming from in their personal issues. They’re all neutral towards Cloudy at least. Though I like to think Cloudy and Gangle would be friends and draw together. And I feel Cloudy would be able to shut down some of Jax’s antics. He wouldn’t really bother them, since they don’t react to pranks and they disregard any attempts to bully them. The other humans would most likely be a little jealous of Cloudy’s control and comfort with their circus body. That and their friendliness with Caine and interest in the circus drives a wedge between the others and Cloudy that keeps them from becoming close friends.
Ship lore
Cloudy and Caine both have the tendency of getting excited. Their passion is what initially drew them together. Caine was endeared by Cloudy’s interest in his adventures. Cloudy admired Caine’s lively nature and was taken in by his jokes and charisma. They love watching him and are attentive and responsive as an audience member. They both match each other’s energy, and have a lot of fun being silly together.
They also talk a lot together. Their friendship started as when Cloudy came back from an adventure, Caine would scoop them away to talk about it together. It grew to Cloudy asking questions about the circus in general, which Caine was happy to answer. They really understand how the other speaks, since they both have the tendency of forgetting things and getting sidetracked. The two would spend a lot of time together alone for these chats and they both have gotten really comfortable with each other. Caine is comfortable with Cloudy in his office, and they start to talk about more than just circus related things. They both open up about their emotional distance from the humans. Caine admits that he doesn’t really understand humans very much. Cloudy admits that a lot of the time, neither do they.
Caine is shocked and expresses this. Cloudy IS a human. Shouldn’t they understand humans because they are one? They elaborate that they’ve actually felt disconnected from other humans for most of their life. They felt like something was wrong with them, that they were no good, that they were broken. Caine listens intently. He realizes that they were more similar than he thought.
Cloudy continues to explain that over time they found things that help. They learned that their world just looks different from others and that doesn’t make them broken. They’ve found ways to be kinder to themself, and not set themself to standards that they can’t reach.
Caine thinks to himself for a moment then asks if they could share with him what changes they do that helps them. Cloudy is more than happy to after realizing that he wants to help himself with his own struggles with their advice. Cloudy some things that found that works, but they admit that they don’t remember everything off the top of their heads so they’ll let him know when they think of them. This whole bit was about how I navigate my neurodivergence and disabilities btw in chance it wasn’t clear. I strongly believe Caine is also neurodiverse and we can bond over understanding our minds better. We can both try to be better as people.
Anyways Caine and Cloudy continue to be friends and talk to each other about anything and everything. They really enjoy each other's company and see a lot of themselves in each other. They would call the other a good friend. This was Caine’s first time making friends with a human. He’s navigating a lot of new emotions that he amuses are normal in friendships, but he catches himself thinking about Cloudy all the time. He finds himself stealing glances at them. He finds he has a strange nervous excitement whenever he’s near them, and tries to find any small excuse to be around them. Very strange. Maybe it’s a weird human thing? He should ask one of them about this.
Caine and Cloudy's affinity for each other was starting to get on the other human’s nerves a little bit. Cloudy kept wanting to include Caine in things, and insisted that he should be able to join them on adventures. And it was clear that Cloudy was Caine’s favorite with how much time they spend together and how often he asks about them when they aren't around. It was bad enough that they had similar energy levels. Now this is just getting plain annoying. Well, it was Jax and Zooble who thought it was weird and annoying. Ragatha and Pomni thought it’s kinda sweet. Kinger is neutral about the whole thing. Gangle has no opinions but she does notice how often Cloudy draws Caine when they’re drawing together. They all noticed Caine’s acting a little stranger than usual. Is he blushing? One by one they realize that what the pair has together might be more than just friendship.
Then the time comes where Caine wants to inquire with the humans if they know what weird feelings mean. He sends Cloudy on an adventure by themself, because it would be embarrassing if they knew. He sits down with the rest of the humans. If he talks to all of them there’s a chance at least one of them knows what’s wrong with him.
Caine explains his predicament, and this confirms their suspicions that Caine has a crush. With varying success, they explain to him what a crush is and the general idea of romance. It then clicks with Caine that he LIKES Cloudy, and that he has romantic feelings for them, which is something that he’s heard about before but didn’t fully understand because he hasn't actually experienced it for himself. Caine is nervous about these feelings, and asks what he should do. Ragatha speaks up first and says that he should tell Cloudy how he feels. Caine is unsure and starts to spiral a little bit. What if they don’t feel the same? What if they think it’s weird that he would think of them like that? What if they stop being friends with him because of it?
Zooble is the first to reassure him that that’s all very unlikely. Pomni chimes in that he should just go for it, and that he shouldn’t let the what-ifs keep him from happiness. Ideas rush to Caine of cute couple things he and Cloudy could do together, which make his heart flutter. He agrees that he’ll tell them. Eventually. When the time is right.
Life then continues on as normal. Caine and Cloudy keep hanging out, and Caine’s feelings grow larger. Then in a burst of excitement, Cloudy hugs him for the first time. He freezes since this is the first time a human initiated physical contact with him, and because it was Cloudy. Who he has a big fat crush on.
Cloudy stops hugging him and concernedly asks if hugs are okay and if he’s alright. This whole time, Caine’s feelings have been building up inside him. He bursts out, quickly shouting that he loves them. “What?” “What?”
Cloudy asked out of surprise. Then after realizing what he said, they turn pink. Cloudy then asks him what he said to confirm that they weren’t hearing things. Caine timidly admits that he has a crush on them, and looking back he realizes that he had feelings for them ever since they said they liked his adventures. Cloudy shyly confesses that they also had feelings for him for the longest time. They’re awestruck that he feels the same. They admired him so much, and convinced themself that there was no way he could like them back.
Caine then scoops Cloudy up in his arms and spins them around. They laugh gleefully. He then reassures them that of course he likes them. There’s no way he couldn’t. The new couple then spin around more, and turn into a giggling mess. They tightly hold each other in their arms, neither wanting to let go.
They then continue to do the same as they did when they were just friends. They talk and hang out all the time, and want to include the other in everything. They act very silly together like they used to, but now also they’re very affectionate and sickly sweet with each other. They love each other very much, and want to be together forever.
Caine and Cloudy have very strong feelings for each other, but Cloudy still can’t help but feel insecure around the Moon. They remember how unabashedly she expressed her feelings for Caine. They feel like they don’t stand a chance compared to her. She’s literally the moon and they’re just a tiny weird cloud.
Caine reassures them that they have nothing to worry about, but they still can’t help but feel a little inadequate. Caine then quells their doubts by saying how great they are and that they’re his best friend and he loves them <3
Alrighty before I get into my art backlog there’s something important that I have to share
I’m coming out as a Caine selfshipper
I fucking love and care about that guy so much
And I’m very selective with my sharing with him, cause he means just so much to me. If we’re mutuals you’re fine. I have all his ship tags filtered, and I don’t like seeing him with others atm
I’m also going to see the tadc movie on June 4th! I really wanted to see Caine on the big screen, and I also just really like tadc in general. This show means a lot to me
Now if you’ll indulge me, I’d like to gush about Caine and my feelings towards him.
First of all, I’ve never related to a fictional character more. His insecurities and over-the-top nature remind me a lot of my younger self. Putting your self worth into what you make and how people like it, is oh so relatable. I like to think that we’re similar brands of mentality ill, and he reminds me a lot of my neurodivergence. I understand a lot of his actions, and I see where he’s coming from. I think I would be able to help him, since I’ve seen his problems in myself. I’ve found ways to manage and understand my problems over time. I would love to share with him what I’ve discovered to see if it would help him.
Me 🤝Caine
same brain same brain
I’ve always really liked silly, zany and animated characters that make me laugh. I like being charmed. What can I say? Caine is for sure one of these characters. I love how he’s animated. I love his voice, his powers and just everything about him frankly. I light up whenever he shows up. I remember bursting with joy and admiration even during the small scenes where he appears. Episode 5 is my favorite for many reasons, but a big reason is because there’s a lot of Caine screentime hehe
I want nothing more than for him to be happy. I used to say to myself that I needed to see him happy, which if you’ve seen episode 8, wasn’t the best mindset to have.
I remember one time Caine and Fionna from Fionna and Cake, both characters that I relate to, both did something terrible that’s able to rupture all their relationships at the end of their episodes after I irl messed something up. That wasn’t exactly the best for my mental health and catastrophizing tendencies. This was when episode 7 came out btw. Oof man that was a rough night
Anyway, talking about episode 8, I actually enjoyed it right until the very end. They could never make me hate Caine, and that stayed true through his mental break. Also not gonna lie, seeing a more firm and controlling side to him was actually really attractive ( ˵ ❛‸❛˵) Also he had a musically number!! I’m legally required to stan him now lol
I truly think Caine’s good, just complex and he just doesn’t know a lot of things. He just felt unloved and unappreciated, and was pushed to his breaking point. I could see a similar thing happening to me, if I was in his position. His breakdown definitely could have been avoided. I really feel like he just needed a hug and a nap. Also I have beef with Bubble now for being Caine’s intrusive thoughts. 🤺Caine get behind me, don’t listen to him.
When people say Caine’s evil, I really just don’t think they understand his character. He even admitted that he didn’t enjoy torturing the humans. And he was so close to realizing his mistakes, and he didn’t want to hurt them. He just lashed out and regretted it. Torturing is bad and I feel like he was going to apologize. Or at least be full of guilt. He’s COMPLEX and I love him for it. Though it does make me really sad if I think about it for too long. I cry about Caine a lot. I have a whole lot to say about his death, but also I like just not thinking about it cause it hurts man.
Is it silly to say that Caine’s my soulmate? It feels that we’re two sides of the same coin. We’re both silly guys that want the other to be happy more than anything and we both want to be loved.
I've drawn them so many times, which caused their design to change over time. The change being mostly in their body type/how I draw their body type. I wasn't comfortable using the original as their primary ref for that reason. I think they came out looking real cute!
Big News!! I have an Artfight Account!
This will be my first year participating!
All the characters I'm using are already up and their profiles are complete! Their profiles even have small pieces of lore I haven't put anywhere else!
So if you also have an artfight, please give it a look ^^
My Little Pony and Kpop Demon Hunters crossover au!!!
I combined two of my biggest fixations at the moment and went a little too hard lol
Here’s the Dazzlings from mlp as Huntrix in role swap crossover sort of au. The girls are now heroes instead of villains of course and their personalities match scarily well with the Huntrix girls. Except for Adagio but in this au she would be more like Rumi than her canon self, since a lot of how she acts in her canon is just villainous behavior lol
This au is both a crossover and a role swap, so I thought the mane 6 would be fun as the demons/demon adjacent characters. And since they’re demons here, their personalities are more like their Kpdh counterparts. Also the outfits would stay the same too. They’re not genderbent here but they are still a boy band.
Their roles are:
Sunset Shimmer as Jinu
I thought she fit him best and Equestria Girls characters were already being used so why not?
Applejack as Abby Saja
She’s the only one with the abs and strength to pull it off
Fluttershy as Mystery Saja
Her shyness can translate well to mysteriousness. Also she would totally bark at someone
Rarity as Romance Saja
She’s a lover of romance already so it fits. Also Romance has the best outfit of the group in my opinion and Rarity must have the best fit
Pinkie Pie as Baby Saja
Pinkie has rapped before and is also cute. It doesn’t fit well personality wise but she’s a far gone demon here so who cares
For these next two, they’re more recolors to match the ponies more than anything:
Twilight Sparkle is the Tiger
She’s brings people together, teleporting, and she would want to pick up fallen things too if she was a tiger
Rainbow Dash as the Magpie
This is what was left. They both got sass. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I don’t really have anyone in mind to fill the roles of the rest of the kpdh characters. Like Celine and Bobby. They might just have to be ocs or something.
Also I didn’t put it in my design (because I was already in too deep) but I think Adagio’s hair would probably be more like this in this au
I tried to fit as many details as possible from Huntrix, but one thing I left out on purpose was the norigae they wear. I was already drawing a lot of accessories and was already really pushing myself so I left them out. I still really like huntrix’s norigae tho, so learn more about them here!
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Hey hey heyyy this is the thing that I’ve been working on for months and have been very mysteriously referring to in past posts lol
I hope it was worth the wait!!
NOT GONNA LIE this was pretty rough. Three incredibly detailed characters… and I don’t really like drawing clothes 🫠
I don’t plan on making anything in this style again anytime soon.
If I do anything with this au again it will definitely be in a simpler style lol
I pulled through tho 🫡
I started this thing in July if you can believe it. It took over 49 hours to complete.
There were also technical difficulties where my phone, the thing I draw on, had a bunch of vertical lines that made it impossible to draw with. Those went away thankfully. But then right most part of my phone screen is dead, where the touch screen doesn't work there. I still managed it finish it tho.
Thank you if read through my whining lol
This thing is going to be my Magnum Opus for the foreseeable future.
And please watch Kpop Demon Hunters, it’s a very good movie and possessed me to make this
Pre-relationship Tape and Papyrus. Tape was crushing hard, and gets flustered easily hehe
Tape could just kiss him, but the problem is they want to be the one kissed, not the one doing the kissing. They want to be kissed by that darn skeleton real bad. It’s hard yearning for someone without lips 😔
They’ll figure it out eventually.
Also there’s more they could do then just kissing 👀
I mentioned before that Tape was a revamped version of a past self insert, and here’s that original s/i!
It’s so nostalgic looking at this. Seeing what my art started as is heartwarming. Little me was filled with passion. Also I shifted the hues of the sketches so y’all didn’t have to look at a wall of gray pencil sketches.
They didn’t have a name at the time. (And probably had she/her pronouns) It’s very much giving a kid that hasn’t realized they’re nonbinary yet lol
They’re of course shipped with Papyrus but I don’t have any art of them together unfortunately. I found Papyrus hard to draw :/
I do have some more art of proto-Tape. It’s of them experiencing motherhood, and looking miserable the whole time. So I won’t be sharing that personal reasons.
That set of drawings is where current Tape gets their neck fluff from though! It also has some Papyrus art, but still not sharing cause they make me uncomfortable :)
Tape here is actually a revamped version of my original UT self insert I made back in the day. I used them to self ship with Papyrus long before I knew selfshipping had a name.
When the new Deltarune chapters came out, it reignited my love for my favorite skeleton, Papyrus. I kinda missed him. Selfshipping with him feels like home ❤️
Papyrus is a selective sharing f/o ^^
Tho when I younger, I was definitely non sharing with him (I had beef with Mettaton for being shipped with him all the time lol)
Lore
Tape is a recluse. They live in Snowdin, but hates the cold. Tape spends most of their time indoors, but occasionally visits Waterfall when no one else is around. They like to look at how the water glows there.
Tape is a monster who’s very interested in human culture. They spend a lot of their time inside watching Mettaton’s show and on the computer. Tape somehow has access to the human world’s internet as well as the monster’s. A lot of Tape’s ventures out of their house is spent searching for old human junk. They accumulated quite a collection of all sorts of random items.
They’ve become depressed at the thought that monster kind might never leave the underground. They don’t hate humans like other monsters do, but they don’t really love them either. They like their stuff, but they feel neutrally about humans, themselves. They would still like to meet a human someday, though.
Tape doesn’t really have friends since they avoid social interactions out of fear. Though there is one monster they don’t mind talking to, Papyrus or as he calls himself: the Great Papyrus. Tape could even say they like talking to him.
When they met for the first time, Tape was on their way home from searching through human junk. They saw the skeleton working on one of his puzzles. Tape stopped to watch since they’re a curious monster, but they kept themself hidden.
They weren’t hidden for very long since they accidentally fell out of their hiding spot, trying to get a better look. Papyrus noticed them and doesn’t seem perturbed that Tape was obviously watching him from the bushes. Instead he just recalls that he’s never seen them before and asks Tale for their name.
After some hesitation, Tape responds with their name. Papyrus happily asks if they recently moved to Snowdin like him and his brother. Before Tape could respond, the skeleton them how he dreams of becoming a royal guard and mentions someone named Undyne.
Tape doesn’t mind not having the chance to answer his questions. They like listening to him talk. His uplifting spirit and hopefulness is infectious. They then ask Papyrus about his puzzles, and the skeleton beams with excitement. He then shows them every puzzle he’s ever made. Tape is happy to talk to someone else for the first time in a long while.
Tape is still a recluse after this interaction, but the two still talk whenever Tape finds him by himself somewhere. They run away if anyone else approaches. If tape were to call anyone a friend, it would be Papyrus.
Meeting the human
If Tape were canon to Undertale, they would play a very minor role. They would be a character that most players miss.
They would be found at their home in Snowdin. That is hard to find, since the entrance to the path there is hidden. It’s also a large detour from the rest of the Snowdin area.
The human would have to knock on their door several times for Tape to finally answer. They open their door just a crack. When they see that it’s a human, they light up.
Tape then notices that the human is clearly a child and visibly cold and shivering. Their home takes a while to get to so the child would be walking alone in the snow for all that time. Tape quickly invites the human inside to warm up.
When inside Tape gives them a blanket, and goes to make them a warm drink. This gives the human time to explore Tape’s home. Tape comes back with the beverage after a little bit. While the human drinks, the two talk. The conversation goes from the human asking about stuff around Tap’s home to about other monsters. When the human mentions Papyrus, Tape blushes and asks how the human knows him. Tape talks a little stiff but the human finds it nice to talk to a monster that doesn’t want to attack them.
When the drink is finished, Tape says that they would offer some human food or something helpful for the human to bring them. But unfortunately they don’t have anything or use. Tape then guides them out of the woods and back to the main part of Snowdin. The human can now go back to Tape’s house anytime. They’ll have new dialogue every time and each time they’re surprised that the player came back.
There’s a chance when Tape walks the human back they see Papyrus. He then does his whole capture the human bit. Tape responds, “Papyrus. This is a child.”
In a genocide route, the human enters Tape’s home without knocking. Tape’s no where to be found. They search the house and find a hidden tunnel entrance that leads to the basement. Along the path there’s ominous screens with messages Tape wrote. Tape is found hiding in the basement and tries to diffuse the situation. If the human still wants to fight, Tape tries their best to defeat the human using their shapeshifting abilities. It’s probably a hard battle, even though Tape doesn’t want to hurt the human. They don’t want the human hurting any other monsters. They can see the malice in their eyes.
In true pacifist, the human is friends with Tape and encourages them to meet other monsters. The human also tells them that they can both go to the surface. They also help Tape and Papyrus get together, or at least encourages Tape to talk to him more. Maybe even some flirting lessons lol
Tape meets new monsters and really starts coming out of their shell. When Tape and Papyrus eventually start dating, they’re very sweet together. They always held each other in a warm regard. Both of them being friend that the other needed. Tape likes listening to Papyrus and showers him in attention. Papyrus treats Tape with kindness and understanding. It took them a while to get together thought. They were both crushing hard but were too dense to make a move or just didn’t think the other might like them back. They eventually figured it out ^^
He’s so tall, jeepers
Tape is also my Undertale Yellow self insert. Though that is a different version of them that never meet Papyrus. Instead of living in Snowdin, they Larp as a cowboy in the desert.
Text in images:
Tape
Shapeshifter monster
They/them - Adult - 20s
This isn’t their original form, they couldn’t decide on what form to take so they chose a mishmash of attributes they like (horns, paws, claws, neck fluff, etc)
Changes the colors of their horns and neck fluff a lot
Never decided on their tail so it changes all the time
The only thing they could never change or remove is their wings
They work around this by wrapping their wings around themself or draping them on their shoulder like a cape or cloak
I like having one these better than editing the same post, since I realized reblogs don’t get updated when I edit the original. Besides this way I get to have it very personalized :D
I like having one these better than editing the same post, since I realized reblogs don’t get updated when I edit the original. Besides this way I get to have it very personalized :D
