Critter Is Driftin and Dyin

Hey this is critter (he/they)! Fun fact, I have never shipped a crossover ship before unless undertale au shenanigans count. However I played deadcells for weeks and then the day after I lost interest I started finally beating Hyperlight Drifter. I was connecting dots but unsure until a)rewatching indie cross and b)seeing that there’s a community for them. So now I’m here, with a new doomed yaoi to writhe over!!!!

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I wanted to draw fur and was listening to “For my Embalmer” by Emily June (one of the songs on my driftcells playlists) and here we are. I’m actually pretty pleased with them.

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Heyyyy! I wasn't sure about posting this outside of just discord because its very rough but I made an animatic :D Its to Im your man by Mitski :3

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Forgot to post this on here but have a short angsty oneshot I wrote at 4 am after a long day just because I thought about these two again uvu

https://archiveofourown.org/works/69941496

Summary

Beheaded used to never dream but in Drifter’s body he dreams of them every night. He’s not sure if it’s really him or not but it’s a nice thought.

Still, it taunts him to see what is almost convincing when he’s so tired.

He misses them and so he tries to dream of him when he can, that’s the long and short of it.

Aka it’s 4am but I got sad about these two again and wrote something short and sad for pretty much no reason.

Cws for implied death, some derealization and grief I guess but idk man

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Woah, another Driftcells oneshot be upon you! This time more sweet and less full or fear or grief than the other two writings I’ve posted for this fandom so far :)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66686023

Summary

Friendly and kind physical contact is far from guaranteed to be something Blu outside of the North can find. It’s also not something freely given to Drifters or the afflicted. Even the most optimistic cant expect much of it if they are any of those things, let alone all of them like Drifter is.

Not that he minded. Even when outside of his universe with people more than willing to express themselves that way, they didn’t really like it.

But something must have changed because now they really, really yearn for it- no, they are starving for it.

Unfortunately their partner is too busy learning to and then sticking with ‘respecting their boundaries’ to just pull him into a hug. More fortunately, Drifter doesn’t really see Beheaded rejecting him entirely if they are the one to initiate.

He doesn't.

Aka Projecting my touch adverse touch starvation on my current fav cat boy for a yummy hurt/comfort oneshot

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/66471007/chapters/171639211

Third and final chapter of this thing is ready :)

Drifter may have left to fight Judgment certain that they would die but Beheaded DID get there in time and now we get a hopeful ending and hurt/comfort :)

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Art block is finally over. Have these companion pieces that spawned when I thought about Drifter and Hunter parallels (I might have to post about that more later I’m cooking). I’m actually pretty happy with these and tried somthing new for beheaded’s design!

Also here’s a sketch because I couldn’t help but think about how Beheaded would have to deal with both of his sick cats being on such borrowed time and wanted to make a bit of a joke about it I guess?

I dunno I’m just glad to be able to create again.

Also here is beheaded’s without the text :)

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Yay I think driftcells successfully may have at least stunned the writer’s curses!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66471007

Summary:

The Beheaded wakes up to find the small place he’s found home to be strangely still. He’s on edge but not really worried until he finds a note from his missing partner that all but spells out that he needs to find them fast if he ever wants to see him again. He quickly decides to check the town center because he has reason to think that it’s connected to the fate Drifter was shown (and that Drifter has said he’s finally going to meet).

He really just hopes he makes it in time.

Meanwhile Drifter is certain that he won’t ever wake up again. He’s wrong.

Aka- these two still are in my brain! I wrote most of this weeks ago but decided to finally just post it as a birthday present to myself. As of now the first chapter is done, the second just needs reread and the third (and final planned) is about half way done. So hopefully not too much waiting for this one :)

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My first fic for this fandom and it’s a short angsty oneshot based on this stupid image I made but we still winning!!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66327754

Summary:

The Beheaded has finally been sent home but finally is far from the right word. The empty space at his side aches fiercely.

With a view of the stars and his pet nuzzling for “his” hand, he can’t help but get reflective. He remembers a warm and soft moment he had had with Drifter. He <em>grieves</em>.

How, he wonders, does this hand feel compared to his old one when he pets the leghugger?

<strike> but he already knows how soft those pads are, how sharp but careful these claws can be. He knows.</strike>

Aka- I turned my own screenshot from pre-driftcells brain worms hitting the mental towers into a stupid meme. Now I am turning that stupid meme into fucking angst. I hope it kills my writer's block and tears out hearts :)

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Miitopia is a fun game and making miis is fun (I’m bleeding out)

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Still getting used to my new markers but guess what game I’ve been playing challenge impossible. I adore these fucking things and the first run I had them on I got a rare one that gave me two and a third one so they are my beasts!!!