guess I left a lasting impression

a blog dedicated to HiggsxFragile and both characters (hate free blog, every ship is welcome here) FAQ

[evilwy]

[pnfpn]

finished death stranding a few days ago. really phenomenal! I had to draw some higgs b/c he really carried that first half of the game for me lol

[gardamora]

🖤🖤🖤

[ashesfordayz]

The Particle of God

I forgot how much I adore Higgs lmao

[astrandofgold]

Highlights

Y’all have no idea how happy looking at this makes me. When I first started back in art earlier this year, my one goal was to improve my lighting. That was it, my impossibly impossible goal. I spent so much time experimenting with different brushes, different styles that I had tried in the past, and I really think I started getting this painting style nailed down in September. It finally clicked.

At the beginning, I got advice from one of my absolute favorite artists, and it stuck with me. It’s simple, easy to look over. But what he said was to really focus on the thing you’re drawing. I’ve kept that in mind ever since, and while it was an absolute challenge to actually do it, it’s been a game changer.

I just wanted to thank everyone for their kind words and support over these last few months. You all are incredible, and keep me motivated ❤️

[higgs-fragile]

Hey hey, it’s been 1 year since the release of Death Stranding!

Brought to you by Mod Particle 💕

[higgs-fragile]

Happy late 2nd Death Stranding anniversary by yours truly Mods ❤️

[savage-rhi]

“can’t believe i’m stuck here with you.” higgsxfragile... and thank you! I'm so glad you're back, omg <3 <3 <3

Thank you for having me. I appreciate you sending this in! :D

"I can't believe I'm stuck here with you." Fragile murmured. Bitterness in her tone as Higgs sighed. He scrunched his body up more. His hands are around his legs as he rests his chin on top of his knees. He could feel the sand bite into his clothing.

"Feeling's are mutual, and I hate you too." Higgs teased as a matter of fact. His dull eyes watching the grey waves caress over the sand. Nothing ever changed here. It was the same old dreary hell Amelie, Sam, and Fragile had banished him to after the final match. Resentment was a strong contender for how Higgs felt, having one of his former adversaries trapped with him. Nonetheless, the pang of guilt he somehow numbed away was beginning to resurface. 

"Were you always like this?" Fragile asked, turning her head to look at Higgs as she sat crisscross on the sand. The water from the ocean barely touching the soles of her shoes.

Higgs glared, keeping his gaze on the storm coming in. "You should have asked that the day you left me here." 

"You didn't give me a choice," Fragile said in her defense. "I had every intention of getting rid of you until--" Fragile closed her eyes, quickly turning her head away. 

There were many things Fragile never knew about her mother, Coffin. Knowing that she inadvertently helped turn Higgs into the monster he had become, was knowledge Fragile wished were lies from a terrorist. Everything Higgs confessed, the day Sam defeated him, changed how Fragile saw her mother. When Higgs had nothing to lose, that's when the truth came out and it stung. 

"At least your mama saw something in me--"

"You have no right to talk about her," Fragile interjected. Higgs's eyes briefly widened before he rolled them, glaring away from Fragile. 

"She was a good woman albeit stupid. Much like you." Higgs said. "And she wouldn't have wanted us to fight."

Fragile rose quickly. A silent rage blooming in her features as Higgs looked up. For a brief moment, he looked terrified. Nonetheless, he kept a hardened composure in his features though his body conveyed vulnerability. 

"Do you think she would have been fine with what you had done to me, to the world?" Fragile asked. "That you squandered all that she had taught you because you fell prey to your darkness? No, she'd see you as the scared little boy from way back when. Too frightened to look anyone in the eye because of what their father did." 

Higgs rose, his right arm up ready to strike Fragile down. His eyes were like dying embers. Filled with wrath but having no more wood to consume. He growled, then started walking away. The beach was endless and like a loop. Eventually, he'd go back to Fragile but for now, Higgs needed to get away. 

Fragile let out a breath she had no idea she had been holding in. Her eyes drifted towards the ocean. A gentle cold wind combing through her hair.

"I got to get out of here," Fragile whispered to herself.

On the other side, she was in a coma. The UCA doing everything they could to keep her alive.

[nyxvuxoa]

[argetlam007]

I feel it deep within, it’s just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster

[margoterobbies]

Léa Seydoux Spoils No Time to Die on The Tonight Show

[kaschra]

Endless list of fave characters (29/∞) Higgs Monaghan /// Death Stranding

And this place, this fucking “Beach”… There’s no repatriation here, no. One of us dies, that’s it. He goes to the other side. Nice, huh? Lucky loser gets to put an end to this rinse-and-repeat bullshit once and for all.

[higgs-fragile]

Moodboard anon here, I know I said I would make a moodboard then I completely left you guys hanging and I just wanna say I am so sorry for that. I'm gonna be honest, I wasn't doing to well mentally at the time and my depression was being... Well, depression. I still wanna do it and I still have an interest in this ship. Thanks for reading <3

*SLAMS IN WITH FREE PIZZA*

ANON. Don't ever apologize for taking care of your mental health first! Do you want some pizza? You can always get some free pizza here, and we don't judge.

We'll be waiting for your moodboard whenever you feel like making it, don't worry! 🫂

/Mod Particle (and Mod Umbrella agrees)

[nireey]

Preview sketches of my fate swap AU. 😂

I was randomly talking to a friend about an “evil” Fragile and then this silly AU came up in my head. Mean Homo Demens ooc-Fragile lets Higgs run through time fall to get the bomb out of the city (and her revenge from the original game 😂 ). Some dialogue needs to be altered for that though. (and for some reason the line ‘I bet daddy was real proud’ hurts TWICE AS MUCH when its meant for Higgs, doesn’t it? fjhdfh)

(also I can’t stop laughing at how small Fragile is compared to Higgs in the original scene, it makes it all even more funny 😂)

[lion-hearted-wolf]

Ok so this AU totally blew my mind and I had to write something angsty about! English is not my native language, so pardon me for any mistake/typos etc. </3 hope you like it!!! ____ “Start walking, honey.”

A small smile curls her lips. Higgs accepted his fate. Head held high, bomb firmly hold against his broad chest (still covered with scars, scars she knows too well), he starts marching under the rain. At first, the drops fall down slowly, almost gently, but a moment after a thunder breaks the sky and they become more and more aggressive, brutal. Every little drop make his skin shiver, while tiny wrinkles bloom on his arms, shoulders, legs: he’s aging. Only his handsome face had to be spared from that devastation, that’s why she gave him her mask. Fragile looks at his back moving forward, straight despite the pain, and thinks about what they were before. When she first met him, after his father’s death. He was so scared, yet acted as he couldn’t even take time to mourn: he had a company to lead, after all. People looked for his help in time of need, he couldn’t just let all of them down. He was, he’s so brave, so stupid. Always ready to do the right thing, even in the face of destruction.

“I’ll take the damage and the goods. I don’t break that easy.” He whispers under the black mask, muffled words getting lost under the roaring storm. After a couple of steps Higgs starts shivering even more, but he doesn’t stop: his grip on the bomb only tightens. Even when his knees surrender to the pain, making him fall on the ground, he doesn’t drop the silver package. “I don’t break that easy. I don’t break that easy.”

And she remembers, because she remembers everything, every single word, every moment they shared. She remembers the taste of his lips, his hand gently touching her hair. Those mornings when she woke up and found him beside her, half-asleep, finally resting easy after so many nightmares… She remembers, even if she shouldn’t.

Fragile clenches a fist, hidden under the black, soaked fabric of her cloak. Amelie set her free: now she’s more powerful than she could ever imagine. She doesn’t need Higgs anymore, she can finally let him go. And yet…

He looks at him getting up again, ready to walk to his destination. Her men laugh, reaching out to enjoy the show. Fragile stands between them, a tear running down her face, falling down her lips. She immediately wipes it away.

[higgs-fragile]

I forgot to properly tag this one, but here's another small fic I wrote time ago for a gorgeous piece of art ❤️

/ Mod Umbrella

[higgs-fragile]

For the anon seaking recs, here we have savage-rhi and whatsarasaid that have also written beautful Death Stranding fics, including some focusing on Fragile and Higgs.

Thank you for your recommendation, anon!

We probably didn't find them because their stories weren't tagged as HxF? Just a wild guess!

Anyway, here you go anon from yesterday!

/Mod Particle

[higgs-fragile]

Hello! Do you have any good fic/drabbles recommendations for FragilexHiggs? 💖

Hey anon, Mod Particle here.

That's a very good question tbh, we keep searching for FxH fanfics from time to time but there's a tragic lack of stories about them as a couple. I only saw some in Russian but we can't read Russian. 🥲

I can recommend Mod Umbrella's ones though!

You can find one on Ao3 (link below) and the other here on Tumblr. Try use our taglist (up in our blog description) or more specifically #modumbrellawritings

Writers, this is a formal call to action. 🌚

/Mod Particle

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[vindicia]

I’m Fragile, but i’m not that fragile.

[nika-vincent]

Higgs Monaghan.💀