Raisin Hell On The Daily

When did I become an adult how’d that happen Art blog is @celestialsstorm

[sonimiki]

Hated by life itself./命に嫌われている。

“Don’t you wish for death when you’re feeling weak!

Hardships aren’t as hard as they seem to be!”

…Sure, say that all you want, you’re not fooling me

With those words you never mean.

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[isnt-that-grape]

[merrilybloody]

Normally I like to throw Simon into the PHM 'verse so he can be happy, but let's switch things around for a sec.

Grace fell asleep in his biodome on Erid, and wakes up in the middle of a submarine at the bottom of the blood ocean. He (and Simon) are understandably freaked out by his sudden appearance, and Grace is even more freaked out by his surroundings. They're shouting at each other, Simon is ready to fight, swearing up a storm, while Grace is trying to simultaneously cower away and not touch any of the blood-soaked walls. It's pure chaos.

Suddenly the radio kicks on, Ava demanding to know what's happening. Simon does his best to explain, but he's frustrated and confused and not entirely convinced this is real. But then Grace cuts in, and starts to ramble as he tries to figure out how he got there, talking about wormholes and hallucinogens and the side-effects of long-term heavy metal exposure. He's flustered, and when he gets flustered, he starts talking.

And up on the surface, Ava just freezes. Because she doesn't know how the fuck Grace got down there, but she knows what he is. And what he is, is a scientist, something humanity desperately needs. The Quiet Rapture wiped out most of the human race's scientific minds, and the few that remained were fought over fiercely by the different factions, often to their detriment. Grace would be an incredible resource, if he actually knows as much as his ranting seems to imply.

The blood ocean might be able to help humanity, but a scientist definitely can. Especially a scientist with as diverse a portfolio as Grace. He may have started off as a microbiologist, but during his time on Project Hail Mary and his mission to Tau Ceti, Grace has picked up a little bit of everything. He is arguably the smartest person alive in the universe at the moment. And while Ava might not realize this, she knows enough to recognize that he's valuable.

She orders Simon to come back up to the surface.

Simon is pretty far from the hangar at this point, so the trip will take them a while. As they travel, Grace tries to strike up a conversation to get to know Simon a bit better. It doesn't take much for him to figure out that Simon's situation is awfully similar to his own; sent on a one-way trip to find answers for a human race desperate for any solution. He finds himself relating to Simon, empathizing with him, even if his first impression wasn't the greatest. Besides, Simon is the first human Grace has seen in years, and he's enjoying finally spending time in the company of someone who's the same species, even if Simon is kinda prickly.

At the same time, Simon can't help but be grateful that Grace's appearance on the sub means he gets to leave the blood ocean, even if it's only for a little bit. Grace is also oddly non-threatening, and treats Simon so kindly that Simon doesn't really know what to think of him. He feels a bit guilty, because he knows that he's going to be delivering Grace to the COI so they can essentially enslave him, but it has to be better than dying down here in this fucking death trap, right?

Over the course of their trip back to the hangar, Simon and Grace start to bond.

By the time they actually return and the SM-13 is pulled out of the ocean, they have definitely grown a little bit attached to each other, Grace perhaps more so than Simon. So when the sub is cut open so that Grace can be extracted, he grabs Simon and drags him out too, not wanting to be parted from his new friend.

Ava, of course, orders Simon to go back down right away, now that he's brought Grace to them. He argues that he fulfilled his part of the bargain and that they promised him freedom, but Ava dismisses it and tells him that he hasn't found anything yet, so he hasn't actually served his purpose. Simon is dismayed, but not surprised, as they try to force him back into the SM-13.

Suddenly Grace is grabbing him and dragging him back. He refuses to let them send Simon down to his death, literally hiding Simon behind himself as a precaution. He's shaking with fear as the COI members surround them, but he won't budge, even when Ava orders him to stand aside.

Ava could force the issue, of course. They could push Grace aside, maybe hurt him to force him to move. But doing that would be risky, and she doesn't want any harm to come to humanity's newest hope. So she agrees that Simon can stay, but orders him to be taken to a cell.

Once again, Grace intervenes, and says, no. He's not going anywhere. Realizing he can't trust Ava not to throw Simon back into the ocean the second his back is turned, Grace demands that Simon stay with him. Ava doesn't love it, but if keeping Simon around will make her new pet scientist happy, then fine.

As long as he's restrained. He's a murderer after all. They can't let a murderer have free access to COI's new asset. That part is non-negotiable.

Grace stiffens at her words, but ultimately agrees with more than a little bit of wariness. He's not entirely convinced that Ava is telling the truth about Simon; she's given him no reason to trust her after all. But even if Simon is a murderer, sending him down in that sub to die is a cruel punishment, and Grace can't allow it to happen.

Thus he finds himself working for the COI in this strange, starless universe, trying to find a way to keep the human race going despite dwindling resources, all the while he's got a convicted murderer essentially chained to the lab bench next to him. Grace is miserable, and he hates that he's partially responsible for Simon being trapped here, but hey, at least no one is dying, right?

Imprisoned together, Grace and Simon slowly grow closer, learning to rely on each other as two people stuck in the same awful situation. Grace is determined to keep his new friend safe, and Simon is growing increasingly protective of Grace as the man continues to show him nothing but kindness, despite their circumstances.

And then, one day, there is a raid. Word has gotten out about Grace, and the other factions of humanity have decided they want him for themselves. The COI's starbase is under attack, and the target is Grace. Simon demands that Grace free him from his shackles so that he can fight, and although he's terrified, Grace helps Simon break the chains. Just in time, too, as the first raiders arrive to try to abduct Grace. Simon doesn't know who they are, whether they're from Eden or a splinter of COI or something else entirely. Simon doesn't care who they are. All he knows is that they're a threat to Grace, and Simon refuses to let Grace be hurt.

He fights like the Butcher. Nothing gets past him.

When the attack is finally over, Grace is a wee bit traumatized but miraculously unharmed. Seeing how fiercely Simon fought to protect Grace, Ava finally admits that he's earned her trust, and she officially designates him as Grace's bodyguard. His situation will essentially be the exact same, only he won't be chained up anymore. And maybe he will begrudgingly start to be accepted into the COI as one of them. Maybe.

Simon is nearly overwhelmed with relief. He doesn't care if they like him. All he cares about is that he's finally free. Ava finally kept her promise. Who cares if he's still stuck here with Grace, that's where he wants to be anyways. This is all he ever wanted, the chance to live. And thanks to Grace, he's getting that chance.

Grace is now Simon's angel and his saviour, and he will devote himself to Grace for the rest of his life.

(And eventually let's say Grace stumbles onto a way to re-open the wormhole that he fell through so that the remnants of humanity can travel through it to his universe. The people of Erid wake up one morning and are very surprised to discover that a bunch of human space stations and ships have just materialized in their orbit.

Meanwhile Rocky is just pissed that Grace went and had an adventure with a new friend without him. He is very jealous of Simon, up until he realizes how protective Simon is of Grace. After that, Simon gets Rocky's stamp of approval)

[greatsnakestintin]

has this been done

[beepbeepblunderbus]

Anyone feel free to fuck around with this idea I am plagued by demons and must yap

Mermaid and Siren AU!

Dr. Ryland Grace

Freshwater mermaid! similar to: California Golden Trout (temperate, land preference)

knows way too much about the specific conditions needed fot replicating a natural environment for healthy recovery tanks for salt water and fresh water mermaids and sirens, but works primarily with sirens

used to do field work with eva and study environments so they could be recreated, but has since become one of her kinda unofficial shoal that jumps when she says jump in various sanctuaries around the states and europe

Rocky

Saltwater mermaid! similar to: Caribbean Reef Octopus. (tropical/semi-tropical, sea preference)

Missing three legs due to 1) tiger shark attack (he still loves sharks) and 2) getting fucked up trying to destroy illegal fishing traps he reported to eva later on

used to work with Grace in the field doing the safety checks for him and full on saved his life once from a siren but got some bad scars from the attack. Him and grace are still tight as fuck and they see each other as often as possible

Adrian

Saltwater Mermaid! similar to: Coconut Octopus. (tropical, no land or sea preference)

world-renown for their sanctuary tank designs. worked directly with grace a lot of the time after his field work reports got turned in. doesn’t like how hard eva works him, but he loves his job and like it’s his life but he needs a vacation (they all do)

has a very complex house with a sea entrance for rocky to come home faster and during his recovery they quit working entirely to make sure he was okay. grace was a huge help during this time bc adrian was noooot doing well after almost losing rocky (understandably) and their mutual bestie grace

Eva Stratt

Freshwater Mermaid! similar to: Alien Betta (temperate, land preference)

grace’s boss! runs the four biggest sanctuaries in europe but loans her people to the states. worked with grace frequently until she got sick of the mismanagement of their bosses and kind of. usurped them. legally, but it was a pretty hostile takeover to get things running better

best at delegation and the amount of bullshit she has to deal with would kill most people. very territorial and doesn’t really have a shoal but grace, carl, and ava are as close as she is willing to let people get. she’s seen a lot of bad shit in poorly managed sanctuaries. it’s not going to continue while she is charge. people jokingly call her a bull shark bc most people don’t know she’s freshwater. very strict land preference

Carl Stevens

Human! Makes the safety rules for sanctuaries with Eva. Silly but takes his job seriously. He does not like anybody getting hurt. Helps the enrichment people sometimes and made sure Grace doesn’t get himself killed on field trips. He feels fucking awful about the siren incident that ended with Rocky and Grace injured, and almost stepped down but they found out the sensors were faulty. It really was just a fucked up situation

Ava Ironchild

Human! Does her best, and is running Eva’s first stateside sanctuary. She’s trying, but she was kinda thrown to the wolves when it comes to running the place and getting it into shape. doing pretty well despite how much stress she has to deal with.

ended up with simon on accident. he was supposed to go to a different facility for recovery and grace was the first person to tell her a mistake was made. they can’t move him due to aggression, so grace is in charge of figuring out how to make him comfortable where he’s stuck for a bit

Simon (nicknamed Butcher bc of how he guts prey- he does not like this)

Highly reserved siren. similar to: Coelacanth

Went into unfamiliar water with some of his shoal. One of them set off an underwater explosive while trying to destroy an oil rig being built on their nesting grounds. Simon was the only survivor and refuses to discuss it for a long time

Initially clocks that grace is a freshwater mermaid and just wants to bite bite bite him but then grace foxes his tank and he chills out enough to talk a little though he does. try to lire him into the water. a few times.

at some point grace falls in the tank and simon brings him out and things kinda.. are awkward but different after that

[slujactivist]

we yearn for superwholock and rise of the brave tangled dragons

bloodymary and the goslingverse is simply the cycle of nature repeating once more

[glorycat666]

Has this been done yet?

[help-i-need-a-cool-username]

Time travel but bloodymary. Specifically unlabeled qpr bloodymary that vastly confuse Grace's former coworkers

I stand by what i said about a time travel au needing two Graces. They're in the great unknown of SPACE we can get more creative than him waking up in a young body

Maybe bloodymary and rockadrian and a few other eridians (seems unlikely itd just be the 4 of them) are doing SOMETHING in space. Maybe its in a eridian ship maybe its in the Hail Mary. Either way timey whimey space stuff happens and they make contact with Earth. They come down after some negotiating or whatever. Which would take a hot minute unless they've added a re-entry materials to their own ship. Maybe theres already a ship docked at the ISS they can use idk this is not the part i have thought out lol

Anyways they come down and they eventually end up in Stratt's custody. And ofc people are talking. Theres aliens, Dr. Grace from the future, and one guy that no one can find a sliver of evidence proving his existence. That dude also has only one arm. Or (if you want) only one flesh arm, the other is part tree/a complicated prosthetic made out of a material not from Earth

The last man having no ID is concerning for Stratt but she has full confidence Dr. Grace is on their side

This Dr. Grace has a backbone. He's also pissed

Someone get that man a ice cream. He deserves it

But this is getting away from me back to the reason i made this post. The aliens call them "mates". Does this mean like the way british people say friend? Like animals? Its mentioned they live together so is it just the short version of "roommates"? There is GOSSIP and bets

Present!Grace is like theres no way im (a aroace) married to this guy. Said guy is currently taken over the cafeteria and chowing down on one of every dish they have. He might be crying. Grace is only kind of putting up with him until Simon touches grass for the first time and rolls in it and Grace sits down in said grass to watch the sunset and the birds and the clouds with him and now they're having a moment and- "Dr. Grace where are you going?" "I'm taking my new friend Simon to the nearest national park and you can't stop me"

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ooooooh baby have i been waiting for this scene. simon and grace have been yapping at each other too long, rocky deserves some criminal chat time

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[mybedismytruelove]

I'M DYINGGGGG ROCKY NOOOOO

I mean if it was the only way I could see to gain the trust of a traumatised, volatile person I and my best friend will have to spend a lot of time with I'd probably pretend to be a robot too. Why not, if it helps

That being said, this WILL definitely bite him in the ass later

Also, Simon, why do you think robots can't lie? Why wouldn't it be possible or even smart to program them to be able to lie in some situations?

I do get why he thinks Rocky specifically can't lie though, with how blunt he was in his interactions so far and how Grace constantly talked over him to stop him from saying the wrong thing (meaning something that might come off as cruel or overwhelming or such). It would be easy to assume that "the wrong thing" is the truth. I totally understand why he doesn't trust a word Grace says

Sooooooo pumped to see where this goes next!!!!!

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hmmmmmm i am once again unhappy with these pages story-wise, but i need to stop myself from being a perfectionist. this is my fun comic i made for fun to have fun. we move on

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the cut content! more like a scrapped idea.

i considered having the tendrils be what replaced the torn out eye but then i realized:

simon would not only be missing an arm but also his left side sight/depth perception. which really just sucks

it didn't feel clear enough that they were tendrils coming from the eye socket, or that this was an eye socket at all. further rendering would only make it a little bit more clear

id have to keep drawing it over and over which. i dont waannnaaaa i already have to draw all those teeth

so! double eye it is. anyway anyone else can use the tendril eye idea if they want, its why i put it here at all lol

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im a liaaarrrrrr i made more. anyway i put em together cuz i think on their own they're kinda underwhelming

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yeah i cant let bad stuff happen to rocky i dont have the heart

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[thegaymertrainer]

Ribbon dancing I was not aware of your evolution 🤯

[teaboot]

This is hands down the most stunningly graceful acrobatic performances I have ever seen in my LIFE but I did unfortunately have to restart the video because of this one move she does that is a dead ringer for the time my grandpa lit off a blue angel and shot a fireball at the couch 😭

[paper-lilypie]

he hasn’t shut up for 3 minutes straight

[7sghost]

this is, without a doubt, the funniest headline and photo combo i’ve ever seen

[xenglitch]

this happens to phantom basically every day btw

[kuropin]

Dont lock me up for this one

[internet-or-sleep]

[itsnicsalad]

incredible pull on tiktok earlier