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Intro post because I'm pretty sure that's what I'm supposed to do. Maybe.

I'm Epitaph! Pronouns are they/he, I'm an adult. Long story short: I got out of my AU somehow (no, I'm not being vague on purpose, I honestly do not know how it happened) and have been wandering around ever since. By "ever since," I mean "at least several years." It's been a while.

Please do not tell Error I'm using his portals.

I'm aware of how my multiverse works, as well as the existence of a few others. I'm only partially aware of how Tumblr works. Uhhhhh, what else-

I might not post that often, if at all, but I'll make an effort! You'll probably see a bunch of reblogs completely unrelated to UTMV. That's because I think they're cool. Feel free to send asks - I can't guarantee I'll answer, and it might take a while even if I do, but I still appreciate them!

Have a great day/night :D

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this seems relevant

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hey so is it normal for my thought processes and perception of self to drastically change but only when i’m overwhelmed/angry to a certain extent?? it’s only that specific flavor of emotion???

like. this doesn’t happen when i’m sad or scared, even if it’s also extreme (though being scared does make me feel smaller and closer to how i see myself, which is a whole other topic) and positive emotions don’t seem to change anything at all from my perspective

granted, i don’t quite know how to be a person properly, so this could just be me misinterpreting how feelings are supposed to work. but i would like a bit of input here maybe

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update to say there are two and a half possibilities i have thought of so far

possibility 1: it’s still me, there is a Strange Experience happening. kinshift maybe? i have a suspect for this but am not 100% sure. also, all my previous fictionkin experiences as NM were more of a (oversimplified for convenience) ‘oh this lines up directly with who i am and how i feel’ kinda thing, and that’s been pretty consistent day-to-day instead of the sudden drastic change here. so this is unexpected

possibility 2 (unlikely but still): i’m not the only one in my head. @ possible new person, if this is true i promise i don’t mind at all just PLEASE communicate with me so i can know for sure-

Secret bonus thing: i’ve been cursed or something (silly)

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if only there could have been more time to adjust.

without panic, without that fear of imminent doom looming over my head, it would have been so much more beautiful.

am i selfish for wanting this to have gone differently instead of not wanting to have experienced it at all?

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it’s not often i get to see something like this, but it is satisfying

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in contrast to TMA being most heavily influenced by the Web and the Eye, Undertale and its AUs would tend to lean far more towards the Web and the Buried.

there’s continuous themes of actions being controlled or pre-determined (knowingly or unknowingly), inability to escape (by default, this would be most represented by the Monsters being trapped in the Underground, but this can vary), and both of these Fears can be represented in time loops (especially those not in control of aforementioned time loops)

that being said, there’d be differences depending on the AU and what timeline it is! no mercy routes may be more influenced by the Desolation and the Slaughter, and the environment after such a timeline would be perfect for the Lonely. depending on how things play out, the Spiral might get a hold as well.

[somebodyontheinternetao3]

Dreamtale body horror au where either twin eating an apple results in something like that one mlp infection au from when that trend was really popular. swamp fever or whatever it was called the one where you slowly turn into a tree

[atrusovaartist]

acrylic, canvas 30*40 cm "lavender cloud" 2025

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turns out it is way easier to get motivation to write than it is to draw

it’s still a struggle sometimes but i don’t get stuck on that as easily, thank the stars for that lol

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you will not fucking believe how grateful i am for modern technology right now

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the angel tree

[goodnightnighty]

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the face in the mirror

(or: another attempt at dragging myself out of artblock)

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Secrets

Prev:

[UTMV Comics]

"He tried to talk with his brother because of the bruises he saw, but Nightmare lied to him. "It's okay, I just tripped, it was nothing". Nightmare's intention wasn't to trick Dream, it was to protect him. He didn't want his brother to complain to the others, who might take revenge on him. He couldn't allow his brother to feel the same pain that he was feeling" - Dreamtale, Pg 11

Little did he know, Dream was hiding pain from him as well.

But no scenario would have prevented what comes next.

Slightly out of order here since Dream already has his cape, but we'll consider that this isn't the first time it has happened and both things are progressing throughout the same time frame.

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utmv askblog jumpscare in my notes! sorry i just thought it was funny. like woah . my other interest.

anyways also the reason that post used your personal tags is because it's a code built into tumblr that detects your most frequently used tags and displays them just for you- unless you reblog it, in which case that version of the post gets frozen for your followers to see too . ok cool

oooooh okay that makes a lot more sense!

also yay gender (i’ve got another sideblog i use for collecting some mogai terms, haven’t updated it in a bit but i shall when i have the energy !!)

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oddly specific scenario, but-

Nightmare, pretending to be his corrupted counterpart and acting his heart out: You try, over and over, to help everyone you possibly can, but it is whittling away at you. How long until you break? How long until you fall and can’t push yourself back up again through sheer force of will? You have been neglecting yourself, putting all other needs above your own, and you know just as well as I do that it will be your downfall-

Dream, confused at Nightmare’s emotions being completely different from what he would expect: Is he just calling me out..? Why hasn’t he attacked yet?

Nightmare: (Continuing what he hopes passes fairly well as his ‘villainous monologue’) -and if you do not rest, if you keep refusing to treat yourself with a bare minimum of respect, you won’t be able to save anyone-

Dream, noticing the absence of malicious intent and a suspicious lack of guilt-tripping:

Dream: I know it’s you, moonlight.

Nightmare:

Nightmare, dropping the act: damn it

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…i can explain,