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Ruen | 34 | Pan | She/Her Writer and artist.

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Witch/Familiar with BloodyMary! Who is who?

Simon is the witch, Grace is the familiar

Grace is the witch, Simon is the familiar

They are both witches

They are both familiars

Remaining time: 21 hours 49 minutes

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So far, Merm!Simon is winning the poll, (though vampire is gaining so i might be a liar soon lol) so i doodled a little to get a feel for what writing them into Situations would look like in the Circus AU proper. I def see the appeal <333

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Once more, without context: BloodyMary this time, for the Circus AU. Pick a monster for Simon to be!

Vampire

Werewolf

Kelpie

Merman

Demon

Other (please list some suggestions in the comments!

Voting ended on1h

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Magic and Ingenuity

funny how I make an au for bloodymary, only to fall in love with Rocky/Adrian's story instead ;3; <33

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Without context, a Rocky/Adrian question for the Circus AU. Adrian is magical. What is their specialty?

Conjuring

Divination

Enchantment

Elemental

Illusion

Voting ended onJul 19

THE AU IN QUESTION

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Ever check for a new chapter, see one, think, "Surely not already?", and then suddenly your doing this.

I didn't even mean to do it I relized after the fact.

I will continue to bother you with reactions to each chapter because I keep reacting in funny ways even though I HAVEN'T READ THE CHAPTER YET.

3 was actually peak tho.

ahhh thank you so much ;3; I'm so glad that you're having fun reading! I'm definitely having fun writing it!!!! and it's never a bother! please keep reacting <3333 it brings me so much joy to know others enjoy what i'm doing <33

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Circus Circus :D

I feel Rocky and Adrian own it, with Rock as the ringmaster. Grace spends his off days teaching the circus kids school stuffs, and doubles as a sweet clown that goes around greeting kiddos.

....was this just an excuse to draw Rocky/Adrian? Maybe.

(my bloodymary heart knows Simon is here somewhere, but I'm not sure where LOL any ideas?)

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you know i had to draw it ;3; <33

from the latest chap of this bloodymary fic <3

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The way I went, "Please. Please. Please" out loud before checking if the fic had a new part. Then I saw a new one and started tweaking. I'm not kidding like physically moved.

thank you, i'm glad you like the fic!!! <33333

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Maybe I had something new to live for.

Assassin!Simon from this fic <333 just moments before his arm went bye >:D

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I've never made much of a secret about this to myself or anyone else - the day i became a knight was the worst thing i've ever put myself through. Somehow, despite all the odds, my road led me here, to you. Now I can't help but think life isn't so bad if it means being with you. Because this may be the worst path for me - but you are what makes this worth everything.

just a little something to go with this

bloodymary x knight au

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got inspired by some great knight/lady paintings. this is a more fictional medieval period, but ye, i like the aesthetic.

feat: Grace, a slightly disillusioned knight who works for a woman who may or may not be trying to take over the world. and Simon, a Son of Eden who has more questions than faith. they become traveling companions <3

have some extra thoughts about it, might doodle more in the future hmmmm

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Cat AU anyone?

Simon, Grace, Rocky, Adrian <333

Can't decide if the setting is more like Stray the Game, or like Lady and the Tramp but with cats LOL

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When he sat beside Simon again, the coffee had at least helped with the fog of exhaustion trying to seep in. The very idea of sleep felt alien to him with Simon in his home and in need of care. He sipped his coffee slowly, watched Simon’s breathing. Still slow, still even. Still asleep. He sighed and cupped his free hand around Simon’s fingers, squeezing them. 

“If I’m not alone, you’re not alone either,” he breathed in the space between them, a promise, a plea. Simon didn’t stir, not even when Grace shifted to touching his cheek, tracing the fine bones and bruises turning blue. His heart ached so much it felt like it was breaking, but still, he found a smile. “Wake up soon, Simon. I’ve got a lot of questions to ask you. As does everyone, I suspect. It’s hard to know if I should hate you or not if I don’t know what’s going on."

from newest chapter of assassin!Simon AU fic

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somewhere under there is some grade A boyfriend material ;3;

from Chapter 2 of the assassin!Simon AU

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doodled a bloodymary kiss for the assassin au <33

first time in a long time i've started a fic with the pair hooking up immediately LOL

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behind every anxious middle school teacher is a more nervous and much more dangerous assassin... or something like that

not me trying not to add yet ANOTHER BloodyMary AU fic to my wip pile.

me: well, I'll just draw it!!! that will get it out of my system surely!

Me: ........... shit

this is an OLD au of mine but it's perfect for them honestly. it was an original story featuring a cyborg assassin being found in a dumpster by Some Dude. Yeah. Might be in love with Grace taking home the stray man he found in the Fucking Trash Can ;3;

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how to steal an assassin in three easy steps - Chapter 1 - Red_Masquerade - Iron Lung (2026), Project Hail Mary (2026) [Archive of Our Own]

drops fic and runs