Hi! I'm Hydnora (she/her) ヾ(＾∇＾) This space is for sharing side content/art for my writing - my current project is Stellar Tides, an Ao3 Five Nights at Freddy's sci-fi romance fic. Have something to share or just want to chat? I'm here!
Random thought I just had, do you think the translator can interpreter sign language? Cause obviously it knows what you mean, but how does it to express that to another person without the use of a sound? Or does it make it so another person automatically just understands sign language?
Yes! I think the translator can interpret sign language! I think you will end up with something that resembles 'sound' to your brain, even if it's not coming in through your ears. Honestly the translator already kind of does that, filtering out the sounds you ARE hearing so that you aren't constantly hearing double speech (in the original language and in your tongue, both). Though it will use one of Allnet's default AI voices.
I suspect during installation, the signer can choose a 'voice' - high/low, femme/masc, that kind of thing. And the voice might likely change as the translator becomes accustomed to the user's personality, evolving like any AI (and the translators do use a certain amount of AI, as contentious as these words are in 2026 hah).
Another controversial bit; unwilling deafness is probably not an issue, as hearing can be restored with modern medical technology. So the only reason you would not be able to speak is if its cultural, physiological (i.e. a species who does not possess a mouth/vocal folds and sign IS their communication), or in the case of humans, they are either selectively mute, or they are Deaf (captial D) and hold that as their culture, unwilling to become a Hearing person.
(I minored in ASL and attended college at CSUN, where I lived in the Deaf dorms, and I do use sign conversationally. Deaf Culture is a real thing, and there are many who would not surrender their Deaf identity even if given the choice, and that's OK, too 👍)
One of the funniest things about writing my fic was watching my readers collectively adopt a headcanon that absolutely could not be shaken. I'd try to clarify what I meant, and the response was basically "that's nice author! anyway..." 🤣🤣
I was just thinking, wouldn't the shivering trigger major uncanny vally. Like looking at those things would probably make all of my hairs stand up. I feel like Bonnie would trigger uncanny value with the splitting thing.
Fr- like mc had to pick up on Freddy and Bonnie because if the effect of uncanny vally-
Scince wise, other species that evolved with another have no reason for the effect thierfore they cant feel it.
But humans evolved eith other genesis of humans
(Homo heidelbergensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo habilis, Homo naledi, Homo floresiensis, Homo erectus, Denisovans, Homo neanderthalensis.) All of which are technically deffrint species of human, though some remain as ghost DNA. (Fun fact alot of human species interbred with homo sapians, so very miniscule traces of thier DNA remains. Including a skeleton that was half homo sapien and half Neanderthal if I remember correctly having been found) but as evidence shows other species of humans whloudl hunt down and eat homo sapians. Among other humans. Which is why id assume we have the uncanny vally effect. Humans naturally just know if your pretending to be a species your not.
Imagine trying to explain that yeah, im looking at you rn and everh bone is telling me that you are not what you clame to be? How do I know? Cause I just do.
If you ever wanna know some human genetic facts for any reason ever I have the awnsers. I spend far too much time watching archeology videos.
Hmmm!!!
So your theory is that MC can see Bonnie because humans have an innate sense of the uncanny?
What an... interesting thought.
Though I'd say in Freddy's case, she didn't start suspecting anything of him until Moon brought up (all in good fun, of course).
Sometimes, I think MC forgets that it isn't just her who is experiencing the greater universe for the first time; this is the universe's first time experiencing humans, too. We don't exactly know what humankind will bring to the table, yet. Things that are innate an unremarkable to us (a bit like adrenaline) that give us some edge elsewhere. Who knows.
But I will ask you this:
Before MC met Freddy and Bonnie (respectively), had she ever seen another of their kind before? And, what did she already know about either of them?
Is there other projects you have been planning to make other then the current one? I'm not saying I'm disinterested!!! No! No! No! I absolutely adore it!!! I'm just being a little Curious George that's all! So Sorry in advance if I offended you in anyway!!!
No way, no offense here!
Hmm, so the short answer is, not really! I'm all in on this one, baby! That's largely because the way my ADHD works, I can pretty much hold one major obsession at a time and when it runs out I'm left bereft and dead inside for awhile lol
The Stellar AU is that for me! It's the first thing I think about when I wake up, and the last before I sleep, and I'm high-key lost in my own universe.
That being said, sometimes I imagine AU's of this AU. Like, instead of sci-fi, I imagine a fantasy AU where Sun is a mage who spies on the MC with his scrying orb (rather than spy drones). And one day he uses forbidden magic and manages to summon the MC from her reality.
So in essence, it's a story about Sun summoning a demon, lol!
I drew a dumb little doodle of it once a long time ago that I'll attach here, I went and colored it in a little!
Completely unrelated definitely non suspicious question.
If your charechters were in a deck of cards. Which card would each character be?
Hmmm? 👀
Sun would be Jack of Hearts. I'd say Moon would be Jack of Spades!
MC... if not Queen, then Ace of Clubs? I'm not sure what would 'suit' her best, lol! And Freddy would be King of Diamonds! I'm not sure about the others, but these would be my best guess for these four!
Bonus - maybe Stell is queen of hearts and Brach is the joker, and he's kinda pissed about it lol I can envision him unwillingly juggling after being forced to wear the outfit... hohoho
Sun took a total of : 2 hours. (And I lost the sketch layer of his hands)
Moon took a total of : 2 hours and 30 minutes. Had lots of fun drawing him +lil chibi mc (alex) and all the time working on those shiny shiny feathers.
In total my brain is mush and my sketch book full of random concept sketches for the moon one tgat I may or may not share.
I loved the original sketches gor these so much I had to include them, despite the mystery of wherever suns hands went (maybe moon took them as a trophy?)
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Amaze amaze!!!!!!! Wow, I can't stop looking at these. The little details, and the night vs day theme is also a really nice touch. Your sketches are great too, I also get really attached to my sketches so I totally get it!
You did an amazing job, I'm blown away 😭😭😭
I just finished reading chapter 29... and I was thinking, has our girl not had her period once since she was taken!? Like omg I know it can be delayed due to stress- but ya know since things are winding down shes bound to start eventually!! Omg how would you even explain that to moon. "Yeah I shed the inside of one of my organs once a month" and it would be extra painful due to the extra long delay... poor mc. I would hate to start my cycle in space.
Okay, so two answers for this one!
The main, canon answer is... there are authors who like the 'oh no, period' trope, and authors who don't! I tend to be the latter, and wouldn't add something like that unless it was necessary to the story in some way. Though it wouldn't make for a bad 'extra' or sidestory! (wink wink)
My assumption is that in this AU, there are other mammals who do have periods—Murids (the mice people), for example—but also for all of Sun's negligence, he was probably... ahem, pretty thorough in that part of his investigation on humans. That's my headcanon at least, since it's 'off-screen' and isn't addressed (can authors have headcanons about their own works? hahaha).
I actually think some of the other stuff we joked about is MORE unique to humans, like the appendix, wisdom teeth, and weird medical procedures! But periods? Hmm, I don't think they're overly mysterious to the universe in this AU .
Needless to say, MC would have had all the supplies she needed even with Sun.
And on that note, second answer is, if I had chosen to address it... I can tell you how it would have gone! I've written out a few 'extra' scenes with both Sun and Moon, and we'll start with Sun who very probably went through MC's bathroom trash before this encounter. Read below!
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"Sweet, I've noticed you've been tired since yesterday. Is it... your menstruation time? You know you can talk about it—"
"No, thank you," you say politely. Absolutely not.
You'd found supplies under the sink, and had been using them with no comment to Sun.
"I understand," Sun says. You peer out of your blanket cocoon at him skeptically.
"..."
"...But if you do need a hot compress—or cold?—I can provide one. Or perhaps if you'd like to stretch, I can help in that area, if you'd like me to—"
"That's private," you hiss, eyes narrowed at his outstretched hands. Your patience didn't have near enough bandwidth to put up with Sun's curiosity. Not on this matter, not right now—and...
...
Especially not when he appears to be blushing.
"...No one else is here," he insists. "I'm only trying to hel—"
"—out."
"What was that?"
"Get out."
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(If this had occurred, or reoccurred, with Moon):
Moon's POV:
Though it's his second visit of the day, Moon finds you still curled under your blankets. You hadn't responded to his knock either.
He frowns.
...
Freddy... Freddy had told him that you'd still have bad days. That he shouldn't expect too much, even as he felt you had been doing well during his last visits. It soothes him very little, even if he understands that.
He places your lunch tray down on the table, considering whether or not you would appreciate his presence right now, when you shift—and part of your face is exposed. Your face is—
...
Pain...?
Moon's mind reels, flying through your meals, the dietary restrictions he'd placed, if there had been some some oversight that he'd—
...
He blinks, mind slowing.
Could it be, perhaps...
...
What was the date?
He'd almost forgotten the date Sun had written—and circled—in his notes about you.
Pulling out his pager, he double checks.
...
Oh.
He looks your way.
So this... was normal, for you.
...
Moon leaves without another word.
.
.
.
When he returns, he has a blister pack with two pills inside. You are exactly where he'd left you, though you appear to have shifted some.
Going to your lunch, he removes one of the side dishes—the red tuber mash you always finished—and the glass of water next to it. Then, he moves your chair to your bedside, and places the water and the mash, along with the pills, on the seat for you.
Your eyes crack open at the disturbance.
"The pain medicine needs to be taken with food," he explains. Your eyes don't shift to him, remaining on the food.
...
For a moment, he thinks you might reject it, or tell him to leave. Sun's notes had described you as becoming very—
You nod wordlessly, and push yourself up until you're propped up on one arm, resting on your hip. Moon blinks in surprise.
Rather than going for the food, he watches you push the pills out from the packaging first and drink them down. Only then do you move to the mash, if a bit reluctantly.
You only eat a few spoonfuls, but Moon is satisfied with that as you push the plate away.
When he goes to take the dishware back, your voice catches his attention unexpectedly.
"Thank you," you say quietly. Your watery eyes are on his hands.
...
He ignores the tight feeling in his chest, finishing his task and moving away from you.
"I'm assuming you don't want this?" he asks, lifting your tray once more. You just shake your head. And after a moment... "...Is there anything else I can get for you?" Moon winces, hoping his voice sounded neutral, to your ears.
...
You don't answer for a long moment, and Moon is almost ready to accept that, though it pinches just a bit. But then, your voice comes out one more time.
"Chocolate...?" you say, and to his surprise, you're actually looking at him this time. It appears to be a request, though Moon is not familiar with the word.
He isn't sure what to say, and can only hope you'll elaborate, or perhaps suggest something else.
...
You do not.
Rather, you appear to have read something on his face, because your gaze drops in disappointment. And despite his every urge to stop you, he can only watch helplessly as you withdraw into your bedding once more.
...
He leaves the room after a moment, mind set on a new task.
Whatever this 'chocolate' was, he would surely find a substitute he could offer, if only you'd give him the time to try.
Attacking @moonliched !
Her futuristic mermaid FNAF AU "There Are Many Benefits (To Rethinking This Career Path)" had some seriously incredible writing, its on hiatus but I still adore these characters. (These are her characters, Meryn and BON-BON)
(My username on Art Fight is Hydnora_Draws, and I'm popping in to fight only for this last week!)
I found your fic yesterday and have been reading it since. Currently about to start chapter 22 and am internally shaking from the anticipation.
I was also just thinking. What if we started sharing really strange facts about human biology? Like imagine turning to moon one day and goign "Did you know my appendix could explode at any moment without warning?"
"Did you know its possible for my Italian floor to collapse and half my organs to fall out?"
Just hit them with the insane shit that keeps them up at night.
Okay, ask and you shall receive! This one made me laugh so I drew it out hah. I imagine if you start spouting your weird body facts on the Glamrock… well, perhaps MC has forgotten that like 4 of them are doctors/scientists and naturally curious, lol
Art for @stellarharbor !! :> i love her fic so much and you should read it. I need to figure out how to draw her moon in my style, but ill have plenty of practice (with evil art making intent) im sure ill get the hang of it soon >:3
OHHHHHHH AHHHHHH I'm WEAK to this style, lookit his lil talons and footers?! The ocean imagery 🥹✨️
Moon and your 'Nebula' are perfect, can't believe this!!!! Thank you so much for the incredible artwork, my mind is just 🤯🤯🤯 to see them like this, ugh 💘
The emblem of the Sovereign Universal Court!
Honestly I was just having fun playing with different shapes and angles, but this is the 'badge' version that I imagine officers of the Court and the Sovereign Guard wear (that may or may not be relevant for book 2). MC describes it as a '5-pointed starburst with a halo', and the 2D 'stamp' version of the emblem IS actually very simplified.
My working lore is that the shape is actually supposed to resemble the original shuttle of the first starbound people. It also has 5 points for the 5 founding species and sitting court members.
Anyway meant to have this up with chapter 29, but I accidentally posted this week's chapter four days early (whoops, why they put the 'post chapter' button so close to the 'edit chapter' button on Ao3 🙃) so this wasn't finished yet. Chapter 30 will be posted next Thursday, 7/23 on schedule (gods willing, lol).
Our first look at the Nocturne family crest! Originally, I wanted to give the basilisk a cute little hog nose (since I love those little guys) but then I realized it should be curved much as the Casilk noses are. Also no forked tongue.
Also chapter 28 is up. Totally unrelated to this, ahem.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/77101736/chapters/201822866
What if Reader likes to play bite? Like a cat and dog would do, or Y'know just to mess around and be a little devious piece of shit, or just for showing affection :3
(you don't have to answer this if you don't want to)
I laughed when I read this - but I couldn't give you an answer until today.
Because today, chapter 27 drops 😌
Perhaps you should go read it.
