#arsonistfriday ask

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5 and 11 with deltakiller pwetty pwease

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#5. Who's usually the big spoon and the small spoon in the relationship?

Much like everything with them, that is a constant battle. Both of them go for the position that makes them feel as if they're in control (usually that being the big spoon) and both are unwilling to back down. So they usually just end up as a tangled mess of limbs with no discernible pattern to the madness.

#11. How was their first kiss like?

In one word: messy.

A tooth was chipped, marrow ended up flowing, and they were both breathless by the end, lying on one of their carpets in their home because standing quickly turned out to not be doable, and just staring at each other to figure out if they were ready for a truce or not. The answer was not.

However, after they were finally properly done there was one of their moments of tenderness as they took care of the wounds they inflicted on each other. Because, despite their relationship being characterized by constant fighting, there is also some softness in there buried deep beneath it all.

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scuttles in . some Dust headcanons? :3

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First of all, I think Dust constantly sheds monster dust. Monsters weren't made to have such a high level of LV, and, while determination is keeping his soul together, that does still mean that his body is constantly melting. The monster dust is very irritating and itchy, so he's gotta use copious amounts of cream to get any relief from the constant sensation of sand in his clothes.

Even if he ever stops wearing his brother's scarf, he still would keep his face covered. He still looks far too much like Sans while not feeling like that's who he is anymore, and it messes with him greatly.

Connected to that last point, he's kinda envious of Killer's and Horror's appearance even if he'd never admit it aloud. He considers them lucky for having changed so much because, in his mind, that must make it a lot easier to put distance between who they are now and who they used to be.

If he gets a good ending away from his home Timeline and away from Nightmare, he's gonna get an emotional support animal. Specifically a chicken. Emotional support chickens are reported to exhibit similarly friendly behaviors to dogs, but they're much quieter, and Dust seems like the type to appreciate that more. Also, anyone who has ever held a chicken can tell you they're the softest little creatures in existence, he's literally getting a plushy-coded creature and he deserves that

Lastly, among the Bad Sanses, he's by far the one with the best control over his magic. This doesn't mean that he's the strongest fighter; just that he can create the most complicated bullet patterns and control his damage output down to the decimals. That's the reason why Nightmare chose him, he was hoping he could teach Killer a thing or two in that regard (since Killer prefers hand-to-hand combat a lot of the time over relying on his magic, so he doesn't get that much training)

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And that cake looks great, now I want some for real!

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for the ask game, how about... 🥺 and ✨

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🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

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A rather common one (mostly from my dsmp fics, but I did manage to sneak it into The Light Side of the Moon as well) is when someone realizes that, all along, their main caretaker (be it an older sibling, a parent, or a detached creator) had a favorite child and it wasn't them.

It's definitely not projection on my part /s

Fr though, I find it gut wrenching when characters are left asking why they weren't good enough to receive the proper support they needed. Why if their caretaker could care, they didn't care about them.

Doesn't fit the adorable emoji but, alas, I'm an angst writer first a human (questionable) second.

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✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

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I definitely think I'm quite good at writing dialogue! And at adding small pieces of world-building that make my fics more immersive.

I'm working on other skills, but those I'm quite satisfied with.

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another hot take, I think people should make Dream more emotionally stunted because, I mean, he was stuck in stone for 500 years, that's def gonna have some influence on how he thinks and feels . I just don't think he'd be all that good at emotions despite being a guardian of positivity

Coming in with another banger I see!

I agree. Dream should really not have the "Therapist friend" role as often as people give it to him. He was robbed of a major part of his developmental years and was forced to take his role to a Multiversal scale when he was still pretty much a kid (yes, he was aware while being stuck in stone, but I honestly doubt that led to much growth considering the fact that he was literally frozen in time).

He tries his best to be supportive of others and nice, but things have changed so much and he's barely keeping his head above water as is considering the fact that his brother had 500 years to spread negativity undisturbed. Sometimes Dream's bound to snap at people, or say something that's perceived as rude, or not know how to handle certain situations.

He wouldn't use therapy speak, he probably isn't the best person to be comforted by, and his number one priorities are always gonna be his brother and balance.

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oh we're doing hot takes? I think my biggest one is that people need to make Ink more careless about others', how he sees them as merely stories or characters to entertain him, to bring colours for him- that what only truly matters to him are the creators and maintaining the doodlesphere

I honestly do like that kind of interpretation of Ink. Especially because, like, while he does love creations to me that always registered as him loving them as stories more so than anything (a view that's probably reinforced after he lost one of the two people he'd gotten especially attached to, one of his fathers).

However I do like most interpretations of the guy ever. My guy, they're fun!

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for the ask game how about Horrorkiller ^_^

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I have in fact written a fic for them!

To me they just have so much potential... both the platonic dynamic and the romantic dynamic. They're not my favorite ship for either of them, but they're definitely up there. They're also one of the very few Killer ships that have the potential to be healthy...

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if you want another idea for writing, how about Freshmare?

or if you wanna write some angst, swap!Dream and Ink

The rules for the requests are in This Post.

I feel like both of these could turn out angsty, but I gotta go with my boys swap!Dream and Ink, the toxic boyfriends ever <3

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Dream was sitting on his golden throne. His wings were draped around his shoulders like the world's most obnoxious and expensive cape. They were bright, and the light emanated from them bounced around the white marble walls and floors aiming to offend Ink's eye lights as much as possible.

"Look who's come crawling back to me" Dream drawled. amusement flickered in his mismatched eye lights. He was taunting Ink. Dangling what he so desperately wanted over his head but keeping it just out of reach.

"Just give me the vial, Dream" Ink growled.

Those golden vials were like a drug. Whenever he drank one he could actually feel. For a few hours, it was like having a soul again, except better, because souls had drawbacks. They made you feel like crap sometimes. They made you feel regret, fear, distress, all things Ink didn't have an interest in.

The golden vials only made him feel happy, content, and excited about the world. They were like discovering the beauty of AUs and their colors all over again. He tried to ignore the fact that they came with a drawback too. Namely, the feathery asshole in front of him.

"Hm... see, I could give it to you..." one of those precious golden vials appeared in his left hand, and he played with it for a few moments. "But last time I did you had the audacity to leave my side" he concluded, crushing the vial in his grip.

Ink let out a rather undignified whine.

"I won't leave this time! I promise!" what little anger he'd managed to gather thanks to his red vials was quickly escaping him and leaving its space to fear and desperation. The exact kind of emotions he was hoping to get rid of with those damn vials.

He sure had put himself in a tricky situation, huh?

"You'll have to prove yourself". Blue appeared by Ink's side. There was that golden shine in his eye lights that told him he wasn't currently in control of his body. He hadn't been for a while. Ink at some point really had to start doing something about that. But he'd been so busy chasing this new high that he'd neglected guarding the AUs as of late. "Bring him to the dungeons".

"But- Dream!"

"If you behave for me, then you'll get your reward. Only good little puppets get rewarded though, can you be that for me?". His tone was as patronizing and demeaning as his words.

And yet Ink bowed his head and let himself be carried away. He needed that vial. He needed that rush of genuine emotions. He could deal with being Dream's puppet for that.