#bendy fic

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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“Bendy was my childhood. God, Dad and I watched them every Saturday morning when we still lived with Uncle Ernie. Just him an’ I and the cartoon, in that beat up green recliner… I’d give anything to have those days back.”

“Anything?”

It’s always dangerous when a demon cares.

Fanart of a striking moment in @inkabelledesigns marvelous Bendy fic, Searching the Depths: The Heart of the Studio. Featuring Joey's prospective replacement for Henry and the demon that'll get it done with a deal.

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A little fic thingy I wrote from a script I'm going to turn into a comic at some point. I did change it up a little from the original script but that's okay lol. Just a little story about Henry and the Projectionist.

TW: Death, unhappy ending

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Henry ran as fast as his tired, aching legs could carry him, feet sticking in the ankle deep ink, spurred on by the bloodcurdling shrieks of the raging creature hot on his heels and guided by the light that shook as the Projectionist chased after him. Rounding a corner, he spotted a Little Miracle Station, one of the many boxes scattered throughout the studio put there so one could hide from the monstrosities that inhabited it. Thinking fast, he got in the box, shutting the door just as the Projectionist came around the corner. The man(? Did he even still count as a man? Henry wondered) seemed confused, not knowing where Henry had gone, and began to walk away. It seemed that he, like the Ink Demon and all the other inky creatures in the studio, didn't have much of a sense of object permanence, or maybe he was only able to see moving things. Henry watched him go, his heart aching at what had apparently become of his good friend Norman.

Norman.

Henry wondered if the Projectionist would respond if he heard his name. Perhaps there was still a shred of humanity left within him? There was a slim chance from what Boris had told him through notes, those times when the boy he used to be- Buddy- was in control of the wolf's body and mind. Sammy Lawrence had murdered Norman as a sacrifice to the Ink Demon, Buddy had told him, and the Ink itself had claimed his corpse. The Projectionist was more or less a zombie, a dead man reanimated.

Still, there was a chance, tiny though it was, and Henry got a crazy idea. It was risky, he knew, but he needed to find out if the Projectionist still had a trace of Norman left in him, like Boris had a trace of Buddy and Alice had a trace of Susie. That, and he couldn't bear to let Norman go on like this. If he was completely gone, putting him down would be a mercy, Henry thought, like putting down a rabid animal. Even though he was only armed with a Gent pipe, it might be enough to do the job if he had to.

He took a deep breath, steeled himself, and exited the Little Miracle Station. The Projectionist was some distance away now, so Henry ran after him.

"Norman!" he called out.

The Projectionist let out a screech and turned to him before starting to charge him, but Henry stood his ground.

"Norman, stop!" Henry ordered, praying to any god that might be listening that this would work.

The Projectionist stopped and seemed to stare at him, the light from his projector glaring into Henry's face.

Henry took this as a good sign and went on.

"Are you still in there, Norman?" he asked. "Can you hear me?"

The Projectionist- no, Norman, Henry told himself- began to slowly walk toward him.

"It's okay, Norman," he said softly. "I know you didn't want to turn into this. It's not your fault."

When the Projectionist reached out to Henry with his thin arms, Henry's heart lifted. Surely this was a sign Norman was still inside this creature? Henry reached out to him in turn.

"I'm sorry this happened to you, Norman." He walked forward to meet the Projectionist.

Upon reaching the creature he thought could be his friend, Henry looked up at him, squinting in the glaring light.

"You don't have to hurt anyone anymore, okay?" he tried to reassure him, and tried not to flinch as the Projectionist took his face in his hands, surely leaving inky handprints on his cheeks, but Henry didn't care. He was getting through to him, he was sure of it. But something wasn't right.

"Norman?" he asked. "What are you-"

CRACK.

Silence.

Henry lay on the floor, his head turned at a wrong angle, and the Projectionist stared down at him before kneeling down to tear into his once-friend's corpse.

[inkabelledesigns]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Do you need some Sammy and Alice interactions in your life? Do you want soft Jack and more appreciation for Shawn? Does seeing these characters using sign language make you happy? Then Chapter 10: This Machine, may be for you! 

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Wonders of Heresy, Chapter 5: In the Presence of Monsters will premiere 4:30PM EDT Thursday, 4/15/2021!

We have a new reader! @inkabelledesigns went above and beyond for her part, and I'm so grateful she's lent her talent to us! Feel free to join us and see her first performance for the podfic!

As always, the animatic is made and voiced by @insane-control-room, and their commissions are open. Thank you for your lovely minimatic, Control!

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The Ink Demonth, Day 28: Hollow

It hurts to have your heart open for all to see, but in the very least you’ll be able to see it beating still, be able to know the rainbow that comes from deep in your soul.

Featuring Benny the Stitched Demon, who belongs to @fullmetaldevil-blog. Here’s the awesome fic about him too!

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Wonders of Heresy | Chapter 3: But Not Too Unfamiliar

Sammy finds some housewarming gifts after his new friend wakes up.

Thank you so much for being patient! As ever I want to keep a more regular schedule, but I appreciate the patience and interest in my work. So, Francine wakes up! And that makes everyone uncomfortable. Fun times, eh? 

~This is a podfic of my own completed fanfic for my Bendy and the Ink Machine AU developed between chapters 3 and 4, for people who want to listen to it being read aloud. Content warnings for vomit in the first few chapters and heavy existential dread throughout, although the ultimate tone is hopeful.~

Read along on: AO3 / Wattpad

Full Fic Playlist on YouTube

Kofi

New BG art by @/thedarkpuddles / @/junebird24

Thank you everyone who watched this live! ♡

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Hymns of Struggle, Chapter 13: Giving Tree will premiere 5:00PM EDT Monday, 7/27/20!

The reader for this video is Arty (Artistic Chaos)! He doesn’t have a tumblr, but you might recognize him on deviantART for doing excellent edits of Bendy and FNAF. This chapter is going to be especially something, so I hope you can join us! It took some extra work to make sure it was just right.

@insane-control-room made this animatic extra special for our penultimate chapter of this arc. >:3c