john doe forsaken au where he turns into a survivor
sudden self-indulgent idea because i love john doe...will write a fic on this if requested (more than once?)...asks open about this au
things that happen in this au under the cut + some drawings at the end (ft. john doe, guest 1337, builderman, and elliot)
[LONG SCROLL, CW: ribs/john doe's corruption shown in a drawing at the end? nothing else other than that i think, except for some angst here and there]
BEFORE ADJUSTING:
john d. arrives in the middle of a long break, and because the spectre wanted to see how it would play out. with the upcoming arrival of a new killer it wouldn't be much of a loss, and they can turn him back any time.
noob is the first to volunteer to try and help him. they sit near him to try and help him adjust to people, and they even manage to give john doe a burger, which he keeps close for comfort.
^ it WOULD have been jane, but every time she sees him she becomes extremely vulnerable, and it's best she takes time to calm down first
everyone is quite wary of him, but they realise after a while that he isnt under the spectres influence any more, and that he CANT hurt them, even if he tried (not that he'd want to).
he still cant recognise jane doe, but she recognises him. her face and name are censored out because of the spectre, so she starts to use a nickname instead of her real name.
john doe's memory is foggy, he is very forgetful and panics a lot, especially about his corruption - he'll forget it's there for a while but then he catches it out of the corner of his eye and freaks out, with the other survivors trying to help. he forgets stuff about jane the most, as if his brain is TRYING to block it out
guest 1337 and taph are the last people to get used to jdoe, both extremely cautious
his first game is rocky and he freezes up when he's first sent into the game. noob and jane try to bodyblock for him, until he finally runs. he ends up JUST BARELY surviving with help from everyone.
AFTER ADJUSTING:
after LOTS of vocal training, he can verbalise some words, but mostly prefers not to talk because he doesn't like how his voice sounds from the corruption. taph has taught him a lot about sign language, though his corrupted side is a bit harder to control, so he leans towards signing simple words with the asl alphabet (taph uses bsl, but knows the asl alphabet at least).
the censorship over jane doe's face and name slowly stops appearing, and his memory also starts improving. he has fallen deep in love with jane at this point, and she finds his pining too cute to break the news to him that they're already married, though he will remember that at some point too. jane is just happy to have him back.
he's discovered his abilities and how to use them. i havent decided on what these are yet but he's definitely some kind of support/long-ranged sentinel (or a mix of short+long range, maybe he could set up stun traps for the killer?)
the other survivors have offered him different outfits. he likes comfortable and soft clothing, which he never got to wear as a killer. he also really likes stuffed animals.
whenever he's asked about his experience being a killer he blanks out for a few minutes, and when he zones back in he suddenly experiences a lot of pain around/in his corruption. he also sometimes blanks out randomly, always scribbling down nonsensical words/sentences on paper or the blackboard or whatever is the closest to him. he never seems to remember doing this afterwards.
he has below average speed, which makes it difficult for him to survive on his own, so he relies on his friends a lot. taph's traps and builderman's sentries help him a LOT, he never strays too far from them, or he at least makes sure he's near a sentinel that can help him escape.
that's all for now...asks/requests on this au are open !!! i also don't have a name for it quite yet, but will be trying to think of one...
extra, as compensation for getting through all of my blabbering:
^ john doe in a nice little outfit! he wears anything, and he likes how feminine clothing makes him feel safer. his rib-like corruption has a bit of a gap between his skin, so it has to go over his clothing. his corruption also is painful to the touch, and it is VERY tedious to get his corrupted arm into clothes.
^ originally made for my interpretation of taphs arrival, but works here too. the survivors reactions would probably be the same upon hearing a loud bang sound from another room.
thank you 4 reading !! <3