#cs auroras

[capricioussun]

Typo AU strikes again. Underfelt. And they're all felt. Like paper Mario but felt instead of paper. Do you see the vision

[capricioussun]

Keep thinking abt an atla au w/ Frisk in the place of Aang, the swap brothers in place of Katara and Sokka, Chara in place of Toph, and the fell brothers in place of Zuko and Iroh.

I haven't found a good spot for the tale brothers yet, but I'd love for uf Undyne to be in Azula's place. Maybe Rus and Sans could just be fellow air benders who got sealed in with Frisk? Caretakers traveling with them since they were so young? Idk...still much to mull

[capricioussun]

Woke up thinking abt an old au id thought up years ago and then never did anything with so why not make a post for it <3

So, undertale happens, monsters surface, humans are...a bit uncertain, but after a fair amount of discussions and agreements, humans don't make any demands that are too egregious and monsters are allowed to stay and build a settlement on the surface.

Except, throughout the process, it comes to light just why the humans are so hesitant: they never banished monsters underground.

The war had still happened, but monsters hadn't been just one united people, they'd spanned several different territories, though came together to fight against the humans. As the war waged, they broke apart, some retreating, some disappearing entirely, and humans still won, but as fragmented and slow going as things were, there was no real way to do something like what had been recorded by the recently surfaced monsters' history, and their own went into hiding.

Over the many, many years since, they'd somewhat fallen into obscurity, but are still recognized as very, very real. They've...evolved, to better hide and defend themselves, and it is well known to humans entering any area monsters are known to populate will likely lead to death.

So, basically, due to Reasons, the ut monsters somehow wind up surfacing in an alternate universe where monsters have kinda become like. Cryptids, more or less. I had a handful of designs but never fleshed them out much, but I do remember the skeleton bros were based a little on those yokai? They live in a mountain forest area and are very big with plant life growing all over them. Undyne is really scary and lives at the bottom of a notoriously deadly lake not too far from their forest. I don't really remember anything else, but I did play around with ideas of other AUs surfacing and also being like Whoa What Da Hell... lol

[capricioussun]

I had a dream yesterday in which Mafiafell brothers (Boss and Snare if I remember correctly) they were actors undercover.

I'm writing to you about it here because I'm curious what you think about this idea. I know your story is a bit different but, what if?

So here is the dream in a nutshell.

On a daily basis they were known as famous actors from their city, but in reality they secretly ran a mafia that ruled a certain part of the city. When they were on various "trips" They wore masks so that no one would recognize them. In this dream I was sort of their manager and I had to make sure they showed up at all the events they agreed to. It was sometimes difficult because they would suddenly disappear without a trace (of course, for mafia business) but I didn't know that. The most annoying one was Papyrus because he disappeared most often and very neatly avoided answering the question "Where have you been?!". It might have been a bit of a romance in a way- BUT IF IT'S THAT BAD THEN LET'S FORGET ABOUT IT!

That's all. Thank you for your attention if you're reading this. Your blog is amazing and it inspires me so much! Thanks again if you're reading this!!! Have a nice day/night.

Okay okay okay mind is going a million miles per hour bc that's such??? An insanely neat concept??

First- ough, wait, thank you!!! That's so incredibly sweet of you to say and I'm so happy my silly ramblings n/or doodles could inspire someone ;; 💗🩵❕

But! The dream-idea! I wouldn't say it's impossible per se! It wouldn't make any sense as any sort of like "continuation" of my classic mf interp, but as its own thing, it would be a really interesting set up to explore!

What got them in the business was, essentially, W.D. Gaster made them to be his successors, more or less. From the first moment of consciousness all the way up to the present the brothers knew what they were made as and for, which really heavily influences the way that AU works (at least in regards to them, although Gaster actually influenced most of the other characters' lives as well, but I won't get into that lol)

If, perhaps, Gaster and his own upbringing had been different, or he'd "disappeared" much much earlier in the plot, it's possible the brother's could've gotten into a life like that through some other means! Or perhaps they'd never been connected to organized crime at all, orphaned very young with no memory of their "father", struggling to get by and ultimately winding up in organized crime and show business, building their rep and "family" over the years, until being able to have something more serious and sustainable, all the while maintaining their momentum in the spotlight as well.

The MASK thing, I got such strong visuals for that, but it might be wildly different from your own, they looked a little like ultron/birds??? Black steel with red or gold eyes, Papyrus's of course being more narrow and pointed, Sans's more blocky. Anyway.

As for a manager/insert/romance element, I wouldn't say that's a bad idea at all!!! It'd be great for someone who writes that sort of thing, and just as a character aside, it'd be super fun to have a manager who wasn't in the know abt their crime lives at all but constantly exasperated with their, especially Papyrus's, slipperiness, perhaps could also be Mettaton if angling it more just Standard AU stuff??

But otherwise, as like a self insert type of character for a /papyrus fic, it would be SO intriguing to watch how things unfold over the course of the story, plus, it's still a fell-mafia based world, so of course there's tons of room for drama, angst, hurt/comfort, ACTION!!! OUGH !! It's cool!!!

What an interesting interesting idea, man, I'm gunna see if I can sketch out some ideas or smth bc I haven't so many visuals for how the brothers present depending on when they're being Celebrities vs Crime Bosses...

Thank you so much for sharing!! I hope this reply isn't overwhelming or disappointing agfjdkjsfn

[capricioussun]

Been a minute, but I found the note and finished it up a bit. These guys are still very new and subject to change as I get a better feel for them

Off brands

Okay, starting with the initial group mentioned: the three papyruses.

Castor (Fell Papyrus) - outwardly comes across cold and harsh, tends to keep to himself and avoids socializing, short temper for getting annoyed but pretty hard to genuinely piss off. Won't talk about his AU to anyone but Calcine, anything relating to his brother is a very sore spot.

7'2, for piercings, has a nasal ridge bar, one horizontal brow bone, and one teardrop, both on the left side. Has rings down each outer ledge of his scapula, sometimes laces ribbon through them. For "tattoos" (etchings w/ stain), he has stars scattered on the right side of his skull, oleander flowers on his left shoulder, and a bat across his inner sacrum where it meets the lumbar spine (possibly others, yet to be determined).

Has significant scarring, though maybe not as much as Edge. Candy apple red magic with hints of purple. Ringed eyelights that aren't prone to changing shape very often, but when extremely angry, pin dots appear in the center of the rings.

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Calcine (Tale Papyrus) - outwardly comes across very similar to canon Papyrus, but almost like it's a stage role he’s forgetting the lines to. Slightly calmer and less whimsical/humorous, more prone to apparent anxiety, but tries very hard to act as "normal" (when compared to canon Papyrus) as possible. Won't discuss what wound him up here, but will happily talk about his AU prior. It sounds like...undertale.

6'5, the bones of his entire body up until his skull are burnt, permanently charred, but he makes no effort to hide this. Might have eyelights...? Sometimes it appears there is light coming from deeper within his skull but he makes an effort to prevent others from seeing this. Blue magic.

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Anthias (Swap Papyrus) - outwardly seems a bit quiet and distracted, but otherwise generally friendly. Laid back and tries to keep calm no matter the situation, despite often times those around him being more prone to panicking and ignoring him. Will talk vaguely about his brother and a few others from his AU but not much else.

6'7, very similar appearance-wise to a standard swap Papyrus, though he has prominent freckles and blue magic. Typically tries to wear clothes to cover his body and the few scars he does have unless around others he's very comfortable with.

Their dynamics w/ each other ⬇️

Calcine was the first person to get Castor to open up...at least a little bit. It was hard won, but he does, finally, consider Calcine a genuine friend. They've talk more about their own AUs to each other than anyone but still haven't actually said much, especially not about the afflictions that separate them from the "standards".

While they do care for one another, neither are particularly good at actually looking out for the other, and on occasion, even enable bad habits. They're working on it.

Anthias and Calcine have known each other since before Castor joined them, but never really spoke much until after. Despite his laid back aura, Anthias is deeply self conscious, which caused an unintentional rift between the two with Calcine finding him to be aloof. Eventually though, they get to know each other better, and even become very close friends. Calcine has since earned the nickname Ziggy from Anthias.

Castor and Anthias met through Calcine, though Anthias had been very curious about him since Castor's arrival. They didn't get along so well at first, mostly because of Castor's standoffish nature, but as he settled in more, they gradually found themselves easing around the other, (with the mediation of Calcine, too, of course). They have more of an unspoken understanding type of dynamic, and enjoy spending quiet time together or working independently in the same place. Anthias jokingly calls him Cassie sometimes, leading to Castor referring to him as nearly any feminine A name in response (ie Annabelle, Andrea, Annie, Alexis, etc)

I don't have proper refs for any of them, but I've drawn Castor and Anthias before (prior to deciding to make them entirely separate variants)

Castor vis ref • Anthias vis ref

[capricioussun]

What if I started a group called the off brands w/ versions of some of the guys w/ my more random hc? Like a fell Papyrus w/ piercings, swap Papyrus w/ blue magic, a tale Papyrus w/ burnt bones, etc etc etc

[capricioussun]

What's the concept?? 👀

Idek how exactly to explain it? But basically utmv main three (UT, UF, US) except they're based off of...colour? Mostly. I fully intend to sketch the concepts I've gotten for everyone once I'm done w/ these comms but here's what I've got so far (possibly subject to change since I wrote this down in an unexpected flashbang of inspiration)

The color verse

Tale Flowey - based on coloring books

Tale Toriel - based on watercolor

Tale Sans - based on paint by numbers

Tale Papyrus - based on rainbow etch boards

Tale Grillby - based on felt work

Tale Undyne - based on tiedye

Tale Alphys - based on dry erase boards

Tale Mettaton - based on paper craft

Tale Asgore - based on etch-a-sketch

Fell Flowey - based on bubbles

Fell Toriel - based on fire opal

Fell Sans - based on geodes/turgite

Fell Papyrus - based on mood rings

Fell Grillby - based on oil iridescence

Fell Undyne - based on rose-veiled fairy wrasse

Fell Alphys - based on chameleons

Fell Mettaton - based on neochrome/bismuth

Fell Asgore - based on projections/reflections

Swap Temmie - based on light up plush

Swap Asgore - based on snow crystals

Swap Papyrus - based on lava lamps

Swap Sans - based on nightlights

Swap Alphys - based on static

Swap Undyne - based on infrared

Swap Napstabot - based on light boards

Swap Grillby - based on aurora borealis

Swap Toriel - based on disco balls

But like, please understand when I say I don't have the skill to do these justice it is not self deprecating, the visuals I got for some of these guys were just astounding, and I struggle so hard w/ colour and rendering hajfjfjskjdjs

This, of course, will not stop me from trying lol

[capricioussun]

Had a really strange idea for an au. It's sort of like a horror-au, except instead of starting off as a typical ut or uf and devolving due to circumstances, it's more innate.

I was thinking what started it had something to do with the core and the barrier, sort of like...monsters were never meant to be trapped in a magic enclosure, on top of what's essentially "magic radiation" that bleeds off of the core, monsters began to mutate over time.

I mostly thought about the brothers, Undyne, Grillby, and Asgore, but due to the gradual changes, their ways of life started to decay as well. By the time the seventh human would fall down, their once structured society would've broken down a lot. It's not a total free for all, but it's nothing organized even remotely efficiently. Undyne mostly only still obeys Asgore because he’s their best bet at freedom, while Sans and Papyrus are part of the "guard" to keep their own heads above water.

It's pretty fucked up and scary but also a little...silly? Idk, it's not as miserable as HF, I guess mostly just because that's how things are for them..? Hard to explain the tone I'm imagining, also haven't fleshed it out too much yet, still in its very early stages of conceptualization. Just thought I'd share bc Undyne is really big and scary and sort of amphibious? Like, she depends on water a lot more and she's messed up fr.

Papyrus is also massive but he’s friendly :*) he’s like hiii hi? Hello =<] though he miiight be a cannibal and Sans makes puns about that neither confirming nor denying it. He might also be a cannibal. He is also big but he acts purposefully scary. Asgore is like. Melting. He’s really fucked up rip divorce man ✌️😔