tagged by @jezifster <3 this seemed like a very silly tag game and i am very excited to take part!
with no pressure to any of y'all, i'll go ahead and tag: @albatris @wherearetheplants @funky-writer-man @nicola-writes @skitzo-kero @from-midnight-with-love aaaaand anybody who wants to give this a shot (mind is going a lil blank on who to tag sdfjkl)! if you do, please feel free to tag me b/c i wanna see :D
anyway this is based on CUDAAS, but uhhh i won't say who is who <3
AITA for getting my ex fired?
Okay, so I (1500, NB) got my ex (2500 NB) fired last week, and I didn't think it would be as big a deal as it is and I'm starting to feel really bad about it.
For some backstory, my ex and I broke up 250 years ago, so it's not a big deal at all. We broke up on completely mutual terms and there's no hard feelings either way. I mean, I'll admit I was a little jealous when they started seeing this new person (??? NB), but that's NOT why I got them fired.
The problem is that their new partner is clouding their judgment. He's someone we're supposed to work together to kill to protect the world, but ever since they started dating him they've started talking about working together and that all this fighting is pointless. Clearly, there's a conflict of interest here. I tried talking to them about my concerns and they said that I don't know what I'm talking about!
I decided to talk to our boss (??? M) about it, because I thought that maybe if they were demoted or something then they'd understand that they can't just do whatever they want. We were created for ONE purpose and one purpose only, and we can't just stop because of some stupid romance.
But I guess our boss was a lot more mad about it than I thought he'd be because he COMPLETELY fired them in a really fucked up way and now they've been completely exiled from our community. And he said that since I reported them, I can have their job, so I guess I got a promotion out of it.
I'm just really worried because I haven't seen them or their new partner and apparently if I DO see them I'm supposed to kill them, and I didn't want THAT to happen. I was just doing what I was supposed to, but I feel like I might've ruined their life and I feel really, really bad. But they were the one going against orders, so if I hadn't done it then someone else probably would've.
CUDAAS? Color me intrigued, and please infodump to me abt this WIP of yours Multi!!
hi hi hello!!! :D thank you! yes! cudaas my beloved!!!!
so cudaas, aka Currently Unnamed Demons And Angels WIP, is a wip that... well.... is all about demons and angels! or, as they're called in this universe, wildlings and guardians.
there's a lot of lore and worldbuilding that makes my brain go brrr, but essentially guardians were created by the gods to uphold order, and wildlings are manifestations of chaos. the two sides are nearly constantly at war and the gods frequently pit them against each other, with the idea that if either side WINS then the world is out of balance.
the story of cudaas centers around a group of guardians and wildlings who start to realize they're actually better off working together than trying to fight all the time. they can keep the world in balance together through peace rather than war!!
this gets a little off the rails and things go very, very wrong very quickly, and the gang decides. y'know what. they're tired of being nice about this. fuck the gods actually <3
i like to sum this wip as, "a group of demons and angels kiss and unionize against the gods," because that is kinda what happens. cudaas is simultaneously a love story and a thinly-veiled metaphor for working class solidarity! (though i think you could also very much interpret it as a metaphor for other social issues as well, those are just the big ones in my mind.)
currently, i'm planning for there to be three books when cudaas is all said and done, and right now i'm working on outlining the first one! :>
and to round this off, the wip intro powerpoint i made for cudaas is over here if you wanna take a look: [link]! it is a LITTLE outdated in some ways, but it still covers everything in a bit more detail and also shows off the main cast! :>
I have. Several WIPs, so I wasn’t quite sure which one I wanted to do, but I decided eventually to do this for CUDAAS, my supernatural/fantasy romance about angels and demons who kiss and unionize against the gods who created them <3
There are several romantic relationships in CUDAAS, but I’m going to focus on Hekate and Alekto <3
height difference | mutual pining | first kiss | first love | wedding | in-jokes | lgbt+ | family disapproves | friend disapproves | would die for each other | fake relationship | arranged wedding | cuddlers | pda friendly | and they were roommates | holding hands | secret relationship | opposing worldviews | opposing personalities | opposing goals | getting a pet | have a kid in an au | want kids | grow old together | previous relationship failures | rests head on shoulder | share a bed | token dummies | relationship doubts | they have a song | first date | share a jacket | sharing a blanket | mutual interests | study buddies | bathing together | crash-into hello | accidental nudity | laundry | same hobbies | cooking for each other | big fancy gala | sibling rivalry | hair stroking | dancing | laying in the grass | watching stars together | watching the other sleep | shared values | friends to lovers | enemies to lovers | lovers to enemies | childhood friends | slow burn | love triangle | toxic relationship | sitting on each other’s laps | can’t be together | hugs | forehead touches | neck kisses | car/motorbike rides | compliments | nicknames | falling asleep together | late night talks | gifts
Tentatively tagging, with no pressure of course <3: @dr-runs-with-scissors @emotionalsupportpuma and anyone else who’d like to do this! Feel free to tag me if you do <3
[Image Description: A drawing of Alekto, a person with brown skin and pointed ears. standing and looking towards the viewer with an angry expression on their face. They have long, dark flowing hair with lighter streaks through it, that looks as though it is blowing in the wind. They are wearing a long, flowing coat and a knee-length skirt, both of which are similarly blowing, as well as a lighter shirt and tall boots. Alekto has a long, tufted tail curling behind them, Behind them are six stylized wings that seem to be glowing, backlighting them in a white glow. End ID.]
Hi besties CUDAAS is living rent-free in my head right now and I had this concept beamed into my head. I had to draw Alekto this way. I had no choice.
Wahoo!!! This one looks super fun!!! Thank you for the tag @albatris :3
Rules: Make up a limited edition loot/gift box for your WIP.
Since I have,,,,, so many WIPs,,, I’m going to do CUDAAS, A Modern Ghost Story, aaaaand for fun and flavor maybe even one of my TFTGS AUs <3 It’s not an original WIP but shshsh.
CUDAAS Loot Box:
A sketchbook, with little doodles on some of the pages done by Alekto
A copy of Hekate’s journal, full of their notes about the various plants in Perigea, as well as his attempts at original poetry
A small collection of lightly singed feathers (in various colors and sizes)
A small plush frog
A map of Perigea, with notes and commentary from various characters pointing out locations that are important to them
A deck of playing cards themed around the different kinds of guardians
A Modern Ghost Story Loot Box:
A poster for one of Roach’s favorite in-universe vaporwave musicians that still doesn’t have a name yet
A collection of different teas, each labeled in Oliver’s handwriting
A keychain with a cute little vulture attached
A sticker sheet with little ghost stickers!!! Some of them are sparkly
A t-shirt for Syd and Yara’s ghost-hunting show, Unearthing the Unsolved
A novelty spirit box (one of those things people use to try and communicate with ghosts, by scanning radio waves) that doesn’t actually work
And. For fun and flavor. Because no one can stop me.
You’ll Never Feel the Trigger (A TFTGS AU) Lootbox:
An advertisement for Bona Fide, proclaiming it as the go-to place for any and all magic and curse-related items
A snapped off piece of one of Spencer’s horns (makes a nice paperweight)
A small booklet explaining the different demons Spencer has hunted, with commentary from Spencer in the margins
A group photo of the staff of Bona, signed by each one of them
A copy of Jack’s journal, complete with his nearly illegible handwriting
A life-size plushie of Jack’s favorite raccoon, Rocco <3
Okay ahhhhh I’ll make this an open tag, but with additional no pressure tagging @jezifster @emotionalsupportpuma @skitzo-kero @dr-runs-with-scissors
Absolutely no pressure at all! If you don’t want to do this, you don’t have to, but I’d love to see if you do! :>
Okay so I wanted to share some worldbuilding from CUDAAS, AKA my Currently Unnamed Demons And Angels Story. More specifically, I wanted to share the abridged version of the creation myth for this universe.
I’ll be putting most of this under the cut because, even if this is the abridged version of the myth, it’s definitely going to be a little long asdfjkl;. It should be noted! This is the popular mythology of this universe and not all of the details here are necessarily 100% accurate to how things truly work in this world in terms of the gods. I also glossed over a lot of details,,,,,,, ye <3
CW: This is a fictional religion, but it does have some parallels to Christianity so if that makes you uneasy please tread lightly!!!
This doesn’t have an official taglist, but if you want to be tagged for things relating to this story lemme know!!! For now,,, tentatively tagging @dr-runs-with-scissors and @skitzo-kero and @jezifster since y’all showed interest in this asdfjkl;
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In the beginning, there was nothing. Then, The Mother of Everything awoke.
Once she awoke, she began to create the world, and many other worlds beyond it. Her strong hands brought forth oceans, crafted towering mountain peaks, and painted great swathes of forest and jungle. The Mother of Everything then created five companions for herself, to watch over her creations.
The first of her companions was The Old Woman of the Sea. The Old Woman was a towering hag with long, tangled hair and eyes as deep as the depths she claimed for her own. Her domain was, as her name may suggest, the oceans of the world, and she spread her great limbs over every creature in the sea, protecting them as her own children.
After The Old Woman of the Sea, The Mother of Everything created a delicate being whose form was light enough to be carried by the winds. She named him The Prince of Paradise, and she gave him dominion over the skies. He danced through the clouds, bringing forth rain and storms with a flick of his long-fingered hands.
Following the Prince was The Mountain King, who claimed the lands themselves. He was an arrogant thing, and with his strong arms and huge, curling horns he built himself a throne atop the highest mountain in the world. From there, he would watch over the beings of the land, from the smallest insect to the largest beast.
Next, The Mother of Everything created a being who was split down the middle, two souls entwined as one. They called themself the Divided Master of the East, and they wore a colorful mask. The Divided Master created the moon and the sun, and they ensured that each day and night would pass and time would move forward.
Finally, The Mother of Everything created a solemn, quiet being whose face was shrouded in darkness. She never spoke, and so she was dubbed The Lady of Silence. The Lady of Silence did not wish to take any part of the physical world, and so she instead was granted dominion over the land of the dead. Though she was silent, she swore a solemn oath to ensure every soul that passed through the world would receive safe passage to any worlds that lay beyond.
For a time, The Mother of Everything and her five companions watched over the world, watching as life began to grow and flourish. However, they soon realized that they alone could not keep Order in the world, and The Mother of Everything worried that the life she had helped to spring forth would falter if it could not be protected. The world could not be allowed to fall to the natural Chaos of the universe.
So, her five companions each created beings of their own. Each of them made two hundred, resulting in an even thousand total. These beings were called Guardians, and they were made to protect the fragile life that had created. More than that, they were trusted with upholding Order. The Guardians were loyal to a fault and served their purpose well, aiding the gods in watching over their creation.
However, a curious thing happened as a result of the creation of the Guardians. For every Guardian that was created, a manifestation of pure Chaos came together and formed a being of its own. These creatures, in time, would be known as Wildlings.
The Mother of Everything was intrigued by the Wildlings, but her companions saw them as a threat to the Order they had tried so hard to cultivate. The Mountain King was the first to act, and he called for his Guardians to exterminate the Wildlings, but The Mother of Everything stopped him before he could give the order.
She told him, and the others, that the Wildlings must be gifts from the universe itself. They may not have been specifically created by the gods, but if they were created alongside the Guardians, then they must serve a purpose. The Mother of Everything declared that the Wildlings would be allowed to stay, and the Guardians would prevent them from bringing too much Chaos into the world.
And so began the eternal cycle of Guardian and Wildling, each dedicated to preserving one side of a delicate balance.
happy blorbo blursday!!! i bring you a meme template to fill out with your silly little guys
have fun!!
OH THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME!!! Okay I'm gonna fill this out right now for fun and flavor for the cast of CUDAAS, because that's the biggest cast so I'll have more names to put in <3
Did I have to open up the list of characters in CUDAAS again to make sure I wasn't missing anybody? Mayhaps.
okay so i’m making a powerpoint going over cudaas and its worldbuilding and characters but i want to share some of it in more depth. specifically, i wanna ramble about guardians and wildlings.
there is no Official CUDAAS Taglist™ (at least, not at this point), but uhhh some of y’all showed interest so I will tag a couple of people perhabs,,, since y’all showed interest: @chaotic-queer-disaster @dr-runs-with-scissors @jezifster @skitzo-kero @emotionalsupportpuma @albatris (if you don’t want me to tag you in things relating to this going forward please let me know!!!! and if you want to be added to the unofficial taglist please let me know!)
so this story started with the premise of “what if angels and demons kissed and unionized” but instead of using Biblical angels and demons i was like. what if i made my own lore. so that’s how this started. not to say there’s no similarities, but i wanted to try and make my own!!!
gonna put the more detailed rambling under the cut in case this gets a little long asdfjkl;
fair content warning: this is gonna be talking a lot about fictional religious stuff! if that isn’t your cup of tea please tread lightly!
okay so i did post the Creation Myth as the people in this world, perigea, understand it over here: [link] but there are things that myth doesn’t go over and some things that aren’t quite accurate to how things actually work. if you don’t want to read that, though, i’ll give a basic run-down here.
so the equivalents for angels in this universe are called guardians, but they are not meant to be creatures of “good” or otherwise have any specific moral alignment. in fact, guardians can be super fucked up and nasty! the thing guardians were created to do was enforce order. the gods created guardians to prevent perigea from falling into chaos.
there are exactly 1000 guardians in existence, and every time a guardian dies or falls (we’ll get there) a new one is created in their place. each of the five gods who created guardians (the sixth one did not create any) made 200, and each created a different ‘type’ of guardian.
for example, the goddess of the oceans, the old woman of the sea, created guardians that look a lot like merfolk! she also created a group of absolutely massive guardians known as leviathans, who are so large that only a few of them can exist at a time. the most powerful of these leviathans is named persephone, and they’re a minor character in CUDAAS!!!
the guardians that the story focuses on were created by the god of the land, the mountain king! these guardians look the most like traditional/common depictions of angels: humanoids with feathered wings. however, they can get funky! all guardians, on some level, can shapeshift, and many of them choose to make their appearances a little fucky.
regardless of the kind of guardian, they tend to form tight-knit social groups with strict hierarchies known as flocks. each flock has around 40 or so guardians, and one guardian is appointed the leader by the god who created them. flocks exist to essentially keep guardians on task and in check. some function more like family units, but most of them are more just like. groups of coworkers.
anyway, so! falling. a guardian can go through a process known as Falling! this process is incredibly painful and traumatic for the most part, as it involves them being stripped of their power and status, as well as any physical identifies that make them a guardian. some guardians will choose to do this themself, buuut most of the time it happens when a guardian REALLY pisses off the gods and is punished.
how does a guardian piss off the gods? it really depends, but most of the time it happens when they go against their stated purpose. guardians are created not to be individuals, but instead to be part of a collective whole and support the gods in their goals and power. if a guardian becomes too individualistic, too outspoken, or too sympathetic towards wildlings... they usually get the boot.
a guardian that has fallen still retains some of their power, but this varies on a case by case basis. generally, they can still shapeshift to an extent and have extended lifespans, but they are no longer as powerful or immortal anymore. falling cannot be reversed, either--once it happens, it’s permanent.
now, let’s talk about wildlings, the equivalent of demons.
whenever a guardian is created, a being known as a wildling is created as a byproduct. wildlings are not intentionally created by the gods, but they are a response from the universe itself to the existence of guardians. a being of pure order cannot exist without upsetting the careful balance between order and chaos, and so the universe responds by spontaneously creating a being of pure chaos.
wildlings are not inherently evil, just like guardians are not inherently good. in fact, many wildlings are actually very kind--they just tend less towards hierarchy and order and more towards chaos. wildlings don’t exist to tempt mortals towards chaos or into making bad choices--they exist just to keep the balance and prevent things from becoming so orderly that they become stagnant. a little chaos is necessary for the universe to keep going.
unlike guardians, wildlings aren’t really divided into specific categories based on physical characteristics. this is primarily because they’re much more proficient shapeshifters than guardians are, so many of them change their appearances on a whim. aside from appearing mostly humanoid, they don’t have much that makes them easy to spot at a glance.
wildlings are repelled by strict order and hierarchies, but they do tend to form close-knot groups known as packs. packs of wildlings function very much like found families, as wildlings intensely crave companionship. they very rarely have one specific leader, but occasionally one will take the role and act as a parental figure to the rest. wildling packs can be any size.
now, if wildlings are created as a byproduct of guardians, does this mean wildlings can fall as well? yes, actually!
falling for a wildling is far less traumatic than it is for guardians, but it still is a painful and terrible experience. wildlings, like guardians, can willingly relinquish their magic, or they can have it stripped from them by a being more powerful than them. or, more commonly, a wildling will fall when a guardian falls, regardless of the reason.
a fallen wildling loses much of their magic, just like a guardian does, but they retain more of their original magic than a guardian would in the same situation.
now, how do wildlings and guardians interact? this actually depends! under the mountain king, guardians are expected to hunt wildlings and fight them constantly, essentially upholding a balance between chaos and order through violence. guardians and wildlings, according to the mountain king, are meant to be natural enemies.
however, the other gods have different views! for example, the old woman of the sea allows her guardians to work alongside wildlings to keep peace in the oceans. she recognizes that both are important to upholding the balance, and she encourages them to work together to fulfill this purpose.
okay, i know this is very long, but i want to share a couple extra bits of worldbuilding/facts relating to guardians and wildlings:
- all guardians and wildlings are effectively agender, though that may not be the term they use! they may have different relationships with gender and use different pronouns, but none of them experiences gender in the way a human in our world might.
- there is a stereotype, even among guardians, that a smaller guardian is weaker due to not being strong enough to manifest a larger physical form. this is false, though--because alekto, one of the protags of CUDAAS, is a very small guardian but also a VERY powerful one.
- a guardian cannot become a wildling or vice-versa, as though are completely different beings.
- wildlings typically do not give themselves wings, regardless of the region where they live. a wildling with wings is considered very strange to the others of their kind.
- this is more of a personal design choice for me when i draw them and not a hard and fast rule, but wildlings are usually made of lighter, warmer colors, while guardians are darker, cooler colors. i should specify that this does not apply to skin colors--guardians and wildlings both have skin colors and features similar to humans for the most part, but guardians often look Cooler where wildlings are Warm.
