So I figure some of you might be wondering why, in my original post of Log!Ink.. did he have the tag ‘log and fade’?? Well, this is why!! Faded!Error, aka Fade!
Rather than panicking and destroying the entire GhostTale timeline Error first ended up in after escaping the Anti-Void, he kind of.. dies. Accidentally, for the most part. He clawed at his soul until it shattered, leaving his spirit to wander the AU. Of course, he freaked out at first, but with enough time, Toriel and Sans eventually took care of him. They’re sort of like his parental figures/good friends. Fade cares about this world very much. But only this one.
And since he’s a dead, wandering spirit, that means he’s got some interesting new ghost powers!! They’re still a WIP, so don’t hesitate to feed me ideas or tell me if one of these is a bad idea lmao. I got this idea that maybe his strings would turn into spooky ghost ectoplasm, with the consistency of slime. Like in ghost movies such as ghostbusters where they leave large trails of slime wherever they go!! Except Fade can use them to capture people and hold them still. Like… well, a giant slime. However, if he gets ahold of a person’s soul with this slime, they will immediately begin to suffocate. If he holds them for too long, they’ll end up either straight up dying or turning into ghosts, too! Strangely enough, the slime also makes for an excellent preservative.. it keeps body parts, organs, and food perfectly well without rotting for months on end.
Like other ghosts, he can also pass through walls and float, though he’s not very good at controlling these parts. If he begins to crash or break down, then he will likely phase through walls on accident, including floating straight into the ground!! He finds it comforting sometimes, though. Being away from the people, buried six feet below.. it gives him a nice break before he returns above ground to apologize to Toriel for freaking out.
I’ve also considered giving him a sort-of banshee-inspired shriek/wail? Where when he starts yelling or screams, he lets out a painful wail that can shatter eardrums if he’s too close to someone. Though that idea is still pretty rough.
I also took some inspiration from Swap!Napstablook (Napstaton) for his design, what with the headphones and all. Most of his design is simply inspired by ‘lo-fi beats’, if that makes sense. Fade is a lot more anxious around people than regular Error is. Whereas Error is confident, Fade is.. not so much. He much rather would stay home with Tori, eat dead snail pie, and listen to music together.
This world has become Fade’s home. Even if he’s not originally from it, he will do ANYTHING to stay there and protect his loved ones. Even if some paper-obsessed weirdo says he doesn’t belong.