#fluiditywrites

[captainunderkrupp]

touching you is better than looking in your eyes

a new minublaze fic with a headcanon that suddenly just STRUCK me a few nights ago!!! 1.2k words, some suggestive lines, but mostly talk about dealing with disability

"May I... touch you?" 

Minuet smiled at how nervous and polite Blaze was, now that they were alone together. There was no show, no one to impress, it was just them. It helped Minuet to relax as well, as a fellow chronic show off. 

"Yes, of course," she murmured, nodding. Blaze nervously smiled, and gently reached out. 

It was awkward, especially at first. He gasped as he put his hands on her cheeks and began traveling downward. "You're so small..." 

Minuet chuckled, placing one of her own hands on the back of one of his, making him jump and blush. "Heh, yes, quite different feeling the size difference rather than seeing it..." She had a blush of her own, especially as one large purple hand dipped around her thigh and squeezed before looping back upward. It hesitated at her choker for a moment, feeling at the lace and satin, before cupping her other cheek again. He rubbed each cheek with her thumb, surprisingly gentle, even gentler when her face pinched and she made a small sound of discomfort at the feeling of her glitter being rubbed at. He gasped when his fingers found her beauty mark. 

"You've got a mole!" he said, and Minuet would have felt offended if anyone else said that, but he just sounded awed, a bit of a smile on his face. 

She giggled a bit in confusion, though. "Of course I have a mole, it's my beauty mark, one of the most obvious parts of my face...?" She paused. 

Blaze still had his sunglasses on. She reached out, and he just barely flinched when she touched his face in turn. She lifted the glasses, only having to gather up three or four pairs to see his eyes. He was looking directly at her, sure, but... his gaze almost seemed to be looking through her. 

She tilted her body to one side. His hands were still on her face and stayed there, and his gaze followed, with barely a hint of hesitation. She pulled his hands down to her shoulders and tilted to the other side, and he still followed... but didn't quite land on her face. She was dumbfounded, and didn't want to believe her theory, but... she finally held up a hand. "How many fingers am I holding up, Blaze?" 

Blaze grimaced. "Uh..." He wasn’t looking at her hand. He was still looking at her face. Mostly.

He suddenly grabbed at her hand but she was quicker, moving it away with a gasp of shock. 

"Blaze, are you blind??"

Blaze gulped. "Uhhhhh..." 

Minuet tilted her head again, squinting. He kept vocalizing, but his eyes didn’t seem to quite follow her properly. If she made any noise, they'd land on her very exactly, but only then. And even so, she only knew that because she was one of the few people who regularly saw him without his MANY glasses. Which... she'd tried them on before. They were very dark... the way he layered them, she was practically blind when she tried to imitate that. 

If he was actually blind, he wouldn't care, would he? 

Blaze finally gasped as he ran out of air, and sighed. "Ok. Fine. Yes. I'm blind." 

Minuet frowned, gently putting a small hand on his cheek. He placed his own over hers, practically engulfing it as he leaned into it. "Blaze... why didn't you say anything?" she asked, gently. 

"...pretty much everyone back home knows already... I figured people would notice pretty quickly here. But... then they didn’t. And… even though rock trolls are pretty great about not being bothered by disability, and supporting it... you still get strange reactions, y’know? Even if I can't see a look I can feel it... so it was neat, not having people ask if I needed help down stairs, or telling me when they're ready for a stage dive, or offering too much visual description for something..." 

"...those sound like... good accommodations, but like they would get a tad annoying after a while." 

"Exactly," Blaze breathed emphatically, suddenly gripping her hand and grinning with excitement. Then he gentled, releasing her hand. "I sometimes need those things. But other times, even if people are casual, they make it harder. So I just... end up trying to find control, and..." 

"...seem annoying in the process..." Minuet murmured. 

"Yup." 

Minuet nodded. "...oh gosh, your air guitar must feel extra real because you can feel it and don't have to imagine a visual as well!" 

Blaze chuckled. "Since they're from my imagination, they're the clearest thing I can "see". To be honest, I was shocked and... way too excited when I realized I could "see" your guitar nearly as well as mine."

Minuet smiled gently, and then blinked as she realized... Blaze couldn't see it. "I'm... I'm very glad I was able to connect with you over air guitar then, Blaze." 

He grinned. "I'm still SUPER impressed that you managed to fight your own vision and actually get it. Not many people can, especially adults... Val mostly gets it cuz we grew up together, and she still can't always play the instruments she sees." 

Minuet nodded, making sure Blaze felt it. “I’m glad you had her…”

Blaze snorted. “Pfft, we still act like siblings. We HATE each other even if we’d probably murder a troll for each other if need be.” Then his look softened. “But you’re right, as always… I am grateful for her.” He looked a bit nervous, and then leaned in, gently pressing his forehead to hers. “...and for you…”

Minuet blushed, giggling as she suddenly felt all hot and nervous. Blaze almost felt like a different person in private, so much more polite and kind… 

Her giggling cut short as she realized he may be compensating, trying to fit the stereotype that he had been forced into, of the inattentive asshole who didn’t bother to look where he was going and cared more about his performance than the trolls around him. 

Classical trolls didn’t normally do this, but… she hugged him. 

He gagged, and she was sure she was clinging too tight, but then he adjusted and held her back. His voice sounded strained, somehow, when he spoke. “Thank you, Minnie,” he choked out, and Minuet couldn’t tell if he was holding back laughter or tears. “Thank you.” 

Minuet nodded into his shoulder. “Just let me know if I get too overbearing, Blaze,” she insisted, “or I won’t be able to forgive myself.”

Blaze finally laughed, a very wet laugh. She felt him let go of her with one arm and wipe a tear away. “Of course. Gotta be honest to a fault. You know me.” 

Minuet snorted. “Except when you lie to cover your reputation…”

“That was one time, with Rose and Romper…” 

“Twice, with the tattoo… did they know you were blind, by the way?”

“Oh, yeah, totally, I’m sure that’s the only reason they didn’t comment on my hairy sandwich…”

They talked like that for a while into the night, continuing to cuddle and explore each other with his new information in mind… and Minuet with an ever predictable determination to learn exactly how to politely accommodate her boyfriend.

~

A/N: I hope you enjoyed!! I am planning a rewatch of the show to see if there's any specific place where this headcanon could be DISproved, but for now it's basically an AU :) I think it would be super appropriate considering... well, everything about them. especially minuet's own self esteem issues and blaze's imagination being so powerful he can effect the real world...

EDIT: ao3 posting!!

[lesbianraggedyanne]

I've been reading a bunch of speculative biology and aliens stuff and like. now im thinkin abt making a universe where humans are basically the same except... slightly more like what we theoretically "should" be according to aliens. probably bc humans ended up as an endangered/extinct species that had to be rehabilitated by aliens

like. we developed alongside another species to the point that we had our evolution and theirs effected by our interactions? better make sure humans have interactions with that species at all times. everyone gets a dog!!

humans generally are a social species, and thus should be put into social situations. there is a bit of confusion for a while by aliens when humans start having mental issues when they get ZERO privacy, especially considering how helpful social interactions are to us, but after giving humans the OPTIONS for privacy (especially at certain ages) regular social interactions begin again

humans are provided with an odd, but strangely good, diet. it's not a "perfect healthy paleo/keto/modern" diet, but, it has lots of nutrients and minimizes the risks of certain treats we crave. plenty of sugars and fats and such, minimal caffeine and capascian foods... and then the aliens are VERY confused when certain groups of humans, not always overlapping, start gobbling up theobromines and caffeine and capasiuns like there's no tomorrow, and mint and other items that aliens KNOW interact badly w our physiology come next and they panic while we LOVE IT

some humans are stuck in our "native environment" of desert, based on certain evolutionary things like water storage, a lack of heat sealing fur, tops of our heads covered to keep off sun, and a lack of dark defensive skin is a MUTATION... and yet, some of us keep moving into colder, wetter places, seeking areas that have diseases we are very vulnerable to due to a lack of resistance to certain water borne diseases, especially those of us with the pale skin mutation...

and then there's the injuries. all other animals, some of which the aliens had to save as well to help keep our species going, providing nutrients and companionship and work, also showed a tendency to DIE extremely frequently after large injuries... and yet we survive them. we put down that large work animal for breaking a leg, and then... make our brethren keep going, and it heals within weeks. it's incredible. we are a unique species on our planet, and they are still very curious...

this kinda got away from me from the direction of "what if humans but specbio originated instead" to "what if humans had to be babysat by very concerned aliens" but like. I love both of them. maybe a combo of "original" humans and their traits and aliens having to rebuild them from genetic scratch based on our impact and abilities... *thinks*

[fluffydrabble]

some AUs I've been thinking abt

cartoon bank robber and noir detective have an extreme rivalry going on, are madly in lovr but won't admit it AU

magical being accidentally wanders into curious student/scientist's living space/lab and lets them ask a bunch of questions bc why not AU

I'm your backup from when you lost your soulmate and I'm pissed abt it but i love you anyway AU

so I'm fake dating this other person but im madly in love with you and I don't know how to move through this situation without looking like a jerk and/or losing you AU

they both think the other isn't interested but one notices the pining but is the awkward one so they don't rly know what to do abt it AU

[captainunderkrupp]

Exsplain your adrian redesign!!! I love it sm and I wanna know!!!

hehehe OK SO... technically it's not a redesign, but rather, a sort of... headcanoned "true form"

(warning for mentions of child abuse and self image issues under the cut)

see, since he's the head of the illusion coven, I can imagine he uses quite a few things to help keep his appearance more "spiffy", though I can ALSO imagine that it's got limits, since illusions aren't, you know, tangible. so he uses a lot of makeup and hair stuff and all that. but on a bad day, he looks Quite a bit Worse (and by worse I just mean his imperfections show or have to be covered by illusion more than actual tangible makeup and hair stuff etc) so he uses a combination of his magic, previously mentioned cosmetics, and also either the mirror on his chest or the ball on his tail is a concealment stone!

with that established, I'm gonna explain some of the details

I don't know why yet, but in my hc, he broke his nose, similarly to belos. he's ashamed of the look, so he covers the scar, tho he can't hide how his nose is shaped (not much, his nose is naturally large, but he does have a lil bump from it) but kinda admires belos for his "vulnerability" for not using illusions on his face

the scars on the back of his hands are also often disguised, and they're from a tutor when he was younger that used corporal punishment on him during schooling. basically, his hands were lashed every time he got a spell wrong, and he developed permanent scars across the backs of his hands. originally he covered them completely with gloves, but now he uses mainly illusions and keeps on the gloves for Fashion reasons

speaking of the abuse, he also is actually kinda weak. got called half a witch like willow. he does have a talent for illusions in how he executes and plans them, but is super weak magically, and thus has had to work a lot harder on his spells. it's part of why he uses the magic amplifier. it's also part of why the tutor pushed him so hard... they could see his talent, and figured if they worked on helping him perfect his skills, he could get past the weak magic thing. (it did help, but he's scarred and traumatized... it's part of why he treats people the way he does, he's imitating his abuser)

I also wanted to make him part basilisk. I'm not sure if he knows it, but way back in his family tree, there's a basilisk who gave him his fluffy ears and tail. he also has a scruff all around his shoulders, that is partially covered by his bodysuit. it's part of why he has a talent for illusions and why he's so weak in terms of amount of magic, his shapeshifting and magic draining ancestor.

I also gave him a mullet cuz I think it would be funny that this very proper and fashionable man secretly has a fluffy curly mullet. he doesn't care to sit and get it cut, especially bc I hc he has communication issues, which is why he has long pauses in his speech, why he sometimes describes things with noises instead of words, and why he had someone else do the improvising work of performing as the "unassuming" version of himself... so he doesn't wanna try and communicate his VISION to a hair dresser when he can just. illusion it

and of course, he's often Scruffy and Tired because he's a busy man, the head of a coven, he doesn't have time to properly commit to his cosmetic routine especially this close to the day of unity. he was planning to be properly groomed for the day of unity and likely had a proper physical full body spa day before he went to hexside, which is why he doesn't look So Much Worse after getting hit with gus's memory spell. (I also hc that he had to get treatment from snapdragon to help him cope with the memories, which were mainly of his childhood abuse and shame about his appearance)

so that's the basics!! I'm still working on these hcs so they may change or adjust, but generally my thought is He's Hiding A Lot More Than People Realize, including scars, freckles, messy hair, and basilisk traits. tysm for enjoying my edit!! :D

[captainunderkrupp]

"Luz?" Vee murmured. "You've got… you have a cut on your eyebrow… may I clean it?" Camilla accepted for her. "Yes, mija, let her clean it." Luz sniffed, nodding in agreement. "O-ok mama…" She smiled nervously at Vee, still teary. "I-it's nice to meet you in person, finally…" Vee couldn't help but return the smile. "Yeah… you too." Those were the only words exchanged before Vee started cleaning Luz up, pressing more ice to her arms that seemed to be covered in rug burn and beginning to swell as if they had been nearly pulled from their sockets before moving on to cleaning and bandaging her cuts.

a snippet I wrote for a fic I have almost fully planned out, but still need to actually WRITE

[captainunderkrupp]

I've been sitting on this AU for several months now, developing it with the help of some friends on the Trollstopia server... and as I wanted to use it for the upcoming Creek Week, especially since I've been working more on it, so I might as well announce it now :3

Rock Creek AU. Explanations, warnings, and more art under the cut.

So a bit under a year ago, after TWT came out, I found several AUs where Creek ended up in Volcano Rock City and interacting with Barb somehow. They were all very interesting, but none of them really hit my specific tastes for what I might want out of that sort of story... so I was inspired to start developing my own!

The basic question, of course, is: What if Creek had somehow ended up in rock troll territory after the first movie? And this fun little project of me speculating, having fun drawing different designs and looks for him, and figuring out how he interacted with the rock trolls we know and love, and I ended up throwing him into VRC for two years, between the first and second movies, and just kept writing down ideas and thinking about it. It's now kind of a monster of an AU, but one that I'm very excited about.

In fact, I'm currently working on what is going to be a very long fic that I'm not sure when it will be done, though I can say it may still be a few months out. I was planning on finishing it before announcing this AU at all, but... I couldn't resist the urge to use him in the Creek Week prompts, so here we are :)

Anyway. Here are some basics for this AU specifically:

It starts out as if he ended up heading toward rock territory instead of wandering back toward Pop Village, like is implied in TTBGO.

He's found by the rock trolls and brought in to Volcano Rock City. He spends lots of time too sick to do anything except be miserable, though when he gets better he starts doing his usual thing, trying to work into other trolls' good graces for his own status in what he now thinks of as his new home, since he assumes he won't be welcome back with the pop trolls...

But the rock trolls are not easily trusting of pop trolls in general, even if he insists he's different. So Barb decides she wants to see how he may be affected by their kingdom's string… 

And may misadventures besides, some of which will affect only him, but others which may cause a butterfly effect through all the kingdoms!

This story will contain:

references to trollstopia and TTBGO. there are characters from both shows that affect the main plot and interact with him.

lots and lots of headcanons about different trolls. as this is an AU, they may not match up with my usual HCs about them, but I do enjoy meta and extrapolating directly from canon.

the theory that creek has relatives, branch, cybil, and rosiepuff. he also gathers some of his own found family in a few rock trolls as he develops.

no main shipping. creek will have his own crushes and entanglements, but please do not expect any specific ships to become endgame with him in this story. there may be side character relationships, however.

OCs. there is at least one OC central to a good part of the plot, and another that will make more than one appearance. also, some of the characters are underdeveloped, to the point that I may have to develop them into basically OCs to make them usable for this fic.

a complex redemption arc. one of the main things I find interesting about creek is how he became an antagonist, and how he could redeem himself. I don't tend to enjoy most fandoms' modern definition of a redemption arc, so please expect some twists and turns with how I redeem him.

DARK THEMES. while the general AU can be discussed without touching these themes, the fic itself may be rated between teen and mature, and will have plenty of warnings. I will try to make the darkest of the scenes I am currently writing skippable, but this is your warning.

ANY OF THESE THINGS CAN CHANGE. the main points should all still apply to the final fic, but details may shift as I keep working on this WIP.

So that’s the basics of the AU! Feel free to send me questions, though I may be a tad slow answering them since I’ve been so busy with fandom events and commissions, hehe. And thank you for reading!

[captainunderkrupp]

...I just nearly cried at my brain moving automatically and giving me "Alberto Paguro"...

just, like, him adopting the name marcovoldo when he's adopted by massimo

and then taking Luca's name when they marry or whatever

hell, alberto marcovoldo-paguro is making me 🥺

just... him setting aside the name his father gave him for ones that have more meaning for him..... 🥺🥺🥺😭💕

[captainunderkrupp]

An idea for rock creek au , rock trolls have sugar , but they prefer spicy and bitter food , sugar is cool in small quantities , but disgusting in big quantities ( like spicy food but inverse ) , one day creek just puts 6 packs of sugar ( or more ) into his coffe and drinks all in one gulp , while everyone just stares at him like ( how the hell ?!?!)

omggg i love that XD I do have bits in the story so far abt creek being unable to handle spicy and the rock trolls not understanding pop troll levels of sugar but... that's hilarious 😂 creek just gulping down a whole bunch of sugared up drink and suddenly a whole bunch of rock trolls staring at him--

oh, and this isnt really based on anything except my family's love of sour things, but I also came up with the idea that creek is unique between pop AND rock trolls and enjoys sour stuff! as in, he will eat a lemon like an orange or eat citric acid powder (the stuff that's on the outside of sour gummies) on its own XD

also, on the subject of food, your regular dose of angst for this AU:

he does have some food insecurities and diet issues throughout the story bc of differences in pop and rock diets :') i hc that pop trolls, especially creek, are majority lactose intolerant cuz they dont seem to have much of a dairy source, where rock trolls have cheese as a main staple of their diet. also, pop trolls seem to be majority vegetarian/vegan, and again especially creek, who likely only ever would eat meat "as nature provides" based on ttbgo. he doesnt seem like the type to eat it unless he's desperate, and by the time he gets to that state in this fic, well, bodies don't process meat well after NOT processing it for so long... plus, most of pop troll diets seem to be highly processed foods or fresh fruit, and rock trolls have different processes and live on an active volcano, which probably makes for very fertile areas where the lava is dormant bc of heat and minerals, but those don't seem common, esp in VRC itself, so I think fresh fruits and veggies are likely a luxury there! lots of canned and dried stuff is available tho

most of these issues are focused earlier in the story, when he's still recovering from being ill, and difficulties with diet certainly do not help. it does come up later in the story, but mainly when his differences from other rock trolls are highlighted, or in specific relevant scenes, which are much more spaced out compared to the whump of the first section 😅