Would you ever write a vegebul horror themed fic? Not where Vegeta or Bulma are demons or anything. More like they are the protagonists having to take on either a demon, serial killer, monster or something like that. Or maybe a zombie fic? Lol. Do you know of a Vegebul horror fic already written? I know it’s barely September but I’m feeling the Halloween vibes already. 😁
OH MY GOD YES. Actually I’ve wanted to do a halloween-themed fic for the past couple of years. I have a few half-thought out ideas, but I never was able to carve out the time to write it. ;_; I guess ‘Red’ is kind of halloween-ish, with Vegeta being a sort-of werewolf-like creature.
I used to super be into zombies, but I believe someone else already wrote a pretty well-known zombie-based vegebul fic: Pandemic, by Lady Lan? I haven’t read it yet but I saw stupidoomdooles’ art. And I know there’s another supernatural-horror fic called In the Shadows by Niteryde, but it’s incomplete I think?
Thought and spoilers under the cut (you HAVE been warned)
Ok so quick run down of the story. We all know Vegeta is a BadMan - he's killed a shit load of people in his lifetime, but what would happen if there were powerful spoopy ghosts that wait and take revenge on those who have wronged them greatly in the afterlife? That is the premise that this fic explores. Theres an outbreak of a terrible disease, and it is making people go insane before killing them. Creepy shit starts happening in Bras room, her fish are dying and the water turns to blood, and she is talking to the bad people. Trunks is fucking a ghost, who sends him to the hospital, and even Bulma is beginning to see things. Meanwhile Vegeta hasn't been sleeping and with the stuff going on at home, he thinks he is going crazy from sleep deprivation. After several hospital visits, Capsule Corps being practically destroyed, Vegeta and Bulma making a visit to the creepy sage in the bad part of town, Goten/Trunks and Bra being mutilated, moving to the Lookout, and Bra being captured, Vegeta realizes what he must do and is resolved to end the madness on his family.
So I am not a huge horror/suspense fan. While I will say that my opinion on this particular element of the story is biased towards that, for me the horror aspect was still well written. Granted I am a huge chicken, but it was creepy as fuck. Anything with kiddos being used as pawns or talking to ghosties and stuff really fucks me up. I was just waiting for Bra to turn around and say to Vegeta “I see Dead People” She just gets the shit end of the stick with the revengers, avengers? I honestly can't remember what they were called - and my chicken shit self is not going back in the story to find out. I’m not gonna lie, I had to turn on lights to sleep the first night I read this story. The Shadows with blood red glowing eyes was very convincing, and I am currently visiting a friend who has their guest room IN THE BASEMENT.
I loved the premise of the story. The spirits of those who died terrible deaths exacting revenge on their tormentor through possession, disease and torture. There were magical elements in the story. The juju that typically happens when magic spells and the like are introduced in horror can be really cheesy, but this was pretty well written. I gotta admit, it felt a little cheap that there are these people who are diviners basically and they are witches who use potions and blood magic and the like. I realize this makes for just another aspect of this world that already has magic elements to it, but I thought it was a little obvious, and didn't feel right within this world. Maybe the Xhaos come from a long line of sensitive people, (did she call them practitioners?) but it was established that Tyler was very good mechanically. I think there could have been some cool techomancy going on from that angle. Just this magic element didn't sit well with me, mostly because it felt disjointed with what was already going on. This very well could have been a genuine artistic choice to show how out of their elements Vegeta and Bulma are, but I just wasn't a fan (sorry Niteryde). The Namekian legend, and having all this shit come from those slug bastards - fantastic. Really fits in with their shaman-esque lore.
What I did love were the characters. Bulma being the boss bitch she is, figuratively and LITERALLY dragging Vegeta out of his doom. Goku being the genuine good guy he is. Trunks being insecure, scared and in need of the approval of his father. Bra being precocious, curious and just a fucking amazing tiny Bulma. Vegeta being too strong to admit defeat, self-destructive and fiercely protective, and making the ultimate sacrifice. Goten and Gohan were on point as well, Goten being stuck to Trunks and loyal to a fault (plus I love the Goten/Bra moments, were they not the sweetest little points of joy in this dark ass story?) Gohan being the good guy, but being angry when Vegeta seems to be making things worse, but still not abandoning them when they need help. Just fantastic characterizations and really in line with what we know as canon, although lets be real, I am pretty forgiving when it comes to a writer writing OOC as long as it fits the story.
Ok so lets talk about that last chapter. So Vegeta’s goodbye, that's what did it in for me. Whenever our boy pulls the ILY card out, we know shit is serious. I was ugly crying the entire time. What a great goodbye scene. And the last line leaves so much open for interpretation. Niteryde definitely took a line out of the Sopranos playbook. What happened with Vegeta? Did Dende and Piccolo get Bra back? I think this was a totally fine place to end the story. We don't know how it ended, and that's ok. Did Tony Soprano die? There are so many thoughts and theories out there and it has spurned so much conversation and debate, and that is ok. This is also a great parallel to Bu, and it is noted in the story itself that a sacrifice is coming and it will hearken back to the sacrifice he made when fighting Bu. I also think its great that we don't know exactly what is gonna happen after Vegeta kills himself. We know that it could stop everything, but also that it could make the avengers angrier, but we just don't know what happens after Vegeta goes. Also, are we 100 percent sure he did it? (I am pretty sure he did, it is very much in line with his character) I am sure lots of people are upset that this is where the story stands, there really is no concrete resolution to the issues of the story, and you have to really infer resolutions - and none of them are happy. The thing is that this fic was last updated in 2016, now lots of writers have taken this long of a break and come back, but I think this is it, and I think there should not be a sunny happy final chapter where everyone is happy on the outside with the knowledge that there is an alien material grafted into Vegeta’s skeleton, Trunks fucks hot ghosts, Bra sees Dead People and they all have PTSD from the horrifying events that took place. Oh and Vegeta blew himself up and his soul was horribly ripped apart by vengeful spirits so it is still a sad ending. It just doesn't need that.
I feel like this was a really strong chapter, with so many good things going on, but it just wasn't in the same story as the chapters before it. Before this chapter there was all this angst and creepy shit and our loves being trapped in rooms with no lights and no way of escaping and Goten being held up by incorporeal creatures who are burning messages into his back, and this chapter is just heartbreaking and an expression of the love Bulma and Vegeta share. It felt out of place. I feel like this interaction with Vegeta and these people in his life was really needed. The closure that Bulma gets is needed (and hold on one second Boss Bitch Bulma Briefs is just fantastic here, bawling and pleading him not to do this, but knowing he is gonna anyway and then having the courage and will and strength to let him go! That shit is what drew him to her in the first place, the perfect goodbye!) and it is nice to see this soft side of Vegeta after so much anger and old Veggie coming forward. But if the spirits are angry that they are not getting their ultimate revenge (Vegeta suffering and ripping his family apart himself) it just seems like some shit should be going down where they are saying goodbye. It is just so leisurely and theres no rush. The armageddon flooding doesn't seem to be an issue any more. The Shadow people aren't around to fuck with them (and lets be real they KNOW what's about to happen). There was no urgency to the ending, just “I have to die, I love you Bulma” and then it's over. Where was the stalking shadow ready to pounce if Vegeta didn't take himself out? There was no more foreboding feelings in this chapter and they totally permeated the rest of the story. Now Niteryde did say she wrote herself into a corner and she wasn't sure how to end it in her AN, but I still feel like she did such a great job with the rest of the story vibe-wise and even though this chapter is AWESOME, it lost the feel of the rest of the story.
10/10 would recommend this fic. If you have issues with children being the harbingers of doom, sad endings, spoopy things or that feeling of unease when you get to the end of something and it has not been spelled out for you what the ending is, then this story is not for you. However, if you LOVE a horror aesthetic, like psychological drama and are generally ok with the things above, you will love this story. It is well written, there are little gems of fluff throughout the story, the characters are phenomenal, and it it truly and emotional journey.
Oh and look at this fan art my girl @vegetapsycho drew (colored by @terasedward
I had seen this shit around (I may have even reblogged it) but didn't read the fic till just now, and damn. This goes with the last goodbye between the two and shit, the emotion you get from the story and the emotion here just go hand in hand. I loves it you two!
If you liked this review, after you check out this fic, head over to my A03 and check my stuff out too!
Site: FF.Net
Genre: Anime
Fandom: Dragon Ball Z Ship: Bulma / Vegeta
Characters: Vegeta, Bulma Briefs, Trunks Briefs, Son Goku, Son Goten
Rating: Fiction M Word Count: 68, 059
Warning: Graphics Depictions of Violence
Site: FF.Net
Genre: Anime
Fandom: Dragon Ball Z
Ship: Bulma / Vegeta
Characters: Vegeta, Bulma Briefs, Trunks Briefs, Son Goku, Son Goten
Rating: Fiction M
Word Count: 68, 059
Warning: Graphics Depictions of Violence
So guess what I just realized? I haven't been putting ratings on these recommendations for the last four months. My bad, guys.
In "To Live Again", Vegeta finds himself dealing with yet another chance at life. Except, this time, he chooses to live for his family.
When I first got into Dragon Ball Z fanfics, I was immediately pulled into the Bulma/Vegeta ship. I also immediately knew that I hated the three year gap between Future Trunks' first appearance and the Cell Saga. There was nothing inherently wrong with it, but reading fics about it got boring quickly.
The post-Buu fics though? Girl. They are my absolute life.
I love any B/V fics where Vegeta and Bulma make a legitimate go of being a family. I like Vegeta trying to live life as more than just a warrior and a prince without a kingdom. I think that the struggle to be a good person really humanizes Vegeta.
I like this story in particular because you can see the growth. Trunk's starts out begging for a sibling, and Vegeta vehemently denies him at first. However, Vegeta eases up once he's able to tell Bulma exactly why he was against it. Just being able to talk out his fears helps him. The Vegeta that married Bulma, or even the Vegeta that got Bulma pregnant, would have never been able to do that.
So this fic is for the kids that love the canon DBZ ships. It's for the people who read my long post about Niteryde, and wanted to get into more of their stuff. It's for people who know that Vegeta might never make it into heaven, but he still deserves good things. If you fall into any of these categories, then this story is for you.
you have such vivid dreams!!! and meanwhile i'm over here dreamin that i morphed into an enchilada
There’s a beach that features in many of my dreams for some reason. It’s one of the beaches in the town I grew up in, except there’s a giant glowing light suspended above the water at night. And it always seems completely normal.
“oh my GOD y’all – I almost just sent an email to rumaan about having...”
you with your jonxsansa
~gurl we have talked about this~~~~~ ;P
Nah I used to be like “what........the fuck???? is thisss???” about it, too, and then I started reading fic just to like, see what was up and LOLOLOL OTP FOR FOREVER AND A DAY.
I wish you read fic because I would def rec stuff to you so you could at least ~see where I’m coming from.~ ( justadram has been writing some dark!Jon vignettes right now that are hitting me right in those Vegeta feels tho tbh.~~ But I’m usually in the happily-ever-after-because-they-deserve-it camp, ;P )
But ugh they want the same things (family, love, kids) and now have each lived as a bastard and a Lady/Lord Commander and they’ve both had to undertake leading roles and I just think they are so compatibleeeeeeee.
[PS I hope you’re recovering well! Was super concerned for you while you were in the hospital but so so so glad you’re home now with Roxie. :) ]
I just can't describe how much it hurts knowing that one of the beloved people you've known through tumblr is fighting for her life. I just don't know what to do except for praying. My heart is wrenching with the thought of losing her. She has been fighting depression for a long time but now she is physically ill too and just seeing how effortless i am at the moment makes me want to beat my self. I am useless and I keep messaging her in hope she would see it when she wakes up from the coma. She had up to 3 cardiac arrest till now and I cant deacribe how shocked I am.. she was fine 2 days ago after she had her surgery. Carolina you have to get through this you have to beat this fight for life I am so glad I have known you and I want to get to know you too well so please just come back wake up we love you and we will always be there for you. Please pray for her
