This is a No Name SMP / Lifesteal AU that I've been developing for some months (alongside my brother) called No Name Vigilante AU. Not a lot of it is posted on Ao3 because I've not formally written a lot of the first arc but I thought posting to Tumblr might help me to work on it. That and my brother really wants a fandom to scream at...
The story follows our 3 main characters - Rekrap, Branzy and Skip - in POV. Other characters who appear are Failboat, Jaymoji and Sandiction (of course) as well as members of Lifesteal in the later arcs. Most prominently we have Parrot, Clown, and Yeah Jaron (3HT). The story is set within a modern reality where about 30% of the population is 'enhanced' or have powers/abilities. A majority of the main cast has powers because that's fun and I'm self indulgent.
Here's some basics on their powers:
Branzy - Fulgurkinesis - Able to feel the flow of electricity inside of things and either take it away to power himself or give more electricity to something (he can charge your phone). Weak powers if he isn't tapped into anything, invents all of his own weapons. Basically a human battery.
Failboat - Copy ability - If he can touch you, he can borrow your power. This does not take away the other person's power just duplicates it. He loses the power if he gets hurt. Like Kirby.
Jaymoji - Oobleck (shapeshifting in a way) - Solidifies under physical pressure and can turn into goo/ink to slip under doorways and the like. Splatoon 'I'm a kid, I'm a squid' style.
Sand - Illusions - Can make projections to change his appearance or the environment around him. Only visual, not auditory (can't make sounds) and cannot use the illusions to touch or harm people physically.
Skip - Powerless - L
Rekrap - Danger sense - Can feel physical danger before it hurts him. Isn't able to sense if someone has ill intent or anything like that, it is 100% physical.
We also have hybrids within the AU, Parrot being a bird hybrid, for instance. Hybrids are different to enhanced meaning Parrot is powerless. Both enhanced abilities and hybrid traits are hereditary.
There's also a Hero Association (HA) that hires people to work and protect the city but our No Name gang are just vigilantes at the start of the AU, hence the name.
Anyway, a first little one-shot can already be found on my Ao3 (fic link) if anyone is interested. I'm hoping to eventually post more to there but feel free to ask any questions. I've tried to be vague in this post to not spoil too much because it's a decently big AU but I needed to share this with more people.
NNVAU Rek loves pancakes, btw. Why? Because the juxtaposition to Lifesteal Rek is very funny to me. Also because NNVAU Rek deserves some extra whimsy and pancakes do that
I may or may not have bought Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream with my little brother and we may or may not have started making NNVAU Island but I cannot confirm these alligations
Is the ages the same in your AU as in real life, and is the order of oldest to youngest the same?
The order is the same with Rek being the youngest followed closely by Skip! The ages themselves depend on what arc they're in but at the start of the story Rek and Skip are 20, Jay 21, Branzy 26, and Fail 27. By the end of the story, they're the same age as they are IRL
Basically, the AU main story takes place roughly over 4 years or so so everyone is 4 years younger then IRL at the start
The 3HDA is my name for the 3 Heart Trio in my NNVAU! It stands for '3 Heart Detective Agency' and is run by Jaron, Bacon and Planet as co-founders of the agency. They take on any case offered to them towards the start of the AU. Their agency does develop a specialty for enhanced related cases towards the end of the AU after they gain more of a positive reputation but, where we meet them at the start, it's mainly small side jobs while Jaron focuses on his own personal project.
In terms of powers; Jaron is powerless, Planet can teleport to any physical place they can picture in their head and Bacon can burn you with his hands. Planet's is honestly the only useful power, unless you want your food reheated
Why? Because, when I wear my woollen cardigan and static builds up, it makes the headphones start popping at me. Anyone would hate this, so Branzy stopped wearing wired ones because it reduces the popping noises.
Because, you know... Branzy's powers are electric so he's constantly building static. Do not let this man go down a slide before you...
