This is a FNAF fic, technically part of my Celestial Shift AU, but can be read as standalone.
Today is Vanessa's birthday, and Luis is taking her out to her favorite cafe to celebrate! But his supposedly thoughtful gift brings up painful memories. Can Vanessa trust Luis with the truth?
Basically, Lunessa fic where Vanessa freaks out, Luis tries to comfort her, and she finally tells him the details of the whole Glitchtrap situation.
Although Vanessa seems to like Luis, I don't think she would trust him with what happened right away, because she doesn't want him to send her to prison and/or the psych ward (he wouldn't, but she wouldn't take the chance). Before this, she would've let him know that she was partially responsible for the destruction after Gregory's visit, giving just enough details to help him keep her out of jail. Her finally telling him about the possession and the murders would be a huge sign of her trust, and also a huge step towards healing from her trauma.
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As soon as she was outside, she ran to her car and locked the doors. She turned it on for the ac, but kept it in park. If she started driving right now, she might not make it home. She rested her head on the steering wheel and tried to steady her breathing.
He was gone, he was dead and gone, he couldn't hurt her anymore. But that's what the others had thought before, wasn't it? Before he had proved them wrong.
How many times had he told her that she would never be able to get rid of him? Was this the fulfillment of that promise?
A little while later, there was a knock on her window. Vanessa barely heard it at first, deafened by her screaming thoughts, but she slowly raised her head when she heard it a second time.
She was greeted by pleading brown eyes. Of course Luis had followed her. He was nothing if not persistent. After a few more deep breaths, she sighed and rolled the window down.
"What's up?" she mumbled.
"I was just about to ask you that. You had kind of a meltdown in there. Are you doing ok?"
"Oh, um… no, not really." Vanessa was surprised she let herself admit that. Hopefully, she wouldn't regret it.
"Sorry to hear that." He nervously rubbed the back of his neck. "Was it something I said, or…"
"It's complicated."
"…Yeah, I bet it is." He sounded flat, probably trying to hide how annoyed he was that she used this answer again. It was one of her favorites... "Is there anything I can do to make it less complicated?"
"I wish," she breathed.
Luis stood there for a moment.
"Ok, then. Let me know if that changes. Bye, Ness." He turned and started to leave.
"Wait!"
He paused.
"It wasn't you. I mean, it kind of was, in a way, but I don't think you meant to do anything…"
"I didn't! I promise I didn't mean to hurt you! I never have. Can you tell me what I did so I don't do it again?"
If she had been able to tell him the truth from the beginning, it could've saved lives. Now that she could speak, what was stopping her from telling him? Did it sound crazy? Yeah, but they've already been through crazy together, and he was still here, wasn't he?
5. What is a fav fic you've read that's gotten under 200 hits?
I have multiple good fics under 200 hits in my bookmarks, and all of them are good in different ways, so I'm going to list three of them.
Because of who's asking, the first one is your very own Ragatha's Hobby, which is a wonderful character study of Ragatha. You did a good job showcasing her anxieties, and giving her a way to cope with them (to some degree, at least). Rating: T, No Archive Warnings Apply, Category: Gen, Complete, Fandom: The Amazing Digital Circus, Words: 491
Next up is Still Here by barrghest. It follows MCI kid Gabriel's mother as she mourns the loss of her son on what would've been his 30th birthday. Rating: G, No Archive Warnings Apply, Category: Gen, Complete, Fandom: Five Nights at Freddy's, Words: 1,889
Last but not least is The Lighthouse Keeper by dustiibunnii. In this fic, you are a mechanic sent to repair the lighthouse keeper animatronic (AU version of the DCA) who was damaged in a recent storm. The animatronic is unconscious until the end of the fic, and most of it consists of you chilling in a small town by the seaside. Rating: G, No Archive Warnings Apply, Category: Gen, Complete, Fandom: Five Nights at Freddy's, Words: 4,991
10. What is a book you recommend everyone read?
I already answered this question here, but everyone else got three answers, and question 11 doesn't apply to me, so instead I will answer question 9.
9. Which character in the fandom would beg you not to write about them?
Edwin Murray, because I would make him quote Jackie's Box lyrics. I could not write anything serious about that man in my current state.
28. What authors inspire your writing (original or fanfic)?
A lot, probably! For original authors, I read a lot of Nancy Drew when I was younger, so I can only assume I picked something up from Carolyn Keene. For fanfic, I definitely took notes from CelandineGranger's Zapped, and later on wafflestories' Blue Sky and Cursio_Neptune's DCA fics, although I had not heard of either of the latter before starting my first fic. There are certainly many other authors who contributed to my writing style, but I cannot name all of them.
Top 5 Fnaf Animatronics (number 4 will shock you!)
*cracks fingers* LET'S DO THIS ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗ
5 - Roxy. I know I would have loved her as a kid. I mean, a fashionista wolf who plays in a rock band??? Little me would have been fascinated x.D
4 - Glamrock Freddy. He's one giant teddy bear who surely gives the best hugs, I love him.
3 - Helpy. My son. My beautiful child. I love him.
2 - Foxy. Look, Scott Cawthon made Foxy for me specifically. As a kid, I was obsessed with two things: pirates and foxes. I'm one happy Foxy fan hahaha.
1 - Funtime Foxy. I just love the showman vibes he gives off, plus his deafness-inducing voice really grew on me ദ്ദി ꒦ິ꒳꒦ິ )✧
Could you tell me about "From Distant Stars" for the WIP game?
Congratulations! You have found the original work wip! 🎉 This might be the longest post for this ask game.
This story was actually born out of an idea I had for a FNAF AU which I had called "Distant Stars AU" (mentioned in this post). As that story got farther and farther away from its source material, I decided to try filing the serial numbers off. This has been wonderful for the story, since I don't need anything to match up with pre-existing characters or settings in any way, and although it has been challenging to build my own world, it has also been quite fun.
The basic concept is pretty much the same as the au idea: a group of friends finds an abandoned alien spaceship hidden in the woods. The only survivor is a single, scared child, who the friends attempt to take home and care for without raising too much suspicion. They also continue exploring the ship in an attempt to find out who his people were, and possibly help him get home.
Originally, the main cast was au versions of the Glamrocks and Gregory, but I have attempted to come up with ocs who fit well without totally copying them. Here are my current notes for them:
Liam Livingston (Lion, Male, 31): Leader of the group, big heart, doesn't like conflict.
Ryker Erik Schofield (Gray Wolf, Male, 29): Energetic, loves team sports, best friend and former teammate to Tasha.
Tasha Evans (Polar Bear, Female, 29): Rough and tumble tomboy, loud, gives great hugs, best friend and former teammate to Ryker.
Skye Silva (Harpy Eagle, Female, 30): Quiet, sort of shy, adrenaline junkie, great baker.
Amirah Kayode (Moon/Comet hybrid, Female, 28): Peppy, curious, Celestial history nerd, wears colorful clothes and makeup.
Lucian Nova (Star, Male, 30): Imagine if Jax from TADC wasn't a jerk.
Parker Hewlett (Human, Male, 10): Stubborn lil' bugger, wants to go home.
Ryker and Tasha met when they both joined the hockey team at their school when they were 10-12, the others didn't meet each other until they were adults.
The main cast (other than Parker, of course) is made up of anthros based on animals and celestial bodies. All primarily land-dwelling mammals, birds, and reptiles are anthros, but bugs and sea creatures stay the same, plus maybe a few made-up creatures for livestock. Celestials are named for their resemblance to various celestial bodies, and are divided into stars, moons, and comets.
Stars have smooth, almost gummy-like skin with a faint glow that can brighten or darken due to strong emotions or health issues, and a ring of pointed extrusions around their heads (usually between 5-12) mimicking the shape of a cartoon star. Moons have semi-reflective rough skin (feels kind of like a lizard or a dry shark), and they can form crater-like scars from injuries. Comets have several long tendrils on their heads which start out the color of the rest of their bodies, but fade into lighter colors at the tips, with one or two of the tendrils closest to the face sometimes being different colors. All Celestials have large eyes with sclera that are similar colors to their skin, and lack outer ears, among other things that I will probably decide on later.
There are a few other little worldbuilding details in my notes, but I think this is good enough for this post. This may be published someday, but it will be a while. For now, have a snippet of Chapter 1!
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The room was filled with a dozen large capsules, each made of the same white material as the rest of the interior. Many of them were open, revealing a few ports in the walls and a cushion along the bottom. They spread out to explore the room.
"Looks like the sleeping quarters," said Amirah.
"Or maybe they're stasis pods?" Ryker suggested. "Y'know, for long trips."
"Hey, this one's still sealed," Lucian called.
The others hurried over to him. Unlike the others, this pod had a faint ring of light around its base. Ryker immediately tried to pry the cover open, but he couldn't even get his claws in the seam.
"He already said it was sealed, genius," said Tasha.
"I was just checking."
"Do you think something's inside?" asked Liam.
Lucian shrugged. "Maybe. Or someone."
"If this ship has been down here for, like, thousands of years, how does it still have power?" asked Skye.
"Whatever tech those aliens used for this sure is impressive," Ryker noted. "Ya think we could get this thing to fly?"
"Even if we could, we'd have to dig it out of the ground first," said Lucian.
Amirah inspected the side of the pod and found a panel with long, swirling grooves, and a larger indent that looked almost like a handprint.
She placed her hand in the indent. It started glowing pale blue as the ship hummed with electricity.
"What did you just do?!" Tasha yelled.
Amirah pulled her hand away. "I'm sorry! All I did was touch it!"
The light spread through the rest of the object's grooves and indents, then into rings in the floor, walls, and ceiling. The pod began to glow brighter, and it let out a hiss of air as the cover opened.
Inside was a creature none of them had ever seen before. It looked something like an ape, but it was almost completely hairless, except for a reddish-brown tuft on the top of its head, and it had a downward-pointed nose and flatter mouth similar to those of some Celestials. It laid there so peacefully.
"Do you think it's-" Liam began.
The creature stirred. It took a deep breath, possibly its first in millennia, then groaned and rubbed its eyes. When it opened them, it screamed and pressed itself against the edge of the pod. The others were just as surprised as it was.
"Hi there," Liam cooed, once he had regained composure. "Are you alright?"
The creature didn't answer.
"Here, let's get you out of there."
Liam reached out to pick it up, but it bit him as soon as his hand was in range. He yelped and drew his hand back. It took advantage of his surprise to rush past him and out of the room.
"That sure went differently in my head," said Liam.
"Are you alright?" asked Skye.
"I'll be fine," Liam nodded, rubbing his arm. "Didn't break the skin."
"We have to go after it!" Amirah insisted.
She took a few steps toward the exit, but was stopped by Lucian.
"Why? So it can attack the rest of us?" he asked.
"Because it's an alien, Luc! How could we not at least get a picture? Plus, if it gets out, it could wreak havoc on the local ecosystem."
"It's so small… do you think it's a baby?" asked Tasha.
"Could be," Ryker shrugged.
"That would be another reason to catch it, then. Most kids couldn't survive alone in these woods."
"Poor little thing, all alone…" said Skye.
"A baby alien could still do a lot of damage," Lucian argued. "Its first reaction was to attack. Forget about the ecosystem, how long until it grows big enough to wipe us out?"
"Are you saying you wouldn't bite a stranger who tried to grab you?" Ryker asked.
"Arguing won't help anyone," said Liam. "We should find and contain the creature before it escapes, then we can figure out our next steps once we know more about it. Sound good?"
Most of the others agreed.
"Ok," said Lucian, "but if it unleashes its poisonous spikes or something, I'm out."
🌟 - What do you feel sets your writing apart from that of others?
I enjoy writing character studies and I imagine that comes across in my writing. Understanding how the characters work and honoring that in whatever plot I'm putting them in—that's the part of the process I value the most!
I'd also like to think I write good dialogue; I read it aloud to make sure it sounds natural.
🪞 - What plot points, character archetypes, and themes do you find yourself falling back on again and again in your work?
An archetype I feel shows up a lot in my writing is the character who has been strong for way too long and needs a soft, warm place where they can let their guard down and be weak for a bit. Usually that "place" comes in the form of someone they love who helps them come to the realization that that is what is happening and offers to be their shoulder to cry on. I suppose that could count as a plot point as well (can you tell I'm grasping at straws here? x.D).
As for a theme... Maybe responsibility? Pushing through what you feel in order to do what must be done (or maybe recognizing when it's time to rest—then we go back to the character archetype above).
The writer ask game in question—feel free to send me an emoji too!
I, Rosy the Rascal, would like to ask about your ecosystem•ᴗ•
Thanks, Rosy! I would love to tell you!
Since Celestial Shift is my main au, and the one I think about the most, this post is basically going to be variants of that.
When I was originally coming up with the concept for the au, the timeline was going to be much more spread out, with Chloe not appearing for a month (nearly the entire length of the finished main fic), Ginger not appearing for two years, and the Burntrap fight happening almost a year after that. It was changed because 1. I didn't want to write that many timeskips, and 2. I needed everyone to be as young and inexperienced as possible for literally anything to work.
One that I've already mentioned in another au discussion post is an alternate timeline where Ginger gets hired before the events of the original fic, allowing her to become friends with Sun and Moon before they become humans. This basically makes Moon more comfortable working with her, and allows them to build their relationship sooner.
There are also a few that branch off from a current wip, but I don't think what I say here will spoil anything in the finished fic. Basically, DCA brothers and Co. go back to the Pizzaplex years after it closes down, for reasons that will be elaborated upon in the fic.
In one version, they find an almost-finished animatronic, a new character named Star (you will never guess what her head is shaped like). After they activate her, Star reveals that she was supposed to be a replacement Daycare Attendant before Fazbear went bankrupt, and according to her character's backstory, she was only watching the place while her brothers were away (which confuses Sun and Moon greatly, since the lore about their characters being related in any way was written after they left, and possibly only for this specific interaction). They bring her home, repair her, and try to teach her how the outside world works. After that, they either slowly introduce her to their friends and family as robots become more commonplace in society, or find some remnant that some other Pizzaplex explorers had left behind after losing red light, green light in the endo chase section, and she chooses to become human like her brothers. Either way, she is very happy.
In another version, they find a machine which turns Sun and Moon back into an animatronic. I've imagined a few different paths for this scenario, but one of them introduces Eclipse. After the kids play around with their flashlights too much, Sun and Moon's light sensors get messed up, and they need to be rebooted. Since they are in an environment with unstable lighting, they are reactivated as Eclipse. In this universe, although Eclipse has the combined personality traits of Sun and Moon, he has a separate memory bank. This would cause Eclipse to not recognize Chloe, Ginger, and the kids, instead registering them as intruders, and possibly holding Jake captive to keep him "safe," since he would be the only Aster kid who was still daycare-age. This would lead to a bit of a fight, ending in Eclipse getting rebooted back into Sun and Moon, who apologize for everything that happened. By the end of the story, they either return home as an animatronic, which leads to a whole other crazy story which could be its own post, or they figure out how to turn them back into humans, and get celebratory McDonald's hotcakes.
There's also a big crossover story where it's just "what if all of the au versions of the Daycare Attendant (or at least a good chunk of them) got to hang out at an interdimensional fairground/resort/club?" and CS Sun and Moon are kind of like the Peter B. Parkers of the DCA-verse (because fatherhood). Very much cramming a bunch of random dolls in my dollhouse for that one.
There are certainly more, but I think this is enough for now. I think this is what the original post was talking about, but even if it wasn't, I hope this was fun and/or interesting to read in some way!
