So anyway, my brain went "creepy fae mushroom Fresh" today. It's kind of for an AU stewing in the back of my brain. Might do something with it soon, might not, but I wanted to challenge myself and do something that wasn't a Dreamtale-based protag lol.
I actually used specific mushrooms: -Turkey Tails, which are the shelf-like ones around his eye. -Blue Pinkgills, which are the blue ones (and where he gets his "court name") -Clavulinopsis Sulcata, which is what's coming out of his left eye. Not technically a mushroom, but a very cool fungus.
The details I have for this AU so far: -Pinkgill is a changeling (doesn't know it yet) -He later becomes a court jester -I want to do some rarepairs -The Fae have true names and court names. True names have power, and are closely guarded secrets; court names are names they use in public. -It's going to be a horror-based AU; since the real fairies from old tales, and not the Disney-fied versions, are pretty terrifying lol. Gives me an excuse to write gore and insanity, which I adore. (Though, when you think about it, Tinkerbell DID try to murder Wendy.) -Some fae-based characters are mortals who changed from their time in Faeryland. Here're some character ideas I have so far: -UT Character: Nightmare; Court Name: Oberon; True Name: ?? -UT Character: Dream; Court Name: Titania; True Name: ?? -UT Character: Red; Court Name: Red; True Name: Rhymer -UT Character: Fresh; Court Name: Pinkgill; True Name: Tam Lin -UT Character: Error; Court Name: Mab; True Name: ???
I'm thinking of calling it GrimmTale.