#rexln

[starseaweed]

last night I had a brief burst of inspiration

i dunno if I got their sizes or the angle quite right but idc I made something

[starseaweed]

I realize that not everything about my AUs has to come in fic bits. I can write little ideas and headcanons, which works out, because writer's block. For the two whole people who care, know that I'm still thinking about this AU here and there! I've been sitting on a few ideas for months now but never had enough inspiration to write. So instead have a loose collection of head-canons and such. Spoilers for the RE2 remake, of course.

Not able to use bullets but knowing Leon can use them, Mono offers any ammunition he can find to Leon. Eventually he begins bringing him other helpful things and actively seeking them out.

Six attempts to hoard puzzle pieces, grenades, and flashbangs, but isn't very successful. Leon takes all of them from her and she does pout about it when no one is looking.

Six is officially a tsundere with relationship issues.

After Mono and Six realize Leon doesn't have any bad intentions for them, they stick to him like glue, through every encounter with Mr. X and fight with G.

It takes a while but eventually they start riding his shoulders and hiding in his many pockets.

I am calling them the "nightmare pair" now because it spices things up beyond "Mono and Six" or "Six and Mono".

Claire is very confused at the two weird, tiny children Leon appears with on the train. She doesn't have time to question it but rest assured she will have many. Many questions.

Sherry is very excited to have two new friends! And they're so small too! She doesn't say anything but she thinks maybe her mom and dad used their science-y skills to make them, and discloses this to Claire.

Once they're on the road, Leon buys a dog bed for the nightmare pair to sleep on, to which Claire protests but snickers at, because they really do fit on a small size dog bed.

Mono keeps the dog bed even after he outgrows it, which rest assured he will do. He will outgrow all of his new family.

Leon and Sherry single-handedly learn to sew to make clothes for the nightmare pair, because barbie clothes weren't cutting it. Claire specializes more in repair than the actual clothing-making process.

Claire and Leon have a very bittersweet time when the nightmare pair first arrive on the surface; they've never seen the sun, a clear sky, or the stars before. It brings a lot of questions about what kind of situation they lived in before they found Leon.

Mono and Six have a hard time adjusting to being touched. At first they only trust Leon, and even then they don't understand affectionate things like "headpats". They lived to survive and survive only.

While they both adapt to it, they're still picky about who can and cannot touch them. I might detail more touch-related head-canons later.

They also don't originally know English, if that wasn't clear! It takes a few days of talking to them before they really start to comprehend most sentences, and it takes a longer time before they talk verbally.

Their general weirdness is interpreted by Leon as a bad upbringing, and both Claire and Leon agree that they were probably experimented on. They resolve to give them the very best they can, same as Sherry.

Mono takes a liking to reading and talking while Six doesn't. At best, she likes to read cooking manuals.

That's all I can think of for now, but I will definitely have more to say, especially surrounding their retrieval by the government! If anyone is more familiar with the processes of the 1990s and early 2000s US government, I'd love to have some help writing the nightmare pair's introduction into society (and a military upbringing, like Sherry!)

[starseaweed]

POV: you catch the two tiny kids tryna steal your keys

ok this might be the last doodle for this crossover for a while. might write something later though

orginal piece here though it would take place after this.

[starseaweed]

I've had some more bits and pieces of the RExLN crossover sitting in the freezer, so I might as well share some of it. I wrote a lil' of Six's thoughts around Leon and also Mono, so take this unbeta'd bit.

~ Now, for some incomprehensible reason, they followed the “not-Adult”, this… “Leon” man. Six wasn’t dumb, she knew this was going to end horribly, but Mono, in his incredible, unbelievable stupidity, decided it was a good idea to keep following the not-Adult. Even when the strange man stepped into copious amounts of muck, and even when he encountered bloated Adults, twisted like mindless animals, as Leon should have been. Why? Why was Leon so different? Hell, why were any Adults here acting like anything other than monsters? Plenty of them were twisted, sure. They came wriggling out of every tiny nook and cranny like leeches, lunging for anything that moved. Many came close to knocking the pair into the deadly waters below; far too thick for them to swim, and far, far too deep for them to wade through. Without fail, the not-Adult Leon, came tearing through the creatures, as if there was some kind of difference between him and them.

It stayed fresh in her mind while she and Mono, tip-toed on pipes behind the strange man. Echoed in her skull every time Leon spotted them, perking up with that idiotic smile before kneeling down to meet them. She bit the questions back every time he asked, “Are you holding up?” and “Sure you’re doing okay?” and after he fought a twisted Adult, “Were either of you hurt?”. Sometimes he offered them things, too. He said they’d “make them feel better”, if that was possible. Six didn’t understand his incessant use of ground-up plants. This weirdo had to be planning something. Maybe he was poisoning them, or fattening them up, or something. Because she knew he was lying. Without a shadow of a doubt, she knew behind that dumb face and kind eyes were lies, all lies. Six just knew. He was lying, everyone was, after all. The glasses woman, Leon, Mono, and yes, herself too. If she didn’t leave them behind first, they would leave her behind. And Six, well, she wasn’t going to be the one left behind. Ever. But these two boys! How should she say it… they were just so STUPID! Acting like they trusted her, double checking if she stayed close, doing everything like they cared! ...Like they cared about her. Her. Not what she could do for them. The weirdo Leon certainly didn't need her. And Mono had been doing just fine by himself, surviving until they met... Well, she didn't need them, either. So why. Why was she still there? Why were they still there? ~

It's been a while but I definitely remember the struggle of pinpointing Six's characterization. All of this, past pieces included, has been pretty rough and looking back on it I'm dissatisfied even with the extra work I put in to find the flow. Still, I want to provide for the few people interested in this little crossover! :3

First | Previous | Next

[starseaweed]

Part three of my Resident Evil/Little Nightmares crossover is here, for the few people who care! As stated in the previous part, this was originally one block of writing separated into smaller chunks, so reading the first and previous pieces is highly recommended!

~

“Ada?”

The pair of children froze in their tracks.

“What the…” He patted down his form. “My gun-” Gaze sliding down, his eyes widened a smidge when he was met with two kids standing in the middle of his scattered ammunition. “Hey!”

“Run!” As fast as they could manage, the duo ran for the vents.

“Wait, come back here-!”

Ignoring his call, Six dashed straight for the vent. “Gah!” I can’t reach it without a boost!

“Oi!” Then drop the weapon and run!

“No way!” You drop your key first!

Seeing the not-Adult stagger behind them, Mono shook his head. We need this! Just… Run! He caught sight of an elevator at the end of the hall. “Hey!” That way!

Both children made a mad dash for the elevator. Unfortunately, Loud had longer legs, and unlike most other Adults, he wasn’t afraid to use them. In a few quick strides he was already behind them.

With a grunt, Six bit a loop-like object sticking out of her weapon and pulled it out, before throwing the entire thing behind her.

“Hey! That’s dangerous-!” Loud threw his hand in front of his eyes as a burst of white light blazed across the hall. “Damnit!”

“Ai!” Giving a frantic motion forwards, she urged Mono towards the elevator shaft. He came to a skidding halt in front of the controls, bending down so Six could scuttle on top of him and press the button. “Ah!” I can’t reach!

Biting his lip, he dropped the key and stood up, just tall enough for her to press the scuffed red button. The elevator started promptly, and he breathed a sigh of relief before he heard the tell-tale clatter of Loud’s boots. Six almost crashed to the ground with how Mono whirled around, immediately putting his arms out in front of her.

The not-Adult took a step forward, brows scrunched together as he looked at them. “…Kids?!”

Already backed up against the hand-rail, Mono glanced behind him. Six had grabbed the rail and leaned backwards over the gap between the elevator shaft and the platform. Just as the elevator came to a stop, he grabbed the key and ducked around the safety railing, slipping into empty air.

“Shit, wait!”

A harsh scraping noise followed behind the children as they dove into the shaft, immediately jolting when a pair of hands locked around them. Shell shocked, Mono looked up at their captor… or savior.

Loud gave a strained sigh as he lay, face down with his hands shoved in-between the platform and the wall. “I got you,” he muttered, before struggling to his feet. Determined not to use his hands, it took him a good few seconds before he stood straight and finally got a good look at them. Six, of course, was kicking and squirming in his grip.

“Easy kid,” he said, and paused. “…If you are a kid.” He looked them up and down. With his eyebrows knit together and his lips set in a firm line, he looked like he’d never seen children before. “I’m not going to hurt you, okay?”

Mono blinked, and glanced over at Six, who had started biting the not-Adult’s fingers. Even if Loud hardly reacted, she was determined to leave him with as many cuts as possible.

“Ow, stop, I’m not trying to-”

She just bit down harder.

“Jesus! Calm down!”

Glaring at him with her teeth sunk into his thumb, she jerked her head back, making a large spot of blood well up on his skin. He winced, but staunchly resisted the urge to flinch. With a huff and another hard glare, Six chewed and swallowed whatever she had in her mouth.

Loud clenched his jaw as he looked between the two of them, and his hand, littered with tiny teeth marks. After a moment of consideration, he inhaled. “Listen. I’m going to set you down, and you’re not going to run away, got it?”

Mono tilted his head. He understood… most of that, the question was whether or not his friend would comply.

“Got it?” Loud repeated.

Six turned her head to Mono, and hesitantly, he nodded. She huffed, shooting him a dirty look, but stopped wiggling so much.

“Alright.” Stepping off the elevator, the not-Adult kneeled down and placed the duo on the floor. He took the opportunity to look them over again, with that same air of confusion about him.

Mono had already dropped the key in favor of scooting to Six’s side, grabbing her wrist before she could bolt. Again, she gave him a scowl, but he shook his head and gave a barely perceptible, “Ai.”

~

This was probably one of the more difficult sections to write, because I feel like I don’t have a good enough grasp on Leon’s character, and I suck at action sequences. How’d I do?

Check out the accompanying art for this scene here and here!

Previous | Next

[starseaweed]

Okay, now I have a hand-me-down chromebook and no real excuse not to put the next piece up of my RE2/LN crossover. I should note this is the final piece of the original text blurb, so there may not be any more following this.

~ After a few moments of staring at the pair of children, Loud inhaled. “Okay,” he started, still on one knee, “I have to get this out of the way, first. Are you kids, or some kind of crazy, infected gnome things?” “…?” Turning his face to Six, Mono blinked. She gave him a blank stare in return— So she hadn’t understood half of that, either. Looking back to the not-Adult, he shrugged. “You don’t know?” That was clear enough to understand, so he nodded.

Once more, Loud’s features scrunched up in bewilderment. “Can you talk? I heard you yelling, earlier.” With his free hand, Mono waved in a so-so gesture. “A little bit?” The not-Adult seemed nice enough, so he dared to give a verbal, “Ay.”

“Yeah? Okay…” Blowing a puff of air between his lips, Loud ran a hand through his hair. “Do you have names? My name’s Leon, Leon Kennedy.” Leon? Mono’s expression twisted under his paper bag. “Loud” was definitely a better name for him, seeing as how he was really, really talkative. At least they both started with the “L” sound.

Shaking off his thoughts, Mono moved his gaze to Six, who preemptively frowned. He ignored her, knowing she would object no matter what he thought, and pointed. “Six.” Then he pointed at himself. “Mono.” “Six and Mono, huh?” Leon sucked in a breath. “Why were you trying to steal my stuff?”

It took a minute for Mono to process what he’d said. “…oi,” he answered quietly, motioning with his arm. We need to keep moving. Judging by his expression, Leon didn’t understand. Sighing, Mono raised his voice a little. “Live.” “ ‘Live’?” Leon repeated. “Live… like, survive? You’re trying to survive?” That sounded about right, so he nodded. “You don’t gotta steal my stuff to survive, buddy.” Expression relaxing slightly, Leon leaned forward— and the children immediately stepped back. “Ah, easy,” he murmured, raising his hands. “I’m not going to attack you, okay? I want to help.”

Mono and Six looked at eachother, the latter shaking her head. “Oy.” I don’t trust him. “Mmn,” he huffed in response. You didn’t trust me. “Ai!” Look at him! She indicated, before stomping angrily. He’s an Adult! “No.” Doesn’t look like any Adult I’ve seen. Tugging on his hand, she turned away. “Oi.” We should run. Leave him behind. If you don’t come with me I’ll go by myself! “Hey.” Mono grabbed her arm with both hands and gave a squeeze. “Please.” Let’s give him a chance. ”Ugh!” She balled her fists and ripped her arm away, hissing. Fine! But I’m running the moment he turns on us, with or without you!

When he moved to face Leon, the adult was staring. “Were you… talking?” “Ay.” “Huh…”  He put a hand to his chin in thought. “That’s… Okay. Can I ask what you were talking about?” Once again, Mono pointed, trying to repeat the man’s name. “Lee-on.” “You were talking about me?” Another nod. “Are you… scared of me?” he asked, brows scrunching back together.

Pausing, Mono looked to Six, who denied it right away. With a sigh, he moved his eyes back to the adult, towering over them even as he sat on one leg. How easy would it be for those hands to crush his head? For those weapons to blow them to pieces? And more importantly, why hadn’t Leon done any of those things? “Leon,” he started, voice shakey. “Nice? Want… to help. Us?” His words were choppy, accented with some unidentifiable, childish static. Needless to say, he wasn’t used to talking in sentences.

“Yeah,” Leon answered, offering a hand. “I want to help you.” Both Mono and Six narrowed their eyes and stared hard at the adult. “Why?” the former asked breathily. “Because I’m a police officer. It’s my job to help people, especially kids like you.”

“No,” Six spoke up for the first time, voice sharp. Though she couldn’t understand the complex words, she understood Leon’s tone well enough. “No.” He’s making it up. Adults don’t help children! “ ‘No’?” Exhaling heavily, Leon straightened. “Listen, I know you don’t trust me, but we don’t have time to argue. It’s dangerous for you two to be running around on your own.” The pair flinched as his voice hardened. “Dain…jer…us?” Mono copied, while Six grabbed his hand and tugged. “Yeah, that’s right, it’s not safe.”

Gaze darting between her and the adult, Mono made up his mind. “We,” he faced Six and tightened his grip, before gesturing to Leon. “Follow.” “Gah!” she exclaimed. Fine. Whatever! Don’t blame me when he tries to kill us!

~~~

It's late and I'm too tired to plug in the links for the previous pieces, I will be adding them later. (Edit: Here they are.) First | Previous | Next(ish)

[starseaweed]

I am thinking about crossover AUs again. Six and Mono hiding in Leon's jacket, nnmmmm.

Sherry having a very little brother and very little sister for christmas. I don't know much about the military but I imagine they wouldn't normally have let Leon out for christmas but somebody slipped the idea of christmas to Mono and Six. Mono wasn't going to miss out on colorful boxes bigger than himself. And Six, as is her manner, pretended not to care but was biting her handlers with more vigor than normal. Imagine her concealed excitement at finding out you get a whole morning dedicated to ripping things open.

[starseaweed]

Guess what? I wrote something for the little Resident Evil x Little Nightmares crossover. There’s actually more, but I’m going to try and pace myself for this.

~~~

While Mono couldn’t say where they were for certain, he knew it wasn’t the same place Six and him had come from. She had, for some insane reason, followed him into the television, and thankfully shared his fate when the screen spat them both out here. Wherever here might be.

There was something in the air, a clean tension even Six could feel, drastic in its sharpness and nothing like the heavy, endless mist of their city. Of course, the city that they had come from wasn’t “theirs” any more than the city they found themselves in, but Mono pretended that it was more “home” than this new place. He knew there better than here, not that it said much.

One thing he knew though, was that the Adults here were different. Yes, there were some clear twisted Adults that screeched like animals and trudged after them with unseeing determination. Monsters like corpses in bags, given new life, and blind ones that looked like skinned frogs he had seen in the School.

But there were also ones that… weren’t. Adults that ran and weaved and planned. Adults that avoided the twisted Adults, that fought them. Adults with un-twisted faces and bodies. Adults with kind eyes and soft faces, with fluid movement and singing voices. Adults that spoke. Spoke! Mono had gaped when he heard the un-twisted adult talking, and Six had stared, wide-eyed and stone still. They didn’t understand half of what the adult had said, but that didn’t change the fact that it was words. Not grunts, or huffs, or groans. Actual words.

Mono didn’t even know if these were Adults, anymore. They had to be very big children, because Adults did not speak, or run, or fight. No, all they did was hunt, and chase, and scream, or do many other things Mono didn’t understand the meaning of.

The things these Adults did made sense. They were trying to survive like children did. And so, Mono held out hope that maybe these were not Adults after all. He didn’t think Six was as optimistic, but it wasn’t like they talked about it, anyway. Six just followed him, same as always. What did it matter if Mono had started tailing a not-Adult?

The pair had seen a few not-Adults in the midst of the twisted Adults, however, the one they were trailing behind, Mono had taken to calling “Loud”. Sure, he wasn’t the best at naming things but with boots that romped around in the hallways and squeaked on the floors, the name stuck. Whenever he pulled out one of his weapons, the pair of children had to cover their ears. Sometimes, he even shouted things at the twisted Adults, making Mono wonder how Loud had ever survived this long.

Another thing that made him question Loud’s survival instinct was how he kept leaving behind keys. It was very useful, actually; whenever Loud thought he was done with something he would just leave it behind. Much of it was just trash; But once, Loud left behind a small, round and bumpy weapon, and after watching him use another, Six had used hers to explode one of the blind Adults. Mono hadn’t needed to see the grin on her face to know she was absolutely giddy.

~~~

This is all just background that takes place before this and this. Next