Idek how to make this post but uh. Yeah. Just gonna go full send.
I am a big Welcome Home fan. I've been apart of the community for a long time now and I actually kin one of the characters, Wally Darling!
It's been a experience for me, roleplaying and learning the characters through those experiences.
So. I present to you: the NOCTURNAL STARS AU!
Information under the cut <3
So - I'm still working out the details and stuff but here we go.
The Nocturnal Stars AU is set in a wintery landscape. Everyone is some form of Nocturnal creature, bats and moths being the most common. Home is a Coastal Redwood tree that protects the characters who live amongst his trees, and is almost worshipped like a god.
What most of the residents don't realize is that Home is not as nice as he seems... Recently, more and more residents have gone missing and nobody can seem to figure out why!
Maybe someone will come around to solve this mystery? Anyway! Let's get a look at this cast!
Takeshi
Well! He doesn't match the theme at all, does he? Why! He doesn't even look like a puppet! That's because he's not. Beyond the control of Home lies the real world. A world filled with mystery and enigma.
Takeshi here is a kitsunohinji, a subspecies of kitsune known for their trickster antics. He's constantly warning people not to go into the forest, but who would listen to a trickster?
(Cismale, He/Him. Bisexual.)
Shade Shadowling
One of the younger puppets to reside in Home, they've been personally taken in by Wally, who's raising them like his own. Trying to feed someone who runs on blood definitely isn't the easiest, though! They were discovered when they were younger, alone and afraid with no chance of survival. Wally felt a connection and here he is now with his chaotic pup.
The sweetest neighbor around! You can often find her within her home, which she shares with Howdy Pillar, or in her bakery, baking baked goods to be sold in Howdy's bugdega! She's been around the longest of the neighbors, and yet she still treats Home like a deity...
(Transfem, she/her. Lesbian. Giant Scops Owl)
Atlas Starstruck
The youngest of them all! Atlas was lovingly taken in by Eddie and Frank when he was just a little caterpillar. Now a full-fledged moth, he has to relearn life from a whole new perspective. He often delivers orders from the bugdega for Howdy so he can discover how to use his wings!
(Cismale, He/Him. Aromantic Asexual. Atlas Moth.)
Wally Darling
The bat everyone knows and loves! Wally is the the sort of- "head person" in the neighborhood. Its rumored that Home speaks directly to him... But all he wants is for his neighbors to stop disappearing. Don't mind the fact he can't keep his hair clean!
The only neighbor permitted to go to the real world! He delivers fan mail all around and is all about kind soul! Stop him for a chat and you're guaranteed to get to hear about his spouse, Frank, and their adopted son, Atlas.
(Cismale, he/him. Gay. Greater Mastiff Bat.)
Howdy Pillar
The owner of the bugdega. Howdy lives with his best friend, Poppy Partridge. Despite the two being very different species, they really make it work! He has a bad habit of giving people he's close with 100% off at his store... Which is everyone that lives in Home.
(Transmasc, he/him. Demiromantic Asexual. Luna Moth.)
Barnaby Beagle
I wouldn't necessarily call this Coyote a Beagle! His ears are permanently floppy due to having an erectile ear dysfunction. He's Wally's best friend and a good person to laugh with when times are tough! He's been doing a lot of comforting ever since Julie went missing...
Frank Frankly
The enby who enjoys studying bugs back at it again! They tend to keep to themself, studying their bugs with quiet fascination. They've been trying to convince Eddie to take them and Atlas on one of his mail trips! Still no luck, though. Eddie keeps saying it's too risky, for whatever reason...
(Wally is very protective of the people in his life. Especially Shade and Julie. He was devastated when Julie went missing so now he's focusing his attention on his idiot of a child so they don't get hurt- my boy needs a break-)
