the melted - i curse the day info post
subtype 1/7
with pictures! :3 long post warning, as well as a mild body horror warning
the melted are a character subtype in the i curse the day universe. overall, they're the rarest of the seven subtypes, only including six characters- three pairs.
the melted are creatures of the black. whether they start human or not, all melted become permanently inhuman the moment they begin to melt, often holding their melt bond forever.
melting happens in the deep or shallow black, as well as in the deep white. when two people spend too long in the void together, their bodies and minds begin to fuse, called melting.
melting begins at the hand- one right hand, one left.
as it progresses, the fuse works it way towards the elbow and into the ribs, fusing the peoples arms not just to each other, but themselves as well. from the ribs it spreads to the hips and down the legs, until only three legs remain between the two people. when the legs have finished, the melt makes its way back towards the middle arm and shoulders, making final non-head connections.
the final stage of physical melting is a single body, with all features being averaged out of the original bodies.
mental melting is slower. it begins as the ribs begin to fuse, starting with vague telepathy and emotion transfer. as the hips and thighs connect, it morphs into full telepathy, as the people begin to project their thoughts to their bonded. as the upper arms begin to melt, it becomes full time mental communication, before finally developing into sharing a brain and mind as the head fuses. the final stage of mental melting is a full melt, where their souls fuse together and their thoughts are indistinguishable.
unmelting is possible, and painful. at least, its usually possible. in order for the melted to split, either both parties (whether consciously or not) must want to separate or something has to force them apart. for lower melted individuals (beginning stages- before the ribs fuse) even leaving the black or deep white is enough to cleanly split them, leaving nothing but a second or third degree burn behind on the affected skin. for higher melted individuals, something divine must start it. when the melt is complete, they're stuck as they are.