#voidfield

[bowlingforgerbils]

Hi.

I am putting together a little playlist of songs for Cooper and the Void. Here is what I have so far:

Physical -- Nine Inch Nails

Take me to church -- Hozier

Teeth -- 5 seconds of summer

Illusion -- VNV Nation

Your Idol -- Saja Boys

I'd love to hear any additional suggestions!

[bowlingforgerbils]

ok this is a silly one. you know how voidcats sometimes look invisible in the dark until u spot their eyes? the void is like that in the corners and shadows of cooper’s new home 😆 do you think the void enjoys jumpscaring cooper randomly as he goes about his days? does cooper ever get used to it or does it always almost give him a heart attack? 😂

omg I love this idea so much! Void just chilling in the shadows, with only its eyes visible. The Void LOVES jumpscaring Cooper. I think maybe the first couple times were not on purpose, but then it becomes a fun little cat and mouse game. The thing is, the Void is also in Cooper's head a lot of the time, so sometimes Cooper will get something like a spidey sense that the Void is about to pounce. 😂 But not always! Or not quickly enough to do anything about it. He recovers quickly, though. And he's so happy to see Void, too, that even if there is a little jumpscare at first, the Void is quick to make up for it. 🥰 The Void likes spooking Cooper, but not making him afraid, if that makes any sense?

[bowlingforgerbils]

In honor of the @disterras-sims's happy newlyweds, I wrote a little Voidfield minific. 312 words. Enjoy!

“What are you doing?”

Cooper startled a little from his spot on the couch, laptop open and a legal pad in front of him. The Void liked to wander the house and the woods beyond, to what purpose Cooper had no idea. Sometimes Cooper thought that the Void only left his side so that it could spook him when it returned. “Just looking at some different travel websites…”

The Void slithered over, curling its tentacles around him. “Planning another trip?” It hummed softly as it looked at the laptop screen, then the list of possible destinations listed on the yellow paper.

“Yeah, there are some places that I haven’t been yet…” Cooper tapped his pencil on the pad thoughtfully. “Not a long trip, I wouldn’t do that to mom again. But maybe a couple weeks somewhere? Where would you want to go?”

The Void’s tentacles stopped their gentle undulations, as if in surprise. “You wish for my opinion?”

“Well… yeah.” Cooper turned a little to look in at least one set of the Void’s eyes. “You’re coming with me, aren't you?”

The tentacles began moving again. One lightly caressed Cooper’s jaw. “You were alone on your last journey, weren’t you? Your loneliness was partially responsible for the mess you got yourself into.”

Cooper leaned into the Void’s touch. “Didn’t have you yet to keep me safe.”

“Presumptuous,” the Void muttered, but it sounded pleased. The tentacle dropped onto his shoulder and squeezed it affectionately. “I am always with you, Cooper. I will see the memories as they form within you, and I will be a part of them.”

“Great.” Cooper smiled and held up the legal pad. “So? Any preference?”

“Japan,” the Void replied with a wicked chuckle. “Your fascination with hentai manga would be a benefit to me.”

“Hawaii it is,” Cooper said flatly, crossing Japan off the list.

[bowlingforgerbils]

Hello!

I would like to get in the habit of writing more little minifics and posting them here instead of adding yet another AO3 WIP to the pile. I have a couple ideas already in mind, but if anyone wants to throw me something they'd like to see me write a little thing about, or wants to chat about Cooper and the Void headcanons or whatever, this is a friendly reminder that my askbox is open. <3

[bowlingforgerbils]

[in reference to this] Ask and ye shall receive @lollypopunicorn14:

Something that the Void learned about Cooper fairly quickly was that he liked talking. He asked the Void a lot of questions, and when it did not feel like answering, he filled the silence with his own chatter. Sometimes the Void paid attention, sometimes the Void let the sound wash over it like white noise.

Robert had never talked to the Void, except to tell it to go away. Cooper's eagerness to treat the Void like a person and not like a malignant shadow was amusing.

And... enjoyable.

Which is why Cooper's silence on this particular night spoke volumes.

"Something on your mind?" the Void asked. It had Cooper loosely wrapped in its tentacles while the man scrolled aimlessly on his tablet.

Cooper, predictably, blushed. "No, not really..."

The Void let a tentacle slip under Cooper's hoodie, caressing bare skin. "You are lying to me."

Cooper blushed harder and didn't meet any of the Void's eyes. Shame rolled off him in delicious waves. The Void, already in Cooper's mind, poked about for the source, and found it easily.

"You wish to make love to me like a woman?"

Cooper made a distressed sound and hid his face with the tablet, but the Void was having none of that. It took the device out of his hands, setting it aside with one tentacle while holding up his chin with another. Cooper's forehead was creased with worry, his lower lip trembling. "It was just an idle thought, you don't —“

"Enough of a thought that it's kept you quiet all evening."

Cooper's lashes fluttered as he looked away. So bashful, despite everything the Void had already done to him. "I didn't know of a way to bring it up," he admitted. "I don't want you think I'm ungrateful or... or bored or something... and, you know, the logistics..."

The Void scoffed at the latter concern. "My body is a manifestation of my own will, I can shape it however I please."

"I don't want you to be a woman," Cooper added quietly. "I like you as you, but with... um..."

"Somewhere to stick it in?" Cooper's blush intensified and the Void laughed, releasing his chin to rub the side of his face soothingly. "Your fantasies do not make me think of you as ungrateful or dissatisfied, Cooper. A little pedestrian, perhaps, but that is to be expected of your kind."

Cooper relaxed in the Void's hold, a tentative smile on his face. "So, um... is that a thing we could do? Sometime?"

The tentacles caressing Cooper's skin went still, all its eyes focusing intently on his. "Perhaps. But first I will need you to ask properly."

Cooper's breath quickened, a nervous sort of desire brightening his eyes. "Properly?"

The slash of a mouth on the Void's dark form turned up into a sharp smile. "Beg me."

[bowlingforgerbils]

Everybody thank @lonelyorchidman for inspiring a 221 word voidfield drabble from yours truly. 💖

Cooper woke up with his hair even more disheveled than usual. Something was gliding through the strands, teasing apart the longer locks and petting them softly.

“Void?” he muttered, eyes still closed. He was wrapped in the bulk of his lover’s tentacles, warm and cozy. “That you?”

The petting of his hair ceased immediately. “Yes,” it replied, albeit reluctantly. “It was not my intention to wake you.”

Cooper opened his eyes to the dim light of his bedroom. Not quite dawn yet. “S’alright,” he yawned. “Felt nice.”

The slender tentacles returned to his hair, playing with the strands. “Robert dyed his hair this color once,” it mused. “I mocked him for it, but it suits you much better. And it is softer, too. It feels good to touch it, not just to grab it when we fuck.”

“Thanks,” Cooper murmured, nuzzling further into the mass of tentacles. He was too sleepy to be bashful. “Want you to feel good.”

“I know.” The Void pressed a kiss to his shoulder over one of the many love marks it had made the night before. “Rest. I will continue to touch your hair until your alarm wakes you.”

Cooper shut his eyes, lulled sweetly by the Void’s tentacles in his hair and the knowledge that he had better hair than the Void’s ex-… whatever.

[bowlingforgerbils]

Helloo can we pls get a sneak peak for 🍑 and 🎊? The post doomsday au sounds super interesting!!! in that au does doom have anything to do with the fact that bob and john seemingly no longer recognize eachother? Or have they just not met yet in this au? Im so interested in that au it sounds super cool!!

Thank you anonymous! <3 To answer your question first about the doomsday au, Doom isn't responsible for John and Bob not remembering one another. No one remembers Bob's time with the Thunderbolts (or being the Sentry), not even Bob.

Anyway, here is the snippet:

Bob only ever went by Bob, although John had to bite his tongue a few times to keep from calling him Bobby. He had no idea why, it’s not like they were close enough for nicknames, and Bob was only a few years younger than him. John was admittedly curious how a guy Bob's age ending up working at a smoothie shop, but even he knew that’d be rude to ask. Once the smoothie was ready, Bob passed it over with a paper straw. John used to complain about how the straw would get soggy, but then Bob told him about the plastic polluting the oceans, not even in a lecture-y way, just that he he felt bad for the sea turtles, and John found himself accepting the straw without another word. For the sea turtles, of course. Not because of Bob's big blue eyes or anything.

And now, a snippet from my voidfield WIP! I'm so happy you asked!

Cooper went alone. The bride was beautiful, and the groom was overjoyed. James wasn’t the sort of guy who ran from commitment, and clearly loved his brand new wife. It was a nice ceremony. He was seated at a table with his old college friend group and their plus ones. A few expressed belated condolences about his father, which he graciously accepted. They asked about his trip around the world, which he was happy to yap about (leaving out the last few days in London, naturally). They asked what he was up to now, and he gave a very nothing sort of answer and the conversation moved on to someone else. What was he supposed to say, that he got his brains fucked out on the regular by a cosmic horror from another universe? One that had saved his life and now apparently owned it?

[bowlingforgerbils]

Just imagine the Void getting cuteness aggression from Cooper which leads to him squeezing Cooper's face with his tentacles. Okay bye  😶❤️

🥰🥰🥰 How delightful! I'll bet it happens most often during the times that Cooper is clean-shaven. The Void is fascinated with his smooth face and pets it and squishes his cheeks. Cooper is just like, "...okay, I guess this is happening now," but doesn't mind.