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    An AU specifically made to celebrate Splatoon and Undertale's 10th anniversaries.

    Undertale got me into writing as a creative avenue.

    Splatoon stoked my love for detailed worlds.

    I had to give back somehow. I'd describe this world as 'Splatoon with Undertale elements and characters'. I tried translating as much as I could into the new location of Sopela and the characters' new roles, there are quite a few shifts.

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    Undertale + human lore - the player (Now with Deltarune characters!)

    I had the thought of "Hey, what were the humans doing the whole time monsters were banished?", combined it with "Who does Frisk go to when they say they have places to be?", and in about five months had an AU on my hands, filled with worldbuilding details to share.

    Stardust Fragments will act as a timeline marker: everything above it is before the Barrier breaks; everything below is after.

    The title comes from the song Battle Scars by Paradise Fears, it fits with the vibe I'm going for this AU.

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    Ever since his mother died, Goro Akechi languished from orphanages to neglectful foster homes with his hopes ever dwindling. One fateful night in Inaba, a chance encounter with Kanji Tatsumi alters the trajectory of his life forever.

    A single phone call is all it takes to set an intervention in motion. The Dojima family offers him a fresh start and a chance to heal, and Kanji extends the hand of friendship, but just as he begins to lower his walls, his world flips upside down. Rumors of the Midnight Channel, the arrival of Yu Narukami, and the ensuing serial murder case drive Akechi down a reckless path. No matter the dangers, he will find the truth and prove he's more than a throwaway child.

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    21 Dec 2024

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Gods, I forget which chapter I decided to start reading this fic, but it felt like a beast of a number even then
    I don't regret picking it up though!
    I love how subtle Akechi's growth is throughout the entire journey, like you don't realize how far he's come until you snap back to chap 1
    Also: Hiro. I love 'im, and anyone who hasn't read the fic won't know who that is so it's technically not a spoiler!
    The web of references was a nice touch too. Did I understand half of them? No, but I didn't need to in order to enjoy their contribution to the plot. I honestly can't wait to see how these changes, because oh boy does it change, will affect Persona5.

    This story, both this installment and the ones in the works, is a large undertaking, and I applaud Dorked for taking it on.

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    The room is too bright.

    It’s quaint, in a nauseating sort of way. Polished floors glint from the gleaming honeycomb chandeliers overhead, make him squint. A few vases sprinkled here and there, filling the room with a sickeningly sweet scent – even a waffle-cone headrest framing the silken sheets of a neatly-tucked bed. Outside, the golden sun gleams, the gentle rays of light spilling past curtains that waver in the afternoon breeze.

    It's meant to be beautiful. Luxurious. Welcoming.

    With one sweep of his cane, Shadow Milk tears it apart.

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    30 Mar 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    As a person who was recommended this fic on a whim a few days ago, I did not need to know anything about Cookie Run to enjoy Shadow Milk & Pure Vanilla's shenanigans.
    And, personally, I love unreliable narrators because I get to read SM's feelings while laughing at the chinks growing in his armor as well as PV's flirting that sometimes goes right over his head.
    It's so much fun and I grin like a maniac.

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    Ceroba has tea with Asgore after the barrier is broken. She’s still pissed with him for firing her husband, but is doing her best to keep it under wraps. Asgore wants to ask about what the “yellow soul” was like in life, but has no idea how to broach the subject. No one is happy with this.

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    03 Feb 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    I love the emotion in this story, the hurt, the grief, and trying to make things right in the wake of joy.

    It also gave me some things to think about for my own AU

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    Rody Soul had long since stopped believing in fairytales. The real world has left him to make a dishonest living just to keep a roof over his siblings' heads. Until a strange guy with an even stranger dream and moral code pops into his life to chase him through the streets, insistent on a fantasy world of magic and princes.

    Apparently from a completely different land with entirely different rules, Midoriya Izuku seeks refuge with Rody and his siblings where he begins to learn that right and wrong might not necessarily be as black and white as he thought. He agrees to help Rody with his siblings while they help him find a way home to his friends and fiance.

    Meanwhile, in another world, a prince and a dragon rider are desperately searching for Midoriya who disappeared without a trace until it lands them in a strange land full of strange people and no place to start their search.

    Russian/русский translation in progress! thank you so much vanilla-shnauzer!!

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    18 Jan 2025

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    Tommy isn't stupid, despite how it looks sometimes. He can tell when he isn't wanted, and a sword to the back is a fairly clear tell of that.

    Skip ahead a few years, he's the reigning champion and basically co-runner of a fighting arena nestled snuggly inside of an anarchy server. Going by the title "Phoenix the Head Hunter", he's got some fire-red wings and an entire 'shelf' of heads in his collection from his matches in the Arena.

    Coming up on the two year anniversary of him claiming his title, a new fighter appears; no name registered to them and their features covered. This fighter quickly gains everyone's attention, easilly beating one of the Arena veterans his first night fighting. Tommy in specific noticing how similar their style is to someone he used to know.

     

    The Phoenix is always up for new heads on his shelf, but this one might come with more than it first appears.

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    19 Sep 2024