#[I was just trying (purl-hew)]

[erigold13261]

“1010 E\/3″

Been wanting to fuse Eve and Purl for like... months or something. Finally did it lol

[literarybard]

Cassiopeia Collab

I've finally found the time to post this little drabble from a bit ago. My hope is to eventually share more, but hopefully this can find its way to some NSR fans!

The excerpt is just a scene from the concept of DJSS and 1010 finally collaborating on a song.

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There was no question that the current array of people in the room was an unorthodox combination. At the very least, someone would've thought that a few months ago, yet now the only thing spinning in the room is the repeated pausing and playing of an out-of-this-world beat. 

"Right so! How's about something here with the line ending in? Aberration?" There came the tone and head tilt that easily cued Rin's next words. "No offense, but what does that even mean?" 

On the other hand, the opposing figure of the DJ found herself breathing in; the tenseness of having to explain words that seemed so simple was getting to them, and yet when it came to this one. To say she physically felt the thought poof out of existence was an understatement; whatever cog needed to turn had finally checked out, and he could only exhale in what seemed like a simple annoyance.

"Why do you even care about what all these things mean?" There were tons of reasons as to why Rin and the rest should care, but their actual work time was shrinking with each instance. 

It was Haym who spoke up this time: "Sir made it very known that we should be careful as to—" the sentence seemed to seamlessly pass onto Eloni now, "avoid forum—" the final pair of words, now sung by four members with a melody that, despite being perfect, felt foreboding. "cancel culture!"

Well, okay.

"Let's just change—" He'd only gotten a mere three words out before a sudden counter made its way into the air. "What!? Just tell me, you've done it with every other word!" 

They stifled a reaction, instead turning away in her seat before continuing, "It is not entirely my problem that your knowledge is so... finite." Another moment passed past that sentence before an almost brooding white robot spoke again. "Are you calling me stupid?" 

"...just ignorant." It was upon the administration of the last word that she jumped, a chorus of gasps now coming from both Rin and every other member of 1010. Her gaze locked onto the only other person in the room without distinct eyes, but one who instead held a distinct smile on his face.

It was obvious Purl-Hew knew what the word meant and felt self-assured by that, and he knew that Supernova knew. An unspoken conversation between them was all that was needed to affirm that, and yet that didn't mean the blue robot wouldn't still join in with his brothers antics. The grin now plastered on his face pushed that idea further.

It was Rin who broke the chorus with a scoff and a snap. "Oh yea? Well-" He turned to his fellow 1010 members, flipping his hair, before turning back to DJ Subatomic and sliding away. Whatever that was appeared to be a cue that led the five to line up before them, posing oddly familiarly just as she once had before speaking into song, a line that chased her down.

"Don't you know who we are?" A previously suppressed grumble finally escaped them as they slunk further into her seat. A moment later that'd be ammended, with 1010 shifting towards their patented salute while he could've sworn his posture realigned into another reality along with the yelp that came when a hand settled on her shoulder.

"Busy at work, I see. Tell me, is the collab faring well, Nova?" Neon J's voice rang out along with the slight cybernetic undertone of a man trying not to chuckle at the scene before him. A silent stare linked the two of them for a few moments before her voice hushed, "Yeah. Some boys you have here, J."

[smittenroses]

— Broken Parts

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Rin knew he wasn’t special, he was a robot that was made to be easily replaceable; his mind was able to travel between bodies, different systems — it was in his nature to be able to overcome and adapt the many scenarios he would have to face, but, this little robot that had been cleaning their home was now laying at his feet, broken.

This robot couldn’t be as quickly replaced as they did.

It was made to be sturdy, it had been made to last a long time, but, as it laid there in a mess of parts from where their bodies had collided with the machine, Rin couldn’t help but give it a nudge with the tip of his foot, watching the lights of the machine slowly blink away, almost as if trying to get out a message before it finally would die.

“I didn’t break it.” Haym was the first to speak, yellow eyes shifting between the different brothers as he stood there, the tablet that he had been crying over moments before clutched to his chest, the sleeves of his shirt hung over his hands. “I swear I didn’t break it, I didn’t move from the couch by choice.” The couch was currently flipped, an effort made by Eloni to keep himself upright when his prank had gone off, causing the couch to jump from his position.

“I didn’t break it either.” Purl-hew was the next to speak as he stayed as far back as he could, though he wasn’t able to hide the panic in his eyes at the scene, Rin being able to see the way his eyes glitched behind the glasses, either knowing he broke the machine or he had sustained damage to his visuals. “I think Zimelu broke it.”

“The fuck?” Zimelu started, the red one throwing his arms up in the air as he spoke, “I didn’t break anything, I was just proving you wrong that you’re not the one they like the most.”

Rin knew the truth behind it but he kept his mouth shut, letting the silver eyes of his flicker over to Eloni, watching as he held the oversized party popper in his arms; a prank that the two of them had been planning for show on an upcoming live, it seemed that Eloni’s effort had gone to waste, instead, it now painted the crime scene in streamers and what Rin could assume was the washable ink that children would use in their art.

“Well, I didn’t break it either.” Rin tossed the script he had been rehearsing onto the glass coffee table that stood next to the robot, the only thing that hadn’t been upturned in that wasn’t bolted to the floor or the wall. It didn’t resemble much of the clear substance it was made of more than a party table cloth one would use at a children’s birthday party, but, as he crouched down to the robot again, he could see that there was still some battery left.

He watched the warning flash on the screen in multiple languages, the wheels of the robot spinning wildly in an attempt to try and upright itself despite the odd angle the wheels were bent at, knowing that the smell of burning rubber would be incredibly hard to miss to the human nose.

“We should bury it,” Zimelu said, picking up the cleaner robot easily, the strength that they had built into their skeletons coming in handy as he held the bot like it was nothing, listening to the inner mechanisms try and work themselves out. “Hide this from the big J, he can’t get upset if he can’t find it, yeah?”

“It wouldn’t be a bad idea…” The party popper was gone from his hands as Eloni stood next to Zimelu, picking up the mess of wiring that spilled from the robot’s neck, piling it on top, “He can’t remember them all, right?”

“Until he notices that a robot is missing from a charging station.” Purl-hew’s fingers noticeably clutched the book in his hands as he spoke, barely containing the strength from ripping it in two, “Maintenance days, routine cleaning, he’ll eventually notice.”

“Then we hide the charger too.”

The noises blurred together into one at this point, Rin staring hard at the machine that sat in Zimelu’s arms, watching the warning blink and flicker, watching the robot desperately run a system diagnostic and silently call for help. It was pitful, he was glad that the robot was unable to talk or do anything like they did, fearing that the robot would scream out and sound too human for them to do what they needed to.

A shrill screech filled the room, Zimelu dropping the robot onto the hard wooden floors out of shock, the robot screaming its final cry before the screen finally went flat, laying limp in a sea of bright colours and several colourful bodies. Rin heard them long before they came, his head tilting towards the doorway to watch as their creator and their ‘father’ rounded himself into the room, a sword high in his hand.

One would question where he got the sword, but, when there was a sword around the corner every step you took just for decoration, you knew where it came from long before you could guess where he got it from. “What was that?!” Neon J shouted in alarm, the screen beeping with alarm as he attempted to locate the sound of what had screamed.

The sword was lowered as the boys stepped away from the body, revealing the cold metal to their creator. If he still had his face, Rin could imagine that it would be twisted in annoyance, the screen turning off for a moment before walking off slowly, a familiar white and pink face peeking around the corner soon after.

“What was that about not needing human staff?” Eve tsked to the cyborg, leaving the robot boys to stand in the middle of their mess.

Rin picked up the script again, leaving the room.

Rin had rarely found himself interested in others outside of their social circle, however, when a new face showed up at his home, he couldn’t help but be taken aback. Neon J rarely brought in help from the outside, even rarer that they would be within the home. Rin had listened to the ramblings of Neon J before about his paranoia that someone would come and steal things or even steal their blueprints to make knockoffs, but, Rin had never really thought on it too much until now.

With the uniform and the cleaning supplies they lugged around everywhere, he knew this had to be the replacement for the robot that now sat at the bottom of the bin, but, it felt weird knowing that there was a living human in the mansion’s walls that wasn’t one of the other stars.

Even weirder still, she didn’t seem to react too ‘fannish’ around them. As a robot built to entertain and bring joy to people, Rin was used to people looking directly at him whenever he passed by, always reacting in a very similar manner no matter who it was, but, every time he passed this maid, this lady, he noted how she never batted an eye unless she was spoken to. It hadn’t taken long for his brothers to follow in his footsteps in their confusion, Rin able to see how each tried to gain knowledge on who the favourite may be by being around her.

She didn’t react besides the pleasantries.

“Do you think she’s a robot too?” Haym whispered, the group of ‘brothers’ hiding around the corner from where the maid currently worked, watching as she polished silverware, sitting at the big dining table that only served as decoration more than practicality. It had been a question Rin had asked already, but, watching Haym’s eyes turn briefly red before returning to their usual yellow, he watched his shoulders fall.

The maid had a heat signature, she was human.

“Maybe she’s a super spy who’s been sent by another government to steal us?”

“Eloni, that’s the stupidest thing I have heard you say.” Zimelu’s answer was to the point as he leaned against the wall next to Purl-hew, Rin turning his head just enough to watch as his brother flicked through something on his phone with the help of the synthetic skin on his fingertips.

They said they were tagging along to make sure the other three weren’t getting in trouble, but Rin knew they were just as curious about the human woman.

“It could be likely…” Rin said, peeking his head around the corner again, watching as the human put down another spoon, the small pile of silver growing, “But she’s also good at what she does.”

The silence was deafening, too much so, but, as Rin saw something begin to descend from the ceiling in the middle of his vision, he crossed his eyes and watched as a spider slowly crawled down, and down, flicking his vision between Haym who was crouched below and the spider, reaching out his hand to grab at the web string that connected it above. Watching with horror as the spider dropped the string, it landed on Haym’s hand as it reached up to adjust some of the fake hair on his head.

The fallout was instant, Haym attempting to get away from the spider as fast as he could — too bad he didn’t realise he went backwards, crashing into Rin’s body as he went. Crashing, banging, errors flashing across Rin’s screen, it all happened so quickly and everything was just too loud for him to hear the rushed footsteps over to the doorway, seeing the maid staring down at them with such alarm.

He knew one of his hands disconnected, that was for sure, but, as he sat up, he took note of the pressure in his lap and looked down. Haym’s head stared up at him, disconnected from the rest of his body.

“Oh goodness!” The woman said, her hand coming up to her mouth as she took in the full extent of the chaos, “Are you ok? Do you feel pain?” It seemed that Neon J hadn’t briefed her on how they worked based on the reactions, Rin still attempted to clear his system of the errors as he listened to the maid, remaining seated on the floor as he ran a system diagnostic to check for anything else missing.

“We just fell for you, sweetheart.” Rin’s programming took control, feeling the control he had slip for a moment as it took over, spitting out the line that he had been pre-programmed to say in case of collisions on the stage, his brothers saying similar things that even Rin couldn’t help but cringe at, their voices as flat as the line was.

Yet she didn’t react to it, instead choosing to kneel by Haym’s body, hands hovering over it, almost unsure of what to do.

“Having trouble touching perfection?” Haym said. Rin knew he was crying on the inside knowing that he hated that line in particular, but, as her gaze focused on the disembodied head on Rin’s lap, the flirting, the programmed lines, they came to a halt at what was said.

“Do… Do I have permission to touch you?”

Rin had never heard it before. Fans had a habit of taking, and taking, and taking, never giving anything back in return despite everything that they did for them. He was used to just being the machine that entertained people, that was just there to be… a machine.

Never before had he been asked this, never before had his system gone as quiet as it did, leaving Rin’s conscious mind floating in a void.

“That…” Rin knew that if he were alive like he had thought about many times before, he would have a dry mouth, but, processing his words carefully, he nodded slowly, “That would be great.”

The maid’s hands worked with instruction, Haym finding his own words as he instructed her what to do, Rin holding his brother’s head upright with the hand that was still attached, watching as the woman asked questions, made sure they were comfortable with each movement, with each touch she gave to the parts that had been flung across the hall.

It made Rin’s system question the feeling that warmed his circuits as she finally got to him, her hand gripped his disconnected hand, holding back the feeling of wanting to squeeze it back as he felt his system pair it back to his body, fingers twitching as the warmth left his palm.

He was the ‘selfish’ one for attention on stage, but, he wished he was able to feel that warmth a little longer.

[persepor]

I NEED TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE AMAZING NSR HANAHAKI BY @jabberwockprince cause whoo boy when they said that Rin's was particularly poisonous I knew exactly what it would be.

Let me introduce you to the Oleander plant, a beautiful but very poisonous plant. As in you don't even have to ingest it, it's THAT toxic.

Anyways I think Rin's hanahaki disease would be more prominent around his neck and up his face, with the plants being poisonous it might affect his systems differently. He would slowly lose eye sight, motor function, and vocals because of the growth rate of the plant and with it being very poisonous.

He would be in denial at first, shrugging it off as nothing, until he notices how fast it grows around his neck. Almost like it's trying to suffocate him. Then it would grow slower on his face, affecting his right eye first and losing sight in it. Then he would take it a bit more seriously but I feel like he doesn't want to tell anyone. I, personally, think since he probably has the most fans and that maybe most of them are "intense" he'd feel like a burden to other people if he told them. So he'd hide it till either Zimelu or Purl Hew tell Neon J.

Again it isn't that noticeable on his joints and more noticeable on his neck and face because unlike Eloni......most of the plant is growing inside and around his inner joints and mechanisms.

Yep I think most of the plant would grow inside his inner workings. That's why I said he'd lose eye sight and motor functions, because it's affecting his inner workings. Also, again, it's poisonous to just be around so he could get others sick by just being around him. This would lead to him shutting himself away from the world, because he doesn't want to get anyone sick from just being around him.

Again Zimelu or Purl Hew or both would find Rin and take him to Neon J. I just went off on a tangent but I HAD to add to this.

[desired-fantasy-writings]

Lazy Morning Pt 1 - (Purlhew X Female Reader)

Requested by: Nobody Warnings: Sexual Tension(?) Readers Gender: Female Reader Fanfic Type: Fanfic Fanfic Genre: Fluff/Lime Word Count: 908

"Purl, dear, it's time for us to get up now."

"Mmh"

You rolled your eyes at your blue-haired lovers response, smiling at him. "C'mon, don't be like that."

Purl-Hew groaned in reply, nuzzling his face more into your stomach with his arms around your waist. You had your hands in his hair, dragging your finger nails along his blue-coloured hair softly, earning a sweet hum from Purl-hew.

"I know it would be nice to stay in bed all day, but we got things to do with the gang remember?" You yawned, trying to move, but Purl-Hew kept you from moving anywhere. Purl-Hew auto-tuned whined.

"Just a little while longer babe, pretty please?" Purl-Hew gave you the puppy eyes, making you giggle.

He had his glasses off so you could see his pretty blue eyes of his.

You couldn't resist his beautiful charm, so you gave into him. He could be such a baby when you and Purl-Hew were alone away from the rest of the boys and Neon J.

"Fine you big baby, just a few more minutes. Then we're getting up." Purl-Hew sighed happily from your response. He then shifted himself close to your mouth with a smile.

Purl-Hew didn't say anything as he pushed his silicone lips onto your plump ones. You smirked, rolling your eyes at his playfulness. Your hand moved onto the back of Purl-Hew's neck to push him closer to your lips in the kiss. Both of you moved in sync as the kiss began to feel more exotic, and you could say, electrifying. You pulled away from the kiss after a few moments to catch your breathe. You still got overwhelmed from kissing him, despite how many times you two kissed, and Purl-Hew knew that. He wanted this to be an innocent kiss, but he had other plans in the back of his mind.

He pushed his lips onto yours again, this time he wasn't planning to pull away. He snaked a hand down to your thigh, making you gasp in the kiss. This gave Purl-Hew the chance to slip his tongue into your mouth. You moaned out of shock. You couldn't take it anymore and pushed him away, feeling too embarrassed to continue (not now at least.) This left Purl stunned, stopping in his tracks. He grew worried he went too far, or he fucked up. Just as he was about to speak to apologize, you panted out;

"I-I'm sorry babe, but not n-now! We got things to do. We can save this for later you tease..." You muttered out with half lidded eyes, leaning forward to nibble his silicone ear. "Save that tongue action for later."

Purl-Hew felt like his ability to speak was taken away after what you said. His blue coloured cheeks and the lights on his boys grew brighter and fluctuated, making you laugh seeing your somewhat stoic boyfriend blush so hard from your words.

"You're not the only one that can be a tease babe, now let's get going before the others come for us." You say, making Purl-Hew groaned in annoyance.

"Fine..."

"Purl stop being such a grump and cmon!" You got out of the bed and extended your hand to him. Purl stared at your hand, seeming unimpressed as he extended to grab his glasses instead, putting them on.

"Nah babe, after what you did, that's not how it's going to work this time." Purl-Hew said under his breathe, looking up at you.

Confused at what he just said, you waited for what he was going to do. Purl-Hew got up, looking down at you, and suddenly scooped you up in his arms.

"Purl-"

"Be quite before I make you songbird... don't test me." Purl-Hew stared you down before heading out the door to downstairs where the others were.

You shut up after that, feeling your heart skip a beat. The tone in his voice explained how upset he was that you stopped your somewhat intense, make out session. Underneath it seemed like he was not just upset, but sexually frustrated? You hasn't seen him this upset over something like this before. You had a feeling he was planning something after you two hang out with the gang, and you couldn't help but smirk to yourself after making him like this. You lick your lips, snuggling up to Purl-Hew.

"I love you Purl, and I'm sorry." You apologize in a whisper, feeling Purl-Hew's eyes on you.

You closed your eyes as your man carried you along the long hallways of the mansion. Purl rolled his eyes, maneuvering his lips to your forehead.

"Even though I'm a tad annoyed by you right now, but I love you too babe. Remember that." Purl-Hew muttered, leaving a long but meaningful loving kiss on her forehead before shifting his head forward. "And I'll definitely make you sorry after we're done our tasks at hand."

Your lips closed shut, feeling yourself get flustered. Purl-Hew knew he hit something within you cause he felt you tense up in his arms. Under his now stoic exterior, he smirked to himself. He knew how to exactly embarrass you, and you knew how to exactly embarrass Purl-Hew. It was a fun game you two played. No wonder why the fans shipped you two so much. You seemed too perfect for each other, especially when it came to the teasing part of things anyway.

[instantartific]

God I'm still thinking about the hanahaki thing.

Because in everything I talked about, Neon doesn't actually interact with the 1010 member who's affected. He's just a conceptual threat: "if he finds out, I'm done for." He doesn't even need to do anything for the one to be feeling all these emotions to be terrified of him.

When in reality, he'd probably be... astonished by it.

If he ran some trials and did some testing, it'd be well clear that these vines and flower buds and thorns are all growing and coming from something inside the boy and didn't just get tangled in his workings somehow and keep growing from there.

Especially when he discovers how the plants react to him personally. What if the plants lash at him with a mind of their own and try to scratch and etch and dig deep into him with its thorns? What if they scutter back and try to get away from him the more he tries to investigate? Of course, in a slow winding way as plants would do, but in a way that's clearly alive and directly tied to whoever he's doing work on at the moment.

And the thought of him being baffled yet ecstatic at this, actually. Because this means that he's somehow found a way to simulate consciousness and emotions through the soldiers he's created. Of course, it's a bad thing in terms of those same soldiers being in pain and unable to operate properly, but fantastic in terms of his work with them!

More so when he tries to talk with them and it becomes oh so obvious that one of the greater reasons why these plants grew so out of control is due to him. Their [honestly very sound reasoning] that he'll consider the concept of machines made to make power that have their own will obsolete. And take that will from them.

The thought of Neon checking the other four and finding that all five of them have the hanahaki in them, in differing stages. All five of them were feeling these things they shouldn't have been and all five tried to hide it the best they could, if they even knew at all.

The thought of the one that was the most eroded being either Purl-hew or Eloni.

Purl-hew because he's supposed to be the one that's cool and composed, he's supposed to always be calm and collected, he has to have that image to upkeep. Sure, maybe there's a reason he keeps those sunglasses on even when he doesn't need to, but that can't be related, right? Sure, maybe he can't even look the others in the eyes, but that can't be related, right?

He just needs to keep his cool and the Captain doesn't need to know.

As for Eloni, he has so many things to have so many emotions for. Not having the fans' love, people getting tired of his jokes, being the most overlooked in the group, being the most gaudy, standing out the most—hell, even with his color, he stands out. Everyone else is a primary color and he's green. Even the way he SINGS isn't normal because he's the rapper of the group with a soft voice!

And Captain's the one who had to give all the most awkward and experimental qualities to him! Of course he'd hide it from him! I mean, he wouldn't be surprised if the man would take it as an excuse to rebrand him entirely...

Even if those two maybe had it the worst, the thought of them all sharing that fear of their Captain trying to take, well. Their fear away from them. Their will away from them.

(The thought of the boys failing to consider the program in which war bots were given false memories and simulated emotions for loved ones who may or may not exist in order to make them more efficient in their cause when considering how their Captain may or may not react.

The thought of them failing to consider that perhaps he'd consider this a breakthrough more than a hindrance, if he really insisted on seeing it as simulated and inhumane.

The thought of them collectively assuming he won't understand and that he'll hunt that of which he doesn't agree with to extinction.

Because, well. He IS a Captain.)

[sir-subpar]

Can we try? (Zuke x Purl-Hew drabble)

Below the cut! Also, what's their ship name? ZukeHew? Purlzuke? Idk

Summary: Zuke's relationship with romance is complicated, but he's goingg to try again. (More of a warm up oneshot this time. Might do Zuke x Zimelu next)

Author’s note: Rarepair time baby! I was originally going to do Rin x Zuke, as I’ve seen lot’s of cute media of it, but then I had an idea: What about a ship I haven’t seen yet? (It’s so rare, if it were a steak, it’d be mooing.. Either that, or I somehow just didn’t notice it before.)

Zuke's relationship with romance was… complicated.

He didn't dislike the idea of romance. Quite the opposite, really. He wanted to have a partner in life.

The thing is… he was afraid. His last relationship resulted in a bitter, fiery, frightening end.

He shivered at the thought, subconsciously running his hand through his hair. 

Needless to say, he didn't need a repeat of that.

After a while, he came to the conclusion that romance… probably wasn't for him. Even if he wanted it to be. He just gave up trying.

He met Mayday, his best friend, band partner, and roommate. He was glad he met her. 

She was a great friend to have, he felt comfortable around her. Safe. As they shared their love for Rock together. Eventually the idea of romance drifted away from him. He stopped thinking about it.

Then the revolution happened.

It started with Sayu's comment. While she was wrong about his feelings being for Mayday, she did have a point, in a way.

"Ba-bump! Ba-bump!"

"Ba-bump?"

"It means follow your heart Zuke!"

He started thinking about it again briefly, before Mayday refocused everyone on the fight at hand. The revolution continued to be a distraction for Zuke, Yinu and DK West took his mind off it, (even if his brother brought a whole different kind of baggage) it gave Zuke something to prioritize. Until they met 1010.

“Haters gonna hate. When we show up, we get the sexy mission done. You better put on your tactical thermal goggles, ‘cause we’re gonna bring the heat!”

Ugh. So cheezy. It was just like 1010 to say things like that. May fawning over them didn’t help. Neither did the factory constantly dropping more bots each time they broke one, making the whole ordeal last even longer. The whole situation was aggravating to Zuke. At the time, he didn’t get what so many people (including May) saw in these guys.

At the time.

After 1010, there was the battle he dreaded, more than he did Tatiana. 

Nadia.

He missed her. He respected her. He understood her. He loved her…

Then he feared her.

He ran from her. He hid from her. He fought her.

“There is no one… Not even him.”

He comforted her, but still kept her at arm’s length.

When the rock revolution ended, he and May went indie again. Eventually, they became friends with various members of NSR. He began talking with Eve again, even if it was a bit tense. He also found himself bonding with Sayu’s crew, as well as Yinu and her mother. May, of course, quickly got attached to 1010.

Speaking of 1010…

That was what all these thoughts accumulating were about. Zuke had a bit of a dilemma going on.

One of the 1010 members, while as flirty as the rest, had chosen a different target to show his affection to. While most of them focussed on Mayday, one chose Zuke. The blue-haired, sunglass-wearing, boy band android: Purl-Hew.

Yeah, he didn’t know why either.

Well, at first, he didn’t even realize that was the case. 

A tapping on the sewer cover brought Zike out of his nap on the couch. Grumbling for a bit, he climbed up the ladder and pried open for the unexpected guest. 

He had to squint as he was met with a bright blue light. A synthesized voice pierced into Zuke's ears.

"Why does something so beautifully radiant hide away in the sewers rather than gracing the world with your light?"

Zuke rolled his eyes, "Dude, May's not here, you can stop. She'll be back later, I'll tell her you stopped by."

Then he closed the sewer grate, and descended back into his home.

'Huh. Wonder why it was just one of them this time.. Don't they usually do things as a group?'

He figured it was just a weird, one time occurrence.

Then, weeks later it happened again.

The tapping, Zuke opening the grate. Purl-Hew humming out a cheesy pickup line, Zuke telling him that May wasn't home again, and him closing the grate.

Then again. 

And again.

And again.

It became almost a routine at some point.

Weeks of Purl-Hew randomly dropping by. Almost every time it was when Mayday happened to be out.

Another few days went by, and May had gone to see a movie. Originally they were going to see it together, but Zuke's back and legs started acting up and he wanted to stay home and rest.

May offered to stay and help him with anything he'd need, but he insisted he would be fine and she should go still. It took a bit of convincing, but she eventually agreed, on the condition that he'd call someone if he needed help.

So, once again he was alone at home, laying on the couch.

And the tapping happened again.

He let out a frustrated groan.

Reluctantly he pried himself from the couch slowly. If he was careful (and lucky) maybe he'd be able to climb the ladder without hurting himself too much.

The climb was slow and cautious, yet still sharply shot pain up his back as he moved.

He pushed the manhole cover aside, poking his head out into the world above.

Once again, Purl-Hew was back.

Before the android could say anything, Zuke let out an exasperated sigh, already preparing to close the sewer's entrance.

"Dude, again, May isn't here-"

"I know."

Purl-Hew's hand caught the metal cover, preventing Zuke from closing it.

Zuke froze.

"... What?"

"She took Eloni to the movies, so I knew she wouldn't be here. I want to see you." Purl-Hew stated, his tone making it seem like that was an obvious fact.

Zuke tried to read the robot's expression, but with him wearing his signature tinted glasses and his silicon lips pressed into a thin line, it was impossible to read him.

"I uh… why uh… why though?" Zuke quizzed.

The android, despite not needing to breathe, did so just so that he could let out a frustrated sigh.

His hands practice shit to Zuke's sides, hooking under his arms.

Just as fast as he grabbed him, he yanked him out of the sewer and held him above the ground.

Zuke's feet dangled over a foot above the ground. Stunned and shocked, he could barely utter a question before he was interrupted again.

Purl-Hew held Zuke close, almost slamming his lips into Zuke's with a firm but chaste kiss.

Zuke might have been human, but he felt like a computer program crashing. 

All thoughts left him, all he could do was look at the blue bot wide-eyed.

Purl-Hew pulled away, looking Zuke in the eyes.

"Does that answer your question?"

"I- I guess? I mean, yes? But also, why me? When did this," Zuke pointed at himself, "Become a draw for you?" 

The android's jaw dropped. "You're kidding, right?"

"Aren't you?"

"No!" He protested.

"Is it really that hard to believe that I find you attractive?"

Zuke paused, thinking of his response. Purl's tone sounded so genuine, despite his mechanical voice.

"I.. I'm just not used to this. It's not that I see myself as ugly, but I know I'm not anything too special. I'm just… me."  Zuke confessed, shrugging as best as he could in his position. He still was hovering over the ground in Purl-Hew's grasp.

Purl pulled him close, touching their foreheads together.

"I'm very drawn to you, Zuke. You're not only a good looking guy, but you're also loyal. Kind. You have a relaxing atmosphere I've grown to appreciate about you. I like you… I want to spend more time with you, I want to know more about you. Zuke.."

He pecked Zuke on the cheek.

"Will you go out with me? On a date?"

Zuke's heart jumped into his throat.

Could he date someone again? After all this time? Did he want to?

… He wasn't sure how to feel.

But..

He chewed the inside of his lip. Purl-Hew's been trying to get his attention for months, relatively politely too.

He too was putting himself out there. Flirting with someone who's shown zero reaction to it till now. Opening himself up, and letting him be in a vulnerable position.

Zuke took a breath.

"Okay, we can give it a try.."

"Wait- really!?" Purl-Hew's voice raised. Excitement bubbling to the surface, his cheeks glowed a brighter blue.

 

Zuke nodded, avoiding eye contact.

"Y-yeah.. Let's try it out.." 

In a matter of milliseconds, he was pulled into a hug.

"Thanks Zuke. You won't regret it~" 

[incorrectnostraightroads]

Eve: You know what’s a stupid letter?

Purl-Hew: Q?

Eve: Yeah, why do I hate Q so much?

Purl-Hew: Cause it’s so obviously just an O trying to be all fancy with it’s pointless little tail.

Eve, angrily: Q’s pathetic.

[cryptidmads]

alright, so i went through the ama with wan hazmer and daim dziauddian on twitch and picked out every little tidbit i could about the megastars bc i knew you guys would want to know. this is a long post and i’m on mobile atm so i can’t put it under a read more — sorry about that! bosses are in chronological order, starting with DJSS and ending with Eve!

DJ SUBATOMIC SUPERNOVA

- djss took the least amount of time to develop out of all the bosses (haz says his fight took about half a year.)

- daim purposely tried to make djss' name as long as he could. he was specifically looking at negasonic teenage warhead from deadpool for inspiration.

- haz and daim do have the briefing/kliffnotes for djss. they discussed sharing them at some point, but idk when that would happen.

- related to the above, daim says that dj is in his mid thirties. EDIT: his kliffnotes were shared on twitter and they say he’s 41. daim must have goofed haha

- when asked if djss actually has a face and how he eats, daim compares it to kenny from south park and how you never see his face. he thinks dj does have a face in there, but that we just never see it. as for the “how does he eat” part, daim says that sometimes they don’t have to show everything.

- daim is a djneon/neonnova shipper, and it’s one his favourite pairings alongside zuke/mayday.

- daim said that uncle ali basically instantly landed the role as djss. he was that good.

SAYU

- sayu was obviously inspired by hatsune miku and other vocaloids, but haz brings up one particular commercial involving miku and google chrome, which involves a bunch of people collborating on songs and concept art for miku, similar to how sayu started as a collab between remi and tila in-universe.

- someone asked about the models for sayu's crew's apartments. there wasn't much on that, but haz mentions that one of his favourite nsr fanfics (yes, he reads them) is "Road to Redemption," and there's a scene that takes place in a studio where the crew works on sayu, and he really likes that.

- the devs wanted sayu's name to sound both malay and japanese at the same time (as well as a nod to miku). haz says it means “warm water” in japanese.

- akusuka is a direct copy of akihabara in terms of locale.

- sayu’s shellfish commercial is a homage to a real snack in malaysia named mamee monster, which is hugely popular with kids. the format of the commercial itself was inspired by a pocky commercial that featured hatsune miku.

YINU

- her game design (for her boss fight) was partially done in ms paint by music director falk (who made the base version of her boss theme)

- yinu's mom doesn't have a name. she's just mother/mama.

- haz confirmed that yinu's father is, in fact, dead.

- daim thought yinu’s name was a nod to yuna (a popular malaysian artist). it’s not.

- natura is daim’s favourite district. he likes how calm it is compared to the others.

- daim said that they wanted a hint of hope in all three of yinu’s backstory photographs, to show that no matter how bad your life gets, there’s always that glimmer of hope and that good things can still happen.

1010

- the members of 1010 do not have any official names.

- the assets for the autographs were made by the artists at one of the partner companies working with metronomik on nsr. haz and daim didn't really have anything to do with making them, and while daim did approve them for the final game, he was sorta skimming through a bunch of assets along with the autographs, and he didn't realize what they really were at the time until later. haz is impressed with how the fans managed to decipher them.

- 1010's fight was purposefully put between yinu's and eve's as a break from the emotional stuff.

- michael jackson was used as a reference for 1010's animations/moves.

- the Bio Tactical Shield that you get for zuke after beating 1010 is a reference to BTS.

- tangibly related, but the collectable figurines are supposed to serve more as a backstory to vinyl city as a whole, rather than 1010 or neon j. daim describes the figures as what events were going on and what people were doing before the events of nsr.

- 1010’s appearance from older trailers (where they all looked the same) were actually placeholders. 1010’s actual designs weren’t finished yet when those trailers were released.

- parts of 1010’s designs (for their bodies/outfits) were inspired by tron uprising, a project that daim worked on.

- somebody asked why 1010 and neon j have sculpted butt plates. daim and haz have no idea, but daim suggested that ellie (who designed 1010) and jan (who did their character models) put them there to up the “sexy robot” factor.

- daim’s favourite member of 1010 is purl-hew/blue, and haz’s favourite is eloni/green.

- the members of 1010 were designed based on popular tropes in boy bands. rin/white is “the main guy,” zimelu/red is the “bad boy,” purl-hew/blue is the “cool guy,” haym/yellow is the “young/innocent one,” and eloni/green is the “weird/funny one.”

- eloni/green not getting fan mail was based on how the “funny guy” of kpop bands/idol groups don’t seem to get as much attention as the rest of the group.

NEON J

- haz and daim didn't expect neon j to become so popular. haz joked about blaming it on ddaddystar, who did that doodle of djss and neon j from the credits.

- when asked about neon j’s age, daim said he’s definitely older than djss, and that he could be in his forties.

- related to the age thing, someone in chat said he should be older if he went to war in the sixties. haz replied by saying they never mentioned what year the game takes place in, so it doesn’t necessarily take place in the present/2020.

- a lot of people asked about the border wars, and daim and haz said they like leaving the bulk of it up to fan interpretation.

- daim said that neon j’s organs were preserved in a robotic shell after the war, and that’s why he’s considered a cyborg.

- as stated above, daim is a djneon/neonnova shipper, and it’s one his favourite pairings alongside zuke/mayday.

- neon j’s monologue was slightly longer, but it was cut down because zul (neon j’s va) didn’t do very many takes for the monologue, and the takes he did do didn’t have the comedic punch that daim was looking for, so it got shortened.

- the singing parts of neon j’s lines were ad-libbed by zul in his audition, and daim liked it so much that it stayed for the final game.

- neon j’s monologue had to be altered in the japanese dub so that the jokes/comedy would make more sense.

EVE

- the color changing paintings from her boss fight were created by accident.

- eve was put as the last boss because of how emotional her relationship with zuke was and how complicated and intricate she is as a whole compared to the rest of the bosses.

- daim considers eve to be the "final boss" for zuke, while tatiana is the final boss for mayday.

- eve took the longest to develop out of all the bosses. she was orignally a lot more complicated, and daim said they had to "filter" a lot of things about her in order to tone her down and fit her into the game.

- eve was almost scrapped from the game. daim said her concept as an eccentric artist wasn't as well known as the other four bosses’ concepts, and combine that with how long it took to finalize her... yeah.

- none of the artists have set in stone heights because of how the gameplay works, but eve is the tallest one. the closest scene in the game that has them at their actual heights is the ending.

- her name was originally eva, but it was changed bc there’s already a popular artist with the same name.

- daim explains that a big part of eve’s concept and theme is her embracing herself. he uses the example of eve’s backstory where she starts out hating herself and trying to cover the pink half of her face, but then starts doing less of that overtime. he also mentions that all the body parts (hands, arms, legs, etc.) from her fight also come from her embracing her body and using it in her artwork.

- dream fever is haz’s favourite district.

- daim didn’t originally think of zuke and eve as being an actual couple until later down the line when the story heavily implied it.

- eve’s younger designs were done by lzbros, who did all the 2d animation for the game.

[twotapbuz]

The leader and a body guard(Rin x reader)

(Sorry this took so long, school sucked all of my motivation away. You can find the rest of the series here: Eloni )

warning: violence, slight angst with a happy ending

Sometime after the rock revolution, Neon J decided to leave for a 3-week vacation

This meant that you and your coworkers would need to report to Rin

The first couple of days were difficult because Rin didn’t seem to care about the reports and would flirt with whoever was giving him the report

It wasn’t till week two that things began to spiral

1010 had been in the middle of a performance when a fight broke out in the crowd

You jumped out of where you were standing to help control the crowd

You assessed the damage after everything calmed down

The venue + stage was partially destroyed, Purl-Hew lost his glasses and an eye, Haym lost an arm, Zimelu and Eloni’s faces were cracked, and Rin was missing

Rin was missing

This was bad news as the factory still hadn’t been repaired yet which meant that he couldn’t be brought back until Neon J came back

And if Neon J found out that you lost a member of 1010, you and your co-workers would be fired

So your group split into two parts, one half would take Zimelu, Haym, Purl- Hew, and Eloni back to Barraca Mansion while the other half would search for Rin

You were placed into the latter

It had been nearly an hour since Rin was discovered missing and there still was no sign of him. You were definitely going to get fired. While the concert was in Cast Tech, you along with several others were sent to search Metro Division in case he simply went back to Baraca Mansion without telling anyone. You were about to head back when you heard the sound of crashing metal. 

“Hello, is anyone there?” You didn’t mean to say anything, but you were caught off guard. Against your better judgment, you began to walk towards that alley. You were desperate to find him after all.

“Stay back! RETREAT!” shouted a panicked autotuned voice. It was Rin.

“Rin? Is that you? Are you ok?” you rushed down the alley to find Rin hiding next to a dumpster.

“Don’t look at me!” Rin was trying to cover the right side of his face with his arm.

“What? Are you alright?”

“Y-yeah! Do not worry about me, I’ll make it back fine,” Rin tried to stand up, still covering his face, but immediately fell back down because his leg was missing.

“Look… everyone’s worried about you and you won’t be able to make it back by yourself with that leg,” you gestured at Rin’s broken leg. Please let me help you, I know some shortcuts.” You offered your arm. Rin hesitantly lifted his hand for his face and grabbed your hand for support. The metal that covered the right side of her face was gone, revealing the damaged hardware underneath.

You involuntarily flinched, he may not have been human, but it was still pretty jarring to look at something that looked like a person who was missing part of their face. Rin also flinched, covering his missing face with both of his hands now.

“I’m so sorry about that”, you rubbed your neck, “I just… well I didn’t expect the injury to be that bad.”

“You aren’t going to scream, are you?

“What? No, I'm very sorry about that. Besides I’ve seen way worse” you joked, trying to release the tension. Rin hesitantly uncovered his face once again and grabbed your hand and pulled himself up. The two of you dodged the groups of people walking through Metro Divison.

As the two of you were walking through, you couldn’t help but wonder about Rin’s reaction when it suddenly hit you, 1010 got severely injured during the rock revolution. One of these injuries included all of them losing their faceplates. Their fans unsurprisingly freaked out which caused 1010 to explode due to some protocol Neon J must’ve implemented. Your heart sank when you realized Rin’s reaction wasn’t because he was worried about his image, but he was scared of you screaming and what would follow afterward.

——————

After that incident, Rin seemed to act differently towards you. He took you more seriously and listened to your reports

Even after Neón J came back, Rin still came to you for your reports

Probably just practice for when Neón j retires, you thought

As the weeks passed, the time spent on the casual chats you had increased to the point you’d forgot to give him the actual report several times

“And that’s how we got Quienne and Bebe.” Rin had just finished telling you the story of how they got their cats by Haym and Eloni smuggling them in through a box. This was one of many of the 'behind the scenes stories' that Rin had told you. While they didn’t act that much different when they weren’t on camera or in front of a crowd, it was nice to be trusted enough to hear about their personal lives.

“So what about you?”

“Hm?”

“Do you have any good stories? I don’t think it’s fair if I tell all of my secrets after all~.” Rin teased

“Well, I do have one. I was at a dance audition and waiting for my turn to perform and this dude that was performing was pretty much a circus act. He was doing all these frontflips and backflips and it was just crazy. Wish I had recorded it.”

“You used to be a performer? How come you stopped?” Rin curiously asked.

“Nah, I never made it past the first round of auditions. I didn't really mind since I only entered to support a friend.” You sipped on your coffee

“That’s a shame.” Rin paused for a moment. “You know I could always offer you lessons.”

 “that's really nice, but I’ll have to decline. No amount of practice can fix these two left feet.” You looked at the clock, realizing half an hour had passed. You quickly said your goodbye and left to avoid getting into trouble. Rin watched your back as he left, unsure why he couldn’t take his eyes off you.

——————

Rin was walking to his dressing room when he saw you walking alongside several other security staff. As rude as it sounded, Rin normally wouldn’t think twice about the people he worked with. Most staff would either quit from being harassed by crazy 1010 fans or get fired for secretly being 1010 fans who used the job to get access to 1010 content, or worse, 1010 themselves. Rin shuddered as memories of one of the many incidents came back. Rin could count on both of his hands the amount of current staff that has been working for over a year and you were one of them. Rin began to think about the early part of his career when he and his family would actively engage with the staff, talking about both of their personal lives and inviting them over to hang out in the mansion. He and his brothers stopped interacting with the staff after the high turnover started. What was the point of talking with them if they were going to quit and avoid 1010 like the plague or get fired and be avoided by 1010 like the plague. He was glad that he could talk to you. He also liked the sound of your voice and how your eyes sparkled brighter than the LEDs that lit up him and his brothers. Rin blushed at the last thoughts. The sound of your voice and the sparkle of your eyes? It’s not like he was in love with you or anything. He was technically your boss and your relationship was completely professional. Yeah, your interactions were one of his favorite parts of his day and your smile would always brighten his day, but even if he was in love with you(which he is not) there’s still the challenge of gaining the approval of his family and having to deal with his fan’s harassment. He couldn’t let you go through that. Though Rin couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to talk with you outside of work…even go on a couple dates… maybe he was in love afterall.

——————

You walked past Rin and smiled. Despite your attempts, you fell for Rin's charm just like his fans did and it took you no time to notice this. You knew you were never going to say anything, afterall, everyone knows the rule about not dating coworkers and Rin can choose practically anyone, why would he pick you?

——————

It was the first concert after the rock revolution

The fans were extra antsy due to the lack of content, so it was all hands on deck

You were positioned on the front of the stage

This concert was no different than the previous ones, 1010 were performing, a couple of their fans attempted to jump on the stage, and you could barely hear your own thoughts over the mix of music and cheering. Suddenly both of those stopped. You looked at the stage and so 1010 standing still in mid-performance. You were told about this situation during training: it was either a malfunction or a hacking. You prayed that it wasn’t the latter. 1010 suddenly began to move in sync, but it was different from their normal in sync movement. You saw two fans get tackled to the ground as a red saw blade passed them at what would’ve been chest height. Your radio buzzed loudly as you were given your new orders:

“Get everyone out of there.”

It was chaos as you rushed around to get everyone out of the venue. Those with superhuman abilities(pyrokinesis, levitation, etc) stayed behind to prevent 1010 from leaving the venue. Despite not having any abilities, you stayed behind too. You were running around in the back looking for anyone who still might be there when the rubble from an explosion behind you knocked you to the ground. You quickly got up and saw Rin towering over Neon J. Without thinking, you quickly grabbed a nearby pipe that came from the newly busted wall and smashed it over Rin’s head. This managed to stop his attack, but it also brought his attention to you. He suddenly ran towards you, grabbed you, and threw you against the wall. Your consciousness began to fade in and out as your head collided with the wall. You saw Rin approaching you, then darkness, Rin raising his arm to strike, darkness again, Rin being pulled away by Neón J, darkness again, the inside of an ambulance, and then nothing.

——————

You woke up in a hospital room. Your eyes scanned the room: on your right was a monitor accompanied by an IV drip. On your left was a small table with flowers, a get-well balloon, a couple cards, and a Rin with a worried face sitting on one of the chairs of the room. Rin noticed you were awake and quickly rushed before stopping unsure of what to do.

“Y/N” Rin said, unsure of what to do or say

“Rin”

“Y/N… I’m so sorry about what happened- I didn’t want to-I couldn’t stop- if there’s anything I can do to make it up to you-” Rin began to stutter out of guilt. He kept making sentences but giving up on them and starting new ones.

“Rin, please” Rin paused and looked at you. “It’s not your fault, I know you would never do this” the two of you sat in silence for what felt like an eternity before you continued, “You know... if the offers still up… I’d be happy to accept those dance lessons when I get discharged." Rin began to smile

“Yeah, the offers still up”

——————

Neon J walked through the hospital’s halls. For the past two weeks, he had been personally escorting Rin to your hospital room. He knew Rin felt responsible for your injuries so he didn’t object to this despite the possible security risks(he couldn't keep his boys locked up). He had heard from Rin that you had woken up and he was glad that you were ok, but he had to cut your visitor time short due to an interview that all 1010 members must be present for. He walked into your room to find the two of you sleeping with Rin’s head on your lap. 

“It’ll be fine if Rin misses one interview.” Neon J thought as he closed the door. He also began to wonder how long it will be before Rin introduces you officially to the family.

[bo-bo-bean]

(what if mayday wrote green a letter? i know that she's got it bad mostly for white, but i think she would do it)

Donations

"It's on, it's on!!"

Zuke woke up with a gasp as Mayday shouted throughout the sewer home. Groaning, he slumped out of bed and trudged to the living room.

"What's up?" he groggily asked, rubbing his eyes.

"The new 1010 stream, ah-doy!" she jumped up and down. She plopped herself on the couch, connecting her phone to the TV.

Of course, it had to be 1010 that woke him up. With a sigh, he went on the couch, trying to wake up more.

"Alright, well-"

"You gotta watch it with me!" Mayday pleaded. "Oh please come on! Maybe you'll like them!"

"May, I have been watching them every single time. I don't really find them all that interesting..." he muttered. "Besides, they basically hypnotized you."

"Oh please! I was just... Acting! Plus, you know I always have good ideas and intentions, right?"

"Um... Well..." He couldn't find an excuse. That or there were many but none came to his mind. Sighing, he laid back on the couch, signalling to May that he was staying. With a squeal, she turned on the TV.

The screen was a countdown to the upcoming stream, 1010 and Neon posing on it. There was well around five minutes until it would come.

"Awww five minutes...!? That's way too long!"

"Well better make some snacks."

Zuke had tried to find an opening, but Mayday was too quick for him. She pulled his arm.

"Nope! We're waiting!"

They both waited, watching the cowntdown to finish. Mayday filled in the awkward void with facts about 1010, as if she hadnt already told Zuke well over fifty two times. When the screem dimmed, she watched with eagerness, practically bouncing in place. Zuke watched along, the TV showing a live feed.

"Hello everyone!" Rin greeted. "I'm Rin!" He winked and posed with a finger gun, Mayday swooning.

"Zimelu here," the red man waved, teeth showing in a smile.

"Haym here!!" The pointed hair yellow band member happily announced, spreading his arms out as if offering a hug.

"Purl-Hew," the chill one nodded, pushing up his sunglasses.

"And Eloni!" Eloni happily waved with both hands, kicking his legs back and forth.

"Today is a special video today!" Rin started. "We're doing donations towards 'Guitars without Strings!' Our goal is five hundred. If we reach certain goals, you get special questions answered, the upcoming sneak peek of new songs, and even special features...!"

"Zuke!! Give me my credit card!" Mayday quickly ordered.

"Wh-no! May we need that money. Our oven broke and the shower needs a new head. And the sink isn't working, the fridge needs a new bulb..."

"But they need it more!"

"May, you need to settle..." he lowered his hands in front of her.

"We can live without those things, can't we!?"

"No, we can't."

She groaned loudly as she threw herself on the couch, groaning more. Zuke watched her, then sighed and dug into his pocket. Taking out his wallet, he pulled out a five.

"Here. Just mail this to them."

"YES!!!"

She grabbed it before stopping. "... Hm... I cant just send this to them without context. Maybe... Hmm..."

She looked at the TV, then gasped. "Eloni!"

"Pardon?"

"Eloni!" she repeated. "He only got that one fanlatter from Titi, right? What if he got another!"

Zuke was about to open his mouth, but closed it. He was there when that stream happened. He saw Eloni break down and he knew that feeling all too well... With just more fire.

"... Alright," he nodded.

She ripped herself away from the couch and bolted to the bedroom. Coming back, she had two pencils and some paper.

"Okay let's see... Uumm... Dear Eloni. Or... Wait should I address it to 1010? But then I'm writing a letter to him. But... What if they get jealous!? Okay maybe not dear, perhaps a hello? Or a what's up? A hey? Nah too friendly. Maybe I want friendly? What if he assums I like him like that? I mean, I do, but then there's the issues of the fans... What if-"

Zuke tore the paper from her grip and wrote some words down. Then he offered it to her.

'To Eloni.'

"Oh! Thanks!"

"Mmhmm," Zuke nodded. She got the rest of the letter down, folded it, put the money in, then ran out to put it in the mailbox. After, she came back, looking completed.

"Thanks, Zuke! Now they will for sure know Im still thinking of them...! You dont think they're still sour after that whole thing with the revolution, right?"

"They did give us backstage passes for five years and most of their merch, I don't think they still hold a grudge," he shrugged.

"Well still! I hope they don't feel too bitter."

Meanwhile, Neon came in a few minutes later, holding a letter.

"Boys! We got a fanlatter."

The boys stood up in the middle of their stream.

"Don't we do those on Monday? Mail Time Monday?" Haym wondered.

"Well yes," Neon nodded. "But the front says 'Open immediately, please open this right away, the world depends on it, please open, please please' it goes all the way to the back. And it's addressed for Eloni."

"Look at Mr. Popular!" Rin happily pat his back. Eloni gasped with sparkles in his eyes, taking it and carefully opening it.

"Okay um... To Eloni.

I'd like to donate five dollars and give it to you and 1010. I'm not writing a letter because I feel bad for you from the previous stream, but you're so fun and sweet...! I also love your pranks, like that one with the feathers and honey...! That was super funny!

Anyway, thanks for the smiles from you and 1010, mostly you! You're one of my favorite people!"

The brothers all aww'ed, some clapping. Eloni hugged the letter, Winston happily taking the money.

"Thank you... Um... Who is it addressed from?"

Eloni scanned the letter.

.....

"Hey May," Zuke got her attention. "You did... Write it from you, right?"

Mayday looked at him with a smile... Then a look of concern, turning into shock, then anger.

"Shit!!"

[erigold13261]

🎉 (I'm guessing the answer for this is Ilia?)

"🎉 Which one has the most growth over the course of their story?"

I mean... that really depends on your definition of "growth."

If you want to mean growth as in how much they have gone through, then yes, absolutely. Ilia has lived a whole human life, a whole curse life, and then became a thing that could perceive multiple lives and realities at once and will continuously grow as each version of himself gets to their canon events and also gain the ability to perceive each other, basically becoming one being across multiple different universes and realities.

Now if you mean growth as in how much they have changed from the start of their story to now. Then no. Ilia doesn't actually change much. He stays pretty consistent in how he acts and perceives things (even with the added knowledge of the universe because he just ignores shit like that).

I would say he really doesn't change. Even his human self and non-human-non-curse self are pretty similar. His curse self probably had some growth over time, but he would just go back to his comfort behaviours and just stay the same.

Same with his robot version from the Eriverse. He's gonna stay pretty stagnant and not really change much over time. There's no real growth with him.

This could be because he is basically an immortal being in all these different scenarios, so after some time there is not much growth to happen (and even before that stagnation, he wasn't really willing to change himself all that much), or it could be that he is partly a self insert, partly an OC, so he will always be heavily based off of me.

And while obviously I am going to keep changing myself, Ilia's story can happen much faster than my IRL life, so he is going to go through much more stories than I am experiences, creating a sense of non-movement in his character.

So while yes, technically Ilia has changed physically the most (even then he goes back to his comfort human form as a non-curse-non-human), he doesn't change personally that much throughout his story as a character.

Now, if I was going to pick an OC who has had the most growth throughout their story, it might actually have to be Martha?

I will say, I put a LOT of story into Neon J, and while he isn't an OC, Martha is and is heavily tied to his story.

She goes from a loving girlfriend and wife, to a neglected partner who was basically forced to care for 8 robotic children (which at the time was not normal in the slightest), to being a cheater, then an abuser, then a abuse victim, and finally someone who has realized she fucked up a lot in her past and is just trying to make amends with the people she has hurt.

From where she started, as a very self serving character, to someone who can fully admit her faults and try to grow as a person, I would say she has grown the most as a character. Obviously she isn't going to be forgiven by everyone (Purl-hew never wants her in their life ever again but puts up with it for their family), but at least she is actually trying to become a better person even in her like 60s.

Compare that to other characters like Matvey and Sharon, both who were shitty people and STILL continue to be super shitty people who only care about themselves. Neither of those characters will ever admit they were wrong or at fault and will only ever blame other people (specifically their kids) for everything going wrong in their lives (even when it was obviously their own fault).

So yes, probably Martha. Either her or Carna (again, another Neon J heavily tied character lol).

Though Carna goes through a much more physical change as a character rather than a personality. Fae doesn't really change much, and is still pretty self centered and does whatever fae thinks is fun in the moment (think of like a toned down Mahito or Sukuna I would say), but does end up learning how to care for a select few people (Riko and Synthia specifically).

But honestly, I would still say that Martha grows much more as a character throughout her story than any other OC I have (maybe this is because the whole Neon J family is heavily inspired by my own life and experiences as a child, or maybe because I was just super obsessed with Neon J and 1010 for like 3 years. Who knows).

[spectral-apparitions]

1010 Or Neon J with an S/O that's a siren

Neon J: Doesn't quite believe that you’re a siren until he gets any proof, be that showing off your power or having inhuman parts. He‘s familiar with the myth and knows he should be afraid of you, but he wants to trust you, and that gives him conflicted feelings that worry him.

Especially if he’s aware of you being a siren soon after meeting you, he keeps his distance at first (he’s slow to trust anybody, really, just in this case he has an added concern). If he finds out after he’s known you for a while, then he gets worried about if you've influenced him. He trusts you and likes you, but then there’s some doubt in his mind that maybe that’s part of your spell.

Unfortunately this guy is just very paranoid when it comes to trusting people, and as sirens are supposed to be a myth, he's especially not sure what to do in this situation. So he needs some time and space to give it some thought.

But eventually, he’ll realize that he truly does like you, and if you haven’t done anything to charm or hurt him yet, he can trust you not to do so in the future. And he comes back to you more confident and trusting, and apologizing for being away and for any pain he caused you.

And he would love to hear more of…everything, really. Loves listening to everything you have to say. And since he knows he’s safe listening to you sing, he adores the sound of your voice.

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Rin/White: Mostly he's curious at first, but he knows a little bit about sirens from reading and hearing Neon's stories. He goes to Neon with questions like "Do sirens only sing to hunt?" and "Can sirens lure robots?" and tries to pass it off as simple curiosity, keeping the fact that he met you secret.

He's aware though that Neon may not be the most accurate source of information. He at least learns enough that he thinks he can trust you to not hurt him. He keeps his relationship with you secret as best he can, both to avoid harassment from fans and to keep his family from fretting.

He loves talking with you, and since he's trying to stay low you tend to need to do little activities rather than go out in public. He loves cuddling with you as well, and he adores quiet moments you share.

Eventually, it gets harder for him to sneak away as much as he does and staying quiet bothers him, he tells his brothers first to get their support before he tells Neon. So after knowing Rin quite a while, you finally get to see the rest of his family in person.

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Zimelu/Red: When he realizes you’re a siren, he’s in disbelief, and finds it so cool. He’s really quiet about approaching you at first, being nervous to talk and afraid he may say something offensive. You have a few quick hellos and chats before he starts talking to you more.

Pretty curious about your lifestyle, if you don’t mind explaining. He barely knows why people act they way they do sometimes, of course he’s curious if your culture is any different. Nothing but interested in everything you show or tell him about yourself.

He’s nervous to introduce you to the others too quickly, concerned you won’t get along. It kills him to not show you off, though, so it’s really not long before he introduces you.

Honestly wishes he understood more about your hypnotic singing powers, but he doesn’t really want to risk trying to listen and won’t admit his curiosity about it to you for the longest time. He adores listening to your natural voice though, it makes him so happy to hear you. And he’s absolutely ready to comfort you if you’re ever stressed over your voice.

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Purl-Hew/Blue: He’d only briefly read a little about sirens in stories and didn’t know what to think when finding out that you’re a real siren. He isn’t even sure if you’re being honest or pulling his leg. But he quickly catches on that you’re honest.

He does approach with a certain amount of caution, but he’s open-minded. It’s not just your ability to sing that concerns him, but the fact that all the myths could be wrong, and you could have some other powers he has no idea about - perhaps not that you would use them against him, but that you could do something by accident and he wouldn’t know how to fix it, or maybe with him being a robot there would be an effect on him you wouldn’t anticipate either.

But of course he comes to trust you. He’s not much a talker himself but sometimes gathers the courage to ask you questions. He really wants to know what you’re capable of, how that compares to the characters he knows (and of course, about you as well).

Always lets you know that he appreciates you, your personality, and your natural beauty and talent.

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Eloni/Green: He keeps your relationship a secret as best he can for a while anyways, shy about admitting it to the others. Doesn’t realize at first that he should have anything to worry about, not really sure what a siren is. He even asks you when you tell him, what that means. Says something like “Well, it’s not good practice to tell your victims your plan,” and trusts that you don’t mean him any harm right from the start.

He has the presence of mind to know he trusts more easily than anyone else in 1010 or Neon, so he hesitates on letting them know. Heck, he’ll help keep your identity a secret even as he introduces you to them, hoping they’ll trust you before revealing that you’re a siren. But of course, if you want to approach that situation a different way, he listens.

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Haym/Yellow: Takes the reveal really well. He knows he fell for you for more than just your voice or looks, and while he was a bit attracted to you at first, he didn’t really get feelings until he knew you. He reassures you that he can’t judge you for what you are when who you are is so great.

Full of questions not just about what being a siren means for you, but how other people take it. He’s ready to defend you against haters, even if those haters are his own family. He knows eventually they’ll trust you, and he’s not afraid to defend himself if they disapprove of your relationship. So, he introduces you fairly quickly.

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Protectiveness (since it came up in a follow up ask): Neon tends to be the most worried and protective if one of the others is seeing you, since he’s more familiar with the stories of sirens and he’s just all around defensive about trusting new people. He warms up to you eventually, though! Zimelu and Rin are the next most protective of the others, as they both have a need to shield their loved ones. Rin will tell you one-on-one that he’s looking out for the others. Haym and Purl-Hew are a little less openly defensive, although they always keep an eye on anyone that has the heart of their family, as they don’t ever want to see a broken heart. Eloni is the most quick to trust you, but don’t be fooled, he’s always ready to defend his family should his trust be broken. Eventually all of them trust you, they just need time to get to know you! And it’s only partly because you’re a siren, a lot of it is just that they get protective like that anyways.

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Bonus thoughts:

You could flirt with any of them (and fluster them greatly) by saying “I’ve never meant to hunt here, but I ended up catching a pretty sailor boy anyways.”

Any of them (and once you know them, the whole group), would happily sing along with you. They might get an inspired to write a song about you, too, that romanticizes and breaks the tropes of a “siren song.”

Imagine meeting Neon J during his days in the Navy, before NSR, perhaps by chance or maybe while trying to lure someone.

[cloudsrust]

Dance like no one is watching.

Quick doodle did during a day in which I just wanted to listen to swing/electro swing- and I remembered about my headcanon with Purl-hew loving 50s inspired fashion,, 

They’re supposed to be dancing something like the boogie woogie- they’re a bit stiff but they trying- (obviously not an excuse for me fricking up the pose again no no-)

[persepor]

NO TIME FOR ART GOTTA ADD MORE CAUSE HANAHAKI DISEASE HAS BEEN MY STRONG SUIT FOR YEARS!! (hanahaki nsr idea by @jabberwockprince)

Zimelu's hanahaki having thorns....made me think of roses. I think there's some kind of saying that goes along the lines of a Rose surrounded by Thorns, and I have some GOOD IDEAS for it.

Zimelu is often times depicted as the bad boy of the group, but what if, hear me out, he absolutely HATES being stereotyped that way by their fans. Like thinking about it he puts on that bad boy persona onstage, while in actuality, he's not that type of person. He just likes stuff that would be associated with that steryotype.

He's just sitting in his room in baraca mansion just trying to FIGHT AGAINST THE STEREOTYPE HIS FANS SURROUNDED HIM BY and oh what's that?? Is that a single rose?? Surrounded by thorns?? Yep that little phrase can legit be summed up as Zimelu being the rose and his fans stereotype being the thorns. Those thorns are loud, painful, angry, and fighting against him.

His hanahaki would legit stem from identity crisis and actively trying to NOT adhere to the stereotype he's been put under. There would be a single rose somewhere visible with vines with thorns curling and twisting all around him digging into him, planting themselves there as if to say they're never going to leave. I feel like they would end up kind of constricting his movement from how tight they are curling, twisting, and digging into him. They are there because he isn't aggressive, he isn't angry per say, but he is so tired and exhausted and frustrated with fighting that he begins to doubt his own identity. Is he really a bad boy or not??

He would probably be the 3rd to get it, followed by Purl Hew, then lastly Rin. While Eloni was first and Haym was second. I've always thought of him as being a kind, calm person who puts on a mask when in front of his fans but fans think this stage persona is his actual real personality. He's a person who really really cares about his family and when you do something to his brothers, his family THEN you see him legitimately angry.

Anywho I've rambled on long enough about this lol.

[no-worshiped-roads]

I have been tempted to write a vampire au so we’ll just do basics

Please ask questions if you have them

So this is still modern times but anyway

Tatiana:

She’s been around the longest, like easily a couple hundred years

she’s pretty strict on the rules just so they won’t be discovered as vampires by hunters

Still has her in game powers, though they came with her turning

The vampire who turned her did not stick around, as they didn’t mean to turn her

Basically they try to drain her and she thought back by biting down on the arm not thinking about it

And she wound up waking up the next night a vampire (they were inside so it was safe)

Djss:

He add neon J are pretty close in age, probably about 100 years or so

Djss was turned by a vampire that was hunted down by hunters

There is no real connection between the two, the vampire simply found djss interesting enough to turn them

Like tatiana, his power surfaced after his turning

Neon J:

He was fighting in a war when the troop he was with was ambushed

He was left to die (with everyone else already dead) and was barely clinging to life when a vampire found him

It offered him a chance to live, to avenge his fallen comrades

Neon, not knowing he was talking to vampire, assumed the person was talking about healing him

So he accepted only to be turned

He’s a heavily scarred vampire

1010:

Beon j turned them to save their lives, but did warn them what it would mean

Zim: got into a fight that left him with a fatal stab wound

Eloni: abusive work place, being worked to death

Accident when was alone had him crushed under heavy material

Purl-hew: fell from a tall building, no one was around

Haym: very sick, dying

Rin: a serial killer at the time attempted murder on him, wounds were fatal

Team sayu and sayu:

About 50 years old

The team were all turned at the same time, by a vamp trying to build an army to fight hunters with

But after a while being stuck with him sayu managed to get them out of there while he was being killed by a hunter

Sayu had also been turned by this guy, and she was the one who tipped off the hunters to where he was

(For those who don’t know typically on the vampire turn someone they are bound to that vampire (in Tatiana‘s case he didn’t want her bound to him so she wasn’t))

Yinu’s mother and yinu:

About 90 years old

She was a happy wife with her husband and yinu was on her way

But there had been a vampire hunting through the town and it had bitten her

The husband was able to stake the vampire, only to find his wife dying

In desperation to save their daughter, she took some blood off of the stake he used to kill the vampire so she would become one

Yinu was born about a week later, but due to the circumstances was born half vampire (it is likely one of the few if not only child that was born partially vampire)

(Vampires cannot give birth)

Thing was it was noticeable that she wasn’t fully human, same with the mother, and the woman who helped her give birth ratted them out to the village

They tried to escape the mob, and while trying to hold them back, the husband was killed

Eve:

About 60 years old

A vampire tried to claim her as his bride and she was stuck with him for 10 years as she was bound to him

She would eventually spend her years trying to gain his trust in get him to let his guard down around her

When he finally did she would stake him through the heart

She would spend years wandering not really interacting with people unless she had to and so on

What happened with Zuke would leave her broken hearted for 6 years

And after those 6 years she would meet someone else

Zuke:

Not turned

He lived with west for a while, just living life

Zuke met eve and she found him to be a kindred spirit and that she could spend the rest of her immortal life with

So they dated for a while

then she revealed but she really was and offered to turn him as well, but handled it poorly and assumed he wanted it

He fled and got to a new city where he felt safe

6 years passed and in that time he met Mayday

Mayday:

Turned recently, still only 21

She came from a rather high class and rich family

As such her family were classist snobs who expected her to marry someone of high status and to take over the family business

So her parents had an arranged marriage set up

She hated it but felt stuck cause she’s never been able to get her parents to take no for an answer

(Since this is modern times her parents don’t have anything against her dating a woman, they just found this man to be the best match due to his status and well)

She’s tried it before and it always ended with them going ahead and doing what they wanted

Then she made friends with zuke, and later on, a very pretty lady

They helped keep her from a breakdown from all the expectations put on her and the upcoming wedding

And slowly but surely she began to fall in love with the woman

Of course she knew her parents wouldn’t allow it

She did confess to the woman and even told her that she wish she could leave with her but she was bound by her “parents’ law”

The night before her wedding, The woman visited her house via her window

After being invited in she revealed herself to be a vampire and offered to take mayday away from here as well as eternal life

May accepted, wanting A life with much more freedom

No one has been able to find her since that night

After May’s disappearance, zuke looked every where for her

And when he heard that she was last seen with a woman who really matched Nadia’s description, he panicked

He realized what had happened, but assumed it was forced on her

So he set out to try and find a cure for them

Bonus stuff

Dk west also knows Nadia is a vampire, and has multiple times tried to get her to turn him

He never succeeded, and part of him blames Zuke for it

The vampires have built a home in Vinyl city

It’s home to all sorts of mythical creatures, as well as some humans that are more friendly with the monsters

But it’s mostly monsters

Yinu due to her status does age but does so very slowly

She will be fully turned when she’s an adult, just matched her is almost like that fledgling status where until she feeds for the first time, she will only be partial vampire

1010 are in their 20’s

There will be an eventual ship between zuke and rin, but only after he stops trying with his cure nonsense

And after there’s some reconciliation between him and Nadia