#Vaughn the Money Man

[phenikas]

Request from @/kalidayaruka on Instagram!

Handsome Jack used Digi-Fireball. It's a critical hit! 🔥🔥🔥

[nataliedecorsair]

In contrast to the gloomy and mysterious world of Heather, Pticenoga and Vaughn’s AU is pretty cheerful and full of nonsense. This is the world of Borderlands, and therefore it is reckless, sometimes dark, but nevertheless very alive. The tone of the art with them, respectively, differs from the tone of the art with Heather. And, since this is an AU (means alternative universe), some moments from the canonical Borderlands were changed. For example, the third Borderlands game and everything related to it doesn’t exist here. Also I should remind you that Pticenoga is my OC way from 2011 and she had nothing to do with the game originally, and I created the Borderlands AU for her several years later.

In this universe, Pticenoga (or Hedwig, or Yadwiga - that's her name; Pticenoga is more like a nickname) is a "messed up" siren who, even before her birth, was influenced by natural Eridium, and as a result her "siren power" went out of control. Normal sirens sometimes have "magical wings" - Hedwig was born straight up looking like a bird, with all the accompanying pros and cons. Shade, her adoptive father, found it pretty amusing and liked it a lot, but most of the other people weren’t that impressed. And, given the fact that the closest bird to her would be a vulture, her behavior did not contribute to her popularity in society. But time passed, she grew up - and Hedwig learned to more or less control her siren powers and she could transform into an ordinary woman. But in this form she loses all the advantages of Pticenoga: she cannot fly, loses her strength and endurance, loses resistance to fire damage, and so on. But she can merge with the crowd now, if it’s necessary. All in all, Hedwig is a woman with a bit of bells and whistles... After all, this is the world of Borderlands. For example,  she can smear herself with rotten corpses to use the stench as a weapon. Or  in the heat of a battle, she can bite off an enemy's finger, devour it, and ask for more. But in a sense, this craziness is partially the reason why her relationship with Vaughn was developed.

A portion of passion, a portion of humor and a pinch of trash with raw meat - it’s pretty much the recipe for the pairing between Pticenoga and Vaughn. He is a former corporate accountant learning to survive on the wild planet of Pandora; she is a bit of a deranged, "wild" siren, ready to protect her loved ones and punch enemies in the face (not always successful, but nonetheless). After arriving on Pandora, Vaughn discovered his love for crazy stuff  and was happy to occasionally let loose his suppressed aggressive side - and Pticenoga is happy to help him with this. But sometimes she is also happy to "calm down" and feel normal, and Vaughn doesn't mind showing her that side of life. Of course, their shenanigans do not always end well, and the "loser" side of Vaughn didn't go anywhere, just like Hedwig's instability. But they are ready to support each other, no matter what. Even if this support sometimes takes strange forms (for example, Vaughn can gather corpses for her if necessary...). Or, as a bonus, Pticenoga can sometimes troll Vaughn a little. But he does not mind; he answers her the same way… when he can. --- Also, I was messing around with GBA sims thing and you can see the result in the end xD --- Almost all interactions are based on me & my husband’s shenanigans The engagement ring was also Borderlands themed

[fem0ral-artery]

You can tell when I stopped caring with this and I think that's beautiful.

[rottenzone]

have some random doodles

[thelegendarypusheen-art]

coming out as both a borderlands fan and a vaughnothy shipper

[krotiation]

i haven't seen anyone make rhys a bard in a fantasy au which is a crime frankly so i had to draw it... plus necromancer jack bc duh

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

[skytinee]

I have not actually drawn anything in like 9 months at this point I don't know what I'm doing. Take some Vaughnothy I did for an art trade with @thelegendarypusheen-art

alts w different overlays and blur levels under the cut because im indecisive

[spaceyhibiscus]

if there was anyone i desperately needed to do the barbie meme with, it’s these two :^)

[incorrect-borderlands-quotes]

[after finding out Athena is taking a vacation]

Fiona: Does that mean I'm gonna be the team leader? Athena: No, Sasha will outrank you. You're right below Vaughn and just above Rhys. Sasha: You rank us? Fiona: And I'm below Vaughn? Vaughn: That's crazy, I'm the worst. Athena: It's that kind of self-awareness that keeps you a notch above Rhys and Fiona.

[phenikas]

Gonna post this piece of info I've found in new tales over here as well but apparently they decided to give Vaughn a last name without officially announcing it + there's some other books Rhys keeps in his office.

[nataliedecorsair]

I’ve been drawing these sinful Pticenoga and Vaughn memes for quite a while now, and decided to share them here xD The colored ones are pretty recent, and black and white ones are coming way from 2017-2019. Please enjoy... if you can

More cursed stuff is here

[fem0ral-artery]

Rhysie 😁

[rottenzone]

just old sketches

[thelegendarypusheen-art]

some recent and some older. a mixed bag... if you even care....

[krotiation]

oooaaoo girls just wanna have fuuun