#alcor...the cat

[lostryu]

This cat supports lesbian rights!

Blanket made by @herd-reject-arts

[alcordipper]

Could you draw Killer imitating his cat to playfully mock it?

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Sorryyy!!! This one took a long time to be made :(

I didn't know what to do with this request, so i decided to try a comic, hope this looks somewhat okayy,,

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[Killer belongs to @/rahafwabas]

[the-real-couchrat]

Kitty Alcor!! I made these before the “final” decision on fur pattern, but I don’t feel like recoloring them. (These were all traced from Google images btw, it was supposed to be an anatomy study)

They were also inspired by this post on the blog

[theratlivinginyourcouchcushions]

A while ago I was going through the TAU blog seeing how far it went, and around the 2016 area a saw a prompt for color hanging out as a cat, and then an old lady pick him up and takes care of him and stuff.

This idea lives in my head for a while, so I decided to finally draw how I imagined it. Ms Orchid is just some name I chose bc flowers and she’s the stereotypical sweet old lady, so she probably gardens. She also knits, which is what the star hat is (if you look up knit hats for cats you’ll probably find what I mean.)

[synthetic-sonata]

august-september artdump bc i keep on slacking so theres only been some sketches recently ( I have Not Drawn a finished piece since july )

+ huge art dump of Messy Pen Test Doodles that i do when i download like 15 extra csp brushes i dont even need or use + General Extras as to not clog the post below

thank you for your time yayyyyy . whimsicott mocha for the trouble

[demifiendcruithne]

i just realised i have to be explicit that i named my cat sirius after the star now rather than a fandom i won't name. heeeeck this wouldn't have happened if my mum let me name him alcor like i wanted to. sirius does fit him better though he is very doglike

stupid boi (affectionate) tax

[anxi-aashi]

high seas and gnoses (pt 1)

current chapter | next chapter

tartaglia x gn!reader

words: 1.9k

warnings: cursing, scary tagtag, thats pretty much it tbh

summary: somewhere out there is a dragon that thinks you stole its treasure. who better to help you return it than a pirate captain with an addiction to adrenaline?

a/n: this is the 1st chap of a series i came up with while watching a youtube vid on pirates of the carribean and i remembered how much those movies slapped and thought "what if i slapped genshin on this and made it even better" so here's the beginning to a pirate au you didn't ask for but I'm delivering anyways. super exited to see where this goes, i have some ideas for how its gonna work out already!! maybe smut later on but i haven't decided ;);) didn't proofread this so good luck lolololol

They came at the crack ass of dawn.

As you slept (read: tried not to throw up and embarrass yourself) on the damp floor underneath a stranger who was practically sweating through his hammock, the scout above deck screamed his warning:

Pirates. 

The crew around you burst into action as if none of them had been snoring loud enough to rival a warhorn just seconds before. A menacing alarm bell pierced the frenzy of orders that suffocated everyone below deck. What remnants of drowsiness you had were officially gone. 

Pirates. You hadn’t even been on sea for a full 24 hours and you were already being raided by pirates. They couldn’t have at least waited to board and slaughter you all until you’d had some breakfast?

The men and women of the Alcor scrambled about. Your hand flew to your trouser pocket— it was still there. With your conscience slightly eased, you grabbed the shoulder of a young girl as she rushed past you. She turned, clearly a bit irritated at your interruption; you were only a passenger, of course. You weren’t one of them. “Can you—” she began.

“What do you need me to do?” Your voice shook while you said it. You weren’t even sure if she could hear you over all the noise. But you knew if you sat still long enough, the panic would take over and devour you whole.

Her gaze softened a bit. “Follow me.”

It was in the middle of lugging a cannonball under the young girl’s instruction that you were caught.

A large hand grabbed a fistful of the back of your shirt, forcing you to drop your load. It slammed into the wood boards below you, narrowly missing your toes, and forming a little crater in the floor. 

You tried to wiggle out of the stranger’s grip. “Hey! Get the fuck—” 

A slap, and suddenly your head was turned to the side, your cheek tingling. Your jaw hung open in shock. “Stop squirming,” your captor grumbled. He was a large, heavy-set man, his face almost completely obscured by a mask and hat. 

To your left, the young girl hung over the shoulder of another pirate, dressed and built similarly to the one that handled you like a mother cat to her kitten.

The both of you were carried to the top deck and plopped unceremoniously in line with the rest of the crew. On the horizon, the sun peeked above just enough so that its rays shone directly into your eyes.

You squinted and hung your head down to let your eyes adjust. A few of the pirates muttered amongst each other while the rest carried crate after crate of food and valuables from the ship's hull. Their heavy footsteps creaked on the deck. It only made the silence of the sea that much more deafening. 

You took a deep breath. Focused on a hole in the wooden plank below you. Though you weren’t a sailor by any means, the gentle swaying of the ship managed to calm your nerves a bit.

As your eyes adjusted, your eyes settled on the wood-carved narwhal heading the massive vessel. It formed a majestic arch, its horn pointing proudly at a perfect 45-degree angle. 

Your heart sank. The relic in your pocket suddenly felt infinitely heavier. Of course, the first pirates you ever encounter are the crew of the Childe of Abyss.

“Fantastic! Is that everyone?”

The cheery voice ripped you from your thoughts. You glanced to your left. The crow’s nest scout, Kazuha, kneeled next to you; a few people down from him, the Alcor’s captain, Beidou. She glared up at the man who stood in front of her.

At first glance he was short. He was a short man with obnoxiously orange hair that you quickly realized was natural and not dyed. But then you took in the way he leaned over Beidou, towered almost, and it dawned on you that this man was not short, the rest of the crew was just freakishly tall. 

And when Beidou aimed her angry, “Fuck you,” at the lanky ginger, it clicked that this was his crew. 

He let out a laugh that almost sounded genuine. “You’re not my type but I appreciate the compliment! Now,” he scanned over you all and placed his hands on his hips, “empty your pockets.”

“What, are the three chests of gold you dragged up not enough for you?” Beidou snarked. 

No one moved. A pirate sporting a hood and mask that covered the bottom of his face had his dagger at her throat in an instant.

The ginger chuckled and placed a hand on the man’s arm that held the dagger. Slowly, the dagger was put away. “A bit antsy today, aren’t we?” He cocked his head. “Normally I’d love to fight this out with you, comrade, but unfortunately, I didn’t sleep too well last night. Why don’t you take a look around you instead?” 

Beidou held her glare, then glanced around at her crew. When she looked at you, a twinge of remorse appeared. 

The ginger bent down to catch her eyes. “You’re a good captain. I can tell you care for your crew. You want what’s best for them.” He straightened up and crossed his arms over his chest. “I want what’s best for mine. And I’m nothing if not thorough.”

The captain of the Abyss didn’t reiterate his command, but it went unsaid. Beidou gave a short nod, almost imperceptible if you weren’t looking for it, but it was all her crew needed.

Everyone shoved their hands in their pockets, dredging up the last of their wares for the awaiting hands in front of them. Lockets, trinkets, crumpled pieces of paper— Kazuha even produced a pendant and a blunt.

You, however, were frozen. You only had one thing in your pocket, and it was something you could most certainly not give up. 

The pirate in front of you brandished his gun at your forehead. You tensed, but kept your gaze forward. 

“Pockets,” he repeated. 

“I don’t have anything. I’m a civilian.” It was only half a lie.

He cocked the gun’s hammer.

“Ah, a stubborn one so early in the morning?” 

Your eyes flicked up to see the captain resting an elbow on his subordinate’s shoulder. It was a little too high up for it to look natural. Despite the gun to your head, you couldn’t help but let out a quiet laugh. 

The captain cocked an eyebrow. “Somethin’ funny?”

You averted your gaze and shook your head, smile fading.

He crouched down to your level. This close— without the sun as a backlight— you could see him better. An expensive-looking red earring dangling from his left ear. Freckles blooming across his face from hours spent in the sun. Eyes like the ocean; deep, dark, and holding secrets you probably didn’t want to know the answers to. 

He held out a gloved hand. 

You held his stare. You kept your hands where they were. 

He frowned, no, pouted as your defiance, then stood up. “Kill her.”

“Wait!” you blurted out. “I—” You looked to everyone surrounding you, enemy and ally, then back to the captain. He held a hand up to the man holding the gun, looking at you expectantly. 

“Can I speak with you? In private?” you asked. 

The captain sighed and looked at you. And looked. And— “Okay.”

He strutted off to the captain’s quarters without another word. 

You blinked and shot a glance at the man still holding a gun to your head. He shook his head in a way you’d only ever seen tired dads do around their rambunctious toddlers, but holstered his gun. You took that as your cue and dashed after the man who held your life in his hands. 

When you opened the door to Beidou’s quarters, the captain was waiting for you, leaning against the desk that centered the room.

The door automatically closed behind you with the motion of the ship, making you jump.

The captain watched you curiously, but the way his fingers drummed against the rim of the desk told you his patience wouldn’t last forever. 

You steeled your nerves and reached into your pocket, hesitating.

The captain huffed out a laugh. “Jeez, you really know how to up the suspense, don’t you?”

You glared at him. “I’m nervous because I know you’re probably going to think I’m crazy when I tell you what I need to. And my life quite literally depends on whether you do or not.”

He held up his hands in mock surrender, but his amused smile didn’t fade.

You pulled the relic from your pocket and showed it to him.

Amusement dropped into a blank stare, directed at the small, golden pillar in your hand. “What the fuck is that?”

You ignored him. You expected this. “Have you ever heard of the Seven Gnoses of Teyvat?” you prompted.

He snorted. “You think I've managed to live my entire life as a pirate and not know what a gnosis is?”

You rolled your eyes. “It’s a yes or no question.”

“Fine. Yes,” he amended.

“This is the Geo gnosis.”

The captain stared at you in what could only be described as bewilderment. Then a laugh bubbled out of him. His shoulders shook as he dragged a hand down his face. When his laughter subsided, he spoke. “What’s your name?”

Your eyebrows furrowed. Did this mean he was going to let you live? “(Y/N),” you replied.

“(Y/N), sweetheart, I hate to be the one to tell you, but that is a chess piece,” he concluded.

Before you could launch a tirade, he cut you short. 

“A very fancy chess piece, I will say! But, still a chess piece. You’ve been duped.” Pity was written all over his face.

You collected yourself. The last thing you needed was to piss him off while trying to convince him to keep you alive. You clutched the gnosis with an iron grip. “Don't patronize me. Whether you believe me or not, the point is, I’m not supposed to have this. And there is someone— some— the owner of this chess piece,” you spat out, “is looking for it. I’m trying to return it before they find me.”

The captain reached up to scratch behind his ear, making the red stone in the earring flicker in the dim light of the cabin. “And what does this have to do with me not killing you?”

“The owner of this… relic is very, very rich.” Not technically a lie. An estimation based on what you had read about dragons. “Personally, I just want to drop this thing off and be rid of it. Which means, if you take me where I need to go, whatever treasure we find is yours for the taking.” A lie. You had spent all you had on passage aboard the Alcor, which was now in the hands of one of the worst pirate crews in Teyvat. You would be taking at least one thing for yourself. 

The captain takes a moment to assess you. Then, “Okay.”

Again? “... Okay?”

He huffed a laugh. “What kind of pirate would I be to turn down the promise of a haul like that? This is the most interesting conversation I’ve had in months. And of course—” The captain waved a hand about flippantly— “If you’re lying, I can just kill you later.” A smile.

You gulped. Though you knew you weren’t lying, something told you this voyage wouldn’t go anywhere near as simple as he was making it out to be.

“Somethin’ wrong, sweets?” And all of a sudden he was very close to you now. 

Your eye twitched at the nickname, but you avoided his eyes, afraid they might somehow see your thoughts, and answered. “No. Sorry. Thank you… um…”

A hand reaches into your line of sight, prompting you to look up. A grin stretched across his face, revealing faint crow’s feet at the corner of his eyes. “Tartaglia,” he winked. “Welcome aboard.”

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

Poll Tournament Setup!

Finally got around to finishing the last touches on all the polls, so here are the final pairings for the polls!

Unspecified Black self vs @triplecreature's Sienna

Unspecified Chocolate self vs @marxism-leninism-meowism's Pandora

Unspecified Cinnamon self vs @once-a-polecat's Bowie

Unspecified Red Tabby vs Unspecified Cream Tabby

Unspecified Black Tabby vs @chunkula3's Marmalade

Pseudo-Cinnamon Phoenix vs @eldritchenochian's Bi-Color Blue

Unspecified Black Tortie vs Unspecified Black Calico

Unspecified Chocolate Tortie vs Unspecified Cinnamon Tortie

Mink-pointed Tortie vs the Ariel & Bridgette twins

@moldymillie's Mildread vs @identifying-cat-phenotypes's Kato

@hi-crawler's Alcor vs Unknown User's Missy

Unspecified Blue Tabby vs Unspecified Lilac Tabby

Tournament begins in a week! I'll also allow extra propaganda for those that weren't submitted (all those named "unspecified" either had no propaganda submitted or were added by me!)

I will also accept propaganda submitted through the reblogs of this post! This one isnt super big, but I'll still ping @tournament-announcer for it! Come vote if you wanna see some cats in a week! :)

I will also accept late submissions for those that were unable to get in! Submit your freaky cats here! They will be included in the 2nd round's loser bracket under special appearances! Thank you for your time and have a great day/night! <3

[hawaii-official]

I've done so much and I still have so much left tondoioi!!!!

Ganymede: Vltava -kafkas metamorphosis OST

Psmathe: Chug chug with you -Leviathan

J 10: malice mizer -baroque

Umbilic: meow meow meow meow sad song

Styx: red sex -vessel

Squire/time: vox vulgaris -rokatanc

Cataclysm: fireflies -owl city

Ring: dance monkey-kidz bop

Ariel: pacify her -mealnie Martinez

'6 'hebe': cause I'm a liar -Mcki Robyns-P,

3c-273: piano man -billy joel

Iapetus: last Friday night-katy perry

Armarcotilus: howling gears -fire emblem heroes ost

Dactyl: let's die together in kurasaki-SLAVE.VVR

Umbriel: Animal Cannibal- Karen sklanday

333 badenia: MHA season 1 intro music

Amalthea: stop nagging me-Owata-P

Earth: rises the moon -liana Flores

Astro: movinglikeazombie -ericdoa

Voices of astral: doopliss battle theme

Penelope: the flute song -russ

Internet/Igor: lonely -akon

Daphnis: Burnin' For You -Blue Öyster Cult

Chixlub impactor: ???

Catherine: god-ish -will stetson

Crux: backstabber -kesha

Hercules-corona borealis great wall-???

Alcor-home depot theme

Zilph: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik -mozart

Unicorn: closer -nine inch nail

Albiorix: dark horse -katy perry

Methone-???

Epimiethus:???

Aegaeon: corpse dance -kikuo

Sol III: Superman (it's not easy) -five for fighting

5th:???

Joey:???

Ringless Saturn: ???

Dear Saturn: watching him fade away -mac DeMarco

Universe/cosmos: your new home -gooseworx

Formless hunger: there were many things for which we exist -nowt

Didymos: ???

Pasiphaë: tough love -the villains lair

Proto earth- Nicki Minaj

Astral court: pursuit theme -ace attorney

Eblm-j0555-57ab- DuckTales 2017 into theme

Hubble space telescope:???

As 209: heaven says Mandela catalog mix

The smallest little quark: cats on mars

The world snake: ???

The quantumverse:???

The omniverse:???

Vogsphere: Ew

Caliburn:???

Kamo'oalewa: Tim tok-kesha

Sycorax - ???

Hd1 galaxy-???

Ceers 2782:???

l448 irs2e

Torcularis septentrionalis

Mesthula star

Intermediate mass black hole

Ophicius the serpent bearer

90 antiope

79360 Sila nunam

Fenrir

A green rock

Alcyoneus

Jupiter LII

The dark moon of Venus

Herta space station

Fs Tau b

4 vesta

2 pallas

Hailey's commet/wheel of fortune

Hermes/the tower

Vredfort asteroid

Touttasis asteroid

The void/devil

The world/reality

IT/infinity

Sedna l

Fast radio bursts

All consuming astral energy

EXOSAT

Capricorn

The sun's rings

Officina Typographica

GRB 090423

Pleiades supercomputer

Lrotues

S/2002 N 5

Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Curiosity rover

Cordelia

ymir

nereida

The ekpyrotic theory

south Pole–Aitken basin

Jotunheim

Solaris

Extra Planet β(Kirby)

Mirinoi

The speck

Craft world

Britain the planet

2018 AG37/farfarout

Voyager 1

IRAS-Araki-Alcock

Boson star

Big Rip

Mbabamwanawaresa

Haumea

Quaoar

15789) 1993 SC

Space trash

Luna

Dysnomia

Tarantula Nebula

Tatooine

19521 Chaos

SALACIA

WHY IS IT SO LONGGGGG

[lostryu]

I have an influx of followers so like. Look at my fucking cats i guess

[https-furina]

hi perse 👋, could i have #28 with kazuha for the event thingy?

✎ one step at a time.

ft. kaedehara kazuha x gn!reader

prompt: "gimme your hand."

w.c. 653 words

content: fluff with angst undertones, established relationship, reader has a fear of the sea!, loving boyfriend kazuha as usual

notes: ofc bell! thank u sm for requesting <3 i'm loving these kazu requests - i’m so proud of this one i’m sobbing

white foam froths by your feet, bubbling and tickling at the damp sand beneath it before it retreats, too scared to come further. you find it coincidental that neither you nor the ocean seem to want to touch each other, both too scared of the unknown. you want to touch it, you want curiousity to kill the cat but thoughts swallow you and drown out the curiousity before you can even dip your toes.

kazuha longs for the sea, it calls to him almost as much as his faithful wind. he spends close to months away, sailing the sea and seeing the world. he’d stay at sea his whole life if he could but that would mean ultimately leaving you behind. the white haired male turns to where you stand, eyes locked on how the waves barely reach you. he hasn’t wandered far from you, standing amidst the shallows just enough to wet his ankles. this is where he’s calmest, toes buried in the sand as waves lap at his skin in kitten licks.

“the water’s cold,” he informs you, there’s a mild breeze that sends shivers down your spine as you look up at him with sorrowful eyes, “you’ve got this, just your toes.”

kazuha reassures you every time you do this together. he’s patient, calm, everything you hoped for in a partner when it came to crushing this fear of yours. he was determined to help you overcome it, not only because you so desperately wanted to beat it but also because it would benefit him in the long term.

“zu, i’m scared,” you mumble, kazuha catches it, “do i have to do this?”

“i know you’re scared, love but we’re just trying some exposure therapy. captain beidou suggested it.” kazuha muses as he remembers the alcor’s captain suggesting you expose yourself to the sea first. to show the sea that you are the boss, in her words.

“i don’t think i can do it.” you’re beginning to back away from where you are positioned, ever so close to the waves. kazuha comes forward, shaking his head. he knows you put all your trust in him, always.

“here, gimme your hand.” kazuha takes your hand in his, lacing your fingers together intricately for that slither of extra reassurance as he steps backwards into the chilling liquid, leaving you no choice but to follow hesistantly.

one foot, two foot - your feet are swallowed by the sand that the waves hide in their bitter froth. a wave rolls forward and for a moment you almost rip your hand away from kazuha, turning back to the safety of the dry sand but you don’t. kazuha squeezes your hand, a nice reminder that you are not alone as the water hits your feet. you jolt forward into kazuha’s arms, whimpering at the sudden wet feeling you’re left with when the waves dissipate back to the ocean.

there’s a moment of clarity as you begin to realise the huge milestone you’ve just breached. carefully, you pull away from kazuha and warily continue stepping further into the water. you are unwilling to let go of your partner’s hand, keeping him as a lifeline as you submit to your sudden boldness.

“i’m doing it! zu, my feet are in the water!” your feet are completely submerged under the water, your eyes lit up like paper lanterns as you exclaim excitedly to the male, who’s already watching you with a look of pride on his face. he smiles at the grin that crosses your face, your hand leaving his as you crouch to dip your fingers into the sea.

“yes! i’m so proud of you, love.” he beams as you stand once more. there’s a moment of shared joy as you stare at each other, wordless in the excitement vibrating at your fingertips as he pulls you to him, pressing his lips to yours in a bittersweet kiss.

© https-heizou 2023.

[the-real-couchrat]

Okay, serious question here:

What fur pattern does Dipper have in cat form?

It would make sense for him to be a black cat, with the bad luck and superstitions surrounding it.

Or would he have tuxedo markings? Like his suit?

I’m partial to him having a dark brown coat, that darkens at the end of his paws and such.

OR there’s a really cool fur pattern that looks black but is just brown when you pull the fur to the side. That’s pretty hard to draw though. (Even though it’s my favorite 😔)

Please comment or reblog what you think!

[theratlivinginyourcouchcushions]

Equivalence AU Mabel ideas!

I wanted to experiment with God!zar(?) Mabel, bc I hadn’t seen any designs for it yet. I was also going to try drawing Mabel in her super-demon-y form, (which is apparently blinding white with abyss for eyes and tiny burning pupils) but was two invested in the outfit to really lean into it.

Now for some of my headcannons!

While drawing Mabel, I started thinking about her bird wings, and what kind of traits she might have similar to animals (like dipper and cats) and then it hit me. BIRDS.

An entire class of animals characterized by their ability to DEFY GRAVITY FOR HOURS TO DAYS AT A TIME. (And the ones that don’t are pretty cool too) and I got to thinking about how cool birds are, to achieve this through nothing but MILLIONS of years of evolution. (My thoughts on this are not very organized, but I hope you get the gist.) so anyway, what cool things do birds do, and wouldn’t it be cool if Mabel did them too?

Mating dance. Since it’s pretty much canon that Mizar is still alloromantic and allosexual, wouldn’t it be goofy if she would do a funky little dance when trying to ask people out? (She definitely did this for Henry as soon as she was corporeal for him)

Roosting. Basically making nests in high places out of things she likes, probably perches in it to preen her feathers. (I originally had a similar hc for Alcor, but whatever, they’re demons. But maybe he roosts like a bat instead:) )

Preening. She has a set of ridges under her lip (in front of her gums) for preening her feathers. Her loved ones have little tools to mimic them, and help her get hard-to-reach places. (She often falls asleep during this, similar to Dipper with his hair.)

Migration. I’m still not super organized with this one, but she might try to take off during the winter for long periods of time before coming back, or maybe just circling around to get out energy. Either that or she just tells people that she’s flying south for the winter when she doesn’t want to hang out with them. (This was also a hc meant for Dipper, but now I’m wondering if he tries to hibernate during winter.)

So those were my Equivalence AU headcannons, now for the design choices I made!

I talked a little bit about them at the start, but I still want to talk about it so, here we go!

The fashion was all based on @that-ghosts-art / @that-ghost-pal ‘s Mabel/Mizar designs, and I was very happy for the chance to test out different fashion styles, as well as the braid and shifting tattoos. (For the tattoos I just drew whatever I felt like at the time, and I added a scorpion barb at the end of the braid just for fun.) I added gold-tipped feathers to the wings, and some extra pink bits in her eyes (except for the angry one) I also gave her a crown instead of a top hat.

For God!zar(?) I tried to give her wings a more feather-y feeling than God!cor’s, and made the chest star more like her symbol on the cipher wheel. I muted the colors, and messed with her crown bc God!cor’s hat is a halo, and I didn’t want to copy that directly. I struggled with the hair color for a while before deciding to just bite the bullet, so please excuse any eye scorching color choices (It was originally planned for galaxy hair, but that was given to the wings, and I’m not great with overlapping colors)

Thanks for reading this far into my ramblings, and take a few moments to marvel at the existence of birds (and bats!)

Edit: I’m just now realizing that I forgot to draw the fire.

[ruruumin]

normality.

₊˚ ᗢ kazuha x gn!reader.

⤷ on the alcor, your life changes.

⤷notes; continuation of a cat's life & being naked (not sexual).

When reaching the Alcor, you and Kazuha were heaving. The two of you dropped to the ground, completely soaked in seawater. You rested your hand over your eyes, shivering at the cold waters. While you may have been an outdoors cat for the longest time, you’ve never liked the feeling of water on your skin. It always seemed to weigh you down. Sitting up, you shake your head, trying to rid yourself of the dampness. 

“Well, that’s something to see,” Captain says, pulling a thick cloth over your body. She was dressed in bright red clothing with slits at her thighs. What captivated you the most was the Electro Vision which hung on the side of her breasts. While the gold encasing it may have been different from Tomo’s, seeing it shine brightly made your heart sink. 

“You should get changed into some new clothes if you don’t want to get sick.”

Kazuha wordlessly pulls himself off the wooden grounds of the Alcor, reaching out to tug on your arm, bringing you alongside him as the woman leads you to a shared cabin. Her eyes peek over her shoulder to observe your figures, noting the way you held onto a broken sword, while the man carried with him a masterless vision. 

A truly unique pair, she would say. 

You and Kazuha spend the next few months aboard the Alcor. You’ve learned that the captain of the ship is named Beidou and that it was led by several other crewmembers. It takes a long while before you or Kazuha speak to anyone but yourselves. Although, the platinum-haired man was the first to open up about himself. You chose to stay on top of the crow’s nest, watching the birds fly overhead.

The other members noted that the only way to bring you out from the nest was to lure you with the smell of fish. Once you have eaten, you start to feel a little chatty with people on deck. They don’t question you about your origins, only assuming that wherever you came from, it must have been a hard place. Kazuha doesn’t speak for you either, wanting you to open up to the others on board on your own.

When it is a quiet night, Kazuha reaches the crow’s nest to see you staring out at the stars. You were holding out your hand, your fingers outstretched and carefully moving around. You were still trying to adjust to being in this new body. You haven’t figured out a way to return to your old self. The thought of being trapped as a human scared you, but the idea of never returning to your former life with Tomo and Kazuha scared you even more. 

You flinch when his shoulder bumps into yours. Thankfully, you’ve received your pair of clothes from Beidou. You no longer had to wander about in your birth suit. You occasionally scratch at the fabric, finding it rather uncomfortable late at night when you toss and turn. Kazuha doesn’t say a word when you leave the hammocks without clothes, but the redness of his ears and the aversion of his eyes were enough to convey that you should keep them on. You would shrug your shoulders and move over to pick up your fallen clothes. You do not understand human embarrassment sometimes. 

“Alone at the Crow’s Nest?” He hums, “You should talk to the other crew members. They have lots of stories to tell. You might even be able to convince them to share with you a bit of their fish.” 

“I don’t… need to,” You reply, pulling your knees close to your chest. You haven’t moved on from what happened. You can’t shake off the scene you’ve witnessed, the cruel and unusual punishment bestowed upon your owner by the Raiden Shogun. You certainly can’t shake off your unyielding anger towards the woman. 

“Is something the matter?”

There is always something wrong, you say to yourself. This entire thing, this life of yours, everything was wrong. You’ve lost your former body, unable to turn back into the lovable cat you once were. You lost your owner, the one person who saw the potential within you. You were aboard this unfamiliar ship, taking you to somewhere called Liyue. You don’t understand any of it. You don’t understand what it means to move on, or how you were supposed to feel now that you’ve lost someone you cared about.

“How could you feel so normal about everything?” Your words come out a lot harsher than you expected. Kazuha tightens his hands into a fist but he leaves it beside him. He sucks in a deep breath as he tries to look away at your pained expression.

“I… I’m not,” He replies. 

“You sure act like it.” 

He winces. Kazuha holds onto Tomo’s vision with his bandaged hand, staring down at it. 

It wasn’t that he felt normal, it was far from it. He was just unsure of what to do now. While he could run away and start a new life in Liyue, he wasn’t sure what he could do from there. He can’t rest until everyone he knows in Inazuma is safe, and he certainly can’t feel okay when the Vision Hunt Decree is ongoing. His head is scrambled and he’s struggling to piece together any semblance of normality in this cruel world.

He misses Tomo desperately. He misses the easy-going laughs he had with him. He misses training with him. But what he misses most of all was that feeling of home. He liked being able to go to Tomo’s home, seeing you jump into his arms and nip at his hair, watching the man emerge from another room to greet him. He liked sitting underneath the trees, feeling the easy breeze against his cheek as the three of you napped. 

Nothing was normal. And everything wasn’t fine.

The two of you just had to stick it out together. That’s the only thing you could do. He carefully reaches out to your other hand, squeezing it. He doesn’t say a word, nor do you. The two of you don’t look at each other. There was enough being said through that physical intimacy that neither of you wanted to express verbally. 

While you struggle to come to terms with the changing winds, he does as well. You’ve both lost very important people in your lives, had everything flipped upside down, and now had to act as if everything will be fine. You had to grow comfortable eating fish alongside friendly strangers. He had to keep moving forward to make sure you and him stay alive. 

He doesn’t move a muscle when he feels you lean your head against his shoulder. Gentle breaths escape your lips and he figures that you’ve closed your eyes. His hand doesn’t leave yours for a moment, only holding onto it and lacing your fingers. 

As long as the two of you had each other, things might be okay.

[transcendence-au]

I love seeing Alcor act like a kitty cat while on Dipnip, but I've never really liked the idea that it forces him to act like that. Instead my headcanon is that all it does is get rid of his inhibitions, and that being cat-like is just how he acts when he's not worried about keeping up appearances (to others and to himself). I mean, he's pretty cat-like already so it kinda makes sense lol. What do you think?

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[scorchedmizar]

idea; lord eclipse accidentally turns himself into a cat and sun is just trying to make sure he doesn’t explode or something

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/KHeAY58uxyE

He'd be the absolute pettiest cat. Just because he's a cat doesn't mean he can't do everything he usually does, right?

Say he can't do something cause he'll hurt himself? Too bad, he's doing it and he's going to make sure Alcors watching.

He'll purr and bump into his legs but any attempts at actually petting him are met with claws.