#dj mip au

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I hide my light Behind a cloak of night Beneath a red scarf And a chapeau

Another AU loosely inspired by Monster in Paris. Which I think if you're fans of DJ you should probably check out. Even if you don't end up enjoying the movie itself I think most DJ fans would find the monster himself charming. A flea made giant (9ish ft tall) and given a gift for music through silly sciencey hijinks. His name in Francoeur and he's a delight, especially if you already enjoy mute but musical giant bug dudes.

This AU would not follow the story of the movie very closely, beyond the fact that DJ is mute, musical, and was formerly an ordinary spider. The meeting between Y/N and DJ would probably play out similarly. Which is what is happening in this picture. After a harrowing evening trying to navigate the world at his new size, being screamed at, chased, and having trash tossed at him, he collapses in an alleyway behind Y/N's home and is found by Y/N. At first, they don't react much better than anyone else, but seeing how sad and defeated DJ seems, they bring him inside.

Eventually Y/N will be the one to gift him his signature headphones (and probably a different hat) when they discover he has a particular talent for techno and electro music.

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After last night's debacle of losing that artwork of Spider DJ I decided to redo it. But bigger. Scarier. Angstier. Whoever hurt Y/N is in BIG trouble.

I have decided that the reader in this AU is a below knee amputee. Which is why only one leg is visible right now. (I know it's a weird time for me to mention this since it looks like I just forgot to draw their other leg but I promise I decided this awhile ago. Because I wanted them and DJ to have a conversation about Y/N's prosthetic and the fact that humans can't regrow limbs. DJ lost a limb when he was a young normal spider, but regrew it after a couple molts.)

A note about DJ's bottom fangs: They're kinda like snake fangs where they're folded in most of the time. So in pictures where he's relaxed/happy they do not appear. Usually when his mouth is closed, only the top big fangs (tusks?) and the smaller inner fangs are visible.

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Some doodles from a Hello Paint with @artastic-friend

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Queuing up a few posts for my daily DJ art challenge since I might be busy for a few days. Just some Hello Paint sketches for the most part.

Here's the aftermath of that earlier sketch I'm too lazy to link. Some nice comfort snuggles.

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Decided to experiment with coloring in Hello Paint. Got neat results!! Though I forgot his eye markings and the pink around his mouth. WHOPS. xD

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Tragedy on the Hello Paint board tonight, as through either a bug or possibly my own misunderstanding of the software, I deleted my canvas before I could save to the gallery or screenshot it, and the action was not undoable.

Luckily @artastic-friend remembered that you can zoom out and older versions of the canvas so they were able to get this screenshot of it for me! So all is not lost at least. So major thanks to them because I definitely would not have remembered in time to make use of that trick! <3

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AU/Fic Masterlist Cuz Whynot

Posted fics:

Stereo Souls - Fanfic - Tag DJMM x Reader soulmate AU

Cymbal Crash Bar - Fanfic - Tag Music Man x Reader - Reader takes over their uncle's bar where they meet Music Man, the bar's resident animatronic.

My ao3 account - I also have some one-shots up that I haven't made art or tags for so I won't list them all individually here. :3

Actively Working on:

Untiled DJ Dance Hall fic - No tag yet DJMM x Reader - After SB, DJ is sold to the dance hall owned by your sister, taking over your job as the resident musician. You're demoted and direct most of your ire at DJ until you realize how crappy his situation is.

Untitled DJ Humancurse fic - Tag Spiderfolk DJ is cursed to become human. A truly horrible fate...but perhaps some good can come of it?

Back Burner (and further) under the cut:

Spiderweb Sonatas - Tag Spiderfolk!DJMM x Fairy!Reader - Shorter domestic-ish fluff story about DJ (called Deejay in the fic, probably?) rescuing the reader from a bird attack and letting them chill at his place til their wing heals.

Attending the Attendant - No tag yet The first DCA fic I started, trying to get it in order before posting it.

Bouncer Music Man - Tag Haven't decided much about this one other than Bouncer is the dominant personality, and DJ possibly doesn't even exist. Still a lot of stuff TBD.

Flower Fae AU - Tag While out in the woods, reader gets shrunk for reasons that are initially unclear. They are rescued by a pair of flower fae called Sun and Moon. Things get awkward when they return to human size.

OctoMusic AU - Tag OG Music Man is an Octo-Mer siren. Hijinks ensue.

Forgotten Face - Tag - Fic Caine x Reader in The Amazing Digital Circus

Waaay Back Burner:

Monster in Paris AU - Tag Calling it the MiP AU because of the pic that inspired it but will not follow the MiP plot very closely. Normal spider DJ is science'd into giant spider spider with human intelligence who's good at music. Similarities to MiP end roughly at that point, but I don't have a ton of plot planned out for this.

Nothing Behind the Mask - Tag I WISH I had more of an idea of what to do with this but alas. Fantasy world where Sun and Moon are powerful entities trapped in the same mask, and have magic'd up floating clothing to appear more human. Reader is there too.

Childhood Friends AU - Tag Spider-DJ and Y/N meet when they are kids. DJ's species is quite small when young, and quite large when grown, leading to an...interesting reunion when Y/N and DJ are grown.

DJMM in VR AU - Tag The 'bots in the 'Plex have access to a VR MMO. DJ and the reader meet and form a friendship there, and eventually the reader finds out their new online buddy is the giant spider 'bot from work.