Well, Simon in my AU would probably have been into lucid dreaming before the events of horror mode, considering sleep paralysis is a valid way to enter a lucid dream. (I might just be projecting myself onto him but it's a personal interest of mine lol)
I wanted to draw my classmate's already existing OC but I forgot his description and my classmate hasn't responded yet
The OC's name is Ezno (NOT ENZO, EZNO),
Doc, can he still be saved..?
The name I picked up was "Cascade", which is short for "Cascade of Red" (that sounds more like the name of a novel). I felt awfully drawn to "Cataclysm" by u/c00lguy5, but I knew I could take it further than that. I wracked my brain and looked through websites that had synonyms for it, one thing led to another, and I arrived at Cascade.
Guess what? There's symbolism!
Cascade in this context means a cascade of events, like a domino effect.
Cascade of red can also refer to the red cascade, which is a type of flower, specifically a rose.
Historically, red roses symbolise love.
I've mentioned that Irene's death was the catalyst for the start of the second horror mode (or should I say Cascade), so there should be some connection there.
Irene's death was the first domino to fall, which caused a cascade of events.
The red in this context can mean the color of the sky, blood, death, danger, but also love.
This kinda has a few implications, one of them being he sleeps on his back because he PHYSICALLY CANNOT SLEEP ON HIS SIDE. It would be hard to breathe while sleeping on his stomach with his face being covered by the pillow (even worse because he already has breathing issues in my AU). This also means he probably gets sleep paralysis often (it's scientifically proven that sleeping on your back can cause sleep paralysis).
EVEN WORSE! Sleep paralysis is frequently caused by or related to stress, including PTSD. You know who was PTSD in my AU? Simon!
I'm definitely gonna have to write a sleep paralysis episode into the series at some point😅
Doing WILD is easier said than done tbh. I figured it out last night when I stopped focusing on what was behind my eyelids (which is easier said than done).
So, horror mode happens twice in my AU, and I realized that I needed a different name for the second time it happened. Afterall, I can't just call it "the second horror mode" forever
I need ideas guys
Nvm it's tuesday I'll send it tomorrow
I'm almost done with the shading!
(Both are running though the forest back to their base. As they run, Gray explains his suicide mission to Pinki.)
Gray: "When we get there, I'll distract that person while you get Simon to safety."
Pinki: "And you?"
Gray: "...Don't expect me to come back alive."
Pinki: "You-"
(Somebody passes by. Pinki stops, and upon hearing her stop, Gray turns around.)
Gray: "What are you doing?! We don't have time!"
Pinkiv "I saw someone pass by."
Grayv "That's not Simon."
Pinki: "But what if?!"
Gray: " "What if"? WHAT IF HE'S ALREADY DEAD?!"
(Both of them go silent. Neither of them do anything for the next few seconds.)
(A scene from earlier resurfaces in Gray's mind. The black-colored sprunki was standing right next to him, but in a literal blink of an eye, they disappeared from Gray's side and strangled Simon.)
Gray: "*...There's no running from a monster like that.*"
(Gray runs in the direction of their base. Pinki reaches out her hand to grab him, but Gray is already too far away.)
Pinki: "*I know I didn't see that person clearly, but I really hope that was Simon...*"
(Pinki runs in the opposite direction.)
Gray: "*There's no hope for him, but...*"
(The screen cuts to show both of them.)
Gray and Pinki simultaneously:
"*Maybe, just maybe...*"
Challenge: figure out the context/lore based on this scene
It's on the second image trust trust fullscreen it then you'll see
Besides that, we have here some juicy lore (Gemini's a bit off tho don't mind that)
It's been a long time since I've had this kind of thing (last one was probably half a year ago, if not a whole year), but I still wanna ask. It's like the same as normal sleep paralysis, but the environment around you is that of a dream, not your bedroom. I personally have never been lucid during these moments.
This:
(Simon throws the half-empty plastic bottle at Gray's forehead.)
I was gone for one hour bruh
I drew this in flipaclip lol
I DIDN'T KNOW THE SUB "r/subsiknewifellfor" WAS AN ACTUAL THING😭🙏😭🙏
Simon, remembering how Black absolutely murdered the fuck outta Oren, froze in place.
Instead of being devastated, Gray cries out happy tears. It's not because he's some sadist and watched his friend burn to death.
I'm talking about Siren (the name is one of the reasons why I love it so much).
In my AU, the two have a very deeply rooted friendship that continues even after the events of horror mode (Simple/Durmon would be doomed here because of one of my headcanons).
A siren also describes them very well, since in greek mythology, a siren has a beautiful voice (ahem ahem both of them sing) but that same voice is what lures sailors to their death (YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND UNLESS YOU KNEW THE FULL PICTURE OK?!😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏)
The symbolism here is basically a beautiful facade, but a dangerous reality. Both of them are keeping up a facade, but underneath that facade, it's a very dark reality.
(Yeah, I know, very drastic change in tone. Although this only applies to one timeline.)
Gray: "The dude is BRIGHT YELLOW, how do you not see him???" (Non-canon) (used to be my fave lol)
Black: "Relax, bro"
Simon: "How the fuck do I relax when you nearly gave me A HEART ATTACK?!" (Non-canon)
Simon: "You keep saying that but where?! Just admit we're lost, dammit!" (Canon)
Simon: "Correction, you're not alive, but you're not dead. I know this for a fact because your lower half is gone." (Non-canon)
Gray: "That sucks. I wanted to see if there was an afterlife or not." (Non-canon)
Black: "If you don't, I'll k¡ll you right here." (Non-canon)
That's all I could remember