Oh No, The Destroyer Of The AUs The Baby Is Sad ;-;

Hello, I know this is probably quite out there but have you ever considered Reaper/Nightmare-?

Ohohoh, you bet I’ve thought about them.

Goodness gracious there’s so much potential. Reaper has gone almost entirely unexplored outside of Geno and Life. The content with Error is mostly about how he used to be Geno.

But Nightmare? The King of Negativity himself? Listen. Death undoubtedly brings angst of all kinds. Reaper’s quite aware of it, and it’s part of why he doesn’t like his job. But then this dark figure starts trailing him. Doesn’t even bother with being out of sight. Just hangs around in the shadows and watches.

Surely, that would garner at least some curiosity. Nightmare has a powerful presence, and can back it up literally and figuratively. Reaper is on a similar level, being a god of death. He’d eventually ask, and Nightmare would happily oblige in being a dramatic bastard and introducing himself.

One of the differences between them is how they interact socially. Reaper is aloof and takes things lightly. Sure, he might flirt occasionally, but the point would be the pun, not the intent. He’s very much used to others not liking him, so brushing it off casually is his way to deal with it. 

Nightmare, on the other hand, is far more serious. He’s feared, but also respected by those he has power over. He didn’t have the established god status that Reaper does, and therefore gained control through negotiation and clever words.

My point? Reaper is an awkward pun lover who aches to have any sort of proper connection to another being, while Nightmare is a demigod king who knows he has power and flaunts it, who might also be a bit lonely despite his knack for getting into someone’s mind.

I’ve certainly considered them, and they’re not as “out there” as you’d think. :)

(Oh, y’all? When you ask for headcanons, it would be appreciated if you put a prompt in so I’m not floundering too much for a place to start. Thanks! <3)

-Mod Goof

The Paradox of Dream's Powers & Positivity

There's something very interesting about Dream's powers and internal struggle that I've been aware of for years but never had a chance to properly talk about. There's this paradox that occurs when taking into consideration how Dream experiences his powers and emotions after eating the apple, and it's a paradox of his positivity itself.

Dream is the protector of positivity. It is his goal above all others to protect that and help others be happier around him.

Dream has two very unique powers that shape how he interacts with people. Empathy and a positive aura. On top of this, he gains power the more positive the people around him are, which means the more positive his surroundings become, the more powerful his aura becomes, and the more positive he feels.

This aura, as I've discussed before, is something Dream is not entirely fond of, and something that often causes more problems than good. People become overly attached to, or even obsessed with his aura should he stay near them for too long. If he tries to leave, as he must travel to other universe to continue spreading positivity, people often become jealous, or upset. Negative. Which makes Dream fearful of people growing too attached to him, and conscious of his ability to spread unintentional negativity by merely existing near people, and even more so when he's genuinely happy near people.

Suddenly, we see this limit, in which, should Dream let himself become too happy, his positivity starts to turn things negative around him, and because Dream is an empath, it means he will feel this negativity, and become negative again. Thus, a paradox has formed. One in which his own positivity will ultimately bring about negativity, and the threat of that happening prevents him from being positive.

While I know this doesn't change how Dream outwardly acts, as he's been told his entire life he's supposed to be positive for everyone, and puts on a smile even if it's not real to try to help others smile too, I think these powers create a secondary internal conflict of 'but maybe I should never let myself become too positive because it makes other people upset and that's not something I want to happen'.

An eternal divide of: I need to be precieved as positive for everyone else to help them

But I can never let myself actually become too happy lest I hurt them.

And, because Dream is an empath, the happier people around him become, the happier he does as well.

This would mean Dream is stuck in a position where faking a smile but remaining neutral, or unable to be happy himself, is the best position in which he can continue to help people, despite helping people being a direct way to make him feel happier. And, whenever he becomes too happy, his mind will begin to fear the possibility of making people negative, meaning he either has to internally prevent himself from being too positive, or seperate himself from others when this happens, which would ultimately result in the same outcome.

He has no way of preventing people from feeling things, and no way to prevent these powers from constantly occuring, but an intense desire to help others anyways, meaning he constantly prioritizes others happiness over his own, even when given the ability to be happy himself.

Dream is the ultimate paradox of positivity. His powers of positivity force him to rarely be positive at all. 

Dang, this chain all the AUs that evolved from the original post are so awesome?? Everyone’s ideas, and styles, and everything are just amazing! I got really inspired, so here’s a little something

What if...

Nightmare first posessed Dream for fun, but it turned out he couldn’t leave his brother’s body. The last golden apple couldn’t defeat Nightmare, but it was strong enough to keep him trapped in Dream’s body. In this state, Nightmare was way less harmful to the others, so Dream refused to do anything about it, even though each day was a torture for him. (I guess being possessed does not feel very nice, especially when the demon is angry with you?)

Cross hated to see Dream suffer, and he offered help. He begged Dream to try and do something. They spent days in search of a ritual powerful enough to get rid of the demon. They found one. At least they thought so. The exorcism successfully managed to make Nightmare leave the body, but was not enough to banish him.

So here they are. After possessing and then killing the priest, the demon moved on to dealing with his dear brother’s soul.

I couldn’t help but use the idea of Cross being an exorcist who was called to get a demon out of Dream. ☆

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Hey guys! 💕

It’s been really fun the last week, trying to escape from the Quarentine by traveling through AUs and all that (and succeeding to do so, by the way, despite the fires and floods), but let’s face it- there are actual people who are struggling during this Pandemic. I myself plan on opening up commissions and a Patreon so that I can get money from my writing on top of searching for a job, but there are people who are in more need that I am.

Specifically, I am talking about Sion, who isthe Author of ‘From Your Point of View’, the body-swap Errink story that TheGrinningKitten is translating from Russian to English. (If you haven’t read it yet, please do! It’s THAT good! Not to mention that it’s one of the biggest inspirations for CKtE.)

Sion and her family have been going through a rough time, and they could really use some help. She’s an amazing artist on top of being an author, and her commissions are open if you would like to commission her. Even the tiniest tip and donation will help, and if you can’t offer any money, then please Reblog this so that we can get the word out. (Depending on how much money I can squander up, chances are I’ll be commissioning her too 💕)

Here is a link to her Ko-Fi:

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Ok, one more thing to say, and I'll leave it. @neronian-neko has a huge point.

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You know what, I’m just gonna come out and say it:

I literally ship just about anything that I want to ship so long as it gives with me, and that isn’t anyone else’s business but my own, and no one can change my mind.

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