The Cursed Beings: Mantidrake (Benoit x Reader)
Warnings: Fear, adrenaline, blood, danger, scrapes, scratches, mantidrake, wolf, etc.
You shook your head while walking. Elpis had severely puzzled you, but you still felt uneasy. This place was completely wrong, you can tell. It felt weird, unsettling, and unsafe… And you clearly did not belong here. You cross your arms and gaze around discreetly. It's unsettling to look around, as the grass is wrapped weirdly around the trees. You stroke your arms when you hear a snap. You tighten and turn when you notice a big, growling beast. You felt a cold sensation; you'd never seen anything like this before. You step back. Your pupils dilate as you look at it.
"G-Good wolf…" You speak shakily before it charges at you. You panic and turn to run. You run as fast as you can, adrenaline rushing through your veins and your pulse beating in your ears. You didn't feel the scratches, the agony, or anything else; you were just concentrating on running. If you ran and heard the beast following you closely, the worst-case scenario could occur…
You trip.
You collide with the ground, scraping your arms. You gasp as you try to get up and run, but you reach a dead end. Your heart stops as you turn and hear the thing approaching. You turn and start backing up. You couldn't think or do anything; you froze. You couldn't think, your heart racing in your ears as you stared at the thing. Your breathing changes as you quickly back away from the beast. You couldn't turn away from it. You were terrified, but when you closed your eyes, you heard a roar, something strange, something draconic.
You were terrified, but you cautiously opened one eye and saw a draconic-like figure… It looked like a skeleton mantidrake. It rapidly defeated the beast that was after you. It was fierce, strong, and much bigger than Elpis. As you watch the beast fall, your blood runs cold and the mantidrake slowly turns to face you. Its red eyes are piercing, and the three scars on its eye stand out even more. You quickly begin to back up as it watches you quizzically.
You wanted to run, but your body screamed at you for doing so in the first place. The scratches and scrapes on your arms provided little solace because they were incredibly painful and stinging.
"What is a human like you doing out in the woods by yourself?" The mantidrake hissed, and you blinked. It was talking. "My brother should've had you leave this forest when you got here." The mantidrake let out a snarl. You could feel the cogs whirling in your head. You'd only spoken to one creature that could be compared to a mantidrake: Elpis.
"Are... Are you... Are you Elpis's brother...?" You said it shakily. The mantidrake halted for a second, observing you, before taking on an anthropomorphic form identical to Elpis'. You admit it: he was even more gorgeous than Elpis, but you could definitely see the resemblance.
"Yes, that's right. What brings you to our forest, human?" The mantidrake hissed quietly. His voice was unmistakably thick and gravelly. He approaches you, and you blink up at him.
"Uh… Um… M-My research team and I are studying this forest and how… uh… unnatural it is." You explain hesitantly. Before going any closer, the mantidrake glowered. He extends you his hands.
"Your hands, give them to me." The mantidrake practically commanded, but because you knew he was Elpis' brother, you weren't as terrified as you had been before. So…you did. You handed him your hands. He sat down in front of you as you saw the most beautiful thing that you'd never seen before.
He was using green magic on you. It slid around your arms and wounds with a clean and pleasant feeling of delicacy. It appeared and felt like the wind personified.
"And why did you remain here…?" The mantidrake looked up at you. His eyes were definitely a richer shade of red than his brother's.
"Uh… I- I have to do my research." You murmured this as you felt a flush come across your cheeks. He hums as you notice your wounds begin to heal slightly.
"Hm… Most humans are least have the common sense to turn and run." The mantidrake huffed, and you flushed more. You opened your mouth in protest, but he looked up at you. "I respect your drive, but you shouldn't be here. It is not safe for humans like you." The mantidrake chided gently. Despite its harshness, his voice seemed concerned and genuine about your safety.
"O…Okay…" You whisper as he pulls you up. You knew it more than ever. You needed to find your study team. It was not safe to be on your own. The mantidrake began guiding you across the woodland. He moved lightly among the trees, as if he were born to do so. He maintained a reasonable gap between the two of you, but he would occasionally pause and wait. You sensed he was waiting for you to catch up, so you increased your pace.
You become tense as you arrive at your campsite. You guessed he knew you were there with your study group; it was undoubtedly the most unnatural portion of the forest. As Dusk prepares for his own adventure, the mantidrake remains out of sight as he ventures into the forest. On impulse, you take his arm. His gaze flickers to you. They were stunning, you had to admit.
"Uh... Wait, uh... What's... What is your name?" You inquire. The mantidrake's eyes move slightly as he glances at you. He reaches over and plucks a petal from your hair. You flush when you look at him. He had a focused yet stern expression.
"Benoit. Be cautious the next time you enter this forest, human." He leans towards you, and you flush as he examines you. "I can't promise I'll be there to save you." Benoit huffs softly before backing away and retreating into the forest. You blink, feeling your cheeks burn.
Okay, it was… something. You can feel your face burning as Dusk calls you over…
Though a part of you wants to disregard safety and walk back in... Maybe a part of you wants to see the two again, or maybe you just found a place to get an adrenaline rush, who knows...
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Part 1: The Cursed Beings: Manticore (Elpis x Reader)
Part 3: The Cursed Beings: the Negativity Dragon (Verbena x Dusk)
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Adrenaline Sans Job Headcanons
Adrenaline Sans!
Pronouns: He/him
Gender: Male
Au: Correctiontale
Quick AU synopsis: Sans– or “Adrenaline” (also nicknamed ‘Lin)– is from one of my original AU’s ‘The Deathrunner Tales’. Essentially, he’s a massive parkourist and he and the rest of monster-kind have to get to the barrier before the “Correction” (which is like a mass of white glitches) catch up to them.
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Now, you may not expect this
But he owns a bar.
A really vintage-feeling, space-themed bar.
Like, originally he was this really famous parkourist that won several gold metals and broke many, many world records.
But then he decided to mellow out and own a bar– one which competes with Grillby
This being said, Adrenaline and Grillby actually have a very entertaining rivalry-friendship and love to challenge each other for the hell of it
He literally called his bar “The Joint.”
It’s an inside joke between him and his very first customers who gave him a different name suggestions
Although most Papyri dislike the name (Like Edge and UT!Papyrus… and also HT!Papyrus) they like it more than Grillby’s
Only because of the lack of grease, though.
Classic Sans and UF!Sans (Red) are his most frequent customers. On the days that Axe (HT!Sans) gets out, he very much prefers to go to “The Joint”.
Y’know, ‘cause of flashbacks.
ALL OF THE DRINKS ARE SPACE-THEMED!
AND THERE’S A LIBRARY CORNER!
For all of them people that just wanna chill, he’s created a library corner filled with books ranging from non-fiction to psychological horror to fantasy. And of course, Sci-fi.
Adrenaline is both the manager, owner, and the security. People have quickly come to respect him, considering how many times he’s literally tossed a drunk asshole out.
He doesn’t stand up for any bullshit.
Also he has a non-discriminant policy, which means racists, homophobes and transphobes are forced to leave as soon as they show any signs.
Other than that, The Joint has become a popular tourist destination! He also has a telescope there for those who want to watch the stars at night.
Controversally, whenever people come into his bar, he always asks, “Yo, you been to Grillby’s?”
Grillby does the same, too.
As I said, weird rivalry-friendship.
But yeah! Adrenaline’s sorta just that bartender (who has a PhD in Psychology) that loves to help people out!
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In the last chapter of The Bad Wingmen, you mentioned that one or more of the boys were alcoholics. Dust is canonly one, but who would be the other? Surely not Cross, so my guess is Killer? Idk why but I really want to know this, sorry to bother you.
You do not need to apologize for asking such an awesome question! I said it before, I will say it again, I love character analysis and that is exactly what you are asking about!
Okay, at the time of writing The Bad Wingmen, I was unsure how many of the boys I wanted to have an alcoholic history. I knew one for sure, but there was another I had in mind, and you were right with your guess!
The canon is that Dust definitely is a recovered alcoholic. Killer though, has an addictive personality. His drug of choice, though, will be adrenaline (feeling something exciting, which will be a whole new headache for Dadmare while at the same time an addiction he won't completely deny). But that doesn't mean that alcohol could not be an issue with him, especially since he would be slow to notice the effects it is having on him.
Thus, best not let the guy even test to see if he can handle it or not. Thing is, this is actually a poor judgement on Nightmare's end. Why I decided to toss out alcoholism for Killer is simply this: people often get in that situation to numb their feelings, forget stuff, etc. Killer WANTS to feel and he likely did try and just... didn't get what he wanted and thus could not form the addiction.
While that misjudgement is partly because I was still forming my head canons, that will still stand today in the canon fic today. Why? As good of a judge of character Nightmare often is, even he makes mistakes. :3c The biggest example is how he views his brother, just as his brother misjudges him.
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