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Sep. 29th, 2021 05:44 pmIf I've written at least ten thousand words of fanfiction for a particular canon, across at least three fics, I'll write an entry talking about how that canon fits into my fandom history. With the completion of Vessels (I'm both thrilled and terrified by the amount of engagement this fic got; Deltarune fandom is huge!), Undertale... sort of qualifies?
Undertale...?
I first became aware of Undertale when
zarla made a post about it, two weeks after its release. I'd heard of Toby Fox previously, but to me he was just one of the lead composers for Homestuck. I had no idea what to expect from him as a game developer, beyond 'extremely good music'.
Still,
zarla's description sounded interesting! I checked out the demo, which intrigued me enough to buy the full game.
I played Undertale at the age of twenty-seven and had an extremely good time! It's a fun, charming game with a fascinating battle system and an undercurrent of interesting darkness.
Why am I so uncertain about whether Undertale actually counts as one of my main fandoms? Well, I've sort of written four Undertale fics. I have also sort of never written an actual Undertale fic. Two of my fics are for
zarla's incredible Handplates AU fancomic. Two of them are for Deltarune, another game by Undertale's creator, which features Undertale characters but is not a prequel or a sequel; its relationship to the original game is extremely unclear.
Does any of that count as Undertale fanfiction? Who knows? But I'm giving it a 'my fandom history' writeup anyway.
I suppose I should talk about my experience with Deltarune here as well! I played the first chapter of Deltarune at the age of thirty and fell in love with it as soon as I'd stopped being terrified by it; the opening is extremely unsettling! I love the interaction the introduction of party members adds, and I'm considerably more interested in Deltarune's protagonist than I was in Undertale's; Kris, despite being just as quiet, feels much less like a blank slate.
I'm a lot more active about looking for Deltarune fan content than I ever was with Undertale. Playing Undertale was a fairly self-contained experience for me; Deltarune is the game that dragged me into the actual fandom. I'm looking forward to the next instalment, although I don't imagine we'll be seeing it for a while!
Favourite character: Probably Susie of Deltarune. She's refreshingly straightforward in a game full of mysteries, and everything she says is hilarious. I hope one day you get unbanned from free ham sandwich day, Susie. (Bonus 'that doesn't really count' answer: Gaster from
zarla's Handplates AU, who is an incredible self-destructive mess who makes the worst possible decision at every turn while furiously telling himself he doesn't feel bad about it. He's awful. I love him.)
Favourite pairing: I don't ship anything very hard in the Undertale universe, but possibly Kris/Noelle, which has interestingly horrifying potential. It's certainly the only Undertale/Deltarune ship I've actually gone looking for fanart of. (Look at this gorgeous Utena-inspired piece by
krismastree!) (Bonus 'that doesn't really count' answer: Gaster/Alphys from Handplates is extremely cute and sad.)
Number of words written: 10,341
Snippet: I didn't think I had any unfinished Undertale fanfiction to share here, but I've just remembered this little snippet, which I actually wrote before any of the Undertale fics I've finished. It's... it's for Handplates, so I still haven't actually written anything for Undertale canon. Whoops.
( Undertale (Handplates AU) unfinished snippet. Gaster and Sans, 2017. )
Undertale...?
I first became aware of Undertale when
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I played Undertale at the age of twenty-seven and had an extremely good time! It's a fun, charming game with a fascinating battle system and an undercurrent of interesting darkness.
Why am I so uncertain about whether Undertale actually counts as one of my main fandoms? Well, I've sort of written four Undertale fics. I have also sort of never written an actual Undertale fic. Two of my fics are for
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Does any of that count as Undertale fanfiction? Who knows? But I'm giving it a 'my fandom history' writeup anyway.
I suppose I should talk about my experience with Deltarune here as well! I played the first chapter of Deltarune at the age of thirty and fell in love with it as soon as I'd stopped being terrified by it; the opening is extremely unsettling! I love the interaction the introduction of party members adds, and I'm considerably more interested in Deltarune's protagonist than I was in Undertale's; Kris, despite being just as quiet, feels much less like a blank slate.
I'm a lot more active about looking for Deltarune fan content than I ever was with Undertale. Playing Undertale was a fairly self-contained experience for me; Deltarune is the game that dragged me into the actual fandom. I'm looking forward to the next instalment, although I don't imagine we'll be seeing it for a while!
Favourite character: Probably Susie of Deltarune. She's refreshingly straightforward in a game full of mysteries, and everything she says is hilarious. I hope one day you get unbanned from free ham sandwich day, Susie. (Bonus 'that doesn't really count' answer: Gaster from
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Favourite pairing: I don't ship anything very hard in the Undertale universe, but possibly Kris/Noelle, which has interestingly horrifying potential. It's certainly the only Undertale/Deltarune ship I've actually gone looking for fanart of. (Look at this gorgeous Utena-inspired piece by
Number of words written: 10,341
Snippet: I didn't think I had any unfinished Undertale fanfiction to share here, but I've just remembered this little snippet, which I actually wrote before any of the Undertale fics I've finished. It's... it's for Handplates, so I still haven't actually written anything for Undertale canon. Whoops.
( Undertale (Handplates AU) unfinished snippet. Gaster and Sans, 2017. )