Guys, Interact With Them, They're So Sweet

Disclaimer, I haven't watched Xtale

so the original point of Error is: he's a bitch bastard who believes the multiverse is a big pot of bullshit and wants to personally murder the shit out of eeeeverything....but the original timeline. his objective is to destroy EVERYTHING until only that one timeline is left.

Ink's original purpose isn't to nurture creativity; it's to MAINTAIN AND UPKEEP ORIGINAL PLOTLINES. He's in universes not to fix them, or better them, but to ensure they don't deviate from their assigned plot. He does make smaller "sacrifices" but it's not to have friends or keep Blue and Dream by his side, it's just that the creators give them more plotlines outside the bounds of their own AU and by that point the original AU is too far gone to fix, so whatever.

So to me that gives Error VS Ink a few different flavors; one is the one I like to call "Stable-Verse". There's no balance, no limit, just infinity. Ink wants to upkeep the plotlines and please the creators (which, within himself, is also to prevent more art block aus from being created. If you love on the creator and their AU they're less likely to leave it incomplete). Meanwhile, Error destroys and wrecks AUs, and creates more outcodes via the survivors, which is contrary to his belief system, because the outcodes pollute more universes and plotlines and Error essentially undoes his work. The star Sanses are helpful not because they're his friends but because their objectives line up more often with Ink's than Ink's objectives line up with others.

In my opinion, Ink doesn't like XG for his "creativity", but because OVERWRITE could technically be helpful not in the way Gaster uses it, which goes against Ink's core principles, but because it could make fixing up the og plotlines so much easier if he has it, right? which means just allowing the man's games to happen. Besides, having a soul has always been Ink's dream, right?

the other flavor of "two-sided coin" I like is "Balance-Verse". The balance is a thing, both in terms of emotions and in terms of multiverse size. You go from "you know what, I wanna do this thing I believe in" to "there's a voice in my head. BETTER DO WHAT IT SAYS HUH"

thus, the beautiful AO3 tag of "forced god of creation!Ink" and "forced god of destruction!Error". The tags disclaimer it a lot: they don't necessarily always want to do these things. You get a much less calculating, sweeter Ink who's hand is kinda forced by the creators to fix shit up all the time for them, and a cynical but much more relatable Error who doesn't have a choice and physically has to destroy universes in order for the multiverse to not fucking explode.

Or, you know, they die and get replaced.

Or, worse, they can't die and are condemned to an eternity of doing the creators' bidding.

Here, they're only opposing forces because of misunderstandings and plotlines. They're actually much friendlier if they can just talk it out instead of duking it out.

....I'll be honest, that second flavor is my favorite. Tastes like dread. and Sanshipping.

(let me shill my Balance Verse fic rq :skull:)

What are your thoughts on Error and Ink having a creation/destruction balance?

LOVE IT OMG

I love when characters contrast but still fit together like a puzzle

Id say They're both chaotic neutral, and both have their own creative medium they enjoy (Ink loves every medium while Error's forte is knitting)

I like how they're so different but they're still friends. Even with their roles and their jobs

Technically, from what I understand, Ink's role isn't necessarily to create AUs but instead to nurture the creativity the creators of them have, example being XGaster. He didn't make Xtale as far as I'm aware but he encouraged Gaster with his creativity and his ability to OVERWRITE. (if I'm wrong on that I'm sorry it's been a while since I watched XTale djdjndnd)

Error's role is one I don't understand as much tho. Does he just destroy worlds on a whim or does he have reason to? And does he really destroy them or is it more complicated than that like with Ink? I feel like I know more about Ink than I do Error tbh (and that makes me SAD cause I love Error fhdhhdnd)

If yall ever see anything just rambling about Error or talking about canon Error facts n lore n stuff feel free to tag me in it cause I could sit and read about him all day :3

I would...I'm hyped...I've been on an art roll ngl

[ * I kinda wanna do an art collab..... for funsies.... ]

Cr-creature feature...I'm not sure what that means BUT. I'm not complaining.

Add me on discord if you wanna RP, CHILL, or both: @tiny_box_maxx

(remember those drawn out rps from 2018 too? Goddamn I need to find someone willing to do those with me. Also again, you don't have to 😭)

HEY! I know you!!!

Well I don't, but.

I was looking in the whole uuuuuh. LOOK I WAS JUST LOOKING IN THE #utmv rp tag!!! and you were there!!! and it turns out that!!! I've seen your art be reblogged on my blog multiple times!!! and you draw good too??? AND you RP too? dude. DUDE.

I will lose my FUCKING MIND.

(also I had no clue what swappedfate was so now I'm gonna google that. Poor Yew.)

Anyway yeah rp with me if you wanna, you don't have to but I'd be very very happy. if you need references, you can check out my fic "yet another battle" or "yet another mistake" on AO3, it's an rp fic with me and another pal.

I'll prolly doodle Yew 'just 'cause I wanna.

WELL WELL WELL IF IT ISN’T A CREATURE FEATURE…

Heh… yeah… I’m pretty well known for my awesome stuff,,, and my dark and mysterious past…!

BUT FR TY it genuinely means a lot.. I’m going to get you… 😈😈 creature feature..

Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Undertale (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Sans/Sans (Undertale), Papyrus/Papyrus (Undertale) Characters: Sans Ensemble (Undertale), Sans (Undertale), Papyrus (Undertale), Papyrus Ensemble (Undertale) Additional Tags: Dreamtale Nightmare Sans (Undertale), Dreamtale Sans | Dream (Undertale), Shattered Dreamtale Sans (Undertale), _____tale Sans | Ink (Undertale), Xtale Sans | Cross (Undertale), Killer Sans (Undertale) - Freeform, Horrortale Sans (Undertale), Underswap Sans (Undertale), Underlust Sans (Undertale), Underfell Sans (Undertale), Underswap Papyrus (Undertale), Underfell Papyrus (Undertale), Underfell Papyrus/Underswap Papyrus (Undertale), Bad Sanses | Nightmare's Gang (Undertale), bad sanses poly - Freeform, Forced God of Creation _____tale Sans | Ink (Undertale), Forced God of Destruction Error Sans (Undertale), undertale sans oc, Blood, Gore, mentions of cannibalism, Violence, Death, Manipulation, Polyamory, manipulative Nightmare, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide mentions, manipulative Shattered, Shattered deserves his own warning, Ink needs a nap, They're All Gay, no dream/nightmare relationship, the creators are gods, the creators are you, the creators suck

  Summary:

"I'm... you're still my baby brother. I have to protect you." His voice is firm, now, the smile is gone. The apple in his hands beckon. "From yourself too, if I have to." His hand raises- and he bites the apple. Not once, like Nightmare had, not twice- three full bites, before his beloved sibling could even react.

 When Dream Shatters, Nightmare is thrown into a spiral of events orchestrated by the creators. Why is it his job to save a multiverse that hates him? Bitter- he gets to work, collecting strays along the way, before the creators (or his brother) get a chance to steal his new-found comfort from him.

Meanwhile, things go from bad to worse for Ink, who's best friend has suddenly changed personalities, and everything he knows about the multiverse collapses when he meets the envoys of the gods.

I love Jerror. He's amazing.

jon "jerror" errbuckle inflicts rage. seething rage into my soul. i used to welcome him in with open arms, but now i live in fear. in anger. i am afraid of something i helped make years ago. i am scared.

One thing i've run up against when dealing with fandom and characters making less than ideal choices is that people seem to treat a character's decision being sympathetic, the decision being understandable, the decision being reasonable, and it being objectively the best solution for the situation, as synonymous. When those are 4 very different things.

Last minute participation of a magma. On the left is Nem by @bloobluee, and on the right is Rex by me!

Joan (an Error alternate, post transition) and Ekleipsis, @rinky-dinky-dink's Nightmare

star sanses

reblog if you agree 🔁

this is so pretty

Ink!Gaster - Scribe

Basics

Ink!Gaster, goes by Scribe

12’0

Lanky, lean

Former god and creator

Retired as his soul can’t sustain any more creation

Can be used for any reason, with any au, and linked to any story. (Just tag me, i’d love to see!)

Lore

He began as a creator who couldn’t resist the urge to bring worlds to life. He was once a scientist—curious, brilliant, and maybe a little too ambitious. He discovered that by pouring fragments of his own soul into his creations, he could craft entire AUs, monsters, and relics within the ever-shifting realm of the Doodlesphere. But there was a catch. Every creation left him weaker, cracks forming along his body, leaking vibrant streams of color and ink that never quite healed.

As Scribe stretched himself thinner and thinner, his form grew unstable, his magic harder to control. His jacket, once clean, became a chaotic mess of splatters and smears—a symbol of the many worlds and beings he’d breathed life into. His eye, constantly shifting in rainbow hues, is the only part of him still brimming with the same fierce energy he started with, though even that flickers now, a reminder of the power he’s both lost and wielded.

Eventually, his body couldn’t handle the strain anymore. Each crack threatened to break him apart, and he had to make a choice: give up creating or risk losing himself entirely. He chose to step back, letting go of the active role he once had in shaping worlds. Now, he lingers in the shadows of the Doodlesphere, watching over the worlds he once cared for, half-forgotten but still present for those who know where to look.

Scribe is no longer a god or even a creator in the traditional sense. He’s more of a wandering storyteller, a faded legend wrapped in color and ink. He whispers guidance to those who listen, influencing the edges of stories he once would have leapt to shape. Every now and then, a piece of him, a swirl of color or a quiet spark, finds its way into a new world, a soft reminder of a creator who gave everything he had to his art.

(Inktale of course belongs to @comyet)

Art

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