As the precursors’ hold on Newt’s mind grows, they crash Newt’s evening with Hermann to see whether he will be able to spot the difference. Newt can only watch his boyfriend and his body interact, knowing this test cannot possibly end in a way that won’t hurt a whole lot. Pre-Uprising.
The Only Way Out is Down (60806 words) by Avelera Chapters: 12/16 – Treachery – Hermann Fandom: Pacific Rim (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Newton Geiszler/Hermann Gottlieb Characters: Newton Geiszler, Hermann Gottlieb, Jake Pentecost Additional Tags: Post-Movie: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Literary References & Allusions, Coma, Rescue, Newton Geiszler is a Dork, POV Newton Geiszler, Newton Geiszler Recovery Arc, Mind Control Aftermath & Recovery, Dreamscapes, Past Relationship(s), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, The Drift (Pacific Rim), Drift Side Effects, Hell, Inferno AU, Stream of Consciousness, Worried Hermann Gottlieb, Explicit Language, Past Mind Control, POV Hermann Gottlieb, Precursors are super dead, Memory Loss, Memory Alteration, Bickering, BAMF Hermann Gottlieb, Kissing, Canon-Typical Violence, Injury, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Explicit Sexual Content, Consensual Sex, Hurt/Comfort, Seduction, Cuddling & Snuggling, Fluff, Angst, Trauma Summary:
The invasion of the Anteverse was successful, and the Precursors have been destroyed, but Newt still hasn’t awoken from his coma and doesn’t respond initially to Drift attempts from Hermann to wake him.
But when one day a connection is established, Hermann and Newt find themselves in a mingled mindscape that seems informed by Dante’s “Inferno”. Together, they pass through the Nine Circles, nine memories of Newt’s years under Precursor control in the hopes it will help free Newt from his own head.
Yet questions linger: how much did the Precursors take from Newt, to what lengths will Hermann go to free him, and is the other even truly there, or merely a rabbit of the other’s making, a wish fulfillment fantasy that they’re chasing into the abyss?
– Please don’t murder me! I hope you like it! I’ve been waiting a long time to share this chapter :3
newt’s fun introduction line “only my mother calls me doctor” except it’s sad because monica isn’t a part of newt’s life and so she literally calls him “doctor” or maybe “dr geiszler” when talking to him because it’s impersonal and they aren’t close.
The Only Way Out is Down (60806 words) by Avelera Chapters: 12/16 – Treachery – Hermann Fandom: Pacific Rim (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Newton Geiszler/Hermann Gottlieb Characters: Newton Geiszler, Hermann Gottlieb, Jake Pentecost Additional Tags: Post-Movie: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Literary References & Allusions, Coma, Rescue, Newton Geiszler is a Dork, POV Newton Geiszler, Newton Geiszler Recovery Arc, Mind Control Aftermath & Recovery, Dreamscapes, Past Relationship(s), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, The Drift (Pacific Rim), Drift Side Effects, Hell, Inferno AU, Stream of Consciousness, Worried Hermann Gottlieb, Explicit Language, Past Mind Control, POV Hermann Gottlieb, Precursors are super dead, Memory Loss, Memory Alteration, Bickering, BAMF Hermann Gottlieb, Kissing, Canon-Typical Violence, Injury, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Explicit Sexual Content, Consensual Sex, Hurt/Comfort, Seduction, Cuddling & Snuggling, Fluff, Angst, Trauma Summary:
The invasion of the Anteverse was successful, and the Precursors have been destroyed, but Newt still hasn’t awoken from his coma and doesn’t respond initially to Drift attempts from Hermann to wake him.
But when one day a connection is established, Hermann and Newt find themselves in a mingled mindscape that seems informed by Dante’s “Inferno”. Together, they pass through the Nine Circles, nine memories of Newt’s years under Precursor control in the hopes it will help free Newt from his own head.
Yet questions linger: how much did the Precursors take from Newt, to what lengths will Hermann go to free him, and is the other even truly there, or merely a rabbit of the other’s making, a wish fulfillment fantasy that they’re chasing into the abyss?
– Please don’t murder me! I hope you like it! I’ve been waiting a long time to share this chapter :3
His weapon is himself! He can shift parts of him into more monstrous shapes to fight with. The more he shifts, the more at risk his soul gem is at turning into a grief seed.
Some inks for cwr’s Out of Many Scattered Things, with nib pen, aquabrush, and pencil. (and some digital effects, featuring text from aforementioned link)
Still working on the colors for it, but I like how I was able to get the aquabrush to do exactly what I wanted on the very first piece I’d ever used it on (which is a bit like hitting the lottery when you start with a new medium? usually there’s a hell of a lot more of a learning curve). The subtler details in the washes don’t really show up when colors get involved, so I thought I should put this up as its own thing.
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