Day 3: Tango!!

ok yall im tentatively back

ik it's been many chapters since, but... https://www.tumblr.com/crystaleevee4/763991427951837185/as-i-type-this-im-like-not-even-halfway-through?source=share

was I right? ;P

You were lol, I was originally planning to do something like what I did for the calc problem and give spoiler art, but uhhhh.. it's kinda been a while since then, and also I am in the process of reworking the outline (AGAIN rippppppp I just want them to have DEPTH and WORLDBUILDING) so there's not much I can give you for certain as a reward D:

HOWEVER! of the things I do know for certain, here's the smallest crumb from my outline for next chapter:

"Skizz runs into Impulse, literally. Again."

ARAHAHHHAHAHAHH

Okay, imagine you're me, super excited and happy because you just found a new fic! A skizzpulse college/university au, that's going to be around 30 chapters give or take, has an interesting plot, AND has amazing writing! A home run if you ask me.

Then, like any normal person, I look at the comments on chapter one,

I see your profile, "wow, that looks familiar, wonder where they got it from" *little did I know.*

Then I look at your name. "HOLY SHIT THIS IS CANNIBAL WALLEYE!"

And suddenly it all clicks together.

I found you from your fanart for Amethystfairy1, and later fell in love with your style and other art. (But APPARENTLY I forgot to follow you. Unbelievable.) You are actually the main reason as to why I posted *my* fanart for tt, and later other art!

Your art really inspired me, and I want you to know that! So finding a fic that I INSTANTLY love, and later finding out that it's made by YOU doesn't even feel real!

I am so hyped for this, maybe even more so now that I know it's you! The first three chapter have been nothing short of AMAZING and I can't wait to see the rest!

...I hope you don't mind the long "ask" (or me getting kinda sappy lol), hope you have an amazing next night of sleep, and remember to eat and drink!

awwww thank you 🥺🥺🥺

I'm thrilled that you like my au so far! I'm very excited for it and all the support here and in the comments has been so inspiring and motivating, so thank you <3

And thanks for the art compliments :D I actually joined tumblr because of Amethyst and it's all kinda devolved from there (aka, I've been irrevocably infected by the Skizzpulse bug and CANT STOP making art for them rip) Anyway, it's always fun to find another person who reads her stuff! I aspire to that level of dedication in writing

also I'm honored that I inspired you to post your art!! (I just looked at it and about died laughing at "he don't bite" lmao) Your designs are immaculate, I have to say, especially Martyn's.

Thank you so much for the ask!!! <3 I'm glad you're excited for the next chapters because I'M excited for the next chapters and I'm going to go write them right now because this has motivated me <<<333

Save A Slice For Me, Course 7: First Main Course

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58496020/chapters/153932407

hey so..... would you still love me if I dropped 10k of mostly hurt/comfort?

Okay WOO I'm back. Hasn't quite been 8 hours of sleep, but like, who cares about the specifics??

Okay first, I just want to say amazing chapter as always. First and foremost. It will never cease to amaze me how Impulse and Skizz are completely different characters. You do such a good job of creating individual voices for them, but yet in a way that doesn't feel like a dramatic change? I don't know if that really makes sense? Reading from each pov feels different, it feels like it's genuinely a different person we're viewing, but it also feels like they're one in the same. Like they're the same person in a different font, like they genuinely are made for each other. I'm getting way off track and over analyzing something as simple as an author writing multiple pov's. Okay then. Back on track. This chapter was a delight to read, and knowing most of it probably wasn't even planned and just. Spiraled into existence is very funny to me. Never been this excited to see Skizz's chapter because the things you have the potential to do. My god.

Okay now talking about the ACTUAL CHAPTER!! I'm assuming this takes place the same day as the apology pastries, but I could be wrong. Having Tango as the TA is genius and genuinely threw me for a loop because I forgot Impulse didn't personally know him at first. My first thoughts were something like "wow another blazeborn thats cool. To bad its not tango, or impulse would have thought about him directly by now". And then it. Was Tango. SHAKSJK. This could majority effect the plot or just be a silly thing to add onto the miscommunication pile and I love it. (Also impulse calling him Tongo?? Fucking amazing.) I don't really have much to say about Tango right now, but I'm very excited to hopefully see more of him in the future

Impulse physically counting down the minutes before he gets to leave class, and more importantly, look at the messages skizzley sent? He is incredibly real for that, but also, that man is down BAD. Impulse thinking about and then proceeding to RESEARCH angle culture. The WINGS. His CLAWS. I hate him. I hate him so much. An angles ability to sense others emotions? Walleye the things you've done and set up in a relatively short chapter. Insane.

Now the main thing i wanted to talk about. Certainly not last, and potentially the furthest thing from least, Impulse can see enchantments. First, that is SO insanely cool. Only certain species can see enchantments?? That's such a cool thing?? Not only as a plot device (i see what you're doing. I will be talking about it in a second.) But also just, a super cool thing? I know I'm repeating myself but, I love that?

I'm not really going to try and sort out my thoughts about how this will effect impulse as the classmate because I will be here for a while, and instead just focus on how GENIUS of a miscommunication plot point this is. The moment I read the line "this time noting the white feathers" I knew it was all over. Of course impulse would specifically say white feathers, he wouldn't be able to see enchantments through a picture. Of course he wouldn't have any reason to think Skizzley is an angle, much less his classmate (yes he does. He DOES. he has EVERY REASON TO THINK THAT-) and this is just touching the surface of everything you've set up within this single conversation.

Impulse is now way more attracted to his online friend, he knows he has wings, he doesn't, even for a SECOND, consider the possibility of skizz being skizz, and on top of that. You made Impulse indirectly insult Skizz's wings.

Now, this might not be important, it might not effect anything, I might be reading too far into it. But from skizz's perspective? He shares a personal picture for the first time, it includes a snippet of his wings, and his online friend whom he's grown so very attached to, says some other guy, who ALSO has the name skizz, has prettier wings? Keeping in mind skizz can't sense or feel any emotions online, he has no way of knowing Impulses true intentions. He has no real way to tell if impulse is playing it up for the bit, or if he genuinely thinks this other guy, in every sense of the word, is more attractive. Again could mean nothing.

While I'm here I might as well scream about the emotion thing a bit more. Stepping away from the chapter and plot points, not being able to tell what Dipple Dop is feeling must be so refreshing and so fucking terrifying at the same time. Anyway, back to the story. We know skizz doesn't know what exactly impulse his classmate is feeling towards him. (Something something everybody loves skizz and skizz loves everybody, he doesn't know the different between platonic love and romantic love because nobody has ever cared about him as a person that much vs a really good friend etc etc) he can't know what dipple dop is feeling. For the first time in probably a long time he is almost completely in the dark. We're assuming skizz hasn't put the pieces together what so ever about another skizz with wings, hey! I'm a skizz! I have wings! Because, well there probably wouldn't be over 20 more chapters if he did SKSKAJ

Also SCREAMING AT YOU. SCREAMING AT YOU SO HARD BECAUSE RAAHAHHAHJ if the knowledge that angels can sense emotions gets to impulses head, there is a very high likelihood he will start to avoid his classmate, also maybe gaslight himself into trying to feel anything other than attraction to this man, which would make skizz think he did something wrong, etc etc. Impulse now firmly believes skizzley is somebody else and it's just an insane coincidence. Skizz is one devious author away from spiraling into a mess. There are so many other directions this could go I just DONT KNOW HOW TO PUT THEM INTO WORDSS. There are so many other THOUGHTS that i dont know how to explain. There are so many different paths i can see this taking. you make me so mad. In a good way. I'm angry that you're writing a story that is basically specifically tailored to drive me insane/pos. There are so many more things i could probably talk about from this chapter alone but ive forgotten them because the only clear thing right now is just "they should kiss. For fun. As a reward. Let them kiss".

At this point I've been here over an hour trying to make sure this is somewhat readable because to be honest I haven't fully woken up and it's way to early for me to try and use my brain for sophisticated thoughts! but! We persist! Because you have completely taken over every thought of mine with half baked concepts and ideas on how insanely stupid these idiots are. And if I don't get them out I won't be able to do anything today. I hope you're happy, I hope you're proud of what you've made me (don't stop. I'll gladly embrace insanity if skizzpulse miscommunication college au is the result/silly)

Hi hi hi!!!!!! have I ever told you how much I love your comments and things because I love them dearly and read them regularly for motivation :))

That said, you need to SLEEP. It is critical for your mental and physical health, and you need to be in peak physical condition to handle what the next chapter holds ;)

ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH I TRY SO HARD TO GIVE THEM UNIQUE VOICESSSSSSS. they ARE made for each other, soul mates, destined to be together in every universe <3 But I appreciate you noticing this so much you have no idea, and I'm thrilled that you liked the chapter :D and I'm glad you're hyped for the next one ((EVEN IF IT"S BEEN A MONTH AAAAA-)) because it's coming soon to an archive near you

That last chapter did happen on the same day as the pastries, you're correct (though, I'm not gonna lie, I haven't payed attention to the timeline at ALL until recently, things just kinda vaguely happen at some point in the week. That said, I did make schedules for each of them that I might release soon). Also YES ta Tango is one of my favorite things, because Impulse needs more friends 👍 (ngl Gem and Pearl were added in the spur of the moment for the same reason because I decided he was going to be in a group project now lmao. That had NOT been the intent when I started the chapter, I can tell you that much). Impulse calling him Tongo made me laugh so much tho, it's just so stupid and I giggled every single time I read it xD

He is down bad, and it's far too late for him to recover >:) I just thought, "what would a stupid idiot do if he had a massive crush on someone?" and the answer was, of course, do extensive research on every aspect about the man that he can think of. Totally normal and not at all obsessive behavior, not at all.

Hehehehehe I love adding little things like demons being able to see enchantments (they can see something else, too, but you'll find out what that is soon enough...). I love adding niche worldbuilding things just because I can :D And demons being able to see enchantments just so happens to be majorly relevant to the plot >:)

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE the enchantments don't go through the screen >:))))))))

honestly, I wasn't expecting everyone to get it immediately, but ig my readers aren't as dumb as Impulse is (/lh). I also love how angry everyone is over this little thing, because he has absolutely no reason to be comparing the two in his mind, now that he has what he believes is solid evidence that they're not the same person--not that he would have ever thought that in the first place. It's simply a coincidence that they have the same name :)

(also, side note for this lil moment: it was directly inspired by the post that started this whole thing from Chipper, which said that Impulse knew they both had wings, but thought that online Skizz was a dove hybrid or something)

oh my, Impulse indirectly insulting skizz's wings? ......

I'm sure that won't come up later :)

I'm not going to confirm or deny any of your theories on how Impulse may or may not behave given that Skizz can sense emotions, but that said, I love your theories and eat them up for breakfast, please please keep them coming. Impulse avoiding him and Skizz spiraling into a mess would be funny though, wouldn't it...

Thank you thank you again for sending this ask in!! I love every bit of it, and also some of your thoughts have inspired me to make... slight edits, let's say, to future chapters ;) What those edits are, you'll never know. because I'm evil.

Look forward to the next chapter in the coming days ((potentially even hours if I get around to it O.o))

Secret life Imp and Skizz!

Making these has spawned an entire au that I categorically do NOT have time to make, but at the same time...

They're both in their respective bands, Heart Foundation and Gem & the Scotts; Skizz is a singer and plays bass guitar, Impulse plays drums. They met at a festival where they saw the other play and thought they were SMOKIN hot, so Skizz asked Impulse out after the show and now they're boyfriends :3

Individuals under the cut!

Also, if anyone's curious about my au, feel free to drop a lil ask or comment and give me an excuse to write more about these two idiots >:3 Cuz I have IDEAS, let me just say.....

YAYYYYYYY IM GOING TO READ RIGHT NOW AND YOU SHOULD TOOOOOOOO

IT'S HEREEEEE!!!

the FINAL chapter of the Skizzpulse Coffee Shop AU is completed! done, dunzo, over! thank you all so much for the love and support <3

well now i have to draw this :/ rather rude

oh

skizz as some kind of,, like... griffin hybrid? for one thing he's already kinda lion coded and also bird coded. and the whole protecting treasure thing. skizz protects his treasure, his friends. hi. and then imp and skizz podcast episode uhhhhh i think actually the first episode. skizz saying "i've always had this kind of... protective aura around you" (paraphrasing i don't have the clip rn) about impulse. being fiercely loyal, a trait often associated with lions at least. hi. hi. griffin hybrid skizzleman. can anyone hear me. hello

Save A Slice For Me, Course 5: Salad

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58496020/chapters/152000764

This isn't your average everyday salad.... This is.... advanced salad.

went out into the fields and harvested a bountiful crop of vintage imp and skizz

Sources: 1 and 2

Bonus goobers: