Forest Legend Au - Tumblr Posts
forest legend au
Sun and Moon are both funny little creatures that live in a marshy forest. Sun is a Will-O-Wisp and Moon is (of course) mothman kinda thing.
also a kid gives them salt and they rob hikers of all glowy things
They befriend a kid (her name is Nell and I just made her up 3 days ago but I love her) who thinks they're cool and gives them salt and stuff (hush the salt is important I promise) and lives on the edge of their forest with her dad (Cason) who's a biologist and Does Not Believe in those legends thank you very much
(cue Nell stealing salt for Sun and Cason's just like: what do you need that much salt for? Nell: *continues shoveling salt in a bag* reasons Cason: o kay don't take all of it??? *finds the salt container empty later* )
anyways they're both just mischeivious little guys who trick people who come into the forest and mess with them (and steal all their shiny/glowy stuff because Moon likes it and why not) but they both love kids and actually help them instead of scaring them
Why salt? you ask
well if you add certain minerals/chemicals to fire, it will make it burn different colors, and because will-o-wisps are basically fireballs here, they feed on different minerals to sustain them
and the mineral differs depending on their color, for example, Sun, as a yellow will-o-wisp consumes salt (specifically NaCl aka table salt aka halite)
Forest Legend AU!
Sun is a Will-O-Wisp, Moon is moth (of course)
Nell (on the left in the last pic) is a child who gives them salt and stuff (she has received many small trinkets and rocks for her help)
Cason (on the right) is her dad (he's a biologist/vet) who does not believe in the supernatural (despite his family literally being known for being the weird supernatural bunch of the town and having a book full of true stories he thinks are legends)
They are so fun to draw! I have many doodles and it brings me much enjoyment :D
Cason (he/him)
Single dad that lives on the edge of the marshy woods near town (he lives in a fairly small town, though it is still modern times)
Does not really believe in the supernatural
Cares a lot about his daughter, Nell, and tries his best to keep her safe (she tends to be quite reckless)
He works as a biology teacher, thus why he doubts the supernatural
Can be quite blunt and is fascinated by nature as a whole (as well as Sun and Moon when he gets over his shock at meeting them)
HE helps out at the local vet’s office in his free time (often brings Nell with him) and is very used to handling wild animals
Believes that every animal is special and deserving of love (despite this is still terrified of dogs)
Forest Legend AU
Nell (she/her)
A child that lives near to the marshy forest where Sun and Moon live and often ‘gets lost’ and visits them
Lives with her dad, Cason
She didn’t actually see Moon (or Sun’s humanoid form) until after a couple visits when she begged them to let her see them so that she knew they were really real (even though she knew they were she was starting to have doubts when no one would believe her),
She gives them salt and helps them break into the house occasionally
She loves animals and tends to get along well with them
Keeps tons of random things in her pockets and sometimes gets little gifts from Sun and Moon (that they totally didn't steal)
(full name Sora Nell Wood)