Bust Piers' lack of a body makes it hard for him to show affection to Chris. The best he can do is to lean himself against Chris
The lack of a body does have it's limits and downsides, so most of the physical affection is from Chris' side.
Not that Piers doesn't try.
Imagine merman!Dante and/or merman!Leon saving you from nearly drowning.
One minute, you're about to accept a watery fate...
The next, you're lying on the beach with two hot guys looking you over.
You're thankful they saved you, but something feels... Off.
Chris felt silly inside as he tucked in the bust in bed. He felt like a little child with a teddy bear that he cuddled with at night.
Yet Chris knew very well that his beloved Piers was more than but some plush plaything. He was, through circumstances unknown, as alive and aware as he, and had the covers of his bed gone a bit higher, enough to cover the small clay stub that passed for a body, he would have may as well been indistinguishable from another man Chris shared his world with.
Chris had found him earlier in the night, halfway up the stairs, trying with great effort to squirm his way up the steps over to the artist’s bedroom. He couldn’t help but feel a hint of remorse at his creation’s less-than-ideal condition, as poor Piers was never meant to come alive: but now he had, as something that was very much a person, but something that was not just other than, but less than, a complete human.
Still, Piers struggled to keep some semblance of a normal life without a body. He’d become a bit of Chris’s own flatmate, and with practice had figured out how to make use of what he had. Still, Piers was helpless without Chris. While he was surprisingly self-sufficient, he still depended on Chris on many things.
Chris, barely awake, gently caressed the bust’s hair, wondering if living sculptures dreamt. Seeing him laying on his bed, devoid of anything below his neck, he looked every bit as vulnerable and fragile. Yet as long as Chris was around, as long as his hands of creation held him close, Piers felt secure that his sculptor would always keep him safe.
Chris getting bust! Piers a necklace. "You can't exactly wear clothes without a body but this is the next best thing I suppose"
Cute.
The necklace tends to jiggle when Piers hops around, but it's not that bad.
V (DMC5) + Ralph (DBH) = ?
(not exactly what I'd see as a 'fusion' of the two, but close enough I guess? Though there are a few things I'd change about this-)
Bust piers gets lonely at night so he tries to make his way up to Chris's bedroom. He climbs up each step of the stairs using his chin and neck and it takes him the whole night
Every morning Chris finds an exhausted Bust!Piers near the top of the stairs. He soon catches on and starts taking the bust to bed with him.
Though it feels a bit awkward at first (do living statues even need sleep??), both enjoy the companionship. (plus Piers tends to snuggle into Chris' warmth)
do you have a twitter
Yes, though I don't post often (if at all) there.
is this blog still up :(
Kinda, yeah.
Haven't gotten around to posting in a while, but I'm still here.
Chris: "i'm not gonna sell you of course, you're a bust but you're a person too. your drawings, on the other hand..."
Though Chris sells most of the drawings (with Piers' permission), he does keep a few of their favorites to display around the home/studio.
(Luckily none of the drawings came 'alive')
Chris: "How are you even alive? How do you breathe, or speak, or do anything at all?" Bust! Piers: *shrugs with the little nubs of shoulder he has* "I don't know...you're the one who made me, remember?"
Neither really know.
Clay bust! Piers learns that Chris sells his artworks to art galleries and becomes afraid about being sold. Chris reassures him that he won't ever sell him because "you're special."
By this time Chris had grown attached to Bust!Piers, so the likelihood of the bust being sold off is pretty much zero. Though it does take a bit for the fear to go away.
Bust Piers bouncing!
Since he has no arms or legs he can’t move very well, but he thinks it’s better than being completely immobile at least. This is the absolute fastest poor Piers can go 😂
He’s made of a heavy, squishy clay so he can’t jump very high, but he’s soft enough to cushion each landing with no problem, though his underside needs to be repainted quite often and when he’s freshly painted he leaves a trail of wet paint neck-prints all around Chris’s floor xD
What if Chris tries to make Bust Piers a body? And for one reason or another it doesn't work and Piers has to deal with having to stay just a head?
Chris has been mentioning about making Piers a body, but hasn't reached the level of 'perfection' (in his eyes) that he reached with Piers.
Neither are sure it'd work anyway but it was worth a shot.
It nearly took months before Chris was finally able to sculpt the perfect body. Now all he needed was the head.
He carefully places Piers onto the body, smoothing out and adding clay to bridge the gaps between body and bust before backing up to look at the result.
Piers looked human, or about as human as could be anyway. Both filled with relief (and in the bust's case, joy). Finally, he felt complete.
However, that all came crashing down when Piers tried to move. The body jolts slightly, fingers twitch as an arm slightly moves...
And then breaks off at the shoulder, crumbling on the floor at their feet.
The two look on horrified as the sculpture's body begins to break apart, Chris quickly reaching out and grabbing the bust before it too met the same fate.
He ended up holding Piers close as the other silently sobbed (or what passed for sobbing anyway). So close...
Maybe next time...
Maybe...
Chris took great effort to make Bust! Piers look as hyper realistic as possible and now that he came to life he's practically indistinguishable from an actual person-- from the neck up, at least
From the neck down... There's not really much to see.
Maybe not 100% 'hyper realistic' but Bust!Piers could very well pass for a human from the neck (or collar, minus the actual shoulders) up.
bust piers learns to hop. he gets fairly good at it since it's the only way he is able to move on his own
-Bust!Piers' first few attempts at hopping... Usually ended with him either on his side or face down (or in a few occasions, on his 'back'). He got better over time.
He mostly just 'sits' around the art studio watching Chris work, every so often said sculptor becoming inspiration for his drawings.
-Clay Bust!Piers: *on his side trying to wiggle himself upright but failing*... Chris!!!
PFFF AHAHAHA BUST PIERS 😂 omg this is the best au ever lmao. he can't really do much just being in Chris's art studio all day so he learns how to hold a pencil in his mouth to draw and pass the time. Chris: "Huh, so my art is making his own art, huh?" Bust! Piers: *muffled reply since he has a pencil in his mouth*
He takes it up to pass the time when Chris is too busy to carry him, or just out of boredom.
Spoiler: most of the drawings are of people (Chris) or other things around the studio/home he gets inspiration from.
They start out rather crude but over time get better (well as 'better' as being limited to your mouth/lips gets you)
*rescues tiny merman Connor*
[⭕] Save the Creature.
Bending down, you gently scoop up the tiny merman into your hands. The creature looks up at you for a moment before curling into your palm. The led on it's temple flicks red for a moment before fading to yellow. Looks like you were just in time.
Turning your attention to the now half-full tank, you note an opening towards the top and gently drop the merman into it. The merman floats still for a few tense seconds before twitching, it's eyes blinking open as it moves down into the water.
You watched as the tiny merman swam for a bit before swimming up to the glass near you, placing a hand on it. You offer a faint smile and place two fingers on the glass in return before turning away to resume your mission.
Though, you made a mental profile of the merman in case you saw it...him again.
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Side Objective Complete: Saved the tiny creature.
Software Instability UP 2%. (If you're an Android)
Public Opinion UP(?)
lol remember in detroit become human where you choose whether to save or ignore a fish, imagine if it's a tiny merman!Connor instead lmao
Stepping out of the elevator and cautiously maneuvering through the ransacked apartment, you spot something on the floor infront of you. A tiny merman (mer... android?) in a puddle of water, an uncomfortable look on his face as he wiggles and flops in the rapidly drying puddle.
To your right is a fish tank embedded into the wall, a broken hole in the glass allowing a thinning trail of water to drain down and collect on the floor near the puddle.
Your mission is a priority, but the tiny creature won't last long out of water, so you'd have to act fast if you wish to save him.
Do you:
⭕ Save the creature. (You'd be saving a life, plus there's an odd feeling you might be seeing him later...)
❌ Leave the creature. (Your programming current mission takes a higher priority. Leaving the creature may cause it to 'shut down'...)
Nivanfield AU where Chris is a sculptor who works with clay and Piers is a clay bust he sculpted who one day magically comes to life, but he is a bust and has to put up with having no body
Chris carries him around in one arm and takes care not to drop him.
Piers learns to hop around (maybe?) whenever Chris is busy/unable to carry him, though it's obviously not as fast (or preferred, in Piers' opinion) as his sculptor's strong arms.
✨~~✨
Closeup without the rose:
