#alphalore dave

[localacegoblin]

okok here are most of my hcs for the alphalore characters :3 this is very long. warning!!! mentions of: death/revivals, major character death, eating disorders, blood/serious injury, dysphoria, self hatred, child soldiers/being a child soldier

Multiple characters/Misc: - Each one of alphas brothers/clones inherits something from him other than personality or looks. Host is sensitive to light and thus wears sunglasses all the time, Kane has inkstains on his hands/feet/ears/tentacles and back, Billy has scars under his eyes/mask and Omega's ink is naturally the same pink/purple/magenta as the octarian's ink is. - Dave and Travis share a one-bedroom apartment in splatsville, Alpha lives on the outskirts of splatsville and has a bedroom set up solely for Billy and Bartholemew, Kane lives in an apartment at flounder heights but ended up crashing on Alpha's couch during the splatoon 3 splatlocke, Host has his own very fancy house in a quiet part of inkopolis near a library, and Omega is technically homeless but stays with Alpha and Billy in a spare room post splatlocke finale. - When Alpha sees out of someone's eyes they get a slightly blue pupil and their ink colour goes lighter. - Anyone who in some way was poisoned has slightly purple saliva (the poison is based on the fuzzy ooze which is mostly pinks yellows blues and purples) - The random Mahi-Mahi employee holds a grudge against Ink for shit talking her map. He is banned from the premises for life. It is on sight. - Travis and Dave have matching blue and orange everything while the 5 star siblings all have matching triangle earrings that assemble into one big star.

Alpha/Agent 8: - Worked in record keeping and organisation back at the octarian domes. Wanted to be an engineer working on the bosses but most high-profile jobs were reserved for octoling soldiers - Tried to escape to the surface after reading a classified file about inkopolis square and inkling life. - Made it to the nearest metro station but was interrupted by Cuttlefish, insert entirety of octo expansions events here. - Spent about a month in the metro, on and off doing tests and riding the train. - Got severe inkstains/scars all over his back, hands, feet, ears, tentacles and on swim form from constant exposure to sanitized ink from failing tests, getting hit, having to walk through it, etc. They show up as pale green splotches and are very sensitive/itchy. - Wears long clothes to cover scars/inkstains, refuses to wear anything short unless absolutely necessary. - Super sensitive to light from growing up in the domes, working mostly in big storage buildings with minimal light and spending (in my head) a month or two in the metro. Has mild nightvision in return. He wears the visor or sunglasses he has so he can actually see in turfwar and day to day life. Keeps most of the main lights in his house off, uses lamps and nightlights since they aren't as bad. - Initially very scared of inklings/inkling life having grown up hearing stories about the agents and what the surface was like, took ages to get accustomed to new life. - Speaks fluid octarian since it was his first language, Inklish is good but started very broken. Learned by picking up what Inklings said in battle, uses a lot of outdated slang - Has an eating disorder. Food was hard to grow in the domes and rations mostly went to more important positions so Alpha didn't get as much food as octarian soldiers. Plus in metro most of the food he could eat was from vending machines so he didn't have a lot to eat every day. Once he got to the surface he was still nervous about eating a lot of food out of fear it was limited - Will cuddle his Bloblobber like it's a plushie/pillow - Thinks he might have been affected by the sanitized ink in a way other than being able to create life/ink stains. Worried that he could hurt others or is in some way being influenced by Tartar's desires to create the perfect lifeform via killing others. He isn't, that would require him to actually be sanitized, but he still worries he is and tends to stay isolated from others out of fear of hurting them. Even in battles he likes staying far back so tends to go for support weapons - If he's sick or emotionally drained like he was at the tail end of the splatlocke his eyes, ink and tentacles get duller, or in the case of Wrath's influence, get a slight red tint - Experienced memory loss/amnesia up until events of Side Order where he got his memories from before the metro back -He/Him, fine with He/They. No sexuality/gender hcs cos even tho its a character I felt a bit weird.

Billy: - First brother Alpha created, technically the oldest despite mentally being the youngest (mentally around 15ish by Splatlocke 3) - Has some octoling traits because Alpha hadn't seen many inklings up close or for long periods of time when he created Billy. He has asymmetrical fangs/teeth, his ears are slightly rounded, he has the spiky hairstyle because Alpha struggled to think of how inkling tentacles looked/worked and his eye mask is slightly pointed like octoling's are. - Likes Bartholemew more than he likes Alpha (Alpha is devastated but refuses to admit it) - Has faint tear scars under his eyes which he inherited from Alpha - Host and Alpha homeschool him to the best of their abilities since Alpha couldn't get him into a normal school. - After his soul was absorbed by Omega he got some of their traits, most notably a small crack-like scar over one of his eyes and claw-like fingertips. He also gets angry more often, but his own kindness balances it out. - Easily gets overwhelmed in crowded spaces or in battles where emotions are at their highest and he can't ignore them, prefers quiet spaces. Often visits a library with Host to de-stress. They like infodumping to eachother. - Lets himself get bullied or harassed by others, partially because he wants to understand why people might do it, partially because he doesn't know how to stand up for himself, partially because he thinks he deserves it because of what he did in Alterna. - Decorates his bedroom with stuff he gets from others and Alterna. One wall is covered with pictures he's taken of himself, his brothers and Bartholemew. - Bartholemew has his own bed but half the time he ends up sleeping on Billy's face. - Has not touched salmon run or even looked at Grizzco after adopting Bartholemew and learning about Mr Grizz, the other's haven't either out of respect. - Doesn't really mind what pronouns people use for him but generally defaults to He/Him. He hasn't given much thought to his gender or sexuality but is an enthusiastic ally.

Inkspedition Host: - 2nd oldest clone/sibling physically, slightly younger or on par with Alpha mentally. - Second shortest, wears heels or insoles to compensate - Goes by Host when talking formally but goes by Ink when around his friends or their brothers. If they ever need to use a proper name they use Quinn Star. - Autistic. I don't make the rules I just enforce 'em. - Inherits Alpha's sensitivity to light, but not as severe, wears sunglasses outdoors but can handle regular lights indoors. - HORRIBLE hat hair. Man wears a beret 90% of the time his octofro is smushed to hell and back. - When he doesn't have hat-hair (hat tentacles?) he takes good care of his afro. Sometimes he'll split it back into tentacles if he feels like spicing it up a bit but he keeps it as an afro while filming Inkspeditions for recognisability. - Pretty rich off of the inkspedition, will buy lavish gifts for everyone - Enjoys studying human culture and artifacts, regularly criticises their 'map' design (aka city/town layouts) - Secretly very worried about what others think of them or if they come off in a negative way. Even though they're literally the embodiment of pride they want to be loved by others, even if it's superficial or in some way harmful. Admitted this to Dave and Travis while working on an inkspedition and cried so much their face started burning. Asked them to never mention it ever again. - Says he's so good with a charger people thought he had aim-bot. In reality he's good with it, but not that good. - He/They Non-Binary, Bisexual, Demiromantic-Asexual (sex repulsed).

Kane/Splatlocke: - Middle child physically, oldest mentally (year or two older than Alpha) - Normally tallest clone/brother, with Omega only being taller than him when they're wearing boots/or in an unstable form - Inherits Alpha's inkstains. They're faded and don't hurt/itch but are still visible. The colour of the stains isn't the sanitized ink colour, instead showing up as whatever colour ink they have - Doesn't play much outside of the splatlocke, occasionally does salmon runs or turf wars with others. - Much more inkling-like compared to Billy, still has asymmetrical fangs, but it's harder to notice. - Likes to take extra care of their tentacles, uses it as a way to de-stress/ground themself. Also does Billy's hair since he's the only one familiar with inkling tentacles/how they work. - Crashes on Alpha's couch during Splatlocke, but has an apartment in Flounder Heights. Host, David, Alpha and Billy check in on him all the time to make sure he takes care of himself outside of practicing for ranked and turfing. - Likes reading lots of philosophy and non-fiction in general. - Struggles a lot with viewing themself as a person and not a tool or just 'a husk made to serve Alpha.' Wore the starter gear even outside of the splatlocke since he believed he wasn't enough of a 'real' person to have other actually decent clothes. Doesn't like talking about his feelings but the others know and make sure to reassure him every chance they get. - Slightly near-sighted after the Splatlocke finale, wears actual contacts not fake ones. - Chronic illness/fatigue after the part of Alpha's soul in him was severely damaged by Omega - They/He/She (in order of preference), Genderfluid, grey-aroace meaning they very rarely feel sexual/romantic attraction.

Omega/Wrath: - Youngest clone/brother physically, the same age as Alpha mentally. - Also same height as Alpha and the most physically similar to him in general. - Fingertips go into black and red claws similar to Acht's, loses them post revival. - Crack-like scars over left side of face. Can't see out of or physically open left eye. Scars bled ink originally which is why they had bandages, but healed over after revival. - Hates being compared to/similar to Alpha in any and all ways. Styles hair/tentacles differently to him, refuses to get any help from him, doesn't use star as a last name, and considers themself not one of his brothers. Tries everything in their power to not be him. - Goes by Wrath normally. Hates the idea that he's just the 'evil opposite' version of Alpha. - Inherits Alpha's natural ink colour. Ink is naturally pink/magenta like octarian ink - Doesn't have a home for themself. Just kinda lurked around during Splatlocke but now stays with Billy and Alpha (mostly against his will). Billy has a bunk bed, the top bed being for Bartholemew, but after seeing Wrath have a nightmare he made him sleep in the bunk with him. Wrath refuses to admit it but it felt nice having someone care for them. - Struggles with the idea that someone could be nice to them with no strings attached, since their own acts of kindness were just attempts to kill or hurt others disguised as kindness. On-edge whenever anyone does anything for him. - Billy is the most forgiving post-revival. He thinks Omega was just genuinely trying to help, and can physically sense/see the emotions he feels (meaning he sees all of Omega's pent up pain, self-loathing and loneliness). Billy tries his best to be kind, even though Omega tends to give him the cold shoulder. Omega does have a small sea-slug plushie Billy got for him. Hides it from everyone else. Host and Kane are much more hesitant to trust Omega. They see them as still unstable or dangerous, and only interact with them when necessary. Dave and Travis actively hate it. Travis because he was unfairly and unnecessarily killed/absorbed. Dave because he took both his partner and his boss/friend away for months. They don't forgive him and don't talk to him. Alpha has the most complicated feelings. He wants to give Omega a fresh start at life outside of just being his wrath personified. Also feels incredibly bad for them since Omega was created on accident out of pure self hatred and suicidal ideation, thus inheriting those feelings. But Alpha still wants the others to be safe physically and mentally, and is still nervous around Omega. - Bad at self-care. Think it's just another version of Alpha, who it was created to hate, thus doesn't take good care of it's body. Billy and Alpha had to practically drag them kicking and screaming into the bathroom just to make sure his tentacles weren't permanently damaged or dried out. - Any pronouns but leans towards He/They/It and neopronouns, Solarian/Xenogender. Aromantic, demisexual/pansexual. (you can tell which character is my favourite in a piece of media based on how specific my gender/sexuality hcs are)

Dave: - Short. Hates this fact. - Older than Alpha by 3 years, oldest of all characters - Comes from Inkopolis, near the plaza, but his family is all from Calamari County. - His family is fine with him being trans since gender isn't really a strict construct in Splatoon, just another form of personal style like clothing and hairstyle. - Partially wears the mask because Ink has a vendetta against all with the spikey haircut and does not want to see them, partially because of gender dysphoria - Terrible at flirting or realising that people are flirting with him. Didn't realise that Travis was flirting with him for months despite being head over heels for him. - Regularly steals Travis' clothes like a little raccoon stealing trash. - Struggled to pick a name for himself at first but ended up with Dave because it was the most stereotypically masc name he could think of. - Doesn't play turf at all. Uses his brella as an actual umbrella and not a weapon. Does like watching Travis and Ink play. - Does play Table Turf. At an obscenely high level, with every card and several different decks. Currently 'coaching' Billy and teaching him how to play. Makes a lot of money in competitions, more than he does working with Ink. - Studied at Inkblot for some time. Really good artist but anxious about sharing his work with others. Has some stuff hanging up in his apartment. - Currently lives with Travis in an apartment in Splatsville for 'convenience'. Whenever someone brings up that there's only one large bedroom in the apartment he says they top and tail in bed (they do not. they cuddle all night and both snore obnoxiously loudly.) - He/Him, Transmasc, bisexual/aegosexual.

Travis: - Tallest of everyone, even without his hat/boots. Younger than Dave by a few months. - Worked as an octarian soldier in the domes, but didn't actually get sent anywhere to fight. Spent a lot of time training, however, which is how he got his skills as a turf war player. Didn't know Alpha personally while in the domes, but had seen him here and there. - Escaped to the surface after hearing the Inkantation and seeing other octolings leaving. Escaped after being moved to a station in Octo Valley near the surface. Ran away to Inkopolis. - Started transitioning/questioning his gender after getting to the surface, with Dave's support. When Travis first mentioned he was an octoling soldier Alpha got confused and thought masc octolings were allowed to fight and he was just lied to by his caretakers before it clicked that Travis was trans. - Plays a lot of turf outside of getting footage, has every roller to either 4 or 5 stars. - Got his accent from living in a more remote dome closer to Splatlands in his youth before moving to Octo Canyon as a teen for training. - Slightly broken Inklish, didn't speak it well until he started working with Ink and Dave. Very good with octarian and will chat to Alpha only using it. Struggle to understand eachother due to regional differences in the way things are pronounced. - Started working with Ink because they got put into a team with him for several turf war matches. Ink approached him about helping him gather footage of the maps in action. Travis didnt fully understand but agreed to help. - Met Dave on his first day, quickly became friends despite the language barrier. Dave helped him learn Inklish with Ink pitching in. - Started falling for him a few months after becoming friends, tried flirting with him like how octolings in the domes did but eventually started copying what he saw inkling couples do on TV/in videos. - After his soul was freed from Omega's control he has claw-like fingers and a slight red tint to his eyes. He also gets frequent headaches and migraines when experiencing strong amounts of hate, anger, self-hatred, wrath, etc. - Lived in Inkopolis with some ex-soldiers he vaguely knew before he moved in with Dave. - He/Him transmasc, gay-demisexual. T4T with Dave <3

anyways what do you guys think? :3

[prinzcoroika]

he loves hes workers awwwww ^_^ !!!!

[zeatehk]

reminded me of the line "i've been guarding their respawn anchors" i think is what dave said when talking about ink and travis at one point

oops!

[c1rcus-of-homosexuality]

All Alphalore RP Accounts!

BILLY - Ran by @kittyofthestarz

OMEGA - Ran by @gotmyass2marz

DAVE - Ran by @stungunlazertag

TRAVIS - Ran by Me, C1rcus-of-silliness!

KANE - Ran by @mellieksstarz

INK - Ran by @zeatehk

BONUS ! ACHT - Ran by @kittyofthestarz

BARTHOLOMEW - Ran by @ballpit-bakery

[prehistoricpinapplez]

alphalore hcs bcs im bored

WARNING: THIS WILL PROBABLY GET LONG ASF LOL

(note these are all just my hcs, if you dont agree wtih em its cool ^^)

Alpha/Eight

(not doing sexuality/prns. Respecting peoples boundries core)

Has been getting more and more reserved after Wrath told the others the truth. (semi canon?)

Frequently visits the Memverse as a sort of coping mechinisim. Mostly just hangs out infront of the Spire, but ocassionally does runs if he needs 2 blow off any steam.

Doesnt enjoy hot/humid weather, it reminds him too much of the domes.

Digs into his fingernails with his palms when he's stressed out, often to the point of drawing blood.

Ocassionally remebers random moments from before OE out of nowhere, especially post Side Order.

Skips sleep alot trying to do anything from trying how to get the dead clones + Travis back to just overthinking over a minor thing that doesn't even matter.

Can't even go NEAR Hammerhead Bridge for...reasons.

Billy

He/him, Ally

Autistic

Big fan of Off The Hook, listens to their music outside of matches a lot.

Has a close relationship with Dave, talks to him often.

Likes brushing Bartholemew's hair.

Ocasionally comes to Inkspedition sets to spectate (semi canon).

Ocasionally goes down to Alterna to check on Callie and Marie, ocasionally does some of the enemyless kettles to train.

Usually stays inside during Big Runs because of how overwhelming it gets.

Bites on the inside of his jaw a lot.

MASSIVE Tableturf fan.

Ink

He/him, Aroace

Autistic

Rarely joins in on Splatfests unless it's a special event, Billy has to nag him into joining normal fests.

Ink Theory fan, usually plays that in the background while he's working on Inkspedition stuff.

After learning the truth, he holed himself up in his apartment ugly sobbing for like 3 days.

People pleaser, usually takes him quickly to read someone's perception of him which is why hes so formal all of the time.

Billy made him play Tableturf one time and he secretly kinda likes it.

Ocasionally wears eyeliner. (fruity ahh boy)

Meets up with Dave and Travis outside of work on a normal basis.

Kane/Splatlocke

He/him, Demi Aroace

Rarely speaks to anyone outside of his immediate circle.

Although he has unlimited endurance, he when he does finish traning he usually waits 1-2 days before training again out of fear of overexertion.

When he moved to Splatsville, Billy took him on a tour of the city and some Splatlands-exclusive stages.

Has a stretching ritual he does before starting any matches/training.

Highly respects Travis, was genuinely shocked when he ended up dying.

Pretty tall for normal inkfish standards (about 6'5 ish).

Wrath/Omega

He/they, Aroace + transmasc

Autistic/ADHD

Came out EXTREMELY messed up immediately after being created, the main affected areas being his face and torso (the main reason why he wears bandages).

Fidgets with his loose bandages often.

Whenever he mimics someone he absorbed, his injured eye glows that persons ink color.

Walks with a slight limp.

Uses his Decavitatior as an arm/head rest ocassionally.

Dave

He/him, Gay

In a qpp with Travis.

Still wears his helmet even though Ink is dead out of force of habit/respect of the dead.

Most likely a coffee addict.

Opens his umbrella and twirls it around when deep in thought.

Developed insomnia pre S3.

Travis

He/him, Bi/Demi

In a QPP with Dave.

Has bad posture due to propping his roller on his back often.

Chronically tired due to the poison sapping most of his energy.

Probably has a resting bitch face.

i may add more overtime lol

[gotmyyass2marz]

4 the alphalore art requests: i miss my wife tails but with dave and alpha

i fear i couldnt do this idea justice as a still image so heres a very rushed animation

[br3akn3ck-br0adcast]

Rank all the alphalore characters by looks and design ONLY

damn uhhhhhh ok

(ranked from worst to best w/ a horrible explination)

7- dave

id fw it if it wasnt for the big ahh helmet im sorry- everything else is ok ig

6- kane

imean its just the starter gear. kinda nothingburger atm but alpha may redesign him at the end of the splatlocke like he did with billy

5- alpha

the hat and top are ok but WHAT THE FUCK ARE THOSE LEMON PEPPER STEPPER AHH SHOES

4- travis

idk man not the worst outfit but not The Best. in the middle ish

3- billy

i like the coordination alot besides the patches on his jacket kinda throwing it off (only a little bit but still). the fact that he wears more dark colored clothes despite his star point being Pure White probably wasnt intentional but its a neat lil detail!

2- wrath/omega

definitely gives off the vibes of "Unstable But Still Kinda There Mentally" that he has. also the fact that his star point color (red) being prominent meanwhile the other clones dont really incorperate it into their designs showing that he knows the truth about alpha and the others is interesting. (also semi unrelated but one of his cuffs on his sweater is teal and dave is the one who named him omega with his ink color being teal is a neat coincidence :3)

1- ink

it matches his formal/stuck up-ish vibe perfectly. His tie is purple which (besides omega) makes him the only clone to have their star point color be a part of his design besides ink color. this also kinda ties into the fact that he figured out the truth but decided to dissmiss it bcs of the tie being a smaller detail in his whole design.

DAMN that turned into a yap session twords the end 💀 anyways im not rlly saying that the designs that ranked low Suck And Are Bad its just tge higher ranking ones are more intresting for lack of a better word -_- its all my opinion though

[mellieksrainbowz]

IS THAT DAVE FROM ALPHALORE---*gets shot a million times *

It’s time for today’s Daily Question!

(Hint: not much life thrives with the sun obstructed long-term!)

[c1rcus-of-homosexuality]

Alphalore uuserboxes ajdbcbcbbf [no ink or eight ones bc I don't have their outfits, so I can't take photos w them 😔]

Free to use, Credit appreciated but not required <3

[[Plaintext: This user's favorite Alphalore character is Billy!]]

[[Plaintext: This user's favorite Alphalore character is Kane!]]

[[Plaintext: This user's favorite Alphalore character is Omega!]]

[[Plaintext: This user's favorite Alphalore character is Travis!]]

[[Plaintext: This user's favorite Alphalore character is Dave!]]

[c1rcus-of-homosexuality]

ALPHALORE HEADCANNONS! (3 hc’s per character! [excluding Bartholomew, + I could only think of one hc for Kane I am SO sorry guys I tried… 😭‼️])

[Taglist : @agentmel8 , that's it for now ahdhdgfhbfv ]

Ink! [Sadly no magenta text on Tumblr :(]

★ He canNOT use an oven. At all. Every time he’s tried, he’s almost burnt the entire apartment complex down. He does own an air fryer, though.

★ Hate hate HATES Wahoo World with a burning passion. I mean, I don’t blame him because WWhAT IS THAT LAYOUT.

★ When being “set free” by Wrath, he was completely beheaded imo. I mostly based this on the fact one of his Super Cool Clone Traits™ was intelligence/quick thinking, which you use your brain for (and your brain is well. In your head).

Billy! [No yellow text on Tumblr :(]

★ He ate the Alterna snow at one point. Like, he was just chilling near the squid sister’s camp, and he saw the fluffy, white snow and just. Mmmm yummy chemical crystal snow go brrr

★ He tried to take up crocheting at one point to make little sweaters for Batholomew!

★ I feel like he’d be pretty decent at baking! Like, he’d know the basics, and maybe a few other skills, but yeah I think he’d be able to make cookies and other things :]

Wrath!

★ Has a permanent resting “:3” face imo. He just seems like the type of guy to do that,,

★ This 1 is kinda gross but. I feel like Wrath has very little or no skin underneath the bandages on his face. Also, his left(? Camera right I think?? Idk) eye is just gone-

★ I feel like his favorite food would be waffles w ketchup on them. Not sure why I think this, but eh

Travis!

★ He is Transmasc. To Me™.

★ Drank motor oil at one point when he was a kid bc he wanted to know what it tasted like. Yes, he liked the way it tasted (and still occasionally drinks it to this day). No, I’m not elaborating on this one.

★ After the 1st bluefin depot incident, his eyes got a slight magenta tinge bc of the fuzzy ooze in the poison he was shot with,,

Dave!

★ I feel like this was kinda implied in one of the alphalore episodes, but methinks he has a LOT of college degrees. I’m talking 12 degrees over 6-ish subjects? Nobody knows how he got so many in such a short period of time,,,

★ He reads a lot in his free time! Like, there’s 176 (170 that he hasn't studied) subjects in college that he could be reading up on when he has the chance!!!

★ Has absolutely TERRIBLE posture when he sits down. This man will wonder why his back hurts, then will sit like a shrimp at his computer, reading away at whatever subject piqued his interest that day [he js like me frfr]

Alpha! [No dark blue text option on Tumblr :(]

★ Knows every single star constellation by heart and is PROUD of it!!

★ absolutely despises sea cucumbers and anything resembling them because of the deepsea metro (tbf CQ cumber is pretty annoying, and it did quite literally make alpha instantaneously explode many times.. 😭)

★ Acquired a variety of large scars on his back, shoulders, etc. during his time in the deep sea metro. Most of these scars are from girl power station specifically-

Kane!

★ This man is scarily tall imo,,, I feel like he’d be around 6’1 (around 186 cm)

[c1rcus-of-homosexuality]

“And then [he] smiled, and that’s what I’m after..”

Title from : Drift away - Mars Bars

Warnings: Not proofread, Might be a bit ooc, I’m aro so I might not have the best grasp on romance/confessions..

Category: Romance, Fluff

Paring: Dave/Travis [alphalore]

Word count: 528 [Sorry for the lack of length 😭🙏]

Summary: Dave spends countless hours trying to work on a cure for the poison coursing through Travis’ veins. Travis expresses concern for him and gets him to finally relax for once.

Author’s notes: HIIII chat,,, finished this oneshot specifically with @agentmel8 in mind, enjoy!!

Endless research, hours spent taking notes on every single symptom that his dearest friend had shown over the past several months. Dave had been sitting at his desk, papers scattered around him, hard at work with trying to find some kind of remedy for Travis’ illness. He began to read through his notes, trying to see if he missed anything, until-

“What’cha reading..?” Travis was awake and had somehow approached his workspace quietly enough for him to not notice.

“Oh! Hi, Travis- I was just trying to find a way to..” He attempted to find the words for what he was doing.

“To find a remedy for you!” Dave spoke in the most energetic tone that he could manage.

“While that is considerate, you look like you haven’t taken a break in a while.. When’s the last time you’ve eaten or drank?” Dave paused as if he was trying to remember. “Uhm.. 5-ish hours ago?” He knew it was probably way longer than that. “It’s not important right now, though. I need to get done with this..” He attempted to focus on his work, only to immediately be distracted again by Travis’s voice, laced with concern; “You can’t keep neglecting yourself like this! One of these days you’re going to overwork yourself-” He cut himself off with a sigh. “Look- you need to rest, Dave. And if I have to intervene with whatever yer’ doing, I will.”

“I’m.. fine, but I do appreciate your concern-” This was the exact opposite of what Travis wanted to hear. So, he did what he said he would, and gently set a hand on his friend’s shoulder, his demeanor softening.

“’m just really worried for you, yknow.. While I ain’t entirely sure how long you’ve been working here, I know it’s been long enough. Why don’t we lay down- just for a few minutes so you can rest yer' eyes.”

Dave glanced up at him, his brows finally unfurrowing. “Alright.. Since you’re concerned.” He stood up from his chair, and let Travis guide him to his room.

Travis was the first one to lay down on the bed, shuffling to the side to make room for his partner. Dave followed, allowing himself to be held as if he were a wounded pigeon. Slowly but surely, his mind began to wander away from his work. It got to a point where he could only think of how nice this felt. Every moment laying next to him felt like heaven. He’s definitely going to need to do this more often.

Travis sat quietly at the head of the bed, Dave peacefully resting in his arms, until he spoke up.

“Uh- Travis..?”

“Mhm?”

“..I think.. I think I love you.”

Travis froze momentarily- did he really hear what he thought he did? Had he felt the same way this whole time?

“Was that.. too much? It’s okay if you don’t feel-”

“No- Just- didn’t expect you to say that.. I love you too, partner." This was the absolute last thing that either of them had expected, but the interaction was still welcomed regardless.

The two of them drifted off to sleep, still holding each other.

[c1rcus-of-homosexuality]

Quick segment from a BIIIG alphalore au writing project I'm working on <3 [CW: MENTIONS OF PET DEATH (1)!!!]

"I remember that day, so.. vividly. I had walked into Billy's room, and there he was with Bartholomew, dead in his hands. He killed his own pet. Then, he just.. looked up at me with glaring, pink eyes. God-- how could this have happened-? Could this have been…" He trailed off, trying to figure out what he’d say next.

 “...Nevermind.”

Dave nodded in what seemed to be understanding. “You said he attacked you, right?”

“Yes– he literally tried to kill me-!” 

“..right. Did you notice anything else that seemed off?”

“Well, when I tried to push him away from me, I noticed his arm was.. how do I explain this..” he paused again. “Dave, do you know how the ancient species - humans - had bones? I think Billy might’ve formed bones somehow-? This is the first time I’ve been actually perplexed by something-!”

“Wait. Didn’t Ei- uhm- Alpha say something about Billy saving the world at one point? Do you know anything about that?” 

“Oh? Well, I thought that was all just some lie to make me respect Billy more,  that is, until he told me more about it somewhat recently.. Apparently it was some fight against a giant bear? It still seems pretty unbelievable, but even if it is true, you should probably know about it..”

“A.. bear? Wait. I think I have an idea on what could’ve happened. Just- focus on taking care of yourself and your injury for now, while I figure this out. Make sure you take it as easy as you can, we still don't know if whatever he had is in your system, or how it could be activated.”

“But- Well.. Alright.” Ink knew there was no point in trying to convince Dave to let him help with anything. As much as he wanted to know about what happened to his brother, he’d probably have to wait.

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[Divider credits: @/cafekitsune]

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heres how i >>>>>think<<<< each alphalore char would be picking on team past vs pressent vs futureee this is all my opinions please dont beat me up^_^ ! most of it is just on vibes no reason at all past - warth travis ink pressnt - billy dave future - alpha kane (kane dosnt care so alpha choose for him)

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Alphalore photos part 3: Dave

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★~ Masterlist ~★

KEY 🔑:

GENRES:

💕 = Romance | 🥀 = Angst | 💭 = Headcanons | 🫂 = Hurt/comfort

CHARAS [NOT MY OWN]: 💙 = Eight | 💛 = Billy | 💜 = Ink | 💚 = Kane | 💥 = Omega | 🤠 = Travis | 🩵 = Dave /// 🌟 = Starcrew | 📸 = Inkspedition Trio

OCS:

🐟 = Fynn | 🐠 = Amari | 🧡 = Ezra | 🔨 = Remi | 🫀 = Leo

MISC:

🪿 = Au | 🪽 = Canon divergent

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`★~ Alone Again.. [Or Am I-?] || 🤠🩵🫂

`★~ How Ithink Omega """"""""set free"""""""" every1 || 💛💜🤠

`★~ METAMORPHOSIS: AN OVERVIEW || 🌟🪿

`★~ Alphalore Headcanons! || 💭🌟📸

`★~ What I should've said.. || 💕🩵🤠

`★~ Inkspedition Trio Headcanons! || 📸💭

`★~ And then [he] smiled, and that's what I'm after.. || 💕🤠🩵

`★~ Brief CRD sneak-peek || 🪿🩵💜

`★~ Sona Lore-drop || OC

`★~ How Ezra and Amari Met || 🐠🧡

`★~ CRD info sheet || 🪿