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bone app a teeth

@rizdoodles

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birthday twin... 🦦&🦐...

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another ref sheet.... finally coloured my girl.......

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I think the Americans that are making jokes about being bombed and about the situation and war going on with Israel and Iran are actually so insensitive.

A lot of people believe that the US will be bombed but the thing is that the fucking missile wouldn't even touch us until like what? 2 WEEKS??? Giving the US (A MASSIVE POWERFUL COUNTRY WITH SO MUCH FUNDS FOR THE MILITARY) the ability to EASILY shoot that missile down.

Also, the Iran account on Twitter IS NOT REAL.

It was funny at first but now it's so annoying and very insensitive to the people currently BEING BOMBED in real life.

YOU Americans are so lucky to even have the fucking privilege to joke about this shit while people in Iran are trying their best to evacuate and as well as the Palestinians who are still being actively murdered by Israel.

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@twst-aceofhearts

Thoughts on Quartz and Shu's divorce/war

i remember staying up 'til 1am waiting to see if there will be activity to satiate my boredom before deciding to go to sleep after seeing there was none

i woke up to 99+ home page updates

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more ref sheets for some other ocs for artfight... bwuh....

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hey uh new type of ao3 spam comment just dropped. (I know it's spam because the fic they left this comment on . doesn't have chapters. lmfao). Report this kinda comment as spam and don't take it personally it is literally recycled bullshit

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@twst-aceofhearts

I just woke up lol

IM SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT 💖💖💖💖💖💖

Also here

Have an emo axolotl i found on pinterest

You're free to ask for more 👍👍👍👍👍

Writing i mean- not emo axolotls

liking it is an understatement hehuhuhauevwhawu

xoxoxoxo i give you many hugs and kisses for the fic thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u tha

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AOWIEHAIOWHEIOWHCAIWEHAIOUWHEOUIHWCHAWIUEHAUIVWHEWAHIUWAHIUHUIFHIDFIUHWEUIWBAUEHCAUIWEUIAWIUAHWIDUHUIODHFU9HVIUXCHVUIHSUIEHUIAWEUICAWUIEXHAUIWHUAHDUIHAWUHEAEHUIAHWCEAUIHOUIEHUVHAUHCEUIAUSHAWIOIEHOAHDHJFHIUHOIUHVIOUIWHEIUHWIUEHOIVHFUIXHUIVHIOHIWEHJHUHQUECHQWECQOSNDJFUIVBWOIEBCWHERUIHWUCHIHEUIUID

listen man I THOUGHT THE SNEAK PEAKS WERE CUTE BUT HUHHUHUHUWHUBEUHUWUBWUHHH HUHUHUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LITERALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL WAAAAAAAA

WHAT THE HELL. WHAT THE HELL YOU WRITE THEIR DYNAMIC SO PERFECTLY. HOW DID YOU DO THAT.

At first, it was talking. “Okay, so imagine this—big scary mer-shark guy swimming around with a crown made of teeth, right? He’s like, ‘I wanna rule everything!’ But then—boom! Some boring land wizard throws a mountain at him. Bam. End of war.” “Teach me math like that.”

Then it became doing. “You’re funny when you mess up,” he said. “You make this face like—” he scrunched his features into a perfect mimic of Alan’s deadpan frown, “—‘I meant to fall. That was part of the plan.’” “It’s called grace under pressure.” “I call it Brickface Deluxe.”

THEIR CONVERSATIONS ARE SO SILLY AND LIGHTHEARTED!! THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE TALKING LIKE THEY'RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THEY'RE SO FULL OF FLUFFY FEELINGS HHHHHHHH

every scenario you put in here showing their relationship slowly progressing from strangers getting acquainted and finding each other kinda weird, to friends doing hangout things (like parkouring. as one does.), to genuine fondness for each other IS SO...!!!!!! AAAAAAA

“You’re cool, y’know?” “You’re cooler.” No grand gesture. Just two blunt weirdos with no patience for games—except the ones they played with each other.

AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THAT LAST SENTENCE THAT LAST SENTENCE THAT LAST SENTENCE THAT LAST SENTENCE

small note that im making small because i'm not sure if it's intentional... but the fact they never outright say i love you, and rather just straight up list out WHY they like each other is.... 👉👈🥺🥹 IT'S MASTERFUL HUAUHAUHUAUA

i'm holding your fic like this.... softly and tenderly.............. thank you so sosososososo much for taking the time out of your day just to write for these two losers...................................... genuinely, from the bottom of my heart this is the coolest thing i have ever received from anyone 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💖💖💖💖💖💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

Blunt Force Charm

a/n: gift for @alan-without-the-an !! very fun to write these two :D words: 914 taglist: @luxaryllis @thegoldencontracts @waterthatsmoe @oya-oya-okay @writingattemptsxx

Alan didn’t notice Floyd until Floyd stopped trying to be noticed.

Before then, Floyd was just another unpredictable variable in the already unsteady equation that was life at Night Raven College. Alan was focused on surviving—literally, some days, thanks to Grim’s appetite for chaos—and trying not to dissolve in the deluge of magical terminology and cultural whiplash.

So when Floyd Leech stopped picking on them—stopped calling them "Brickface" and poking their cheeks to try and see if they’d break—Alan noticed. Not immediately. But eventually.

The library was unusually quiet for once, with the usual suspects off doing... who knew what. Alan was buried under three books, face unreadable despite the storm of confusion in their brain.

From the corner of their eye, they noticed a tall silhouette drop into the seat across from them with a thud.

“Yo,” Floyd said, chin in his palm, staring. “You always look like that when you’re reading?”

Alan blinked slowly. “Like what?”

“Like someone stuck a stick in your brain and stirred it around.”

“...Accurate.”

Floyd cackled, and something shifted. Alan didn’t smile, but they tilted their head a little in amusement. Floyd noticed that too.

“Which one of those books made your face cramp up first?”

Alan slid one across the table. Twisted Wonderland: A Sociohistorical Account of Cross-Realm Governance. Floyd didn’t even look at it before shoving it back.

“Boooring,” he declared. “You ever try... y’know. Watching the reenactments instead? They got vids for that.”

Alan stared at him.

Floyd stared back, grinning wide. “What? Shrimpies don’t use their eyes where you’re from?”

Alan’s lips tugged at the corners. Not a full smile, but enough to pique Floyd’s curiosity.

From there, it just... happened.

At first, it was talking.

Alan, disoriented by Twisted Wonderland’s history, found Floyd’s way of explaining things absurd but vivid.

“Okay, so imagine this—big scary mer-shark guy swimming around with a crown made of teeth, right? He’s like, ‘I wanna rule everything!’ But then—boom! Some boring land wizard throws a mountain at him. Bam. End of war.”

Alan: “...That makes more sense than what I read.”

Floyd beamed, proud and a little smug. Alan blinked, registering how easy Floyd made the abstract feel.

“Teach me math like that.”

Floyd blinked. “Math?”

Alan nodded. “I suck at it. If you make math sound like sea monster fights, I might actually retain something.”

Floyd cackled again, elated. “You’re weird. I like it.”

Then it became doing.

Alan didn’t know how they ended up learning parkour from Floyd. One minute, they were walking back from alchemy class, and the next, Floyd was halfway up a tree.

“C’mon, Shrimpy!” he called, waving from a high branch. “Don’t be scared. It’s just gravity.”

Alan looked up, sighed, and then began to climb.

They slipped. Twice.

The third time, they made it halfway. Floyd reached down with one hand and pulled them up without effort.

“You’re funny when you mess up,” he said. “You make this face like—” he scrunched his features into a perfect mimic of Alan’s deadpan frown, “—‘I meant to fall. That was part of the plan.’”

Alan gave a light snort. “It’s called grace under pressure.”

“I call it Brickface Deluxe.”

Alan elbowed him. It didn’t do much.

Floyd started dancing out of nowhere during a study session. Not gracefully—just wild, chaotic, full-body movement to a beat only he could hear.

Alan blinked once. Twice. “...Are you okay.”

“Nope!” Floyd grinned and grabbed their wrist, tugging them to stand. “C’mon, Shrimpy! Shimmy like a sea slug!”

“I don’t know how a sea slug shimmies.”

“Then make it up!”

And, to Floyd’s absolute delight, Alan did. Stiff, awkward, barely moving—but they tried. When Floyd laughed, it was genuine and bright, not mean.

“Your face is red,” he pointed out after they collapsed back into their seats.

“Shut up.”

“Eeeh~ I like seeing you like that.”

Floyd started watching for the little things.

Not just the times Alan stumbled or fumbled or lost their cool—but the tiny things. The second-long pause before they said yes to something new. The brief smiles they didn’t realize they made. A soft huh when something genuinely interested them.

Those little reactions made Floyd’s chest do something weird. Like someone tickling his ribs from the inside.

One day, after Alan successfully transfigured something without turning it into pudding, they let out a relieved breath.

Floyd caught it and grinned. “Happy, Shrimpy?”

Alan turned to him. “Yeah.”

Simple. Honest. That’s what Floyd liked.

They didn’t fluff it up with fancy words or wait for a dramatic pause. Just said what they meant.

So Floyd did too.

“You’re cool, y’know?”

Alan tilted their head. “You’re cooler.”

Floyd blinked.

Then grinned like he just won a game no one else knew they were playing.

“Aw, you’re sweet when you’re honest.”

“I’m always honest.”

“That so?” Floyd leaned forward. “Then say it again.”

Alan blinked. “You’re cooler.”

Floyd’s grin widened. “Nah, not that one.”

Alan paused. “...You’re impressive. Smart. Weirdly good at explaining stuff. I like hanging out with you.”

There was a moment of quiet.

Then Floyd let out a pleased hum, leaning his head on Alan’s shoulder.

“You’re my favorite Shrimpy.”

“You say that to everyone.”

“Only the ones I mean it for.”

Alan didn’t smile.

But their hand, resting at their side, shifted closer. Just enough for Floyd to lazily entwine their fingers.

No grand gesture. Just two blunt weirdos with no patience for games—except the ones they played with each other.

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ofc ofc

your art style is so scrumptious <3

here. spoilers:

Floyd started dancing out of nowhere during a study session. Not gracefully—just wild, chaotic, full-body movement to a beat only he could hear.

Alan blinked once. Twice. “...Are you okay.”

“Nope!” Floyd grinned and grabbed their wrist, tugging them to stand. “C’mon, Shrimpy! Shimmy like a sea slug!”

“I don’t know how a sea slug shimmies.”

“Then make it up!”

And, to Floyd’s absolute delight, Alan did. Stiff, awkward, barely moving—but they tried. When Floyd laughed, it was genuine and bright, not mean.

“Your face is red,” he pointed out after they collapsed back into their seats.

“Shut up.”

“Eeeh~ I like seeing you like that.”

they're real..... THEY'RE REAL!!

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@twst-aceofhearts (Athena)

I mentioned I'm mainly a writer blog and I've also written fics for the people in my natural habitat series !!

I don't want to get as accurate with Alan and Floyd's relationship so could you maybe explain like how they feel about each other, first impressions—stuff like that :P

AAAA ok so uhm this was a bit hard to write because i don't talk much about alan's actual personality and a lot of stuff available on my blog is kinda outdated 💦💦💦 SO THIS MIGHT BE A BIT TOO LONG... HHHH MY BADD AA

I imagine their true first impressions of each other are general disinterest. Like this doodle I drew a while ago but never posted:

Floyd doesn't really get into others' business unless he's incentivised to (which means either his mood or azul), and Alan in the first months they're at NRC is still very averse about the idea of change. Their main concern right now is getting adjusted to Twisted Wonderland and the people closest to them i.e. Grim, Ace, Deuce, Jack...

It's not until they actually have a conversation together before they feel intrigued by the other. Their speech patterns are the first thing that attracted both of them to the other! Post-Book 3, because that's when they finally acknowledge each other without Floyd being antagonistic towards Alan (and also when Alan starts warming up to this new world. They're starting to love trying new things.)

Alan is used to acting like a mediator. They're like a brick wall, phasing them is a task and they're patient to a fault- keeping up with Floyd's mood swings isn't an issue for them. And because they're so blunt, it doesn't usually come off patronizing or belittling either.

Floyd's also very blunt. He says what he means and doesn't leave room for speculation unless he REALLY doesn't want you to know something. That much would be enough for Alan to appreciate, but...

Alan's not the greatest academically. They can't wrap their head around long-winded history lectures or mathematical equations. Floyd's way of explaining things to sound easy and fun (think of how he explains catching fish in the Stitch event) somehow just clicks with them. Floyd impresses Alan a lot, and they really admire him for it.

(The TLDR here is that Alan shows interest first lol)

And then it all goes downhill from there. The more they talk, the more they hang out. The more they hang out, the more they actually do things together. Floyd shows Alan all kinds of 'new things': dancing, cool parkour tricks, magic, his merform, new recipes, etc etc etc and he reaps the rewards of getting to be the first to witness the little Shrimpy's funny reactions to these things.

He likes seeing them do something unexpected in reaction to his shenanigans. The first time he spontaneously stopped a study session to start dancing, Alan could barely even keep up. He wants to see the seemingly calm and cool Shrimpy fumble a little and pull funny faces in place of their poker face.

But the more he started looking for the big reactions, the more he starts to notice the smaller ones. Sometimes he'll catch a small smile, or a tiny sigh of relief, or a little giggle. He can't get enough of it.

In the end though, they most reliably communicate to each other through blunt words and sentences that don't beat around the bush. Unless they're trying to get a reaction out of the other, words of affirmation are their biggest love language to each other! <3

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HI ATHENA AGAIN

heRE YOU gO💖💖💖💖

https://www.tumblr.com/twst-aceofhearts/786644885134573568/alan-x-floyd-in-their-natural-habitat?source=share

I DIDN'T KNOW IF ALAN AND FLOYD HAD A SHIP NAME-

I SAW IT! THANK YOUU!!!!! 💖💖💖💞💞💞

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GYAAHHAHHAHAHHAAA THEY'RE SO CUTEEEE

Floyd (totally not inverted Jade) especially looks so silly,,,,,, oughhh stupid looking gato and stupider looking utsubo <3

Alan x Floyd in their natural habitat @alan-without-the-an

i don't know what you're talking about, that isn't the same one I used for Jade but flipped it 😃💦

(...fine, maybe i did, but that was lowkey the only decent pic of a greenish/turquoise looking moray i could find, and i jammed my finger so it kind of hurt for me to draw yes, im the finger and phone artist)

I tried putting the glasses but you can't see the black outline so I changed them to gray 💀💀💀

Hope i didn't butcher anything Alan 😭😭😭😭

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hihi- I'm Athena from @twst-aceofhearts

i'm mainly a writer blog, but i've started this series under #athena natural habitat series :P

here's some reference-

oya - [https://www.tumblr.com/twst-aceofhearts/778813664997392384/shuzul-in-their-natural-habitats-oya-oya-okay?source=share] clove - [https://www.tumblr.com/twst-aceofhearts/783173269028208640/hagijade-in-their-natural-habitat-clovenoko?source=share] syder - [https://www.tumblr.com/twst-aceofhearts/783221729734656000/jamimayu-in-their-natural-habitats-anbaisai?source=share] quartz - [https://www.tumblr.com/twst-aceofhearts/785802888540733440/quartzul-in-their-natural-habitat-quartztwst?source=share]

i wanted to do one of Al (you? dunno how to refer-) and Floyd

i'm here to ask, what animal would Alan/you be?

( ˶°ㅁ°) !!!??!?!?!

HI ATHENA!!! THANK YOU FOR ASKING, THIS IS SUCH A CUTE IDEA DAWWW 💖

This question is really interesting because I haven't really ever thought about any imagery that relates to Alan (the yuusona), so in my head they're just a shrimp like how Yuu typically is.

But!! If they had to be their own unique animal, then I'd say they be a black cat! but like... the opposite of round chubby grim. the kind to look elegant and pretty but act like an absolute menace.

So... either some kind of shrimp or a black cat! I'm fine with either!

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Response to this post and a silly drawing based off of this post!

Both posts, Shuu + Cruise event are all by @oya-oya-okay !!!!!

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the yuusona ref shee for artfight purposes,,,

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i don't have enough time to do anything cool