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Making genre spin offs of gardener au is actually pretty tricky because pop works so well since in my lore, Bergen town is nearby one of the pop troll settlements, So Velvet has plenty of living solutions.

So I usually roll with whatever.

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Leaves this here for the 8 total Velritz shippers

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Dire Dire Docks Chapter 6 is out!

Enjoyyy!

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Velvet in my au doesn't know shit about plants, She's really just winging it.

She really doesn't like to study anything really.

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Really wanted to draw these two because I've got a lot planned in the fic :D I love Bridget so much :)

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THEY HUNTED VELVET FOR SPORT AFTER TBT

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Currently brainstorming ideas for country Velvet with a friend :D

Y'all are in for a treat once I draw her :)

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Veneer, Trying to wake Velvet up "C'mon sis we have rehearsal."

Velvet: "Stop, I need my beauty rest!!"

Veneer: *Just stares.* "Maybe you should go back to bed."

I just like to think they'd interact like this bc what's the point if Veneer isn't making jabs at her

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This was that drawing with heavy rendering that I mentioned awhile ago.

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Because of the rageon lore in my au, I like to think that Velvet ending up in Bergen town is the work of the cat distribution system.

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Tadaa!! An ancient rageon, A still living ancestor of mount Rageons, Potato smiley looking ass.

Some previous context for their lore is here

They use their tail to latch into ore deposits, Waiting for a troll to tip them off in the dark before pouncing and eating them, They don't do it out of malicious intent, They need to eat.

These are completely feral and still roam the outskirts of symphonyville.

They mostly stick to natural colors with spikes that can easily be mistaken for the Stony formations of a cave.

I wanted them to be cats but be slightly uncanny.

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Velvet in the au does learn some humility but I wanted to still preserve her personality traits, Stuff like having outbursts or being prickly, It doesn't stem from entitlement more so the fact that she doesn't know how to articulate her words and just thinks she sounds incredibly insincere so she doesn't try to be, With words at least.

Gestures of affection and appreciation are done in the form of gifts or doing something nice without wanting anything in return, These are never admitted to the person Velvet is doing them for face to face but she leaves a note

Another way that she shows those things is choosing to be in the presence of people when she could literally be anywhere else.

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For Velvets rock look, did you pick Venus flytrap because: they thrive with forest fires as they need space from larger plants blocking their sun.

Or Because: Venus is also a god of beauty and Velvet might like the sound of that.

Or Because: Venus Flytraps are really cool!

Those are really good points!! My thought process was the third because I wanted her to look edgy bu not do obvious things with it and from her perspective a plant that eats things would be so edgy.

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What happened to the side of her face in the rock drawing?

Basically, To explain it out of story context first, The concept art for V&V have ragedome designs where they have a marking over the same eye, I thought it would be fun to reference that in some way.

As for the story context, Volcano rock city is not idea for rageons in my lore, They're adaptable but not to extremes, In cold they freeze up, In heat, They uh, Melt.

I don't know the specifics but think about it like a burn scar essentially.

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Finally, Y'all get Rock!Velvet!!! I like to think in the context of the drawing, Barb is trying to help Velvet figure out how to play guitar.

This is also in the context of a. "What if Velvet ended up in rock territory" Au

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Didn't feel up to finishing my wips rn so have gardener au adjacent troll Velvet (*Older art btw)

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Lore time lore time!!!

Rageons in my lore originate from ambush predators that lived on cliffs outside of symphonyville, They were small feline like predators, They'd keep a shiny object around (Stone, Jewelry, Instruments ect) to lure in their prey, Classical trolls, Consistent consumption of them led to an increase in over all intelligence and they migrated away from the classical trolls.

Rageons have no idea about this past as the higher ups are very particular about what they want their residents to know.

Rageons don't eat trolls, They gravitate towards being vegetarian. (*They only have artificially made food.

Some Rageons kept feline traits, Velvet being able to land on her feet from large falls, Veneer having claws.

At some point I'll probably make a lore post about rageon biology.