#(TUC) Howard

[futuristiccreationzombie]

2. art block drawing featuring Luxa and Howard (Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, that scene after Pandora's death).

bigger version+ timelapse (watch me struggle with this drawing and get distracted by sketching the ss united states about some seconds before midway through)

[aldoodles]

If you're still doing the facial expression doodle challenge, might I request one?

Howard, G10. context: circa Code of Claw, having just been informed he slept through the attack on Regalia's fortress, and of the total massacre of everyone in the hospital during the attack.

...Or a lighter, considerably less depressing request?

Pandora, F6. possible context: curious bat wants to go exploring... mayyyybe in the Overland? Howard has objections to this.

I had literally never registered that all of Howard’s patients (and probably a lot of the doctors who were training him) died and now it will consume my thoughts for the next several hours

[originalwinnercheesecake]

okay so Royalty at the level of Kings, Queens, Princes, Princess's actually do not/ very rarely use last names, and, at least before the early 20th century (300 Years after Sandwich left England, and set out to colonize the Underland), Royals typically did not have last names. They would just refer to the selves as "Title" "First name" of "Kingdom". To give a more specific example let me borrow a name I have heard suggested for Luxa's father: "King Lucian of Regalia". All this is to basically say that Luxa's paternal side of the family would not have a last name for her to have changed.

This is not meant to derail your last name story (I really like that). Luxa's maternal side, while high ranking diplomats and likely considered nobility, are specifically stated to not be royalty. So they could have last names. Maybe Vikus gave Luxa his last name upon taking her in because it was something that her mother used to have and could potentially help her feel connected to her mother even after her death. Maybe Henry, not fully understanding the concept (he was kinda short sighted) used to tease Luxa by saying that since she had a last name now she did not need her royal title, and that used to upset her.

I also could totally see Susannah and York giving at least 1 of their children Susannnah's last name. Hamnet did not have children prior to his self-imposed exile, and my reasoning on this has always been that he rejected marriage or parenthood, believing that it did not fit the military and battle heavy lifestyle he lead and that it would be irresponsible of him to father a child that he would always be leaving behind for battle. Susannah would know her brothers feelings on this, and possibly be sad that they mean her family name will end with her generation. So she voices this to York and they decide that, since they have agreed to have a big family, and both their family names deserve to continue on, then of course Howard can carry Susannah's last name instead.

Your reason's for Hazard are sound. As for Nerissa. She most likely would also not have a last name. But maybe sometime after Henry dies, and Luxa is her only bio family left, she decides she wants her and Luxa to share a last name too. Vikus wouldn't object. He already treats her as a bonus grandchild. She never interacted with Howard in the books (I'm going to guess they would either get along, or frequently annoy each other's by needling the other to prioritize thwir own self care more than they do...not exactly uncaring advice ), but she did welcome Hazard to Regalia and helps take care of him. So Hazard see's her as family too, and would be happy about her taking the name.

You guys ever think about how Luxa probably has her mothers last name because even if as a child she was referred to by her fathers name she changed it when her parents were killed because Vikus was her caretaker and she wanted his last name and honestly last names aren't all that important in the Underland but it mattered to her and honestly she kinda regretted it because she wanted to have the same last name as henry because they were cousins but then she meets Howard and truly meets howard and he becomes the big brother henry never was and he cares for her and looks out for her and then he reveals that though his siblings go by their fathers last name, his mother wanted her firstborn, him, to have her last name as a tribute to her siblings and York agreed(because hes an A++++ husband) and suddenly Luxa feels honored and so absolutely pleased that she changed her name when she was younger because not only does she now share a last name with Vikus but she also shares a last name with her older brother and almost nothing has made her this happy and she reveals this to howard and he just stares at her for a very long time then slams into her and hugs her tight because all his life hes been mocked, by others yes but also by his siblings, for not sharing their name and hes never felt ashamed not really because he shared it with his mother and uncle and aunt and that was enough but now he learns he shares it with luxa too and vikus and luxa is happy and honored even to have the same name as him and yeah.

Have a happy one

Oooh and of course hazard takes her name because a) its his dads and b) he is also a part of the sibling trio and then nerissa also changes her last name and yesss

[booksandmemes]

Thoughts on The Code of Claw as I read it: (Spoilers, but I think I'm pretty much the last one in line)

Gregor's metaphor between himself and the dead knight is rally sad. "And then, nothing will hurt him again." It feels even worse every time he thinks of what will happen to his family when he dies.

(I know he's gonna live, IT'S THE LAW, but the thought process is depressing).

At this rate, Gregor liking Luxa will become common knowledge by Part 3. Mareth and Ripred did him dirty 😭

I find a lot of funny contrasts between Lizzie and Gregor. He'd stayed in the Underland to solve their problems, save them from war and death MULTIPLE TIMES, but once Lizzie wants to help, he goes "Nope, no danger for you."

Also, Ripred treating Lizzie vs Ripred treating Gregor:

I have a feeling Mr. Badass rat used to have these type of anxiety episodes too. I mean, he does blow up when things go wrong and he has time to rant about it. Maybe he switched the panic with anger?

Lizzie and her puzzles love reminds me of 11-year-old me and I'm living for it (pls don't let anything happen to her).

Once every blue moon, I feel a bit of respect for Solovet and what she's doing to lead an army, then it gets wiped out by new and increasingly unhinged stuff.

That part where Ripred and Solovet embarrass Gregor, then he visits his mom and unwinds a bit? Hits too close to home honestly.

CAN THIS BOY JUST SEE HIMSELF AS 12YO FOR ONCE??? PLEASE

Why did it take me 5 books to get the naming gig between species??? (Newton did it for me)

Gregor and Luxa are really cute <3 (romance subplot will forever be better than romance as a genre).

Ripred backstory jump-scare woah he used to have a life.

TWITCHTIP NOOOOOOOOOO

Gregor said he would've wanted an older brother like Howard: "kind, brave, and not afraid to say he cared about things or admit he was wrong." ... Does he realize he's also that kind of older brother? Srsly, these two should win an award for that.

k, at least Solovet is one person I won't be crying over. I almost did at Vikus though. Imagine your family falling apart, dying one by one, losing some of them twice, not once (give the grown man a hug).

Lapblood, Flyfur and Sixclaw mention yay. I can finally live in peace.

I'm scared rn because there are 60 pages left and the fight didn't even start. Like, what if it all doesn't work out? How many people can die in 60 pages? I didn't used to, but this series gave me severe anxiety.

Ripred is the biggest plot twister to ever twist plot twists into plots like OH MY GOD

Honestly, I didn't really feel satisfied at the ending until that part where Boots says Gregor's full name. I have decided that is enough to make up for everything.

This series was a 5/5. Nothing I've read recently has altered my brain chemistry this way. I proudly declare myself obsessed.

[emerdoodls]

hi tuc tumblr i have a question bc we all know i have no concept of how old any of these characters are no matter how many times i read the books (re: me thinking hazard and boots were the same age) how old are nerissa and dulcet and mareth bc i thought mareth and dulcet were the same age but the wiki says dulcet is like, 14-16, and nerissa is just ageless to me?? like. genuinely do the books say? do yall have hcs?? what's the vibe here??

[apollo-is-somthing]

Had to draw my two fav fellas 💔 Gregor and Howard ilyall so mucmu.

[im-a-ramblr]

TUC Thought Experiment

How well would the below characters handle suddenly being in the Overland (and for the Fliers, Gnawers, and Crawlers, suddenly being transformed into humans)? The time frame is up to you to choose. I can be before, during, or after the series.

Luxa

Mareth 

Howard

Hazard

Ares

Aurora

Andromeda

Ripred

Twitchtip

Lapblood

Temp

Discussions can happen wherever: tags, comments, reblogs, or in totally new posts; though if you pick that last one, please tag me so I see it!

[yesthefandomfreakblr]

Howard: I have some complaints about this quest.

Ripred: Ohh? And what might those be?

Luxa: (SLAPS hand over Howards mouth) Don't answer that.

Gregor: Pick a lawyer to represent you. From this moment everything you say can and will be held against you in contempt of Ripred.

Ripred: Aww you learn so fast.

[overandunderland]

"Not in beauty, nor character does she forsake her name—Dulcet." breathed Howard.

[prophecyofgray]

i cant do thsi i cant DO IT ANYMORE

[cassandra-silver]

Cartoon Series Pt. 2 | Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane

This is part 2 in an art series for TUC!! I will probably do one wallpaper for every book/quest. Are you interested in seeing more of these? You can find part 1 on my profile, btw!

Yes, the style is close to Phineas and Ferb; Idk why but, for some reason, I fell in love with the way the characters look in this style.

Disclaimer: the bg is a stock image; the rest is drawn by me!

[aldoodles]

pose suggestions: post-curse of the warmblood underland kid cuddle pile or gregor boots and lizzie hanging out on the couch doing their own things together (reading, playing w animal toys, looking at sheet music, etc)

I sort of combined the two ideas (in a way lol)— this ask reminded me that I hadn’t drawn the underland cousins together yet! I imagine Luxa and Hazard visited Howard a lot during his recovery.

[originalwinnercheesecake]

I wish we could have gotten more on the bat's and their interpersonal relationships

okay we know which bat's are bonded to which humans, what each bat looks like, and basic descriptions of their personalities

Ex. Ares: large black bat. Had two bonds: Henry and the Gregor. Was very strong, a known risk taker, broody/emo, unpopular with others, still a very good guy.

Aurora: Bright gold bat. Bonded to Queen Luxa. Patient, quiet most of the time. Soft/gentle spoken the rest. Is very brave. Can fly in a series of complicated acrobatics to where a rider has to be very skilled to stay on her. Her and Ares are very close friends.

Nike: Silver and black stripped bat. Daughter to Queen Athena, and the second bond of Howard. Cheerful and helpful. Notably more talkative then other bat's. Boot's is the only one whom she allows to call her "Pincess Nike."

But that is really kinda all we know. Those couple facts about Nike's patentage and Ares&Aroura's friendship, plus maybe that the bats technically need Queen Athena's permission to join the humans for missions, is all we know about their relationships outside of the ones they have outside of their bonds

I do not think Nike is Queen Athena's oldest child. Her being allowed to go on the quest for the plague was explained as the prophacy specifically stating bat's needed to send a representative, and Nike also being a "back up princess incase Boot's role has been misinterpreted". So letting her go off into danger then checks out. The Marks of Secret quest checks out too as it was completely unsanctioned and none of the group had permission to be out searching for the nibbles. All of them knew and said they would be put on house arrest once the returned home.

But still if Nike is next in line for the throne why does the title "Princess" mean so little to her that she only allows a baby who is laughing at an inside joke address that way, She specifically asks others not to "hold it against me" when they try to call her "Princess Nike". Additionally after she and Howard become close and decide they want to eventually bond she starts spending a lot of time with him in the human land. Again there is nothing outright strange about that, plenty of bat's hang out in the humans land with their bonds. But Queen Athena can be noted to mostly stay in her land. The only time she came to the humans land was for the meeting in Curse of the Warmblood. If "overseeing her kingdom" and "preparing to one day rule" were part of Nikes daily life the way they are Luxa's, wouldn't it make more sense for Nike to stay in the fliers land with her mother and Howard to go visit her? Not the other way around? The humans are welcome in the fliers land just like the bat's are in there's. Howard has family connections, medical skills, and is the nicest guy ever. I would be very surprised if he was not allowed to go to any safe land anytime he wants. Nikes disregard of the "Princess" title and seeming freedom to leave her land for adventures as well as casual trips leads me to belive she has unamed older sibling in the bat's land who is on deck to rule befor her.

Gonna move on in a second, but while we are talking about unamed members of Nike's family let's talk about her father. He is not in the books and Queen Athena seemingly rules the Bat's by herself. Does the fandom believe he is dead and Athena was not required to take a second mate/King afterwards, or is he alive and the flyers are a monolithic kingdom (one ruler). Because of Athena's royal status I personally belive the monolithic kingdom. Secondly since Queen Athena is a white bat and Nike is zebra stripped, is her father a dark colored bat, or would that not be how bat genetics work? This is a question I do not know the answer to.

Now let's move on from Nike and talk about our boy Ares. Again even before bonding with Henry he was known to be reckless, disobedient, and a risk taker. While in our safer society this might make Ares seem really cool to kids/teens he was never popular in the underland. Since the underlanders are always at war, or trying to live through or recover from a crisis this possibly made Ares seem like he was kinda crazy/dangerous to be around (You all judged him wrong). After Henry betrayed everybody and Ares broke his bond to save Gregor Ares was then completly shunned by every bat and human, save Luxa and Aurora. Okay to give minor credit: Nerissa still cared about Ares, and the reason he didn't know that was he was avoiding her. While Andromeda and (I guess) Nike did not originally trust Ares after the events of the first book, they got over it and became friends with him. Gregor started visiting more, and Howard is friendly to everybody. But still for like six months Ares had no one in his life but Luxa and Aurora. When they got lost on the second quest he referred to them as his only two reasons to live. He gave up going to the doctor for medical treatment for his mite bites and made a desperate venture into enemy lands alone to search for them, only going back to his cave when he was to sick to keep going.

During all these times there is no mention of Ares having parents, siblings, or relatives of any kind. So was he an orphan who had no one? Or did he originally have family, who after the events of the first book, hated and shunned him with all the rest? And if so were they ever sorry?

Lastly let's talk about Thailiah. Poor, brave, little Thailiah who was such a young bat when she died so tragically. Her friends all tried so hard to take care of her on the quest, and when she still died they all cried and promised to hold her in their hearts forever. Did she have a mother and father back home? What did they think/feel when the "picnic crew" went missing? When Gregor brought the other pups back did her patents believe Thailiah would be with them? Who had to tell them she was never coming home?

[haveihitanerve]

Luxa: so I watched the lion king and am confused- who is Nala’s father? Gregor: what??? Luxa: well the only two males in the entire pride are Scar and Mufasa. So did Simba marry his sister or his cousin? Howard: well technically male lions, once they take over a pride, kill any offspring that isn’t theirs, and since Nala survives when Scar takes over, I think she was Scars daughter.  Gregor: did you want to wait before ripping my heart and soul out?!?!?

[underlandchronicleszine]

It's Tuesday again, questers, but we're doing things differently this week! We'll have some team and solo artist spotlights coming to you soon, with previews of all the lovely art and writing you'll find in the completed zine! But we're not quite ready to start sharing them with you just yet.

In the meantime, we have a fun poll for you all!

[emerdoodls]

TUC au

hiii have my dumb doodles!!!

anyways heres the basics: howard nerissa and luxa all go to the same college, and share an apartment. hazard visits a lot (he lives with vikus bc im killing off solovet oops)!! howard ONLY owns silly scrubs bc he's in school to be a pediatrician :), luxa is on the gymnastics team bc why not, and nerissa is a history major specializing in origins of world religions!! hazard is trying to learn as many languages as possible even though he's like 9. thats really all the important bg for this au for these guys, i'll prob do gregor n his sisters soonish!! lmk if u have questions or ideas for silly things i can put on howard's scrubs