#atab Bertie

[vanillaearwig]

Two years later and this is still one of my favorite movies ever and a huge source of comfort and artistic inspiration 💕🐊

[luckyshinyhunter]

Happy anniversary to Arlo the Alligator Boy, I remember watching it back in 2021 and I instantly fall in love with this underrated gem. Besides meeting Arlo and the gang, it's filled with colorful animation, banging songs and great performances, it became one of favorite animated films of all time. To this day, I'm still hoping for season 2 of I heart Arlo but for now, Happy anniversary to our little alligator boy! 🥰🎂🐊🍕🦅🐟🐅

[theartsyhognose]

Following up the alphabet challenge with Bertie from Arlo the Alligator Boy!

She’s such good introvert and anxiety rep I relate to her character sooo much 💜

[fanfic-inator795]

SU screenshot redraw w/ Arlo, Bertie and Ansel! ^v^

I like to imagine Arlo inviting Bertie along on at least one of the super-fancy vacations his dad takes him on - it’s a bit much for her at first, but I feel like they’d all end up having a good time ^v^

…also I wanted an excuse to draw these characters in suits asdfghjkl (screenshot reference under cut)

[tyrantisterror]

Just got finished reading No Sympathies. 1. Matilda was one of my favorite characters for her backstory and the major "Arlo and Bertie from AtAB" friendship dynamic she had with Pug (I swear that makes sense in context). 2. Is there any chance you could put all the major character illustrations you did for it in one post for the incoming TV Tropes page (and future reference)? and 3. Did you ever give Matilda's husband a name? Just asking. Overall, pretty strong for a first published work!

Thank you! I've been intending to update the character artwork for No Sympathies for a while, actually, though my ability to pump out finished artwork has declined a great deal in recent years, so I might have to settle for republishing the old art (or paying someone to do the lineart for me). But yeah I'll try to get that done.

Matilda's boyfriend is intentionally nameless in the text, as are all the humans who aren't (alternate versions of) Biblical figures, as a little writing trick to make the audience identify more with the nonhuman demons than their human victims. Playing with the audience's sympathy is very much the game with that novel.

But if I ever end up writing the sappy romantic tragicomedy story of Matilda's love affair on earth (which would be called Love is Hell for the record, and may or may not be an actual writing project down the road), I would name him Mark Johns. Why Mark Johns? Well, Johns as in Johnny from The Devil Went Down To Georgia, who was tempted by the devil only to turn the tables on him quite severely, and Mark as in "that guy looks like a good mark for our con, let's target him."

[lovelywayniac]

(THIS TOOK SO LONG BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!!!)

The original Au is based off of @/i_love_anselbeauregard on Insta‘s au! It inspired all of this! But from the many differences I would probably count this a it’s own separate version.😅

Extra addition of Arlo Beauregard and Mayor Gordon!💗💗💗

[voidfishing]

some Arlo the Alligator Boy icons :) free to use w credit 

[hmvw2015]

Arlotober Day 9: Friendship

Ice cream after a movie? What could be better!

[bellamer]

I think they'd be really great friends tbh

[katie-wants-donut]

Their friendships have similar energies

[magicfrogboi]

Arlo the Dragon Boy!

[vanillaearwig]

Last day of pride!! I hope you all had an amazing month 💖🏳️‍🌈

[luckyshinyhunter]

More Arlo headcanons because I'm bored

Though he's willing like trying from time to time, Arlo's favorite food is gumbo and beignets, what's the process he was raised in the swamp.

Bertie's favorite is tofu and vegetables, but definitely enjoys veggie burgers and stew or fruit salad.

Alia's favorite is any fish-related, but definitely she has a sweet tooth like Arlo, she likes gummy fish or basically desserts such as jello and pudding.

Furlecia likes seafood salad or bread sticks, any types of tea and hard candy.

Tony is possibly a pasta guy, giving the fact that he's Italian and owns a pizza restaurant of course, Napolitan spaghetti and cheesy stuffed shells, cannolis and enjoys anything that has cheese.

Obviously, Ansel is definitely that guy who loves expensive food like caviar, escargot, hors d'oeuvres and tuna steak, but goes on a diet sometimes.

Marcellus loves sardines, sandwiches or something fish-related like Alia, but is a nut when it comes to fast or fried food.

Ansel, Marcellus and Arlo are Trans.

Elena is Pansexual, Thao is Aro and Edmee is a Pan and Aro.

Gordon likes the gang but somehow doesn't like Ansel.

Mayor Elena and Ansel hang out sometimes, mostly at coffee shops or the park.

Back when he used to hide his wings, Ansel has a custom classic car as a gift from Arlo's late mom, also limos just in case he needs to get around.

Arlo definitely loves horror films either classic like Scream and Friday the 13th and modern films like Happy Death Day and Nope. But Ansel doesn't, he even block Arlo's eyes when anything graphic happens.

Marcellus loves raunchy comedies, whether good or bad comedies, especially films by John Waters.

Tony and Alia likes buddy-cop films like Rush Hour or Die Hard but enjoys both classic and modern Pixar films.

Bertie and Furlecia liked romantic and rom-com films such as The Notebook, 10 Things I hate about you and Casablanca.

Ansel and Arlo love films with musical numbers like James and the giant peach, Hairspray and Encanto.

Ansel sometimes feed the birds that appear in his rooftop.

Edmee was disappointed at Ansel for the whole abandoning Arlo thing at first, but is glad to see him trying to a better parent to Arlo.

Ansel, Tony and Marcellus hang out often, sharing stories and drinks wine or cocktails.

Thao visits the seaside on her day off sometimes.

Gordon and Jermomo go on misadventures when Arlo and the gang not notice.

The gang host a pride parade at the seaside, every year.

Every father's day, Arlo and Ansel hang out together.

[fanfic-inator795]

Happy 3rd Anniversary Arlo the Alligator Boy! ^v^

As someone who only just joined this fandom late last year, I still wanted to celebrate its anniversary, as this little film has managed to mean a lot to me in such a short amount of time.

When it came out in 2021, I can remember seeing maybe one or two YouTubers talking about it but not many others, making it easy to just brush off. It wasn't until December 2023 when my friend @toondandy convinced me to give it a watch - and I'm SO happy I did! ^v^

While I can't say it's my favorite movie of all time, it's certainly in my top 25 simply through being such a happy and positive experience that I just really admire and appreciate for being so genuine with its heart and its charm. As someone who enjoys fun characters above all else, I love the chemistry between the cast and the found family aspect, I love the absolutely spectacular animation and music of the film, and I love the themes of body positivity, identity, optimism, and the importance of community.

By the time I joined the Arlo fandom, it was pretty much dead (which was to be expected, given that this was a Netflix fandom that hadn't seen any canon content in forever - though I did enjoy going through the backlog of adorable fanart I now had, haha, shout-out to @vanillaearwig for helping keep this new lowkey hyperfixation of mine going through their incredibly cute and really great Arlo art ^v^) but while I was somewhat disappointed, that didn't stop me from thinking about these characters nor did it stop me from sharing the movie and TV show with my brother, my best friend, and another online friend of mine (who I later commissioned to make me an Ansel plush, which I still love to bits! ^v^)

So yeah, tl;dr: Wish I could've watched the Arlo movie and show when it first came out, but hey- better late than never! So yeah, happy 3rd anniversary to a wonderful film and show that (despite Netflix still being a bit of an animation garbage fire rn) I hope gets a sequel or another sort of final follow-up sometime in the future ^v^

Also, for the record: My Top 5 favorite characters in order are Ansel, Arlo, Marcellus, Furlecia and Teeny Tiny Tony; my Top 5 fave Arlo songs are Better Life, Something's Missing, Beyond These Walls, Beautiful Together, and More,More,More; and my Top 5 I Heart Arlo eps are In The Blue With You, Make A Fish, Be The Turtle, The Shedding, and Swamp Itch.

[mar64ds]

Who would you say was your favorite character in ATAB? (excluding Arlo and Bertie, those two are automatically the best)

Alia, she’s my daughter

[voidfishing]

I love their expressions here so much