#crumpling coal and patch and putting them in a freeze drier

[capricioussun]

Took a drawing break lol

Anyway can u tell me about Horrortale and Horrrorswap and their personalities?

What a coincidence I am taking a break from drawing! Definitely a break and not procrastinating 👍

The horror boys!! Starting with the classic duo, Dove and Patch, depending on where in the timeline, their relationship is...a little rough. Almost all of my horrors started out as their classic counterparts before diverging, following similar origins as the original horrortale.

I'll focus mainly on "post recovery" though since, while still underground, both brothers are...not doing so hot! That being said, after some time to recover and get their bearings, things are a bit tense between them. Regardless of what transpired underground, they still care about each other, but both cope with what happened in significantly different ways that also clash sometimes.

Dove is...pretty similar to Rus, in a lot of ways. He’s trying to move into the future with his best foot forward, but it's difficult at times. Both literally and figuratively. He wound up with a lot of chronic health problems from the mutations that prevent him from pursuing life in the ways he used to be able to.

He doesn't let that stop him, at least more than he can help, but it does serve as a constant reminder of what he’s lived through, which can be just as mentally taxing some days.

Patch on the other hand. Well, he's still Sans, but...he doesn't trust so easy anymore. Which is saying something considering how "easily" he trusted before. Mostly, his priorities are him and his brother and not much else. It took a while (and medication) for him to really believe they were finally safe again, and it'll take much longer still to trust things wont just regress again.

He’s very rough around the edges, doesn't joke or even speak all that much anymore. He deals with his own chronic conditions, but physically, they're not usually as troublesome as Dove's. He'll ease up more with time, and he’s not entirely closed off to trusting others if they can really prove themselves to him, but that's mostly monsters alone. He'll probably never fully trust a human again.

As for the hs brothers, tbth, I have about three different versions of their origins (post diverging from a normal us) and I haven't really been able to settle one which I actually prefer for canon. Which means! Their characterizations are subject to change, but probably not *too much, since I'm pretty happy with how they've turned out thus far!

Focusing again on "post recovery" Coal and Rust...certainly have their own struggles with each other, too. They're haven't totally broken apart, and Rust has a weird like...avoidance yet protective thing going on with Coal. He’d rather not spend a lot of "casual" time around him, but he’s also very protective of him around others, so he winds up lingering nearby if new people are involved.

Coal has his own problems with his brother, especially with the fact he won't take advantage of the fact they're finally safer to heal. Frankly Rust would probably never make any effort to recover himself, he'd have to be "inspired" into it by something, but that something isn't ever gunna be Coal, and so that can be a cause of friction between them, too.

Independently, Coal is friendly. He probably comes across pretty similarly to a cross between Blue and Berry, as far as attitude and energy level, but he’s also entirely blind, which of course brings its own challenges with it.

Unfortunately a lot of his progress is due more to repression than actual healing. But! He’s...working on it. He'd be incredibly excited to explore the surface world, but don't let his presentation fool you. He’s about as genuinely trusting as Patch.

Rust...has a lot of hang ups. A lot. His belief that anyone can do better had certainly been put to its paces, and...well, he hasn't totally become bitter and resentful. But he'd rather just kinda exist than live.

Between the physical chronic problems, and the weight of all the mental ones, it makes every step into a new life very, very difficult, which is why he’s so stuck in his ways. With time, and with something somehow managing to push him to it, he'd do better. He'd never be like his old self, but he'd level out a lot and at least be able to enjoy the peace.