#♧burakh family

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He's taking his new big brother responsibilities very seriously

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Oyun and Isidor made sure to get little Artemy used to bulls so he doesn't grow up afraid of them.

How sweet is the parallel of Murky and Sticky growing alongside wonderbull, the one he bought from Roy. Never fearing them, but seeing them as beautiful and beloved creatures.

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I can say that the found family trope is one of my favorites! so I really love that you write about Murky and Sticky's relationship with Artemy!😭

Thank you for noticing! I see Sticky and Murky as an inseparable part of his story; to remove them is very much like Artemy cutting of a limb.

I try not to use them as mere decorations either–yk the trope of the adorable kids that never cause trouble and are just blank sheets for the character to have an excuse and show their paternal side.

For example, Murky trusting Sticky more than the rest-even her own father at times.

Or, like Sticky being the more attached and emotional one, he needs Artemy's reassurance and presence because he experienced being abandoned by Isidor before.

He's intelligent, but at the cost of being kinda of sensitive and stubborn, aka why he never joins the other kids in playing despite them actively reaching out for him. It just shows how comfortable he grew around Artemy to be able to handle playful digs and smartmouth him.

...or it could also show how desperate he is for a father figure after the passing of Isidor that he endures your joke insult despite them deeply affecting him.

While Murky has always been on her own, I never liked Isidor much either.

She even got into a fight with Sticky in canon because she shattered his stained glass image of Isidor and argued that Sticky shouldn't put him on a pedestal.

Yet she loved Artemy since the moment she saw him, which let me remind you was with him covered in blood, having murdered three guys at the train station. She looked at that and saw safety & warmth, a father figure.

One she is terrified of disappointing and hurting, running away from his lair the second she suspects he is angry after her secret friends turn out to be the evil changeling.

She's more isolated and independent. Even when she finally comes nearby, she needs explicit invitation and coaxing to actually join the activity or get inside the room. She always feels like an outsider, denying how much she loves her current life and enjoys having a father and a brother.

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some traits don't need genetics in order to pass down