#lapblood

[gummybearsings]

I was compelled to make a lazy personal character guide + size chart of Twitchtip, Ripred, and Lapblood so below is a very long ramble on how I headcannon their looks because the brain rot is real and I don’t want to think about finals this week.

First things first: the eyes

I swear when Gregor meets Ripred for the first time he described his eyes as “glowing” so I decided to make that literal and give all (if not most) of the under-land creatures glowing eyes. I’ve been thinking about possibly mild color changes to the eyes but different shades of yellow seems good for now.

Now as for the actual characters starting with everyone’s favorite sassy scent seer Twitchtip!

TT: Shes tiny, flat out. There’s no way an 11 year old boy was able to hold onto a huge waterlogged rat and be able to keep his grip long enough for the rest of the questers to pull them out of the water so she’s tiny (Yes I know she was also holding onto him to but still). Would also explain why she can jump so high, tiny body, strong legs (fast runner too). Miiiight possibly make her a tad bigger since Twirltongue is supposed to also be small but eh. I was debating on making her some fun color or just a light shade of gray but decided the gray would be fine for now. I also see her as perpetually tired looking so eye bags for days.

The others are pretty straightforward.

RR: Big boi, even to the other rats. I was messing with his fur color and decided the dark bluish gray was perfect for him. Looks soft and fluffy but has pretty course fur, with a proper bath and grooming it would be much softer. Far more physically expressive then the other rats for drama points. Other then that, not much to say.

LP: I figured she would fall into the average category in terms of looks. Was also thinking of adding cool coat patters but eh it looked too crowded. She’s around the average height for a female gnawer and a few shades darker then Twitchtip. Constantly has a “I’m over this” look to her. Slightly less fluffy then Ripred but much softer.

Oh also different whisker looks for everyone because I find it fun.

[ares-protector]

I have a confession.

For the past 9ish years I thought Lapblood's fur was white. It wasn't until last October or something when someone on here made art with Lapblood and I was like, "Where's Lapblood?" And then realized I'm an idiot for not realizing way sooner how story breaking that is.

[tangents-within-tangents]

Recently reread the Underland Chronicles so I decided to dig through and find the old fanart I did when I first read the series like 11 years ago (wow i’m old) so please enjoy

Featuring my Mark Crilley manga phase, my terrible handwriting lol, ✨copic markers✨, random details I latched on to for some reason, FEELs wtf bro, and me somehow missing the fact that Luxa got a haircut in book one, and spoilers (fr go read these books if you haven't they are so good)

Luxa and Henry (and questionable armor choices??)

The weave texture was meant to show that their clothes are made of spider silk (Idk what the random thigh pouch is supposed to be tho)

Hamnet and Hazard (and long arms so they can hold hands lol)

Queen Luxa

Yeah 13 year old me really latched on to Luxa and tried to make her my personality lolll

And for some reason the fish-shape crystal thing really stood out to me I guess

And the turtle trapdoor, I remembered that bit specifically during my reread bc I pictured this drawing I did of it. (I also vaguely remember writing (like by hand in my notebook) a mini missing scene fanfic about Luxa using the turtle trapdoor when she snuck out to join the quest in PoB XD)

(Don't ask about that size difference lol)

Okay here come the scenes/spoilers (and FEELS)

(and apparently I thought that holding Ares' claw meant his foot instead of his wing)

There you have it lol

I also distinctly remember making like a montage of Lapblood moments (the dart frog jumping near her face, strangled in the vines, sinking in quicksand (all near death experiences apparently, rip she had it rough), and Gregor brushing her fur) bc those were the moments I remembered and kept picturing during my reread. But unfortunately I could not for the LIFE of me find it!

Anyway, looking at your old art is cringeyyyy but it's still kinda fun too. This really is not how I picture the characters or clothing and stuff anymore, I might do some redraws if I ever find the time/motivation (lol as if) 

[ashesoriley]

If Gregor had stayed/ came back to the underland he would have bonded with Lapblood, you know it's true

[cassandra-silver]

Cartoon Series Pt. 3 | Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods

This is part 3 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 parts 1+2 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!

[overandunderland]

Ripred:*trying to pretend he's the same grizzled cynical rat he's always been since Gregor's absence.*

Gregor noticing a building of a nest in the den he shares with Lapblood:

[haveihitanerve]

honestly

Ripred this Ripred that

Well have you considered Lapblood?

[futuristiccreationzombie]

thinking about Lapblood on this fine Mother's Day. thinking about Grace on this fine Mother's Day. thinking about Judith on this-

[averagecygnet-blog]

lapblood my beloved......

[booksandmemes]

"A kids' book can't make me cry."

"Do you think they're still alive? Flyfur and Sixclaw?" "Sure. Sure I do."

Me:

[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!

[aldoodles]

Two faves I don’t draw enough

[haveihitanerve]

I have this headcannon that ripred just pretty much shows up at home with his new kids every once in a while and just assumes everyone is aware and every single one of his pack members accepts his kids, but the first time are always baffled by it like- Ripred: and as i was saying- razor did you have something you wanted to say? Razor: um… yeah. Who-? Why is the warrior here? Ripred: *glancing at eleven year old gregor who is playing hopscotch with another rat pup* thats my son obviously. Now as i was saying- - Mange: *waking up and yawning. Walks out of cave* good morning everyo- GAH JESUS CHRIST Ares: *hanging upside down right in front of the cave entrance* oh. Good morning. Is ripred here? Mange:...*heart rate at 200 beats per second*.....Yeah. yeah. Just inside Ares: *sweetly* thank you - Razor: Mange: Lapblood: Ratriff: Clawsin: Razor: why is the queen here? Lapblood: ripred just showed up, dropped her off, said something about retrieving the other one and left Luxa: *chewing some bubble gum* sup. - Ripred: Aurora: Ripred: Aurora: Ripred: Aurora: Ripred: *sigh* fine Aurora: yay! Lapblood: Razor: Clawsin: Ratriff: Mange: did any of yall get that? Them: nope.  - Ripred: *walking into cave for pack meeting time* theres more coming behind me Lapblood: oh okay we can- Ares: *flies in with gregor on his back* sup yall Mange: hey pup. Now- Aurora: *flies in with nike attached to her leg by a piece of rope* hey Nike: *sullenly* id didn't wanna come Razor: h-hi? Ratriff: okay so- Andromeda: hello! Howard: hey Luxa: *cartwheels in* sup bitches *high fives gregor* Mareth: *carrying a wet boots* gregor she said shes not feeling polite today Gregor: okay. Does she need to go to Regalia? Mareth: no shes just not feeling polite Boots: *hiss* Hazard: *comes skipping in* hello! Lapblood: is that the last of them? Ripred: *counting* yeah should be.  Them: …. Ripred: what? Mange: you have to count your kids? Ripred: THERES A LOT OF THEM OKAY???

[tigirl-and-co]

if there was an underland video game, I don't CARE what kind of game, i DEMAND a social management aspect. Like you, as gregor, have to keep the different party members from fucking killing each other (or dying of exhaustion by running themselves ragged bc nobody wants to help them)

and if you finish a quest with either no deaths or max affection you get bonus scenes/good endings

[prophecyofgray]

katniss and peeta bringing finnick to the salt water to rinse the toxins from his body because he got the worst of the fog.. but also he lost mags.... feels so reminiscent of gregor bathing lapblood to rinse the quicksand from her body after she lost mange...... oh suzanne collins we're really in it now

[yesthefandomfreakblr]

So y'all remember the scene where Gregor brushes lapblood and then immediately uses the brush on his own hair and how fucking huge that was (Of course you do, we all do.)

What about later maybe after the firelands or something or a battle Ripred grooms Gregor the way he would another rat. Brushing it off as keeping the pup from getting infections, but the gesture still stands. Maybe when licking the scar across Gregor's side it tickles and regor squirms/laughs and it turns into just a few seconds of genuine tenderness, pinning him under a large paw and tickling him 'on accident' and telling the kid to knock it off and stay still. After he's sufficiently cleaned up he dumps the kid on the ground/shoves him off and starts cleaning himself up.