#nib!tinky

[the-nerds-in-black]

I have to ask. If wiggly sees his tickle me wiggly commercial will he be embarrassed cause it makes him look like a wimpy toy. Would Stephanie be teasing me. Would his siblings

Nah he would defend the commercial with his LIFE. Here is how it would go.. (written in a script esc format bc i already have enough writing to do)

Steph: "Seriously... You made that?"

[Wiggly looks incredibly proud.]

Wiggly: "Yes, of course! Catchy, right?"

Steph: "No, its terrible."

[Wiggly frowns. Pokey looks offended]

Pokey: "I helped out on that jingle, I take offense to that."

Steph: "No, like.. The commercial itself.. its dumb and gimmicky. "

Wiggly: "IT IS NOT!!"

Pokey: "Well.. I suppose I agree with you on that stance."

[Wiggly slowly turns around and gives Pokey an annoyed look]

Blinky: "Yeah its not exactly cinema."

Tinky: "Not even close!"

[Wiggly pauses, turning his gaze onto them, ganging up on him.]

Wiggly: "IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE CINEMA, IT IS SUPPOSED TO SELL TOYS!!"

Steph: "What kid would want a toy that does that annoying baby voice? Any kid nowadays would get bullied off the pkayground with that thing."

Wiggly: "IT IS NOT A BABY VOICE, IT IS A PERFECTLY NORMAL CUTESY VOICE!"

[Insert a momentary pause as the others consider his argument]

Blinky: "So.. a baby voice."

Pokey: "That is most definitely a baby voice."

[Wiggly crosses his arms, visibly pouting]

Wiggly: "Do you UNDERSTAND how difficult it is to speak with tentacles? Well, I'm SORRY I can't annuniciate every human word correctly when I have extra limbs obstructing my mouth!"

Steph: "Ohhh... so its like a speech impediment, my bad."

Pokey: "No, he is just trying to make you feel bad, the voice is definitely a choice."

Blinky: "A bad one at that.."

[Before Wiggly can scream at them, Tinky pipes up with a barely related idea]

Tinky: "Huh, now I do wonder what it would be like having mouth arms."

[Conversation derails into how tentacles arent equatable to arms and Tinky vowing to try out mouth arms when he can shapeshift again.]

[maze-of-sweets]

its your favorite lords in black tinky, nibbly, blinky and pokey coming at you live from the blr!! this is a sideblog for @mythren-system

nibbly is a frequent fronter so anything you send to her will be replied to pretty quick (probably)

pokey is a less frequent fronter but so his asks will be answered slower than hers, but still in due time! he also types with a text quirk where the beginning of every word is capitalized!

blinky fronts about as frequently as pokey does and he’s usually with another one of us! but we can drag him out easily to front to chat.

tinky is a rare fronter so his asks will most likely be answered by other people! or just left to collect dust until he gets back!

answered asks are tagged “[name] ask hours” with the emoji of the anon corresponding!!

our account is occasionally hijacked by our other alters! specifically grace and richie! so feel free to ask them stuff too!!! :3

anything in our ask box goes!!! questions about source memories, opinion questions, art requests, help with your math homework! sharing your deepest darkest secrets and desires!!! or just telling us about your day!!! some yummy food you ate!! anything at all goes!!!

if we are uncomfortable with any ask sent it will be deleted!!! (however i do accidentally delete asks more often than i should so if your ask isn’t replied to, feel free to send another)

hearts and love!!! nibs (she/her) tinks (he/it) blinky (he/they/she) and pokey (he/she/they)

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list of the network of rats who do our bidding <33 (favorite anons and mutuals)

💋- nibblys blorbo <33

💄-nibblys other blorbo

🫀- @/the-pipster-pin

🌷- nibblys treat giver

💥- another tinky blorbo

☄️- @/scribbledcosmos

💊- ask buddy :3

🧡 - @/orangeheartanon-blog

🧸- currently trapped in one of tinkys boxes

🥞- @/apieceoftoastedbread

🌟- @/gooey-machinary

👁️- @/bottleimps

🪿- goose!!!

🪲-steph!

🐍- wiggly!!!

🐢- turtle dove <33

🕸️🍏🍭- webby wiggly nibbly sys friends!!!

🪼- pokeys number one simp

🎭- ruth!!

🦋- @/pangothepangolin

💤- richie!!!

🌌-blinkys babe

🎡- azulas dunk tank anon???

🐻-solomon lauter (pookie wookie boo bear)

LEAST FAVORITE ANONS. (OPPS.)

🍓- @/razmeteor (demoted for being team 🍀 in the rap battle)

🐞- anyone who likes clover anon is on this list. watch your backs.

🍀- clover!!! (enemies to lovers 400k slow burn fic in process)

[cw-but-starkid]

Now that NPMD is officially out, now seems like a good time to crack into this account. So, some lil’ goofy headcanons for the TLiB!

(light) NPMD SPOILERS:

The Lords in Black

Wiggly;

Wiggly often has to keep Pokey in check because he gets too into it (“ Don’t frighten them, Pokey. You nasty boy— “)

—would also like to imagine the reason Infected Alice, Deb, and their friend were not in sync in TGWDLM was because Wiggly was actively berating Pokey and ruining his concentration. (“ Wait. What are we saying. We all have to say the same thing. Let’s get on the same page. I’m here. I’m here. I’m here. “)

If someone actually attempted rubbing his “ belly-well “ or ticking him (in his human form), he would probably laugh while either being interested by their motives/actions or promptly have them absolutely eradicated into the Black and White.

Pokey;

(Human) Pokey keeps his luxurious stage voice, even when mad. but, more-so leans into singing / rhyming when very agitated.

He wants Paul dead in every universe. No matter what. It’s on sight.

He was kinda offended by people calling it " blue shit ".

Nibbly;

Nibbly has an issue with interfering with the other Lords' work, simply because they're hungry. Usually because they haven’t received his Honey Festival sacrifice yet.

Blinky;

He finds human television laughable. Mainly for what mortals find entertaining.

He also " fights " with Nibbly a lot. Only because they prefer to watch, Nib, however, just wants to devour immediately.

Blinky may be the only Lord who blinks, though its not naturally.

Tinky;

He gets very 0’:< when another LiB hurts either one of the Spankoffski’s, especially Ted. Cause they’re “ his playthings ): “. [ Slight inspo from the lovely post below! ]

Tinky's tongue can extend as short or as long as needed, doesn't matter.

—Additionally, some of (Human) Tinky’s bottom teeth can flip down and out to let their tongue out easier*

*Example from a drawing [:

[thesiblingsoftheblackandwhite]

-KNOW He did something to them! I know! And He’s SUCH a…a bitch and-! And I want Him dead, somehow - just somehow, I don’t know! He hurt my brother and He - Nightmare Time-

I know. But that’s not helpin’ Tinky right now. The watchers told us to breathe if we have a panic attack.

Unable to handle being around his brothers after his outburst, Blinky had followed Nibbly back to the dining room to compose himself. They sit together, face to face.

This isn’t a fucking panic attack, Nibblenephim! I-

Bliklotep squeezes Nibbly’s offered hands, practically crushing them as he attempts deep breaths. He trembles through gasps.

I abhor Him. I don’t - care if the Black didn’t exist anymore, it it m-meant He-

I know.

Blinky slumps into the hug, shuddering.

Me too, Blinks.

As soon as the watchers had informed them of the contents of T’noy’s nightmare, something had inexplicably snapped. Too stressed and busy to inquire about it, they shifted their focus to each other. Or, namely, Tinky.

Pokey and Wiggly are helping him calm down, too. He’s going to get better. But if the watchers don’t come back that’s...fine, right?

Bliklotep shakes his head and ends up wiping his tears in his brother’s hair.

Not helping, Nibs.

Nibblenephim hums and rubs his shoulder. Blinky closes his eyes to minimize the strain.

...I hate Him. I know He hurt Tinky, probably the worst, but I also know He did so much worse. I think you were too young t-

I wasn’t.

Blinky peeks up at him curiously. Nibbly rocks them both, tensing.

I don’t have a lot of memories, but I remember how it felt. I was scared...and really hungry. Didn’t know why I couldn’t just leave the Black to eat. I wanted to, a lot of times. Maybe if I’d tried hard enough?

He furrows his brows, tone confused and lost. Bliklotep pulls away to grab his brother’s hands again, shifting them around like he saw Wiggog do. He frowns, taking care to keep his voice slow.

If He had anything to do with that...I don’t know. But you didn’t deserve it either way. Like Tinky didn’t deserve whatever the hell else He did. Pokey didn’t, you didn’t, I...

He winces.

...Webby...

Before he can continue, footsteps practically run down the hall in their direction. Pokey, wearied, peeks through the door, eyes flicking everywhere. He finally sees them and sighs.

Are you two done? Wiggly got him to calm down but I think Tinky’s looking for you.

[razmeteor]

List of anons

The space bitches had it, ima make one.

Favs

🎡- Don’t know em, but their emojis cool so

🐞- sides with us for rap battles

☢️-Tinker/Tinky!(Mayhave sided with nibbly but tinkys a goober sooooo) Maze of sweets and songs version

🍀- Allience in rap battles

Neutral

☄️-We vibe

🪼-Challenged me to a rap battle, and is trying to screw what looks like my dog.

🎶(pokey)-Sided with nibs in the rap.. but they look like my dog. Maze of sweets and songs version

stinky.

🍯-You suck nibbly!(Maze of sweets and songs version)

[mythren-system]

**”** *unlike the others!!! she’ll devour you!!!* **”**

❦ 🍭 name: nibbly

❦ ⚰️ age: ageless!!

❦ 🍬 pronouns: she/He

❦ 🥀 gender: God!

☙🦷❀ ❧🦷☙ ❀🦷❧

❦ 🍭 source: hatchetfield starkid musicals!!

❦ ⚰️ sourcemates: please interact!!!! i promise i do not bite!!! (anymore)

❦ 🍬 source talk: yes!!!

❦ 🥀 sign off: -nibbly🍭

☙🦷❀ ❧🦷☙ ❀🦷❧

❦ 🍭 flirting: no thanks!

❦ ⚰️ nicknames: nibbly or nibs

❦ 🍬 petnames: honeybun :3

❦ 🥀 other info: i LOVE sweets and very much miss my family!! especially tinky!!!

**”** *unlike the others!!! she’ll devour you!!!* **”**

||templet by crows-templets on tumblr||

i modified it though!!! thx!!! 💕

[ella-ashmore]

owo whats this?? hatchetfield gods neopronouns????

tin/tink/tinky/tinkys/tinkyself

nib/nibble/nibbly/nibblys/nibblyself

po/poth/pothy/pothys/pothyself

we/web/webby/webbys/webbyself

bli/blink/blinky/blinkys/blinkyself

wi/wig/wiggly/wigglys/wigglyself

[aztoysgames-blog]

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[the-nerds-in-black]

How did Tinky, Blinky and Nibbly react when they first woke up and discovered that they’ve been turned into humans?

Tinky was probably really freaked out for like two minutes max, not having his box and his time powers, but then he realized that he could explore CCRP and find his Teddy bear that way. He was pretty calm after that. He may be the lord of time, but his attention span is incredibly small.

It was also really jarring for Blinky. He is used to having a thousand eyes, constantly seeing from every direction, so having only one line of sight was very disconcerting to him. He had some issues with depth perception as well. Tripped and fell a lot before getting used to it.

Nibbly just ate wallpaper but otherwise he was fine.

[the-nerds-in-black]

First of all, hello! Hope you’re doing alright.

Second of all, if you can and want, can you draw the Lords in Black sleeping together in the Waylon place?

(P.D: Just wanted to let you know that I have developed a huge hyperfixation towards this fic. It’s incredibly well written and I LOVE how you characterize the LIB struggling with their new mortality and its consecuences. It’s just 🤌🤌).

Some sleepy sillies!

First of all, I am doing well! Got a lot of irl stuff I'm trying to juggle with writing and whatnot, but I'm alright!

Secondly, thank you for the kind words! Im glad to hear you enjoy it! I don't know what I'm doing half the time when I'm writing, so its nice to hear that my work is coming across well. :3

[the-nerds-in-black]

If you don't mind me asking, what inspired your designs for the LiB human forms? Why did you give them the looks that you did?

I love this question!! I'll explain a bit of my design process. (Be prepared, it is a long explanation!)

First and foremost, I wanted to retain their color schemes, but sort of "normalize" them in a sense. The lords dress very bright and wacky, and I wanted to keep that but also make them look like someone you could just pass on the street. So, the first thing I did was assign them natural hair colors. A more natural blonde for Tinky, ginger for Wiggly (because I found it funny), etc etc..

I also tried to make their clothes more "believable". You dont really see a lot of people walk around in shiny, brightly saturated, monochromatic outfits in everyday life. Personally, I think we should normalize that, but whatever. So, I broke up and spread the color throughout their outfits. Pokey still has blue, but its only in his pants and tie. Tinky still has orange and a little bit of red, but he doesnt have those neon yellow matching jacket and pants combo like in canon. Basically the first step in designing them was making them look.. kinda normal!

Then the second part! Relating them to my pre existing lords designs!

Disclaimer!! These are old designs from months ago, and Ive been slowly redesigning them so they aren't exactly accurate to how I envision the Lords!

But anyway, then comes the easy part, making them look like my interpretations of the lords! Face shape, nose type, hair texture, body type, etc etc. I did accidentally make Tinky less husky as a nerd, which wasnt intentional, so when I draw him later he will be a bit stockier!

As for exact design choices for each of the Nerds In Black, this is how I designed them!

Pokey

His outfit is meant to resemble Paul's outfit by the end of tgwdlm. Its pure irony and I am a sucker for that! It also feels like something Pokey would wear casually: formal but not too formal. The little heels are purely for show. In the future I'd probably draw him with chunkier heels. The little streak in his hair comes in a later chapter!

Tinky

I really channeled nerd energy into his design. The short sleeved button down over a t-shirt speaks to me. Also gave him a watch because I felt it was the easiest way to allude to who he is. Plus, it matched the shape language of his glasses! (Which alludes to his goggles in canon) When I draw him in the future I am drawing him a bit chubbier and with messier hair. Also, ive never written about it or drawn it, but Tinky still has an overbite!

Wiggly

He is actually pictured in an outfit that will show up in the next few chapters! It's a dressier outfit than what he woke up in. The inspiration comes from a funny place actually: Grace's outfit. White shirt, cardigan vest, a little ascot resembling tentacles, its just a slightly more masculine (and green) version of her outfit. And this serves a purpose! For now, I'll say that Grace and Wiggly have a surprising amount of things in common, and they are sort of like foils to each other. It was also important to make him look non threatening, including his lanky frame and freckles. Basically, i wanted to emphasize his insecurities, the parts of himself that he believes make him weak, so that he can't avoid facing them head on!

Nibbly

I went a little silly for this one. PERSONALLY, and this is my opinion, I dont.. really care for Nibbly's outfit in canon, but I tried to keep the skirt, pigtails, and overall feminine expression. I feel like the dark sweater contrasted well with the skirt and peppermint inspired accents. Honestly, im not sure if this one is one of my favorites and I may rework it a little, but I still think its cute! Plus he has a little gap between his teeth! Also, the corset was a fun idea I had, and I think he will get it in a later chapter. The strings on the corset are supposed to resemble sharp teeth too.

Blinky

Being fr I have no idea what i was thinking with the polka dots on the hoodie. Maybe like.. eyes? Definitely going to rework that. Anyway, I wanted Blinky to be dressed very modestly. Its sort of meant to represent that he prefers to watch and not be watched. The face mask also serves that purpose, plus obscuring his mouth. I also kept his glasses, but made them a necessity. Its an added weakness, and worse, its a weakness that was once his strength.

In conclusion...

Overall, I think Pokey, Wiggly, and Tinky are my strongest designs that have a lot of thought into him! I will be changing a feel small things in the future, but for now I think they are fine.

And that's my design thought process! Thanks for asking about it :3

[the-nerds-in-black]

That’s really interesting that Tinky is the second oldest. I’m Guessing that wiggly knows he could be the leader so that’s why he torments him

Yeah its partially that, but I also think it stems from Tinky's confidence in himself. While being the second oldest, he's silly and a bit childish, and he knows that, but he doesn't look down on himself because of that. Whereas, Wiggly is afraid to look even slightly weak or childish, and covers that up by being a bully.

So its 50% because Tinky could be a threat to his leadership, and 50% Wiggly lashing out because he perceives Tinky to be "better" and more confident than him.

[the-nerds-in-black]

Pokotho...

Bliklotep...

T'noy Keraxis...

Nibblenephim...

Wiggog Y'rath!!!

...

Huh, nothing happened! Uh oh, seems like something's amiss...

Well, anyway, general information and FAQ down below!

What's The Nerds In Black?

The Nerds In Black is an au written by me, Vert!

The premise follows The Lords in Black going through a new struggle, one more terrifying than any of them could ever be: mortality. A surprise visit from them is Webby's last straw, causing her to cast an ancient curse upon them. As punishment for their persistent bullying and lingering maliciousness, they are cursed to endure the annoyances of a physical human form. Human forms of a particularly nerdish variety. Together, they will have to work to regain their title of "The Lords In Black", and reinstate their powers they all hold dear.

Will they return to be bullies in the Black? Or will they be stuck as nerds forever? Only time will tell!

Where Can I Read The Nerds In Black?

It's on my ao3, eldritchfurby! Supplementary material, like silly oneshots and art, will be posted to this blog.

How Often Is The Fanfic Updated?

Typically, every 1-2 weeks. Though this is kind of reliant on how busy my schedule is. I will communicate when a chapter is taking longer than expected!

Blog Tag Glossary

Anything Else Important to Know?

- The Nerds In Black may contain triggering material! However, there is a content warning in the footnotes before any chapter with possibly triggering content.

- The Nerds In Black is mostly an in character fic, however some characters are either exaggerated for story themes, or are given some elements from my personal headcanons.

- Fanworks (fanart, theories, fanfic, etc) are allowed and very appreciated! If you make anything related to The Nerds In Black, tag this blog! I'd love to see it :3

- HOWEVER, this au is completely sfw, so no nsfw fanworks please!

- This fic is made by only one guy, (me, Vert!!) so please take that into consideration if things get slow!

And that's about it!

I hope you enjoy this eldritch nerds and all the shenanigans they get into!

#the nerds in black - general tag for anything NIB related

#ask answered - asks answered by writer

#character ask - asks answered by character

#lore important - asks or posts that contain relevant lore

#lore crumbs - less important character facts (like idk.. Tinky is allergic to seafood or something)

#nib!(character name) - for the purpose of not clogging up the main tags!

#non canon shenanigans - posts not canon to the story (shitposts, april fools stuff, technically character asks fall into non canon because they dont happen in the story? But whatever Im not going to think about it that hard lol!)

#writing update - progess reports on how the next chapter is going! basically me struggleposting because writing is hard

#vert update - used seldomly. me yapping about something random and probably unimportant

#chapter update - for when a new chapter is out!!

[the-nerds-in-black]

Can the LiB feel attracted (both romantically and sexually) for someone?

Yep they do! Even before they had a mortal form, they could.

Their sexualities aren't really important to NIB, but here's what I personally headcanon them as!

Wiggly - homosexual

Pokey - bisexual (masc preference)

Nibbly - bisexual (fem preference)

Blinky - somewhere on the ace spectrum

Tinky - pansexual

[thesiblingsoftheblackandwhite]

Nibs, could ya tell Blinker that Tinky woke up? He was dreaming about soup.

…OK.

Soup? He must be hungry, I know I am.

[maze-of-sweets]

Maze of sweets and songs shipping chart

🪼- Simps for pokey only

💋- Simps for nibbly only

🐻- Simps nibbly but won’t admit it

🧡- Simps for Tinky only

🫀- simps Tinky and nibbly

🍀- simps for nibbly now appearly??

💥- simps for Tinky and nibs I think

🧸- I think Tinky simps for him?

🦋- simps pokey

Everyone else isn’t simping I think.

-Raz

thank you so much for calling all our followers out that’s really something raz

Why Isn’t Your Emoji There? We All Know You Simp For Nibbly.