#nutcracker ask

[beth-purcell]

❓️ What is something we might not know about your story yet?

While there's a lot to talk about with my story, I think I'll choose to talk about one of the minor characters.

Captain Eos!

An adopt I adopted from @youronlydrpepper, Eos is the captain of Glinda the Good Witch's Army and her right hand among other things wink wonk

He can shapeshift into the form of a phoenix if he's in danger or needs a fast way to travel/escape or be getting a smooching.

He'll be playing a role in helping the nutcracker, Clara, and Dorothy escape Princess Pilripat and make it to the Emerald City.

[thestuffedalligator]

A Zelda game where Hyrule castle is invaded before Link can be reborn and the hero’s spirit inhabits and animates a doll Zelda had in her bedroom.

Same open-world exploration as Breath of the Wild, just on a smaller scale. During the final boss you kill Ganondorf after climbing him Shadow of the Colossus style and stab him in the eye with a fork

[amiinkles]

Nutbuster commission for @boxguysaur8

Bro is pulling me back into the fandom kicking and screaming

Alt version under cut

Ouhghhghhghg I love u nutbuster....

[demonvicstudios]

I know you mainly do Wizard of Oz art, but could we see more of your Marie and Nutcracker sometime? The little bit we got from that one piece was adorable!

I'd been wanting to do some cute designs for them for a while now so this ask was the perfect excuse :)

[cracksh0t]

Imagine an employee with a nutcracker themed suit... complete with the shotgun and all.

...Okay maybe not the shotgun if that would provoke them.

i had an idea for an employee thats just one of the nutcracker critters hiding in one of the suits (kinda counts)

[wolfy-star1401]

Got inspired by @travistravy to make my own agere ask game. You’re welcome to ask me but only the fandoms I know.

The Agere Question Game 🌟

1. How did they found out about it?

2. What’s their regression age?

3. Do they have a Cg?

4. Do they have any agere gears?

5. Do they prefer pacifier or teeters?

6. What’s their favorite activities while regress?

7. Is it voluntary or involuntary?

8. Are they a flip?

9. What‘s their favorite snack & drinks?

10. Do they also pet regress?

11. Do they need to be padded?

12. Are they open about their regression?

13. What do the like & dislike about their regression?

14. Do they prefer blankets or plushies?

15. How do they behave while regress?

@sw124 @i-ate-your-children @i-love-the-little-things @dragon-queen21 @theogclownboy @nottapossum @littlebabygirltoocute @nostalgiclittlespace @innocentlittlelambsnursery @h3ll0everybby1 @eflen-n-reegee

[stingrayextraordinaire]

What’s your favorite mood board that you’ve ever created???

Have a great day!!!

This is such a sweet question!! Thanks so much for asking. I honestly don't know that I could pick a top favorite, but I do have a folder for some of my favorite boards I've done. I'll put my top 10 or so favorites down below. I hope you have an awesome day too! :)

[puddii-ng]

🍒🤍

[luxmoogle]

Does ‘Sugar Plum Fairy’ Kairi have a special Keyblade too?

Neither them actually have one in the AU, but if she did, maybe it would be something like..

[beth-purcell]

Ask be upon thee!!

⛄️

How did I find out about the Nutcracker?

I mean aside from the ballet score during the holidays, I think Barbie and the Nutcracker was my main introduction to the story over all. Over the course of my time on the internet I ended up discovering @shinyzango, @hntrgurl13, and @theevilemster's takes on the Nutcracker story, before going down the rabbit hole of other fantastic takes on the story, such as @inkabelledesigns, @noovamulticolors, yours, and many others.

Around 2013, I was doing researching and trying to work out a doll line inspired by fairytales and RPG classes, and I wanted to have an overarching storyline to tie the dolls together and began the initial story concepting that would eventually become the story I'm currently working one :D

[sketchquill]

🤨

NOOOOOOO OOOOO THIS IS SO ADORABLE AND SO SAD WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO MEE (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)

Seriously though this is really cute and aaaaaa the last drawing where he’s hugging Y/N!!! I love it, it’s so wonderfully sweet! He was so worried about them (⸝⸝o̴̶̷᷄‸o̴̶̷̥᷅⸝⸝) 💕✨💕✨💕✨💕

[zal-cryptid]

It says in Andre’s bio man I hope I spelled that right lol… anywho it said he is on the verge so I’m wondering are any of the other toy soldiers on the verge or are a majority of the toy soldiers toy fugued out?? I’m very curious if being a toy soldier is one of the most mentally straining thus having a higher chance to go through toy fugue which I wouldn’t think would affect their job much in fact I would imagine moonracer would possibly prefer fugued out toy soldiers because I’d imagine they would be even more obedient troops???? 🧐🤔🫡🫡🫡🫡

Only a small fraction of toy soldiers are toy fugued. For the most part, the fear of Toy Fugue motivates them to keep it together the best they can. Not all of them come from the same sort of background as André though. Some adjust to their new lives better than others.

The king seems to prefer them unfugued. Maybe he values their personalities and past experience, or perhaps something else. Or perhaps he's just bidding his time until they all crack.

[cakeinpants]

I need pat dressed up as a rat ( I don't remember which Thier from it was either the nutcracker or something else, but Thier specific ballet rats people love getting to be )

He's the Ratz King!

Hmm.. What would the Oddworld version of the Nutcracker be..

[twstyuna]

Psst

Skully as the nutcracker au

*skuttles away*

Bria. Bria what do you MEAN you can't just scuttle away GET BACK HERE

What do you MEAN "Skully as the nutcracker" like he's a barbie doll? Youc can't just leave me with that and flounce!

I read through the Dumas and Hoffman versions and the summary of the Disney live action Nutcracker movie that flopped and what am I supposed to do with this??

I mean I guess I can smash people into roles? This is gonna be a disaster. The disjointed rambling has reached 1.6k words but admittedly some of that is explaining th actual plot of the Nutcracker for context

Yuu and Grim could probably fit into being Marie and Fritz without issue. I guess Crewel's? The dad? An uncle?? And Crowley comes in like a drunk usel3ss other uncle bearing presents from who-knows-where that he dragged out from some old closet at the last minute. Yuu thinks the ugly, gap-toothed doll with funky eyes is neat and when Fritz-Grim tries to use it like a Nutcracker only to break it because of using it on the largest, hardest nuts. Grim gets scolded.

Drosselmeyer is supposed to fix the broken teeth and jaw, but Crowley is probably the worstest Drosselmeyer in the world. He'll boast about being the Nutcracker's maker, but Yuu's gonna have to put those teeth back themself because he's of no help.

The story goes that that Christmas eve, Marie plays with the dolls and the toys come to life to fight off the Rat army headed by the 7-headed mouse king.

The only horrible thought I have for the housewardens is making them the 7-headed mouse king that gets beheaded and their crowns taken by the Skullycracker but like. I don't think that abomination would survive the cradle forget about a Nutcracker slaying them they'll kill each other before they get anywhere. So I guess Yuu's beset by 7 Separate Rat armies from 7 Rat factions or kingdoms that are too busy getting in each other's way to do any real damage.

After the first fight, the story goes into the backstory of the nutcracker and the rat king. So:

How Crowley got into a king's court as any technician or adept baffles the mind. Who needs a Rat Queen to steal away the royal court's food? He probably ate it all themself and pinned the blame on the Rat Queen and got her relatives executed to kick off the plot by her then cursing the princess into a nutcracker-like form in revenge.

I don't think he even tried to find the Krakatuk nut or the fabled Nutcracker to break the princess's spell. If Ambrose is the astrologer Crowley probably brushed off the guy's helpful hints out of pride. He vacationed and decided to never return to that kingdom and just stumbled upon Skully and the Krakatuk as his given time to find the two approached.

Eliza's a fine enough to play Princess Pirlipat. Very surface-level dame getting cursed into a nutcrackerlike shape and turning on her savior the moment she's cured when he messes up the ritual to cure her because of getting tripped by the rat queen and turns into an ugly Nutcracker.

Getting stepped on like that kills the queen and so her then- Rat prince son gets a vendetta on the Nutcracker. I wouldn't mind Mrs. Rosehearts being squished but I do not know how to account for the 6 other Rat kings. Maybe the queen is some Important Figure held in great esteem like one of the Great 7 rather than a direct relation and so the Rat kings are obligated to kill her killer? This is getting so confusing.

Anyway. Canon story goes, Rat king then comes to Marie every night demanding her things or he chews up/kills the Nutcracker. She gives away her sweets then her dolls then before the 3rd night when she gives away her new dress, Marie gets the Nutcracker a sword from the toy soldiers from Fritz, and he slices off the king's 7 heads and gives their crowns to Marie.

I don't think Skully can kill the Rat king. Or a Rat King. More because personality than ability. Would rats have honor? Would duels be enough? My thoughts are devolving into a regular schedule of duels like some kind of Phinneas and Ferb Doof and Perry nemesisry. Every night a different dorm head Rat king comes and fights but I think it might just chill out eventually.

Riddle does the duel but lacks reach to win (short rat runt). He likes the after-duel sweets very much. Trey learns how to make more goodies and gets good ingredients and the news spreads from Cater. Ace came for the sweets and Deuce came to support his kind and perhaps fight and prove himself, but it doesn't feel right to fight someone he's broken bread or biscuits with. It amuses me to think Rat may be a general rodent term and perhaps dome of them be hedgehogs.

Leona would just lounge on Giant Bed. He is a prince rather than king and brother sent him to do this. Ruggie is happy to lay down arms and have snack and Jack like Deuce also doesn't want to be mean to a host. It would be funny if Jack were like an actual wolf puppy that for some reason decided Leona (who is a rodent for absurdity) is worthy of respect and honor. Maybe he chewed Jack out of a snare.

Azul likes trading in fancy human foods and trinkets. Jade keeps trying to grow mushrooms in Yuu's room and Floyd keeps chewing up their things. The twins love firing off and escaping the traps Crewel be setting.

Kalim has decided that this is a regular diplomatic gift exchange now would you like fancy seeds mayhaps or a bunch of dropped jewelry from all over the country in exchange for trinkets? Jamil's some kind of snake whose family made a pact with Kalim's and if anybody breaks it, the whole Viper clan will be chewed alive. Anyway he has to keep Kalim out of the traps.

Vil is the prettiest mouse who wants creams and herbs and gives unsolicited fashion advice. Rook's his little bird sycophant who thinks Vil would make for the most delicious/beautiful creature (bird language is complex). Epel Vil's protege who craves sugar, salt, and grease please sneak him some look at his poor beady, teary eyes- and now Vil's dragging him away.

Idia would really rather one of the other kings do all the hard work, so he's fine chilling and tinkering. He's a better technician than Drosselmeyer Crowley. He has a fascinating little mouse automata named ortho who can fold his gears and shift his parts this way or that to have fins or wings or claws or whatever he likes. If idia ever decided it was time for world domination the rats would probably win.

Malleus didn't even know the Rat Queen but isn't too torn up about her death because she wasn't that fond of bats (Lilia particularly, the fae consist of bats and other odd creatures now because why not). He likes ice cream, Lilia likes fruit blood. Sebek is some kind of lizard and Silver's a fluffy white bird bigger than his dad.

Did I say the Rat Queen was respected? Well the kingdom was going downhill under the latest one's leadership and making a disgrace of the title and position so the current Rat kings would rather install one from their kingdom as the new ruler of Ratland. There was a semi-earnest attempt on Skully's nutcrackery life at first but they don't really want to do that anymore.

Eventually they have a council with Yuu and Skully's mediation and conduct a coup of the sitting royal family of Ratland and I guess someone better gets installed as ruler. Or maybe there are 2 7-day rotations now. One for the designated Yuu room guest and 1 for the Ratland throne. The story is full of whimsy and absurdity why not add some more.

Yuu's room is infested by rats and occasionally bats but it's better than wiping blood off the floor? Probably?? Cinderella shit going on when they have side projects and the rats present lend help. One day Crewel walks in and stares and everyone stares back and he just decides to close the door before they decide to Gulliver's travels him. So, apparently that's how Yuu's been able to help churn out so many pieces. (He thoroughly scolds them after then scolds his household dogs [who got bribed] and Grim [who also got bribed/didn't care] for letting Yuu associate with rats, but the wrmin somehow find rareherbs and know gossip so it could be worse). The rats and Assorted other creatures are required to wash themselves before they enter the home, even through the ratholes.

Oh right Skully he's here he's supposed to do something right yes um.

Well you see in the story, after killing the Rat King, the Nutcracker takes Marie to the Land of Dolls/Sweets and she wakes up in the middle of the dream, then Drosselmeyer gaslights her in front of her family that no, you imagined everything. An indeterminable amount of time after the Nutcracker kills the king, Marie breaks the spell on the Nutcracker by saying she'd love him no matter what he looks like. She faints, she meets the nutcracker as a normal human, they get engaged then married and she's taken away to his kingdom the end. How did the Nutcracker become the ruler of a kingdom? I don't know I read 2 versions and he just, suddenly had a sister and was a ruler of the Land of Dolls/sweet. Sure. Okay

I guess one day in the midst of the chaos that is being Yuu, adoptive child of Divus Crewel who helps her uncle/dad's passion for fashion with sewing (done with the help of endless rats) and having a Grim and a Skully, they say something to the effect of "Yeah I love you even if you're a very goofy doll" and behold. A Man.

Crewel immediately kicks him out, Crowley's called and he's like "Oh yeah I did take you to Princess Eliza and ruin your life for a few years because you turned into Nutcracker" and is strong-armed into owing Favors.

Skully is begrudgingly allowed to stay under Crewel's roof until his affairs are in order to return to his spooky hometown where he's beloved by his people for his valiance and sacrifice for helping poor Princess Eliza. He got cursed but he was a Prince to Them so they'd been honoring him like that every time they had a holiday. Also just bragging about their prince in general. it's kind of awkward but it's good for tourism.

Crowley gets a magic mirror so Yuu and Skully can communicate and they visit each other. Skully regularly does to make sure Yuu isn't being bullied by the rats. They remain friends. Skully kind of misses when he was a doll because Yuu cannot easily kiss his forehead anymore. On the bright side, he can do it to them without accidentally pinching their skin now.

Yuu talks to the guy who used to be a doll and watches their rat-infested room with useless, fluffy warm Grim in their lap as they embroider something for one of Crewel's orders and that's just their life now.

This feels like such crack.

The end???

[lokibrainrot]

Feed us, kind fella... more nutcracker ship art... idc who it's with i'll eat it no matter what, i'm SO starved.....

Wanted to spoil you, friend, have as many as I could make

He is so gentle. He must be.

[cracksh0t]

what does Nutcracker think of the humans

they should leave