#the smiling critters

[aspivampi]

To get revenge on a tickle monster

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Little Dogday ran as hard as he could. His paws carried him with speed only present in life threatening situations. He watched his friends get snatched by the huge hands and dragged into the colourful mass. Bobby's distant , bubbly giggling sounded so sweet , yet it made Dogday pick up the pace.

-No , no , no , no ! Just a little bit further !- he panted.

Kickin Chicken zipped past him and found shelter behind a small stack of crates , where all sorts of trinkets were kept. He fixed his feathery hairdo , that got ruffled by him running so fast. His heart pounded against his chest like a drum.

The monster could not find him in here , it didn't have eyes everywhere.

Out of nowhere , Dogday crawled and curled up beside him.

-Hey ! Find your own hiding space !- Kickin half whispered , half growled.

-No , please ! The monster will get me !- Dogday pleaded with his fellow critter.

-We know ! He's looking for us too !- Chicken forgot to lower the volume of his voice.

Dogday failed to notice the enormous shadow , that was creeping up behind him. When he heard the deep *GROWL* , it was already too late.

-Gotcha !- the monster's voice crept itself into Dogday's floppy ear.

With surprising speed and agility , the beast wrapped it's arm around Dogday's waist.

Okay...

Maybe let's get back to reality

-Oh no ! The monster caught me ! - Dogday squeaked , sneaking in a couple of giggles.

Doey let out a loud , yet unserious *GROWL*. His fingers grew slightly pointier tips. While it did look frightening at first , Dogday's uneasyness quickly melted away like chocolate in the hot , summer sun.

-Eek ! Ahahaha ! *SQUEAK !* - the little Dogday made a sound similiar to a dog's chewtoy. - Doey ! Hahahahaha !

-Huh ? Who is Doey ? - the Doughman growled palyfully. - I am the Tickle Monster !

He dug his fingers into the doggy's tummy aand scratched it , like one would do to their beloved pooch.

-Hihihihi ! Hahahaha ! - Dogday giggled with pleasure and glee.

-Mmm ! Yes. The Tickle Monster likes that. - Doey still played the role and loved every second of it.

As soon as Doey could tell , that Dogday was getting too tired , he cradled him in his arms for a minute and tucked him in. He fell asleep immediately.

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Kickin listened carefully.

It seemed safe , not a sound from anybody. He poked his head out of his hiding spot. He couldn't be scared , he was the brave one ! Also the Tickle Monster can't be that intimidating.

Can it ?

Kickin Chicken looked around.

-Alright ... Where is everybody ? - the little dare-devil stuttered under his breath.

Out of a clear blue sky , he saw a blur of colours speeding towards him.

-Chicken ! Run ! - Craftycorn yelled out as she manoeuvered around him.

Kickin grimaced and stood his ground. There was no way he was going to run.

A drop of blue dough fell near him.

* PLOP *

-Wha ... ? - Kickin mumbled in surprise.

Why did it come from above him ?

He didn't get enough time to investigate because he got snatched up by a pair of huge hands.

-Ha ! Looks like I caught myself a little chicken ! - Doey giggled. - I wonder , how fluffy he is.

*GULP*

Kickin Chicken jolted and wriggled around as soon as Doey's fingers made contact with his tummy.

-HihiHIHIHIHIHI ! - his giggling ramped up in volume and frequency.

But wait ? What was that ?

Somebody small in stature skittered right around Doey's leg.

-Huh ? Did I miss someone ? - Doey wondered.

Unfortunately for Doey , but quite fortunately for the Smiling Critters , he did.

Loud , booming footsteps became more apparent to Doey.

-Kissy ! Get him ! - Kickin Chicken squawked.

-Wha - ?! - Doey barely managed to turn around to witness the happening.

The pink , fluffy sweetheart rushed to her small friends'es aid. Kissy Missy pounced on Doey , who stumbled back in shock. His back hit the floor with a loud *THUD*

-Oof ! - Doey huffed , his head spinning a little.

Kissy Missy smiled , proud of herself. Craftycorn escaped her hideout and the rest of her friends did the same.

The plush unicorn hugged Kissy's leg.

-Hooray ! Hooray for Kissy ! She caught the monster ! - she cheered.

-Yeah , that's great and all. - Bubba , who somehow avoided getting caught by Doey , smirked. - But what do we do with him ?

Doey pushed himself upwards on his arms ever so slightly.

-He he he ! So if playtime is over , can I get up now ? - he chuckled and smiled lazily.

Hearing that , Kissy made herself comfortable and pretended to just casually knead Doey's dough with her hands and feet.

A shaky smile appeared on Doey's face.

-Nohoho-no-no ! Ma-haha-ybe let's ta-hahaha-lk about it ? - he asked nervously , his voice uncertain.

Kissy scanned her best pal's body for a good place to "strike".

And strike she did.

She blew a great , big raspberry on Doey's tummy.

-WAHAHAHAHAHA ! NoHOHOHOHOHO ! HihiHiHiHiHiHi !

Doey erupted in a flurry of giggles.

-Go and get his legs ! - Dogday ordered his friends , which listened to his command.

Quickly , the Critters swarmed the Doughman and began their tickly assault.

It was absolute chaos !

Doey couldn't really (or plain didn't want to) shield himself without harming anybody and Kissy pinning him down wasn't helping either. Kickin and Hoppy playfully poked around and squeezed their caretaker's knees. The mammoth of a toy didn't want to risk hurting any of his charges , so he just took it.

-Ohohohohoho ! *SNORT* Ohohohokay ! T-thehehehe mohohonsteheher suhuhu *SQUEAK* suhuhurehehenders !

Kissy Missy could tell from the tone and volume of Doey's voice , that " the Fearless Tickle Monster " was running low on energy.

She gingerly curled up around him right after she shoo'ed the other toys away. They didn't mind , actually they were happy with the time they had with Doey.

The Tickle Monster of the Safe Haven let out one last quiet chuckle before closing his eyes.

THE END

[pancake404]

Those Other Flowers Don’t Belong

Sometimes, you don’t need a group of friends. You don’t need to rely on leading a community. You don’t need to spend your days earning the forgiveness of those you don’t live for or love. You can just be alone with your own thoughts.

Sometimes, it could just be you, alone in the peaceful lavender field cutting off any unwelcome flowers that dare to stomp on the lavender.

They have their Safe Haven, why can’t you have yours?

Personally, one of my favorite drawings with Theodore Grambell. He’s in a Lavender field holding Dogday’s head on his right hand and a pair of flower cutters(not sure about the specific name) in his left.

I did some googling and lavenders tend to represent calmness, silence, and devotion which is very fitting for Catnap and I think it would be very fitting for Theodore. Theodore was described to be similar to Quinn, anti-social and not having any friends. This passes over to Catnap where he’s seen to just roam around and not interacting with anyone, not even the other toys.

I always thought of him with flower cutters because since all the Smiling Critters have scents relating to flowers, it would be fitting for Theodore, often believed to have killed the other Smiling Critters, to cut away at those flowers he doesn’t want in his home. There used to be eight flowers, now it’s just lavenders…besides the sunflower he is holding onto.

He strikes me as a character who always prefers to be alone. He’s not actively hostile to anyone unless provoked(or possibly to heretics) and as long as he has his Lord and Savior to look up to, he’s content. I wouldn’t be surprised if he found some level of peacefulness being alone.

Anyway, here are some added alternatives of the drawing:

Even in Heaven, some things just won’t leave you alone.

Challenge: Draw Theodore Normally(Impossible Difficulty)

[vvileentityart]

Fruity Creatures

I don't really remember the last time I uploaded anything to tumble, but I thought I'd show the few people here that I'm still alive (unfortunately). Enjoy

[lloline]

we did it... didn't we?...

another illustration with Dogday and.. Player too! oh how i wish we could save this buddy...

[mertvyj-kot69]

silly comic :3

[megarax-ponyo]

A big surprise awaits Dogday when he gets home 👉👌❤

[r0tt3nz-somewhere]

I love this trio so much it hurts⚰️

[dogdaylovescatnap]

O-kay but who will clean up ?????????

[dreadful-realities]

Doomscrolling Dogday

Based off the discord messages of the last panel. (These are real messages between a friend and I -mod)

Edit: I FORGET--- Art in the phone screen is by @keptkibbls (Waugh, Kib, I'm so sorry, I was sleepy in the making of this SOBBING)

[de-noodle]

I had a vision

[mintsuwu]

A little continuation in regards to that DogDay carrying a guitar around headcanon because it kinda fits him to have that musician vibe(?

He´s like Spongebob or Steven Universe with their ukeleles- The Smiling Critters go on trips or adventures and Dogday just takes out his instrument out of nowhere and begins to play silly songs to lift up the mood xD

[toucheholland23]

I love these two sillies a lot 🫶 they are so shaped 💖🩷

[pancake404]

So the Trailer came out and apparently Harley Sawyer works with the Prototype now…

I’m guessing there’s more to this but I figured it would be funny if this interaction happened…

What are your thoughts?

[vvileentityart]

I hate myself

[lloline]

he's right behind you turn around and see his distraught face echoes of fading consciousness you can't escape