#tmf zander

[cryptic-underground]

Fly Fly Away Lil' Hummingbird - The Music Freaks Fan Comic

Tiny break from the Gravity Falls blast to show off a comic I've had in the works for *roughly* three months, probably a little bit more. Regardless, it's done, and I wanted to cart it around like a prize pony.

I got into The Music Freaks (TMF) some time before my GF obsession after stumbling upon an animatic about it one night. And was instantly endeared to the story and characters. Then I believe the week following I pretty much binged the entirety of the series, and any other extra content I could get my hands one.

The writing can be kind of cheesy, but I grew up with Wattpad fanfics, so I am no stranger to The Cheese.

But the comic idea came a bit after my binge, as I'm trying to fall asleep one night. And I kept rotating the idea of Jake's bullying in middle school, like an infectious ear worm in my brain. Especially a line, he says when he's opening up to Hailey in one episode; about him getting teased for singing/humming to himself in the hall or at school. It got me thinking about what if there was a name that he got called that's associated with that, hence "hummingbird." Then everything sorta fell into place after that. I still spent a few more days sitting on the idea before actually starting the comic, but I pretty much busted out the first three pages that later week before struggling to finish the fourth for months until recently. (I sped through the last two and a half pages in one sitting because I was tired of it being incomplete).

Hope you enjoy!! Love to hear your thoughts and / or headcanons.

[sp3ctrum-int3rn3t]

shhhhhhh don't tell anyone i like tmf oh wait fuck

[reiningsoral]

sometimes having a favorite character is analyzing every word they say and thing they do, thinkning about theories 24/7 and sometimes its just sitting on your bedroom floor trying not to cry while rotating them in your head

[flakyaster]

[ghostify--2]

I will always personally like Hailey more than Drew

For me personally, I find that the character who's a victim of bullying is much more loveable to me than the bully is. Because we all have to admit, that despite headcanons, despite the fact Drew brought up some good points in the Drakeup, Drew is still a bully, and he has been since middle school. He's not an innocent angel, and he simply just decided to drop Jake once Jake became fully himself. Drew's judgemental and genuinely not a good person, and I think some people forget that. Of course, liking an antagonist or a character who's not a good person is completely okay!! The issue is when you try to justify the antagonists bad behaviour, and oh man, have I seen people do that with Drew. I don't care if he has family issues, is insecure, has mental health issues, or anything like that (in this context, obviously I would still feel bad for him if he was facing such struggles), it doesn't justify his behaviour. The bottom line is, bullying isn't okay in any context (unless it's like a p3do or smth... in that case go crazy!!)

And there's more to me loving Hailey than the fact she's a bullying victim. Contrary to popular opinion, but I love how Hailey is so sensitive. I know people say she has "y/n moments" and that she's overdramatic, but honestly, there's nothing wrong with being sensitive. Sensitive people always try their best to be kind, despite how exhausting life is, being the way they are. Being hyper-sensitive is like walking around without your skin on, and the littlest thing can hurt you on a big scale. So hypersensitive people will try their best to make sure other people don't feel as awful as they often do. Also, Hailey always makes amends in situations where she did something wrong, or situations where someone needs to be forgiven (unlike Drew). Not saying everyone has to forgive everything, but she's very mature in that sense. The day after arguing with Drew, after she was provoked and repeatedly bothered and lashed out as a result of it, she apologized to Jake for getting angry. What apology was offered by the Dromies for barging in and provoking Hailey? None. And in episode 10, Hailey was genuinely considering talking to him about what he'd said, because she didn't think he actually believed what he'd said. But then Zander (oh, so cynical and traumatized, I love him) convinced her to think otherwise. However, she still clearly wanted to make amends with Jake. And when she did, she said she didn't regret letting Jake into the club, and that she forgave him. SLAYYY SLAYYYYYY!! Also wanna add I see people acting like bullies when talking about Hailey. I get not everyone is snowflake like me but come on guys... did you miss the plot of the show?

Overall this is just an anti-bullying, pro-Hailey post. Thank you for reading :3!!

[sheepst4r]

Requests from twitter! I might do more

(I may have favouritism…)

[orbch]

tmf shit after the finale, ranging from shitty lil doodles to full fledged art

[dranderyaoi]

TMF ART DUMP!!! WHATTT!!!!!!! (THESE ARE OLD)

I can do tmf related art requests ^_^ I need to branch out with the amount of characters I actually draw super bad... IT WILL PROBABLY ONLY BE A DOODLE!

Shipping requests are not preferred but I will try to do them nonetheless.

[jakesterling]

thought of them and made this

[tabunierka]

🍃The Red Thread of Fate

I love stories with kindred spirits💞

I'm really looking forward to the continuation of TMF!!!!

[rosypenguins]

Decided to do a lineup of the TMF cast, but the entire drawing looked crunchy so I’ll be posting it in two parts. (Also featuring my fanon designs and headcanoned heights!)

So starting with the taller characters we have:

💜Zander/Lia - 5’8

💛Jake - 5’9

🧡Luke - 5’10

❤️Liam - 5’11

💙Sean - 6’0

[importantrash]

Zander!! I already asked about Luke headcanons, but do u guys have any about zander?

[kiyumipopstartmf]

Old arts ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[jander-daily]

DAY 58

good boy ^^

black and white version + the original art I traced

[ghostify--2]

Zander. Guys. Some of you just don’t GET HIM. I have ranted about this a million times and I will rant about it again. Zander has trust issues, and he’s generally cynical. The episode that was based around mostly him was CALLED Trust Issues (episode 2). This guy has childhood trauma. His dad either up and left without warning, or was awful enough for Shannon to file for divorce. Either way, that definitely impacts Zander’s ability to trust people, because he’s been hurt in the past by someone he trusted, or should have been able to trust.

So when Jake, someone who’s been bullying Zander and Hailey for a long time, someone who Zander wouldn’t have ever trusted in the first place, comes along and tries to join a safe space, Zander is obviously upset. Nobody wants their safe place to be invaded by someone who deliberately hurts them every single day.

In episode 11, he convinced Hailey not to trust Jake again. Zander gave Jake one chance to prove he was trustworthy, and Jake failed to do so. Zander’s trust was broken, and it’s understandable, especially with his past, that he wouldn’t forgive Jake.

Now… the fan content… how they portray Zander… I have to admit, I watch tmf reaction videos on the regular. It’s my strange addiction 💀 but with watching every single video comes seeing the ones that mischaracterize the HELL out of Zander. I’m sure this happens in other types on fan content as well. So many people will make Zander completely heartless, devoid of any empathy, even when being shown that Jake is SUICIDAL. What. Guys. He’s a person as well, yk? Just because he was mad at Jake for breaking his trust, and for doing something that Zander very clearly told him would get him kicked out, doesn’t mean that he’s not going to care if Jake is struggling like that. Zander cares about people, even if he comes off as cynical, rude, and harsh

People need to STOP mischaracterizing him!!