#toadtower!marcy

[agalychnisspranneusroseus]

Role swap Marcy genuinely becoming besties with Percy and Braddock because they're the nicest people in the tower! And eventually becoming friends with Grime because she's so excited about all of this strategy and the politics of Frog Valley that her enthusiasm overrides her fear and only later realizes they're not different warring factions fighting against each other but that the toads are opressing the frogs and oh no, they're the baddies! And she tries to backpedal but Grime will hear none of it so she instead tries to suggest the most harmless strategies possible, framing them as "having more symbolic, cultural and institutional legitimacy to back them up" to convince Grime they're better ideas. She can't stop him but she can change the system from inside or something, right? Until Sasha and her frog militia take over Toad Tower because of course Sasha wouldn't sit around with her arms crossed, oh, no. This is Sasha who we're talking about! The girl whose only way to feel safe AND to protect others is being in control. She was outraged when she learned the frogs were under toad control and helped them realize they should govern themselves instead. Amazing idea. Would be better if her way of bringing it to life didn't include cornering Marcy and telling her she'll never be able to survive in the real world without Sasha to guide her. She gives her a small scar on her chin as a reminder. Do not step out of line.

But she disobeys her once more. After taking Toad Tower, Marcy doesn't stay at her side. She leaves with Grime and Braddock and Percy and all the other toads, disappearing into the forest with tears in her eyes. Somehow, the people that had her locked in the tower for months seemed like a better option than her best friend.

Sasha was devastated. She felt so completely and utterly betrayed that she didn't leave her room in all day. Hop Pop came to check on her at night - he wanted to give her some space - and told her friendships are never easy. That she's not alone and she doesn't need to shoulder the pain all on her own. She has him, and Sprig and Polly, and together, they'd find a way to reunite the friends and help them go back home.

[lmjdraws]

I decided to draw the other girls of Amphibia of this crazy alternate universe idea that I had where Marcy ended up with the Plantars, Anne was captured by Grime in Toadtower and Sasha appeared in Newtopia.

[agalychnisspranneusroseus]

Me with my Raised in Amphibia au: hehehe polyam wives. Queen Marcy and her two royal consorts against her evil dad 🥰 just the three of them against the world. Love each other more than anything. Unconditional loyalty.

Me with my role swap AU: what if Sasha purposely destroyed Marcy's sense of self and everyone cheered her for it. What if the bad guy was in the good guys' side and the good guy was in the bad guys' side. What if the abuser was regarded as a hero specifically because they manipulated and tormented their victim into submission and said victim was considered evil and worth punishing by everyone except for a couple of criminal toads.