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thank god

I was so worried that Gus would get the Dex treatment and become irrelevant after the first season to give more time to the more popular characters. I still can’t believe I underestimated Dana like that.

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@sparkles-make-anything-better

Dex: eating a cinnamon roll Biana: Cannibalism. Dex: confused chewing noises

@the-prettiest-ice-cube concerning dex's sleep, i have a bomb filled with sedative that you can just throw into his room while he's working and it'll knock him out.

if you want it i'll give it to you

So I made some KotLC characters with greetings farm stamps a few years ago and decided to redraw some!

Guess which ones are the redraws! :)

If the KOTLC boys were a K-pop group...

Hey y'all! I just had this idea yesterday and I knew I had to make a meme sorta thing about it.

I also made a list of their top songs:

FOSTER

Take Me With You (ft. Biana)

Girl, you need sleep

DON'T CRY 4 ME (I know u were gonna)

NEIGH NEIGH

CHOOSE ME

Kiss Me 2

Your Eyes

UNIQUE (That's why baby)

Don't hurt me like that

I hope y'all liked it. I'm thinking of actually making choruses for them ;)

Oh and forgot to mention, their group name is KFT(D)

If the KOTLC boys were a K-pop group...

Hey everyone! I'm gonna be nice and say if this post gets 10 likes I'll make a chorus for one of KFT(D)'s songs. Comment below which one you want and I'll consider it ;)

FOSTER

NEIGH NEIGH

DON'T CRY 4 ME (I know u were gonna)

If the KotLC boys were a K-pop group...

Sorry I haven't been on for ages - been busy writing fan fics ;)

I'm going to write a chorus for NEIGH NEIGH for y'all - I'll try to use some online music thingy so you can listen to it.

If this works and I get enough likes I'll make more for different songs :)

Thoughts about fandom culture:

Something really cute that fans do is when they adore the very very minor characters and give them fanart and fanfics and theories and storyline of their own. Sometimes I forget that some characters only had a few scenes because I see so much fan love for them.

A few examples are Brad (and to some degree Morro) from Lego Ninjago, Dex from KotLC, most of Harry Potter's friends, multiple characters in Carmen Sandiego (2020), Madge Undersee from The Hunger Games (although a lot of hunger games fics have friend groups with cato, clove, thresh, rue, etc; despite them not have much actual screen/page time), a fair number of Percy Jackson characters, and some others that I can't think of right now.

Like these characters have very limited screen/page time. And that's not to say they are unimportant or don't have impact on the story or other characters, but they get so little content about them but fandoms absolutely fall in love with these minor characters and its so precious to me

DONT FORGET ABOUT MY BOY DEX

All four of them can make shitty human movie references together and laugh like it’s the funniest thing in the world while everyone else just stands there so confused

Speaking of character bonding (see: my previous silly post), on a much more serious note— GIVE ME SOPHIE, KEEFE, AND FITZ BONDING OVER HUMAN STUFF.

Like, Sophie was raised there. Fitz spent a lot of time there looking for her. Keefe has now spent some time there.

I want to see one of them crack a human knowledge joke and the other two just laugh, meanwhile everyone else is like “wtf are they talking about?”

I keep getting FedEx ads and thinking it’s a kotlc post so I’ll read halfway through it before realizing they’re trying to get me to work there and it’s not about two boys kissing

Guys I think I’m becoming too much of a KOTLC nerd

I might change my name to Dex

It feels so me

Hnnghg

KotLC Economy

I wasn't gonna post anything, and this probably won't be very noticed, but I saw a poll about the worst part of the KotLC books and now I'm thinking about this.

The way that money is handled in the books is not only super inaccurate and pretty much impossible, it's actually damaging to the story as well. Everyone just gets about 500 million lusters in their accounts at the beginning of their lives and somehow the currency is still more valuable than American/European money? Even though that's not how value works from an economical standpoint anywhere in the world? Just the fact that EVERYONE gets that much money instantly negates its value at all, because no one needs anymore money and therefore any money you possibly could've payed anyone is worthless.

Why do any elves even sell stuff? I get having hobbies, and I get giving it away, but at that point an elf wouldn't even bother charging lusters for it because they would have to ask for so much to match the value while at the same time not needing any more because they have infinite money themselves. Elves would just ask for some other belonging in exchange and life would go back to some primitive form of society where everyone had to pay service with service directly. That or everybody gets everything for free and in that case, material supplies that actually did have value would deplete rapidly and it would destroy the Earth because every resource would be drained for nothing (and that just doesn't happen because any intelligent species should know not to deplete resources and put a value on it. In a free system like the latter describes, elves would actually be doing much worse for the planet than even humans because at least humans know they must preserve some things for more profit).

It's also lazy writing because it's just a way for Shannon Messenger not to have to honestly think about how much a character is spending in the books and it means she can focus more on other prejudices like abilities, twins, or matches without factoring anything else into it. I'll get to that next but for now, it's also a glaring worldbuilding issue because while all elves are supposed to get enough money to last them a lifetime, the books state that elves don't actually know how long they live for. That means that they would have to have an infinite amount of money, to their own knowledge, to last them a lifetime.

Back to focusing on other prejudices, its all well that she came up with creative ways elves would segregate as it makes for a distinct cultural species but money and class is always important in a society because money is always a societal must in any type of advanced civilization. How it's important and how it separates people, as well as how the government controls it, is what makes the societies different. To not have this in here ruins the opportunity for government oppression in the form of labor and money that would amplify the effects of being a twin, a bad match, or talentless. Sure, you could just banish everyone that isn't perfect, I'm sure that has happened, but even then there would be a lot of elves who would be banished and at that point they would be their own society (something else that hasnt really been shown to exist within the elven world).

It also makes being a bad match or talentless less scary because yes society judges you but look at Juline and Kesler, they still live in an ice mansion and have immense wealth. Social oppression and physical oppression are two different things and one is far more drastic and dystopian. Sophie doesn't even need to see it at first. Maybe while not banished, those parts of the elven world are even more hidden than the glittering ones and since Sophie goes to Foxfire she still wouldn't see it right away and it would serve the same effect of what appears to be a utopia to the readers (I forgot who posted it but someone else made a great analysis on this point) but is actually a dystopia.

I think Dex, Marella, and Jensi should've been part of a lower economic class, and I even think Stina should be very close to it. So much so that she has to be mean and bully Dex to separate herself from what is a very possible future for her family. Maybe Sophie meets them another way. Maybe Dex is accepted into Foxfire because his mom is still "noble" or because his aunt is and its very apparent he still doesnt fit in with the rest of the students. Maybe the councillors created a special test to allow only the smartest of the lower class to also join Foxfire, and Marella and Jensi passed. That would make the council seem a little more progressive from the outside at first as well as allow Sophie to meet them as soon as she does as well as give Marella and Jensi a unique perspective.

Jensi is part of the drooly boys but even from the beginning he is clearly not a part of the group because while gross, theyre still noble. Jensi is still poor. Marella's mom getting drunk and getting a disability would be another way for the kids to scorn the lower class, as if its Marella's fault. Maybe even make way for a storyline where a noble elf was at fault for her impairment (because they have a lower class to oppress). Them becoming talentless and a pyrokinetic would be that much worse because they lose a chance to continue schooling at Foxfire. They are faced with the fact that they have to continue the life their families led before them because they don't have what society wants them to have. Because of this they also still work for the rich and they still have no money. That is much better than just "I can't work for the council and am instead stuck with no obligations to them while I sit comfortably in my mansion with my 500 million lusters. But oh no, I'm not noble so it means I'm oppressed"

KOTLC Miraculous AU

So it goes without saying;

Marinette: Sophie

Adrien: Fitz

I know, I know. (prepares to get attacked, holds up shield) BUT THINK ABOUT IT. FITZ BEING FORCED BY ALDEN TO BE PERFECT. FITZ GETTING TO UNLEASH HIS INNER ANGER AND INNER KEEFE AS CHAT NOIR (because YES, let Keefe infect all the people that love him)

This is FANFICTION I CAN MAKE A NONTOXIC FITZ AND DO WHAT I WANT

Besides, I want a character journey where Fitz learns his true personality; not the jaded but joking Detruire (it means destruction in French, I like the name) and not the picture-perfect Fitz Vacker. A guy toeing the line between both. Being pessimistic but not too jaded, learning to let go of the mask of optimism and finding people still like the person underneath. Being sassy but kind and still TRYING HIS BEST BUT NOT PERFECTLY. Let him find who he is!!

So the rest are a little more complicated, but;

Alya: Dex. Let Dex create the Ladyblog and get popular as a result. Let him associate the Ladyblog with being liked and chasing Sophie's secret identity as a result. Let Sophie smack some sense into him and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE HIM A GREAT BESTIE (because it'd be boring if they were all perfect at the start of the story)

Nino/Chloe: Keefe. HEAR ME OUT. Keefe growing up with Fitz because Alden approves of his family, but then Keefe becomes more rebellious and they can't meet up as often anymore BUT KEEFE REBELS. AND GETS FITZ TO REBEL MORE. AND GETS FITZ ENROLLED AT FOXFIRE NEXT TO HIM. Keefe rebelling against Cassius and accidentally becoming a bully because of it. Keefe realizing there's a line between pissing off his parents and hurting others to do it. Because THAT COULD BE GOOD. Keefe canonically goes pretty far in his attempts to piss off his father.

Also a possible Chloe: Stina. Stina got her own half-assed bullshitted redemption (wow Astruc, thanks SM) and DESERVES BETTER.

Oh but fun fact about Sophie; she's actually quick to categorize people as 'good' or 'evil'. So having Stina be mean to her and getting categorized as 'evil' as a result, but that eventually changing over time, would be a good application of her KOTLC character development to this AU.

So ik that on a surface level, Keefe fits Adrien's role better than Fitz-daddy issues, blond hair, et cetera. BUT. I realized that while it would be fun, a story with Fitz would be harder to write and thus more interesting-plus I realized that somehow I have to integrate the other characters PLUS BIANA in, so a wild ride overall! It'd be the same refresh, repeat, if they were all exactly like their roles.

ALSO THEY ARE CANONICALLY DIFFERENT AGES. LEMME JUST-(screams internally)

(@tiana4evahh I am so sorry I got sidetracked reading the KOTLC graphic novel I might just publish the KOTLC human! superhero! AU first)

THIS IS MY FIRST DRAFT/RUNTHROUGH. STUFF MAY CHANGE IN FUTURE POSTS

(or I may also scrap this AU entirely?)

Ok no shut up.

Hear me out.

Mafia AU

But FeDex.

Fitz is a mafia boss who’s all stone cold and well… a mafia boss.

And Dex is his soft boyfriend; who is the only one that can get Fitz to not be so Mafia bossy :) (I can words)

I've been thinking, what if the Kotlc squad became evil?

Sophie wouldn't join the Neverseen, stay with the black swan, or help the council--she wouldn't side with anyone. She would fight for herself, and what she believes in because that's what she wants to do. She knows she was created for a specific purpose, so screw that. She's sick of the rules and ready to break them.

Keefe would destroy anything that hurt any of the people he cares about. The world could burn for all her cares--he would do anything for the people he loved. Anyone who got in the way would not get away unscathed. He won't let people hurt the ones he loves anymore, because when they get hurt--he gets hurt.

Dex would sabotage things from the inside out. He would play along, and pretend to help everyone out, when in reality he's bringing them to their downfall. Oops, his machine "malfunctioned" and killed someone."Don't worry Dex, it's not your fault." No one would notice. No one ever notices him. Might as well use that to his advantage.

Fitz would lose himself in his anger. He would lose all control of his body, and simply destroy anything in his way, whether it be a piece of furniture or a member of his family. He doesn't care. What's the difference anyway? He's been uptight his whole life, now he can finally let loose, and god does it feel good for him.

Biana would be careful, but ruthless. She would plan every single step that she took, and every single move that she made. She would observe her enemies from the shadows, calculating what to do next. She would be patient, so when she finally strikes, she hits her enemy with everything she has. And after so long, people see her for who she really is, a force not to be reckoned with.

Marella would do nothing. She would sit back and watch as everyone worked their asses off, while she sits back and relaxes. They only come to her when they need something, so why should she bother? She burns. She lets everything burn. Her house, her clothes, her books, her parents, her friends, her world. Herself. Nothing matters if everything is gone. She watches the fire burn, and she does absolutely nothing.

Let me know if you guys want a part 2

Do you ever think of doing paid art at all?

Thank you for asking--I would love to! And that's definitely the path I wanna follow (as far as art as a career), so I'm trying to sell my drawings on redbubble (salamand.arts). And I'll hopefully start commissions soon because I think my art style is gradually becoming more consistent 🏃🏃

Please have some pouty dex sketches🌠:

These four. Are my favoritest little guys (elves) and they’re all dating keefe (including keefe)

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Whenever I see the words strawberry blonde my brain goes PINK ITS PINK

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Dex dex dexipoo deck for day two of attempting inktober (lazy attempts, I’ll admit)

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