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The Moth of Snakemouth Den, and Bugaria’s Leading Expert in Archaeology
Read the Team Fakemouth swap au by @professorneolith and felt compelled to make this (it's actually relatively short and that blog hasn't been active in a year but idc!!)
(Headcanons, with spoilers:)
- Both moths are the same age as they are in canon, but the whole Snakemouth Lab: Cordyceps Failed Experiment thing happened significantly later, Neo's team is a different, younger one than canon Leif's, and all its members are still alive. (With the technical exception of Neolith.) Leif was never an explorer at any point in time.
- Kabbu got into Bugaria the same way as canon (and never got to enact his revenge on the Beast). Leif was the one who met/helped Kabbu in the Lost Sands this time, and Kabbu and Neo have no relation besides briefly meeting post-Snakemouth in the Outskirts. We don’t actually know anything about Eetl’s backstory but it’s safe to assume it’s the same as canon here.
- Vi ran away to the Wasp Kingdom instead of the Explorer's Association. She was/is general under Hoaxe (I always thought Fuff became general during Vanessa's rule rather than Hoaxe's but I'm not actually sure?), though she's immune to his control.
Not sure how battle would go but I'm assuming that unlike Fuff who's boastful until his backup gets knocked down, Vi's better at combat, underestimated, and too hubristic for teammates.
Going to stop writing now so I can just post this instead of waiting two more days
haven't drawn the bugs of fable in so long...
(feat. another rather static-y Swap AU Neo, from @professorneolith , because I still think it's a cool idea)
[Start ID. Two flat, unshaded drawings of Bug Fables characters on white backgrounds. The first is of Professor Neolith, a moth drawn in maple tones. He appears to be floating, with his legs bent and wings unused. One hand snaps, and his other palm faces the ground. He has a slight smile and seems altogether relaxed. A halo of electricity encircles him and two bolts extend from one hand. The second drawing depicts Leif, another moth, drawn in extremely bright colors. He is less relaxed, in the midst of a fight, with large spikes of ice circling around his feet. Two of his wings and his lower body splay outwards and to the left, and he is sharply bent at the waist, hunched over. One arm is raised, as though he was casting the ice magic visible below him. End ID]