Scarab of the Sewer

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[scarab-aeidae]

——「✮𓆣𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𓆣✮」——

⌣⌣⌣⌣𓆣⌣𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊⌣𓆣⌣⌣⌣⌣⌣

✮┆Nickname(s): Eti, bug-boy ✮┆ Age: shrug ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ ✮┆ Gender:: I don't know ✮┆ Pronouns: it/he ✮┆ Sexuality: Who are you? A cop? ✮┆ Likes: Waylon, cold, mushrooms, strawberries, samurais ✮┆ Dislikes: tbd ✮┆ Interests: painting, reading, 18th- and 19th-century history, felting and embroidery

⌣⌣⌣⌣𓆣⌣𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊⌣𓆣⌣⌣⌣⌣⌣

Hello, guys, it's @theguybehindthechair again, bringing you another oc

Etienne is my boy my son my baby (he's roughly 15-17), I'm thinking of shipping him w Damian ngl OR with Jon possibly both. If you wanna 👉👈write a ship w me pls lmk 😁😁🤠 (other ocs are ALWAYS welcome)

His name, as you might've guessed, is Etienne Riviere. He's technically the adopted son of Waylon Jones, although Waylon doesn't think Eti would want to be legally adopted by him. He's based on Waylon (Croc) in that he has a similar congenital disability that changes how he looks.

Instead of a lizard/crocodile, Etienne is kind of like a beetle in that he develops similar anatomy:

- He has four arms, since beetles have six limbs (so four arms, two legs)—one pair is as normal; the other stems from around the bottom of his ribcage, on his back. It's protected by the pronotum and the elytra. They don't possess the same degree of motion, meant for different tasks, as the lower arms are most useful when flying and such since the wings aren't in the way. - He has a similar breathing structure to aquatic beetles, so he can breathe underground using the air pockets in his abdomen (between his skin and the elytra), but he also has normal human lungs. - He has a human skeleton and the exoskeleton of beetles (esp. the elytra covering his wings) - He doesn't have canines; he instead has a similar tooth makeup to most herbivores, with teeth meant for crushing. He does have mandibles to replace his canines, in case he needs to tear meat or bite someone. - He has enhanced strength, as some beetles can lift over a thousand times their body weight. This is affected by the fact he is not a small beetle, so he can lift around 20-30 times his weight instead.

Backstory summary: He ends up dumped in the sewers because his parents were just too young to take care of him, and his grandparents were disgusted by the creature that he was. Waylon found him as a two-month-old (don't worry, it was just hours after the kid was dumped—the grandparents were going to keep him until the signs started showing that he wasn't normal).

finally done. huzzah!

[scarab-aeidae]

Hey, buddy, a friend of mine wasn’t getting along with this little guy. I thought that you might appreciate him?

*Clark opens his hands to reveal a South American Titan Beetle.*

@big-blue-of-tomorrow

Ooh! I have a couple of those guys! Bane gave them to me for my birthday last year. I'll take care of this lil guy.

[arkhams-knighted]

do you enjoy killing your own men?

Yes. It sets an example. Why wouldn't I?

[scarab-aeidae]

an eye for an eye and the whole world goes blind

[scarab-aeidae]

okay kinda tempted to reset this guy and make him a bit less immature? i think he'd know a lot more things than I've portrayed here bc I think Waylon wouldn't have let Eti just be. so out of touch

so imma delete the few posts here, and it's gonna be a quick reset time 😁

[memehyena]

ANONYMOUSLY PESTER MY MUSE!

Annoy them, ask them invasive questions, ask about their rps/ships, send them gifts, whatever you like! 

(Mun may specify things they do not want, and remember to specify muse for multimuse blogs!)

[aedearly]

✎ㅤ. . .ㅤ𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑶𝑵 𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺.

₊˚⊹ ㅤa collection of character analysis/headcanon questions to learn more about your character and your partners'! writing/headcanon prompts requested by anonymous. feel free to edit these as you see fit.

[ 🖐️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do their hands feel like: soft, calloused, trembling ? [ ☂️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they crave touch or fear it ? [ 🎐 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a sound, like a song or voice, that they associate with peace ? [ 🕊️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen did they feel the safest ? [ 💤 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they sleep ? curled up, sprawled, holding onto something ? [ 🦇 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a fear they never talk about ? [ 🔒 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a secret they’ve sworn never to tell ? [ 🪢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they broke a promise ? [ 🫳 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they feel they owe, but never paid back ? [ 💼 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do they always carry with them ? [ 🧨 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the quickest way to set them off, even if they hide it well ? [ ⛓️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does guilt feel like to them ? [ 💢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho have they never forgiven and never will ? [ 🩸 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there something or someone that, if lost, would break them ? [ 🌧️ ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a pain they refuse to heal from ? [ 🪞 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen have they looked at their reflection and hated what they saw ? [ 📿 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat superstition or ritual do they cling to ? [ 🌊 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they cried ? [ 🐾 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo animals like them instinctively ? [ 🪶 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they laugh ? [ 🫀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho taught them what love is ? did it hurt ? [ 💭 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they believe they’re worthy of being loved ? [ 🎀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is their main love language ? [ 🔦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they search for ? [ 📜 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a story they love sharing with others ? [ 🌒 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a dream or goal they have given up on ? [ 🕯️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat memory do they replay when they’re alone ? [ 🌪️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the one choice they regret (not) making ? [ 🧩 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s a truth about themselves they refuse to admit ? [ 🍻 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of drunk are they ? [ ✉️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of letter would they write but never send ? [ 🗡️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a scar that they have but never talk about ? [ 🕸️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a favourite lie they like to hear ? [ 🪦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat would they want on their gravestone but never admit aloud ? [ 🎱 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of future do they crave, and who’s in it ? [ 🌀 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a recurring dream or nightmare ? [ 🍃 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they feel like they belong ? [ ⚓ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does “home” mean to them ? [ 🧭 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhere would they go if they could disappear tomorrow ?

[buggle-404]

The creature

Since this post is very popular now, I will edit to add a little more information! This bug is Calyptocephala attenuata, a species of tortoise beetle. It lives in Central and South America.

Further reading: Wikipedia , iNaturalist , and ResearchGate

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