#bug army posting

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Gay Gumbo

I'm still a lil busy atm but have this extremely unserious ass comic meme thing 😭-

Credit to @/flashcs5 for the original/reference!

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Introducing East :]

Easton Aubrey LaBelle St. Clair ;

They/He/Any , Gay

5'7, 26

AKA: Bug/Broody Bug, East, E-Clair (begrudgingly).

Though still a bit cold around the edges, East is doing their best to dismantle their prejudice, relearn their passions, and put their history behind them ^^ One odd encounter and/or highly dangerous situation at a time.

Likes: Sketching nature, warm foods, the sound of singing, the smell of books, feeling/looking tidy, "quiet contemplation" (brooding), the company of others.

Dislikes: Quiet rooms, old portraits, getting blood on his clothes, people not knowing what they're doing, being pushed into boxes.

Extras:

Easton gets his middle names from his mother :]

They are often mistaken for much older than they really are. Likely between the scars and the white locs. It used to be a sore spot for them, but they've grown accustomed to it.

East isn't great with any sort of close quarters combat, buuuuuut give them some distance and they're an excellent shot with just about anything ranged. At least with glasses on anyways.

They would have loved to become some sort of curator. I think they still do, but they've otherwise shelved the dream for fear of it being too late for them.

East is sliiiiiightly freaked out by Maria. Really birds in general.

He's 👁️👁️

Background

Easton wasn't always a hunter. Truth be told, in his youth, such an occupation would have brought him great distress, his sensitive and gentle disposition being no secret, and yet, a great point of contention between his parents. For the first few years of his life, his mother, Aubrey, sought to nurture and tend his loving nature to the fullest, supporting his curiosities about the creatures his family "traded", and encouraging his heart's true passion, drawing.

However, as East grew into their roles within the family, the loose reigns of his upbringing tightened. Though Easton's talent for drawing was growing, alongside his affinity for collections and ravenous curiosity, it was clear tension was brewing between the young St. Clair and his father. Further still, their initial in these the so called "beasts" at his home was quickly growing into fondness, and in turn, East's otherwise indifference about their situation was unfolding into regret and despair for them, something their father couldn't abide by. Thus, they needed to be... Reconditioned in their thinking.

In an attempt to make East understand the dangerous nature of the creatures he cared so deeply for, an incident occurred. To this day, East still can't quite remember it clearly. Only his mother's screams, a sickening gurgle, and the next few years of his life moving by on double time. But their father had succeeded at least. It didn't take much thereafter to contort East's anguish into monster hatred.

Which is what led Easton to take up hunting. A respectable occupation for someone like him, or so he was told anyway. Though after some time, there was still a piece of his heart, perhaps the piece his mother had given him, that wasn't truly in it. He certainly wasn't built for the job, seeming to collect endless scars from his close call encounters. Though there was still loathing and anger present for the loss of his mother, there was also still such.. curiosity. A charm to these creatures that no amount of lust for retribution could shake. Above all else, he eventually grew sick of the cycle. All they needed was a reason, a motive... perhaps a brief flash of kindness from a certain gator... Oh, but who could say how a story like that would play out.

:] Hey hey, omg, I did the freaking thing! Normally I'd have finished the bigger piece, buuuuut I wanted to post them already ^^ It's been a minute since I last did an OC post, so this was fun! It's just a general oc intro post, so any additional info will come in replies to bug posts, or question in my ask box should anyone feel so inclined ^^!

Thank you for welcoming me and East into the Bug Army 🫰🏽🙂‍↕️🫰🏽 We are humbled and honored!

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Ouuuu, sneeakiiiinnnn

Ya uhhh ya! You know this started as just a jacked up lol character doodle, but I wanted him?? In a place so yeah, he's snooping around. And obviously looking low-key stressed about it, since that's basically his perpetual state of being, lol.

They got that disgruntled autism.

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"I simply sketch specimens I find interesting. Mostly insects, the occasional flower. Nothing interesting." And half of his damn sketchbook is filled with highly detailed ink sketches of Bodie 🙄

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Bestowing this upon the wider Bug community. Easton would evaporate if anyone ever found out lmao.

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You know I've been wondering...

Where would y'all's bugs be from? I'm not 100% sure of where the Gator Boys setting is in context to our world, but I am still curious.

Tell me about where they'd be from/their cultures ^^ If you want.

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Yapping about Easton

General CW for vague mentions of physical abuse, death, and like, a lil angst yk?

For starters, the attack that led to his mother's death was as a result of his father getting their half-blood servants to consume male..ciiide?? (If you know how to spell that let me know). Easton didn't know at the time, and it served to help fuel his hatred for the "ungrateful halfbloods" he hunted.

That said, by the time Bodie ingests it and, for a lack of better phrasing, tweaks the hell out, East would have started to put the pieces together.

I think in the chaos of it all, East's mother probably tucked him underneath her body as a means of protection. She was on top of him when she died, and even long after she'd stopped screaming, he didn't really have it in him to move. I think because of that experience, East doesn't do well in cramped spaces. It reminds him of being crushed under his mom, yknow?

The entire experience left him with gaps in his memory not all that long after it was all over. That and the fact that, prior, he was kinda getting the empathy he had for monsters corporally punished out of him, he's sort of blanked blanked. Maybe that's why it's so easy to catch him thinking really intensely off into nothing. He's got gaps that he's trying really hard to fill, but his mind keeps storing them away.

I think also forgetting little things really irritates him a lot. He can't stand feeling out of control of himself, in the same way his memory suppression does, even if he knows one is just simple forgetfulness and the other is like, trauma.

Another thing about the death of his mother that kinda shaped the way he acts is both why he's so distant, and then so protective. I think he feels as though caring toooo much about people is a liability to his own stability, especially with how dangerous and unpredictable life can be. But he's cold, not entirely soulless. Easton cares for people, despite himself. Thus he's protective, which is natural. But I think the extent it goes to becomes a bad for him because a lot of that need to protect stems from his own regrets about not being able to protect or save his mother. And if we want to get really into canon plot about it, Timothy too and Bodie too. Not being able to protect others really eats him up inside. And others not always needing his protection or help can be hard for him to wrap his head around.

But yeah, I just wanted to yap uvu That's all, rawr and all that lmao.

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What does East think of Korey :3

I think when all is said and done, East thinks quite warmly of Korey :]

He admires that they're so high spirited, despite having gone through their fair share of troubles in life. Easton thinks that kind of energy is important to hold close, yk? After all, he knows far too well how a broken spirit can kinda screw a person up.

He expresses annoyance sometimes, but it's never out of any real distaste for Korey, it's more lightheartedly grumpy than anything else.

East also takes care to keep an eye on them. Not because he thinks Korey can't handle herself, quite the contrary actually, as he respects her just as he would anyone else. Buuuuut, she has a tendency towards reckless behavior, and East would hate to see anything happen to her.

So yeah, East thinks Korey is lovely, if a bit rambunctious at times uvu He's happy to have them as a friend, though best of luck getting him to say that out loud, lolol.