#etmp au

[pattons-time-capsule]

“this is as close as i’ll ever get, isn’t it?”

pt: “this is as close as i’ll ever get, isn’t it?”

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@pattons-time-capsule how do you like it :) I will probably do more. I sorta kinda adopted your style cuz it’s really cute, but let me know what you think

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EtMP!Remus +Nico doodles bc goobers :3

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you mention wanting asks for the etmp au on the first post about it, so i'm curious on the thoughts behind the jester motif for thomas in it! and any other thoughts on his side design you might want to share that aren't in a post yet (super fun design i am tempted to make fanart of-)

I CAN YAP ABOUT THIS WITHOUT SPOILERS HURRAY!!!!

to answer the first question: tbh. original i kinda just thought jester!thomas would be cool and just built lore around that. 

the initial idea was that c!thomas doesn’t really have very high self esteem rn, so i kinda wanted to give him a clown-ish motif (yknow like a fool) but also he does have a lot more control over things than he thinks, specifically the Sides. jesters not only entertained the court but also advised/criticized the king, as they were the only ones who were allowed to do that. not necessarily a perfect parallel to c!thomas’ place in the sides, but it kinda made sense at the time.

also, i kinda wanted his design to mix up elements from the some of other sides’ designs while not directly referencing them. jesters’ are part of royal court so that’s Roman & Remus (there’s also a lore reason but that’s spoilers) and also references the over-the-top-ness of some of the sides’ outfits. his jester “hat” being a hood + the eye makeup was meant to reference virgil. and the fact that his shirt is just a normal ass shirt was meant to represent logan and patton having the most normal outfits out of everyone.

few details i haven’t really mentioned before:

the flowers on his crown shows the sides’ colors in order of their appearance (logan, roman, patton, virgil, ect), which is why there’s no orange one on it yet.

also, each of the flowers has a pink center except for the green one, which is greyed out (the leaves around it are also darker), which was meant to represent which sides thomas has accepted at this point! 

another detail that i really like is that the bits of black and white around his outfit aren’t actually perfectly black or white. they’re all shades of grey, because he’s learning that things aren’t as black and white as he thought they were :] 

thank you so much for the ask!!! i love getting to yap about this au! i’ve been working on the fic whenever i can. first chapter won’t be out for a while, but i’m really excited to share it when it’s ready :3

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first draft of chapter one is going great by the way

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hey so i’m working on a fic for my Escape the Mind Palace AU and need help making a decision for a scene with Nico and Remus.

specifically in chapter 2, right before Nico realizes that he isn’t Thomas, Remus gets really… close to Nico (w/ consent☝️ no sex tho). i kinda wanna make them make out a little before nico questions him. nothing too much, they’re literally just kissing really passionately (a-spec writer+trying to keep this fic below a teen rating). removing the making out won’t detract from the scene, but also. it’d be really funny later. sooo

do they make out

YESSSSS!!!!!! I FUCKING LOVE BOYS KISSING!!!!!!

nahh, don’t it’s weird and gross

okay do it, BUT☝️ post an alternative version of the chapter w/o it

❌op button only do not press if you🫵 are not op❌

Voting ended onMar 23

[pattons-time-capsule]

Wall St by Boys Go To Jupiter is Roman/Nico from Roman’s POV

like it’s literally just him

this may or may not be relevant to ETMP au

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do u mind if i write/draw some stuff for ur etmp au it has wriggled itno my mind like brain worms

NOT AT ALL PLEASE TAG ME IF YOU DO

i love when my silly little ideas wiggle their way into other people’s brains it makes me so happy >v<!!!!!