𝙏𝙞𝙣𝙮! 𝙅𝙖𝙭 𝙭 𝙍𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙨 ❤︎
Ribbit doesn't get much screen time or any development really, but my gosh I love the bedroom talk scene. I love love love love love love the moment where Ribbit gives Jax her bow tie I'm definitely mentally well about it. Also, it awoke my giant/tiny brain. I looked at it and thought, "MAKE EM TINY!".
Tiny! Jax x Ribbit headcannons:
Jax was far more afraid when he became trapped in the circus at only a few inches tall, taking a lot longer to warm up to everyone than if he was normal size. Jax and Ribbit's friendship began when she was the only one to not try and grab him.
When Ribbit says in ep 9 that she's "showing Jax around", she carries him on her shoulder while she showed him around.
Generally pretty gentle with him, especially when he had just arrived, but as they got closer I imagine her teasing him a little, perhaps tickling him to hear him laugh.
But what about the bedroom scene?
As Ribbit tries to get Jax to open up to her, he scoots away, refusing to look at her. As he explains his past, he slowly relaxes, sitting with his legs sprawled out in front of him and looking at Ribbit.
He slowly edged closer to her as he opened up until he was sitting next to her.
Instead of Ribbit giving him her bow tie, he finally trusts her enough to climb into her hand when she offers it. He finally relaxes, fully trusting someone for the first time since entering the circus. Maybe she even scritches behind his ears.
Jax resenting Ribbit after opening up:
The next day, when Ribbit goes to apologise for prying and offers him her hand to climb into, he, like in canon, pretends it wasn't real. He gives her an annoyed glare when she offers her hand.
It's much easier for tiny him to avoid her, able to evade her by just staying out of easy view.
During the argument scene, he accuses Ribbit of "making" him let her hold him.
After Ribbit abstracts, I imagine he'd hate being held by anyone, pushing people's hands away when they try and show him affection as a mirroring of how he pushed Pomni away when she hugged him.