#lovebuggs

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I drew one swapyrus, idk where the other three came from

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💙🖤𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪?🖤💙

because I sure did TEEHEE, drew him once and then never touched it again im so sorry you creep

Doodles under the

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Remember those lovebuggs? Well this is where they originate from, a creechur named Ich Liebe who was trapped in an anomalous dating sim game. She can only control certain aspects of the game and is searching for a soul powerful enough to free her from her prison

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Do you have any headcanons for the UF brothers for your lovebuggs AU?

Barely 😔 I've been working so much my daydreaming is down the drain and it's draining me

Draining hehe

BUT HERES WHAT I DO HAVE

Fell paps would be demanding and worried as all hell for their bonded, doesn't like letting them go out without an escort hell probably doesn't even like them touching the ground and carries them all the time. He doesn't feel guilty for being violent as much as he would if he weren't sick, and you can tell he's about to be violent because he goes from loud and belligerent to eerily quiet the span of moments. Still can't help but keep his bonded at their best tho, regularly scheduled meals, workout regimens and grass touching appointments are nonnegotiable

He does not sleep, beloved around or not, he has to be awake to keep watch and protect them, so he's often exhausted, and this lack of sleep may result in him seeing things or becoming paranoid, worsening his protective nature. This can be fixed by begging and pleading with him to just take a quick nap, a short rest, he'll only agree if you sleep with him in his tangle of limbs or maybe even bound in a blanket burrito to keep you from escaping. He'll sleep for a good while to recharge his bones but if you wriggle a tiny bit too much he /will/ wake up.

Id say a good way to distract him for a while is to tell him the house feels dirty or something, he'll go on a cleaning spree, nest must be spotless but you only have about forty-five minutes of freedom before he comes breaking down your door again

Fell sans would probably be a little shit, moreso than usual. Maybe even a little hyperactive, his lovebugg feeding not only off of the bond between he and his beloved but the excess magic that wafts off of him due to stress, meaning he has plenty of energy to invade his bonded's space. Doesn't care if they doesn't want him following them around, not like they can protect themselves, not like they can stop em, he's trying to keep them safe in his own, mean, bullyish way. Even if he has to hide a few bodies or delete a few contacts in your phone he's doing what's best for a weak lil thing like you

Fells general lack of self expression and the distance he keeps from others would also be changed, he'd be ontop of his bonded, constantly, cuddles kisses hugs or he gets an attitude and makes it their problem, missing belongings, grumbling in the corner until he gets what he wants, questionably harmless pranks, the whole mile.

He behaves when given the affection he craves so much tho, perfectly harmless to their beloved when his parasite is well fed and at peace, besides the occasional nip he gives them for the sake of his cuteness aggression, hes no danger to his bonded, just those around them, his distrust of every other living thing in their vicinity could prove an issue. It can come off as jealousy but it's much more akin to food guarding

A good way to distract him for a while would probably be to just hold him until he falls asleep, he'll be out like a light, but when he wakes up and realizes his bonded gone he may have some choice words for them (some whines and questions of if you even love him 😔)

God I love these guys I need to DRAW THEM THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING

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Bonus sick sans doodle

He's just saying hi

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Yan!Virus creatures spawned from my mindless self indulgence

Rambles under the cut

I'm still figuring some stuff out with them, but as of now they're like, viruses that latch onto and feed off of (preexisting) soul bonds and then protect their source of food vehemently. The host becoming a 'yandere' is just the outwardly visible effect, they're not insane just sick.

DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS

Downbad with the sickness

Which is why I like to call the little viruses 'lovebugs', which is a 'luvsick' offshoot, which is the pat variant of the sickness. I figure itd be cool if you could actually 'cure' the sickness, I jus haven't decided what runs them off or kills them yet

Each little heart floating around them represents how many other 'bugs' they can infect other potential hosts with. Though they can regenerate alot more when feeding off of a soulbond

Yyyeah and I think that's it, if there are any questions comments or concerns feel free to shoot them at me ✨✌️

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More lovebugg content, he got u something

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Are there any other physical signs of infection one should look out for with the Lovebuggs? The eyelights of course but I'm not sure if the tinting was just stylistic choice for their designs or an actual change you would expect. Part of me wants to make them hotter then normal. You know, so you always have a warm snuggle buddy, 'specially during those cold winter nights. Though it would certainly back fire during summer...

Oh no the tinting is definitely a stylistic choice, I just like seeing the color of their magic in their bones!

Besides the extra soul (or souls) in the eyesocket the only visible changes would jus be a sort of fluster when they see their bonded, like their parasite sending their body and soul into overdrive around them to get more of the love out of their bond

I think that could also effect their body temperature, both because of the soul working extra hard to support two living organisms and the constant state of fluster a host is in with their bonded in their field of view or on their mind!! I DIDNT THINK ABOUT THISS PLSSS I LOVE THIS IDEASS, stealing it/pos it's canon now

It's great for cuddling in the winter, both because the parasite seeks their bonded's body heat but also because they're a walking radiator themselves

But in the summer it's like they're extra powerful, the parasites thrive in heat so it boosts their magic and their ability to track their beloved, so I suppose we've found our Parasites first weakness! The cold!!