#the snugbug crew

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Carlo: did that toddler just call me a slur???

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Pretty much none of this info is important to Pride's story so I'm just posting some doodle pages here. It's my comic and I get to choose the comfort character cameos.

I would info dump about all of them but i legit just accidentally ate mouldy grapes so I'm gonna go take care of that.

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So how old do y'all think these characters are?

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Voting ended onMay 29, 2023

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“Alvere took a harsh breath. Jack waited, watching the cogs turn as he fought to piece together his words. Finally, he met their eyes. “Do you think my mother would have seen us off, too?” Jack nodded, trying to smile for him. He stared at his lap, attempting to hide his quivering lower lip. “I guess I’ll ne-ever know.” 

They took his hand in both of theirs and squeezed. ‘I’m here.’

He slumped and a few tears slipped out. “Thanks.” He leaned on their shoulder and uttered a long sigh. Jack rested their chin on his head as the train roared, finally carrying them far away from their prison.”

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I fucking forgot Jack’s scar oh my GOD-

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Image One:

“Jack knew getting him to talk about it would be like pulling teeth, so imagine their surprise when, a week ago, they’d opened the cabinets and found Alvere hugging his knees to his chest and crying quietly. He’d sniffled, his shoulders trembling. The bags under his eyes were swollen and red. His nails were bitten down to his fingertips. His lips were chapped and cut. For a moment, they’d wondered if he was going to talk at all. Finally, he’d whispered; “I think I’m asexual.” 

Oh, Jack had thought. Oh no.”

Image Two:

“Alvere squeezed his eyes shut. Heartbreak was familiar; he could handle it. But this anxiety limbo? He’d take a thousand heartbreaks over this. “I’m asexual.” No point in dawdling. He only hoped Carlo would let him down gently so he could wait until he was in his room to cry.

“Oh. Okay. Yeah, I had a feelin’.”

Alvere’s eyes shot open. “You di--when?”

“Like, a few months before we started dating.” He smiled. “Thanks fa tellin’ me.”

“Does this... does this mean you don’t want to break up?”

“Break u--wh--no. Al, no. Of course not. Honey, I’d never, ever do that to you. I’m so sorry if I made ya think I would. I know I got a libido an’ stuff, but we don’t ever have to have sex if you don’t wanna. It won’t make me love ya any less. I love ya, and I accept ya.” He kissed his forehead. “All of ya.”

Alvere hated crying: it hurt, it was messy, and it left him drained. This type of crying, however, made him feel light. Like the hurt was coming out as opposed to building up. “Thank you,” he rasped.

Carlo held him tighter. “Y’ ain’t gotta thank me fa anything, babe, you deserve ta be accepted. I gotcha.” Another kiss to his forehead. “I gotcha.””

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Wow I forgot Jack’s scar AND Alvere’s glasses, way to go past me. Anywho, these are very condensed excerpts from my book, rest assured my ace ass is well aware that asexual does not equal “afraid of sex” or some stupid bullshit, Al’s just sex repulsed. The fear of losing a partner once you come out as ace is a very personal story to me, which is why I included it here. I tried to keep it short so y’all didn’t have to read through walls of text, but if ur interested in reading the full chapter, lemme know. It was really lethargic to write.

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“Jack was barely five steps away from the store when someone barrelled into their chest, nearly making them drop the bag. They stumbled, looking up to glare at the offending person, only to blink in shock when they saw Alvere.

They opened their arms. Alvere looked from their face to their chest, shaken and confused, then looked over his shoulders. He slumped in relief when he saw no one was there. He met their eyes once more. Jack offered him a smile, and the dam broke. He fell into their arms and sobbed, clutching their hoodie like a life line. They squeezed him back, keeping their hands still, knowing he didn’t like being rubbed.”

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I did this lil thing for v day. 

Lookit my bbs. Lookit em. They are so CUTE I’m going to CRY.

Here we have the main five love languages:

Acts of Service, in which Jack (they/them) and Alvere (he/him) are helping each other do dishes

Gifts, in which Carlo (he/him) found some rocks on his way home from work and thought “Jack would like these”, and he was correct

Words of Affection, in which Carlo is being The Most and Alvere is still not used to people saying nice things to him

Quality Time, in which they are simply existing in the same space as one another

and Physical Touch, in which we have initiated a group hug

I’m gay for love in all its forms thnks bye (pls note that Jack isn’t dating Alvere or Carlo, they’re just really affectionate to their friends, and also aroace)

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Who wants a preview of a non-Pokemon related mini-comic I’m doing for fun? No one? Too bad I’m excited about it and that means y’all are gonna hear about it.

“Oh hey it’s those comfort characters Jelly draws when they’re stalling on other projects-” SHUSH let me LIVE

“Jelly why are those children in the woods alone?” because Jack (they/them) and Alvere (he/him) had way too much freedom. Well, no, freedom’s not the right word. Jack’s mom trusted them too much and Alvere’s father is just terrible so he doesn’t care what he does so long as he doesn’t remined the dickhead that he exists.

In case I forgot to tell y’all, Jack’s mute, that’s why they’re writing notes. 

Anyways this is gonna be the fluffiest thing in the universe and I’m excited to get it done. If y’all don’t know this song look up Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) because it’s so fun and wholesome it literally inspired this entire thing.