#toadbit

[arc-angel-o]

Have I ever written a fic where Rabbit and Toad hold hands because I imagine it a lot

[thegreatlizardo]

[arc-angel-o]

Somewhere in the Middle

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

The vibe of this one is very aromantic. It's also asexual of course. It's a charged fight scene that isn't charged with anything sexual or romantic. But something distinctly queer is going on. I had so much fun writing this. It's after episode 5 but there's not really spoilers for those who haven't watched the show.

Soundtrack:

[arc-angel-o]

Toad is actually depressed and suicidal. Initially, I thought of it as just my headcanon, but Toad's detachment from the world colors his entire worldview and gets concerning.

"Does that make a difference? Either way I'm never gonna see her again."

"This is how I wanna die... I wanna go as a stepping stone to this prick's realization that he's a much worse person than he thinks he is."

"There are two sides of the law and we're both on the morally bankrupt side."

Toad's immorality is marked by an apathy. Who cares? What's the difference? What's the difference between one broken leg and two? Whatever he says, no one's gonna believe. Either way Rabbit's gonna survive.

I think Toad kinda sees Rabbit as immortal. Maybe he wouldn't word it that way, but he believes Rabbit when Rabbit says he's going to keep going, talks about enduring, tenacity. I think it's tenacity vs apathy, defeatism, indifference, that is the core of Rabbit and Toad's conflict;

"I know I'm a degenerate, why don't you?" "I'm a recovering addict. I have to believe that all people can overcome." Etc

Toad just can't relate to that level of persistence. He can only understand it as non human. Which isn't totally on him, Rabbit is disconnected from humans in a very Extraordinary Machine coded way. But you saw the Christmas special, that will not hold up post stabbing.

[arc-angel-o]

Me after two drinks:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

This drabble was a lot of fun. I love using romantic aesthetics in an aromantic way. I tagged Aromantic Toad and Aromantic Asexual Toad, but you could also probably read him as lithromantic in this if you want to.

I thought I had more to say here but I can't think of anything else and yapped plenty in the end notes.

I wanna change the title but idk to what

[arc-angel-o]

New favorite rabbittoad thing to write is Rabbit kissing Toad specifically because he knows Toad thinks it's gross, before he realizes that's because Toad's aromantic

It's a little hard towing that line but I think I've kinda nailed it in Don't Blush and other WIPs

[arc-angel-o]

More genderbent Rabbit upon ye

https://archiveofourown.org/works/80360716

Summary: Rabbit takes out her hair tie and Toad's normal about it.

(I have a wip in this universe that's not about Toad being obsessed with Rabbit's hair, I swear)

[arc-angel-o]

Rabbit never sees these clients again. He never sees Dispatch ever, they only call. No personal questions. Toad was the only person Rabbit really had 😭 who he could see 😭 who he could keep seeing and talking to even though they say they hate each other and its true 😭 they know so much about each other because this is the best they're gonna get. I'm not sure if Rabbit's gonna let him walk away so easily next time.