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sweettoothshipperrotg · 2 months
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Slumber party what-ifs
Bunny: If Tooth dies tomorrow, who are you lot setting me up with?
Tooth: Funny that you think you'd outlive me, but sure I'll play. Go on boys!
North: I do not think you can do better than Tooth.
Sandy: *nods in agreement*
Mother nature: Yeah, you don't have any rizz.
Bunny: What the hell? That's not fair!
Jack: Like, Tooth actually has a chance.
Tooth: *cackling*
Bunny: Ok! Let's pretend that I would have a chance.
Tooth: And that you don't tuck the Easter eggs into bed.
Mother Nature: Or that you don't get pissy about your fur getting wet.
Bunny: LET'S JUST PRETEND ALL THAT IS NOT TRUE! Who would you set me up with?
North: The groundhog
Bunny: *flabbergasted*
Jack: Pitch Black
*everyone loses it*
Tooth: *having a hard time breathing* Oh, that'd be hilarious!
Mother Nature: I do NOT want you as my gay stepdad.
Bunny:
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1v31182m5 · 2 months
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lilandraws · 2 years
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*:・゚✧ — commissions are open -> more info here
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ships-otp-m · 1 year
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Rise of the guardians AU Part 1
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Part 2 here
Well, She is Rapunzel Frost, our spirit of winter, a sweet and kind girl who, despite giving her best every day, feels alone and lost in this huge world.
In my mind the ROTG plot follows the same course but (I'm not a magician) so in the edition I left Rapunzel's long hair so it's part of her character and power, when it shines it's because she concentrates her power and of course he uses it to attack and move.
Pascal is her original partner but after meeting Baby Tooth they both take turns accompanying her on her magical adventures.
Instead of Jack's staff she has her trusty frying pan.
In this AU I don't think she flies as such, I imagine her magical hair serves as a kind of magic carpet or cloud?
I tried to be consistent with the colors in the skin and in the hair and eyes, but apart from the fact that it varies depending on the light and the scene, I'm sure there are errors(?).
Tangled AU Here
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thelast-and-theonly · 9 months
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SweetTooth Lore
You know, I really want to build some sweet tooth lore for the ROTG fandom. That's it. That's the post.
I have had these potential world building and junk rolling around in my head and I really think I have held back because I am not completely confident that my stories are even good - like maybe the story is just too out there, too weird or dark, but I love this couple and I the love the stories we have and want to add on more to it.
May get weird, yo but I guess we finna get weird.
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lbigreyhound13 · 1 year
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I'm back with more ROTG art!! This time, it's based on a show Stranger Things. Without going into too much spoiler territory, it's based on this scene in its most recent season. I also wrote a little "drabble" to go along with it. Hope you enjoy!
“Jack!”
“Jack, wake up!”
“Sweet Tooth, please, wake up!”
He heard the voices, and he looked over Vecna’s shoulder…he could see an opening to the real world. He could see his sister’s gravestone…his body was sitting there…not moving, and the Guardians and Jaime were all around him trying to get him to wake up. He wanted to call out to him…to tell them that he was here with Vecna but that he was trapped, but the vines around his neck kept a good grip making it impossible to talk.
Vecna turned and saw what Jack was looking at, and Jack felt his heart drop to his stomach. “They can’t help you, Jack,” he said menacingly as Jack struggled against the vines. “There’s a reason you hide from them. You belong here with me.”
Jack glared at the monster as he struggled against the vines even more. He refused to go out like this. He refused to let this monster get to him. “Y-You’re not really here,” he said.
“Oh, but I am here, Jack,” Vecna retorted as the vines tightened around Jack’s neck. Then…he raised his clawed hand. “I am.” He slowly moved his hand in front of Jack’s face, and his eyes rolled back.
———— Back in the physical world, the original Big Four and Jaime refused to give up in trying to awaken Jack. They had to break Vecna's spell. They just had to. North refused to lose his son like this...to some mysterious sorcerer. He could hear Jack's favorite song blasting through Jaime's headphones. Pippa and Cupcake said that music should work as a way back to reality, so why was nothing happening? Why wasn't Jack waking up?
Then...suddenly, as he and Bunny shook Jack's shoulders...Jack began to move upward...almost as if he was standing up. However, his eyes remained rolled back, and his head moved back...as his body began to...float up into the air...away from his family.
They could only stare at the sight in shock and horror. Bunny was so taken aback that he fell back onto his bottom as they all watched the Guardian of Fun ascend into the air...about to become the next victim. He remained high above them...out of reach, but they refused to give up.
"JACK!" they all shouted in unison trying with all their might to wake Jack up.
---------- "JACK!" he heard them call out to him begging for him to come back.
He could see past Vecna's clawed fingers...over his shoulder. The opening was still there. Only this time, his body was now floating in midair...with North, Bunny, and Jaime all shouting from where they stood on the ground...and Tooth and Sandy trying to pull him back down...begging for him to wake up...to come back to them. He couldn't believe this was happening...He was about to die at the hands of this...monster...He was about to leave his best friends...his family behind...another family behind...just as he left his human family behind.
He closed his eyes listening to the music and to their voices as memories flooded through his mind...memories of his human family...of the day he saved his little sister...the day he officially became a guardian...North and Tooth's hugs...his talks with Jaime and Sandy...Baby Tooth...all the times he and Bunny roughhoused each other...his group hugs with the other Guardians...his family. No...no...he couldn't just leave them...leave all that behind. He refused to. He opened his eyes again and reached out grabbing a vine off Vecna's neck causing him to yell in pain.
The vines released him, and Jack fell to the ground. He looked up seeing that the opening was still there, and he wasted no time and stood up. He ran...ran for his life toward the opening away from Vecna. The Guardian of Fun felt the mud splashing on his legs, but he did not care. All he wanted was to be back in his family's arms...to be with them again. He looked over his shoulder once to see that Vecna wasn't following him, and it made him only run faster when he saw the monster just standing there.
However, he wasn't out of the woods yet. Debris came crashing down around him clearly trying to make him stop, but he refused to stop. He wanted to go back to his family. He needed to go back to them. Nothing was going to get in the way of that. Tears flooded his eyes as he saw how much closer he was getting. He was almost there. He was so close... He let out one gasp of air...and then...
It was black...
Until...
"JACK!"
Jack's eyes shot open, and he barely had time to realize that he was floating in midair. He barely had time to call upon the Wind, Tooth, or Sandy to help as he fell to the ground.
As soon as he landed, the voices returned and were louder than ever...
"Sweet Tooth!" Tooth...
"Frostbite!" Bunny...
"Jack, are you okay?" Jaime...
He screamed as he scrambled about looking around to see if there was any trace of Vecna, but there wasn't. He was back in the physical world. He made it! He barely had time as there was someone else who came up from behind...
"Jack!" North shouted as he wasted no time in gathering the boy into his arms holding him tightly. "My boy! My boy, I'm right here! I'm right here!" He hugged Jack tightly refusing to let go, and Jack gladly leaned into his adoptive father's embrace as North rested his head on his. "I thought we lost you..."
"I'm still here...I'm still here..." Jack said over and over...closing his eyes and taking in the feeling of North's warm embrace...and the other Guardians and Jaime's presence around them... "I'm still here..."
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theburgessobserver · 2 months
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ROTG NEWSPAPER!!!!!3RD ISSUE!!!
HAPPY NATIONAL TOOTH FAIRY DAY!!!
There are parades in New York,San Francisco,Metrocity through Modesto and others.While we wont have a parade over say the Golden gate bridge we will have a picnic and celebration in the park with CANDY....natures candy!Fruits and Vegetables so sweet and so good for your Molars also a lecture on the importance of dentistry in Biology.
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Dr.Jacques-Yves C. PHD. MISSING!
One of the most brilliant Scientists ever known and Nobel prize winner has gone missing. Dr.Jacques was working on a series of experiments with Cockroaches that would give objects/beings high resilience/invulnerability the most recent experiments were conducted alone for secrecy,after no word came from him after 48 hours the Secret Service conducted a search for him. As of now his whereabouts are unknown.
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Interwiew with world renowned proffesor Dr.Octavius Brine.
He came from nowhere and won everything, this genius is also credited with his findings on Squids and Penguins and also his many brilliant inventions...He is also the founder of Brine industries...we are honored to have an interwiew with him!
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SPACE BALLET!
Many amateur skywatchers from around the globe are watching a phenomenon in the Glaupunk Quadrant.Which consists of 2 planets shifting out of orbit and slowly fadeding out...into darkness(We are unsure why excatly though some theorise a black hole) .In Our town the local skywatcher club is having an event where tonight anyone interested can have a look at this beutiful phenomenon.
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Alleged Dragon sightings in Canada near Kullersen Fissures-Theories and Explantions-
The pride of the W.S.P. Fireball XL5 returns to Space City base in South Pacific after interplanetary exploration mission-
Once again a UFO has landed in america...the only country UFOs ever seem to land in....
Weather:Clear skies tonight with no UFOs(Unidentified Fairy Object) in sight!
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I will likely make edits i rushed it out in time for leap year day......HAPPY LEAP DAY!
CMON LETS GET OUT OF BED YOU SLEEPY HEAD IT LEAP DAY NOT SLEEP DAY!!!
Imagine being born on Leap day and ageing once per four years wow!
In Finland,Scotland and Ireland it is tradition for a Woman to propose on a leap year day,and if the man refuses he has to give something in return.
In Denmmark it is customary to give 12 pairs of gloves.
Did you not grow up with Leap Year William?He lives in the Mariana Trench and emerges every four years to trade childrens tears for candy!(And right after national Tooth Fairy day too!)(Joking obviously)
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Now i invite you to a journey to a land which boundaries are that of imagination!A story.....that you will not believe! Little does anyone know that a threat IS COMING!!!! Pitch while powerfull and dangerous....this....is far worse! There is far more at stake then just belief! (It was alluded to in certain offical rotg content) And will have some details about the past.
Find out on MARCH 27TH!!! WHO WILL SAVE US????? And what is this giant threat that will imperil everyone?
Part 1 ON MARCH 27TH!!!!(PROLOGUE 26TH)
-EARTHS GREATEST SECRETS WILL BE REVEALED!
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cutiepieloves131 · 2 years
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Imagine: Tooth tries to help Jack confess his love for you
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Hi! I was wondering if you could please do a part two for the spring cleaning prompt for sweettooth?? If not i totally understand!! Love your work!! 😊❤️
Oh goodness, I'm sorry this took so long, lovely!
It took me a while to find the correct plot, but hopefully, you like it. Thank you so much for your patience.
Here is the requested oneshot, and here is the first part of this prompt. Enjoy!!
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1v31182m5 · 7 months
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I MADE İTTT
So um
I didn't liked the idea of tooth getting pregnant or anything like that, it felt weird and she would have to take a break from running around in the world for teeths so I had an idea about the Storks!!! Yeah it made so much sense :DD they're one of the beliefs told to children so I thought it fits very well.
So he was brought by the storks as a gift from MiM, had came as a kid, will stay as one immortally just like how the others don't age. I'm gonna need to think of some names akrndkene >;DD
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hiccanna-tidbits · 3 years
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Pagan Holiday Shipping Moodboard Project #4--Beltane Sweet Tooth (Bunnymund x Toothiana)
WHAT UP WHAT UPPP
Hope y’all don’t mind that I missed actual Mayday by a couple days XD ANYWAYS I almost put these two for Ostara, but I figured Bunnymund’s whole spring/hope motif and Tooth’s bright, summery personality fits plenty well for Beltane, too.
These two are highkey so CUTE!!! I mean, I’m always Soft for the whole “The Grumpy One Is Weak For The Sunshine One” trope, and that’s these two to a T. They honestly balance each other out really well, and Bunny DOES certainly seem to have kind of a soft spot for her. And she always gives him the benefit of the doubt, despite the grumpiness! Tooth works a lot better with Bunnymund than with Jack, I think--she seems more like a mom figure or a fun aunt to Jack than anything. Besides, shipping a giant bunny with a hummingbird lady is far from the weirdest interspecies ship I’ve had XD (Remember in Shrek how A DONKEY FUCKED A DRAGON???)
I lowkey love how this one came out!!! So cheery <3 Had to throw a jacaranda tree in there because a) the purplish tree in Tooth’s palace courtyard (over where the pool is) looks like it could lowkey be that and b) they start blooming around this time of year in California and I couldn’t resist <3 Honestly was delighted when the aesthetic program I use auto-generated that pink border--very spring-esque! I’m really excited for the next one--I made it in advance already because I got hyped XD I think y’all are really gonna like it!
Pic credits available upon request!
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princessonionelsa · 4 years
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When Joy Gets Serious P5
C5) Baby Teeth and Cavities Author's Note: I can't believe I never posted this but here it is. So, have at it. Tooth's turn. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tooth had gone on an emergency run and left Baby Tooth in charge until she got back. In truth, she had forgotten about Jack's promise to visit. So she flew off and tried to find the source of the emergency and was shocked to find three of her fairies caught inside small jars with holes in the lids.
Anger pulsed inside and she quickly freed her fairies, smiling in relief when they flew up around her and hugged her limbs like very tiny koalas.
Heading back to the Palace, she was shocked to find that all of her fairies had settled down in some way. There were still those that needed to work, but she found some of them lying on little cushions around the palace floors and she wondered who put them there.
Looking around, her eyes widened when she found Jack standing off to the side, a chart of sorts in either hand while Baby Tooth helped direct the traffic of sorts.
"Second Molar in Sector 7! Don't forget the coin! Oh! Incisors in Sectors 8 and 3!"
She had never seen Jack so concentrated and she didn't know he knew his teeth by names.
"Bicuspid in Sector 5! AH! Two?! Baby Tooth we may need to send several to this next one, it's a doozy!"
Giggling softly, Tooth neared and hovered near Jack's arm to look at the charts. "Where'd you find these?"
He didn't flinch or jump in surprise. Instead he looked at her with a grin. "Jamie let me borrow them and I enchanted the papers to show where the necessary information about what, who and when the teeth are hidden-!" he stopped and flipped the paper, eyes reading quickly before he pointed to the left. "Fairies! We've got a slumber party in Sector B! Eight teeth, all girls and mostly Central Incisors!"
There was a sharp set of chirps and the small fairies saluted Jack before flying off like small bullets. Tooth laughed and shook her head. "You sound like me! You could almost be their father the way you order them so kindly."
A laugh escaped Jack and he looked to Baby Tooth as she neared to settle on his shoulder. "I guess. I don't think I'd make a very good father though. Too much child in this body that looks barely older than 18. I died young."
Tooth turned sharply to look at him wide eyed. "What did you say?"
Jack blinked in confusion. "I turned young. Manny changed me when I was still young so the children would symphethize with me."
Nodding slowly, Tooth looked around as the fairies flew back and forth. "I see. It really is no wonder then. But Jack, you are more than a child now. You have things weighing down those small shoulders of yours. Children will depend on you now more than ever. Believing isn't the same as seeing for the four of us elder Guardians, but for you, seeing is tha same. You have a physical presence and it calms those that have fear."
"Calms those that have fear..." Jack repeated softly before he smiled and nodded. "Yeah. That's a good thought. A happy thought."
The Fairy Queen nodded and they both set to work keeping track of the teeth that came in.
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Tooth sat on the edge of the bed in Santoff Clausen. She was hugging a blanket over her body, which was naked unlike the usually thickly feathered form. Her wings looked sad, bent and hurt.
"Don't know, Tooth," North admitted, frowning and gently lowering the hurting wing he was holding against her back. "Might need help for next few days until mites stop. You will need dress until then."
"But North, what about the children?"
There was a laugh and the pair looked to the door to find Jack standing there, one hand on hip and the other clutching his crook tightly. "I can handle it," he announced and looked to the fairies hovering around him like they usually did their mistress, "The teeth will be collected and taken care of. I promise."
Biting her lip, Tooth watched him before murmuring, "Jack it is not an easy job. Collecting teeth is one thing, but to also put them away is another! How do you plan to do something that took me centuries to figure out?"
A dark look came to Jack's face and North paled while Tooth blinked in surprise. The boy neared, wagging his finger at her. She cowered slightly at the angered, thunderous look a parent may have for their child. "You listen here, young lady! I will not have you throwing yourself to the wolves because of a little fear! You need believers and the only way for that to happen is for someone who can handle the fairies in somewhat the same way as you to take over. Those mites have eaten your only hope of travel besides the sleigh and I FORBID-" he shouted, looking at North a moment and watching the man nod sharply, before he looked back at Tooth, "-ANY flying. Until you have gotten better, I will look after things. Baby Tooth and I will make sure your job is completed. No matter what."
Tooth stared at Jack before she nodded and hugged the blanket tighter around her in slight confusion. Why was Jack so strong? That thunderous look was kinda like an angry father chastising his son for something or his daughter for sneaking out.
The dark look vanished and Jack smiled before reaching out and patting her shoulder. "Get some rest and hold out until then. Only when I hear the mites have gone from North or Sandy will I allow them to let you out. Am I clear?"
"Yes sir," Tooth murmured, eyes wide before Jack glared at North and the man bowed with a sharp, "Yessir!"
It was a week before Tooth began to get better. But it was three more before Jack got word and let her fly.
So, heading back to the Tooth Palace, she found everything in order and each of her fairies greeted her happily before heading back to do work.
Jack was found once again in the Tooth room, organizing the teeth as well as ordering the fairies around with ease that had taken her years to perfect.
And the funny thing was, out of all the time she was gone, Jack had not come across a single cavity.
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Author's note:             Tooth works so hard and she doesn't realize how amazing she is. Without her, memories would have no place in this world.             Jack sees it and has learned a few tricks through the years to push this forward. Even Mama Tooth needs to be babied every once in a while.             Aaaaaand I support the idea of Jack going completely off at the idea of her being hurt. He treated Tooth a bit more gently and put the men in charge because if you look at where Jack has been, the things he has seen, he knows that the truth is that Tooth could kill all of them then herself if anything happened to him.             Kids gloves? Nah. A gentle swat? Yep. He would pull Bunny's ear if he could, he proved he was stronger than North and could probably beat him in an arm-wrestling competition, Sandy saw that Jack gives his all just to help all of them at the cost of his own sanity, and now he has shown that he has decency in belief toward women, especially the one he cares for(as a mother or lover? Who knows in this AU?).  Kind words, a gentle heart and a kick in the butt are just what Tooth needs to realize her importance in Jack's book.
In the last installment, a battle of tea. Or rather, the end of a fight and why Jack does not spill tea!
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raeofgayshine · 3 years
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There’s some things I always think about doing and just... haven’t
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zoethespiritwolf · 3 years
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Hey there, how’s your day/night going? I just discovered your request/masterlist page and wondered if you could do some hcs or scenario (your choice) for a reader x Tooth from ROTG (since there are not enough fics for that movie) where the reader is a Spirit of Chaos and when the other guardians find out they’re surprised ‘cause they figured someone like Tooth would never be romantically involved with someone like the reader, but their manic energy really compliments each other very well?
The Guardians finding out Tooth is dating Chaos Spirit!reader
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Credit goes to Koryoto on DeviantArt, however, I couldn't find the original post since it's now most likely deleted.
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Ship: Toothiana x reader
Warnings: None (?)
Genre: fluff
Fic type: Headcanon
A/n: Hi, anon! My day is going great and I hope yours is too! I'll be honest, I might not have done a very good job on the headcanon because, as you stated, there aren't enough fics for Tooth and I haven't written a headcanon in a long time, but I still tried my best! I hope you enjoy it!
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I think that Tooth being with someone who is chaotic and energetic is an ideal scenario
I mean, both of them are quite energetic and it just feels to me that they match each others energy, although Tooth is a bit calmer and not as chaotic as her partner most of the time
So imagine the Guardian's surprise when they find out that their sweet and a bit quirky Tooth is dating a manic and powerful chaos spirit
Bunnymund is already developing PTSD. It's already bad enough that he has to deal with Jack Frost and now Tooth's partner?
Of all of them, I think that Sandy would accept the relationship the fastest. With how laid back he mostly is when nothing serious is going on, he would quickly congratulate Tooth on her relationship in his own way Omg I can just imagine it in my head and it makes my heart clench
Santa, in my opinion, would be shocked, but still be like "Ooooooh-kay (?)". Like he would be happy that Toothiana is in a healthy relationship but would still be a little terrified of Chaos Spirit!reader
Bunny can also be found in the terrified but accepting category. But unlike North, who would be mostly terrified by the fact that Tooth was dating a powerful spirit, he would be terrified because her partner is a powerful and manic spirit.
But he won't be against the relationship.
Now with Jack, it's a bit... complicated.
Because there are two scenarios to how this can go.
1 - if he liked Tooth, then he would obviously feel jealous. I don't think he would say anything about his feeling but his body language would be enough to show that he wasn't exactly happy. But he wouldn't want to challenge Chaos spirit!reader, so Jack would just try to mask his feelings and congratulate Tooth.
2 - if he doesn't have feelings for Tooth, then he would be impressed and most likely tease the fairy. Like, he would find it really cool that Tooth's partner has the same chaotic energy he has or even more than him, but at the same time, he would tease his friend about managing to snag a powerful spirit like her partner.
Overall, I think the whole team would be accepting of the relationship one way or another But if Tooth's partner turned out to be a horrible person and mistreat Tooth, The Guardians wouldn't hesitate to fight them
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ave-aria · 3 years
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ROTG Halloween 2021 - @rotg-halloween “Unexplained Darkness”
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Tooth was usually a good listener.
Usually.
Sometimes, though - as he was talking - she would get this look in her eyes. Distant, angry. Detached. An unexplained darkness would overcome her features, a black emotion seeping in through the cracks, a shadow with no name.
There didn’t seem to be a pattern to it, for all he tried to look for one. Words like “Pitch threw her into a glacier” were obvious enough, cold enough, to cause such a dark, disturbed look, but at times, even offhand comments like “I don’t think I’ve ever had a hug before that, actually,” or, “It’s not like I’ve got anywhere else to be,” were enough to stir the shadows.
“Don’t worry ‘bout it, Frostbite,” Bunny said during a meeting, gently leading him by the hand away from Tooth who’d gone dark at another offhand comment and was now staring into the fire. “It wasn’t anything you did.”
Wasn’t it, though?
She didn’t go dark at anyone else’s words but his. Maybe the others had enough practice avoiding her sore spots, but maybe -
Maybe it was just him.
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Tooth was usually a good listener.
Perhaps too good.
She was always asking him questions, prodding at his past, eager to know more.
Jack didn’t want to lie to her, hide the truth in any way. But his past was so steeped in loneliness and violence and terrible things that it seemed inevitable that he would eventually set her off.
He tried keeping his voice light, sounding flippant whenever describing something bad that’d happened to him. Sure, Pitch snapped his staff in half, but he’d recovered, hadn’t he? Yeah, the Snow Queen tried to murder him, once, but hey- funny story--
This approach didn’t make things better. In fact, it made things worse.
The brooding would be less of a flickering shadow and more like the descent of night. A spark would shine in her eye. She’d excuse herself to wander off for hours at a time, muttering dark curses beneath her breath.
He began to avoid the Palace. He couldn’t risk upsetting her, and given how he always made a mess of everything, this was his only safe course of action.
Baby Tooth would understand.
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Tooth was usually a good listener.
It was only natural she would find out why Jack hadn’t been by in a while.
“Sweet Tooth,” she consoled, when she found him in Burgess, placing a hand on his shoulder. “You should have said something. I never meant to drive you away.”
“But--” Jack hesitated. “I just didn’t want to hurt you. You’ve been so kind to me, and...”
“You never hurt me,” Tooth interrupted. “All those times - I was just angry that someone had hurt you.”
This made him blink, startled. He’d never considered that angle before. That dark shadow wasn’t a flashback, or old memory, it was just... intense concern?
“But why though?” the question escaped him before he could stop his tongue. “I mean, half the time, when I get hurt, I practically deserve it.”
Like clockwork, Tooth’s face fell into a sharp frown, the darkness glittering in her eyes.
This time, though, when he pulled away, she recovered quickly. “It’s not your fault, dear,” she soothed, with a smile, and her face was so soft and kind that he wondered how he’d ever seen that darkness, there. “It’s never your fault.”
“I mean,” he said, sensibly. “It is sometimes.”
A flicker, nothing more, shadowed her eyes before she smiled again, and tugged at his hand. “Come back to the Tooth Palace,” she bid. “We’ll have tea, and treats, and the girls miss you. Okay? I’ll do my best to be less... intimidating in the future.”
“Alright,” he agreed at last, following after. He missed the Palace after all, missed the fairies. Missed Tooth, most of all.
If she said it was fine, well...
Maybe he could ignore his doubts just this once.
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Tooth was usually a good listener.
She knew when to ask questions, and when to stay quiet. When to prompt with a smile or a laugh or a frown. She knew how to draw out a person’s close-kept secrets.
She was good at keeping secrets.
Jack never knew what she did, after their talks. Where she went, when she flew off.
The places she trespassed. The people she confronted.
The spirits she killed.
Every single spirit that ever touched Jack paid their price in blood at her hands. Someone had to protect him, after all. Someone had to set things right.
She was a good listener. She could read between the lines. She heard what wasn’t said.
...A life, so bereft of happy memories...
Jack, of course, didn’t know what she’d done on his behalf.
And if she had her way, he would never know at all.
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