#tansy wlb

[kyraamongtheshadows]

been wanting to do some fan art for comics I've really been enjoying and I had to start with a shared fav between me and one of my friends because Tansy <3

I love this gal so much

I highly recommend @whatlurksbean / What Lurks Beneath for anyone who hasn't read it yet

#what lurks beneath #wlb #tansy #tansy wlb #tansy what lurks beneath #my art

[whatlurksbean]

#tansy #wlb #doodles

[whatlurksbean]

you used to draw hypo-kits for the recruit characters, would you ever consider doing that for WLB? id love to see hypothetical hake/tusk babies !

I’ve done some for wlb! These are from a few years ago on a stream i did

drawn before tansy even had her name revealed!

#boops and coco are tusk/hake hypos #hope the quality isnt too bad since im posting these on my phone #answers #hypothetical kittens #hypokits

[whatlurksbean]

Is Sturgeon canonically autistic? As a bit of an autistic myself, she has a lot of moments that remind me of my own experiences in that department.

On a similar note, are there other WLB characters you write with a particular mental health/neurodivergent condition in mind?

Yes, I think Sturgeon is autistic! She struggles quite a bit at being social, although I think she can read others fairly well- Outside of Fangtooth and Tansy. She is not very good at expressing herself, and can come off as cold and uncaring, when that is absolutely not the case. She also has struggles with PTSD from what Thresher put her through in her childhood, but she has learned to cope with it in her adulthood and is fairly well adjusted. (All things considering)

Egret has similar social struggles to Sturgeon, and is fidgety / stims by whipping his tail / talking with his paws frequently. He hasn't been in the story much yet, so I will say no more.

Hake I also write as autistic, although he is very extroverted, so his social struggles have not been very visible. He quite loves to make friends, and he gets attached to others very easily. His very into bugs (and the tide) and will talk for hours about either, if you let him. (He is aware he'll ramble though and tries to catch himself)

As for Mental Health, my darling Trout has been struggling with PTSD from her assassination attempts, which can be expected.

#what lurks beneath #answers #Full disclosure Sturgeon was not intentionally written as autistic at the start of the comic #She is very personal to me and I gave her a lot of my feelings and personality traits. #And then I got a neat diagnosis from my doctor so.. #yeah that cat is autistic! #also I think Tansy struggles with chronic fatigue but it hasnt been shown in the comic much other than her looking exhausted at all times

[whatlurksbean]

Are any characters other than Tansy, Sturgeon, Hake, Krill, and Wahoo LGBTQ?

Yes! There are a lot of lgbt characters in WLB

I prefer to let the comic speak for itself rather than confirm identities outside of it.

#answers #it’s a pet peeve of mine to see lgbt characters listed but then never see it in the material #so i do not like to do that