Ripred bringing a diabolical Grunkle Stan energy to the series is what I'm so excited for. He has an iconic evil laugh/chuckle. He rubs his paws together like a devious little fly when he's scheming. He's so proud of his morally ambiguous plots. Also if no one is wowed by them it's not even worth it anymore and he wants to die. He lives for the applause. Give him attention.

not me getting into Egyptian mythology again-

Y U P. It is a rooted issue.

I'm so glad you like it!!

I want to include some tumblr refs in the adaptation. Like. Just tiny phrases regarding the comments/replies on my posts.

Some underlander in the crowd regarding Gregor; "Let that kid kill with a shovel!"

King update:

The horse, I went back and pet him tons, then climbed over the fence and onto his back. I just pet him and chilled while he walked around and grazed. He wanted to chase the cows in the next pasture but couldn't get to them. I got a thin rope of baling twine and tied in in a loop, put it around his neck, and rode him around while steering. He did really well and loved to do an activity with someone. He got lots of grain and pets.

Gregor: Hey, I just realized I actually don't know anything about you.

Ripred: You just noticed?..

Gregor: Can I ask some questions? And you have to be completely honest?.. Y'know. Seeing as I have to trust you with my life and you're one of my very few inner circle members down here I'm forced to work with regularly.

Ripred: I love the use of the word forced there.

Gregor: Come on man, just a few questions.

Ripred: Fair, shoot.

Gregor: So... Like do you lift up one leg to pee like a dog or do you stand up?...

Ripred: Not like, I dunno, 'hey are you a terrorist?' 'What are your interests outside of babysitting in Hell?' No? Nothing of genuinely character revealing nature?

Ares: Answer the question.

Gregor: He's dodging the question.

Ares: He's being defensive and suspicious, we cannot trust him.

Ripred: I hate you both immensely and I will kill you.

Ares: He's a traitor, I knew it.

Gregor: Always had a feeling he was gonna eat me.

Ripred: Both of you fuck off right now.

I know I am on the bandwagon of 'Gregor returns to the underland' fics, but as far as actual narrative, I wouldn't want any canon material where he ends up going back.

There's no place for him. He'd have no purpose. No, he wouldn't be allowed to just marry Luxa and be king, he knows nothing of their world and it's laws, customs, etc. He's also a symbol of war and the humans tyrannical loathing of the gnawers. He'd have no place in their world of peace. He couldn't just freeload in the palace all his life, and he wouldn't want to. Sure his friends are there but they're growing in a direction together that he cannot follow. Intentionally or not he will be very quickly left behind if he were allowed by Luxa to stay. If she did that, there would be a lot of backlash from the humans alone. They're still recovering from war.

The underland is also a root of so so so much pain and trauma. And it would be too much reminding of Ares. Of everything he'd done. Of everything done to him. Gregor wouldn't want to be in regalia because he doesn't like the underland humans except like four.

They're not a people he'd want to be trapped with after the year of puppeteering and torture only to find out they were the bad guys all along.

Gregor returning wouldn't work for like any reason, even if there was another prophecy or something, they wouldn't want him because as soon as the 'warrior' comes back, his image is resurrected. And the gnawers would immediately prepare for war.

There's just so many things.

If he were tracked down and dragged by force he could end up back, but who would do that? Idk. And he'd spend the whole time kicking and screaming and trying to go home and get away from this Hell.

A little self indulgent thing;

Gregor sneaking letters to the underland by giving the folded papers to the rats that watch him, he tells himself Ripred sent them because he cares. He tells himself they're keeping tabs on his 'favorite little rager'. Yes he genuinely cares about that line now.

He has his 13th birthday in central park at midnight. He does odd jobs a little kid can do and secretly saves enough to buy a couple large pizzas, because he told Luxa she should try some. He sees Aurora, Nike, Howard, Hazard, Temp, Mareth, and Ripred. Boots teaches everyone the 'Happy Birthday song' and Ripred actually participates because it humiliates Gregor.

There's a lot of long hugs and a lot of tears. No one but Temp and the NY natives really likes the pizza but they eat it. Gregor sets aside a slice for Ares. He doesn't say anything but they all understand. They all stargaze until dawn. Everyone retreats as it lightens but Gregor gives Luxa his shades so she can watch the sunrise. He tells her Aurora is the named after the goddess of dawn, and this is the dawn. Luxa says it's a very fitting name, and she's so glad she got to see it. There's thank you's, a long quiet, a final hug, and Luxa keeps the cheap shades as they pull the rock back over the entrance.

Rule no. 1 of Tumblr for you noobs:

Just follow people if you like their stuff. Unless it's a roleplay account, you do not need to interact. Just enjoy the stuff.

I just spent an hour in my grandparent's field playing with King (the horse being boarded there) Because he's all alone. He's so so sweet and tries so hard to play people games and engage. He pins his ears alot cause he's a natural grouch, apparently he bullied other horses.

But he's the sweetest most needy horse I've ever met. He forcefully pulls you into hugs with his neck, rests his big head on your shoulder and nuzzles into you, kisses your face and tries to give you scratches by rubbing his lips on various parts of your body. He follows you like a puppy and gets the zoomies. When you walk to the fence he convinces you to cuddle one last time so he can hold your jacket in his teeth to keep you from goinng.

I'm working on getting King a friend but *SOBS It breaks my heart. He really is a brilliant and wonderful horse. He's a retired barrel racer at only eight (Still barely an adult) And he loves to go riding, loves to play and learn and just fucking loves not being alone. I'm gonna start visiting him daily if I can and playing with him. Cause dammit someone's got to.

absolutely incredible.

One thing I hold so close to me and so so dear is when Gregor realized they moved his mom and threw a doctor into a wall in a Percy Jackson ready to fucking brawl style.

If we learn anything in this book is that Gregor Campbell will Dom Toretto your ass. Stick together is his big rule. Do not break this 11 year old's rules. He should've had a rage blackout in a moment like that, we spend so much time worrying about it and Ripred alluding it's so hard to control, yet it was so easy for Gregor. He never hurt anyone he didn't mean to and he never 'snapped'.

Let him fucking lose it. Let him wake up from it horrified. Let him be ready to do it again to protect his family in an instant.

The rager thing was really slept on for all it's ominous horror hype.