They Are So Sibling-core Omg

Heyyy they're dressing up all cute as galinda and elpheba ommgggg

What you are about to read is probably a bit weird, it's my attempt at making sense of the biological cycle of trolls.

Troll Biology for Wigglers

Trolls are a triploid species, with a triploid biological cycle. The mother grub (3n) releases eggs (n), if these are fertilised by combined troll slurry (they are absorbent, in the primitive times trolls probably had to jizz over them instead of using buckets), they hatch into trolls (2n). If they are not fertilised, however, a virgin mother grub (n) is born (along with all other kinds of lusii). 

A matriorb is made when a virgin mother grub eats a fertilised egg (2n) intact. At this point, the egg dissolves in the innards of the virgin mother grub and goes through a metamorphosis, into a matriorb (with the adding of the virgin mother grub’s gamete).

Queer theorisks also point out that the quadrant system which permits various concupiscent partners was probably a result of troll reproduction being based off of the mixing of a large quantity of a lot of trolls’ genetic material. This necessity to share that much genetic material and with so many people probably provided the necessity to have multiple partners.

The history of troll biology is incredibly obscure, as before meeting humanity, trolls didn’t see any value in preserving that kind of information or learning much about the past at all.

The Blood Colors: Chromochromosomes

The trolls and lusii, unlike humanity, don’t have sex chromosomes. Instead, they have chromochromosomes (on top of the 27 pairs of others).

Each troll has two chromochromosomes, one of them defines characteristics like blood saturation, horn shape and size, number of molts, height, etc. There is only one variety of this chromosome, appointed chromosome V.

The second one has twelve different varieties, all according to blood hue, psionics, and other hue specific attributes, it also potentially modifies characteristics like horn size or general height reached. These twelve chromosomes recieve the subsequent names: Α (alpha), Δ (delta), Λ (lambda), Π (pi), Ι (iota), Υ (upsilon), Τ (tau), Ν (nu), Κ (kappa), Σ (sigma), Μ (mu), Χ (chi). [Order from warmest to coolest on the hemospectrum].

Kankri and Karkat’s mutation is caused by a trisomy in the chromochromosomes, wherein they have both the Χ and A chromosomes. This would be extremely controversial to discover, seeing as that basically turns the hemospectrum from a line into a circle, and makes the hierarchy seem even more pointless than it was.

Although not portrayed in the graph, both the mother grub and trolls release two types of gametes: those that have chromosome V (gV) and those that have a chromochromosome (gC). If there is one there isn't the other.

Lusii are born only from the gC, trolls occur when a gC egg and a gV gamete meet or vice versa. The mother grub is the result of a fertilized egg (VC) combined with a virgin mother grub's gamete (gC).

i finished this page of the spread >:} class has never been more productive

gamzee’s outfit is based off of pierrot clowns, or whatever they’re called

ms paint doodle inspired by @/worklogdaily’s style, and bc i wanted to try it out, i like how this one came outt

i made this in class btw, to keep with the theme of doing this when you shouldn’t lol

i dont know tumblr etiquette, ive been here for a month, so idk if tagging people is like,, normal?? idk XD

oh my goddd i am actually so excited. Ok so ive been drawing for a while, but i never use references and i certainly never do studies or try to improve if you know what i mean. This morning i was motivated though, so i did thisss, the one on the left is the reference picture.

I think that there's still a lot to get better at, the anatomy is a bit off and i practically made her a whole new face, but i enjoyed doing this and trying out a more painterly style.

i used the default procreate brushes, i don't think ive ever downloaded a brush, i should probably look into that

anyways, yayyy art, now i have to study

I welcome you to the most inconsistent comic ever made (it's for fun guys, i was not prioritizing quality😔). I am extremely nervous posting this, like my hands are trembling XD (it's cheesy as fuck).

Anyways, enjoy 30 panels of davekat:

DAVE: were doing this

DAVE: were making this hapen ----------

Oh my god, i fucking did it.

I don't know if it's a bit ooc, but it's basically a more peaceful au after they arrive at Earth C, where they end up together and build a happier life 😔.

Still with a bit of art block, but this, this has truly inspired me

"Template" under cut:

your art is so yummy yum ymu yum

thanks anon! have this doodle of my classmate i guess😔🙏

i doodled some of my classmates and teachers, studying? i dont know her,

if you think about it the attention we paid is all the class doodles we made along the way, yeah, definitely

Short thing before bed lol