Sportacus #3

To show my appreciation and love for this side of the fandom, I decided to draw art of people's fanfics! These have been in the works for half a year on and off, and the entire process has taught me so much. I wanted to get these out sooner, but life has been very chaotic lately lmao wild roflcopter.

I'm gonna try my best to avoid spoilers throughout this post, but I want to properly honor certain bits and pieces of these stories because I just think they're so cool. Authors: if you want any links or psuedos removed, please let me know!

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Sugar Plums by lagomort

♫ Innocence - Madeon ♫

One of the first LazyTown fics I've ever read! I wasn't active on social media like I am now, so I was pretty much just a straight lurker as a teen. Despite everything, this show was a part of my childhood, quietly followed me throughout my entire life without me really noticing it, and I happened to find this gem when "We Are Number One" got popular — EVERYBODY was making content.

I can't remember exactly how I stumbled upon Sugar Plums, nor can I remember the very first story I've seen of this fandom, but I am forever grateful for this piece of literature right here. I cannot tell you how interesting of an idea this is; all from a fan theory! Sugar Plums has permanently altered my brain chemistry because it's a real heart-wrencher, that's for sure!

The cojones on Agnarr is something else. There were some descriptors for him throughout the story, but since certain details weren't mentioned, I had to take a few liberties with his appearance ^^; I really wanted to show just how gritty and raw this story is.

You NEED to read this if you're a sucker for angsty slow burns. Just be warned: this will HURT if you're a fellow Robbie fan!

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Cirque Du LazyTown by CaptainLeBubbles

♫ dancing around in circles until my little feet fall off - spellcasting ♫

It's not often that I see Robbie potrayed as the strong father figure of the kids, but I'm all for it! This fic does it really well, and that's not to mention just how many characters of the LT franchise are included here. Everyone has their own role and arc, and I feel attached to everyone because of it! I'm just an absolute sucker for found families.

What's not to love about animals, debt collectors, and magic?

Just let people help you, Robbie, dang!

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Definition of Insanity by xByDefault

♫ Sonne - Rammstein (slowed) ♫

Lord have mercy, this fic is HEAVY. Every action of a character has consequences, and I really do like the more nuanced and mature style of this story. Of course this is based off a kid's show, but really thinking about the damage an event could cause and just how life-changing it can be for its characters is a neat concept! An apology can only go so far in these cases, and it's interesting to see Sportacus finally break rather than bend.

Robbie sort of learns what he truly did (and has done in the past), and tries to rectify it in the way he knows how. He does what he feels is right, trying to make up for what he's done, but the fic really honors his personality; he's a little stunted in some areas, but he's practical, and uses acts of service as his language.

I also love the construction crew, they're super fun.

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I'll Leave So I Don't Have To Watch You Go by MusicalPancakes77

♫ So Serene - Sweet Valley ♫

I'm trying to stay as unbiased as possible with these, but there's something about this fic that I cherish dearly. Whether it's another story with familial themes, the various scenes of Sportacus and Robbie's relationship, or it's one of the things I read during a transitional point of my life, and therefore it holds extra meaning to me on a personal level. Either way, this is a fun one!

Again, this story has a ton of characters, and they all have a lot to say. There's a bit of everything for everyone: angst, fluff, chaos — it's got it all!

I think this painting in particular was the one that taught me the most, as I really got to render details and focus on the lighting from their spot in a dusty room.

Also, my song of choice for this has nothing to do with the story other than the fact that I listened to it a lot when reading this — love Sweet Valley!

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Please show these authors some love — but also be respectful, because I know at least one of them aren't into the fandom anymore!

Pardon me for such a long post, but I feel it's appropriate for how much I adore all these stories :]

Keep on reading and keep on creating <3 Happy holidays, and thank you to the authors for adding a little more fun in the world!

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I distinctly remember my birthday was last year but here we go again

Sportaships!

its that damn dirty sports elf from the elf village

He sends the kids to get fire wood, kindling, long sticks to roast the marshmallows on, and Stingy runs off the get his (father's) lighter. With them all distracted, Sportacus BOOKS IT to Robbie's.

Robbie, who can smell sugar half a world away, is just out of his hatch when Sportacus literally bangs into him and they go ass over teakettle for a few beats before untangling themselves. Sportacus explains what's going on and that he really shouldn't handle that much sugar personally and please if you help me I'll go out of town for a week or something Røbbîē Ï'm Dêspéråtë.

What villain could say no to that? An evening of sugar AND Sportadork away forever a week? Spectacular. I'm right behind you Boy Wonder.

They go back to where the kids have collected a forest worth of wood. There's an exciting three minutes where they try and get the fire going while Robbie stands a few feet back calling out encouragement and trying to convince the kids it's not due to any scheme of his that it's taking this long.

But in the end, a handsome fire is born. It's Stingy's because it was his (father's) lighter that helped but that discourse is quickly put aside as Robbie holds up a stick with five marshmallows on it and tells Sportasugar to "stand back".

The kids have a blast. Robbie pulls a roll of store bought cookies from no where and shows off how they're a great replacement for graham crackers. Ziggy uses cookies exclusively after this reveal. Pixel is mad his keeps burning so Robbie shows that popping the marshmallow in your mouth for a few seconds before roasting helps get an even brown. Trixie and Stephanie play Chubby Bunny with their own bag.

Sportacus tries not to feel left out, since everyone is having fun and really this was for the kids anyway, but he. Kinda does. Robbie taps him at one point and tells Sportacus that if he has any bananas on his ship "and I'm sure you do because you're weirdly prepared for everything", then Robbie knows a Thing he can try. Minutes later, Sportacus has his own healthy treat made from banana, peanut butter, raisins, and honey- all roasted by the fire in a tinfoil wrap.

Much later, the kids are full of sweets and since the mosquitos have started to attack Sportacus sends them off to bed. He plans to stay by the fire until it dies down. Strangely, Robbie stays beside him. Sportacus tosses a used bit of tinfoil perfectly into a trash can a hundred feet away and asks Robbie when he should leave. Tomorrow? Maybe Sunday so Robbie has whole week start to finish? But Robbie stares into the fire and reminds Sportacus that the deal was Sportacus would leave town. No one said he had to go alone.

"?? Who would I take?"

"You could take me."

"I would love that-"

"You what."

"-but you hate heights! You would not enjoy a week in the air."

"Okay fine guess we're glossing over that. We don't HAVE to take the airship! We could go on foot! That way we could camp and do a fire like this every night!"

"That is true... So, would you like to spend a week with me out of town?"

“Hey guys, say Lazytown!”

Would contribute with my fanart but that’s a future plan