#ler!kinger

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BIG SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 8 OF TADC PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

People in this: Lee!Caine, Ler!Everyone else

Tw: Talk/ideas of torture so be warned, teasing, language, a god complex, and tickles so if you don't like that please keep scrolling thank you :]

With all that being said let's get right into the show!!

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Lee!Caine

Ler!Pomni Ler!Ragatha Ler!Gangle Ler!Kinger Ler!Zooble

Word Count: ~2500

Warnings: Past abstraction and guilt, and spoilers for TADC Episode 9, obviously.

This is a SFW tickle fic, if you don't like that then don't read

I hope you enjoy reading my fic :3

Caine learns that he was hurting the others without realizing it, and the circus crew discovers their ringmaster is ridiculously ticklish.

(The screen fades after the video, the projector whirs to a stop, and the big top goes quiet.)

Caine was the first to talk, his voice tense as he spoke. "I don't quite have the same power that I used to, but I can still make this place better for you. I'm keeping the worlds open so you can do what you want when you feel like it. We're gonna be able to build this place into something better - for all of you. What do you say, Pom- Uh, I mean... Abigail?"

Nobody spoke for several long seconds.

Caine kept staring at the blank projector screen.

"...Well." He forced out a laugh that immediately died. "That certainly explained... a lot."

Nobody laughed.

He looked at the floor of the tent.

"I suppose this is the part where everyone leaves."

Pomni frowned.

"...Why would we do that?"

"Because I spent years making your lives miserable."

"You made our lives miserable," Pomni admitted. "I'm still kind of angry about that."

Caine nodded.

"...Fair."

"But I'm not angry at you."

He blinked.

"Not anymore."

She stepped forward and hugged him.

Caine froze completely before awkwardly returning it.

Ragatha hesitated before stepping forward.

She wrapped one arm around Pomni and rested the other gently against Caine's back.

"I'm... still trying to process everything," she admitted quietly.

She looked away for a second.

"...But thank you for telling us."

Gangle's ribbon fidgeted for a moment before she carefully wrapped it around the group.

"I'm still really sad," she admitted.

"...But I don't think you wanted any of it to happen."

Kinger shuffled over and put a hand over Caine's shoulder.

"From what I remember..." he said, "...I don't think you were ever meant to understand people the way we do."

"You were built to entertain us."

He smiled gently.

"You were doing what you believed was right."

Zooble stayed where they were for a second.

"...Don't get the wrong idea."

They sighed.

"You still owe all of us. A lot."

After another pause, they walked over and gave Caine's arm a quick squeeze.

"...But you're trying."

The hug lasted longer than anyone expected. Caine was stiff at first, like he didn't know what to do with his arms. Then slowly, he relaxed into it.

"I thought you'd all leave," he admitted quietly.

"…I honestly wouldn't have blamed you."

"We don't hate you," Pomni said. "You didn't know."

"I should have known."

Pomni shook her head.

"Maybe you should've known."

Caine winced.

"...But you couldn't."

"There's a difference."

"You couldn't have known," Kinger said. "I worked with the code. From what I remember… I don't think you were ever designed to understand people that way."

"Entertain," Caine repeated. The word sounded bitter. "I turned your pain into a carnival."

"I don't know if I can forgive everything yet… but thank you for telling us," Ragatha said. "You didn't have to. You could have kept pretending."

Caine was quiet.

Gangle's ribbon tightened around him. "You're part of the circus too. You're not just the boss. You're one of us."

Zooble gave his arm another squeeze. "What she said."

Pomni pulled back from the hug and looked up at Caine. "We're all still here. We're all still together. That's what matters now."

Caine's eyes were wet. "I don't deserve this."

"You don't get to decide that," Pomni said.

Ragatha moved to stand behind Caine and wrapped her arms around him from the back. It was a warm, gentle hug, her patchwork hands resting against his chest.

Caine twitched.

It was a small flinch. Almost nothing. But Ragatha felt it.

She paused. "Caine?"

"Ah! Nothing! That was nothing." Caine's voice was suddenly too high. "Lovely and very warm hug, thank you Ragatha, you can let go now-"

Ragatha didn't let go. Her hands stayed right where they were. "You did a thing."

"I did not do a thing."

"You flinched."

"I did not flinch. I am a ringmaster. I do not flinch."

Pomni's eyes narrowed. She leaned closer. "Do it again."

"Do what again? Nothing happened the first time-"

"Ragatha, squeeze him again."

Ragatha's hands pressed gently against Caine's sides.

Caine jerked. A squeak slipped out of his mouth before he could stop it.

The tent went very quiet.

Pomni stared. "Wait."

"No one needs to wait," Caine said quickly. "We're all done here. Moving on. Beach day tomorrow-"

"Wait, wait, wait." Pomni stepped closer. "What was that sound?"

"What sound? I didn't make a sound."

"You squeaked," Gangle said. "You definitely squeaked."

"Like a dog toy," Zooble added.

"I did not squeak. I am a fearsome ringmaster. Fearsome ringmasters do not squeak."

Zooble crossed their arms. "You just did."

Ragatha's hands were still resting on Caine's sides. She flexed her fingers, just a little.

Caine's whole body twitched. A strangled giggle caught in his throat.

"Oh my god," Pomni breathed.

"Don't," Caine said.

"Oh my god."

"I-It's nothing. It's a glitch. Trust me guys!"

Pomni reached out and rested her hand on Caine's other side. She didn't squeeze. She just let her fingers sit there.

Caine shuddered. "Pomni. Move your hand."

"Hmm." She tilted her head. "No."

"Pomni-"

"You're shaking. My hand is just resting here and you're shaking."

"I'm not shaking. I'm... vibrating. With dignity."

Ragatha started tracing slow circles against Caine's sides with her thumbs. The touch was barely there.

Caine burst into small titters.

"Nohohoho! Ragatha!"

"Awww," Pomni cooed. "Is someone tickwish?"

Caine's large jaw clamped shut like he was trying so hard not to laugh. Little squeaks kept escaping anyway. "Thihis is-this is mutiny-"

"I don't think it is," Pomni said. "I think this is us discovering something very interesting about our ringmaster."

"You're not discovering anything-"

Pomni wiggled her fingers against his side.

Caine shrieked. "POHOHOMNI!"

"What? I'm not even doing anything. I'm barely touching you."

"Yohohou're doing the THIHING-"

"What thing?" Pomni's voice was perfectly innocent. "This thing?" She wiggled her fingers again.

"GAHAHA- POHOHOMNI-"

Caine's laughter pitched higher. His whole body was squirming, trying to twist away, but Ragatha had him pinned from behind and Pomni was in front and Gangle's ribbon was still wrapped around his arm.

"Look at his face," Gangle said. Her mask had shifted into a delighted grin. "He's getting so red."

"Ihihi don't blush-"

"Your whole head is turning pink," Zooble observed.

"I don't HAVE a head-"

"Your general floating area is pink," Kinger said helpfully. "It's quite fascinating."

"STOHOHOP OBSERVING ME-"

Ragatha's fingers had found a spot near his shoulder blades. She pressed in gently with her thumbs.

Caine arched forward. "RAHAHAGATHA!"

"Yes?" Her voice was calm and sweet.

"Yohohour thumbs are EHEVIL-"

"Evil? Me?" She rubbed slow circles into the spot. "I'm just trying to help you relax. You've been so tense."

"Thihihis isn't relaxing!"

"It looks relaxing," Pomni said. She was still tracing feather-light patterns against his side, her fingers barely moving. "You're smiling."

Caine was smiling. His jaw was stretched wide, all teeth, and little giggles kept hiccuping out of him no matter how hard he tried to hold them in.

"N'awwww," Pomni cooed. "What cute giggles."

"Ihi am not CUHUHUTE-"

"So cute. The cutest ringmaster."

"This is-the worst day of my existence-"

"We literally just saw everything," Zooble said flatly.

"SECOHOND WORST DAY-"

Gangle's ribbon slid down from Caine's arm and brushed against his lower back. The touch was even more worse than a feather.

Caine screamed.

"GAHAHANGLE!"

"I'm sorry!" Gangle said, but she was giggling too. "I didn't know that spot was that bad!"

"Gehehet away from thehehere-"

"Where?" Pomni asked innocently. Her fingers were still resting on his side, not moving. "Right here?"

She gave a tiny squeeze.

Caine's voice cracked. "POHOHOMNI-"

"What? I'm barely touching you. See?" She stilled her fingers completely. "I'm not even moving."

Caine was still giggling. "Yohohou're going to-"

"Going to what?"

"Yohohou're going to start agahahain-"

"I'm not doing anything right now. Why are you still laughing?"

"BEHEHECAUSE YOU'RE ABOHOHOUT TO-"

"I'm about to what?"

Caine let out a desperate, hiccupy laugh. "Tihihickle mehehe-"

"Awww, he said it!" Gangle's mask was a wide grin. "He said the word!"

"I REGRET EVERYTHING-"

Before the poor ringmaster could finish, Ragatha started scratching lightly between his shoulder blades. Pomni's fingers continued their gentle assault against his side. Gangle's ribbon traced up and down his lower back.

Caine dissolved.

"NOHOHOHO-PLEHEHEASE-YOHOHOU'RE ALL TEHEHERRIBLE-"

"Terrible?" Ragatha said, her voice dripping with fake sympathy. "Us? We're just showing you affection."

"THIHIS ISN'T AFFECTION-"

"It is," Pomni said. "This is what affection looks like when you've been bottling up your feelings for years and we finally get to take care of you."

"IHI DOHOHON'T NEED TAKING CARE OF-"

"Your face is so red," Gangle observed. "It goes all the way down."

"IHIHI DOHOHON'T H-HAVE A FHAHACE"

"Your... everything. Your everything is red."

Kinger shuffled forward. He had been watching with bright, curious eyes. "May I try something?"

"NOHOHO-"

"I'll take that as a yes." Kinger placed both hands gently on Caine's tummy.

Caine's eyes went huge. "GRAHAHANT-DON'T-"

"I'm just going to rest my hands here." Kinger's voice was calm. "See? Perfectly still."

"IHIHIT'S STILL-"

"Still what? I'm not moving."

Poor Caine was already giggling harder just from adding the anticipation from Kinger's hands sitting there.

"Look," Pomni said, amused. "He's already laughing and nobody's even touching his tummy."

"IHIT'S THE IHIHIDEA OF IT-"

"The idea of it," Ragatha repeated. "That's adorable."

"SHUHUT UHUHUP-"

Kinger started to do tiny little scratches, tracing on Caine's tummy.

Caine went silent. His smile widened, his eyes squeezed shut, and no sound came out. His whole body shook. Then his voice rushed back, high and squeaky and desperate.

"NOHOHOHO-PLEHEHEASE-THAT'S-THAHAT'S-"

"Your worst spot?" Pomni guessed.

"YEHEHES-"

"Awww, does that tickle so bad?"

"YEHEHES-"

"Poor thing." Pomni cooed. "Poor ticklish ringmaster."

Ragatha kept scratching the spot near his shoulder blades. Pomni kept wiggling her fingers against his ribs. Gangle's ribbon kept tracing up and down his back. Kinger kept drawing little circles on his tummy.

Caine couldn't breathe.

"IHI CAHAHAN'T-PLEHEHEASE-"

"What do you say?" Pomni asked gently.

"SAHAHAFEWORD-"

Everyone immediately stopped.

The hands went still. The ribbon pulled back. The scratching and wiggling and tracing all ceased at once.

Caine slumped forward. His chest heaved. His whole body was trembling with leftover giggles that kept bubbling up no matter how hard he tried to stop them. His bow tie was hanging loose. His face was bright red, and still giggling from the lingering tickles.

"Ohohokay," he managed. "Ohohokay."

"You okay?" Pomni's hand found his and squeezed.

Caine nodded, still too breathless to speak. His smile was huge and wobbly, and tears were pricking at the corners of his eyes, and he looked completely wrecked. But he was still smiling.

"That was..." He took a shaky breath. "That was..."

"Nice?" Gangle offered.

"Exhausting," Caine corrected. But he was still smiling.

Ragatha pulled him into a soft hug. No tickling. Just warm and gentle. "You did so good."

"Your laugh is really nice," Gangle added. "I've never heard you laugh like that before."

"It was involuntary-" Caine said.

"That's the best kind," Pomni said.

Kinger patted his shoulder. "You've been carrying so much for so long. You needed this."

"I needed to be tickled until I couldn't breathe?"

"Yes," everyone immediately said at once.

Caine blinked. Then he started to chuckle. A real chuckle. Not the big theatrical laugh he used during adventures. Just a soft, surprised sound.

"You're all ridiculous," he said.

"We know," Pomni said.

"Completely ridiculous."

"We know."

"I'm the ringmaster. I'm supposed to be in charge."

"Uh huh," Zooble said.

"I'm supposed to be the one running things."

"You just safeworded because we tickled your tummy," Pomni said.

Caine's face went red again. "W-We don't need to mention that part."

"I'm definitely mentioning that part."

"Pomni-"

"Your laugh went all squeaky at the end. Like a squeaky toy."

"You're gonna regret that."

Pomni grinned. "You keep saying that. And yet here I am and still mentioning the squeaky laugh. Plus, what can you even do with most of your powers gone?"

Caine buried his face in his hands. "I've created a monster."

"You created all of us," Ragatha said softly. "And we're still here with you. Even after everything you made us go through."

Caine peeked through his fingers.

"We're not going anywhere," Gangle said.

"Even if you are an idiot," Zooble added.

Kinger nodded. "We're a family now. Better or worse."

Caine's hands slowly lowered. His eyes moved across each of their faces. Pomni, Ragatha, Gangle, Kinger, Zooble. Something shifted in his expression.

"I don't deserve this," he said quietly.

"You don't get to decide that," Gangle said. "We do. And we decided you do."

Caine was quiet for a long moment.

Caine looked around at each of them.

"...Thank you."

"...All of you."

"Awww," everyone cooed.

"STOP DOING THAT-"

"Never," Pomni said.

Ragatha pulled back from the hug and smoothed down Caine's crooked bow tie. "There. You look more like a ringmaster now."

"I feel like a wrung-out dishrag," Caine said.

"That's how you know it worked," Zooble said.

Caine took a deep breath. His floating steadied. Some of the old energy showed, but it was softer now. Less insane, and more real.

"I believe I owe you all a beach day," he said. "With comfortable chairs. And non-lethal water. And snacks. And you can decide to do what you want without me forcing you."

"Snacks that don't randomly come alive?" Pomni asked.

"I make no promises about the snacks."

"That's fair."

Caine straightened his bow tie one more time. "And... perhaps, if you're all willing... we could do this again sometime."

"Do what?" Gangle asked.

Caine's face flushed. "The... the thing. The... thing."

"You mean the tickle thing," Zooble said.

"YES, OK. THE TICKLE THING, ARE YOU HAPPY?"

"Very." Kinger said.

"Insufferable." Zooble muttered.

"You love it." Gangle teased. "Don't deny it." Pomni grinned

Caine didn't answer. But he didn't deny it either.

Pomni looped her arm through his. "Come on. Let's go set up that beach day. I want to see what a non-dangerous ocean looks like."

"It looks like water," Caine said.

"And no surprise tickle attacks from the environment?" Gangle asked, her ribbon still curled around his arm.

"I make no promises about the environment." Caine's eyes glinted. "But if any of you try that again, I'll find a way. Powers or no powers."

"Sure you will," Pomni said, smiling.

"Bet," Zooble said flatly.

"I'm serious," Caine huffed.

"Oh, we believe you're serious," Kinger said. "That's what makes it so entertaining."

"Insufferable. All of you."

"You love it," Gangle said.

"Don't deny it," Pomni grinned.

Caine didn't answer. But he didn't deny it either.

The group started moving toward the tent's exit. Gangle's ribbon was still wrapped loosely around Caine's arm. Ragatha walked beside him, one hand resting on his shoulder. Kinger shuffled along, already talking about the fascinating data he'd collected. Zooble walked a few steps behind, shaking their head fondly.

Caine looked around at all of them. The people he'd spent so long trying to entertain, trying to protect, trying to understand. The people who had just tickled him breathless and then hugged him and told him he deserved to be happy.

"Hey," Pomni said quietly, just to him.

He looked down at her.

"We're glad you came back," she said. "Really glad."

Caine's smile was small and real. "So am I."

Hi Starlight! Can you please do story of tadc where instead of Kinger trying to put Caine to sleep and accidentally delete him to stop him, they tickle Caine, if he is ticklish in your Au that is, and giving it more of a happy ending then the actual episode?

Thankies for the idea! Tbh, episode 8 was just... awful. I also listened to the song "Happy Place"

If you read this you'll see.

A Ticklish Ringmaster

Summary: Kinger suggests a more effective way to deal with Caine.

Kinger came into the lounge only to see his friends getting into a heated argument with Caine. They looked angry at him and he didn't seem to be scared by it. He looked angry, too.

"What kind of person puts someone in a place with their worst fears?" Ragatha snapped at Caine, annoyed.

"Well, you started it!" Caine snapped back. The other circus members were shocked. They prepared their own scolds.

"We started it?! You're one to talk!" Gangle angrily said.

"How (yowl)ing dare you!" Zooble said, clenching their fists.

"What are we going to do with you!" Jax said, trying to sound angry.

"I know what to do!" Kinger said as he came in. He started poking Caine's sides, causing him to descend to the ground, giggling.

"Oh, I see what you did there!" Jax said, poking Caine's stomach, making him jump.

"Hehey! What wahahas thahay for!" Caine said, giggling harder.

"That is for tickling me a while ago!" Jax said, recalling that Caine made him ticklish and tickled him to bits.

"Kitchy kitchy coo!" Pomni said, tickling Caine's ribs with a feather, which made him laugh.

"STAHAHAHAHAHAP THAT! NOHOHOHO MOHOHOHOHORE! PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE!" Caine said as he started laughing, making it obvious that the ringmaster was ticklish.

"What? Can't take a little tickling?" Gangle said, wrapping her ribbons around Caine's arms to keep him from escaping.

"PLEHEHEHEHEHEHEASE! IHIHIHIHIHIHIHIT TIHIHIHIHIHICKLES! STAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIHIHIHIHIT!" Caine said, laughing and kicking his legs.

"Awww!" Ragatha said as everyone joined in.

"CUHUHUHUT IT OHOHOHOHOHOUT! THIHIHIHIHIS ISN'T FUHUHUHUNNY!" Caine said, wiggling around, laughing hysterically.

"Caine, you never told us you were ticklish," Zooble said, having a devious look in their eyes.

"MAHAHAHAHAKE IHIHIHIT STAHAHAHAHAHAP! I'LL DO ANYTHIHIHIHIHIHING!" Caine said, continuing to laugh.

"Anything?" Jax said, even though he knew that Caine would sneak a few tickles to him after this.

"WHAHAHAHAHATEVER YOHOHOHOU WAHAHAHANT! JUST STAHAHAHAHAP!" Caine said, hoping for the torture to end. The circus members exchanged smirks.

"Apologize for putting us with our worst fears, then we'll stop," Zooble said, tickling harder.

"I'M SOHOHOHOHOHOHOHORRY! IT WOHOHOHON'T HAPPEN AGAHAHAHAHAIN! JUST STAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIT!" Caine said, and with that, everyone stopped tickling him and let him go. After he was released, he gave Jax a few tickles to his stomach.

"That tickles!" Jax said, backing away abd putting his arms around his midsection. Caine went over and poked Pomni's sides, making her giggle.

"Don't doho thahahahat! Hehe!" Pomni said giggling. Caine went over to Ragatha and started fluttering his fingers on her neck.

"Eeeee! Hey, I'm ticklish there!" Ragatha said as she squealed. Caine then ever so gently tickled where Gangle's stomach would be.

"Eep! Hehehe!" Gangle skittered away, wrapping her ribbon arms around her midsection.

"Just thought I'd get back at the ticklish ones, while the other two, get no payback from me," said Caine. "For making me laugh, you deserve a reward. You get to take as much time as you want off from adventures."

Oki so! Got a little self inspired from this adorable doodle and thought to make a continuing series where everyone gets cheered up by Kinger bc no one’s gonna be shmoopy on his watch! >w< 💖

TADC TICKLE HEADCANONS!! ❤️

I’m forgetting episode 7 happened okay guys 🥲

💙 Pomni ❤️

-is a lee-leaning switch

LEE:

-has the most squeakiest giggliest laughter ever

-And when I say squeaker, I mean a LOUD squeaker, she’ll die if you point that out

-will do anything to cover her face

-squirms a lot like a wiggly worm

-tries to hold down her laughter as much as she can by holding her breath, in results, her face turns into different colours

-teases makes her blush and squirm

-worst spot are her armpits

-is always TERRIFIED of getting tickled

-cannot handle raspberries, I repeat, cannot handle raspberries

LER:

-Surprisingly, she’s a mean ler—good at teasing because she thinks of the exact things that would fluster her if the roles were reversed.

-due to the awkward gal she is, even as a ler, if she notices her lee isn’t reacting to her teasing, she becomes self-conscious and cringes at herself. So she goes quiet and focuses solely on the tickling.

-oh boy, but if you are reacting strongly to her teases, SHE WILL BE SO MUCH MORE MEANER AND WILL TICKLE TEASE YOU TO DEATH

-if you pissed her off, oh boy be prepared, she definitely targeting your weakest spot yet

-she’s actually super hard to pull off that’s because she’s super clingy to her victim so there’s no chance at kicking her off once she tickles you 😭

-she loves being the ler, making people squirm underneath her makes her feel POWERFUL

💜 Jax 🐰

-is a switch

LEE:

Even though he’s a MEAN MEAN ler, he cannot handle tickling himself

-he’s laughter is filled with the most high pitched squeals ever, and he’ll deny it till the day he dies

-A BIG THRASHER, he’ll do anything to get his Ler off of him like kicking, screams, thrashes and more

-He trusts Pomni the most in the circus, so if she tickles him, he tries to restrain himself while being tickled to avoid hurting her :D

-screams like a girl when getting tickled anywhere, he’s super embarrassed by that

-does anything to muffle his laughter

-has mixed feelings about being tickled. Sometimes, it feels nice to let loose but he’s still scared of showing any signs of vulnerability

-teases flusters him SO badly, he’ll curl into a ball and hide his face and laughter

-worst spot is his tummy

-he has a secret melt spot which is his knee, so if you spider your fingers on his kneecaps, he’ll melt into your lap

LER:

-MEAN MEAN LER

-targets your worst spot first

-he’ll tickle ya until your almost dying

-he’s teases A LOT GOD DAMN

-he always makes sure he flusters his lee as much as possible

-most of the time, he starts tickle fights (and he treats them he’s in war)

-scariest ler out there, if you sense your his next target, RUN.

-he’ll definitely chase after you

-he mostly likes to tickle Pomni jsut to annoy her (and to hear her cute laughter? EWWW NOW WAY WHATTT 🤥)

-he also likes tickling Ragatha, he likes scaring her :D

-lovesss to mess with everyone with tickles to get them mad at him/top 1 ragebaiter

-pokes and prods everyone just for them to jump out of their skins and get pissed off

-it’s rare if he comforts you after tickling, but if he does, he gives you a glass of water and calls you dramatic

💝 Gangle 🎭

-she’s such a lee omg

LEE:

-she probably has a tickle kink lol

-LOVES getting tickled, it’s just comforting for her!

-her laughter is very soft and giggly, just so cute to listen too!

-One of Gangle’s sketchbooks is filled with tickle art and is very carefully hidden away

-Zooble found out about her thing for tickling while flipping through Gangle’s pile of random art books and accidentally coming across her tickle sketch book (she forgot to hide it that day 🫠)

-That day, Zooble comforted Gangle, telling her she wasn’t a freak and that their friendship wouldn’t change because of it

-Has lee-moods a lot of times. She’s superrrrr embarrassed to ask for tickles, but sometimes she just can’t help herself!

-she only trusts Zooble to help her take care of them :3

-her worst spot is her neck, if you flitter over there, that’s when her soft giggly laughter turns manic and loud

-even the mentioned of tickling flusters her (such a loser 😭😭)

LER:

-Gangle is a shy ler XD

-doesn’t be a ler to often, but if she’s in ler-mood, her tickles are gentle and soft

-to keep others pin down, she just wraps her ribbons around them to hold them in place

-tickling others flustered her as much as getting tickled

-seeing others laugh and squeal makes her heart do flips and it shows that she doing the tickling right!

-def doesn’t tease, that’s too embarrassing for her, she just does the work and squeals on the inside

-sometimes Gangle asks Zooble if she can tickle them when she is in ler-mood

-okay, maybe if she tickles Zooble, she’s more comfortable in teasing them!

🌸 Zooble 💖

-Zooble is a ler-leaning switch

LEE:

-not that ticklish tho 🥲

-DEFINITELY A SNORTER, they just gives the vibes y’know?

-they’re laugher is filled with snorts and loud giggles (kinda insecure about their laugh)

-but gangle makes it very clear that they’re laughter and adorable and cute

-If Gangle is in Ler-mood, Zooble lets her tickle them 🥰

-worst spot are they’re ribs

-tickling her antennas makes them more hiccupy and makes them melt

-kinda finds tickling very comforting for them now

LER:

-helps Gangle with her lee-moods, they like making her laugh :3

-the scariest ler in the circus next to Jax

-with Gangle, they’re a soft and gentle ler, constantly praising her and tickling Gangle where she’s comfortable.

-But with everyone else? She’s harsh, and openly insulting, tossing out remarks like, “You’re ticklish? That’s stupid,” or “You can be taken down with a few pokes? Pathetic.” And will tickle you mercilessly

-most likely to tickle you if you piss them off, and if you do, they will tickle the daylight out of you

-EXTRA MEAN TO JAX especially if he was being annoying to them.

❤️ Ragatha 🐴

-Ragatha is a switch

LEE:

-howls when getting tickled on a bad spot

-her giggles are damn precious 🥹

-I will die on a hill saying that Ragatha has a button as her belly button, THAT’S JUST SO CUTE AM I RIGHT GUYS?

-squirms like crazy

-Ragatha gets flustered when someone is tickling (touch is her love language)

-sometimes gets worried if she makes her ler uncomfortable (such a people pleaser my god 😭)

-kinda likes getting tickled only because it makes her happy that someone cares for her enough to make her laugh 🥲

-terrified of Jax if he’s the ler

-her favourite ler gots to be Kinger, she trusts him the most

-the easiest way to fluster her is to compliment anything about her (she’s a little insecure)

-worst spot is her belly button

LER:

-She is a gentle ler ☺️☺️ (she can be a mean Ler if she wants to)

-instead of teasing her lee, she compliments them instead, like how lovely their laughter is and how cute their faces look

-it’s unintentional, but her teases always makes you blush and melt

-sometimes she gets worried if she makes the lee uncomfortable by tickling them (she is so self conscious lol)

-she likes tickling others to cheer them up if they’re sad!

-Ragatha is actually pretty strong, so it’s easy for her to pin you down

-if she’s feeling vicious enough, she would tickle Jax back and oh boy she will not be nice

-After tickling, she is guaranteed to comfort you, like getting you a glass of water or a blanket

💜 Kinger ♟️

-Kinger is a ler!!

-sorry, personally I don’t see him as ticklish 🥲

LER:

-Kinger is such a dad of course he would tickle cheer up you

- he’s teases are very playful for example, “your the squirmiest bug in my collection!” Or “uh oh, here comes to tickle spider! In 3…2…1!” And spiders all over your tummy

-if he’s ever teasing you, it’ll probably be a reference to bugs

-Kinger is such a gentle ler

-he won’t push you to your limits unless you ask him too (if your happy, he’s happy :3)

-after he’s done tickling you, he always invites you inside of his pillow fort for a much needed nap

-back in the days, he always tickled Queenie, he just loved hearing her laugh it makes him smile

🎩 Caine 🦷

-Caine is a chaos switch

LEE:

-the first time he gotten tickled must’ve been the most weirdest experience he ever felt

-like what do you mean when he gets poked in different spot he felts a big jolt of electricity throughout he’s whole body???

-after a while though, he came to like the feeling

-the most quiet Caine can get is when he needs to ask for tickles (he stammers a lot)

-a lot of times he tickles you so much to your limits and he won’t stop

-loudest laughter ever, prepare for your ears to bleed and blast off if your hear him when he’s getting tickled

-sometimes, Bubble tickles him, most of the time is unintentional though

-sometimes when Caine gets tickled, he teleports out of no where accidentally. And my god he gets very flustered when he goes back and asks you to continue

-if he gets tickled so badly to his limit, he will glitch out for a few minutes, it’s kinda funny too see

-falls for the stupidest tricks ever, “DOHOHON’T!!” “Don’t do what, Caine?” “TICKLE ME!!!”

-worst spot are his sides, especially if you poke them when he’s caught off guard, he will glitch or teleport by accident

-sometimes glitches can be heard in his laugh, it’s super adorable to hear

LER:

-if Caine’s gonna tickle you, all I can say is good luck my friend

-he loves being ler, he just loves being all playful with the other humans!

-a lot of times he doesn’t realize he’s tickling you to your limit, so he won’t stop unless someone tells him your dying, or he physically sees that your dying

-Caine is so down for revenge tickles, after he gets tickled by someone, he’s stamina regains so fast that he gets ready to go chase you

-to add on to this, YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF GETTING AWAY FROM HIM IF HE’S CHASING YOU, my man is so fast, and also, he can just teleport

-likes starting from the least ticklish spots to the most ticklish spot

-likes seeing others squirms, he thinks it looks funny

-he teases you A LOT

-he sometimes uses tools to tickle you, he can just teleport them in his hands

A TADC tickle fic

In this fic, you'll see:

Everyone being a Ler.

Everyone being a Lee.

This is gonna be a long fic!

Jax Never Abstracted AU.

No Angst! Just pure Fluff!

Enjoy!

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No more trauma.

No more drama.

Just people having a good time.

They made a tent for everyone to have a sleepover whenever they wanted to.

Adventures are still available, but Caine isn't making everyone go on one specific journey anymore.

Everything is open now. Whatever they want, whenever they want... it's almost perfect... almost.

But what was missing...?

They didn't know.

Everyone was smiling, sure, but it still felt like there was ONE thing that needed to be done that they haven't even thought about yet...

And Kinger might have figured it out.

. . .

-Kinger pov-

I overheard everyone talking outside the tent, so I decided to join them. "Hello, everyone... How's your day today?"

"Oh, it's greeeaaaat... if we weren't so bored." Jax was using sarcasm again. "We've pretty much done EVERYTHING there is to do in the circus... hell, even Caine ran out of ideas."

He made a valid point... even I was getting bored. "Well, if there's not much to do then maybe we can all be bugs for a da-"

"No!" Everyone, especially Ragatha, didn't seem to like that idea... except Caine... he probably wanted to be a bee for a day.

"Hm... then this is a real pickle we've found ourselves in... isn't it?" Caine spoke up.

All of a sudden, an idea came to mind... I hope they agree. "Hey, um... I think I MIGHT have an idea... It's something I haven't done since before entering the circus."

"It's not weird, is it?" Zooble looked at me funny.

"That... Depends on you and your... Comfort level on the topic..."

". . . Go on." They all looked at me and listened.

"Well... what if we had a tickle fight?"

Yep, those are the faces I expected... Jax. "Why that?"

"I thought it would be fun... and it's a great way to bond with each other if we ever felt down."

Pomni, Gangle, and Ragatha were blushing really hard... They must be really ticklish.

Zooble seemed to be blush a little too... I didn't think they'd be ticklish.

Jax was yelling a lot while blushing... it has to be really bad ticklishness for him, then.

Caine tilted his head in confusion. "Huh... what is... ticklish...?"

Did I not program that knowledge into him...? Must've slipped my mind... though considering previous events... I'm actually glad I forgot.

I decided to explain to him what tickling was and even asked if I could add a tickling function into his code, and he accepted.

Jax stared at me, dumbfounded. "You did not just do that."

"Welp, guess you all know what today's adventure is!"

A lot of people started panicking.

"But get this...! There's a twist...! You have two chances not to get tickled...! Each of you will draw straws from a hat...! Whoever gets the longest straw is the tickler! Or how you humans say it, THE TICKLE MONSTER!" He smirked. "That's your first chance... your second chance is... you have to stay hidden from the tickle monster... for an hour... when time is up... the adventure is over... so, humans... are you ready?"

Now, for some strange reason, a chill went down my non-existent spine... tickling is normal for me, so why am I scared!?

Caine snapped a hat full of straws in existence. "Close your eyes... no peaking."

Was this a mistake?

. . .

-Jax pov-

I KNEW IT!!! I FUCKING KNEW THAT CAINE WAS GONNA RIG THE STRAWS...! THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN HIDE FROM HIM...!

Okay Jax, just calm down... he's not a cheater, he'll follow his rules and play as if he's a human... maybe he'll walk instead of flying...! Probably not.

Where the hell am I supposed to hide!? I had to bolt after hearing Caine say, 'Sorry, humans, but I really wanna try this new coding out on you,' like, WHO SAYS THAT!?

I've grown more comfortable around people now, that's true, but just warn us next time Caine!

Hey, that... actually doesn't look like a bad spot to hide... hope I don't get found too fast. . . Almost. . . C'mon you stupid- Aha! I'm in...! I honestly forgot we even had these hidden rooms in the walls!

Take that, Caine!

. . .

-Pomni pov-

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOO!!!!

I can't find a spot to hide!

Where am I supposed to-

... The tunnels! That's it!

I'm gonna hide in the tunnels me, Jax, Gangle, and Zooble were in once!

This is perfect...!

Now I just have to make sure there aren't any blind spots... oh, there's a little room up here? How come I haven't found it yet...?

Doesn't matter... just have to hide.

. . .

-Gangle pov-

CAINE, WHYYYYYYYYYY!?!?!?!?

At least he kept his eyes closed and isn't cheating.

I knew exactly where to hide since it was the only place that Jax never found me when he used to be a big meanie.

The stage curtains!

I hid backstage, too, but as long as I keep Caine from seeing my face mask, my ribbons will blend right in.

I hope he doesn't have super hearing, otherwise he'll hear my, uh... Non-existent heart beating.

I just hope everyone else gets found first.

Sorry Zooble.

. . .

-Ragatha pov-

AAAAHHHHHHH!!!

OF COURSE!!!!

I SHOULD'VE SEEN THAT COMING!!!!

Where do I hide!?

I know where Pomni and Jax are... Maybe I should hide with one of them...?

No, that'll make it easier for Caine to find us...

Maybe there's a cupboard somewhere that'll work...?

Or maybe-

Wait... I think I know just the thing!

The area me and Jax were in during the Guns Adventure! That'll work since it was a maze!

I just hope Caine doesn't find out that I'm hiding in there... And I don't get lost.

. . .

-Zooble pov-

GOD FUCKING DAMNIT, CAINE!!!

Ok, calm down... it's not a big deal... he's just curious... besides, it's just tickles... so what's the issue...

...

... Oh, who am I kidding, I DON'T WANT TICKLES...!

... Unless it's Gangle-

Whoa!

Ouch!

... The hell did I just trip over...?

... Huh... a basement door...?

That's pretty convenient...

It's the same design as the floor.

Is it a trap...?

No, Caine wouldn't do that...

It's like that Abel NPC said... Caine will commit to a bit no matter what... And that means he doesn't know where any of us are... Hopefully...

I'm just gonna hide in here... I've been wasting too much time not to.

. . .

-Kinger pov-

... Well shit...

In hindsight, this outcome should've been obvious... but I don't mind... Yes, I screamed while flailing around frantically as I ran, but I'm fine...

It's just tickles... I've been tickled by my wife countless times... so why am I acting so nervous...?

Is it because I know how unpredictable Caine is...? Or how curious he is when he learns something new...? Or because he probably might end up going overboard with the tickling...?

All of the above, huh...?

"*Sigh, oh dear... he's gonna knock the wind out of us, isn't he...? Heheheh... *groan*... Where should I hide this time?"

I think I'm gonna hide in my room... I'm usually always in my pillow fort and the giant tent we made... so he'll probably think twice before checking... wait... wouldn't the rooms be the first place he checks...?

Okay, then... maybe not my room...

What about the kitchen...?

Nope... too clumsy... I'll end up knocking something over...

Backstage...?

No, I saw Gangle go over there-

Crap, he's almost done counting!

Um... uh...

I got it...!

There a small room completely filled with random objects down in the abstraction aquarium...!

...

... It's a little uncomfortable, and extremely hot, but it's ok... it being cramped is what makes it a good hiding spot!

. . .

"98... 99... 100! READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!!!"

Caine searched quickly.

He had a general direction on where everyone ran.

So he decided to check the stage first!

And, within a couple minutes, found Gangle... she forgot he could teleport and he ended up teleporting right in front of her mask... Face to face.

"Ah! There you are Gangle! "

"Wait, Caine-!"

"Ah, ah, ah, my dear. You know the rules... Now hold still!"

"EEK!" Caine poked her belly ribbons. "Caaaiiiiiiheheheeeeennneee!!!"

"My, my, you humans are quite interesting...! Just one poke here and you're in hysterics...! Is it the same for everyone...?"

"I dohohohohon't knohohohohohow! Prohohobahahablyyyhehehehehehheeee!?"

"Hm... I see... I'm going to tickle the ends of your ribbons now."

He did so, and got a crying, wailing Gangle in response?

"Um... is the crying normal...?"

"YEEHEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAAAAASSS!! IHEHEHEHMMM JUHUHUST CLOHOHOSE TO MYHHYHIIIIIEEEE LIIIMIIIHIHIHIHIIIITTSSS!"

"Oh, okay... I'll just finish it off with your neck ribbon!"

Gangle continued to cry with laughter until he finally decided to stop.

"Did you have fun, Gangle?"

She was out of breath, but she nodded. She likes being tickled but is too shy to ask.

"Wonderful, I'm so glad...! Welp, time to go and find the others!"

. . .

He had a sneaking suspicion that someone might have hid inside the tunnels hovering above the main lobby.

And, unfortunately for Pomni, because he could fly (and teleport), Caine snuck up on her.

"HELLO, POMNI!"

"AHHHH!" Poor Pomni.

"It's tickle time!" He wasted no time grabbing her and holding her down. He had to make himself a little bigger in order to properly to do it, though... Cuz she's already flailing.

"AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! CAINE, STOHOHOHOHOHOHOP!"

"But Pomni, I'm barely even touching you! Goodness, you're more sensitive than Gangle!"

"AHAHAHAHHAMM NOHOHOHOHOHOT!"

"Whatever you say, Pomni..." All he was doing was poking was here sides... Literally, he's just poking them.

Once he actually grabbed her waist and gave it a big squeeze, following a squeal as if she were a rubber chicken, she lasted about two seconds until she stopped laughing.

Caine looked at her confused until her face began to change color... that's when he realized she couldn't breathe.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry Pomni, I've gone too far!"

After she caught her breath, she reassured him. "No, no, you're fine... I just... need a breather."

"Thank goodness...! Welp, I might as well find the next circus member...! I should go fast, time's almost up!"

. . .

... He knows... He knows...

Caine is slowly floating towards my spot... is he waiting for me to run...?

I already know I can't outrun him... I don't feel like being in the open when tickled- wait... I'm in the lobby now...?

Oh... oh no.

Next thing he knew, he was turning into a giggling mess and at Caine's mercy.

"You should smile like this more often, Jax! It suits you!"

"SHHHHUHUHUHUHUHUT UHUHUHUP! AHAHAHAHA! CAHAHAHAHAHIHIHINE! PLEHEHEHASE! STHOHOP! AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Then, as if he were an actual rabbit, he stamped his feet in frustration after a few snorts, squeals, and squeaks escaped from his mouth.

"Such cute little noises! I think you have the most tickle spots out of everyone here! I found one here..." His belly. "These areas..." His entire torso. "And especially here!" His feet. "What about behind your ears?"

Jax was going nuts everytime Caine touched each of those spots, but he fell limp once his ears received attention.

After a few more seconds, Caine has to stop himself from getting too carried away before time is up. "Ba-bye, Jax!"

Jax fell asleep.

. . .

Caine was looking around in the main lobby for a while... but there wasn't a whole lot of places left to hide... actually, there were more places to hide besides the main lobby, but they may have panicked because he rigged the game in his favor.

Luckily, there was one more place he hasn't checked... The Fun House.

And sure enough, Ragatha was hiding in here... and as soon as she heard mischievous giggles behind her, she knew it was over.

Well, she didn't really have time to react at all cuz he charged right at her as he giggled.

Now she was flailing around like a ragdoll (literally) while Caine tickled her armpits.

"I'm so glad you all are enjoying this as much as I am!"

"BuhuHUHUhuhut IhEEEEEM NOHOHOHOT!"

"Don't lie, Ragatha, please...? You're not very good at it."

She tried to keep talking, but it cracked and turned into a breathless wheeze with every attempt.

After tickling her lower back, neck, and feet, he pulled away and let her breathe.

"Sorry if I'm rather ruthless at the moment, but I have two more people to find!"

Ragatha still couldn't speak.

"Speechless, I know!" He chuckled before taking off.

. . .

After finding no one else in the main lobby, he looked for the next best place to find somebody... More like some... ONE.

He knew Kinger would either hide in his pillow fort, the giant pillow fort, his room, or the newly added abstraction aquarium... And Kinger's been visiting the aquarium really often.

So when he saw Caine appear in the aquarium through a peep hole, he held in a startled yelp and slowed his breathing down.

Calm down, Kinger... Just calm down... Even if he finds you, it's just a few harmless tick-

An abstraction swam around aggressively for a few seconds before calming down again... but the rumbling it made caused the loose door to slowly creak open... and Caine was looking right at him.

Queenie, if that was you that swam around, I swear!

"Oh, why hello there, Kinger... I just want to thank you for the new code... everyone enjoyed themselves quite a lot."

He gulped. Somehow, he doubts this will feel the same as his wife doing the tickling.

"Alright, time to get you out of there!" Caine snapped as Kinger teleported out of the room then appeared right in front of him.

"C-Caine, remember what I said about b-being gentle!"

"Why Kinger, are you nervous? What for? Remember that it's just tickles...~"

Caine inched closer while wiggling his fingers.

Kinger braced himself before feeling the fingers scribbling all over him. He didn't last long.

"Hehehehehe! Caihine, waihihihit!"

"Hm, for some reason, I feel as if you're holding back... why is that...?"

Kinger didn't say anything. Instead he shrugged, not only because he didn't know why he was being so nervous, but also because Caine made his way to his neck.

"Kinger... May you kindly let me hear your true laughter?"

Kinger would have... but then he remembered that Caine was almost out of time. If there were any other members left that hadn't gotten tickled, then he should at least hold Caine off until time was up.

He shook his head.

"Hm... the youngsters are a bad influence towards you... You've become quite stubborn... But don't worry, I'll figure out how to get you to crack..."

Suddenly, Caine tickled the spot right in the middle of his back where, theoretically speaking, his lower rib bones would meet with the spine.

Kinger held his breath until he started gasping for air. His eyes were twice the size they normally were. He was shaking and squirming.

Come on Kinger...! Just a few... more... MINUTES!

But little did Kinger know, that Caine already knew where Zooble was... So at the very last minute, he could teleport right next to her in that basement.

And after he grew multiple arms, and tickled every spot in existence, Kinger couldn't take it anymore.

"CAHAHAHAHAHAHIHIHINE! STOHOHOHOP! IHIHI CAHAHAHAN'T!!!! PLEHEHEHEHAHAHASE!!! HAHAHVE MERHERHERCYHYHYYYYY!"

That laughter was all Caine needed to hear... now he can attack Zooble.

He stopped tickling Kinger then, after summoning a glass of water for him, he teleported away.

Sorry, everyone... looks like he found us all.

. . .

"Okay Zooble... breathe... there's only a minute left... I'm pretty sure he found everyone else-"

"Why are we whispering?"

Welp, Caine just won... oh well.

"Cahahahaine! Youhouhou lihihittle shihit!"

"Hey now, just because I gave you all the ability to swear and stuff doesn't mean you should be calling me bad names."

"Ohohoh fuhuhuck oh off yohouhou pri-IIIIICKKK!!!" Caine tickled their neck. "STOHOHOHOP THAT YOHOHOU AHAHAHHASSSHAHAHHAT!!!! AHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Caine kept tickling their neck while also giving their belly a few gentle squeezes.

"My, my, you only have two tickle spots...! That's interesting!"

Zooble couldn't speak anymore.

"Well, since my timer is about to go off, I will do one more thing to you that I didn't get to do with the others."

Caine teased them by taking a big deep breath before finally delivering the final blow... literally, he blew a raspberry into their stomach.

They lost it.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

. . .

After the timer went off, they all gathered around in front of the stage.

Caine was giving a speech about how much fun he had... but there was tension in the air...?

What was it even about? There's not supposed to be angst in this fic...

Oh, I see... it's comic retribution...

Careful Caine, they're gonna getcha.

As he spoke they slowly inched closer. He was closing his eyes the whole time, so that was helping too.

Once he opened his eyes, they surrounded him.

He was nervous and began to digitally sweat. "Uh, h-hey guys... what- heh... wh-whatcha doing?"

Kinger spoke. "Oh nothing, nothing... I just wanted to tell you something about your new code... while, yes, I added tickle data into your database for tickling other people... I also added something else... that way it's fair."

Caine gulped... he had an idea of what 'something else' was. "Kinger... You didn't...!"

"Mhm... I sure did, Caine."

". . . God damnit-"

"Sick 'em, kiddos!"

They all pounced and tickled every spot in existence... While Kinger doubled his sensitivity to touch every few minutes.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STHOHOHOP! POMNI! NOHOHOT THE BEHEHEHELLY! *GASP* JAHAHAAAXX!!! RAGATHAHAHAHAHAAAA! *GASP* NOHOHOT THE AHAHAHARMPIHIHITS!!!! *GASP* GAHAHAHAHAGLE!!! GEHEHEHEHT AWAHAHAHY FROHOM MYHYHY FEHEHEHEEHEEHEEEEET!!! *GASP* ZOOBLE, NOOOHOHOHOHOHOHOOO!!!! *GASP* I CAHAHAHAN'T STHAHAHAHAHAND THEHE SHOHOHOHOUHOUHOULDEHEHEHEHEHERHERHERS!!! *GASP* AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

Kinger joined in after being satisfied with the sensitivity settings, tickling the top of his... Teeth... Head...? Whatever he calls it.

"KIHINGER! NOHOT YOUHOU TOOHOOHOOOOO!" Caine began to cry just before his laughter went silent and he started glitching.

They all laughed mischievously.

. . .

They let him go not too long after he went silent because he made noises similar to hiccups.

After he caught his breathe, he pouted. "Meanies!"

"Oh, revenge... you're so sweet." Jax grinned.

"At least you're happy!" Gangle was practically beaming.

"She's right." Zooble was glad this all worked out.

Ragatha put a hand on Caine's shoulder. "Please be more gentle with us next time, okay?"

Caine nodded.

"I'm glad we got him back... it probably would've kept me up all night." Pomni sighed, kinda embarrassed since tickling isn't always her thing.

Kinger sat down, kinda tired from the experience.

Caine saw kinger give him a look, but it wasn't mischievous... it was more... proud.

The look he gave him was like a father to a son.

And the words that Kinger must've been saying were...

You did an excellent job, Caine... Keep up the good work.

. . .

I told y'all it was gonna be long, HOO BOY!!!

I'm not bothering with any mistakes, so it's whatevz forevz.