#red rabbit

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I was gazing in awe at your bullseye / rabbit imagery recent andreil work and realized that the tags did not include anything along the lines of "red rabbits." i looked because the imagery there fits the themes and imagery of that fic SO well that i thought it might be intentional.

it's decently well known n popular in the fandom so you may have already heard of it or tried it. but if not! its a really impressive immersive project and digs into some of that haunting, hunted prey imagery/theme.

aaaah thank you !! and yes i actually have read Red Rabbits and i absolutely loved it <3

i didn’t tag it bc this wasn’t intended as fanart for that fic specifically, even though I can absolutely see why it made you think of it. the parallels are definitely there!!

when i was drawing this, i had a different story in mind. in my head it was more canon-compliant, set after the first three books when andrew and neil are finally starting to build a life together after everything. then one day neil just… disappears.

and andrew had no idea what happened. did neil leave because of old habits, paranoia or fear? was he taken? is he even alive? he has absolutely nothing to go on which is why he’s surrounded by darkness. he’s completely in the dark, emotionally and literally. there’s this quiet, settled despair because everything was finally okay and then suddenly it wasn’t.

meanwhile neil is in actual danger. the rabbit imagery was meant to show him as hunted prey, trapped behind something man-made, caught in a situation he can’t escape.

so that was my thought process while drawing it, but i really like that people can bring their own interpretations to it. i think that’s one of the coolest parts of making art. and honestly your connection to Red Rabbits makes perfect sense to me, even if it wasn’t the original inspiration.

Miss Thunder: Hmmm...you know what? I don't believe I have.

Red Rabbit: What?! You've never had catfish?! But you talk about eating Fish and Chips back home in London all the time!

MT: Yes, but catfish is a non-native species in the UK. The chippy shops usually use cod or haddock.

Eli: What's a catfish? Are they fish with a cat's head?!

Talon: No, Eli, they're a type of river fish. They call them "Catfish" because they have these whisker things on their faces like a cat.

E: Ohhhhh! Neat!

*Cassie picks up the phone and starts dialing*

MT: Oi! Who are you calling?

RR: I'm calling the girls over! I know Amanda can do a good old-fashioned fish fry! Talon, what else do we need?

T: Hmm...I like hush puppies and coleslaw with my catfish.

RR: Oh, hell yeah! Gotta have hush puppies!

MT: *raises eyebrow* What's that?

RR: Oh, you'll love them, Penny! They're these little fried balls of dough and OHHHH, they're so good!

MT: Well, I guess there's no talking you guys out of it. I was feeling a mite peckish!

*Later, after Cassie's dance squad has arrived at Penny's apartment with a fryer, catfish, and all the fixin's needed*

RR: *Handing Penny a plate of Southern fried catfish* All right, girls! The moment of truth is here! A freshly fried catfish for our Limey gal, Penny!

*Penny tears off a small piece with a fork, examines the color of the meat, gives it a smell, and takes a bite. The girls and Eli all look at her anxiously as if America's honor was on the line.*

Joanie: Well...?

Amanda: *Clicking her tongs over the bubbling fryer* Is it good or is it good?

MT: *Smiles and gives a thumbs up* It's good! A little bit of a different taste than I'm used to with fish, but I like it!

The Girls and Eli: YAAAAY!

T: Eli, why are you cheering? You didn't even know what a catfish was until earlier.

E: Oh, I'm not picky! I'll eat anything! If Penny didn't like it, I would have eaten it!

T: Hm. Well, pass me the hush puppies, then.

(Catfish Blues by Jimi Hendrix)