#sheepdog.

punk!patrick: the patrick who never found tennis but did find underground punk shows, skateboarding and crust pants. he can be found not getting a job and lighting art and fox’s cigarettes for them because princesses shouldn’t have to lift a finger.

britpop revival!art: the guy who listens to male manipulator music but doesn’t manipulate. he wears soft flannels that always smell like cigarette smoke and makes mixtapes for fox and patrick that always contain at least one too many songs by the smiths.

barbie!fox: elle woods meets jennifer check. baby pink, sparkly eyeshadow, hello kitty but not soft at the same time. she plays tennis (reverse au), but insists on having bedazzled rackets and pink skirts. she paints their nails for them and does a little extra cuticle care every time.

art carries a big, well maintained nike bag, full of basically anything he could ever need, except his gum, which he always forgets. he always keeps the latest gizmo tamagotchi in his bag—since it lives in his bag, he’s at gizmo 11 now—because it reminds him of his first night being patrick’s roommate. he keeps a universal bride of frankenstein button from me on his bag strap. he also keeps a fortune in his bag for luck.

patrick keeps the same ratty backpack he’s had since he was like 15. he could afford another one but he simply chooses not to get a new one. he always keeps gum (polar mint!) in his bag for art to keep him from biting his nails. he also carries a heart shaped patch i made him in his bag, it matches my tattoo! and he keeps a pair of dice for luck that he stole from a casino the first time he and art went to las vegas.

fox keeps a skelanimals backpack. she wanted foxy, but all they had at hot topic was kit, which is her second favorite skelanimal. she keeps eyeliner and mascara in case her makeup smears and needs to get fixed. at all times she keeps the strength tarot card, which is a random one that patrick found and a st. dymphna (patron saint of trauma recovery and mental health) medallion that art bought for her—she carries them for luck.