today embarks on change

i've read a couple of fics where titch wore glasses and i agree with this hc completely

titch has freckles! not a lot but he's blond + that's what being in the sun on the farm all day every day will do to ya

both of em have that loser farmer's tan, trust

titch has a few scars on his hands and forearms from working on the farm!

secretly titch is a huuuge softy and derek brings that out in him

derek has naturally curly hair (im still on my mission of giving tom's characters his hair), he slicks it back in place with product, but it often gets loose with sweat when he works! titch likes the curls better anyway

titch pretends to complain about derek's scratchy stubble but secretly loves it, derek says he's just jealous

titch is of perfect hugable size and derek takes advantage of it often, especially when titch overworks himself and needs a break and/or a distraction

derek loves titch's shoulders (canon, just look at tom in that lf-) and loves laying his chin on them, rubbing them, kissing them, just showering titch with love in general

below are some very rushed headshots because i wanted to figure out their face shapes and hair (+ glasses titch)

Emphasis on red and green for Sam and Tom's birthdays

"Family" theme!

The brothers from "The Haunted Diary Entry"... and two men- I mean bushes watching over them in the bg

Chinchilla (I wanted to include all longforms released in July but couldn't find a way to make this fit the theme, and didn't feel like drawing a normal married couple + the veteran instead)

The children, mother and immortalized grandmother from "I Don't Want To Visit Grandma"

The entire family (minus dad) from "Murders In Space". I guess this is taking place before the plot's been resolved?

Little doodles in the lettering to hint at "Marigolds, Bluebells and Hugh" which I absolutely adore (probs my fav lf in this drawing). I decided not to draw them either so that's all they're getting!

I don't wanna sound like an asshole or be all self-deprecate-y but I do wish I spent more time on this. I rushed it all start to finish on the day of the deadline because I suck at managing my tasks normally. Just like Santa's elves. Surely this means nothing