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🕑 Added 2021-05-14 01:27:23 +0000 UTCDragons are a surprisingly social species. During the laying season, eggs are arranged carefully in communal nesting pits and dutifully tended by every dragon in the Dragon Lands (their efforts supervised by the Dragon Lord, naturally). As eggs need constant heat and monitoring to hatch, dragons tend to have a strong, strong nesting instinct. Hatchlings are raised communally, and any orphaned hatchlings are quickly adopted. This is what Garble was trying to do in the episode Dragon Quest- though he was going about it in a very rough, rude way, he was subconsciously trying to take young Spike under his wing and teach him to survive.
Smoky, being half dragon and half changeling (who are also extremely social, with some changelings being born for the sole purpose of nurturing the Queen's eggs and grubs) is not remotely immune to the instinct to nest. It doesn't matter that Ellie is not his biological offspring, or that she's unlike any child he's ever met- his lizard brain sees a babie, wants to protect babie, simple as that.
This is not the case for Montezuma. Though he quite likes kids (he's got all his minions' kids birthdays memorized and has attended many a baby shower), the idea of being totally responsible for one is terrifying to him. More than anything, Monty fears hurting someone the way he was hurt, and he has little faith in his ability to care properly for Ellie.
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Dragon Turtle
Does 'AS' stand for Asperger's?
Dragon Turtle
Ellie makes me think of a Sphinx cat mixed with a Mogwai.
D
Oof. My heart... this one hits close to home. Also Smoke’s expression in that third panel says so much, I’m kind of in awe of it
Nette Marie
Yeah. Monty would be an absolute mess when it came to kids or even the thought of having one of his own. I've been where he is mentally, nowhere near as bad, but I can understand him on a personal level. I dont have spawns yet, but a great fear of mine was that because I grew up in an emotionally and mentally abusive household I was going to be like my parents and pass that abuse onto my kids. Until I realized that the cycle stops with me, I won't allow it to continue whenever spawns happen. Yes I feel like a theorizing nut here. Shush I understand Monty. Monty....Monty wants the best for Elle and in this current moment I believe he loves her dearly, but he's absolutely petrified that he is going to become his abusers with him. I believe that itll take an "Aha" moment or stormy signing "the cycle ends with you" for Monty to really become Elle's Dad. In which Monty would be a hot mess and Stormy would just be there comforting him. Now with my other comment I posted on another post of yours. Him realizing that there could be more of Elle's species out there and him wanting to desperately reunite her with a family she doesnt know. To her Stormy and Monty are her parents. Then through the quest of Monty trying to find her species he finds out it's become more for him than for Elle, like he needs to prove something to himself. Then it takes Stormy to make him see that, yes one day Elle will want to know about who she is, who her species are, her culture and all that, but right now all she cares about are her two Daddies and her grandparents. That's all she wants and needs right now.
Vio_dacreator
Btw does Thorax get a glowup? My memory is hazy but seeing as Changelings can change at free will and Thorax has the power of creating his own love I imagine his form would slowly change over time. Maybe even be influenced by spike. The powaaah of individualityyy
Lory
You can’t keep doing this Monty! I only have so many heart strings! Quit pullin em!
Vio_dacreator
Now I wanna see they grandpa Spike and Grandmwa Thorax just quickly accepting this new crotch spawn and absolutly doting on her. 😁
