Teacup

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* Teenager
* With Bag
* Child
* Toddler

### Other Features

Brown heart on left side of chest (our right), acid scarring on and around eyes, sharp teeth overbite with one snaggle on left side (our right).

### Abilities

Enhanced strength
 Enhanced hearing
Enhanced healing
 Claws

## History

### Creation

Years ago, a 20-year-old lagomorph approached the Queen of Lagomorphs, Martha, about a project idea. A project that would create the greatest sleeper agents right at her disposal, dormant weapons until activated. They would hold the DNA of lagomorph, carnis, and mutants alike.

That 20-year-old lagomorph was Forn.

Teacup was the first successful creation of Forn and his group of scientists, labelled as "Subject 001". He held the DNA of two deceased Pit fighters, unknown carnis, and a very powerful mutant - as well as the DNA of Forn himself.

He was grown in a large, vertical tank over the course of multiple months, speeding through the development process until he had reached the approximate age of four, though in reality he had only been developing for about 11 months. Due to this process, and the unnatural circumstances of his existence, Teacup has some physical disorders and oddities.

### Childhood

#### In the Labs

It was made very clear to the personnel of the lab that Teacup was to be referred to as an "it".

Almost as soon as he was brought out of his tank, Teacup was set to be trained. His days consisted of physical exercise and combat training, as well as being taught how to utilize his natural abilities. When the daily regimen was completed, he would be sent to a small, barren cell where he would rest. After six months of this, he was introduced to the more important part of his training - using it against live opponents.

He was made to kill wildlife, in varying degrees of cleanliness. He did not understand the impacts of what he was doing, and didn't even grasp the concept of life and death. Though, after the personnel brought in a sick, rabid carnis, Teacup began to question what was going on.

At five and a half years old, Teacup saw someone cry for the first time.

That day, while being escorted back to his cell, he tried to ask the scientist who was with him what that was. This happened to be Elaine.

She was uncomfortable speaking to him initially, but relented and explained that they were crying because they were in pain. This upset Teacup.

The next day he would refuse to harm any subjects they brought in, even scratching at personnel that tried to touch him. This lead to the installation of a shock collar, and the beginning of a bond between Elaine and Teacup, for Elaine didn't think the child was capable of having feelings.

Soon, the scientists would begin conducting tests on Teacup. These included strapping him to chairs and giving him unknown shots, testing his durability against electricity, poison, and flame, and pushing his physical capabilities to the test. Examining his teeth and other extremities also became a biweekly occurrence.

Over this time, Teacup began to depend more and more heavily on Elaine, as she became the only one who showed him any kind of sympathy. She would begin to visit him after tests and training, teaching him about the outside world and answering any questions he had. She even began to bring him different types of tea.

He was slowly but surely developing a personality - curious and empathetic, but also very angry. More and more frequently Teacup would ignore orders and suffer the consequences, each day taking more of a toll on his mental wellbeing. He held onto the hope that one day, Elaine would take him out of this place.

At seven, the scientists would start to implement triggers into Teacup - phrases or situations that would initiate a sort of 'attack mode', as well as do a lot of tests with nerve endings and pressure points. This eventually leads to Teacup developing "black-outs", moments where he would lose all coherency and become incredibly violent. Forn saw this as a success. Elaine thought it was disgusting.

Teacup started to be isolated for longer periods of time, since he was becoming less affected by the shock collar. He began to claw drawings into the walls of his cell, mostly of him, Elaine, and what he thought the outside world would look like. Sometimes, he could swear that he heard scratching from beyond the wall.

It was around this time, Teacup chose his name - based on the cute, shiny cups that Elaine would bring him with the warm tea. While he couldn't communicate this with anyone other than Elaine, he mentally began calling himself Teacup, and started dreaming of the outside world more often. He was determined to escape.

#### Final push

When Teacup is 8 and a half, the anger inside him is starting to fester. Elaine is becoming more and more strained, and the personnel are becoming more anxious. Forn increases the voltage on his shock collar.

Sometimes there is blood on the lab floors that he knows he did not spill.

Teacup figures out that he is, in fact, stronger than the restrains they may put on him, and can easily break the heavy doors and fake mirrors that they have around the lab.

One day, the personnel decide to test the extent of his "black-outs" and see if they are influenced by extreme emotions. This proves to be their downfall, as soon after Teacup enters one of his black-outs, he quickly breaks out of the containment room he was in and kills the surrounding personnel.

Quickly, he causes mayhem, leading to a chemical fire that quickly begins to consume the entire lab. Eventually, still in a black-out, comes upon a supply room where Elaine is hiding. Not able to recognize her in his current state, Teacup goes to attack her, only to be hit by Forn instead. Changing targets, Teacup rained hell on Forn, clawing at him. Forn, using an electrical device on his hand, tasers Teacup to try and get him to submit - this only infuriates Teacup further, and he tears Forn's arm out of it's socket.

Enraged and in excruciating pain, Forn takes hold of a large vat of acid near him, and throws it on to Teacup's face. He quickly succumbs to his injuries and blacks out.

He eventually wakes up in the ruins of the lab, not a soul in sight - as well as *impaired* sight. Looking through the rubble, Teacup tries to find any trace of survivors - more specifically, Elaine. He only finds a prototype hammer-bag weapon.

A part of him is sure that, somehow, Elaine survived - and he has to find her. To apologize? To live with her? He doesn't know, but he does know that he has to make sure she's okay.

From "The Dream" short comic, November 2020
#### Meeting Squeak

Teacup wanders the lands for a long time. He finds a slightly dusty paper bag and wears it, trying to hide his face from those around him. He tells himself it's because he doesn't want to scare anyone with his wounds. (He's terrified someone will see him, and somehow know what he's done, what he was made to do - and maybe he doesn't want to see that. Doesn't want to see any trace of who he is if he can help it).

He quickly becomes a local myth - a young child with a paper bag on his head, travelling everywhere and nowhere without saying a single word. If he comes across people causing trouble, he will swiftly stop them, with a terrifying hammer and strength impossible for a child to have. Some people fear him, some people worry for him - some don't believe he's real.

One day, he comes across a group of older lagomorphs cornering a smaller one. He quickly takes out his hammer and scares them off, saving the younger lago. As he turns to leave, however, the young boy stops Teacup and attempts to talk to him, thanking him profusely. Teacup, again, tries to leave. At this, the boy offers Teacup a small, origami rabbit, admitting he made it himself.

This fascinates Teacup. He was unaware that paper could be treated so tenderly, made into such delicate and amazing shapes. He accepts the gift, and gets the younger boy's name - Squeak.

This starts Teacup's very first friendship - though he still insists on travelling, he frequently finds himself wandering into territory he knows Squeak and his father, Jay, reside in. Though he initially denies their friendship, He soon finds himself unable to make excuses. Squeak teaches him many things about their world that Elaine never could - tons of games to play, songs to sing, and introduces him to the curious species known as Frabbits.

Soon they grew incredibly close, with Teacup even trying to celebrate special occasions such as Squeak's birthday, and the anniversary of them meeting, though he doesn't fully understand why people would celebrate these things. Teacup's favourite game that Squeak teaches him is "catch", because he always impressed Squeak with how far he could throw the ball. Squeak also becomes privy to Teacups black-out episodes, though they are never directed towards other lagomorphs.

Teacup started to drift less and less from Squeak and his dad, wanting to see his friend more. Elaine eventually became less important.

He opened up to Squeak after being friends for about a year and a half, showing the young boy his face for the first time.

(From "Ready Now", May 2020)This is the first time *anyone* has seen his newly scarred face, and he was terrified to show Squeak, the person he now trusts the most. The quick acceptance makes Teacup truly feel welcomed by the other boy. While he still hides his face from others, including Jay, he will slowly get more comfortable showing his face around Squeak.

Unfortunately for Teacup, Squeak ends up making other friends - one of which being Caleb. While it is great that Squeak gets more comfortable with other kids his age, Teacup is decidedly *not* comfortable. He actually is terrified of being replaced by Caleb, and is angry at himself for being jealous. This leads to Teacup to start emotionally distancing himself from Squeak.

#### Breaking down

Unsurprisingly, Teacup ignoring his negative emotions leads to him having greater anxiety. He begins to feel intense guilt over "forgetting" Elaine, and visits with Squeak less and less - this causes him *more* anxiety over being replaced or not being good enough for Squeak.

Getting more violent urges to let out his pent-up emotions, as well as feeling more isolated in a world still somewhat foreign to him, Teacup begins to hold onto his moments with Squeak as they're the only times he feels somewhat calm and happy. Though it was only a matter of time before he lost control of himself.

While Teacup and Squeak were playing tag, Squeak accidentally pushed Teacup over and caused him to skin a knee. Apologetic, Squeak went to see if his best friend was okay, only to realize that Teacup had gone into an episode - one that was directed towards Squeak.

Unable to recognize Squeak, Teacup lashed out, thankfully not harming the other boy. Squeak quickly calls for Jay, who protects him from Teacup briefly until the episode ends. Seeing the two acting defensive against him, and noticing the change in scenery, Teacup quickly realizes what happened. This devastates him.

He immediately runs away from Squeak, ignoring his calls. He spends time alone in his camp, feeling as though the incident at the Lab was bound to repeat - he had already tried to hurt Squeak, what else would he do?

Teacup decided that the only way to keep Squeak safe and happy was to stay as far away from him as possible - the boy deserved to have a friend that wasn't a monster, anyway. The next morning he bid goodbye to Squeak, leaving behind his paper bag so that the boy would have something of Teacup's.

He decided it would be better if he wasn't friends with anyone - that way he would keep others safe.

### Self-Isolation

#### Existential Crisis

For the next few years, Teacup would roam under the guise of looking for Elaine, though he knew she was probably long since dead. He would frequently get into fights with thieves and rogues, battling for scraps and supplies. Whenever anyone extended kindness to him, Teacup would turn the other way; he did not want to repeat his transgressions with Squeak. Though, he still insisted on celebrating Squeak's birthday every year.

He finds a mask that he wears instead of a paper bag, mainly because it reminds him of Jay, who in turn reminds him of Squeak.

During this time, he was in a bit of a haze - he knew he wanted to find Elaine, but had no idea what he would do next. He realized that he was a danger to those around him, but could not bring himself to fully isolate - he was scared of the complete quiet, it reminded him too much of the cold, unfriendly room he would be locked in. Just what kind of purpose was he trying to fulfill? He was smart enough to know he was created in order to be a weapon, though for whom he never really knew. Why couldn't he stop causing trouble?

Filled with self loathing, Teacup started to take less and less care of himself. Worse food, less sleep - they were things he viewed as luxuries he didn't deserve. He eventually passes out from this while in the CaPital. After spending a few hours unconscious in an alleyway, a lagomorph finds him and takes pity.

#### Meeting Roan

Teacup wakes up in an unknown place with a plate of fresh food and water. Distraught, he ends up breaking the bed he was resting in, causing his caretaker to appear - Roan.

Roan had been taking care of Teacup in his small apartment above his bakery and nursing him back to health. Teacup initially panics, but eventually is calmed by Roan, and takes a liking to the older figure. Though resistant to staying in the bakery, afraid that he will cause more harm, he is held back by his own bad health. Over time, Teacup finds less real reason to stay, but remains because he feels genuinely cared for by Roan.

Teacup eventually can not keep making excuses to himself, and leaves, much to the sadness of Roan. He eventually returns, however, and starts to repeat his behaviour with Squeak -- never staying permanently, but always returning. Over time, they form a father-son bond, with Roan trying to gently push for Teacup to move in with him, and even calling him 'son'.

#### Squeak Reunion

While accustoming to his life, and starting to accept himself, Teacup stumbles into Squeak. While scavenging, Teacup and Squeak meet each other and, at first, don't recognize the other, with Teacup having grown much taller and more impaired vision. This starts a brief scuffle, each mistaking the other as an enemy. Squeak is the one who realizes first, recognizing Teacup's hammer, and calls for an end to the impromptu fight. After a tearful reunion, Squeak brings Teacup home, much to the chagrin of Jay.

Teacup spends his time split between visiting Roan and reconnecting with Squeak. They have many heart-to-hearts, with Squeak explaining the wound on his ear, and Teacup detailing where he's been. Over the months, they rekindle their friendship, and Teacup finds himself starting to pine for Squeak.

However, Teacup ends up lying to Squeak, and says that his episodes are over. He is afraid that, if Squeak knew these episodes still happened, he would lose the friendship he regained. This leads to Teacup eventually having a black-out in front of Squeak, and harming him. Squeak's life is spared due to Jay knocking Teacup unconscious.

After he becomes aware of what happened, Teacup despises himself, in disbelief that he harmed the person he cares about most, and flees.

#### Entering the Pit

Teacup, believing himself only capable of harming people, enlists in the Pit. There, he briefly meets Sue, Kern, and Terry, and quickly gains notoriety as being vicious. His battles aren't popular, as they are over too quickly for the crowd, and he unnerves spectators more than anything.

During his fourth battle, Squeak jumps into the main battle area, to the dismay of all. Teacup is horrified, and tries to figure out how to get Squeak back to safety, before Squeak yells at him for the first time. He professes his love for Teacup, and details the good things Teacup has done, and how he deserves better than the Pit. Teacup, overwhelmed, reciprocates Squeak's feelings, and escapes the Pit with him.

Teacup becomes historical in the Pit for having one of the shortest but most memorable fighting careers.

### Finding A Home

After escaping the Pit and becoming official with Squeak, Teacup works to better himself and become happier, motivated by both Squeak and Roan. During this time, he meets Salt, who he bonds with over the both of them not talking much, Ace, a frequent 'customer' of Roan's, and Jane, a less frequent but very bubbly customer.

As he explores himself, he becomes more at peace with his life, and gives up on ever finding Elaine. He starts an apprenticeship with Roan, and works to improve his motor skills. Around this time, he moves in with Roan officially, and has Squeak help him decorate his room.

#### Death of Two

When, a few hours after Squeak visits Teacup and Roan at the bakery, a knife with a paper is thrown through the window, Teacup immediately knows something is wrong. He quickly figures out that the paper is a map to a location, and since the knife that was thrown belonged to Squeak, something happened to him. Teacup immediately leaves his post and tries to follow the map, but can't read it due to his poor eyesight. Roan directs him, and Teacup instructs him to stay behind.

Arriving, Teacup finds an abandoned factory-style building, with Squeak being held captive in the middle of it. Here, he meets Emira, who challenges him to a fight to the death, and claims Squeak was just there to make sure Teacup actually showed. Teacup, enraged at Emira threatening Squeak's life, tries to reason with Emira, but is pushed to his limits by her calling him "One", and treating him as an object. She triggers a black-out when she starts speaking about Elaine, and going in to detail about the scientist.

This starts a vicious fight between the two of them, which, while being very close, Emira ultimately loses. This fight leaves Teacup with a large chest wound and broken bones, though he has inflicted many wounds on Emira as well. When Emira starts to have a breakdown, Teacup leaves with Squeak and Roan, who had snuck in during the battle.

#### Adoption

After the traumatic event of Emira's meeting, Teacup is very sullen and interacts with others less. It is obvious that the things Emira told him affected him deeply, and Squeak and Roan try their best to help him.

One day, Roan asks Teacup is he wants to be Roan's son, officially - no dancing around the topic. Teacup doesn't full understand what that entails, and so Roan spends the afternoon explaining it, and trying to do father-son activities with Teacup, which don't go fully according to plan, but makes Teacup happy.

Roan decides to also celebrate Teacup's birthday the day he and Roan met, and celebrates the anniversary of his adoption year round.

Some time after, Roan introduced Teacup to Viola. Teacup asks if he can continue visiting the girl's grave, and after being granted permission, starts to pay respects to her on his own, not quite thinking of her as a sister at first, but appreciating that they both have a good father.

### Tales of the Pit

In Tales of the Pit's second chapter, "A Tale of Two Bakers", Teacup finds out that Emira has been interacting with Roan, and initially is extremely untrusting of her, given their past. Roan vouches for her, though, and eventually Teacup confronts Emira on his own.

Curious to her less manic and more subdued nature, he asks if she would like to talk more, and is surprised when she appears at the bakery the next day. Acknowledging he knows nothing about her, except for the bare minimum, he asks her to tell him her life story, which she does. Hearing of her hardships, he doesn't forgive her, but wants to learn more about her.

Over the course of a few months, they eventually grow closer, with Teacup understanding that she has had a very difficult life. While he forgives her for the wounds she inflicted on him, he can't forgive what she did to Squeak, but moves on from it.

He checks in on her throughout the story, giving her advice and even the idea to change her name from the designation "Two". Despite his negative feelings towards the Pit, he goes in to check on her after Jane asks him to. While not thrilled at the idea of Emira being a Pit fighter, he supports her trying to do something that makes her happy.

When Kern gets mutated, he tries his best to help Emira and Terry, but is shocked when he learns of Elaine's presence.

## Personality

Teacup is a shy but kind lagomorph, just wanting to spend time with his loved ones. While he doesn't like violence, he believes it can be inevitable, and knows how to be ruthless. He has self-confidence issues, and has trouble trusting himself and his own self control. While not speaking much, he listens intently, and knows how to articulate his thoughts with little words.

He spends most of his time baking with Roan, or hanging out with Squeak, Salt and/or Emira. He enjoys being in social situations and spending time with people.

#### Psychological damage

Due to the conditioning he was put through in his youth, Teacup has multiple black-out episodes, where he becomes incredibly violent and doesn't recognize his surroundings. They can be very brief or last up to an hour, and he is incredibly ashamed of them. They happen less and less as he gets older.

#### Disorders/Illnesses

Teacup struggles with anxiety and PTSD. As a child he would frequently have panic attacks after black out episodes.

If Teacup hears or sees someone that he perceives as similar enough to Elaine, Forn or any of the other scientists he interacted with as a child, it triggers a flashback. These flashbacks are accompanied with him becoming extremely violent to those around him in reality, until he comes back.

Throughout his life, Teacup has sustained enough brain damage to affect his motor skills.

## Appearance

### Body

Teacup is a tall and somewhat lanky egg-white lagomorph, with brown ear tips, fingers and toes. He also has a brown spot on the right (his left) corner of his mouth, and a small heart-shaped brown spot on the right spot of his chest. He has a large scar over his eyes caused from acid damage. His fur is very short, and slightly rough.

### Physical Quirks

#### Physical disorders

Teacup originally had retractable claws, but lost this ability around the age of 12, leading to always having his claws out. They need to be filed down from time to time, as they can get uncomfortable when too long.

He also has misaligned teeth, with one long tooth from his lower jaw and several from his upper jaw visible even when his mouth is closed.

Due to his height, Teacup experiences mild arthritis, which gets more severe as he gets older.

###### Kyphosis Spine

Because of how Teacup was made, his spine didn't develop correctly, leading to a minor case of Kyphosis Spine. He experiences back pain that he's become accustomed too, and tries to avoid flexible activities. This is the cause of his 'hunch'.

###### Vocal chords

Like his spine, Teacup's vocal chords never fully developed - this makes it difficult for him to speak and make noises. As he gets older, he becomes more capable of speaking, and can even hold conversations, though it does lead to him being out of breath and response time slows down.

If he speaks or makes noise for too long, his word coherency decreases and causes throat pain. In extreme cases, the vocal chords can actually bruise or tear and cause slight bleeding.

##### Impaired eyesight

Due to the damage to his eyes, Teacup is mostly blind. As a child, he can see desaturated blurs of colour, but can't see anything more than 4ft in front of him, and can't see fine details at all. As a teenager, his eyesight worsens to where he can only see in black and white, and can only see objects 1.5ft in front of him. Due to this he relies on his hearing and spatial sensitivity.

## Abilities

#### Enhanced Strength

Teacup has different muscles than typically lagomorphs, and gains muscle mass easily. His incredible strength is attributed both to his unnatural DNA and his very physical lifestyle.

#### Enhanced Hearing

Mainly due to his genetics, but also to training his own hearing, Teacup can hear sounds most others can't, such as footsteps incredibly far away, something being thrown, and other small sounds. Loud areas can get very overwhelming for him because of this, but also aids in his fighting and navigation.

#### Enhanced Healing

Teacup heals much faster than others, and has recovered from wounds that would be fatal otherwise. While his healing is more impressive, it takes more energy from him, and is equally as susceptible to infection as his peers.

#### Claws

Teacup has incredibly durable claws that can easily cut through solid objects. When not using his hammer to fight, he will most likely resort to hand to hand, primarily using his claws.

#### Martial Arts

Teacup is an incredibly skilled fighter, being able to move fast and hit extremely hard, even with his size. While not the best strategist, he can evaluate situations decently, and is a great heavy hitter. Since being trained since childhood, he has a natural instinct when it comes to violence.

## Relationships

### Squeak

Squeak is the person Teacup holds dearest, as Squeak is the first person to show him truly unconditional kindness and affection, and introduced him to many basic, yet novel things, such as reading, writing and playing. Teacup thinks of Squeak as his first true friend, and heavily regrets all the harm he's caused Squeak.

Squeak makes Teacup want to improve himself, for the both of them. He thinks of Squeak as his 'soulmate', and would truly do anything Squeak asked of him. Just being in the same room as Squeak brightens his mood, and he frequently dreams of their wedding and future together.

### Emira

In the beginning, Teacup felt a lot of disdain and animosity towards Emira. He was untrusting of her, assuming the worst due to her violent first impression and knowing of her backstory in the labs. Though, as they grew closer, he learned of how complicated a person can be, and recognizes that her own worst enemy is her mind. He genuinely comes to care for her, and tries to help her on her own personal journey.

They form a sibling relationship, and care deeply for each other, with Teacup not wanting to bring any harm to her. They bond over their shared complex feelings over Elaine, and help each other work through the trauma the labs brought them.

### Roan

The second most important person to Teacup, he owes Roan his life, and believes him to be the kindest soul to walk the planet. He grew attached to Roan quite quickly, and appreciates his somewhat awkward but good hearted nature.

He is very open about his mental state with Roan, and frequently vents to and gets comfort from him. Teacup, in turn, provides comfort to Roan. He views Roan as a father figure, and enjoys helping him in the bakery.

### Hornet

Initially, Teacup doesn't think much of Hornet, respecting that she is dating his Dad, and thinking her wit can be quite entertaining. They start to form a mother-son bond during Finale, and grow close while recovering. Initially, when Teacup learns that Hornet is related to Forn, he is apprehensive to being around her, but after he and Hornet talk at length about her, and by extension Teacup's, family, he has more respect for her.

Their relationship is very casual, but has a protectiveness to it. Teacup refuses to let Hornet do a card reading for him, wanting to figure out his future by himself.

### Viola II

From the day Viola II was born, Teacup felt intrinsically bonded to her, and swore to keep her from harm. He loves her unconditionally, and is marveled at how small kids can be. He frequently spends time with her, and loves to play games with her, constantly enamored with new life.

### Elaine

Teacup has very complex feelings about Elaine. He sees her as a sort of maternal figure, but also harbors a bitterness to her. He contemplates what his life could have been like if he stayed with her, or if they had both escaped, and a part of him wishes that they spent his life together. He also hates her, and sees her as a traitor and manipulator. He can never forgive her for her transgressions, but still yearns for her presence and approval.

### Forn

Teacup truly despises Forn with every part of his being, and wishes a torturous existence on Forn. The man was frequently cruel and cold to Teacup, and was known by all to be in charge of the project, even with the subjects. Forn is the only person Teacup wishes he could kill.

### Salt

Salt is probably Teacup's closest friend, next to Squeak. He enjoys spending casual time with Salt, whether it's quiet in one of their bedrooms, or trying to skateboard, Teacup feels like he can relax around Salt and just be a teenager. He is also acquainted with Salt's family due to their friendship, and visiting Salt's home.

### Ace

Teacup is very entertained by Ace, and they have a lowkey friendship, not really seeing one another outside the bakery, but Teacup enjoys Ace's company when he is around. It helps Teacup's temper that Ace will always eat the burned pastries Teacup makes, as that way Teacup isn't letting everything go to waste.

### Caleb

Teacup, as a child, is extremely jealous of Caleb, feeling as if Squeak is replacing him with the other boy. As he gets older, he lets go of that jealousy, and appreciates Caleb's pot accessory. He is still wary of Caleb, however, because of the frabbit the other always has with him.

### Jay

Teacup is, for many years, very wary of Jay, due to his only other experience with older lagomorphs being very negative. He trusts Jay only because Squeak does, and sometimes acts creepily around Jay to try and unnerve the adult. When he re-meets Jay, he is much more nervous around the other, not wanting to be disapproved of. He comes to respect Jay as a loving father to Squeak, and is happy that he's in Squeak's life, though he can never communicate with the man without an interpreter.

## Alternate Universes

### Alternate Universe

Alternate Universe Teacup, often shortened to Alt!Teacup, takes place in a universe where Elaine escaped the labs along with Emira, and raised the two as siblings. Teacup is more abrasive in his youth, and meets Squeak in secret, as he and Emira are not allowed to speak to others. He doesn't wear a bag on his head, and forms a crush on Squeak much faster.

### Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie Apocalypse Teacup, shortened to Apocalypse Teacup, sacrifices himself near the beginning of the story and is thought to be dead. In reality, he lost an arm, an eye, and a portion of his ear, and roams around, not interacting with anyone in fear of putting them in unnecessary danger. When reunited with Squeak, they have a large fight, and ultimately Teacup joins their group.

### Human

Still retaining his backstory of being made in a laboratory and borrowing the backstory of Alt!Teacup, Human Teacup is raised in a small town by Elaine alongside Emira, and regularly attends highschool, where he tries to woo over his tutor and crush, Squeak.

    Originally, there was a loose plot where Teacup and Emira begin being hunted by government operatives, and fight with each other over whether to fight back, or continue to hide, based on many Tangled: The Series songs. This was scrapped because Sam thought it was unnecessary and didn't go anywhere, and sometimes you just need a stakes-free highschool AU.

### Spider-man

There are two Spider-man AUs. The main AU involves Sprocket as the Spiderbunny, while there was one or two sketch pages of Teacup in the Spider-man role as a human. This has since been scrapped for the Spiderbunny story.

Teacup, along with Emira, are symbiotes on earth. Teacup works with Squeak to get revenge on Forn, the scientist who brought Emira and Teacup to earth and experimented on them. Originally fighting Spiderbunny, thinking she was allies with Forn, they eventually learn they're on the same side, and Spiderbunny actually kicked Forn's ass. This causes them to become friends, and Teacup and Squeak to become part-time vigilantes alongside Spiderbunny.

### Royalty

One of the smaller AUs, this takes place in pseudo-medieval times, with Teacup as crown prince. It also includes Emira as his sister, Marine as the royal alchemist, Bomber as a knight, and Forn as the cold-hearted king. Due to Teacup's scars, he is forced to wear a mask, and so the public has no idea what he looks like. He also does not talk while performing royal duties, as his voice is unsettling.

Teacup sneaks out at night, alongside his sister, to fight crime and try and do some good for their people, as Forn cares little for them. Teacup has his face uncovered, which unsettles many, and hides himself in a large cloak. One night, he saves the prince from a neighboring land, Squeak, from a robbery, and they start to meet at night in secret. Simultaneously, Squeak and Teacup also interact in more business affairs, dancing with each other at balls and both being present at diplomatic events. Teacup forms his crush after Squeak, which is a mix up from the typical set of events.

### Gods

    Another small AU, the God AU follows Teacup, who is the God of Death, and Squeak, who is the God of Life. Rather than a rivalry, it is a story of continuous cycles feeding each other in a natural way, and eternal love between two Gods.

## Behind the Scenes

Teacup was actually created on May 13th, 2020, the day Sam joined the Planet Lagomorph server. His core personality and backstory was made in about 10 minutes.

Teacup was originally not meant to have an overarching plot, and was to be more of a "local legend", a wandering child who never showed his face. He was going to forever be searching for Elaine, but Sam decided to write a larger plot once they started interacting with Squirt more, and got inspired by the small, childhood friendship between Squeak and Teacup.

The main reason Teacup was split into "kid-era" and "teen-era" was because they wanted to create a childhood friends to lovers arc. "Squeacup" was first publicly hinted at through the animatic "Ready Now" on May 19th. This was also the first time Teacup's face was revealed, which was designed two days earlier.

## Trivia

* Teacup's favourite colour is red-pink, due to Squeak's shirt being the colour as a child.
* Despite not being able to read, Teacup loves books and novels.
* Teacup is skilled in sewing.
* He has a slight phobia of Frabbits and locked spaces.
* He hates the taste of oranges.
* The first word he ever said was "Happy," directed to Squeak.
* The mark on Teacup's chest was originally an inverted heart, but was flipped around due to Sam forgetting.
* Teacup still owns the first origami rabbit Squeak gave him.
* Despite his name, Teacup refuses to drink tea.
* While his Human design has green eyes, Teacup originally had brown eyes.