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Holiday Card 2024

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I felt like drawing Murlesson, my Sith boy, for Christmas cards, and what better Star Wars inspiration to use than my holiday-themed fanfic The Devil’s Holiday Special? In this story my young Sith goes to a holiday party, but he misses his Jedi girlfriend who has gone on her own adventures. But then she texts him to wish him well for the holiday, so he cheers up again.

Life Day is the name of the Star Wars holiday that was substituted for the northern-hemisphere winter celebrations (actually possibly more related to American Thanksgiving? hence why there is no gift-giving ritual? Though there is a special tree decorated with lights.) It was first introduced in the terribad Star Wars: A Holiday Special, but has grown beyond it to become a perfectly normal part of the Star Wars universe. (Sith are the bad guys who probably wouldn’t celebrate Life Day normally since they’re too busy being Dark Lords of Evil, but he felt like he was obligated to.)
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Fanservice Day 2024: Achiyo

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In some parts of the internet, people choose to post something fanservice-y on April 1 instead of engaging in tomfoolery. As someone who is indifferent to most tomfoolery and who really likes fanservice, I’m in favour of this. So here is Achiyo in her kimono, flashing a little bit of shoulder. I’m sure Aymeric is thrilled. (I also drew a chibi Aymeric with heart eyes but it didn’t come out very well.)

I dressed up in my own kimono to take reference pictures and – if you’re wearing the kimono properly, you’re really strapped in! You can’t just let one shoulder coyly slide down seductively. First you have to tug and pull to loosen enough fabric. So, lesson learned. I did find a new tutorial on how to dress that really helped me do it better than I’ve done it before. I need more accessories tho. I traced her head from a screenshot.

Merry Christmas 2023

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Happy holidays! And spoiler alert for my FFXIV fanfic! Nero tol Scaeva (right) is a smug, arrogant, ambitious, brilliant magnificent b*stard, hells-bent on becoming the greatest engineer the world has ever seen (frustrated by being seemingly effortlessly thwarted at every turn by his rival since college). Vivienne Urselmert (left) is a cold, angry, stubborn, emotionally-constipated antihero who suffers grievous hardships in silence and slaughters monsters without mercy. Together, they are a match made in… something, considering he started out as a villain and she was very much trying to kill him at the time. After she blew up his boss’s base, he had nowhere to go and began wandering aimlessly, looking for advanced ancient technology to tinker with, occasionally ping-ponging off of the heroes and usually sort of helping them. He woos her sarcastically and she snaps back defensively, until those rare moments when one or another of them drops their walls (shockingly, often Nero first) and does or says something sincerely genuine. Apologies if it still doesn’t make sense to you, but it makes me laugh so I drew it. Continue reading →

Happy Fanservice Day 2023: Reid Dakimakura 1

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Heyyyy!!!! I was too overworked last year to draw fanservice and that kind of upset me so I’m making up for it.

Here’s ModernAU!Reid looking hotter than lightning (his thematic element lol) in an image intended for eventual use in a custom dakimakura (character body pillow). The reverse side will have him wearing a greatkilt (and only a greatkilt ;D ). Click for larger!

If this is your first time seeing this character: normally, Reid is my DnD Fantasy Renaissance warlock (based loosely on my Star Wars: The Old Republic Sith Inquisitor). Then I noticed that I made a very attractive character and wondered what he would look like in the modern era, and the answer is: fine as helllllll <3 In this incarnation, he’s a sarcastic but warm Scottish historian who plays bass guitar and sings and spends too much time on Reddit and sometimes does jujitsu.

This isn’t even the full-size image, I have a very high-resolution file for actual pillow-ordering. I also put a watermark on this image (which I never do usually, I’m pretty proud of this lol) so if you like this enough to want your own dakimakura… let me know? XD

Murlesson

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Had a cranky start to the day (why I gotta drive an hour to get to work on Saturdays, totally ruins the rest of my day) so I decided to draw a full-effort Murlesson with an anime lens flare??? I’m not going to question it. (Referenced some stock image of a dude in a hooded cloak off Google image search)

Oddly, this is the first time I’ve drawn OG Murlesson for all that he’s been so prolific in spawning plot bunnies and AUs in my head. Drew while listening to the Star Wars OT OST.

I’ve been drawing more than usual recently (by which I mean, more than zero). It’s more inspiring than writing at the moment, I guess??

Winter Holiday Card 2021

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Happy holidays, I drew a boy in a kilt. It’s labelled Solstice because in our DnD world, ancient non-monotheistic belief systems are alive and well; it might be discouraged in our fantasy-Scotland, but underground those stubborn islanders hold on to their traditions, and few more stubbornly than our anarchic anti-establishment rebel here. The Theotic Church may say it’s witchcraft and superstition, but the locals know that faeries are real and fay monsters will eat you if you don’t do the proper rituals. The aristocracy suppresses it so they maintain good trade relations to their larger neighbours to the south in the Mercantile Principalities, though.

Unfortunately, irl there is not much for me to find on the internet regarding Celtic pre-Christian practices, as apparently Christianity came in with the Romans and people didn’t write down what they were doing before that. So all that people seem to know is that there’s the Oak King, figure of warmth and light, and the Holly King, figure of cold and dark, and they war through the seasons. On the summer solstice, the Holly King wins and that’s why the days get shorter and colder, and on the winter solstice, the Oak King wins and so then they get longer again. That’s why the event is celebrated with holly and mistletoe (mistletoe grows on oak trees).

Reid is wearing a kilt with a custom tartan. Kilts are hard to draw! They’re sexy, though. While researching Scottish clothing, I learned that they didn’t necessarily go commando, they would have shirts with long tails that they would tie underneath (like a onesie, I guess?). Also they either didn’t wear shoes, or they wore shoes of rawhide that were disposable after they wore out – also stinky, though.

I have been informed by at least one recipient of the digital card that the kilt is too short, and ought not to show his knees like that. I was too focused on making sure he had nice legs to double-check the proper kilt length, so that’s my bad, haha.

Leather Jacket

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Drew a picture of Modern!Reid. You can’t see his sweet dragon tattoo with the jacket on, but the jacket is sexy.

Every incarnation, this guy gets sweeter and mellower:
– Murlesson was an abused ex-slave who would feel bad about murdering innocents but would do it without blinking if it got him what he needed; he’s dour and grouchy and angsty and blackly sarcastic and kind to the unfortunate but only if he can pretend he’s not. Addicted to unhealthy lifestyles (poor sleep schedule, poor diet, always on the holonet).
-DnD!Reid was a street-rat orphan who wouldn’t kill anyone unless they hurt him first, or threatened someone he cares about; he’s unfriendly and closed off and ruthlessly sarcastic, though he’s very kind to children when no one’s looking. Lives an unhealthy lifestyle with poor sleep and diet because he has few options.
-DA2!Reid is not an orphan, though he kills a lot of people because of the nature of DA2; he’s quite cheerful, openly kind, and sassily sarcastic (and also the only one without a Scottish accent). Had a broody teen phase. Gets decent sleep and a pretty good diet.
-Modern!Reid is not an orphan, and isn’t interested in killing anyone, unless it’s with how awesome he can shred a bass guitar; he’s also cheerful and kind and sassy. Spends too much time on Reddit. Had a broody rebellious teen phase. Maybe not the best sleep or diet but has the option to change that.

But they’re all charismatic lanky redheads with amber eyes and facial markings, a passion for history, and an affinity for electricity. Voracious, highly-educated readers.