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Two old gays talking shit about the new guy after the meeting

I love these two disasters…

Just needed something light and fun between bangs, which will be posted on my main (@olives-and-lilies), so I busted out the boys being petty.

#my art #original character #oc #max and damari #maxton nipuni #damari #Damari Jacobsen #iridescence #iridecense #original story #ieesea #my universe #they’re unwinding after a long meeting #finally shedding their formal robes #and the new courier has the audacity to come in without knocking and demanding their attention #you KNOW Damari is growling at the kid so deep they’re gonna pee themselves #I love that stupid waist wrap thing I gave max #its so much fun to draw

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I was gonna do a whole series, but that didn’t happen due to some drama coming up irl. So here, have a single Valentine for late Valentines’ Day

#my art #original character #oc #Rodina #rodina stormbringer #she would totally give it to Priya and run #real pleased with how soft she looks in this… #should i give her little glowy red wing emoji things? like the chobits wings #🪽 #valentines day

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characters whose philosophy is “if i cannot be wanted, i will be needed and if i cannot be needed, let me be used until there’s nothing left of me.” thank you for everyone’s attention. falls off stage and dies

#how do I capture this vibe best? #I want this vibe fro Rodina #that desparate dedication #the unerring loyalty #let me be the weapon in your hand #the dog by your side #let me be the veiled threat and the guard hovering just a step behind

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So I’ve been playing with modern AU ideas again…

#my art #original character #oc #original story #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #rodina x priya #rodina and priya #rodina #rodina stormbringer #priya aesar #priya #human priya #human Rodina #modern au #the age difference between these two would be… considerable #like. 20 years. maybe??? #I’m thinking 21 to 46??? #Rodina looks confident but she’s absolutely baffled by Priya’s attentions #Can you imagine if I wrapped this into the university concept I did with Damari and Max??? #Priya taking a class from Professor Rodina and being an absolute disaster of a tease for the whole term? #Super slick about the whole thing #then post graduation you get this??? Maybe some sort of grad party hook up? #Ugh #no #they’re disastrous enough as it is before doing something like this #lesbians #butches do it better

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Me: Says I’ll share how Max and Damari met literally MONTHS ago

Also Me: Forgets until I’m flipping through my own blog

I’m so sorry. Here you go. Little gorey, I’ll tag it as such.

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“I literally stabbed you through the chest!” Maxton growled, rounding on his partner.

“We were kids!’ The man laughed, “Gods, I wasn’t even Odell’s age yet when we met, and you were even younger.”

“I grew up in a cult that truly thought we were the first of Life’s blessed mages on this land, and that unfortunately meant that they taught us to hunt those that ended lives, for whatever reason,” he paused, “like the Wolven.”

“Wasn’t your fault.” Damari hummed.

“Through. The. Chest. Damari.”

“It takes more than some light stabbing to kill a wolf like me.” He winked and Maxton groaned, hiding behind his hands. “Besides, it only took a moon or so for you to realize how wrong you were.”

“I was far more dangerous than you to the lives of those around me. That cult had such awful teachings…” he sighed and tugged on his moustache.

Damari ran his hand over his mates back, “Still not your burden, love. Some folk just use whatever excuse they can to hate others. If it wasn’t because they thought my kind were rabid murderers, they they would have gone after someone else’s kin. Accused the merfolk of drowning boats, or the fairlings for the caravans that get lost in the woods.”

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Damari is a “Natural” Wolven, born able to slip between forms ever since he was young. Wolven are either born or bitten, the bites are exceedingly rare, as you have to be bitten by a hound of some variety (Grim, Shuck, Hellhound, etc), not another Wolven. This is how CJ becomes a Wolven, btw.

Maxton, on the other hand, was raised in a cult to believe they were the first generation of the Life blessed (one of the four gods that DONT give blessings because their existence is so intwined with the act of living) and are raised to hunt down and kill those that are “inherently” evil/deadly/a bane on the creations of Life. Essentially they’re hella racist against anyone predator coded, such as wolves, big cats, and essentially hybrids of any predator creature.

Damari thought that Max was stalking him cause he was cute, NOT to stab him in the chest and try to prove himself to his cult.

They end up head over heels in love, and are a sappy old married couple with cute pet names that chase each other through the halls like teenagers sneaking around. They’re disgustingly sappy and romantic and it’s really cliche.

#my art #original character #oc #original story #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #my universe #ieesea #max and damari #maxton nipuni #damari #Damari Jacobsen #wolven #backstories #not really a meet cute??? more like a meet dumb #or meet deadly #lethal meet cute??? #Yeah. so Max has to spend a couple years learning not to be a racist asshole #but Damari is there for him the whole while. cheering him on and gently correcting him #mind you. they go through this shit at LEAST three more times #various ‘im going to kill you’ and ‘darling you’re gonna wanna bigger knife if you’re going to kill me’ #I should just keep using these idiots whenever I wanna practice stabby scenes #this was also before I really solidified what a wolven transformation looks like #so please dont mind the bizarre fur patterning on Damari… #its. ew

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Do I know why I drew Odell as some sort of circus ringleader? No. Do I regret my choice? Not at all.

This was fun, pushing perspective without reference to lean on was fun. I was jamming out to Chunky by Trampsta, which has a bunch of old dance footage, and the idea wormed its way into my brain and I haven’t been able to shake it, so here. Y’all get a treat too. Still working on drawing big bellies, we’ll get there.

#my art #original character #oc #original story #my universe #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #odell #odell impetus #ringleader #circus #no i dont know why #ieesea #but he looks good! #artblr #artists of tumblr #reaching for the camera #its such a Greatest Showman pose #I could see him loving the hell out of that movie

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Continuing the theme of cutting back the time without sacrificing quality, I present just shading with minimal color! I also really wanted to play with Gilli and Odell, with how tiny Gilli is compared to their lover, with how delicately Odell handles them. Gilli is a treasure, but also such a chaotic little fucking gremlin. Odell is weak, and I love that for him.

#odell #gilli #gillidu #gillidell #odell x gillidu #so tiny #reblog

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Working with expressions, playing with a touch starved Rodina.

I like to think this is immediately after she cuts all of her hair off.

I imagine that hair is status, long hair with complex braids show who you are and all you’ve accomplished. After promising to take Priya away from the island, to go south to the mainland and let her live free of the laws of the North, she cuts all her hair and braids off. A sign of disgrace, of banishment, the ultimate disownment of being stripped of all her life’s accomplishments.

And she does it to herself, for Priya, the night they run away.

I don’t think she’s told Priya yet, how deeply she cares, but how can she not know when Rodina looks at her so sweetly like that?

#my art #original character #oc #original story #iridesence #iridescence #iridecense #ieesea #my universe #rodina and priya #rodina x priya #rodina stormbringer #rodina #priya aesar #priya #touch starved #the first non-violent touch she’s had in years #you just know that priya can feel her trembling #a beaten dog desperate for a kind touch #she’s been their leaders hatchet and shield for so long #and here priya is #touching her like she’s still worthy of kindness #the girl she stole from the coffin of her parents estate #the last of her line #running gentle fingers over her captives cheeks #gods how could she not know that that dedication goes both ways? #I love this disaster couple

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Still on my shit with Gilli, only this time it’s early in their capture. The House of Kael captures Gillidu on the edge of the forest, a mage raised by the Fairlings, assuming they can make them fight for the House against the forest. Little did their captors know, Gilli doesn’t break that easily. With an uncanny skill at trapping you in your words, Gilli works their way out of the worst of their new situation, and into another.

#my art #original character #oc #original story #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #my universe #Gillidu #Gilli #captive Gillidu #Kael #kaelic house #Gillidu backstory #backstory #limited palette #light study

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Kinda obsessed with Gilli lately… Not sure why. I’ve also been neglecting to share with you, sorry.

#my art #original character #oc #original story #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #Gillidu #gilli #gillidu conmara #fairling #odell is a blushing mess off screen. i promise you #playing with new outfits #trying to pin down the body shapes #🍑🍑🍑

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Continuing the theme of cutting back the time without sacrificing quality, I present just shading with minimal color! I also really wanted to play with Gilli and Odell, with how tiny Gilli is compared to their lover, with how delicately Odell handles them. Gilli is a treasure, but also such a chaotic little fucking gremlin. Odell is weak, and I love that for him.

#my art #original character #oc #original story #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #ieesea #my universe #odell #odell impetus #Gilli #Gillidu #gillidu conmara #gillidell #talk about Snatched #such a tiny tiny fairling #Odell is terrified of his delicate mate #not delicate like glass. delicate like a bomb #Gilli could probably level a three block radius without a hair out of place and Odell would just stand there smitten and terrified

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I did some more Maxton and Damari, with the Sun and Moon motif kinda hinted at. I think I’ll share their first meeting soon? It was… violent. While Damari grew up a well adjusted young wolf, Maxton is a cult baby that had to be re-educated. But now they are hopelessly and childishly in love and rule a whole kingdom together. When they started they worked opposite shifts, trying to massively overhaul all the things they hated about the Kingdom’s previous Heads of House.

#reblog #how do you feel about seeing more of these two? I wanna flesh them out some more but they are super side characters

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Time for another series! I’ve been loving working on this one, it’s very different from my usual work and has been a fun challenge! I allowed myself one texture per portrait, and no shading. Trying to capture their attitudes and personality from BEHIND was a treat in and of itself.

#my art #iridecense #original character #oc #original story #ieesea #my universe #iridescence #iridesence #priya #priya aesar #Rodina #rodina stormbringer #odell #odell impetus #Gillidu #gillidu conmara #jin #jin salaxis #Jooeun #Jooeun saika #CJ #christian jynsen

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“I’m up. Sorry Barne, didn’t mean to wake you.”

Poor boy has a nightmare, the house sprite is concerned.

Speaking of opening, let’s have a line share session! What is the first line of dialogue from your main character? Share it here!

#writing prompt #writeblr #original character #oc #odell #odell impetus #ieesea

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This has been stuck in my head all week. A college AU where Damari is head of HR, Maxton is the Dean, and Rodina is a department head somewhere (History? Social Justice? Idk). Everyone else hasn‘t been hashed out yet in my head, but I had to get Damari down before I went nuts.

#my art #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #original character #oc #original story #my universe #Damari #Damari Jacobsen #college au #orania #ieesea

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I did some more Maxton and Damari, with the Sun and Moon motif kinda hinted at. I think I’ll share their first meeting soon? It was… violent. While Damari grew up a well adjusted young wolf, Maxton is a cult baby that had to be re-educated. But now they are hopelessly and childishly in love and rule a whole kingdom together. When they started they worked opposite shifts, trying to massively overhaul all the things they hated about the Kingdom’s previous Heads of House.

#my art #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #oc #original character #original story #my universe #orania #ieesea #maxton #Damari #max and Damari #MaxMari #Damari Jacobsen #maxton nipuni #they are my gay old men and they rule happily and peacefully #im here for mentors that dont get murdered

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Round two, have the ever so rare Maxton and Damari, my sappy old men. I’ll draw more of them soon, I promise.

I low key love that the rainbow flag is now for the whole community, and the gay gents have got their own colors now!

#my art #original character #oc #original story #my universe #iridecense #iridescence #iridesence #pride #maxton #damari #gay pride #pride 2023