#i am glad we live in a timeline where 124 went the way it did

[saturdaysky]

"I would love for you to see the sunrise," they'd told the Star, knowing him a creature of the dark. I will try it, he thought. Why should I fear the light? And so, when their own night grew too deep, he called to them: "Watch it with me."

Essek Thelyss: Shadowhand to the Queen, traitor to his country, and friend to the Mighty Nein.

Drew this right after that commune where Essek was described as a safe and familiar star. Some detail shots for ya :)

#essek thelyss #critical role #this piece was made just before 124 as a love letter to essek and his potential for growth #we didn't know how it was gonna go w essek (and this was right around that 'toxic' hullaballoo so we REALLY didn't know how it was gonna go #and i just wanted to make something beautiful that captured how i saw this character #in case he was written out of the narrative bc players didn't want to engage w him -- which would be valid but make me sad #i care him a lot u guys #i am glad we live in a timeline where 124 went the way it did #also this um won fanart of the week? still not over marisha saying this was her new headcanon for essek #[sounds of sky's brain BSODing] #fanart dump proceedeth #my art