This chapter of To Sleep, Perchance to Dream comes with an illustration of what Shadowheart’s got planned for when she and Elody get to meet. Such sweetness. Would be awful if something was to get in the way of things 👀
A wee snipperoo after the break:
Waking up in the library, Shadowheart eagerly looked around to see whether Elody was already there. The room was quiet, apart from the crackle of the fire, forever burning in the fireplace.
There had always been something bright and warm in the dreamscapes. The first one had been a sunny hillside with a gentle breeze breaking the heat of the midday sun. The campfire on the beach had been the next source of light and warmth in the dream. That was when their friendship had really turned into something else. In the light of the campfire, their love had budded. Timid, tentative, but it had been there. It had only been in the library, by the fireplace, where Shadowheart had had the courage to say it out loud.
How she longed to utter those words to Elody during the day! Perhaps they could take a walk up on the hills, near the barley fields and the old windmill. The midday sun would make Elody’s hair glisten with hues of copper. They could sit on the cliff overlooking the city. And Shadowheart could take Elody’s hand, kiss her knuckles, and murmur those three words for only her to hear.
Shadowheart was swept into a world of daydreams. When Elody hadn’t appeared after her fantasies had all but run dry, Shadowheart tried to figure out how and why the dreamscape had changed along the way. Yet, no matter how long she pondered, Elody wasn’t arriving.
This must’ve been how Elody felt that night I didn’t sleep, Shadowheart thought.
Oh, how uncomfortable it was to be alone in that magical place where Shadowheart had spent the happiest moments of her life!
She’d never had to intentionally keep herself busy in any dreamscape. Elody was often already there, and, if she wasn’t, she would arrive relatively soon after Shadowheart. And, with Elody there, there was no need to come up with things to do; with her, existing in the same space was enough. There was no need for activities as such. Staring at the fire, exploring the ever-growing catalogue of books and maps, and finding solace in each other were enough. And, for Elody, there was much to write in that secret book of hers.
Without Elody, the library was hollow. There was too much space in the room, when Elody wasn’t occupying some of it. The place was too vast without Elody’s arms fencing Shadowheart in safely. In only one single room, Shadowheart was afraid she’d get lost, if she moved from the settee.
So she sat all night. It was okay. It had happened to Elody before, so Shadowheart could also endure it.
I miss them dearly 🥺 I made the sketch for this piece in a café before classes and it was so fun to sketch there and drink coffee, I might just start doing this more often <3 (it was absolutely worth waking up earlier that day) and I finished this today because I HAD TO take a break from studying.... Last next weeks will be full of work but I hope to draw some more after that so stay tuned!
Also I wonder if any of you here would like to see me post about my fantasy ocs... Also some lore dumps and world building stuff 🤔
And for those who follow me for other fandoms, don't worry, I just need to have more free time lol
Currently I try to finish all my different sketchbooks that I (sometimes literally...) started a decade ago and then abandonned.
Sometimes fanart emerges as a side effect of my efforts :-> Have some Beau and cute Yasha.
and like. girl vampires who are given the same kind of depth as male vampires of reconciling their own monstrous desires with how human they still are or not. and not like. vapid sexy temptresses or whatever. they have their time and place but i want a girl vampire desperately gripping the sink looking into the mirror just to see what isnt there anymore
Not really a question about any of your current AUs but are there any other crossover ideas you’d like to work on in the future
If there is one Crossover Au I'd seriously consider working on in the future, it would have to be the Halo x Metroid idea I came up with some time ago.
Basically Halo and Metroid take place in the same universe, and Samus Aran accepts a mercenary contract on the Pillar of Autumn, essentially making Samus Player 2 to Master Chief's Player 1 through out Halo 1-3.
BUT TWIST, it takes place AFTER the Human-Covenant War. Master Chief makes it back at the end of Halo 3 thanks to Samus, and after the ensuing award ceremonies and peace talks, both John and Samus hand in their resignations, cash in their checks, and both buy in on a plot of land together on a small planet in the middle of the outer colonies. There it pretty much becomes a slice of life, scif-fi/western following John and Samus as they grow accustomed to civilian life and figure out who they are without the fight. They interact with a cast of characters from the nearby town, find new jobs and careers, and also figure out their relationship with each other. Really just Stardew Valley it up in here with two of the most deadly people in the galaxy.
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