I can see Chimera as a teen being secretly terrified of getting close to Rouge (at first) in fear of it being like he’s replacing Maria as his older sibling or something.
Anyway here’s a super quick doodle of Teen Chimera’s mask slipping.
I’m actually having a blast trying to develop Chimera Shadow in his Teen Years. How different he was + what things shaped him into being who he is now.
I’m giving Teen Chimera and Teen Runt their own tag.












