Got hit by a new AU some time ago, so here it is! Exobiologist!Vil meets Alienbeing!Leona ಠ◡ಠ Brain said "make that lion a lionfish snake". So be it. Still need a title for this AU but already have a chunk of lore! Can't wait to doodle more about this one on my free time~
Im going to fr eat your latest leona fanart 🍴 im biting his biceps and his primordial pouch thank you for feeding us 🫡
Leona Pouch?
Hehe!! Omg TY!! TBH I was worried about posting that art. And wasn't sure if ppl would like it. I tend to keep my patreon stuff separate plus...I know a majority of ppl prefer Leona with abs.
Uncensored art here.
But, while I still see him as strong and athletic, I just find abs on him unrealistic and another brainwashing of stereotypical anime beauty standards. Those with abs tend to have very low body fat and with how he eats idk just feels wrong?
I've always preferred him being a bit "softer" esp if he were to be in a relationship and gain some "happy" weight from having someone to enjoy food with and cook for him. I did a few "body HC" posts on patreon too. Obviously, I can't show it all but yeah, there's a peek above!!
We believe in chunky/wrestler build Leona here!! He does still have partial abs tbh but they're just hidden under his lil pouch. GFHJKL
Location: 200 miles (321 km) south of Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Subject Discovery:
Subject discovered via SeaBat-IDH T51-R Ultrahigh resolution Multibeam Echosounder Survey System. Anomalous reading detected at edge of 900m detection range. Subject stayed at edge of detection range as communication was established. Researcher(s) translated dialogue from English to range of vocalizations along the audio spectrum, until subject began to close gap in vicinity. Subject vocalization fits within range of typical Cetacean genuses.
Observations (partnered with Dr. Foster)
Subject name 'TIdus' (provided by subject). 'Tidus' appears to be a member of Siren Oceanus Rhincodon. While first specimen discovered, it is to be noted the potential for S. Oceanus species to exhibit Polar Gigantism. 'Tidus' appears to be a male specimen of aprox. 20ft. (6.09m) from nose to posterior fin. Reproductive organ, upon further examination, shows to be around 62in (160cm). [¹] Communication between Researcher(s) and subject considered amicable, with quick establishment of language conventions and expertise. English appears to be a language 'Tidus' has come into frequent contact with, given the subject's comprehension.
Interview with 'Tidus' provides the following details:
Subject considered young adult at 19 years old (subject measurements dictated by rate of time taken to complete circuit around southern hemisphere)
Eyesight reduced when head is not submerged.[²]
Human culture, technological achievements and anatomy considered of great interest. [³]
Has made proposals to be transplanted to nondescript facilities for further study, on condition that subject be allowed to study Researcher(s) in tandem. [⁴]
Annotations:
[1] Jo, you can't write that in the official report. That's what the Special Logbook is for! - Researcher Gene
[2] I'm sure we can find some porthole windows and fashion a pair for the big guy. - Dr Jo Foster
[3] Can we keep him pleeeease? He can be our Underwater Research Division - Dr Jo Foster
[4] See? He even wants to come! The College gives funding to the local aquarium, we can just have them house him there! Of course, he would have to -at first- be in the specified research section in the back. Think about it! - Dr Jo Foster
(This was supposed to be a Mermay post but I absolutely could not get this done in time TwT)
I wanted to do a little something for mermay with a little monster design! She’s lightly inspired by my OC Ekānta and a very old mermaid piece I did in 2019! All around was a fun idea to revisit!
Back to regular scheduled art pile to share, then it’s artfight prep time!
Maybe this is an unpopular hot take, but I think a good monster girl design should struggle with day-to-day life in a human world. If your monster girl can live a normal human life where her greatest inconvenience is wet dog smell or people assuming her tail is fake, you need to mix more monster in your girl.
Harpies who can't write or type or open most containers with their wings. Werewolves who worry about hurting someone if they get overstimulated at the wrong time. Minotaurs with digestive systems and metabolisms which require grazing throughout the day, not the three big meals humans are used to.
Lamias who have to stay home in the evenings and during cold months to stay warm, otherwise their muscles stop working right and they get stranded.
And they're sick of their human friends suggesting they get some kind of tail sweater. It wouldn't help, the problem is that their body doesn't produce enough heat to begin with, and anyways a tail garment would get in the way of their rectilinear locomotion, and there's no way a sweater would survive being walked on in the first place. It feels like they don't actually care about you being stuck at home whenever they go out, they just want to feel like it's not their fault they never see you.
If your monster girl can't be read as some kind of disability allegory, you're doing something wrong.