TITLE: "An Uncanny Rivalry" CHARACTERS: Butterfly & Murad CATEGORY: Traditional Art: inks on A4 size Vellum Board 200gsm. Entry for Arena of Valor's Valentine's Fan Art Contest! Feel free to like and share this piece, but I'm honestly way behind sched so chances of this being a fan favorite is off the hook. Still though, this was a fun challenge! It’s hard to come up with a proper reasoning why I chose to ship two #AOV characters with little to no background history or lore references compared to the others, but I drew #Murad and #Butterfly simply out of their similarities as the two most powerful Assassins in the realm and the intriguing possibility of a romantic affair caused by a deadly rivalry. I decided to go for their school uniform outfits – Butterfly’s Academy and Murad’s Class President skins – to further reinforce their story: Mr. Student Council President meets Ms. Badass Sorority Leader. I included subtle details in the drawing such as Murad’s somewhat stoic yet possessive personality, and Butterfly’s passive-aggressiveness - her allowing Murad to hold her, but not putting her hands around him in the same way he does out of hesitancy/ (In short, attachment issues lel) You can read about their story through the comment section on my FB post. Beware though because it's quite lengthy. #ArenaOfValor #ArenaOfValorPhilippines #ArenaOfValorPH #AOVph #AOVart #AOVfanart #AOVphilippines #AOVButterfly #AOVMurad #Garena #GarenaAOV #AOVGarena #GarenaPH #ink #inkdrawing #penandink #art #fanart #moba #games #couple #Valentines #love #ishipit