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Pride Art 2025── .✦

ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘʜᴇʟɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ x ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ

Celebrating Pride 2025 with my OCs (main characters) who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community~!

During the time I conceptualized them, I found my identity to be a genderfluid pansexual. It's like my queer awakening was channeled to my original characters.

I kinda rushed this art too, because I'll be busy soon ^ ^" waaaaa—

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁── .✦

ꜱᴛᴇᴘꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇᴅ

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After your encounter with Orion (that you barely escaped from), you logged-off the RE:System in hopes to report about what you found.

Instead of going with your plan, however, you find a white-haired man standing in front of the monitors of the RE:System.

He was familiar; the clothes gave it away on who you were facing.

You immediately realized who it was, so you called out to him.

"Azare!" Your voice echoed throughout the room, bouncing off the walls like it was a melody to keep inside.

He turned to you, but you identified that his body language showed that he turned not because of you. He was not startled like he always was when you called him; instead, you were met with a stiff body that was evidently pale and a somber expression written on his face.

“…”

The Azare in front of you did not utter another word. Even then, you could see it in his eyes that he was lost, conflicted about a lot of things you do not know about.

“Azare?” You tried to get his attention, but he stares off in the same distance, as if he was staring… or listening to another person you may not know who.

“Azare!” You attempted to reach out to his arm, but colors flashed on your eyes that caused you to stumble.

Regaining your balance, you discovered that the Azare you saw was not the real one, but a hologram. This makeshift presence made you realize that the boy you were looking for was yet to be found.

This hologram, though unfortunate that it was not Azare in its place, gave you the idea that you can retrace his steps by finding his holograms. The colored squares surrounding the hologram were your “guiding light” that will bring you one step closer to him.

You hope that you can find Azare once and for all, get him back home where he is safe.

[re-azare]

So me and my friends had a low-cost DND session

This OC aligns with my role, Researcher! I designed him by scratch (no reference whatsoever)

Also, I made it canon that he likes shops (most especially walmart).

[re-azare]

The Aphelion Project

Interacting with Orion ──────────── For more context, visit: https://the-aphelion-project.carrd.co/ (There's ARG elements in the carrd) ──────────── Story is available! Continue with the post to read. Illustration & Story: Me

Even if you are too late, it's the thought that counts to find them.

Thoughts that Count

"Azare!" You called out to the white-haired figure, thinking it was Azare.

Azare had been missing for over a month, right after the celebration last March 3rd—the Aphelion personas' special birthday. You had been tasked by the RE:System to find Azare, to secure and ensure the persona's safety.

Seeing his white hair, you thought you found him. But when you turned him to face you, it was another person.

"I'm not Azare! My name's Orion..." He blurted out, slightly irritated, "I literally lost my right eye... Can't see bullsh*t."

You could only gasp with wide eyes. This person was definitely not Azare. His eyes were colorless, more lifeless.

C̷o̷u̷n̷t̷ ̷y̷o̷u̷r̷ ̷T̷h̷o̷u̷g̷h̷t̷s̷

Suddenly, your vision started glitching. You saw a darker version of the person you've mistaken as Azare His right eye was glowing, prints of blood on the shadow-y form this figure held.

"Oh... You're looking for 𝙰𝚣𝚊𝚛𝚎?" He asked, voice fluctuating of pitch and tone, "𝙷𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢... 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚖."

Before you could react, he continued his words.

"𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚖, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚏 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎."