#calvindile

[foxleycrow]

Still working my way through requests! This one is for @calvindile, who asked for their original character Lael (left). I threw in a bonus Linas as well. These two were so fun to draw!

[sylvonyx]

calvindile replied to your post “I like... both because you did great the first time, and pastel is an...”

I think what you just said could be the solution to everyone's problem! The "darker skin tones with filters" version looks really neat, plus the skin tones don't look too bright anymore ^^ It takes a little change of thinking, but imho the result is cool!

Awesome! Looks like we’ve found the perfect solution to the problem. I’m gonna do this now actually. It’s a win-win. Everybody’s happy.

i hope

[pandirpus]

Anders, Klavier Gavin and Yami Yugi?

yooo

Anders:

I’m not too confident in my Anders character voice, combining cynical, flirtatious, dramatic, passionate, self-deprecating, righteous, intense, selfless and judgmental all in one is hard, but I have some themes in mind for writing him post-merging that are important for me to balance.

1. To explore the spectrum that is Justice and Anders, how their characters combine, sometimes evident in the way Anders talks, and sometimes more in more subtle ways. How his emotions resonate and get amplified due to all of “Anders” aligning, since usually all parts of him are of one mind, except in rare cases. How Anders has come to identify differing views, out of tune feelings/thoughts as Justice’s, especially since he knows both parts of himself before they merged. Since their thoughts are now mingled, however, it’s not like he can truly pick them apart, and he might be projecting his own guilt on “Justice” at times.

2. Guilt struggling with his determination, and internalized self-doubt struggling with the certainty of not only Anders, but a spirit who is inherently righteous. 

3. The theme of anger that Anders thinks he needs to suppress, with focus on how he is right in his anger.

4. That Anders is used to navigating the mess that is their combined memories, experiences and the very intense emotions of a spirit and a traumatized, mentally ill mage. How it will get overwhelming and disorienting at times, but especially how Anders manages for all these years.

5. How Anders is not quite mortal, not quite human, not quite a spirit now. How his perception of the world is changed and enriched, the way he feels, the way he sees things, the way his mind works.

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Klavier, my child, my trash son! Partly stolen from livejournal, but revised. Not meant to be a complete character analysis, but what I keep in mind for his PoV and character voice.

1. Klavier deliberately puts on a show with his exaggerated rockstar persona, complete with his fake German, a passion for poetry and love songs and the air guitar soli. Not saying that he does not enjoy his rock music and his air guitar soli, and he is definitely flirtatious, charming, vain and conceited. But he is also sharp and calculating, not half as generous as one would expect of a rich rockstar prosecutor, and can be quite mean in his teasing. And, what is maybe most important:

2. Klavier is not as easy-going as he’d like people to believe. Despite his attempts to appear casual, Klavier is a perfectionist. He has to meddle in everything and to correct every mistake - also, he does expect everybody he works with to be perfect, too. As a prodigy who became prosecutor with 17 and who’s first hit single won platin overnight, he can’t deal with throwbacks and gets irritable when things go wrong.

3. Klavier is generally polite and political correct, and has very strict moral standards. As a consequence, he has little compassion for those who commit a crime, and is not ready to show any understanding. He can be harsh, and even cold. With his constantly friendly and so very polite attitude, he can be sarcastic and even pretty cutting, as he’s very ready to distance himself from anyone who disappointed him and would cause him pain.

4. Beneath all his superficial flirting, Klavier is actually a true romantic and craves soft and nice things and intimacy. He is all in for romantic gestures and he likes body contact, cuddling, soft kisses and whispering sweet nothings. He does love showing affection and recieving it. He’s a sensitive person, although he can hide a lot of things behind a maybe a bit too bright smile and his flashy attitude.

5. Klavier is aiming to appear and even be straight-forward and uncomplicated, but he is not. Klavier is in denial about a lot of things and trying hard to present himself a certain way, and he’s good at pretending. It’s hard to tell what of all this is fake and what is genuine, since it all has become second nature to him. Most of his issues are related to Kristoph, and while he does sense that there is something wrong, he refuses to take a closer look. It is a simple form of self-protection, because Klavier wouldn’t be able to bear facing the truth.The overall image I have in mind for Klavier is someone smiling brightly while there’s a gaping hole in his chest he is completely oblivious about. Also, someone who is head over heels for Apollo of course, and he’s fallen so hard, he can’t get up. :D

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Yami Yugi, the puzzle spirit, the mystery, and what I think is important when writing him:

1. He is proud and overly confident, to a fault. He basically radiates confidence when it’s about games/competitions, and since that term is pretty expandable in YGO verse, that applies to a surprising amount of situation. Rocks jewelry and eye liner and extra clothes and capes, and I mean, this boy sat with his legs spread when wearing short skirts on a throne, jesus, single-mindedness plus confidence and obliviousness make him so entirely unselfconscious. Will never back out of anything, will bet his life (and Yugi’s life and body) without even hesitating, will force through even if he got himself in a pinch. When he got himself into an awkward or not-so-good situation, he’ll keep his composure up and just try to will power through it anyway.  It means he relates a lot to trash like Seto Kaiba, as they both speak dramatic duelist language fluently and have ridiculous priorities.

2. When it comes to his friends caring about him and being happy and with him - he’s just happy, pleasantly surprised, like the lonely teenager he actually is. Like, boy, he is so happy and grateful to have friends. Will listen to them, try to learn from them, and be as good as a friend as possible to them. Which means he is very intense about their bond and cherishes it with a very very earnest sincerity. Because he treasures them so much, and he’s very uncertain about his own weird, fleeting existence, he would always step out of the way of their relationships, though, and tries to support Yugi’s feelings toward Anzu and Jou (this is my writing I headcanon what I want) instead.

3. Righteous and harsh in his judgement, but does have questionable criteria and taste in people, since apparently being very serious and intense about duels excuses bad character traits. He’s aware that he himself is flawed and aims to improve himself, though, which does however not make him doubt his judgment at all.Is very biased towards his friends at all times. Not above using his powers and using questionable means of punishment.

4. Cocky and playful, especially during games, but also towards people he is at ease with, combined with being very straight-forward and blunt, and overly serious and intense with a flair for the dramatic.

5. Definitely a dork when it comes to pedestrian, non-competition, non-righteous-judging activities. Will be very curt and look very serious to mask that he’s out of his comfort zone. Not easily flustered by flirting, romance and sex, but oblivious when it applies to himself, both in terms of people crushing on him as well as him crushing on them. Also while not necessarily ace or aro (especially when he’s had his own body and liberty to use it ;), he’s now most of the time massively unintense about and uninterested in anything but games and friends. Avoids talking about insecurities, which includes any uncertainties he has about himself and any issues and problems he has about past decisions, his future, the depths of his soul that are unknown to him, that he is just a spirit lurking around that has been miraculously accepted in this group of friends, etc etc

[northernscruffycat]

Alright of course I'm gonna go there and pick AA if that's alright with you? 8D

It’s only fair, considering what I asked of you!1. The series ended after Apollo Justice. :|OKAY NO, LET’S DO THIS FOR REAL:1. The most important change I would make is that Apollo gets two more games with him as the main character. He deserves a trilogy as well and he has plenty of stories to tell.2. Trucy remains as a prominent assistant to Apollo and doesn’t just make guest appearances.3. Apollo and Trucy get a decent story where they find out that Lamiroir is actually their mother. The fact that Phoenix kept this from them is addressed.4. Instead of introducing new conflicts and previously unmentioned best friends out of nowhere, the later games expand on all of the hanging plot-threads left unresolved from AA4.5. WE FIND OUT WHAT THOSE DAMN BLACK PSYCHE-LOCKS WERE. I DEMAND MORE KRISTOPH. MORE KLAVIER. MORE GAVIN BROTHERS. ALSO MORE TRUCY. MORE APOLLO. MORE HOBO PHOENIX. MORE-…This is the point where I run away crying at the potential that was lost.

[pandirpus]

Seto Kaiba, Cian Cavanagh, Elliot Aldersen

I dub them the self-destructive behaviour squad 

Seto Kaiba

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | depending on the time of the day and exposure to fandom/later anime i’m either very fed up with his overrated ass or fondly mock the hell out of this stupid manchild | actual love of my life 

hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | there’s an aesthetic to him being a skinny unhealthy idiot and to him suffering, i still appreciate the thin ankles | gorgeous! | 10/10 would banghogwarts house: the house for childish dumb egomaniac dickbags. srsly tho: i don’t feel strongly about hogwarts house but listen, if you sort seto into anything but slytherin you are objectively wrongbest quality: uh……………………… His ridiculous levels of denial and his huge potential for self-destruction. As in, that makes him perfect fanfic material. And well, he’s nothing if not committed horribly obsessive clingy unable to exist without , and that is I think the most positive thing I can say about him. Also, he makes me laugh. :>

worst quality: Does he even have a real redeeming quality? And no, past abuse is an explanation but really doesn’t excuse much of his rampant asshattery. But for me, his most awful quality is his utter lack of character development. He has a bit. It’s painfully slow. And maybe that would be fine but the anime has a bunch of extra seasons and he gets so annoying and obnoxious. I could never watch the anime past Duelist Kingdom again and this is one of the reasons. Just someone shut Seto Kaiba up please.ship them with: Yami Yugi/Atem. His dragons. Those are my OTPs. (There there’s also Noah. Roland. A bit of Mokuba in a “wow these brothers have issues” sense without really truly shipping it. The Black Magician. Ishizu messing with him. Also anyone who can mess with him, really. It’s YGO, I ship a lot of things.)brotp them with: Listen, it’s either full-fledged obsession or barely anything. I’d say Mokuba, but again, they have issues - I’m just interested in Mokuba’s development and how it might change his relationship to Seto. There’s nothing very typically “brotp” about their relationship though.needs to stay away from: Jou. Fricking leave him alone for once. He’s way stronger and a way better person than Seto will ever be and does not deserve to be mocked by a jerk with a superiority complex. Also @ fandom: stop pushing characters on Seto that have to put up with his bullshit to ~help him/heal him with their kindness~. They all deserve better than having to put up with Seto fricking Kaiba.misc. thoughts: I have some spoilerific opinions and will stay hush about them for now. So, something entirely else: Why is there no fanfic were Jou just punches Seto in the face and does not put up with his bs to counter all the awful fic where Jou is tripping all over Seto who is nothing but an insufferable douche to him? 

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Cian Cavanagh

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | FIRE EMOJIhotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | FETISH FUEL STATION ATTENDANThogwarts house: probably gryffindor? i do not care enough about hogwarts houses for a profound answer tbhbest quality: I have a burning passion for freedom fighters and for people who fight passionately for their rights and are devoted to their cause. I also love his intenseness and his graveness. Bless this. And I appreciate it so much that he is a character who suffers from severe depression AND is a violent activist, but he does not get demonized for it and gets a sympathetic ending and a chance to heal.worst quality: He hurt his loved ones a whole lot, and he dragged his son into this mess and was ready to pointlessly sacrifice his people because he was so caught up in his self-loathing and a death-seeker. Granted, he went through a lot and then gave his heart away, but still. He is deeply flawed in a way that makes him a very good, complex and enjoyable character, at least in my opinion! <3ship them with: Doran ❤, Gareth, Ylezavit :3brotp them with: RUNWE. bb!Eska. And Grul, I like the awkwardness of their relationship, as they are not really friends or anything, but they respect each other.needs to stay away from: Responsibility, and especially briar hearts.misc. thoughts: i WILL TOUCH THE HEART I DON’T CARE I WANT TO

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Elliot <3

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | an absolute cutie | gorgeous! | 10/10 would banghogwarts house: a bit of a bunch of em???  honest to god hogwarts houses are very arbitrary categories and complex characters are hard to fit into this moldbest quality: He is played by Rami Malek and therefore the way he talks and looks and smiles with his prominent upper lip is all perf. He is such a dork! And the depiction of his anxieties and other mental illness issues is p good. I appreciate that he cares and is not a nihilistic asshole, and that he struggled and tries his best. I also appreciate that he is likeable and sympathetic, but is still p morally grey with his well-intentioned but creepy and inexcusable invasion of other people’s privacy and stuff like that. His father issues are also VERY WELL DONE. Also I am here for drug issues i’m sorry there is good content here okworst quality: He does not really develop a whole lot - there is progress, but it takes it’s sweet time and in the end, it seems we’re often back where we started. And I have to say, a protagonist that is unreliable is a powerful narrative tool, but should be used with care and it gets tiring after a while. Imho, Elliot is not a protagonist that can carry a show for much longer than these two seasons.ship them with: Leon, …………….. Mr Robot…………….brotp them with: Darlene, Gideon, Mr Robotneeds to stay away from: Will-they-or-won’t-they and obligatory Heterosexualitymisc. thoughts: His entire face is a blessing. Also this show has an appreciation for kinky shit and I am so HERE FOR IT ALL. WOw. On that note though - pLEASE I am so done with the antagonism of him and Mr Robot, it was cool while it lasted and gave me gorgeous things and I hope he gained something out of it, but it’s enough now

[northernscruffycat]

Sousuke, Yugi and Haydee?

Sousuke

My NOTP for them Don’t have a NOTP for him. He’s one of those characters where so far everything I’ve come across is kind of interesting. Maybe I’ll find something I’m not keen on eventually, but for the moment I’m cool with most Souships.My BROTP for them Sousuke & Rin~My OTP for them Also SouRin. I like them as bros and as romos.My second choice pairing for them I’m torn between SouMako and SouKisu, it’s not easy or fair to choose between those two great ships.My fluffy pairing for them Sousuke/Nitori is a nice ship that I feel is very underrated.My angsty pairing for them It’s hard to say, because even ships for Sousuke that would potentially be angsty I tend to ship in a not angsty way?My favorite poly ship for them It’s a tie between SouKisuMako and SouMakoHaru. I just adore both of those ships.My weirdest pairing for them I’m very much into Sousuke/Seijuro and will one day make some fanwork of it to fill the void.

Yugi

My NOTP for them Puzzleshipping. I enjoy their relationship in the series, but the fandom put me off shipping them for life.My BROTP for them Yugi & all his friends. It’s an obvious choice, but an important one.My OTP for them Anzu/Yugi will always be my cute ship that I cherish and remember fondly… I still have doomed hopes for them. ;w;My second choice pairing for them Wishipping is a great ship and always will be.My fluffy pairing for them Why not combine the above to get Anzu/Yugi/Jounouchi? So much fluff! Also Yugi/Ryou Bakura is good fluff.My angsty pairing for them Nothing’s springing to mind.My favorite poly ship for them Anzu/Yuugi/Jounouchi/Honda?My weirdest pairing for them I am incredibly boring and don’t think I ship any weird ships for Yugi.

Haydee

My NOTP for them I’m not overly fond of romantically shipping Haydee & The Count from what I remember of the series. But like with all my Gankutsuou answers I’m painfully aware that I need to rewatch the series to make a more informed opinion.My BROTP for them Haydee & Albert! I’m aggressively supportive of the idea that after the series is over they became best buddies who support each other.My OTP for them I don’t romantically ship Haydee with anyone.My second choice pairing for them I’m sorry that I’m boring for this one. D:My fluffy pairing for them Platonic Haydee & Albert.My angsty pairing for them  Same as above.My favorite poly ship for them Still boring…My weirdest pairing for them …I’m so boring I could cry. Sorry you got a dud response for this one. ;_;

[samcybercat]

oh god please please please draw an Albert/Hakushaku-child! Can be post-Gankutsuou cuz fix it AUs it's where it's at in this fandom

Okay, but hear me out:What if instead of kiss kiss explode in love, it was kiss kiss SU-style fusion. The series ends with Albert’s love and forgiveness of the Count fusing them into one being composed of Albert, Edmond and Gankutsuou. They live with their scars, but importantly they learn to live and love and forgive. This is how they are now and everyone else just has to deal.

[rivetingrogue]

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Allez viens, j’t’emmène au vent,

We are fighting dreamers,

Donnez-moi une suite au Ritz, je n’en veux pas,

Elle me dit,

Footprints from where I ran away.

...French edition, I guess?