#dauntless s3

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My smile wraps around my head splitting it in two... I don't have a clue how I can keep the top half glued....

Somehow you gotta keep going though... right?

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Everybody's gangsta in season 3

even this guy is gangsta...

little guy...

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Everyone gather around for a show Watch as this man disappears as we know Do me a favor and try to ignore As you watch him fall through a blatant trapdoor

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He's looking at Grace 😏💕

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hehehe some Dauntless doodles

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Little scene idea I wrote out that I thought would be fun to share!

Grace is trying to make contact with Dauntless and convince him to team up with them! The poor guy is just out there! Living on the streets! Trying to fight crime on his own while dodging capture by the two major political powers (the government and the Delroy gang). Her new friend (and maybe crush shh shh) is not really on the same page as her.

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Grace opened her eyes and looked around. She was home, lying in her own bed. Her ribs ached where she remembered the brick hitting her, and her arms and legs felt like jelly. All things considered she had expected to be in worse shape. She shifted her head slightly to see Felix sitting in a chair beside her bed. He was zoned out, staring down at the floor, but looked up when he heard her voice.

“Good morning,” she said in a groggy attempt at humor.

“Oh, thank goodness you're okay!” 

Felix practically fell out of the chair and onto his knees next to the bed as he slipped his hand gently into hers. 

Grace turned her head fully and gave him a tired smile. He looked like he'd been crying, the poor guy.

“I'm more than okay.” She gave his hand a reassuring squeeze.

“I finally found him.”

“What?”

“Dauntless. He was there in the warehouse with me. He said he'd think about it- about joining us.” 

His free hand went up to cover his mouth. After how much he'd tried to convince her it'd never happen, it was nice that he actually had a reaction, but she hadn't expected him to be this upset about it. 

He bent over the bed, pressing his face into the mattress.

“I'm so sorry-” he forced through the bedding.

“About not believing me?” Grace asked in confusion. It seemed the only explanation, but she felt like there was something more obvious she was missing that she just could not reach because of her painkiller dulled brain.

He lifted his head but didn't meet her gaze. The wave of remorse seemed to have calmed. “No, no, I- I'm sorry you got hurt.”

“It's not your fault,” she replied softly. 

“But I am worried about Dauntless. He was with me when the building went down. Do you think- do you think he's okay?”

“I'm sure he is.” He gave her hand a squeeze in return, still avoiding eye contact.

Grace smiled and shifted her shoulder to a more comfortable position. 

She couldn't remember anything between blacking out and waking up again in her bed. 

“Felix- how did you guys find me? How did you know where to look?”

Felix sniffed and shook his head. “We didn't. Dauntless brought you home and told us what happened.”

He looked down at their hands resting on the bed, fighting back the tears building in his eye.

“Did he really?” Grace said with a smile.

“I thought you were dead,” he said quietly. 

She felt the droplet land on her wrist and he quickly used his other hand to wipe across his face with a muttered apology.

She wasn't sure what to say to that. He was always so calm and reserved. It felt like this reaction had come out of the blue.

Before she could begin to respond he continued.

“Please, Grace, please be more careful.”

He gave her hand another squeeze, then released it and stood. He said softly, “I'm sorry, I need to go blow my nose,” then turned and left the room quickly.

It was only later that it occurred to her to wonder, how had Dauntless known how to find her home?

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I think he can imagine pretty well what Dauntless just went through, and would really rather not be reminded!

The rest of the conversation that I drew out is under the cut.

I have so many different versions of conversations like this one. XD

Felix is discouraged and depressed by his recent loses. The world is a chaotic mess and he feels responsible for it, but at the same time wholly unequipped to do anything about it. He plans to do what he can to minimize the damage until he's inevitably caught by the authorities again. He does NOT want anyone else to get hurt because of him. Dauntless is going to be a solo show until the curtain drops. 😔

Grace and her gang think they should team up with Dauntless- a concept Felix is uncharacteristically opposed to. Dauntless is already in the area helping them out, they want to also help him! If they team up, they might actually be able to make a difference in the fight for freedom.

Felix is attempting to get them to give up the search, he doesn't want to involve them in anything dangerous. Grace, arguing with his stance, unknowingly is arguing against Dauntless himself as to why he should team up with him. XD

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The city is in a state of unrest from the recent upheaval in government. Crime rates are through the roof, and law enforcement is struggling to keep them down now that their systems and protocols have been deconstructed. Grace, and her "street gang" of orphaned vigilantes are doing what they can to keep their little corner of the world held together. Dauntless only recently escaped imprisonment and is somehow avoiding capture while helping out in the same area as Grace's rebel group. So far as they can tell, he's working completely solo and they're worried about him.

Grace and Fred are on a patrol one night when she hears a loud noise come from a nearby alley...

idk if anyone noticed the decline in content over the last few months buuuut I've been working on a big storyboard project in my free time instead of concept art/writing, which has resulted in less "shareable" content. Anyway, here's a sneak peek of what I've been working on :)))

There's a couple pose exploration doodles, really rough first-pass thumbnails, and then a few of the "final" thumbnails put together in animatic form :D

I'm super excited about this scene and I can't wait to share the finished boards with you all!

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