#tavon

[wraithsquadron]

character commission of @abysskeeper's trick and my tavon by michael terracciano!

i nabbed two custom commissions during the dominic deegan reprint kickstarter, very glad to see how they came out! asking mookie to draw characters in long coats is always a good plan

[nevermoresart]

I gave Tavon a redesign that I'm honestly SUPER PROUD OF, reason why I didn't do more art of him was solely because I wasn't happy with how he looked, BUT NOW BITCH I THINK HE LOOKS GREAT, SO EXPECT MORE OF HIM

[rainbowvinyl]

Short one-shot comic showing how Present Mic became Dante's favorite hero! Featuring a 19-year-old Present Mic, and four-year old Dante (pre-transition, which is why he's shown wearing girl's clothes). Also a very derpy-looking Tavon, half-assed civilians, and random goatman villain.

Dante is about four in this piece. Having just moved to Japan with his father and step-mother, he doesn't really know too many Japanese heroes. One day while on a walk with his father, Dante witnesses a young Present Mic stop a goat-like villain from robbing a bank, saving the hostages inside. After witnessing this awesome display, Dante resolves in his heart to become a hero one day. He became a lifelong fan of Present Mic. As Dante gets older, he starts listening to Present Mic's radio shows and listening to Mic's music as well.

[darkestdaydream]

Still

Would you believe

It’s around 1am

4 years later

And I still miss you

My heart stills hurts

[wraithsquadron]

Tell us about Tavon!

@swtorpadawan Oh, sure! :D It's fun to talk about ocs.

I have a bunch of swtor ocs, as most people do, but Tavon is the main one. He's an imperial agent, obviously.

He was born on Csilla, joined the CEDF as soon as he came of age, and years into his military experience, he was selected as a candidate to join Imperial Intelligence. He accepted the offer, and generally that's where his story 'starts'. I like alternate universes so I have a lot of different ideas where things go from there, but I do generally accept the vanilla agent storyline as his main.

Tavon is a character very concerned with his sense of loyalty--to him, once he was transferred to the Empire, he devoted his loyalty to them as well. He still thinks of himself as Chiss, but it becomes a secondary identity to him, where 'Empire' becomes primary. This leads to...a LOT of conflict, as he's both taken advantage of, taken for granted, and just in general disregarded. It takes years though, before he is broken down enough to consider other options, and eventually his loyalty fades enough that he focuses on a more neutral position (he has been wronged by the Republic as well, so would never join them either). His loyalty shifts to being a bit more self-motivated and guided, and tbh he really fits well into the Alliance, as leader or just as an npc figure.

Abilities-wise ingame he's a sniper, but I write him with some operative tendencies as well (and perhaps a little vanguard--I haven't multiclassed him yet but I've considered vanguard). I do take operative stealthing into account when writing him, though, as it suits an agent. I also like the idea of him using holodisguises and having several false identities to slip into when needed. He's someone who lies easily and well, but is almost strangely honest when off the job. If he's not in an identity or doing a mission, he tends to not lie, he compartmentalizes very well (this can also be a bad thing--his greatest fear is losing himself in one of his identities and forgetting who he is or why he does what he does).

There's a LOT more, he's connected to the web of characters I've made, both Imperial and Republic, but I'll stop it there I think, haha.

[wraithsquadron]

just received this WONDERFUL standee of me and @abysskeeper‘s ocs--Tavon and Trick.  Art is by @kurapixel, who was an absolute delight and wonderfully helpful during the commissioning process.

Thank you so much--it’s amazing to have our characters in our hands!

[wraithsquadron]

cute 'blorbo as a weird cat' commission of my Tavon and @abysskeeper's Trick by @hokage!

thank you so much, they're adorable!

[wraithsquadron]

Trick or treat! (You know why I'm here :p)

@abysskeeper I show you too much when i'm working because i have no self control, so I'm looking through phone notes to find fun snippets i may have not shown you (but probably have, lmao)

So. contextless bits (all from different docs):

"Isn't that our nature? To use our new love to heal from our old? We always seek to heal from our pasts."

(i've probably shown this one but i still love it)

"Trickshot." "I didn't know," he said, and the embarrassment hit deep, as it always did. Even if you did know, a traitorous part of his mind whispered, You would've chosen the name anyways. She IS why you turned, after all. The catalyst to all you have become. "You really didn't know?" "You should've seen her face. I didn't understand for a long time, why everyone would laugh. I held steadfast, having a new name mattered too much to me for me to let anyone deter me away from what I had chosen.  It took her weeks to tell me, and then…well, it all became clear." "Ironic." "And fitting. Although don't tell her I said that." "Oh?  Why not?" "I hardly want to push her away when I've come so far to get to her side in the first place. I'm not being that direct." "Ah, the delicate finesse of courtship." Jonathan laughed.

"...save me?" he mumbled, watching her with that intoxicating stare. he smiled, a ghost of a thing, looking at her in a fond, far-off kind of way. "You are holding on to so much of your humanity. For most Kindred, such a thing fades with time. I wonder how long this fire will last within you."

(may have shown this one below)

"Nines," she whispered, her mind briefly flickering to the absurdity that she was in bed with a man she didn't even know the name of, but she pushed the thought aside. There was enough bothering her without adding to the pile, without thinking of the things that stressed her about this man who she was with for comfort. "What do you do when you don't feel like yourself?" She could hear the soft sound of his breathing shifting, the only indication he initially gave of his hearing her, his bright eyes closed still, leaving them in total darkness. "Can you clarify?" "When you…do things that you wouldn't normally do." Like someone is controlling you, a voice in your head. "Something you immediately regret, even though you couldn't stop it from happening, but…at the same time…it's like you were someone else when you did it." Hiding behind vagueness felt safe. "I would do anything to feel like myself again. I would amend, fix what was wrong." There was a harsh edge in his response, although she could tell it wasn't directed at her.

"I pay attention, I understand you. You give me little signs of you affection all the time. I see them, and I treasure them as they are. I know what they mean, I look for them. Each passing glance, the brush of your fingertips, the curve of your smile, I see and understand, my dear."

He kisses her, hungry and deep, and a weight settles in her stomach the more he leans in, pressing himself against her. Something that had been rattling in her min was suddenly stilled, tapered down by the pressure of him. His hands are warm on her skin, palms flat against her, fingers curling to caress every inch of her, and underneath his hands, everything feels right with the world.