#valyan lacroye

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✨️THE CHAYNEMATIC GALA 2024✨️

PART II: AIR

this past month i've been imagining what various OCs of mine-- some from a DECADE ago, some of which i've never talked about publicly-- would look like in MET gala style outfits! the theme was THE FOUR ELEMENTS and characters were sorted into whichever element i felt suited them best.

water | air | earth | fire

director's commentary below the cut!

Valyan Lacroye (Andromeda Rogue). i don't really have much to say about them lol. they're just a cute little cloud bard <3

Amina Khadir (Girls With White Teeth). while looking for inspiration i came across this instagram account and she always does these incredible themed outfits. one was this sunset cloudy dress and i immediately was like. i NEED Amina in something like this. my version is frillier and sparklier, though.

Kalen & Illiana Dyonas (The Gemini Heist). there was a moment where i was tempted to make them the Jenner sisters of this gala and have them show up in underwhelming outfits... but i knew in my heart of hearts the space twins would never. for Kalen i wanted something heavenly (bc she has this saintlike, religious role) and also doves as a symbol of peace (which is ironic. considering her family's history. but i digress). for Illiana i wanted something to complement Kalen but also oppose her, so i have her a crow-themed look. (there could also maybe be something to say about her being in a heist team... and me being inspired by Six of Crows to write a heist... but that wasn't my original intention lmao)

Nicole Skye (Girls With White Teeth). i actually put Nicole in air because she was an aspiring tennis player. (this made sense in my head somehow.) peacocks have this rep of being proud but i think they can also be viewed as confident, and i think that's how Nicole would see it too. confident.

Regan Takada (Strangewayes Library of the Arcane). Regan is the new assistant librarian in a magical library who always tries to use magic to fix things and ends up making bigger messes. her outfit is space-themed but more specifically, the Aquarius constellation, an air sign. take a wild guess what Regan's sign is.

Scarlette Vaughn (Aurora Hearts: Mirage). Scarlette is a super old OC that i repurposed for a friend's universe. the thing with that group of OCs is that they each perfectly fit in one of the four elements lol, and Scar has air and wind powers. are butterflies a transgender symbol or am i making things up? either way it just felt fitting for her.

Azami Black-Mizuhara (Andromeda Rogue). deep sigh. oh, Azami. she was in fire at first bc it fit her personality, but i was NOT getting any good ideas (also couldn't think of putting her in any other colour but pink, and what am i supposed to do with that? pink flames??) so i ended up switching her to air, and the idea of a big poufy cloud dress just came naturally. but then the dress was... too big. so big she needed a two page spread in the magazine for it to fit. what else would one expect from Azami?

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happy fucking birthday Valyan Aurel Lacroye 🎂🥳

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Drew @chayscribbles’s wonderful Val for Art Fight!! You’d think the holo clothes would be a hassle but they’re honestly so much fun. I need to draw Val more often tbh, they deserve it

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is this anything

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GREETINGS FROM MOHANI 🌞

the Gangdromeda may be on a scientific expedition on an unexplored planet but that doesn't mean they can't enjoy the scenery, right? 😌

andromeda rogue wip intro | art tag | instagram

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ANDROMEDA ROGUE ☆ sw5e character sheets

i fully forgot to post these but in my defense i made these months ago during my hiatus

the moment i discovered there was a Star Wars version of dnd i immediately knew it was PERFECT for my space kids.

☆ andromeda rogue wip intro ☆

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Val asking the important questions

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my OCs as plants

@ashen-crest tagged me to assign plants to my characters and since plants are a big part of my wip i’m legally obligated to do it :’) i put way too much thought into this exercise because i am nothing if not necessarily extra. forgive the length of this post

Petra: croton petra

i actually didn’t do on purpose to name her after this plant i only realized this was a thing much later :’))) anyways there’s no deep reason why i chose this one for her, i associate her with plants in general, but this one, besides having her name, sort of has her colour scheme, with the deep reds and oranges and greens.

Finn: cactus

(didn’t feel like getting too finicky about the specific type of cactus so have a flowering saguaro)

i chose the cactus because of their ability to survive in rather harsh conditions, and Finn has had quite a lot of things thrown at him throughout his life but he's been incredibly resilient. also, he does come off as a bit prickly at first :’)

Azami: thistle

which is literally what her name means. Azami is the ONLY character in this entire wip whose name i gave more than 10 seconds of thought, and i just thought it would be fitting bc they’re prickly weeds that many people would consider nuisances, which parallels how she is constantly made to feel like she isn’t good enough/doesn’t belong by her family and how people try to control her but she always slips out of their grasp. (i, however, personally think they’re pretty.) i also saw in one (1) site (so i’m unsure of how reliable this may be) that thistles symbolize defiance which is. pretty fitting for her

Val: sunflower

this was a gut choice that is purely based on the fact that i associate Val with the colour yellow and with sunshine :) also apparently they symbolize loyalty.

anyways i guess if anyone else wants to do this exercise feel free to so it & say i tagged you. or not. you don’t have to do anything i say.