Hey look I’m alive! And I posted (very self indulgent) art!
Basically I was re-listening to Paris the musical and I went down a mild rabbit hole of different 80’s fashion trends- so this is a vaguely glam rock/new romantics inspired Achilles (although the outfits are way more intricate that I had the time/attention span for)
I think I'm happy with this! The main thing that bugged me was I made his hair too bright initially so I just toned it down! (hence the highlights looking a little dull lol)
There are other things throwing me off buuuuut this is good enough
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Companion piece to:
Soo 👉👈
I kinda sorta might'ta had alot of fun drawing this... took me a few days; mostly those days consisted of me fadadding this until I
!!! Even though I envision this drawing to be further in the future when they see eachother again :') I was deliberating on making a conversation between them but I didn't know quite what to write HHDHDGJAJHGSVHDS
Soo 👉👈
I kinda sorta might'ta had alot of fun drawing this... took me a few days; mostly those days consisted of me fadadding this until I was satisfied enough with it KJHDSGDS I think I landed at a spot where I'm happy enough to post!!! Even if it's still rough at parts! :3
BUT YEAH
If Hades 2 wont have Patroclus in it officially, I'm gonna implement him in myself...! Well only in static artworks bc I ain't a modder lol
Might do Achilles along with this someday if I'm not lazy and ppl want that lol
[Zagreus of the Crossroads AU] or [wayward and unseen] Doodles + concept designs + a comic of the escape!!
AU Info - Zagreus escapes with Melinoe before the Chronos sieged the House of Hades + helps raise her with Hecate in the Crossroads.
more stuff and yapping at the read more
some other notes:
uhhhh pros of this au: we have protective big brother zagreus, the crossroads meli and zag bonding; cons of this au: hades 2 accurate wartime horrors, angst, he is literally Deathless (he misses his Cherished Partner Thanatos), he misses Everyone, he's just not a brother/he's taken the parental role too
since i did start making this au while playing ea, zag's concept design is based on early access family portrait + meshed it with h1 zag and h1 family portait outfit + crossroads vibes (silver and moons all around bc i love the moon) and it's me refining this rough sketch as well!! while mel's design is based on this jen zee illustration for the edge magazine... i love her... also im still trying to figure out how i wanna draw her hair, so sometimes it's straightened, sometimes its curly
zag can spawn as an npc in the crossroads at the reconstructed taverna, working on parchment work. after this, he will be seen sometimes occasionally talking to odysseus or hecate. low chance of seeing him around - but guaranteed if you encounter him as the boss for erebus!!! can be given nectar/ambrosia when you see him
as being the erebus boss, he uses varatha/spear from h1. he also interchanges with hecate like how the fury sisters would have turns in the first game. since mel and zag never actually vanquish each other, defeating zag is one way to get more story out of him, leading him to tell mel more in the crossroads
unrivaled zag would have the aspect of achilles on varatha, bc he's a hater LMFAOOO, this is also when his death defiance kicks in that becomes his phase 2
other art for this au:
first rough concept pitch
zagreus with baby mels + interacting w sleeping hypnos
some fics i wrote for this au!!!
i will probably make art for these and post them seperately so it can be linked to the fic
hark back, melinoe - 3.k words - meli & zag - Melinoe gives a surprise nectar exchange leading to a keepsake given by her brother. (one of my earlier fics for this fandom.. its not as polished but it holds a special place in my heart)
petrichor within our veins - 6.k words - meli & zag, background thanzag - Zagreus tests Melinoë at the edge of Erebus, becoming her biggest obstacle as of late. Until she decides to bring the Moonstone Axe in a certain aspect.
the ao3 series for this au is "wayward and unseen"; which may update from time to time
anyways thank you thank u for reading wahoo but feel free to send an ask or chat me up abt the au... im..kinda crazy.. but this is all i got for now.
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