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"Confession time, she’s colored using my Joseph Joestar palette." It's what he'd want. It's not what he deserves. But he would want it.

I’m glad you agree

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It occurs to me that we haven’t heard what Ruby’s intial reaction to seeing Jauniper for the first time. He was the first friend she made when they got to Beacon, there must have been a million thoughts running through her head.

Jaune is her best friend.

Was her best friend.

Jaune died. He was dead, there was no doubt about that. Ruby watched Cinder lift his struggling body from the ground. Every time she closes her eyes she can hear his screams when the Maiden burned him alive.

So who the hell (what the hell?) is this twisted facsimile trembling before her?

The creature-person is nearly nine feet tall, and built like a fluffy horse (or rabbit, judging by the ears). Creamy fur cut through harshly with wide scars and a nervously twitching tail on its rear. The back feet keep thumping the ground, clearly itching to flee from the strangers surrounding it.

Like a wild animal. Ruby can understand this. This behavior makes sense.

Animals are easier to read than people. People are complicated. Maybe that’s why Ruby’s brain refuses to process the upper half of the creature-person.

Jaune.

Blonde hair, blue eyes, freckles that she’d draw into constellations when he’d fall asleep in class. Her co-leader. Her first friend.

Staring her down with no hint of recognition beyond primal fear.

Like a wild animal. Ruby can’t understand this. This behavior doesn’t make sense. When did Jaune get so hard to read?

Why does he have claws on the tips of his dirt and blood caked fingers? Why are golden antlers sprouting from his skull like tree branches? Why are his chest and shoulders covered with the same creamy fluff as the gargantuan rabbit grafted to his lower half?

Why is he afraid of them, frozen in the same terror she’s seen in deer? Why is he covered in bruises, scratches, and twigs? Why are his cheeks hollow and his ribs protruding?

Why is he alive?

Maidens and magic and relics and gods Ruby can handle. Even loss she can handle. She has to. She’s a Huntress. Death is an occupational hazard.

But friends coming back from their burning graves to stare at her with hollow eyes? With unfamiliar limbs and no spark of recognition in that face that was the first friendly one she saw in her school that fell?

His eyes are locked on hers, full of fear and pain, and all she can see are flames licking up his features. His rabbit ears have chunks ripped out from unknown injuries and Ruby’s ears are echoing with screams. His whole body is trembling, caught between freeze, fight, and flight. Jaune’s eyes are shrunken to terrified pinpricks, and Ruby’s gaze is flickering between silver and blurring darkness.

Against all logic, Jaune is standing alive in front of her and all she can see is him dying.

The ground rushes up to meet her.

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~About a Decade ago~

Jaune: Hey Dad?

Papa Arc: *Watching Sports* Yeah Kid?

Jaune: ... Do You love me?

Papa Arc: ... *Mutes TV* I- Yeah? Why? Did you think I didn't?

Jaune: ... *shamefully glances away*

Papa Arc: *Getting Up from his chair* Oh- Oh Kiddo- Jaune, I'm sorry I made you feel like that-

Jaune: It- It's fine ...

Papa Arc: *Angrily* No it Ain't.

Jaune: *Shrinks away*

Papa Arc: *Grabbing Jaune and making Jaune face him* Jaune if I have ever, ever Made you feel like I didn't love you with every last piece of my heart, I'm sorry. You are an incredible, kind little kid, and I- I'm Lucky to know, let alone be yer dad. I am so, so, so Fuckin' lucky to have you as my kid-

Papa Arc: An' Look here, Yeah, Sometimes you don't quite get what I say, a lot of folks Don't! I talk weird, and I know that! Yeah, Sometimes you make a mistake an' I get annoyed or upset, but I have never Fuckin' Ever Regretted havin' yah!

Papa Arc: I love you more than Life itself, and there's not a damn thing on this planet that would keep me from trying to protect you.

Papa Arc: You're an Arc. All you gotta do to live up to that Name is keep yer family safe - And that includes yerself - and do whatever you can to get home - where ever that may be, 'Kay Kid?

Papa Arc: Now I'm gonna need you to tell every time I did something to make you feel like you were Nothin' so I never do it again.

~At that same moment in the Ever After~

Jaune: ...

Jaune: *Staring at his shattered sword and rusting shield*...

Jaune: ... sorry Dad ...

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Talking about this in the Discord, so I’m interested to see what yall think

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Maybe they’re enough

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WHOEVER TAGGED ME TO LOOK AT THIS THANK YOU

BECAUSE HOLY CRAP

The people he “killed” looking away, the people he thought he “killed” but survived looking to the side, Juniper and Cinder looking straight ahead because they’re still alive. JAUNE being one of the people looking away and the Rusted Knight looking ahead, implying he thinks he killed Jaune

God this is beautiful

Tick tock Jaune, your time is running out….

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Thank you so much for the fusion commission! There will, eventually, be more from me. Hopefully mine inspires others to try other characters like I will. Love your work!

Thank you! I had fun drawing them, I’ve only drawn Ilia like three times and I’ve NEVER drawn Nebula. It was a nice change of pace :]

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Hey I need you to know the diversity in which you draw shoes brings me so much joy. I mean. All your art does but I need to specifically point out your shoes. They make me happy. Idk if you have a process for show studies or you just have a knock for different shoe styles but I love all the shoes you draw. You can simplify complex designs and still have them read just right!!!

Well I've never done a tutorial so here we go!

STEP 1: LOOK FOR REFERENCE

I know everyone says it, but it's seriously useful. Try to find an angle from the side and one from the front. I find the forward facing angle is more difficult. Don't worry about copying exactly, it's mostly for reference (especially for the sneakers)

STEP 2: DRAW FEET

Use simple shapes. Most shoes will have the details be covered up anyway, so don't worry about being too exact. I tend to basically draw a box in front of a triangle

STEP 3: BASIC SKETCH

This is more about making them sit right on the legs/feet. Make sure to put the sole BELOW the foot. Don't put the bottom of the sole at the bottom of the foot (a mistake I have made many times). Pay attention to the shoe heels and the shape of the toe, they'll do a lot to give the right vibe

STEP 4: DETAIL AS NEEDED

Add the actual rivets to the laces, proportion anything that looked wonky in the sketch, add treads to the soles. This is also when you could add buckles or bows to the laces. Don't worry about sticking too closely to the sketch, it's just a skeleton, that's the point

Hope this helps someone! Glad you like how I draw shoes cause I really struggled with them for a long time

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Wellp, sent my first commission (specifically for a fusion). Here's hoping nothing bad happens with my bank info

Her she is, by the way! Ilia and Nebula fusion for your viewing pleasure

Confession time, she’s colored using my Joseph Joestar palette. In my defense the colors were the perfect combo for the two of them

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Mama Bird Raven takes no shit and teaches her little Yin and Yang not to either (she's having trouble, they're too nice and she doesn't want to ruin that)

The problem is they both take no shit when it comes to people they care about, and in fact are extremely vocal and aggressive to those people. But when it comes to people being mean to THEM? Freaking doormats, they’ll take any treatment

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Twins... but Raven takes both her kids, and raises them (very proud mama bird)

She’s have to stay with Tai to do that. Because no way would Tai allow Raven to just take their kids

Mama Raven acts all tough to everyone in the tribe but then two blonde toddlers come up to her and tug on her sleeves and she melts

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So business as usual then

I’m going to try to explain the conversation we had about Weiss in the sever.

Hit me

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I’m going to try to explain the conversation we had about Weiss in the sever.

Hit me

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I was thinking about Whiteknight Human Jaune x Vampire Weiss

What do you think Jaune would taste like if Weiss drank his blood?

If this is in terms of “blood is like wine for vampires” lore, then Jaune would taste like honey and raspberries that are on the bitter side of ripe

If this is in terms of “blood is blood” lore, then Jaune would taste rich because how his high hemoglobin content (for carrying oxygen/Aura throughout the body)

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Self care is STILL drawing Sun in silly little outfits

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Atlas-Era Blake and Yang fusion for @johnlocsin-johnyakuza

She is made of love, and she’s stronger than you. This is them on their dance date, look at them go. Bees communicate through dancing, this was inevitable really

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I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS HIS ORIGINAL DIALOGUE I AM ROTATING THEM IN MY BRAIN

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