#Envenomation LWA

[tanuki-pyon]

“... But uh, what were you trying to say before about choosing—”

Akko turned, opening her eyes. She quickly stopped talking.

And Sucy realized just how close she was to Akko. At some point, her arms had moved to wrap around Akko’s waist, her head leaning closer, and now, her face was probably not even inches away. Their noses were almost touching.

Sucy went still, like her whole body had become stone. She couldn’t so much as twitch. Akko didn’t either. She could feel Akko’s breath on her face. Her heartbeat, from how her chest pushed up against her.

Could Akko feel her own?

They both kept standing still. Kept waiting for…she didn’t know. Some signal for when it was okay to break, whatever this was? Sucy didn’t know. She just kept holding Akko. And Akko did the same..."

Another LWA commission requested by @the-black-mage-of-phantasm for their fic Envenomation :)

[tanuki-pyon]

Another piece for @the-black-mage-of-phantasm and their fic Envenomation !

"...Sucy’s hand went to her skirt, intent on pulling out some of her potions to try and see which one was best to get her out of here, but she paused. On the way to one of her pockets, her fingers hadn’t brushed up against anything there.

Where was her pouch?

Sucy’s frown deepened. She looked around at the ground, but it was still too dark to see anything, even for her. She reached for a pocket in her jacket, and pulled out a vial full of blue liquid. She shook the vial a few times, and it started to glow a light blue. With one last shake, she undid the cork, and from the vial, the liquid popped out like a small set of fireworks, rapidly swirling in the air and taking the shape of several small, blue orbs that floated around her. One of the orbs went to her waiting hand, and floated right above it, an almost unearthly warmth filling her palm. Sucy used that as her new, pseudo-flashlight, using it to light some of her surroundings. With the help of the other orbs, the grove was filled with a little bit more light than the amount her wand could produce. But they wouldn’t last long, so she had to be quick and—

Sucy took in her surroundings. Really took them in.

This part of the forest looked…off, from the rest. It wasn’t like the restored, storybook fantasy world Arcturus had become. It looked more like it did before magic had been brought back. Mostly.

Because even back then, no part of Arcturus looked this dead. The ground itself looked like it was made of ash, more like chalky gravel than it was dirt. What little patches of grass she could see were a decaying, broken shade of grey, and she could make out bits of the grass crumbling from the silent breeze. The few trees that were here all just looked withered and lifeless; there were faces on them, like most of the trees in Arcturus, but the ones she saw were broken, like something had burst from within the bark and shattered them. But from what she could make out of the remnants of those faces, it kind of looked like they had been screaming.

And then there was one tree that caught her eye the most, one not that far away from her, and somehow, looked even more unnaturally placed than anything else she’d seen. It was arguably the most “alive” one—and she used that word very loosely. It’s bark was as black as a starless sky, gnarled branches extending like claws from withering, sickly thin limbs. What caught Sucy’s eye the most, was that on its trunk, more of its almost burnt bark extended, taking shape into something that almost looked like a body; a witch’s body, even, going by the broken, tree-bark looking hat on its head. The “witch” was connected to the tree with pitch-black wood that almost looked like stings, her head tilted down, and hat covering whatever face the she had on.

And right in front of that tree, with some of the many potion ingredients she gathered spilled out in front of it, was her pouch..."

[tanuki-pyon]

"...But she never got a chance to, because Akko was suddenly in front of her, her wand whipping out with lightning speed as, at the same time, she grabbed Sucy by the waist and pulled her close, and faster than she’d ever heard, Akko shouted, "Metamorphie Fociesse!"

A spark ignited on the the tip of her wand, and green energy suddenly washed over the bats like a crashing wave. There was a poof of smoke, and then, bright pink butterflies, ones that almost looked like the shape of hearts, came from within, harmlessly flying past them. The fading green lights of the spell cast a perfect glow on her face, highlighting her protective frown, and the determination in her eyes made it clear no one was getting past her..."

LWA commission for @the-black-mage-of-phantasm and their fic Envenomation :)!

[the-black-mage-of-phantasm]

This is yet another great piece of art you've done for me Tanuki, and once again, I'm so happy with how it came out. From the poses to the wonderful colors and lighting, to the amazing and magical background, and of course how you drew Akko and Sucy so, so well, this is a truly amazing drawing! Everyone, once again, if you haven't checked out Tanuki's other artwork here, do yourself a favor, and go and look at them right now! They're all just as, if not better, than this drawing here! Thanks again!

“... But uh, what were you trying to say before about choosing—��

Akko turned, opening her eyes. She quickly stopped talking.

And Sucy realized just how close she was to Akko. At some point, her arms had moved to wrap around Akko’s waist, her head leaning closer, and now, her face was probably not even inches away. Their noses were almost touching.

Sucy went still, like her whole body had become stone. She couldn’t so much as twitch. Akko didn’t either. She could feel Akko’s breath on her face. Her heartbeat, from how her chest pushed up against her.

Could Akko feel her own?

They both kept standing still. Kept waiting for…she didn’t know. Some signal for when it was okay to break, whatever this was? Sucy didn’t know. She just kept holding Akko. And Akko did the same..."

Another LWA commission requested by @the-black-mage-of-phantasm for their fic Envenomation :)