#locked love

[hershelchocolateart]

A quick comp of all the new icons I made for characters on Art Fight this year! It's an absolute godsend on actually getting me to update my character profiles <3 Two of these were also updated icons rather than new ones! Can you guess which ones?

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How about one OC for each month of the year 😏 If that's too many, just the months with major holidays!

Oh I'm doing all of em babey

January:

(Art+design by hotchocolategalaxy on toyhouse)

Glace! The prince of the Winter Kingdom, constantly using the kingdom's resources to search for his parents, who had been lost in a blizzard. He keeps his head up though, and is a beacon for others who are also grieving the loss of their rulers

February:

(Art+designs by @arcaneyouth !)

Cabriel (blue) and Darciel (pink)! You get two for this one because You Cannot Separate Them. Not only were they from a valentine's themed adoptable set but they are also the gods of love who gained the title through how pure and wonderful their love for each other is. They would literally tear apart the universe to protect each other

March:

March makes me think of plants, and plants make me think of Raven! The leader of the mind control monsters, who uses vines/seeds/plants as their method of control. Very stoic and hardly ever shows emotion, but actions speak louder than words and sometimes they fuck with people for fun and it's awesome. In some sort of genderqueer toxic relationship that's lasted centuries that even I don't know all the details of and will refuse any knowledge of it if asked

April:

(Art+design by minuhime on toyhouse!)

April! Yes yes it's her name but she's also a cute bunny! She went with all her friends on a school field trip and had such a wonderful time until monsters started attacking and she was one of the first to be transformed into a creature representing her deepest fears. She was simply too sweet and soft and absolutely refused to believe she was in a horrored game

May:

(Art+design by @arcaneyouth !)

SURPRISEEE ITS EYUMIE AGAIN! She makes me think of May because that was one of the months where I was making my Junior Film starring her! Springtime always makes me think of her because of this tbh alshfgskg

June:

Daniel and Jade Hillston! Daniel is the main character of the murder mystery story that doesn't have a name yet, working hard to find the killer so he can free Jade, his daughter, who has been arrested for the crime. He knows she wouldn't do it. She would never. It HAD to be someone else. But he's always worried that person might be himself. I did a lot of the development for this story in summer and that's the time of year it takes place in so it always makes me think of it c:

July:

(Art+design by @arcaneyouth !)

Jubilee! They teleport using fireworks and are a minor deity in the Locked Love universe! Not sure what they do yet but they're definitely besties with Mirri and Ulrick. Treats checking in with them like a trip to their grandparents house

August:

(Art+design by @arcaneyouth !)

Aurelius! The final boss of a metroidvania-type game I started developing after playing Hollow Knight in the summer. They have taken on the role of antagonist simply because they didn't think the previous main antagonist was doing a good enough job to earn the role. They are dedicated to the theatrics, but always holds back when actually fighting. What kind of story would it be if the hero dies?

September:

This guy needs a name if anyone has any suggestions! One of the few humans in The Hallowed who is dedicating his time to trying to figure out what the FUCK is going on in this town. Makes me think of early fall where things are cold and chilly and just a little rainy but the trees still have leaves and there's a mist in the air. Thats his gender tbh

I'm gonna continue this in a reblog in hopes of being able to add the last two images give me just a moment

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None of you saved a single one of them. So now you have NO choice but to declare one of them the Ultimate Boy

Wally Rosette: (top left) A sweet kid that was accepted to an elite Villain's training grounds just to get him away from his parents. Does excellent in his studies despite the subject matter and tries his best to be kind to everyone he sees. Memorizes birthdays, tutors other kids, and does his best to put some good out into the world even though he was raised to believe there was none.

Wallaby Rosie: (top right) A Monster Hunter that actively tries to distract his Hunter team to give the Monster a chance to escape. Widely loved by the Monster community and readily recognized and welcomed into Monster spaces. Was given a paintbrush with Chill Line powers embedded in it that he can use both as a trophy to convince the Hunters he's competent enough to come along, but also to make it easier to trip them up to buy the Monster some time.

Wally Roselin: (bottom left) A victim of an entire town infected by the love from Adelaide. Took charge, but thought everyone being forced to be happy was better than looking for a solution. Is so convinced that feeling negative emotions is unforgivable that he's willing to accidentally doom the town just to prevent anyone from feeling anything except pure overwhelming love. Because he feels overwhelming love for everything in his life, he was somehow (mostly) immune to the effects, minus his mental state becoming a bit scattered (hence the doom-the-town-on-accident thing. It's not his fault)

Wally Roselia: (bottom right) A paranormal investigator for Whisper Court who often investigates with his boyfriend, Nathaniel. Has the ability to see the ghosts he's investigating but never tells anyone. Not out of fear, but because he doesn't want the other employees to feel inferior. Is beloved by all the spirits of the neighborhood for being so kind to them, and once his abilities are revealed he often spends his time finding games to play with them to keep them from feeling lonely or bored. Employee of the month every month.

[wasabi-gumdrop]

local ladies man’s signature move totally useless against autistic monster enthusiast. more on Kabru’s fumble era at 6

[jaradraws]

let me crawl inside your ribcage and 😴 snork mimimimi

[chloesimaginationthings]

He has no mouth but he must scream in FNAF..

[cutetanuki-chan]

did Cytherea even knew how to crochet

or she was doing whatever with that yarn on the veranda and Gideon barely ever saw crocheting in her life before

[chimchiri]

gideon & harrow OR rd and sf as cowboys please please please

It's the cowgirl necro and her gunslinger cav! Who is so damn extra she's got three guns: one left, one right, and one in pole position! (She swears the ladies love it!)

[daenismynd]

The little saint and the dead prince

Something possesed me and this came out, I don't have much explanation for this one, just yearning griddlehark. There is some symbolism going on but it's up to interpretation!

[naomistares]

another tlt comic, ianthe's new arm.

(guys this took me 60 plus hours... please say something nice to me..)

[eledsart]

griddlehark, in bed the kiss

[hershelchocolateart]

Took a break between bigger projects to draw a few designs I have but haven't drawn before! Shoutout to @rainecloud020604, @arcaneyouth, and @pixelrhys for designing most of them!

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lif 21 30 43 55

21. What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?

Good fucking god why can people not just write what they want in an email in less than 5 paragraphs. They don't need all these how do you do's and greetings they waste enough time as it is just TELL them what you need and they can get it to you. "Thank you for your email please find attached file below do not contact me again fuck you" [backspace x32] "have a wonderful rest of your day and contact me ASAP if any questions arise"

30. When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?

Make a mistake in their personal life? Well that's fine. No one sees that. They can do whatever they want forever.

Make a mistake at WORK? good lord they may as well just quit now and find a new job. They CANNOT let the break room acquire another blanket with a picture of them passed out at their desk. No one will ever let them hear the end of it.

43. What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?

Honestly not sure? I haven't really developed their younger life yet. Maybe they have a different outlook on the Gods than others, especially uh. Post-Enmity crew shenanigans.

55. What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?

You could flip this question around and it would be SOOO easy they LOVEEE boring paperwork and staying in the back rooms oeganizing

Wait actually no that leads perfectly into this. Everyone at their job LOVES the chases, they work as security for one of the most already-secure districts in the galaxy, chases are so rare and the only """exciting""" part of the job. Lif hates them. Go have fun guys I'll be here organizing this paperwork into BOTH numerical AND alphabetical order <3

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Lilith Drake: The captain of the Enmity, a starship staffed entirely by Drake's kidnapped experiments. Was shunned from their previous ship for their unethical experiments and branched out on their own

Cardamon Suite: Belongs to all and no Kingdom at the same time. Follows Xena around like an annoying henchman and provides nothing useful except being a nuisance and they love it

[addamii]

Ianthe… whose blood is that?

Prints here :)

[ydteus]

The Sixth House | Book One

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