#oh 'shil wela' means 'little fish' btw dfjgfk

[glasscitadel]

Older 2023 sketch to nail down Meksa and Asem's general look :> (which is subject to change, but the picture is for context!)

Decided Alexei will have the nickname Rook because Asem doesn't deserve it ...But now he needs a new one. Everyone in the Sabre crew goes by an alias (typically single syllable) and for some reason, I never gave Alexei one! Rook also being a chess piece scratches a nice itch because Sohr is the captain and absolutely considers himself king, and Alexei is his precious little protégé...

Though, Rook is shortened from "rookie", a nickname he'd much rather have over "Lex", which was vehemently opposed the moment it was brought up by the crew...

He hates them so fuckin much <3