#soul anchor

[phlurrii]

Wip of some character exploration with Lumae ;3

And no, he’s not dead in that last clip, that’s just a friend of his who didn’t make it and is kinda the catalyst for the way he is ;>

[soulsanchors]

Let's try this again XD

For your new project, would Lumae's eyes appear as they are in the ref, or would the little waves actually move? Love the design, btw!

Thank you!! He’s definitely one of my favourite designs in recent years X3c Though if I could animate a comic they would absolutely move like lil waves! Maybe if I make a lil animation of him I’ll incorporate that, but for now static eyes it shall be!

Also I have a lil eye ref sheet for him here, we can see the difference between his cursed eyes (current), possessed, and what his eyes originally looked like before he was cursed ;3

[brontios-helm]

[storiesabound]

Soul Anchor

The title track from Mist (Unlimited) audio drama season 1

[brewed-pangolin]

Photo credit to @jabonmactavish on Twitter

Don't mind me, just getting lost at sea in his eyes

[27danone]

Love is gravity

[urjustaguyonahorse]

he would die for her and she just thinks he's the most incredible thing she's seen in her whole life and the gods could only try to tear him from her cold dead hands again

[somuchbetterthanthat]

I just think that Sam 'I fail just before any Big Success I was expecting' Khalid should have had a ring he intended to give Alice, is all. Hell maybe they should both know about the ring. Maybe it was on Alice's finger at SOME point. Before it all went wrong. I'm jUST sAYING.

[ssmhhh]

basically this is the tip of the iceberg that is a whole sprawling thesis in by brain of why katniss and gale should pay for their crimes and that these two were done dirty by everyone involved on a level that is quite frankly unprecedented.

[wiirocku]

Hebrews 6:19 (NKJV) - This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,

[rosykims]

im a eurydice = solas truther btw and ill die for my beliefs

be so serious........ and lavellan as orpheus......

[phlurrii]

It’s finally time to introduce the secondary project I’ve been working on >;Dc

I’ve had this queued for sometime in June, did not check when, so hello on [random date in june] ;D

I’m also here to explain how I’ll be posting this stuff going forward! Everything will be posted here, on my main account before being reblogged over to Soul’s Anchor a side bog with the place holder title. Unless it deals with more adult/suggestive content or heavier topics, of which will be exclusively posted to Soul’s Anchor side blog. As I don’t want certain themes alongside AM! I’ll also be referring to this series as Anchor for short! I will encourage any and all Questions, Mentions, and Thoughts to be directed there for those interested and those who are not, dw! You’ll only see the initial posts here, no asks or follows up, but this is still my art account and I shall enjoy it as I please ;3

Brief Synopsis about the Story:

A queer love story following a cursed pirate and a cult refugee implanted with a god’s eye as they combat the reality of living in a world which was created solely to feed the gods that govern it. All whilst a sapphic couple attempt to help guide the pair along a path to to a better future, one that’s validity comes into question. A dark fantasy story that aims to represent the disabled community, the LGBTQIA+, and SA survivors written by fellow members of these communities.

Also brief disclaimer, I, Phlurrii, am simply an ally to the disabled community, my partner in crime writing alongside me, ArtJunco on Instagram, is our resident community member ;]

Anyways onto the meat of this!

Below is a collection of some, emphasis on some, of the concept art and processes I went through to develop and create one of the two main characters, Lumae.

Here are some of the earliest ideas, the basic thoughts I had in my brain when developing this goober after a 3 hours pacing in my kitchen at 1 am when that inspiration struck. His hair was the HARDEST bit for me to figure out. Which sucked as usually the hair is one of the first things I figure out because of how much I love it, so it was Agony while brainstorming that part.

I also briefly considered a goatee, however it was so cruelly shot down by my dear friend. So in stead we compromised that he may get one later down the line story wise… and see how we feel then. However, upon finally figuring out his hair I was bloody elated, still has some tweaks now and then, but the base is there.

As for this next concept, this was actually the FIRST thing created for Lumae and what started everything else about his character/design! His eyes! They are still my favourite but about him and something I adore whole heartedly! They are the core of his character ;3c

These next few are early refs and mock ups of his full design, testing our colours, experimenting with shading, getting used to drawing humans again, and general concepts I had for him as a character! Also a sneak peak at Ayric, our second main goober for this story! Who was lovingly designed and created by ArtJunco!

And finally his most recent WIP ref! The only thing currently bothering me about his design is the colour for his boot covers, I have no idea what to do with them so I’d you have suggestion or ideas, sincerely, feel free to shoot an ask to the Anchor blog! I’d genuinely love outside opinions!

As for the main curiosity of why I’m doing this, for those that missed the last post, I’ll give a brief explanation below ;3

To help with burnout so I can hop between fixations, help to avoid losing interest in AM in the future!

Keep up practicing humans and critters alike.

To take a break from story telling to do story building! Give the telling part of my brain a break, while still making cool stuff ;]

To have a more interactive blog with ya’ll! One where I’ll likely be asking advice and discussing a lot more hypotheticals, doodling asks, and general audience interaction given I am not bound by any updates! Purely just “ooo… shiny-“ and anyone is welcome to join me ;D

Last thing I request is to please read Anchor’s blog bio/description before you follow, as this story will deal with subjects not suited for all audiences posted/discussed exclusively on that blog.

Anywho, that’s all for now folks, hope you enjoyed this brief intermission to kickoff the second project being public!

[soulsanchors]

Lumae, is it difficult to care for those braids in your hair? They look absolutely amazing, but also seem like a hassle to look after.

It’s a miracle he looks the way he does, given he spends aproximately 8 minutes on his hair every morning, if that X3

Also for some reason I hadn’t considered people asking question to the actual characters, but I won’t be doing roleplay stuff with outside characters! Just asks about these guys that catch my attention ;3

[kisaraslover]

something something as evil as he is about owning and subjugating her for eternity shes twice as insane about being the only one for him

[ellizablue]

is it crackheadery to update something 6 years after the last update and 12 years after it was first published? maybe so. maybe so

[witchofthesouls]

No cause wait, thinking about it.

It adds a whole new layer as to her not wanting the kids involved in this cybertronian mess. She was a child who was involved in things greater then her when she was too young for that. Sure they are good guardians but like her she was always at the risk of death when dealing with them.

And if this is following the idea of June pursuing the neutral path as a child it would carry so many added layers. Her having to hurt king asgore and living with that guilt, her choice of whether or not she let flowey live, how she both misses them but knows it's safer to be buried in the past. AND JUST. When it all comes rearing back she tries so hard to keep Jack safe but he's too much like her.

I need you to expand on this idea PLEASE cause the possibilities is so insane.

Yep.

My mind was reeling because imagine all the paths it could have been?

Imagine if all the paths were true?!

Yes, there's the Neutral path where it's just a single run where June manages to escape that life and buries it with regrets following her.

But since Determination has a time loop ability, save, and restart, what if Frisk went through other timelines? I'm thinking that this Frisk hasn't reached the SOULLESS routes from either Sans killing them or their own decisions to constantly restart. How many aborted Genocide or Pacifist Routes?

The only reason why June came to be was because "the man who speaks in hands" had shown her a different Route. A never explored one...

A new world where monsters were just stories or humans that Frisk was unfortunately experienced with.

Sometimes, Frisk had wondered if it was an unending nightmare from childhood, but the bone deep sharpness when they see a specific shade of blue or the homesickness for gingerbread and spaghetti is too visceral.

(Or how a skeleton's features tended to warp out of the corner of their eyes, dripping with new shadows.)

If Frisk left it behind with no way back, then they might as well lay their old identity to rest.

June would have a unique insight into Optimus in a way. Particularly on how he wants to save a Megatron that doesn't want to be saved. (A small part of that old child still wants to go back to save Flowey.) And how she isn't too worried about things that should be troublesome for others...

In return, Optimus is concerned about June as they start gravitating to each other as June begins to hang around the Autobot base. He has a strange sense of dissonance with how Jack was reared by someone with a somewhat nihilistic yet hopeful worldview: "Nothing truly matters in life. Not really. Just how many routes had happened without our awareness. How many decisions can alter us, and yet some things are just set in stone. The only tipping point is how determined you are to continue."

June raised Jack to have a better sense of himself and to be more conscious about the weight of his actions. After all, in some Routes, she chose her curiosity over morals and balked at all the destruction she nearly wrought at the end. LOVE and sins can not be washed away so easily. The memory still lingers in her soul.