#these are matte black too. for the claw effect. the outfits colours are from the clothes

[monsterbroth]

I havent been able to paint my nails for years because it sets off my skin really bad, but today I’m testing a cheap set of false nails I found and so far I’m doing ok with them!

[gayidolheadcanons]

Love Live Monster AU: Aqours

Images references are included where possible, but sadly not all these things have been made into sets! Descriptions are provided in addition to pictures in some cases, so please read those!

Chika: Chika is a vampire, specifically, a vampire that turns into a fruit bat. As such, she has a taste for in both forms. Thankfully, she has a preference for Mikan over blood, so she doesn’t actually drink from people much. Although she does occasionally. She’s very nice and sociable toward humans, there are even some who willingly offer their blood to her, although she doesn’t accept very often. People will even mistake her for a person. All in all. She’s a surprisingly normal monster. And of course, she has all the usual vampire abilities. Strength, speed, the ability to turn into a bat, etc. She’s harmed by the sun and it can eventually kill her. But it’s a rather slow process. She can spend about an hour and a half in the sun without any major effects, but she won’t be able to use her abilities well.

If you’ve ever seen Kougi’s art of vampire Chika. Envision that. If not, here’s some to look at as a reference. In essence, she looks the same except with sharp teeth and a stereotypical vampire outfit.

Riko: A newly turned werewolf struggling to deal with her newfound form and powers. Despite living in the town that Chika visits, she never knew about monsters before her transformation. However one night, she was turned and from then she’s become very aware of the monsters in the world around her. Chika serves as a sort of guide to her, teaching her all about it. They hang out every night. While Chika is helping her get used to being a monster, she’s scared of herself and dreads every transformation. It doesn’t help that she’s now a wolf. Which is a dog. So that’s even worse.

Most of the time she appears as Riko typically does, however as the full moon approaches she grows more wolf-like. Getting sharper teeth and having her tail and ears manifest on their own. On the full moon itself, she’s forcibly transformed into a werewolf. She’s a typical bipedal werewolf, monstrous and terrifying. Her fur is a duller red than her hair colour, but is still very distinctly red.

Yoshiko: As would be expected, Yoshiko is a demon. She’s not an incredibly powerful one however she’s not weak either. Her powers include, control over fire, possession, teleportation and some spells with limited destructive capabilities. She originally arrived in the human world to cause chaos and torment humans for her own amusement. Unfortunately, she was caught very early on by Hanamaru, a priestess, who limited her powers. So while she’s still intimidatingly powerful and far beyond a human, she’s extremely limited in what she can do. Since she has Hanamaru keeping her in check. Truthfully though, she doesn’t mind. She’s rather fascinated by the human world, attempting to figure it out while keeping up a facade of looking down upon it.

Being a decently powerful demon and not wishing to disguise herself, Yoshiko’s demonic features are prevalent. Most prominently she is larger than a human, with large bat-like wings giving the impression of her being even larger (She tends to wrap them around herself). Her hands are also very clearly inhuman, being clawed and scaled. And of course, as is typical of a demon, she has her horns and tail. Her horns curl like a goat’s and are slightly luminescent in the dark, the same luminescent being present in her pink eyes too. She also has a forked tongue and especially sharp canine teeth.

Hanamaru: A human priestess. She’s been raised all of her life to fight against monsters, however she took the alternate path of befriending them. Her closest friend being the dragon, Ruby. Despite her friendliness and acceptance of monsters, she does fight them when forced to, using her magic against them. The result of these fights is usually Hanamaru weakening the monster, then attempting to rehabilitate them. This is what happened with Yoshiko. Despite her friendliness, Yoshiko proved to be more of a challenge than the rest. Although she’s uncooperative, Hanamaru still believes in her and knows that they can someday be friends. She lives in the same town as Chika and Riko, however she travels a lot, often to the base of the mountain, where Ruby lives. She’s well known among monsters and they tend to have a respect for her, due to her magical prowess and friendliness toward them.

Hanamaru wears an outfit like this card, however she carries around a staff with her, which she uses to channel her magical abilities.

Ruby: As previously mentioned, Ruby is a dragon. She has a strong association with the element of fire and while she’s not entirely at ease with her powers, she’s very skilled at controlling it. Using it to make trinkets and food. She lives away from the coast and at the base of a mountain, a decent walk from any civilization, but only a short fly for her and her sister. Like any good dragon she hoards, hoarding sweet pastries and breads rather than any valuable materials like gold and gems. She’s best friends with Hanamaru and is somewhat intimidated by Yoshiko, despite her her power being about equal to hers. She isn’t particularly sociable with any monsters communities, however she has been known to journey up the mountain occasionally. Although not even Dia knows why. (It’s to visit Leah)

Like many monsters, she has both a human form and monster form. Her human form appears much like in canon, with distinct differences being lizard-esque eyes, rows of sharp teeth and most importantly, her tail and horns, which are identical to how they look in dragon form, except smaller, of course. In dragon form, as expected, Ruby is very large, although she’s slightly below average in dragon standards. She easily fills most of the cave she calls home in dragon form. Her scales are a pinkish-red that seems to shimmer in the sunlight, which is contrasted by a non-shiny light pink underbelly. Her horns are shaped like a trail of flames shooting outward, they’re only for looks though, they face backwards, serving no practical purpose for fighting and the like. Atypically, her wings are very rounded for a dragon, forgoing the more typical appearance. Some tease her for this, saying she looks like an oversized bird. It doesn’t bother her much, since others (Leah) have told her that her wings are pretty.

Dia: Like her sister, Dia is a dragon. Similarly to Ruby, she has control over fire too, although she uses it far less. The only time it really comes out is when Dia is angry, but all it is is her letting off smoke when irritated and accidentally breathing fire when shouting. (Both of which happen often.). Although she’s very close and protective of her younger sister, she doesn’t actually live with her. Instead living on the coast. It’s only a short flight to Ruby’s mountain however. She lives on the coast to be closer to the sea-dwelling monsters she is closest to. Specifically Mari and Kanan. Although she comes across You a lot too. She has a more typical hoard, hoarding gems. She appreciates their aesthetic and enjoys giving them to people. Commonly Mari and Kanan. (Mari already has countless of her own, but she always accepts happily anyway). She’s well known for terrorizing humans who come near her territory, with the exception of Hanamaru, but only because she’s Ruby’s friend. Because of this, she occasionally gets bands of hunters going after her. They’re always easily dismissed though. A bit of fire breath does the trick to scare them off.

Dia’s dragon form has an incredibly intimidating appearance, being extremely large, looming over anyone who dare approach her. Her scales are a matte-black, making it easy for her to be hidden in darkness in the night or when inside a cave or the like. Her underbelly is a white that contrasts this, however she often covers or hides it to prevent being seen. Her horns go a lot straighter than Ruby’s, curving upwards toward the end. In human form, she’s still rather intimidating and tends to loom. As with all dragons, she retains her tail and horns, as well as having a few other trimmings.

Kanan: Kanan is a mermaid, but not just any mermaid. A dolphin mermaid. This doesn’t make her much different from a regular mermaid on any level other than aesthetics though. She pretty much exclusively lives in the water, rarely leaving. She receives offers to be taken by Mari, Dia and everyone, but prefers her home. She’s incredibly well known by the population of monsters in the area. Being friends with pretty much everyone. Everyone visits her, so she feels no need to visit others. Her most frequent visitors, aside from Dia and Mari. Are Chika and You, who after meeting her as children, have been some of her closest friends. Aside from this, she’s also known for being very talented at fishing and swimming. With people hiring her to do fishing for them. She tends to just give Dia the money though. (And she of course hoards it).

It’s rather easy to envision. Kanan with a dolphin tail instead of legs. Maybe with webbed, clawed hands if you’re feeling extra spicy.

Mari: Mari is another sea-dwelling monster. A selkie, specifically one that turns into a Harp Seal. Because of her ability to transform between a land dwelling creature and sea dwelling one. She goes between the town and the ocean a lot. She’s known for being a mysterious stranger, who comes into down, spends a ridiculous amount of money, and then dissapears again. The monsters of the town know who she really is, but the humans remain clueless. She spends the majority of her time with Kanan, swimming around with her, chatting to her, etc. She often gets very lazy with swimming, making Kanan carry her or drag her along (Thankfully Kanan is strong, so it’s not a problem for her.) 

Mari appears rather normal in human form, although her hair isn’t up like it is in canon. When she turns into a seal she tends to switch between an adult and a young harp seal. She enjoys becoming a fluff ball, but recognizes it’s not  very effective. It all depends on the situation.

You: You is a Funayurei, essentially a sea ghost. She lives on a boat and rarely leaves it. She wanders the coast, sailing around seemingly aimlessly. In reality, she’s just having a fun time looking for treasure, she’s not a miserable wandering spirit or anything. She visits shore very often, spending time with Chika and Kanan. Although it’s not common for her to actually step off of her boat and onto the mainland. She brings her friends along on boat rides a lot, and it serves as a good rest-stop for any swimming monster that seeks rest. You is very accepting and friendly towards anyone who comes across her boat, being hospitable and allowing them on. This includes humans. For some inexplicable reason, there’s a misconception by people that she carries around a ladle, which she uses to drown people by continuously pouring water onto their boat. You is amused by it, but insists she’d be incapable of it. After all, filling a boat by ladle is ridiculous.

You appears in a uniform like the one pictured below, however it’s off-colour and grey, as well as being ripped and damaged. As a ghost, she’s somewhat transparent and looks dead, having one arm that’s near entirely skeletal (Although you can’t tell under the gloves and uniform). Both she and her boat give off an otherworldly glow, which often terrifies people when they spot it emerging from the sea fog.