43 with Lloyd and Raven? If you're writing is even as half as good as your art then it will be incredible
"I'm staying here, and I'm not moving. I do not care about your empty threats! Hey-- wait-- what are you doing?"
682 words (It's silly and domestically fluffy I promise) (I'm not gonna dramatically angst on an innocent asker who's being very very very nice to me)
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Lazy mornings were always a delight, no matter the narrative, or how many occasions time itself seemed to slow down for the two of them to enjoy the small joys of early morning drowsiness. One of the beauties that came with the lovers archetype, Lloyd supposed, was the way the metaverse itself seemed to bend to let them relish in cliche contentments, tropes that, despite being cheesy and overused, brought bubbles of excitement to his chest that he struggled to find elsewhere.
That day, however, was not one of those lazy mornings. Lloyd wanted to set off, and soon. It was always better to be safe than sorry, especially on occasions such as this, where he was unsure of the narrative's exact goals. Did it want Lloyd's plan to work? Or did it not care, and was simply content to let time flow relatively normally in this narrative?
"Ravey," Lloyd said softly, laying a hand on his still-sleeping boyfriend's shoulder. "Come on, love, we need to get ready soon." Raven's eyes flitted halfway open, casting a bleary look at Lloyd.
"Come back to bed. We've got time." Raven murmured, pulling the blanket over his head and Lloyd's shoulders, in an attempt to stop any more shoulder pokes while he tried to fall back into sleep. Lloyd let himself give a small chuckle.
He didn't answer, and gently manoeuvred himself out of the tangle of limbs. Raven frowned slightly, and curled in on himself, trying to retain the warmth of another person, but didn't open his eyes again. Lloyd didn't try to wake him again until he had his shirt on, and had carefully tied his tie in the mirror.
"Ravey," He repeated, a little louder this time. "You still need to get ready."
Raven's eyes opened, wider this time, and Lloyd got the impression that he hadn't truly fallen back to sleep. It didn't matter, the warmth of blankets and pillows was just as tempting as sleep was.
"Or you could come back to bed." Raven challenged. "It's warm. And too early."
"The bird's already on his 21st spin of the moon, or however it is they measure time in this place," Lloyd said. "My point is, you're going to spend ages getting ready-"
"I can do my makeup quickly." Raven twisted to bury his face in the pillows, and Lloyd rolled his eyes, giving him a less-than-gentle poke in the back. "What was that for, Lloyd?" He protested.
"Up, and I'll make you breakfast." He offered a bribe. Raven seemed to ponder it for a moment.
"...And you won't complain if I spend an hour in the bathroom?" Raven tried his luck.
"Not a chance."
"Then I'm not moving." He said with a grin. Lloyd raised an eyebrow.
"So it's going to be like that?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Lloyd. I am the picture of innocence in every situation."
Lloyd spared a glance at the clock. Any longer, and they probably were going to be late. Then he looked back at Raven.
It really was nice, in the moments they were together like this. Free to laugh and joke and live as themselves, now the gnomes were gone. Even if archetypes were creeping in, archetypes they didn't quite understand, they could still steal moments of bliss like this.Moments of annoying bliss, as Raven's shit-eating grin was staring back at him.
"You know, Ravey, I'm really glad the homes here have running water," Lloyd said, faux-sweetly. Raven's grin faltered slightly at that.
"What?"
"Cold water, too. I bet you wouldn't want that to wake you up, would you?"
"I'm staying here, and I'm not moving. I do not care about your empty threats!" Raven crossed his arms behind his head, very much awake, but it was the principle of the thing at this point. "Hey-- wait-- what are you doing?" Raven's eyes went wide as Lloyd started to leave the room. They went even wider as he heard the sounds of the tap.
"I'm up! I'm up! For the love of the angels don't pour water over me!"
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hi! would you happen to have any tips on drawing kisses? especially getting the squishiness of them right (like... the softness of lips and noses and how they get squished and pulled) while still maintaining likeness, you pull that off so wonderfully (I'm wildly in love with that KenBig kiss piece for example). i'd be very grateful for general advice on drawing kisses in a more realistic/semi-realistic style like yours too, or just a breakdown of your process? wishing you a good day!
Aw man
Thank you for saying that I manage to pull it off because it honestly doesn't feel like that at all lmao I struggle with drawing kisses a lot which is the reason I rarely ever draw them, despite smooshing everyone's faces together in my head constantly. Once I figure it out though it'll be over for all my blorbos and there'll be nothing but smooches on here!! (threat)
So I'm not quite sure what to tell you. My process involves a lot of frustration and swearing but I guess that isn't very useful advice so ... I usually start with roughly trying to figure out the angle I want. Bonus points if one of the faces is somewhat hidden behind the other lmao
After that I sketch in where the main features would go, just in general, to help me figure this thing out better. And then I go in and adjust it to match the likeness of the characters I want to have at it
Idk it's a lot of trial and error and throwing things at the canvas to see what sticks, and there's probably a better and easier way to do this, lol. If I had any tips to give it would be to try and keep it as simple as possible, especially the line where the two faces meet. It's essentially just a sort of ... zigzag, really. For some added squishiness I like to go in with the eraser and erase some of the thickness of the lines in places where they'd be smooshed together more. Not sure how to explain it ... kind of like this:
I hope that makes sense and this whole thing was at least a little helpful haha have a wonderful day yourself! ♥
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