#Zeph does an art

[zyphnn]

ford says happy holidays everyone!

[starbluethunder]

dude ive had in my head for a while. ignore how messy it is my brain starts rotting halfway through doing the lines for any robot characher

[the-zephyr-zone]

Day 5 of doodling until Jet Lag season 13 comes out!

[zephyrbug]

I'm asking a few artists I really admire, if this is offputting or you don't want to answer I completely understand.

Faces, and how they are shaded, elude me. Do you have a 'map' or general pattern you follow on where you put shadows, or highlights and when they should be sharp or blend smoothly? I feel like I only understand the under-eye bag and high cheekbones but you get a lot of amazing shading detail in the face regardless of color you're using.

Thanks regardless of what your answer is, and thank you for making pretty things I can gawk at.

AAAaah omg I’m so honored you’d ask me!!

I dont really have a map and i feel super under qualified to help because i’m still figuring some stuff out but but some advise id give to to adress the planes of the face when shading! Imagine the head is geometric like a cube (or made of prisms and cubes) and shade accordingly, i feel like some people fall into the habit of shading like they are putting on make up, putting the contours shadows in the same spots cause that’s where it’s supposed to go but address the direction of the light, then focus on the things like blushing, facial contours and so on. I also feel like people have the want to over blend so try to avoid blending everything out a bunch, looking at photos of faces helps a lot on this front!!

Hopefully this helps a little or answers your questions at all! this is now the part where i do the evil artist thing of telling people to practice and do facial studies of photos, even if someone has a more stylized look it really helps a lot!!🫵

[dazzelmethat]

Zeph being overstimulated and spiraling because of it. He doesn't know when he's allowed to mentally clock out anymore. I wrote a little poem for him.

What began as vent art by using oc to express pain gave me sympathy for my oc and thus for myself. It's not good to make sweeping statements when overstimulated and repeat them like a mantra.

[eldritchelfwriter]

Chapter 4 of Wind Change is now out

Shadowheart leaves mud-caked shoes at the door, carrying a single rose behind her back as she walks through the backdoor in the kitchen toward the bubbling sound of activity before her, tightening her grip on the flower stem when she unexpectedly walks right through the middle of light breeze.

Hair swirling in front of her face, she quickly checks that her prize has made it through unharmed – for losing it now would make the scratches she had earned to obtain it in the first place sting a little bit more.

Zeph being allowed inside the cottage is a relatively new development at Athaelond. There is an art to noticing when it is around that Shadowheart has not yet mastered – certainly not to the degree that Florwyn has, even now that she’s not using her stormsight. If Shadowheart had thought to look, though, she might have noticed the curtains in the kitchen gently rocking back and forth against the window sill.

The breeze used to have the run of Florwyn’s apartment when it visited her there, but it appears to need much more of Florwyn’s influence than the sorcerer had realised to discourage it from annoying the other residents of Athaelond when she isn’t nearby – the ‘incident’ with Silfy’s feather collection had been the last straw.

But it is getting a second chance on being indoors again now at Shadowheart’s suggestion – but on the understanding that it stays near Florwyn (whom it seems to adore, whatever Florwyn claims about its lack of real affection) and out of trouble.

Watching Florwyn explain all of this in a stern tone to something Shadowheart couldn’t even see, utterly unperturbed by her hair and clothing dancing in every which direction had been an experience, to say the least.

But it does seem to be helping.

READ MORE.

[isfjmel-phleg]

Yesterday, Stephen McCranie and the cast of the Space Boy fan dub got together to read the pilot for a proposed Space Boy TV series that was pitched to and ultimately turned down by Netflix.

And as much as I would love a Space Boy TV series to happen, I'm actually relieved that this one didn't. For one thing, it was live-action, and I don't think the story would translate as well in that form since the art style is a lot of the charm. But also because the pilot didn't understand the characters very well.

As in the comic, Amy's establishing character moment is her discussing her perception of other people's "flavors," but the next thing we get from her is seeing her and Jemma win a drone flying competition at school, make a point of complimenting the losing team, and then talking smack about them the second their backs are turned. She's a lot more angry, resentful, and angsty--more like a sterotypical teenager. The comic's emphasis on her sense of wonder at experiencing even the most mundane parts of life on earth is all but gone.

And the problem with this is that Amy's good-heartedness and optimism and love of life are such important traits to the plot. They drive who she is and the kinds of decisions that she makes and the nature of her relationships. Much of Oliver's fascination with her is because she sees the world so differently from the way he does. The contrast between the two of them, especially at the beginning, needs to be extremely striking, and that can't really happen if she's moody and catty.

But it's not just Amy who's misunderstood in this pilot; it's pretty much everyone else. Oliver is introduced nearly running Amy over on a motorcyle that he has for some reason (probably to visualize his recklessness and noncaring attitude toward existence but still. what on earth.), and he's more worried that Amy hasn't been around after their first meeting because she's avoiding/abandoning him--not because he's worried that he might have made her up, as in the text. A small distinction, but one that shifts the focus of his character. There's also a heightened focus on the romance between him and Amy. Which is definitely a major thing in the comic, but it's an incredibly slow burn there, while the pilot seems to be having them do a speed run on their relationship. They meet sooner, spend more time together sooner, and their interactions come in places that in the comic are devoted to building Amy's relationships with her school friends.

Which is another problem. Amy still has friends here, more or less, but her bonding with them is very downplayed, with moments like her going to Cassie after a disagreement with her mom and having a night out at the pier with Cassie, David, and Zeph omitted. The Agriculture Club is not a thing. Tammie and Schafer are absent. (Unless a hypothetical second episode would have set them and the club up, which doesn't seem likely given what's going on with the pacing.) Those who do remain are altered. David is no longer the first classmate that Amy bonds with, and their connection is lessened. Cassie is more like the mean girl stereotype that she avoids being in the web comic--she's in a rivalry with Meisha (who in the comic is part of her and David's friend group) and jealous of the attention Amy gets from classmates. Earnest, dorky band kid Zeph is now an emo with piercings and a guitar. They seem to be standard school story tropes that are set dressing for Amy's world, not individuals with whom she builds a wide range of friendships.

And the downplaying of these connections affects Amy's characterization too. In the web comic, she's warm and friendly and ready to connect. It doesn't take her long to find friends on her first day of school. It's in her nature to be part of a community, and this is another thing that strongly differentiates her from extreme loner Oliver. Presenting Amy as a sort of outsider at school may look like an attempt to give her and Oliver something to bond over, but that's not what brings them together in the source material. An Amy who would reinforce Oliver's sense of isolation would have less of a positive effect on him, be less likely to challenge his worldview and encourage him to open up to a wider world.

And McCranie and the cast talk about all these things in the livestream, I'm not being wildly original here, but all of this gives me a deeper appreciation for what the comic is doing with its characterization and relationships. The vast variety of relationships gives the story more depth and texture than if it were primarily focused on a romance, and because of this, that romance works better because the narrative wants us to invest first in these characters as people with full lives. The supporting cast is fully necessary, because they enhance the themes while being complex figures in their own right. Making them stock roles not only makes them much less interesting but also lessens the likelihood of getting to see the character development that they go through in the original story. And Amy's character is so important to get right. She is the heart of the story, and it's vital that we find her sympathetic and endearing from the start. She's not perfect, and we definitely should get to see her flaws as well, but we need to know that she is a genuinely good and kind person whom we can root for, and we see that through her actions and her relationships. We need to know what is so different about her that draws in even the chronically closed-off Oliver.

This cannot be accomplished by making her Generic YA Heroine #7428937.

So--I can't believe I'm saying this, but--good call, Netflix. Here's hoping for an animated series instead someday, written by adapters who better understand the themes and characters.

[kvalenagle]

Oh my god, I didn't expect to see you on Tumblr! This is so cool! I just started reading the first book and I'm intrigued. I love griffins and I'm writing a story where all the characters are griffins, so I'm really interested in reading a story that has a similar world.

I also made a little sketch of Zeph and Kia! I'll think Zeph has some pink feathers because I always read his name as "Zephyr" and zephyrs are often pink. Anyway, I already love your books and characters and keep up the good work! (the only thing I both like and don't like is the explanation of some facts rather than showing them in action, but that doesn't really bother me)

Hello, hello! I got lured here by readers asking if I'd seen the Satra fan art on Tumblr. I'm a simple cat, if people are posting fan art of my characters on a website, I usually show up to at least reserve my author name there so people can tag me there. By surprise level, though, it seems like Mastodon and Tumblr are the places nobody expects me to be =] Aaaw, look at Zeph and Kia. See? Easily lured in by fan art. They are delightful, though, and I'm honored to be the subject of your art. The world needs more book series with all gryphons, and I hope your writing goes well. Every so often, I'll take a year and read a gryphon book every week to get caught up on what's out there. When your books are published, don't hesitate to send me a link to buy them. Though if you're looking for other gryphon series to try out, Song of the Summer King by Jess E. Owen is gryphon-centric, though there are sapient wolves and dragons in it as side characters. Dire by John Bailey is a similar world to mine, though they've got sapient wyverns, too. There was an anthology of stories set in the world of Dire, Tales of Feathers & Flames, and I have a queer folk horror tale, a complete albeit short novel, in that anthology. A lot of other gryphon novelists show up in that anthology. Saylor Ferguson has a triptych of short stories there, her first published, but she went on to write the Dragons of Time series. (The first two books center on gryphons and peregriffins.) J.F.R. Coates and Alexander Bizzell are also in there and have written gryphons, though Alex's books take place in contemporary Earth and gryphons exist alongside humans. Kathryn Brown's A Gryphon's Trial/Mercy/etc. series is also all gryphon protagonists, though there are sapient unicorns and a few other species. But her books are similar to mine in that you'll see great blue heron and burrowing owl gryphons. There's a group of authors who read Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon's The Black/White/Silver Gryphon Trilogy, discovered that gryphons make for much more interesting protagonists than humans, then read Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker and wondered why there weren't any stories with all gryphons. Fast forward to today, and while gryphons aren't as plentiful as dragons, you could still sit down and ready a few hundred gryphon books. (Much fewer if you want gryphons as the protagonists.) Something we lack, though, is flagship gryphon series. Flagship here loosely meaning a series with nine entries. There are some great trilogies out there, but I'd love to see long, established, well-written gryphon series hitting that magical book nine. No pressure, though! GryphIns is only on book eight, and the writing does get harder and slower the longer a series goes on for. (Maybe that's not an issue if the series doesn't have a strong series arc? I'll have to ask some mystery and romance authors.) On the critique: It's true, Eyrie has some first (published) novel problems =] I still love it, but having had maybe ten books published since then, I'd love to go back and rewrite it some day. It's very easy for authors to get stuck in a cycle of rewriting one or two books in a series and never finish it. Which is a shame, because authors grow in skill by completing books. The first book in a series will always be the lowest quality since writing it made the author better, and each book after it also improved their skills. But maybe when the series finishes, we'll get a second edition of Eyrie. Zeph's cover is cute, but I wouldn't mind a second edition cover with Reeve Brevin and the Redwood Valley Eyrie on it.

[undasura]

So following up on a previous anon: does Rali just watch Zephyr work on their vehicles and fantasize Zeph is working on him instead?? Robo rali on da table getting insides poked at by butch dog gf. Zephyr nervous af not to mess anything up. It's like a game of operation!

hmmmmm ...i said in a previous ask (it probably is buried now under other asks/art) that androids in ocverse are very humany and you have to put them under like surgery to work on them properly bc they can feel pain Usually if they have sensors but its entirely possible that if you removed their pain sensors they could do what ur saying

also as a side note i think zephyr and rali both have vehicle fixing knowledge but i think rali is more well versed by nature on account of being an android. someone also made a my summer car comparison to rali's motocompo and i thought it was really funny because her life is really like my summer car (eat food, work on bike, do jack shit all day, pee in bush(?)) except she isnt from Finland LOL

but back to "they did surgery on a rali" i think hes a sick fuck and would fantasize about zephyr doing that to him ill be reals... zephyr would be like no.. i cant do that... thats scary

[greenbirdtrash]

Hear me out.

The Ministry and their educational training programs for air ghoul handlers which is basically a falconry of some sorts.

Teaching the willing siblings all about air ghouls, including the proper care for these oversized "hellbirds", from basics like general handling, health maintenance and overall bird of prey husbandry rules to actual "field practice" and even the chick-rearing and imping, the ultimate art of feather-mending.

They already have a small bonded flock which is used to living and working with humans and other ghouls, and these are typically the same ghouls who's willing to participate in different educational demonstrations related to the subject. They're well-trained and social (take Cumulus and Zeph for example), generally being content to interact with the siblings as they master their bird husbandry skills.

I can totally see some siblings engaging in collecting the various molted feathers from previous seasons to help ghouls with primary/secondary feather damage (or those who got injured and currently staying in the ministry's rehab, but still need to exercise their wings like any normal bird does) and this thought lives in my head rent-free from now on.

[aevallare]

hello I just finished reading doctrine and I am ready to rip my heart out of my chest and stomp on it to quell the genuinely unnecessary amount of emotions that you have caused me but I have a Favor to ask

If you have any time at all can you drop a detailed description of the appearances of the cast in the epilogue? I think my only way of healing at this point is creating mass amounts of fan art and I Need to draw them all if you will give me the chance 🙏 - 🪤

hello beloved!!!

i don't feel pressured at all. in fact i think this is very sweet; i'm flattered that you might want to draw something from my silly little fic! i'm afraid i'm not a horribly visual person, but i'll do my best :) under the cut-

jayce - he's wearing the outfit he wears as a councilor, but because of what the hexcore does to him at the end of doctrine, he looks quite a bit older. he's got a killer white streak in his hair and extra wrinkles, but he's still got that same puppy dog smile.

viktor - he's wearing the outfit he does in s1 a3, but he looks so much healthier - no more bags under his eyes, and his posture is much better. he's back to using the cane he does when he and jayce first meet.

mel - what she's wearing depends on where she is! in zaun, she borrows something from zeph's wardrobe or has something tailored so she doesn't stand out too terribly in the undercity: think zaunite, but in much better condition than what most in zaun have. she's still herself - the regal updo and all. she hasn't changed much from her s1a3 self.

zeph/janna - i actually have a real reference for her, because in the epilogue, she looks very much like her hextech skin!

in my mind she isn't wearing the world's most insane push up bra and she's not carrying the staff around and the tights go all the way up to her waist so there's no skin exposed on her thighs, though. i also would say her hair doesn't look it's been greased to stick straight up; it's more of a gentle wind running through it.

ekko - ekko looks identical to his base league of legends skin except he keeps his arcane hair

sky - she looks how she does before the hexcore vores her

i hope this answers your questions, and if i've missed something, feel free to ask. i'm so glad you enjoyed, and i'm truly flattered!

[saltyfryz]

I know I've been neglecting my Tumblr as of late regarding my art, so to remedy that I have decided to dump my newest sans OCS on you and (mostly) all their information :3

Heres pt 2 with Plum and Cypher;)

Enjoy

First up is!

Cassiopeia, or Cassie for short is the Sans of this universe(which I don't have a name for yet) she is 5'2 and trans.

Her drink of choice is tea! all kinds, she's not picky! She actually is a bit of a connoisseur when it comes to the stuff. And when she wants to treat herself she likes to add condiments to her cup to add a bit of flavor.

Her personality is similar to og sans but she's a lot more elegant in her mannerisms. She's also VERY slow to anger/irritation and even slower to show it. Let's just say, never play poker with her.

She still has 1 hp, and isn't a fan of physical combat. She likes being covert and subdues any treats with the stardust that surrounds her skull. As when inhaled it can give the victim a calming effect or put them into a deep sleep, depending on how much they've puffed. She does also have bones and blasters but rarely needs to use them due to her stardust being so effective.

Instead of being a quantum physics nerd, Cassie is a medical doctor. I'm not sure what specifically but what I do know is that she is very educated on human Bodies and monster souls. She had tried to learn quantum physics when she was younger but it just didn't click with her, she was never a numbers gal.

I like to imagine she's friends with Baggs sans or Wine. For Baggs, I think they would grow close while having deep conversations about their respective jobs and tell stories about all the crazy injuries they've had to deal with. That, and she can use her stardust to put him to sleep, that's my head canon at least. She also likes teasing him about his height, she thinks his reactions are hilarious.

As for Wine, i feel like they like debating each other. Their favorite topic to debate over being what's the better drink, wine or tea. And let me tell ya, it will get very intense. And not in the 'toss a couple chairs at each other' kinda way, more so in the calm on the surface yet internally wishing death upon the other, all in good fun of course. The most hostile thing they'd do to each other is send a passive aggressive yet deeply accurate comment. Sometimes Coffee likes to sit in the corner and listen to them while he draws, it's good background noise.

As for Papyrus or Zephyr,

His personality is a lot like og pap, just more blunt and a lot more willing to initiate a friendly sparring session.

He's kind of a gym junkie, always training out to get stronger. He absolutely LOVES working out and even has weighted plating for his boots, gauntlets, shoulder and knee pads.

Due to his love for sparring, he often gets into friendly brawls with the other members of the royal guard stationed in snowdin, and has beaten every single one. These feats were obviously reported to Undyne. And Undyne, Impressed by his feats, offered Zeph a position in the royal guard. Papyrus obviously was ecstatic, and accepted immediately.

However due to actually getting a position in the royal guard, the rose tinted glasses he'd always held onto have been a bit wiped down due to the actual nature of the guard not being quite what he expected. Still though, he holds out hope for all the fame and recognition he rightfully deserves.

Zephyr is a full on tank when it comes to fighting, he's a heavy hitter and very agile, even with his weighted gear. He mainly uses punches and kicks for precise direct hits but isn't afraid to give his appoint a good knee or elbow to throw them off.

His weapons of choice are brass knuckles, they pack a punch on their own but when he's feeling a bit murdery, he's able to reinforce them with his magic.

Besides training he also loves to paint. Any blank surface you can think of, he's painted on. He's painted his armor, shorts, safety pads, and his own face!

He even paints on lashes to match with Cassie's (which are made of magic). He changes the paint on his face everyday, it's always something new but he seems to favor cloud and sun motifs.

When Zeph isnt training he is always neck deep in a painting project, weather it be one he was working on for several days or a new idea he just made up and really wanted to do. Sometimes he has Cassie help with some of his projects, though she either lazily draws a sick man, or a handprint. Typical lazy sans behavior, it annoys Zeph to no end but he never paints over any additions made

Due to being a Doctor, Cassie is a slight germaphobe(more so in her workplace) but she puts that aside and gets her hands dirty for him

The clouds around his head change with his mood Like pepa from encanto. He can also manipulate them, making the clouds big and fluffy to ride on or catch someone when falling, or even creating fog or mist to act like a smoke screen.

Zephyr's dish of choice is pastries, some witch he lends to Cassie to go with her tea. It's more of a casual thing than something he's passionate about though

Next up is my favorite at the moment! OUTCODE: E770R2095E!! Or Code:E for short! Pronounced Cody ;) (updated ref here)

He his, like his name states, an outcode. However no one really knows where he comes from. Ink's theory is that he was supposed to be an error sans, but something went wrong and now he's just here.

He exists somewhere in the anti-void, no where close to Error, seeing as how he had no idea Code:E existed for the longest time. Having nothing to do with his time, he sits in the anti-void going over codes.

When he's eventually discovered by Error, immediately Error is pissed as he feels Code:E is trying to copy him. And true to his title, he tries to destroy Code:E. However, it didn't quite work out. Every time Error tried attacking, it had always just fazed through him, leaving Code:E completely unbothered. Eventually he finds that Code:E has no soul. Due to this he has no emotions and Error can't check his code, and even if he tried it would be completely an utter gibberish.

Dispite not having any actual emotions, he has this inate want to learn and grow, asking questions about anything and everything. He often gets compared to an AI by Error because of this.

He has no real powers or magic but can copy the code of any sans type just by looking at them, other outcodes included. And when I say copy, I mean copy. With one look he knows all about you, your au, your powers, everything. Usually when this happens his eyes gloss over with static as he lists everything he sees in the code out loud.

Being able to copy code, he is also able to copy the appearance of the sans he sees and even use their magic.

When he can't do something or is just thinking really hard on one thing in particular, Code:E's eyes get staticy and his form glitches a helluva lot more.

He can also create portals to other universes with the pink tear like glitches under his eyes. Though he never uses it, as he never sees the need to. He mostly uses them to observe and learn about the multiverse. He spends most of his time sitting in the little anti-void where he first was created. Just sitting there.

Doing nothing.

All alone.

Well, not totally. Due to Error being a complete drama queen, he often complains about Code:E aloud allowing Ink to overhear. And ink, like the nosy like little shit he is, annoys Error to show him what's got his strings all bundled up. He eventually caved and led Ink to Code:E. And after a pretty disturbing interaction, Ink complains to the star sans' about him. Upon hearing it, Dream, always with the bleeding heart, decides to visit Code:E and announces that they're friends. Code:E doesn't quite understand it, but goes along anyway as Dream teaches him about more aus and how emotions work. Even so, he rarely has time to visit due to his role in the multiverse.

But their is one person who does visit regularly..

And his name is- (updated ref + more information)

RETRO!! A fellow outcode!

He's a very outgoing and rambunctious spirit, going all around all kinds of AUs to do anything he wants! Weather that be wreaking havoc with pranks or just relaxing under the stars in outertale. However due to his chaotic neutral nature, he often has run-ins with both the star sans' AND the bad sans' usually having to escape in outrageous ways and hide in the anti-void for a few hours.

And during one of his little escapades, into the anti-void he meets Code:E. At first he's startled, especially when Code:E tries copying Retro's code, and can't. Leaving Code:E perplexed and Intrigued as this had never happened with any sans he had seen. He asks all sorts of questions about Retro, some more personal than others, and after giving some non answers Retro asks about Code:E.

Code:E is absolutely floored(as floored as one with no soul can be) as no one had actually asked him anything about what he wanted to do or needed. He told him as such and for some reason, this had hit Retro directly in the soul. He had found it relatable. And so from that moment forward, Retro vowed to be Code:E's friend. He even gave Code:E his nickname. And later, his poncho.

I bet your wondering about the gell I described in the photo, well it's simple really. It's basically the gels from Portal. THATS RIGHT IM UNORIGINAL!! FUCKING SUE ME!! /J

HE ALSO HAS PORTALS HA!

In all seriousness though, yes I did just give him the powers from Portal, and yes he can make actual portals, but these help him travel through aus. The portals are his magic while he made the gel with science. For his portals idk if I want it to only work on white surfaces so that can be up to interpretation

Alright that's all the info I got! Here are the doodles I have that I have no idea where to put! The ones with Cassie and Zeph are a bit old so plz ignore any design inconsistencies!

[yoel-o-fellow]

Hi! I really like your art and characters :D Now that you've shown Izammar's fiancè, may I ask how do both Izammar and Zephry feel about this arrangement? I imagine that the first was already engaged when he met the second? Thank you for sharing your story's bits and sketches!

Thank you, anon! 😭💚 Glad we have similar tastes in weirdos. So rare it is that I run into a fellow kindred spirit. I think my audience has now grown to the vast population of 2.

I put the answer to your question under the cut. I'm so sorry to have written yet another novel.

Indeed, Izammar is engaged before meeting Zephry, but the engagement is in a state of abeyance since Iza was sent to Druwol indefinitely. His ambassadorship in Druwol was made to look like a great honor bestowed on him, but those in the inner circles knew it was his de facto punishment (Druwol is a less than desirable location). The council took every discretion to cover up his transgression (one I will disclose at another time), so the engagement was never officially annulled as that would have drawn in too much public scrutiny. Thus, Iza was still obliged to honor the marriage contract if ever he was summoned back to the mainland.

Despite the obligation, Iza truly wanted to marry Robedan. They grew up in similar social circles, and although they were unacquainted, the two became intrigued by each other via the stories others would tell of them. When they were finally permitted to meet, love blossomed between them and their passion, though very stifled by court life, was exchanged through subtle glances and carefully chosen gifts. Robedan's patient demeanor was very compatible with Izammar's conventional, rule-abiding nature. And before Iza left, Robedan was one of the few who petitioned the council to renege their decision and allow Iza to stay in his homeland. So even though the council did not relent, Iza left the desert feeling a very deep respect for the prince.

When Iza meets Zephry everything changes and is put into perspective. Zeph, upon learning of Iza's engagement, literally chokes on his drink but not because of Zeph's attraction to Iza - their relationship is still tentative at this point. The reason Zeph is baffled by the declaration is because - all that time - he thought Iza was a closeted (cisgender) homosexual who had reservations about marrying a woman overseas. His newfound knowledge about Izammar's transgenderism overshadows his astonishment over Iza's engagement to a prince, but neither are unwelcome discoveries.

Later, he teases Izammar about "his noble prince" and expresses that he finds the whole ordeal amusing, because a) it sounds like something straight out of a fairytale, and b) he does not subscribe to societal constructs such as matrimony or royalty - which is very hypocritical of him, since Zephry is actually a married man himself. (Zephry refuses to acknowledge the cynicism behind his marriage, but everyone knows that he and his wife had a sham of a marriage orchestrated for the purpose of receiving tax benefits).

Much, much later, when Zephry begins having serious feelings towards Izammar, he admits that he is jealous of Robedan, but since he's an old man, he doesn't have time to get wracked up over petty grievances. And after seeing a portrait of the prince, he confesses that he would probably opt to be one of his wives too. The prince is a 10/10 according to him.

There are many factors at play that influence Izammar's eventual rejection of the engagement. But one of them is that he never had quite as much fun with Robedan as he did with Zephry. Zephry makes him laugh, he pushes Izammar to look outside of himself and Izammar thinks Zephry has the most beautiful imagination - one that can never be replaced. And even though he wouldn't inherit the trappings of an advantageous marriage, he would have his partner's affections and soul all to himself.

[spotsupstuff]

How does Zeph look like with her new puppet in the post MA off the string au? Powerful Woman vibes?

art isn't arting lately so -fart noise-, i got Scorched (burnt out) but Basically what i'm thinking so far:

Zeph's new puppet is gon take a lot of inspiration from Haboob's (that thing has been... messed with to hell n back even in morally questionable directions so it's a Solid design) and takes some of Sparrows' DNA to go more into the organic side of the Iterators for better mobility, ability to regenerate and also cuz giving her a digestive system sounded easier than trying to pull off whatever is going on in Gen 3s and more reliable than whatever magic happened to the other generations that they can just move about. she might also have gills, definitely no hole in the back

she retains her key features like the antenna (holes in headphones added for better hearing), the snake mark, general face shape, height, even the Gen 1™ leg shape... n she's bound to get her age wrinkles back sooner than later with how many dumbasses she's surrounded by + all that trauma is still in her noggin, but yeah. more organic than other Itties, sturdier n stronger than Ancients were

Gem is tryin to take all the credit for it, but the whole medic team (+ Haboob) worked their ass off to give Zeph the best of both worlds

major wip though

[ninjagecko72]

If I had a nickel for every time Isabella interacted with some dragons, anthro or otherwise, I'd need a coin wrapper ready.

It's not that many times, but oh she does have a reputation with dragons (or big reptiles in general, looking at you, Zeph!) and it gets messy sometimes.

Both poses are from Mellon_Soup.

(Posting more Isa art before her spots are confirmed. I have her profile finished I just need to do a 360 head turn and expressions then boom I'm done.)

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Why does art say that zeph is like her dad

Artemis sees Zephyros as an older brother/father FIGURE, while Pancake is her adoptive father/parent she still sees some other people as mother and father figures, Zeph included