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Nyx: Skin Color head canon

The loveliest @oh-so-youre-a-nerd surprised me with this gorgeous art of Nyx and Aerin. In it, Thia combined elements of my moodboard and headcanons for Nyx and gave them a galaxy skin tone and I am so in love with it that I am including it in a new HC for Nyx!

While Nyx's skin is naturally black, their skin has the ability to transform into a tone reminiscent of the night sky/a galaxy. This metamorphosis occurs in response to heightened emotional states (intense joy, profound sorrow, true love, unyielding determination, etc). Additionally, this transformation can be triggered by celestial events such as lunar and solar eclipses, the alignment of planets, and even some full moons if Nyx's near a strong magical source or they're practicing magic.

In these moments, deep purples and blues cascade across their skin, shimmering like stars. The celestial pattern that emerges reflects Nyx's connection to the cosmos and the flow of the galaxy flowing through their veins. Their yellow eyes burn brighter like two stars.

This distinction sets Nyx apart from other elves. As a child, when this ability first arose after their parents death, the elves in their community feared them and rejected them. The elves felt Nyx was cursed and was the cause of their parents' deaths. They treated Nyx as though they were a criminal, even though they were only a child and had nothing to do with their parent's deaths. Nyx has always had a difficulty with the customs and tradition of elven society but the elves treatment of them at a young age played a huge role in their decision to leave the first chance they got.

Despite their outward cautious, practical, and stoic demeanor, Nyx struggled to accept this ability and wished they could control it so that they could keep it from happening. Nyx largely has lived alone because of it. They took refuge on the edge of the Deadwood forest, knowing no one would come look for them. It took years for Nyx to accept who they were and that people may never see them as who they truly are and only see what they want to see.

When it happened for the first time after meeting Aerin, they wanted to run away, but they didn't. It was different with him... for the first time in a long time, they felt seen.

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