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A while ago I came across Alma Haser’s Within 15 Minutes and I was really inspired to do something visually similar for Louis. This was the first draft I did. I didn’t feel too confident about it at the time so I put it in the scraps pile and didn’t think about it anymore. Months later when the prompts for ldpdlweek came out I decided to revise the idea a bit and I like the new direction a lot more; it shows Louis playing an active role in putting together pieces of himself and reconciling with who he is despite the circumstances he was up against. I was also trying to reference the first scene of the show where Daniel was putting together a puzzle. 

I didn’t save the drafts for the newer version because the file was kinda huge so I had to clean up and delete stuff as I go (a bit nerve-racking for me, honestly). But here’s a gif of how all the layers come together (colors of the gif is a bit off but oh well):

Also I drew Louis’ portraits separately and put them together after, here’s what they look like in full: 

Some close-ups:

"Who are you, Louis?"

For @ldpdlweek2026 day 4 - guilt | reconciliation and forgiveness