lead on, guiding star and tormentor mine

but us book readers need everyone else to understand there is a different kind of beauty and appreciation in following the story of a group of bulletproof sugar babies and absolute pricks wherein richelieu being 'the bad guy' is (at times) quite proportionate to the amount of paycheck/job bonuses our lovely protagonists get.

your main character is not a happy go lucky naive youth who comes into town and becomes a respectable, honor upholding person. he has the personality and behavior of a feral rat whose defining characteristic is he is physically unable to pay rent - ever, surrounded by three friends who are the leading examples of bad moral, ethical and economic conduct.

these people wake up in the morning and immediately find at least five ways to break the law and are, themselves, the worst employers in the vicinity.

it's not: "ohh we will fight for the king because it's the nice and cool thing to do" territory.

these are "if situation calls for it we will eat a guy (and the guy in questionisn't even dead)" premises.

Athos:

"Bear is Hot"

psychoanalysing every inch of yourself and your behaviour and others' behaviour isn't going to give you absolution and isn't going to prevent it from happening again

you have to make peace with not having all the answers, with not being able to forge the perfect shield against future hurt, or else it will eat you alive

i need some money for bills and household expenses! to keep wait times low and morale high, i am ONLY offering head-and-shoulders portraits at the following levels of finish...

#1. sketch, no color - minimum $20

#2. sketch with color - minimum $30

#3. clean color, simple style "stickie" (digital sticker to use as an emote, for meme charts, etc!) - minimum $30

#4. painted portrait with solid color/simple graphic background, neutral lighting and straight on view - minimum $50

#5. painted portrait with solid/graphic background, stylized colors and angles - minimum $75

🌸 my policies

requesting changes: since these are PWYW, i will NOT be making edits to sketches or stickies, unless i made a significant mistake. for painted portraits, i will show the initial sketch for approval and any changes must be made at that time.

nudity: i love to show collarbone ;-) as i am a rake

real people, pets, and canon characters: yes!!

original characters: yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mecha, furry, alien/fantasy races, complex designs: go for it! just know that your design may be simplified to suit my style and process

payment: up front by venmo, paypal, or cashapp

how to order: dm me here or on discord (@mer1dionalis) with

# of style desired

visual and/or written references of your subject

wishlist of expressions, colors, motifs

preferred payment app

don't worry i am nice ദ്ദി(◝ ⩊ ◜)