The Changeling

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Writing abt Simon getting rescued and just thinking abt how much I wanna draw him all mangled from them trying to take off the wooden shell.

made a little comic while i was drawing

I both like the idea of Grace being able to wheel around with Simon on his lap so he can take him places while they talk, and also the idea that Simon can kinda hold him hostage (playfully) by sitting on the wheelchair and making it too difficult to move them both :)

Also, Grace probably needs a sleep mask bc of glowy Simon, but he doesn't say anything bc now he can stay up and read

Wanted to figure out Ava's mutations for writing reasons (reasons being so that i can draw her cool mutations instead of writing haha procrastination)

my favourate thing to do is to make diagram, my second favourate thing is make stuff up and not do any research

I plan on having Simon's mutation worsen slowly, so all the smaller teeth will break through his skin and he'll have some weird as hell teething pain abt it

I also think theres a lot of teeth growing in his neck, where they're more rooted in muscle (?) and can be semi-controlled once they form into a tiny new mouth :)

theres so many good ways for these guys to meet, I would like to propose whatever the hell this is:

Simon only properly "wakes up" after a few weeks - or even months - after being rescued due to his brain genuinely not being able to handle the horrors and temporarily shutting down. Now has to navigate the sudden bizarre situation change

like one second he's in absolute agony, drowning in blood, receiving psychic attacks and suffering from everything ever, but then he blinks and the next thing he knows he's healed from most immediate damage, sitting on a nice bed, wearing comfy clothes, and there's some weird science guy tying his hair up to get it out of the way so he can see his neck mutations better and softly talking to him like they've been having an ongoing conversation

bonus sketches! (i meant to just do the one but then i kept going)

im forming a plot...

Simon's mind isn't doing very well after the Lung. He probably also had to be put in quarantine when they first brought him in.

Before his first bout of consciousness, Grace probably blamed himself for hurting him by removing the wooden shell they found Simon in - especially after seeing the mutations underneath + the re-opened wounds and stuff

I imagine he wakes up after being unresponsive for a few weeks or months and scares the heck out of Grace, who got used to Simon just staring blankly and not moving.

rocky sure is a Shape huh

also got asked to draw simon walking somewhere and grace following him around with a mop so that was really fun!! espicially bc im running out of ideas for these guys

keep getting too excited to post these all in one batch so heres another page while i work on the next one lol

allowing myself to sketch the sillies until artfight starts, at which point i will only do artfight, and then next month hopefully i do more of this (especially if ppl keep going crazy abt bloodymary by then lol)

Infecting grace with the mutations so he'll be easier to draw >:)

I think simon misses his hood that he could hide his face in. Has to settle for a blanket now that its gone

Yayyy its finally finished!!!!

Simon's silent panic over suddenly waking up in a new strange place with a hand on the back of his neck... and then the bleeding that followed

What started out as a fanfiction has turned into a comic due to my anxiety abt writing stuff - regardless im thrilled to make something from all the concepts ive been playing with in my sketches :)

Yayyy its finally finished!!!!

Simon's silent panic over suddenly waking up in a new strange place with a hand on the back of his neck... and then the bleeding that followed

What started out as a fanfiction has turned into a comic due to my anxiety abt writing stuff - regardless im thrilled to make something from all the concepts ive been playing with in my sketches :)

Me and this caniac combo I got

But what if, hear me out, we twist it a bit

Grace somehow shows up in Simon’s universe with the COI and everyone and their uncle is damn sure this man is a divine being

Angel, god, fae, cherub, etc, doesn’t matter what exactly he is but they’re damn sure he’s something otherworldly.

Because only a being of divinity could be so kind, could smile so warm and laugh so freely. Could wear such soft clothing with colors bright.

Only a creature of heaven could be so smart, could find ways to end their hunger and quench their thirst and ask for nothing in return.

Who could care for people like the Butcher and not just treat him kindly but actually loving him.

Only someone forged of true grace could have been sent by a bright light and choose to stay and help them despite having a planet with stars and a sea waiting for him from whatever higher place he’s from.

Only a being of light would do such great things yet refuse to be deemed higher. To deny any divine origin and be as humble as to claim he’s just a man.

Only Ryland Grace could be so pure that the COI would adore him, would worship him and regard him as their savior, all while claiming he’s nothing more than a mere mortal.

(Basically Grace tried to help all these angsty emo people and accidently starts a religion cuz said angsty emo people start to worship him).

While I still cook on comic pages im just going to drop these character designs for Rocky and Adrian.

COI scientist Grace: The subject has vestigial gills on the neck and ribs. Further testing is required to determine if the subject has a functioning brain.