Mari

Aaand, he's here! Happy (late) birthday, Julian!

Now that i finished drawing the m6, I'm wondering who I'm drawing next. Probably the courtiers.

Soooo..

She was the only one missing from the m6 drawings that I've been meaning to post. But I deleted Julian's, since I figured that I didn't like it that much. It didn't match the vibe from the other arcana arts I post.

Now, with that said..

Nadia!

The first time I played The Arcana, she was the last route I did. Today, I absolutely adore her. She's probably the character with my favorite design, too. I do plan on drawing her again.

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(I plan on drawing all the characters again.)

I noticed Muriel does this thing where he holds himself a lot. I need to re-read the tale where he's a kid, but I'm pretty sure he used to do the same back then. It's pretty sweet to me, like he's physically trying to hold himself together, and how he's always been this way.

I'd die and I'd kill for him. After replaying his route, I'd probably say it's my favorite one. He's a very interesting character, and the one i relate to the most.

I like how his development happens so subtly, and how the romance with him isn't immediate. I like how he's always viewing things through the lens of his trauma, no matter how much the MC reassures him. And I like how said trauma doesn't stop him from loving the MC, despite his fear. I like how his trauma affected so much of him, and how it is obvious even in different routes. I like how he gets more trauma throughout his route, while he's clearly trying to get better. How even the smallest things are a big deal to him. I could talk about him for hours and hours, easily.

This years completes 7 years since i first played The Arcana! Julian and Lucio have always been my favorites, as well as Asra.

Lucio is a very important character to me, and the way he develops in his route (and his psychological profile in different routes) is one of my favorites things in the game.

I really miss the game's prime, and my dislike towards Dorian grows every time i open the game. I could go hours talking about it, but I don't think it's relevant to add it to my silly fanart post.

Here's an alt version without the bluish-grayish hue. (It doesn't match the rest of the piece, but I want to show the different way i tried rendering hair this time!)