This Is What Awkward Looks Like

"I'll...kill you." "Not tonight."

I finally escaped from the clutches of the rogues long enough to make some batfam doodles

i was inspired by this post 

also here’s the full cover art

(The photos in question:)

Last year I did an ominous piece of Gen falling, so this year I pivoted and did happily ever after.

It's got all your basic moving parts: Gen and Irene heading up to the crenellations,

Phresine loving on baby Hector while baby Eugenia drops a stolen earring that matches her dad's (with her mountain goat plushie nearby),

Helen and Sophos just being stupid cute with their wee heir, while the Magus still studies his map and Pol's sword leans on the wall beneath the three countries' banners,

Your pantheon of deities, with the Great Goddess at the center,

Teleus and Relius enjoying each other's company while Pheris (now with mobility aid!) ignores them (also there's a pigeon),

Costis and bespectacled Kamet with a plate of nut cakes, and a familiar author in the background with her stack of six books,

And, finally, our long-awaited elephant, while two of Gen's attendants search for their king.

Indulgent warm-up sketch I've been noodling with over the past few days as I work on my ~*book cover*~ for Nell O'Dell