#cyrion

so my whole concept here is just. Ruven and his isolation within his legion, contrasted with Talos and his many many bonds and brothers. Talos belongs, and Ruven is Enemy. No one will look at him or touch him.... because Talos disapproves. Because Talos has made him untouchable. Witch.

This is set shortly after Ruven was retrieved, while he is still showing starvation and has not received augmetics yet.

COMPOSITION: Every figure here looks away or turns his back to Ruven. All the "contacts" between figures happen on a different plane; I've made them distinct compositional groups in

-their poses: everyone stands but Ruven. they exist in the foreground, and he in the background. the only thing that somewhat inches into the middle space is his shackled foot... -their contacts: they all look at and touch each other, while Ruven *seeks* contact but gets none. He is looking with blind eyes and seeing no one. The only one who looks at him/acknowledges him is Talos, who is looking down on him. Ruven is below and separate. -color wise: Ruven is wearing a psy-blocking collar in this part of the story, which only further isolates him from a legion that won't touch him. I've made the others bright to match their souls, while he is weak and washed out and cold. he cannot see them and he cannot sense them. He is cut off from them in every sense.

Alternate colors:

Blue dominant (love blue)

VIII Legion Colors

Original Colors (how it was painted)