#jasiel

Here they are, fully in technicolor. Blasted melanin into Weylyn, Eliseo, and Ophelia, because A) I dislike how washed out they looked in the old design, B) makes them actually look distinct and not muddled, and C) they are literally mixed race and that feels like an injustice to them (yes 'them', because I'm including Weylyn now (his other half is from his mother's side). The color palette for each of them (individually and together) looks better, now that it's less saturated and easier on the eyes since the colors are bit more muted now. The clothes are better now too, and look like something they would all actually wear on a normal day based on their style preference. Plus, noses! All of 'em got distinct nose shapes. I tried to give also their own eyeshapes, but I think I mostly failed at that. And, uh, I guess face shapes? Weylyn's the most noticeable compared to his old design, and I honestly am happy with how he looks now.

Fleur's the only one that changed the least, I swear. She only got a haircut and called it a day. Jasiel too, but I'm already satisfied with how I dressed him, so he's fine the way he is already. Just changed his color palette from the saturated traditonally drawn art of him by muting down his colors and gave him brass bronze colored eyes to differentiate him from his siblings' golden ones.

I'm still really happy about Zephyrine's redesign, makes her the girly I knew she was destined to be. It really makes her stand out more and gives a better impression of her, plus it oomfs her character silhouette which is nice. I'd like to imagine she thrifts her clothes frequently, so there are a few clothes she has that look worn and washed out and clearly refurbished by her. The golden zig-zag on her cardigan is put there by her since she found it plain without a little pizzaz, and the gray beads on the end of her skirt used to form a leaf patter for each pleat, but lost beads overtime, so Zeph just added more beads, not to remake the shape (god forbid her patience runs out before she even manages to make one), but more on mark the skirt as now hers and styled to her preference.

Weylyn and Cooper were eventually dragged in to the redesign, mostly with fixing their hair (especially Cooper's since I didn't like him looking similar to Eliseo's) and clothes. Cooper's fit needed to give him that goofy weirdo vibe I wanted for him, plus actually making him look more friend coded than, uh... whatever I had in mind for his old fit. He's a bit more bejeweled, as more of a subtle telling that this man comes from wealth and is also kinda eccentric. For Weylyn, besides minutely fixing his hair and gave him new clothes, I changed his eye color too to a more yellowy hue than the old gold-ish one. It's not that obvious on mobile, but I swear it is on PC when I was drawing. 😭

Finally, Ophelia and Eliseo. The latter is fully embracing the dark grunge with pierced ears, a bit more silver chains and more rings and all that black clothes. The yellow smiley face is based on the band Nirvana's iconic logo, I just made it drippy and the smile into a toothy one for the troublemaker vibes this dude is going for. I gave him a mullet now (I think it's a mullet yet I also refuse to believe it is), based on some bad boy hair pictures I used as reference from Pinterest. Ophelia, on the other hand, had layers remove, let her wear a grandpa sweater and brown pants instead of her shorts (permanently stained with mud from all the times she went out to the forest to find for beetles), have a little string with beads dangle from her belt line as a treat. Her hands wear fingerless gloves now, and her doc martens are now replaced with regular old sneakers and black socks to hide her scarred ankles. She's droopy eyed now and I think it fits her more now for her personality and story compared to her round eyes. I based that loosely on Anya from Mouthwashing.

I didn't do a uniform line up like last time for the RO's that attend Lumintoile, because that'll be it's own seperate thing alongside an updated uniform look in general for the students. So you'll see everyone (minus Cooper) wearing uniforms with one of three pairs wearing a uniform variant for the different seasons. I also do plan to make an updated relationship chart, to see what's going on now currently between the RO's now that the story has changed and a new contender has arrived.

Older designs for comparison (minus Jasiel bc the man was not a concept at the time of me making this 😭)

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It's not often you find the town's golden boy to be out in places he shouldn't be. Of course, who would consider such a fact? A saint such as him shouldn't be found in back alleys smoking whatever, or getting into bars and drinking away his holiness. No, a divine figure should linger in similar, familiar places where he is to be kept pristine and unmarked.

But instead you find him in the local park amongst the people, where no one bats him an eye as they pass by.

He's sitting on a bench, feet on his skateboard that moves side to side with the swing of his legs every now and then. The hood of his fur-lined parka is raised to his head, obscuring his features as he has his head lowered and looking through his phone. He's leaned forward, elbows on his knees, making him look more like a shady thug than anyone normal.

The only time he lifts his head is upon hearing you come over. The messiness of his ponytail can be seen peeking from underneath the hood, seeing how his long bangs are in a dire need to join and not obscure parts of his face, and you can't help but wonder if he even brushes his hair.

"Hello." You greet him with a small wave.

He frowns.

"What do you want?" Jasiel questions with a squint.

You give him a deadpan look almost immediately. "Well, damn, I just said hi, not holding you at gun point and asking for your first born."

Jasiel rolls his eyes and looks back onto his phone. He doesn't stop you when you move to sit on the bench. Though he did scoot away from you just a bit which made your brow twitch in irritation.

"What are you doing here anyway?" You prompt, folding your arms against your chest as you look at him.

"You first." He blandly replies and looks back at you with a deadpan expression similar to the one you just had.

Gods, you want to strangle him.

"I'm watching over someone." You curtly answer.

"And who would that be?"

"My Fa—little brother."

Jasiel quirks a brow, be it at the minor slip up or at the fact you even have a sibling it's hard to tell. Either way, he doesn't bother asking for clarification. "Well, where is your brother anyway?"

You gesture to the play ground infront of you both. "The brown haired boy with a white teddy."

You watch as Jasiel look over, hum, then look back at his phone. "I never saw you as an older sibling."

"And I never saw you as someone who would even be outside his holy temple."

Jasiel doesn't rebut you on that, instead just scoffs and returns back to looking whatever is on his phone.

A moment of silence passes between you both.

People pass by still, and you keep a careful eye as Emery play in the sandbox with a new friend he made with the brightest and most excited smile on his face. You can't help but smile at it too, chest warming at the sight of the little owl finally able to actually be a kid... and not the protector he said he's sworn to be to you.

"I came here to escape home." Your thoughts are interrupted by the sudden, yet dull intrusion. You turn your head to look at Jasiel, who has now leaned back against the bench, phone now abandoned in his hands, with an unreadable look in his eyes. His gaze is towards the playground, and yet somewhere else at the same time.

"I didn't feel like talking to my siblings," Jasiel continues with a minute frown forming, "so I just left before they could find me."

"Did you get into a fight with them?" You cautiously ask.

The town's golden boy shakes his head, brass bronze gaze lowering as his face contorts into a softer expression. Something more somber. A rare look on him. "No," he said, "I just didn't feel like being lectured about what I'm "destined" to do when I graduate. I'm expected to start working in the church next spring break. I don't know what position yet, but Asael thinks that being an IT member would do me good. I could make slideshow presentations, he said."

"That doesn't really sound too bad." You grimace a bit. "Besides the destined part though. The fuck's up with that?"

Jasiel shrugs and lazily turns his head towards you with a deadpan look. "I'm a Lèmieux, that's why. My family owns this church, and if I'm not gonna contribute to it in some way, think about the scandals my family will be put through."

He sarcastically makes a spooky "Ooo" sound and limply made some jazz hands. It stops immediately after, and he scowls as he looks away. "It's bullshit."

You hum in thought for a bit. "What if you leave Delphinium and move to the city, will that do you any good? You won't have to hear about the church anymore if you do." You suggest, and you watch as Jasiel's scowl softens to one of genuine contemplation. His brows furrow, as his eyes minutely dart around as if computing for something only he can see.

"True, but..." The scowl returns, though it's more somber than frustrated. Jasiel shakes his head. "No, it won't work."

Now it's your turn to furrow your brows. "Why not?"

"Reasons you wouldn't get." He puts one foot down onto the ground, as he stands, hands now stuffing themselves into the pockets of his parka.

"You could at least help me understand by telling me." You frown and stand too as your gaze bores into him. He deliberately avoids it by turning away.

"I'd rather not, and, unlike some people, I'd rather not get you involved in whatever family issue I should be handling." Jasiel looks at you one last time, his eyes hardened... and guilty. "For your own good, don't bother asking things you shouldn't be knowing."

And he leaves, riding his skateboard down the smooth cobblestone path. You watch him weave through people, becoming one and disappearing amongst the crowd. You frown a bit as you turn away, heading towards Emery as you hear him call your name.

What did Jasiel mean by that?