Wonder what Tikki has been doing lately? Growing his crops, of course! And look, the hard work has finally paid off! Sure it might be miniscule... but at least it's something, right? 🥕✨ (Oiko please, keep it together. And Roito... Just be quiet if you've got nothing nice to say.)

It's been a while since I drew these guys and I missed them dearly! 😭 It was fun to draw something simple and silly haha 😊

Deep Dive 🌊🫧

Tikki isn't a big fan of water, but somehow Roito managed to convince him to go swimming together. He might have had some ulterior motives tho... 💙

Close-ups, lore dump and my thoughts under the cut~

Roito was born without his right leg below the knee and he's used to people being baffled by it, but he takes no shit 😌

This started out as a study for his self-made prosthesis but then I thought I might as well have some fun with it!

There's no modern solutions in this fantasy world I've created so it was tough to make the leg look crude and worn down on purpose. Planned dysfunctionality is hard, man 🥲

Tender moment between Tikki and Roito ✨

Tikki rarely takes off his hat because it gives him comfort and has sentimental value like a lucky charm, so letting someone else touch it and even lower it is very intimate and vulnerable to him. It shows how much trust he has for Roito 🥺

Introducing Roito, the quiet medic! 🔵🌙

He is a hard to read type of guy, not saying or emoting much, but when he does, he comes off as stoic and monotone. It often leads to misunderstandings, despite Roito always trying to be as clear and precise as possible to avoid such things. That and valuing his own space has earned him the official title of 'the boy beyond his years', but deep down there's a caring young man who just wants to keep his loved ones safe from harm.

About time I designed some humanoid characters in Tikki's life! 😊 I'm planning a romance between him and Roito, tho their relationship is going to have a rocky start and a mutual culture shock. Their ideals clash starkly, leading to annoyance and frustration, but in time they will learn to understand each other and realize how different yet similar they truly are.

Collage of Roito to accompany the one I did for Tikki 💙

As a medic Roito is very capable and resourceful. He knows how to make potions for almost any kind of ailment and is always ready to patch his patients up. Due to Roito's stoic and monotone way of speaking, plus his hard to read expressions, he might not appear as the most gentlest or reassuring type of medics, but he does his job with care and that's enough for him at least.

Despite preferring being alone, Roito has a heart of gold (or perhaps silver 🤭 ) that always welcomes boardogs, the loyal herders and guards of their village. They are very protective by their nature, just like him, and when he's around them he doesn't feel the pressure to socialize 'the right way'. Just lots of pats and kisses! 🐾

Fun fact; Roito has dimples when he smiles ✨

"This has to end."

Roito caught Tikki in the act of over exhausting himself, again, and reprimands him for it while cleaning the aftermath. He doesn't approve the way Tikki always tries to help everybody else, except himself. Quietly suffering out of others' sight might be easy, but Roito sees it and refuses to look away!

Tikki on the other hand doesn't expect him, or anyone, to really understand. This is something he must do. If he doesn't give it everything he's got, he would be deemed useless. Insignificant. All the things he has ever feared. He can't let that happen.

In the end, this crown and its burden is for Tikki to carry alone... Right?

Just a glimpse of the gloomy side of them and their relationship. Tikki needs to learn about self-care so bad it hurts 😩