OC-Tober 14 of ??: Salleth
Despite the feeling that the task was futile, I acquiesced, settling back against the wall and eating the chocolate. As my teeth cut into the hard, crumbly chunk, I felt a chill pass over my spine, sending goosepimples across my flesh. The strange, ominous feeling grew until it was all encompassing, the sensation that disaster lurked behind every corner. I turned my head, terrified of what I would see, and found Salleth staring at me from the shadows of the gloomy house. He approached me–no, he just sort of was there, beside me–and all about me the world darkened until only his softly-glowing eyes remained. I sat, stock-still, understanding nothing until the moment when I understood all. I broke off a piece of the chocolate, and handed it to the wraith in the darkness. A pale hand emerged and took it from my palm, a silent acceptance, and Salleth faded back into the corner, allowing my world light once again. I stared at him, munching his chocolate as though nothing had occurred, before looking around. No one else seemed to have noticed.Â
Hello! I have been a little absent lately, but now I am back to post more characters from A Tale of Two Bards, the story I have been working on for the past couple years with my beloved meatbag. Salleth is another character who comes around much later in the story, but that doesn’t mean I love him any less. If he looks familiar, that is because I have already featured his twin, Jaren! I have drawn Salleth an awful lot since beginning this project because he makes good faces and I like practicing expressions on him. So I decided to tried a few new things with him, like his pose and his scars. His mouth gave me a boatload of trouble, but not for the reasons it did while I was writing his character. If you find sweets and drugs pacifying, if you are the very annoying sibling, if riding on other peoples shoulders is your favorite form of transportation, if you feel things very passionately and can’t really explain why (and don’t really think you should have to explain why), if you like the noises they make when their heads pop off, you may find a kindred soul in Salleth.
