Deltaswap is cringe (I don`t think so)
I started drawing this lineless piece a long time ago, but I finished it only now.
On this art I drew one of my main headcanon that Lancer from Deltaswap is still the Jack of Spades. Initially he disguised himself as a club for his own safety as the son of deposed Spade King. Later Lancer began to hold a grudge against his father for 'not even trying", what led to his bias towards his own suit... He wasn't part of the legend in the first place, but he put himself in the role of the "Prince of Darkness" to feel like he had purpose and meaning in the history of his dark world. Also, he didn't think that the prophecy itself is strict to follow, but it didn't save him from stressing out about the possibility of him messing everything up.
So Lancer thinks he is more fitting on the role of the Prince from the Dark then this uneducated carefree Ralsei. He often gets jelaous when that Goat-Boy gets closer to the Lightners. Lancer is afraid to be replaced and to be useless, but he doesn't let himself get out of control because of his own thoughts and emotions.
By the way! Lancer doesn't give Susie the manual at the start of her journey. He uses his magic book himself to be able to cast spells out of his natural abilities as a card. Also Lancer truly knows a lot because he spend most of his life in the abandoned dark-castle and its librarby where the most of the ancient knowledge is contained. So he is useful in certain situation even if he is not originaly written in the Runes of Delta.
At the end of the first Chapter Lancer confesses in his lies, because for him it seemed that he was at fault for Lightners almost dying in the battle with Rouxls. But I think that heroes do not blame him nor think that he is bad. At least I would like them still being good to the bouncy boy, because he really tried his best.
I don’t know how much Swap!Susie is uncomfortable being around him... From the second chapter it was clear that Kris doesnt have really warm feelings towards Ralsei. So I still need to think about Swap!Susie and Swap!Lancer relationship. I personally think that Swap!Lancer sees in Swap!Susie the mother figure that he never had or at least as an older sibling. Therefore, he is strongly attached to heroine and tries to be good support for her. But what is in Susies heart is not yet known.
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My interpritation of Deltaswap AU is actually a mixture of the ideas of other two authors and my own. I hope it will not be comsidered as disrespect nor plagerism by their fans because I respect their original creations and I do not claim to be fully original. Lancer's original Deltaswap design was created by cuchufliqwq, but I added blue gloves and boots to it as the original colors of the Spade suit. Also I want to say that I was inspired by @admiral-yasen-hurtc and hers 2019 drawing of my headcanons. Deltaswap Susie is fully designed by me.
