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TVE Snippet - Kaz and Wylan

Kaz had the cabbie drop him off two streets away from the house. The car that had followed them the last four turns kept going. A coincidence, nothing more.

He was glad to have moved out of the cramped little flat in the Slat but his paranoia missed having five floors of loyal, angry Dregs between him and the front door.

The house was quiet when he got in. The only person in the living room was Wylan, headphones in.

He turned the second he heard Kaz’s cane on the hardwood, yanking the earbuds out of his ears and crossing the room to him.

He stopped just on the edge of Kaz’s personal space, hands fidgeting at his sides. He wants something. “Hi,” he said, blushing slightly.

“Hello,” Kaz replied, allowing himself half a smile.

Wylan grinned in response. “Can I kiss you?” he asked.

“You don’t have to ask.” You don’t ask Jesper.

Wylan hummed, refusing to engage. “Indulge me.”

Kaz nodded. He was still buzzing from his little chat. He felt invincible.

Wylan grabbed the back of Kaz’s neck and pulled him in, greedy as always. He kissed a path across Kaz’s cheek to the underside of his jaw. He had a strange fascination with Kaz’s jaw, for some reason.

“Missed you,” Wylan mumbled, as if they hadn’t seen each other four hours ago. His breath tickled the short, buzzed hair by his ear. Need to cut it. It’s getting scruffy again. “Your meeting was over ages ago. Where’d you go?”

“The stadhall,” Kaz replied. “Van Eck and Brum were having a meeting so I thought I’d drop by.”

“Very funny,” Wylan said, pressing another kiss to Kaz’s jaw with just the barest hint of teeth. “Where’d you actually go?”

“The stadhall,” Kaz repeated.

Wylan stepped back. “Are you serious?”

“Always.” Kaz had learned not to joke about Van Eck with Wylan.

“Why would you do that?” Wylan’s hand caught Kaz’s jaw, jerking his head left and right with an efficient lack of care. “Are you hurt?”

“Fuck off, I’m fine,” Kaz said, swatting away Wylan’s hand. Wylan raised an eyebrow. “Brum pulled a gun on me, that was it.”

I have been periodically working on this one for a few days now in between migraine episodes. I finally hit a point where I felt like this was close enough to being completed. I’m still trying to work on all shading and overall proportions, but we are getting there.

I am still tweaking the character designs as I go. I did decide to draw Jesper and Nina together as they flirt Ketterdam into submission.

(Is this ALSO kind of referencing a fan fiction? Perhaps, perhaps indeed. What can I say, @whichastheykiss-consume just keeps being relevant. Again, thank you @lchendriks and @artemisthefirst ! My next drawing will also be inspired by a fan fiction. We will just see if I can really get as detailed and grotesque with it as I want it to be. )

@artemisthefirst having perfectly Normal reactions to the bit of the OVD sequel I wrote last night

TVE Snippet - Nina and Inej on a job

“You good?” Inej asked.

Nina coughed, reminded herself that they were here to do a job. “Yeah, all good. Think I’m allergic to the countryside.”

Inej laughed. “Sounds about right.” She pulled the final piece of her outfit out of the bag and Nina’s heart stopped.

Black leather. Perfectly tailored. Lithe, long fingers, all wrapped up for me and I—

Inej smirked, pulling the gloves on. “Should have known that heists get you all worked up.”

“You think the heist is doing this to me?” Nina asked, violently aware of the hot flush of her cheeks.

Inej’s eyes trailed over Nina. Cargo trousers and combat boots weren’t exactly as elegant as skin-tight leather but Inej didn’t seem to mind. “You don’t look so bad yourself, Zenik,” she said, voice low and breathless.

Nina’s heart pounded in her ears. “You say my name like that again and I fear we’re going to miss our window.”

Just a line would do please I miss these idiots

Okay, anon, you need to know @artemisthefirst and I spent like aaages trying to pick something but here you go!

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“Dance with me,” Nina said softly. Kaz’s gaze flicked up from Nina’s hand to her face. She was watching him with a gentleness Kaz hated and did not deserve. His chest clenched.

“Why?”

“Because everyone got to dance at the party except you,” Nina said, hand still extended to him.

“Why does that matter?” Kaz had always been baffled by Nina. “We were there for a job, not to dance at a party.”

“Indulge me,” Nina said, taking another step towards him. Kaz stiffened as she got closer, heart quickening in his chest.

“Nina,” Kaz said, jaw clenching. “I can’t.” He lifted his cane briefly so the Crow’s head interrupted their eye line before returning it to the floor.

“Do you trust me?” Nina asked softly. No. Yes.

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I took a step back from drawing everyday because of a small but intense episode of burnout/depression that hit me. I’m still in it, but trying to go back to doing things that fill my little soul cup. I felt more passionate about this drawing when I started it, but I just kind of wanted to finish it.

I decided that instead of just completing the challenge in the month (which I didn’t necessarily fully succeed at) my new goal is to complete this sketchbook. However long it takes, I would like to fill all of the pages. I just need to start another prompt list. If anyone has any prompt suggestions, throw them my way!

I have some scenes from the books that I want to draw and I have been pulling a lot of inspiration from various fanfictions on ao3. I’d say that this one is still kind of inspired by @lchendriks and @artemisthefirst because of the interactions between Wylan and Kaz in @whichastheykiss-consume. (I figure at this point, I should start tagging the blog for the fanfic.)

I did originally use a photo of Freddy and Jack as a reference, but then started trying to draw from memory (which is where I think I messed up—mostly because it is a lot harder for me to draw from memory still, I typically need a LOT of reference photos). But hey, maybe by the end of the sketchbook I’ll start getting all of the crows’ character designs down.

Wylan hummed, squeezing Jesper’s ankle. “It all seems a bit…” “Dangerous?” Jesper offered. “Stupid?” Nina suggested. “Rushed,” Wylan said. “Kaz usually thinks these things through.”

DVD Extras - Original Wylan & Inej first meeting

“Hello,” Wylan said again, giving her a friendly smile in hopes that it would help her relax. “Hello,” the girl responded. Her voice was soft and melodic, pretty even with the obvious fear clouding it. “My name’s Wylan,” he said, fiddling absently with the puzzle cube in his lap. “What’s yours?” There was a moment’s silence before she said, “Inej.”