#whispersleo

Honestly, I’ve been sitting on this sketch for ages, but your birthday gave me the perfect little push to finally finish it! ✨ It's my first time drawing Bellara, too, and I think I did well; I was a teensy bit nervous ‘cause I might’ve goofed up their tattoos-, but their expressions turned out so cute that I just had to share. Hope you love it! 💖

Wishing you a happy day and that you have a great time, whatever you do today. Hoping for many, many more birthdays to come for you!

GAHHHHHHH MORE BELLARA AND GHILASARA FOR ME YESSS (fun fact: this is the third art of them I received as a gift today unprompted. the world is a wonderful place to live in!!)

Bellara's tattoo looks just fine to me, I think you did a great job! And their expressions are absolutely lovely. I also love that you drew Ghilasara is that custom outfit I made :') I never thought I'd see it in an art.......

Big Sky Country

Kennedy Pride Picrew - m!MC (Kennedy Oakley) - @peonyblossom

Blades of Light and Shadow

He kneels because he wants to. She slays because she can. - Mal Volari x f!human!MC (Daenarya) - mc by @storyofmychoices; art by @whispersleo

Love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise ~Elliot Page - Midys x f!human!MC (Daenarya) - mc by @storyofmychoices; art by @weetlebeetle

💛🤍💜🖤 Nyx Selenastra 🩷💛💙 - nb!OC (Nyx Selenastra) - @storyofmychoices

The Crown and The Flame

Kenna, my queen! 🩷💜💙 - Kenna Rys - @storyofmychoices

High School Story

Evie for cadybear420 🖤💚🩶🤍🩶💚🖤 - MC (Evie Ayana) - mc by @cadybear420; art by @storyofmychoices

Evie got Aiden a new shirt - Aiden Zhou - @cadybear420

Evie starter pack! - MC (Evie Ayana) - @cadybear420

Happy Wedding Day to Aiden and Evie!!!! - MC (Evie Ayana) x Aiden Zhou - @cadybear420

Making Ria with this picrew - OC (Ria Monero) - @lover-also-fighter-also

Hollywood U/Red Carpet Diaries

Meet Star - f!RCD!MC (Star) - @pansexy-choices-the-sequal

Hot Couture

Analise Pride Picrew - f!MC (Analise Moore) - @peonyblossom

Immortal Desires

Reese + Jude Pride Picrews - nb!MC (Reese O'Malley), nb!OC (Jude Junius) - @peonyblossom

It Lives Anthology

Bella, Pearl, + Erin Pride Picrews - f!ILITW!MC (Bella Potter), f!ILB!MC (Pearl Vance), nb!ILW!MC (Erin Klein)

Devon, Bailey, + Benni Pride Picrews - m!ILITW!MC (Devon Yasuda), f!ILB!MC (Bailey Vance), nb!ILW!MC (Benni Locke) - @peonyblossom

Harry, Isaak, + Ollie Pride Picrews - m!ILITW!MC (Harry Spear), m!ILB!MC (Isaak Vance), nb!ILW!MC (Ollie Bridgers) - @peonyblossom

Ivy, Merliah, Eleanor, + Ezra Pride Picrews - f!ILITW!MC (Ivy Lovelace), f!ILB!MC (Merliah Vance), f!ILW!MC (Eleanor Wilkins), m!ILW!OC (Ezra Wilkins) - @peonyblossom

Jesse, River, + Lottie Pride Picrew - m!ILITW!MC (Jesse Harrison), m!ILB!MC (River Vance), nb!ILW!MC (Lottie Hamilton) - @peonyblossom

On Being Alone, Being Lonely, And Dodging Questions Like Neo: Part 1 - m!ILW!MC (Jeremy Chu-Blanco), nb!ILITW!MC (Reina Del Bosque) - @theoriginaltortuga

Raven, Fiona, + Keagan Pride Picrews - f!ILITW!MC (Raven Adams), f!ILB!MC (Fiona Vance), nb!ILW!MC (Keagan Burke) - @peonyblossom

Laws of Attraction

graduation day - f!OC (Agnes Park), f!OC (Jina Davis) - @aces-and-angels

Murder at Homecoming

Jupiter Pride Picrew - nb!MC (Valentine "Jupiter" Stone) - @peonyblossom

Open Heart

Sydney Pride Picrew - m!MC (Sydney Valentine) - @peonyblossom

Queen B

In the true Lucanisara fashion it has to happen in some at least a bit stupid and weird way.

I've actually pondered that question before, and my current vision is that it happens somewhere in the field after a battle when Lucanis notices that she has a bit of (somebody else's) blood in the corner of her mouth, and he kinda catches himself staring at it. And then he eventually realises that he's staring not just at the blood specks, but at her lips, and the blood is very much secondary to why he wants to look at her in the first place. The real reason are his Feelings and Desires, but right now can't possibly be the right time to have them (is there such a thing as the right time for him to want something? is he allowed to want?)

pinging @lordcaptains since she asked a similar question. I think they're tied enough that I can answer them together. Not doing this as a writing snippet, just as a Yap.

Attraction is not quite instant, but quick. Physical attraction that is — she has eyes after all. But I would say his confidence is probably what attracts her out of his personality and she's pretty open about that (I like that confidence), quickly followed by how competitive he is and even his duty and devotion to the Wardens, his determination. They're traits of his that show up pretty early on, I think. The competitive streak is definitely something: makes them very much a push and pull, back and forth sort of flirtation and that competitive streak is definitely something that carries through their relationship (the whole "not bad, Rook, for a Shadow Dragon" comment? That's him issuing a challenge to her and oh she will rise to that bait — and he'd expect nothing less.)

8. What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story? 

I'd probably say Hissera doesn't have a whole lot in common/relatable for me personally, at least if you compare her to my Inquisitor, for example, who I used to work through my autism diagnosis. But I do relate to literally doing anything else to avoid writing a dissertation, so that I guess? (Hissera was meant to be finishing up her final year of university and then she decided to go hunting Venatori instead as an impulsive sabbatical. Incredible.) Well, that and a bit of a strained relationship with her father, I guess, but those are for wildly different reasons.

16. What is something about your OC can make you cry? 

How Intimidating Am I?

🦊 for fairly intimidating

I'm sure most people would prefer to not be intimidating at all, but that's not me, actually. I dream of having a cool aura TM that would make people feel a bit scared to approach me (✿｀∀´)Ψ If only so people who dare to interact find out that there is actually nothing to be scared of <3 (in most cases)

12 and 19!

and it's probably not that interesting but as a graphic designer I feel compelled to ask about the 7 too—

writer asks

thanks Leo <3

7. your preferred writing fonts

I used to use Monsterrat for no particular reason other than I liked it. Then I read somewhere that fonts with serifs are better for spotting typos, so I switched to Merriweather :)

12. a trope you’re really into right now

Okay but what if... Characters... BuT they were divorghced.... What then.....

19. the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic