Hey, it's been forever. For those of you who don't know, I saw Toy Story 3 last month, and I've been obsessing ever since. You can check it out on my deviantART.  

Also, this song, which is amazing and beautiful and totally not what I was expecting when I discovered a little something called OCReMix:






This song inspired me to draw THIS picture: (Hit play on that vid while you're looking at it.)

Where Imagination Waits by ~JereduLevenin on deviantART

Miniseries collab with heart_of_shou .  A series of paired sketches and drabbles!  All about Zelos and Lloyd, because our muses feed off of each other. XD






#1:

 

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[It wasn't often that Zelos got to indulge himself by lounging on a couch and skimming through the many literary treasures his personal library had to offer.  He had read them all several times through the years and it was only when he saw a particularly interesting passage did he stop to let his eyes soak in the words.  It was a quiet moment, a peaceful one, and the type of situation where he didn't have to exist anywhere- there was only the world of the pages. And if only Lloyd would stop trying to open that jar with a sword, gnawing at the lid with his teeth, and acting like an overall neandrethal, then the atmosphere would be complete.]

So.  It's been a while since I've written anything. 

Then I went and drew pictures for a hypothetical FFVII AU, and people started begging for me to write it.
I've decided that it shall be written, so YAY!

I'm posting the pictures so far here:

Cover WIP: 


The pic that started it all:




About the plot/cover:

The chapter/cover art for "Fain Would I Follow," the AU FFVII story I'll be writing. I'll probably color this... though, I don't know if I'll do it like "I Want the Truth," because that was grueling to complete. I'll probably go for a lighter feel with this.

Oh, "fain" is a more archaic term that means "eagerly, willing/content, being obliged" In other words, the way Zack seems to feel when it comes to Cloud. Protecting/standing by him is something that goes without saying, not just something he *wants* to do. That's simply the way things shall be. Like, he would never have it any other way or even think of doing anything else. By the time they're on the run, he's practically BOUND to Cloud. Their lives are so closely entwined that... well, you know how it was in FFVII. XD

So, fain would he follow Cloud, no matter WHERE the road leads.


Cloud is JUST SLEEPING, guys. Don't worry. Zack is being all contemplative and protective over Cloud, who fell asleep against him. They're sitting in the flowers in the Sector 5 church (Aerith's church).

Copied the plot summary from I'll be here, by your side:

...to the end of the world, back again, and beyond.

I had an idea for a FFVII AU. Game events remain the same. Somewhere during the two years afterward, when Advent Children would be about to take place. But, instead of action movie content, a story:

No Remnants, no Sephiroth fight.

With the knowledge that Geostigma had something to do with mako/the lifestream/Jenova, Cloud is searching for information for a cure. He comes across an old lab that had been abandoned during the game's events. He discovers a cryo-life support system keeping a person in suspended animation.

Guess who?

Zack. After Cloud left for Midgar, Zack's body was recovered and resuscitated. Hojo planned to continue the experiments, but due to various events the lab was hastily abandoned and shut down, Zack forgotten. Now cloud happens across this abandoned facility and is reunited with Zack, whom was thought to be long dead. The next month goes by and Cloud develops Geostigma. He leaves, but Zack, being Zack, quickly tracks him down. Cloud is adamant in his refusal to go back to the bar, and nobody can MAKE Cloud Strife go anywhere against his will very easily. Zack stays with Cloud and picks up Cloud's search for a cure. Cloud's Geostigma reaches a very advanced state, and Zack has had no luck. Cloud takes a turn for the worse and Zack alerts Tifa. Zack refuses to move from Cloud's side.

I haven't decided if it would have a downer ending or have everyone get saved.:/

I love emotional pieces, and I might end up writing this as a fic. Will NOT be as hastily written as Running out of Time, which follows a similar theme of focusing on terminal illness...  I sense a pattern!  XD


The latest endeavor (not counting the cover sketch):



As for this scene: Zack tracked down Cloud after he left. His Geostigma has reached a more advanced state, and Zack is forcing Cloud to show him how bad it really is.

Because the story of Advent Children doesn't span a very long time, I haven't got any idea how quickly the stigma spreads. Therefore, I've decided that it spreads a lot like Ashitaka's curse-mark in Princess Mononoke.

I saw a scene from Advent Children Complete, where Marlene is asking Cloud if he left because he couldn't fix Denzel, and the pain in his expression is something I'm trying to create here, too. *sigh*

And Zack, Cloud, and FFVII are all (c) to Square-Enix, of course.


All art was created using The Gimp.    n_~


Ah, if only my writing always turned out as well as my pictures sometimes do. XD


Also, real life is kinda taking up my creative time, so no story at the moment. And all my other self-indulgent projects have ground to a halt. :/   fanfics hafta wait, because school is priority.   This art just kinda happened on its own.   XD


I'll be using this icon for later posts having to do with this AU:



Unless I make a better one! XD

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I was wondering what the appeal of tentacles was, so I decided to dabble in the art side.
I noticed that one of my favorite fandoms (FMA) lends itself well to the whole tentacle thing, since splicing together chimeras with alchemy (sometimes using humans) is a favorite pastime of the bad guys.

( Tentacle!Ed )

( HA! Who's short NOW, Sparky!? )

( The most BADASS Tentacle AU, EVER. )

I have some new stuff:

( I has lots! And am now part of the project development team for a new game! )

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...Yeah. I've been busy.


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