*Timeskip many years in the future*
Blade: *Tries to kiss MC*
MC: *Blocks him* “Woah no no. No fraternizing between Shepherds”
Blade: “🗿”
Perfection
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Me and my sister, @a-mir-mortal found this nifty app called draw pile that let's you draw together on the same canvas at the same time. I'm really good at quick sketches and she's a lot better at line work and color so together we made our characters for the @shepherds-of-haven series!
This is Kalliope wildegarde, (half) sister of Katerina wildegarde (art coming soon!)
Kalliope comes from hunter heritage, she's dulcetis and has a journeyman education!
She's 5'1 and fights with a dagger.
She's romancing blade, because she likes that he finds her corny jokes funny, and how reliable and steadfast he is. (and I like small fiesty rogue and big ol sword man combo)
I'm so excited to post more fanart of the actual characters like blade, and to get to be a bigger part of this Fandom and the wonderful world created in shepherds of haven!!
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1,3, 4, 24 and 25 for Kyrahlise and Blade for the OCxLI OTP asks!
When I saw your ask I had to do a double-take, because I figured that you’d ask about Kyrah and Chase! But Kyrahlise and Blade are fun too! And so frustrating before they get together, lol! Now, without further adieu, here are the answers to the Romance Asks *dramatically gestures towards the answers*
1. What drew your character to their LI and vice versa?
Blade was drawn to Kyrahlise because she’s kind, hardworking, always trying to do what’s right, and keeps improving her combat abilities and magic. She also acts like she feels at ease around him and teases him. (Which gets to my headcanon that he likes it when people aren’t afraid of him and act normal around him.)
Kyrahlise was drawn to Blade because despite all he’s done and seen, he’s still very kind and considerate. Also he’s incredibly fun to tease! He respects her abilities and knowledge, and she feels safe speaking her mind to him because he gives what she has to say due thought. What seals the deal is in Chapter 4 when he’s so angry about what happened to her. It’s been a long time since anyone has given a shit if she were safe, or wanted to protect her.
3. When they are having a fight, what is it about and how do they deal with it?
The number one thing these two would fight about is Kyrahlise feeling like Blade is overprotective of her, and Blade feeling like she is too independent and reckless. Once Kyrah understands just how scared he is of losing her, and that he needs to know she’s safe, she’s going to take a long hard look at how she acts. She’ll agree to work on making her safety a higher priority, and communicating better before she runs off. When Blade realizes that she feels a little stifled and like he doesn’t fully trust her, I’m sure he’ll agree to reign in his protectiveness to some degree. Of course it’s something they both have to work on to find a balance, but they will eventually.
The silly thing about this argument is that she likes that he’s protective, and he likes that she’s independent and wants to tackle problems! They just both think the other takes it too far.
4. Their favorite physical feature on each other?
According to Lena, romanced!Blade loves MC’s eyes, hair, and lips (or just face in general), and we know he’s into a nice butt! I change my mind regularly as to which is his favorite, but right now I'm going to say her eyes!
Kyrahlise loves Blade’s smile! It fills her with joy to see him happy and relaxed enough to genuinely smile. She has an internal ‘got the stoic, ex-assassin to smile’ counter! Overall she thinks he’s a very beautiful and handsome man, but his smile is her favorite.
24. Is there any moment that happens between them that you know happens and just makes you melt?
One time Kyrahlise sat on Blade’s lap briefly as he’s working to tell him something and give him a little kiss before getting up to read. (He’s a head taller than her, so she uses whatever she can to make it easier to kiss him!) But Blade doesn’t want her to go, so she’s like “fine, I’ll just read here” thinking that he’ll eventually get tired of her sitting on his lap. She severely underestimates how much he likes having her close. But he’s warm, and she feels very safe and cozy, so she falls asleep. Since he doesn’t want to wake her up, he stops working. And he’s probably having a hard time not staring at her because he thinks she’s very cute!
25. Share any headcanons about their relationship.
As soon as Blade lets her, Kyrahlise starts cutting his hair. She secretly thinks his haircut is atrocious. Though once she gives him a better haircut she realizes she played herself because now he looks even more handsome! (Kyrah’s been cutting her own hair since her mother died. Most people can’t be trusted to cut curly hair right, and she’s a touch vain about her hair.)
They trade books of poetry with each other and then talk about which ones they like and why. It’s like a little book club with just the two of them!
Blade’s office stops looking quite so bare, because Kyrahlise makes him some art to put up. If anyone dares to criticize it or make any disparaging remarks about it in his presence they get his death glare!
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Do you have any silly Blade facts?
He did not realize that his name was particularly unusual or mockable until a bit later in life. In Ket culture it's not a common name, but it's also not anything anyone really blinks at. Kind of like an Isaac rather than a John? He was obviously hired out of Ket society from a young age, but he was so serious and intimidating that few of the people he interacted with ever felt comfortable commenting on his name in a light-hearted way...
Cats are weirdly obsessed with him. He will generally remain aloof and won't really acknowledge them much when he's in work mode or visiting someone's home (it's different when he's out somewhere by himself on his off-time), but they will very persistently follow him around, headbutting him in demands for attention, even to the point of completely ignoring other people in the room who would be far more receptive to the attention (like a Briony or Red 🥺)
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Okay, so @shepherds-of-haven is an Interactive Fiction at that lives rent free in my head. Seriously, it’s genuinely one of my favorites. So when I saw the extremely talented artist @enspey had opened up commissions, I had to take the opportunity!
I ask for for the scene where my Healer, Sirli Ravenwood and the commander, Blade were dancing at the gala; specifically when the song is over but he still holds her and just looks at her so intently. And you guys... look at this...
The colors. The dream-like quality. The stare.
Don’t mind me, I will be fawning over this for the next few days.
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