Inspired by the most sexual scene of them, where their foreheads touch.
The fact that Kratos is so… pure with his love for her is just so beautiful, especially in contrast to the brutality he has grown up and experienced. The way he talks of her, his writings of her in his journal, it’s almost like in reverence of her very existence. It’s just so pure and sweet.
Wow, I wasn’t expecting my previous Atreus+Calliope post to get so many views! Thank y’all so much for the support!! <333
Here are some more pose studies drawn from reference, this time featuring Laufey and Lysandra, Kratos’ sun and moon! Their designs and colour palettes really give me those celestial vibes loll And speaking of designs, I redid Lysandra’s so that she’s wearing a peplos instead of ... Whatever her dress is called in the games ^^;;
So while the kids are running around (and Kratos is stressing out), these ladies are just chilling in some kind of combined afterlife having plenty of girls’ nights out hahaa
Also, the second sketch is directly based off of “Systrar,” Hedvig Palm photographed by Elisabeth Toll for SSAW Spring/Summer 2013!
anyone else think kratos and faye are kind of echoed in surtr and sinmara? surtr is a fire giant, kratos is associated with fire. sinmara is an ice giant, faye is associated with ice. both kratos and faye have some degrees of control over their respective elements via the weapons they use. also, according to the mural atreus and angrboda saw, surtr and sinmara battled each other before growing close and falling in love, while faye states that she and kratos nearly took each other's heads off at first meeting. also 2x surtr carrying sinmara's heart inside his chest and sinmara carrying his heart inside her chest, while faye tells kratos that she will always be a part of him, and he will always be a part of her
See there's a lot of things with far more nuance that can be said about Faye's multifaceted, cornerstone role in the narrative but I just like the idea that she could've been hella down with pulling a double triple sneaky flip-around and indirectly save the world by affectionately tricking her future hubby into healing from his traumas and growing into the revered hero she already knows he'll be
Like she's just watching him clown being a stubborn ass already knowing his love and growth are inevitable like mhm mhm you done with your tantrum yet love? No? Aight ten more minutes <3