#other JE week stuff might be late because of the aforementioned college move-in day. to a college several states over. which means hours in

[sparky-is-spiders]

I... don't think I've ever participated in a ship week before? Or even made serious ship art? But I'm very fond of JE and I really wanted to. Other things I am fond of: TMA vampires! So I made Jon one. If you're wondering how that works... I'd say don't worry about it but I actually have several ideas.

Jon was always a vampire, he's just a weird, more sentient mutant. Elias wants to study him.

All TMA vampires are sentient, they're just also too hungry to care about things like morals or leading a regular life outside of feeding. Jon is different, Elias wants to study him.

Jon is currently in the process of being turned (just because it hasn't been observed in-universe doesn't mean it couldn't have happened). Elias wants to study him (but if he's not careful his fun new science project WILL eat him).

Art under the cut (along with the refs I use for them).

Also kept in a sketch of vampire Jon that I was proud of. I don't usually work with that angle (or with any kind of poses, which is. hmmmm.) so I'm really happy with what I managed there actually.

Too tired/busy (college move-in day is tomorrow and my cat had to get vaccines in today) so I didn't go for much of a background beyond "vaguely implied wood floors."

Also yes it is very important that Elias hold Jon's weird freaky vampire tongue like that. For science. And no other reasons.

Here are their refs! Elias has one hand on Jon's back/shoulder and the other behind his back because I didn't want to draw hands. They're anthro because I don't want to draw humans (furry). Jon is a tortoiseshell cat, Elias is a common genet (because when I thought of Elias designs my mind immediately went to my tiny toy Civet for reasons that are beyond my understanding). Also gave Jon a file folder because I thought he should have one.

(bonus message from my cat Jenny, who found it necessary to walk across my keyboard while I was making this post: bn nnnnnbngh)

#wish I had one harder on the height difference on the vamp one but I had already drawn enough Elias that the prospect of starting over was #not very appealing #perhaps being/becoming a vampire made jon taller somehow #also can you tell what my favorite color is yet? #I know it's been /very/ subtle #I've only included it on basically all the designs I've posted to tumblr #(it's green it's green it's green #but it's especially bright eyesearing lime/acid green) #other JE week stuff might be late because of the aforementioned college move-in day. to a college several states over. which means hours in #the car (with poor Jenny. who (understandably) DESPISES the trip/being stuck in the Cage of Doom (carrying case)) #also tortoiseshell jon IS meant to imply that he's trans masc (which has absolutely nothing to do with any projection I may or may not be #constantly doing to his character) #animal/cat genetics mean nothing to me unless I can use them to imply a headcanon I'm fond of. #anyway now onto the non-rambly tags #jonelias #joneliasweek2023 #body horror tw #tw body horror #(for the vampire mouth biology (I think body horror is the tag that would apply here?)) #sparkarts