Tomorrow comes tomorrow

This one was also made for the challenge.  We had to draw some aftermath of an event, that changed\shaped the person... Because the story of these two is actually devided by cases they solved, within six years of working together, this one is kind of ripped out of the middle. ...some man called Marcus and asked if he’d be able to help him, by getting rid of an annoying ghost that is haunting his mansion. This man inherited the mansion from his brother, who mysteriously went missing. He and his wife went to a business trip and then never came back. Their little daughter also dissapeared shortly after... Lars decided to tag along with Marcus and together they investigated the mansion under a watchful eye of a new master. The atmosphere was uneasy in the main hall, with the tall staircase and huge fishtank, in which were two big and ugly fishes of unfamiliar species. Lars felt sorrow and pain hanging in the air of the hall, like a dark mist it was suffocating him. Once their host, the owner of the mansion, left them for a moment to answer a call, they went in a coridor, leading to a door to the basement. And there Marcus saw a ghost of a little girl. She was crying. He tried talking to her, but only things he could understand were words “I miss. Parents. Basement. Let me out. Cold. Basement. Uncle.” When the echoing footsteps of the new owner creeped closer to the basement door, she let out a startled cry and run through the door back in the basement. Marcus and Lars followed the man back in the hall, while he was answering some quetions Marcus asked. Lars mentioned the uneasiness he felt near the fishtank. Marcus looked at it and his fasial expression changed from curious, to shocked, to furious. Clenching his fists he moved towards the owner, rapidly firing accusatory questions: “Who did you ask to do it? When you decided to kill your own brother!? Why?? What did you do to his daughter!?”.. Lars had to hold him by hands, because Marcus was ready to throw the fists. The owner was surprised at first, scared even. Then, he furrowed his brows and showed them to the door. After this tyrade, they were not welcome in the mansion anymore. Obviously.

What Marcus saw in the fish tank were frightning. This ritual was dark and he read about it before. When you “steal” the soul of a living being and tie it to the host - it can live forever, as long as lives the host. You can change the host numerous times. But the real body, the body this soul was born into - will die without it. The fishes had human faces...

So, this was made for one of the tasks of the challenge. We had to draw (or write) about an event in the character’s life, that had an influence on their character\life and made them who they are. So, the one of events like that in Lars’s life was death of his mother. They were close and she taught him a lot about nature, plants, animals, and a lot other things. When Lars was six years old, his mother became very ill and couldn’t leave the house for a long time. Then her health dropped even more, so she couldn’t even get out of the bed. Doctors didn’t know what’s going on with her, though they tried everything that might’ve help... To no avail. She stayed in bed and her husband and son kept her company. Sometimes she asked Lars to bring her something from outside - a plant, a flower, a bug, a twig, something interesting and beautiful that he can find. Two years passed. On the midsommer, she asked Lars to bring her a dandelion wreath... I’ve read that red houses are common in Sweden, not sure if that’s correct. As I am not sure of the choice in the colour of the ambulance. I found it odd that a lot of ambulances have this yellow colour... But maybe that’s just how it is and yellow is a colour of sickness... (it’s funny, cuz, lately I’ve been drawn to it and I find it soothing.)

Third task for the chellenge. Lars works at his own flower shop, on the outskirts of Knotsmouth. The shop is in a small old building near the park and not far from harbor part of the town. Lars works alone and manages to keep all of the plants strong and healthy, because of his “green thumb” and extensive knowledge about plants. He also works a part time job at the paranormal agency where also works Marcus. Because of his empathic abilities and low resistance to possessions, Lars agreed to help Marcus in his psychic shenanigans.

Second week of inktober. I am really late this year. Definitely won’t be able to finish the inktober within the october, but I’ll try to finish it anyway, even if takes couple of weeks from next month. Too much work and burnout. This week I dedicated to my Paranormal Cupcakes, Marcus and Lars. So, here it is.

Just a lazy animation... Lars and his abilities. He has many. He doesn’t have a third eye actually, it’s a metaphorical representation of capability to see into the future.