New challengers have entered the arena

Fifteen years later, I finally finished, and scanned the intro for these two.

I can't do it- I can't ! / I'm going to ruin everything. / What are you on about ? / There's no reasons for it to go bad. / The audience will love it ! / We all believe in you, you can do it ! / Thank you Morhange ! I won't disappoint you ! / You should go get your makeup fixed though and quickly because it will start soon.

Gidéon, despite being a fairly popular actor/singer, has horrible stage fright, and by that I do mean that every single night someone has to pep talk him on stage, one time it just happened that Aimé, who's often lurking backstage, was the person to do so, and lo and behold despite having never noticed him before there wasn't a need for much more for Gidéon to get the dokies. Aimé is clueless about it tho, he's just being nice.

Actually, once Aimé understands that Gidéon is into him, he starts sleeping with him for all the wrong reasons, because else it's not the 18th century.

Ah, he's here too. / Glad to see you too, Apolline. / On the way to deafen the parisians, as I see. / Pah ! Even if I did my best, I would not to as much damage as you do, my dear. / Pig. / Harpy. / To be honest, you'd make a better harlot than a singer. / You as well, my dear.

Apolline is the prima donna of the Opera. Since her and Benigno sing at the same range (and sometimes compete for the same roles), they are terrible rivals who never miss a chance to trash talk the other, but since it's the 18th century they gotta bring this tension in bed. 

Apolline is also one of Eugénie's rare genuine friends, even if she acts snobbish and cold she really does care about her.

 

It's angst o' clock

I realized I had not drawn a lot of Aimé content, so this page was dedicated to my boyyy

 I don't ever want to hear from you again. You disgust me.

Sadly for Aimé, it does mean that I'm gonna draw angst, because that's what happen when I focus on character: I gotta draw their lowest moments.

S… Stop ! You- You disgust me- / Aimé- / Leave me the fuck alone ! / The only reason you think I'm disgusting is that you see yourself ine me ! Stop fighting against yourself, Aimé ! 

… Oh good lord, Aimé. To hell with it !

This is actually pretty big relationship development for these two, because they're finally having a serious conversation lol. After that Aimé actually starts having a little big more snark towards Benigno's incessant teasing, and it becomes less of a 'I can't stand this guy who won't stop bullying me' and more of some sort of friendship. 

OC Q&A 5: frilly assholes edition (and some more)

It took a while, but here's the post for the 5th instagram OC Q&A, which focuses on the 18th century trio Eugénie, Aimé and Benigno (make it four with Godefroy)

I would have loved to answer more questions in drawings but !! So many where too interesting to merely do a quick doodle for !

1: It's exactly what I keep trying to tell him but he refuses to listen ! / It's true ! You're here to rest, Aimé !

2: Oh I am married… And I do love someone. / Someone complicated.

I simply do not have time for this and- and I'm still young, why rush ? Plus you can't ask those kind of things, this is private- / It's by fear, of course. / NO ONE ASKED YOU !

 I need to draw them in the modern AU more because they're CUTIES

1: Probably this courtesy visit that ended in an… Unexpected way. I was still young, so at the time it seemed 'wild' to me. Ha ! The innocence…

2: In general, I try to work during the day, but inspiration does not have a schedule… I often find the 'solution' at the doors of slumber.

 You're all speaking like I never kissed someone. / Oooooh please Aimé, tell us ! / Come oooooon / NO ! It's private !

We'll deep dive in more serious subjects in actual strips so stay tuned ;)))

I also have a few misc drawings of these clowns from the start of the year as a bonus, I was waiting to have a little more content with them to put it all in a post so enjoy !

 This is hands donw my best Godefroy until now. Look at this perfect boy !

 A morning Eugénie living the life, I tried to keep the food mostly historically accurate, but you know, I'm not food historian. Still, apparently french toast are a pretty old thing !

A young Benigno (around 15ish) when he was still mostly well-behaved, and a parody of the painting 'Cupid wounding Psyche' by François Boucher, because ain't that exactly what happened with these two

[Vivaldi's Spring bass-boosted blares in the distance]

Oh wow new OCs, right before the end of the year ?? More likely than you think.

 Oh, hi ♡ / Oh Aimé ! / You found Godefroy ! My baby ♡ / Thank yoooou, you're and angel- ha ? / Maybe he wants to spend more time with him…/ Mmhhh I think he doesn't like pigs much / You think ?

Meet Eugénie (a kind of dumb, but mostly sweet soprano), Benigno (a kind of an asshole, chaotic castrato), Aimé (a prudish, virgin compositor caught in between all that) and Godefroy (an excellent pet that will grow into a big boy). It's 18th century, in France, and they're all staying at Eugénie's parents country residence; shenanigans ensues.

 Pretty much everyone is a friend of Eugénie. Aimé met her while composing for the Paris opera and Benigno was brought in France by her parent after them hearing one of his performance on a trip. Eugénie just is that kind of social butterfly, and she wants all her friends to befriend each other, so they can all be besties.

Also, they obviously fuck, it's the 18th century, they're upper-class, of course they fuck. We'll go deeper into their relationships in the future.

I will not be able to rest until you get rid of those rags ! My daddy pays for it anyway / It's not good, Aimé ! / But- / No 'but's !

Eugénie also wants her friend to look good. She's a sweetheart, in a pushy kind of way.