They Call This a Selfie (Patreon)

This is one of the few pieces of completed art I've made lately ... all just for me

This one was done back in the middle of March, on the week I got let go from my job.

I had a whole thing going on where I was making decent money but being overworked with long hours. One day they called me in and told me that I abused my power of taking longer breaks despite a prior warning, and they were in their right to let me go. I felt ok with not having to go back to that job ever again, but the difficulty of not having an income for a while is still a huge burden to deal with.

Other things happened that week, but I felt like I needed something to comfort myself for the time being. My then mother-in-law had some medical issues that required us to stay with her for about a week (and I had the free time so now it was ok) and somewhere during our stay, I did a small doodle of Shenhe and Ganyu. I guess it kept me busy for a while cus I ended up not only finishing it, but making it a whole wallpaper for my laptop and phone in just 2 days.

I never really had a comfort character like most people do, usually I just have favorites, but the fact that I keep coming back to these two, guess they do provide me with more comfort than I realize.

So I'll try to squeeze in more art of them when I can, for my own health. the last 3 months have been some of the most turbulent and confusing times of my life, but at least I'll always have them to think about when I'm down

Also I wanted to see them in slightly modern outfits cus their regular clothes take forever to draw. That and the fact that seeing a stoic lonely warrior and a self-conscious overworked employee find solace in each other, and being able to let loose and have fun, brings me comfort as well.

ENJOY :D