A Dark Alternative: Chapter 5

A Dark Alternative: Chapter 5

Summary: In a world where the border between Xadia and the human lands never truly existed, humans and elves live along side each other, but not together. Years ago, Callum made an unlikely friend, one he thought long lost to time. By chance, their paths cross again, but considering how much they’ve both changed, is it possible to rekindle their friendship? Or have their differences become too much to overcome?

Pairing: Rayla/Callum

Rating: Mature

AO3 Link: A Dark Alternative

Rayla snorted, smiling a little. “Any secret tunnels or dungeons?” She narrowed her eyes playfully at him, actually seeming interested in the topic.

Callum perked up a little, smiling himself. The Rayla he remembered from his childhood was peeking out from behind the cold veneer of before. “There are actually.” Rayla’s eyebrows raised in apparent surprise and so he continued. “Well, secret passages anyway. I’m not sure about dungeons, but maybe?”

“You haven’t looked?” She sounded unimpressed, a disbelieving frown on her face.

“Well, secret dungeons are usually secret for a reason,” he explained. “And it’s not like I’d go sneaking around specifically looking for one. What use would I even have for a dungeon?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t seen you in fifteen odd years.” She smirked, blushing a little as she briefly looked back at where she was still scratching at the table. “Maybe you’re into whips and chains now.”

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✨ High Mage Callum ✨

On this early concept art Rayla had green eyes. Even though her later design got changed, I really hope that one day in the future, when Rayla and Callum have children, they will have a daughter who looks like her, because I really love the style of this early concept (maybe the 4 horns not so much, but pretty much everything else looks so cool - and the green eyes and white hair just fits ;)

Here are some of our early concept art of Callum, Rayla, and Claudia by one of our artists, ctchrysler! 

I am still busy with various projects (at least one of them is TDP related), so unfortunately I didn't had time to draw new things.

But here is some old art where I refreshed the colors a bit, and corrected some small things that really bothered my eyes for a while.

So, here we go. :)

Every time Rayla is supposed to get ready to leave the house:

"Me and our dog & my wife and our cat" meme Art from a time when we got a lot of info on moonfam and their dynamic. What can I cay? I love Rayla's parents. I am very sad they haven't been resqued and I am crying sobbing in my corner cause we won't see them interracting with Callum 😭😭😭 Life is cruel and unfair. I got why Rayla choose Runaan but that won't make me less sad. I loved them so much. RIP moonfam.