This is one where I had a pretty good idea how to answer when I first saw it. I’d been thinking of doing something with Deku getting pegged for a while, and it also fits in with my idea of how I might do theoretical Harley/Robin content. I like to think this is Harley’s preferred way of interacting with young heroes, when she’s not being a more conventional supervillain type of course. The last Ask I did for Harley I did a more comic book style, but for this one I went with her animated design (my preferred Harley), since I thought it’d clash with the anime look of Deku a bit less.
So I had two minds about how to answer this. Beast Boy is of course closer to Raven than her mother, but Raven’s also not one for enthusiasm or the like. In thinking of how Beast Boy would answer, I figured he’d be less sentimental and just go with who felt better, and in this case the experience and passion of Arella would probably give her the edge over Raven, even though Raven’s the one B.B.’s more in a relationship with.
So, if Zangya had won the contest between her and Gohan, it’s possible she might’ve thought up some kind of “penalty” for the loser. Gohan’s a sweet kid, though, and it’d hard for me to picture him taking much pleasure in humiliating Zangya just for losing a silly contest like this. Zangya might need more practice, though, and that’s where I took the concept, especially once I hit on the idea of using Blackfire. Like Zangya, Blackfire is an alien chick who takes great pleasure in playing domme, though in her case it’s with Starfire rather than some boy. However, I really liked the idea of Blackfire using this chance to get Zangya under her thumb for a little while, even if it’s just in the name of “practice.” I dunno, something about that dynamic seemed too good to pass up.
So awhile back (around the time I did the Raven/Arella MomSwap pic) I did a handful of Arella sketches ’cause I was really feeling in the mood for her. This is one of them, which I decided to ink and color. After his one night in Azarath, seems like Beast Boy’s made a few more trips to visit Raven’s mommy.
In the weeks approaching Mother’s Day, Raven found herself without any clue what to get her mother back in Azarath. Their relationship had been forever changed since she and Beast Boy had visited her a while back, but that only made her desire to get her mother something special even stronger. She had tried talking to Beast Boy about it, but he was predictably unhelpful. Then, with only a few days left before the maternal holiday, Raven and B.B. sat down for a movie night. They popped some popcorn and sat down to watch Requiem for a Dream, a movie Raven had been meaning to watch for a while, but Beast Boy had never heard of. They both had different reactions to the bulk of the film, but they clicked on one scene at the end. As Jennifer Connely found herself surrounded by screaming business men, throwing dollars onto her sticky, naked body, Raven looked over to Beast Boy. He looked back, a wry smile on his face as he’d had the same idea. Arella’s Mother’s Day gift was decided.
So for this Ask, the choice was obvious to me. Arella’s interest in Raven was my favorite element of One Night in Azarath, and probably something I’ll focus on again for future Arella projects. I just love mother/daughter stuff, so that’s how Arella’s own tastes have skewed. Nothing much more to say about this one, other than I’d like to try and draw Arella again sometime soon if I can.
So the Studio Tour is a series that keeps getting put to the side. As a result, I have several entries for it sketched out, but it’s gonna take me a while to work through them. This one in particular is pretty old, but I’m happy to have it finished. I was inspired for this idea off how I’ve had Clementine answer a few of her Character Asks. Clementine has sort of ended up being a character we see more often talking about the NH Studio and such, rather than in-character talk of her games (mostly due to me not being super familiar with her games). I don’t remember why I chose Raven as the person for her to practice on (or to tutor her, however you’d like to see it), but she is a long-standing Near Hentai veteran. Her first appearance in my work (not counting colorizations) was in April of 2010, so she’s getting close to hitting a full decade on my roster, hehe. Good thing cartoons don’t age.