February 2020 Monthly Poll 2 (Patreon)

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1)  Regret is a funny thing; You never see it coming until it's too late. As the years pass by and fade into distant memory, you must continue on your path. The past cannot be changed, so you ignore it, banish it to the back of your mind where it festers.  

Until the night you see his face, staring at you from the wide eyes of his son, and the tenuous walls you'd built come crashing down. Waves of regret crash over you, and like a cornered beast you lash out. As you had tried to banish the memories of him, now you banish the boy who reminds you so much of him. So much of your own lost opportunities.  

Later that evening, as you prepare for sleep, you stand before an ornate, gold-framed mirror. The person who stares back at you feels unfamiliar and twisted. You sigh and, in a rare moment of emotional freedom, allow your mind to wander, to fantasize about a past lost and a future that can never be.   

You blink and, for a brief second, the years melt away from your reflection and your younger self smiles back at you from beyond the glass. Regret is a funny thing...  

Tl;dr - A melancholic Older Speaker standing in front of a beautiful golden mirror, gazing sadly at his reflection. Baby Speaker (Squeaker) is reflected back at him, his expression youthful and cheery. 

2) A mysterious trouble maker identifiable by his deep green hair, fanged grin and sarcastic personality.   

A man who is clearly purposefully put together, everything about him has an air of aesthetic and confidence, from his braids to his nail polish. His personality well developed to provoke people into giving him the reaction (and information) he requires from them.  

But Illran is not always so polished and neat.    

There is but one he drops this persona with, his travel companion Veras.   

Not an uncommon sight between these two to see a sleepy and clingy Illran sulking about how he cant get his nail polish right or his braids are too hard.   

These days he manages to convince vexed Veras into assisting. Veras will of course argue that he cant see what he's doing, and of course he's right.   

Whenever Veras assists with these things they're always lopsided or messy but to Illran they're absolutely perfect and should anyone so much as give him a questioning glance on one of these days they receive a mancing glare (and much later discover lighter pockets).  

- Veras doing Illrans braids / nail polish, the results are.... well....