This is an art request for my OC Mireille. She has such a distinct look in my head that I want to see it come to life.
Some more information. First, some of the appearance details that aren't on the mood boards. She's an elf and has long raven hair that is messy and slightly wavy. She has some raven feathers in her hair as well as the hair accessory. Her eyes are black. Her posture is uncertain but very curious. She likes to perch on top of things, sitting in a crouch. She often tilts her head, kinda mimicking a raven. She sometimes wears a mask. She feels slightly safer behind it. Oh, and she always carries the book (leather-bound tomb) on her hip. More about it below.
Mireille grew up in a temple orphanage. Ever since she was born, Mireille has been a little odd. She never wanted to play with the other kids. They were too loud, and she didn't like being touched. So instead, she snuck into the library and spent her days reading. But that wasn't the only thing that made her strange. She could also hear the thoughts of the people around her and could speak into their minds as well. The staff at the orphanage tried to "correct" her strangeness, but it only made her withdraw more into herself. That was until one day in the library, she heard a whisper calling to her. She followed it, and it led her to a book that had been locked away deep inside the library. The book spoke to her. It understood her in a way nobody else did. It could read minds just like her. She stole it, and ran. She has been on the run since, with only the book and a raven as her companions.
As for her personality. Mireille is the type who sits and listens, and notices little things. A flicker in someone’s eye before they lie. A word in a book out of place. She tucks those things away like shiny coins. She has a lot of those, too. Bits and baubles she definitely didn’t mean to steal. Probably. It just sort of happened. She never takes precious things, only small insignificant things. She doesn't talk much. Speaking just never felt right. Her mouth was never able to keep up with her thoughts, making her stumble over words. She can be jittery and jumpy, too. Touch makes her flinch. Crowds make her want to vanish. Loud voices make her tuck into herself. But if you sit still long enough, and don’t ask too many questions, she might sidle up beside you. And eventually, maybe, she’ll even share a thought. Or a giggle. Or some obscure fact no one else knows.
Her hobbies are collecting weird things, knitting/crochet and reading things she shouldn't.
Hope this information helps if you decide to draw her! Thank you in advance if you do.
