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*head in hands* he died so young

(I suddenly came up with this a few days ago the moment Pan!Martyn and Pan!Cleo's character designs were revealed, then barely finished drawing right before ep. 1 premiere)

Martyn loves hunting, but for some reason no one wants to hunt with him or be in the same vicinity as him in general. He heard numerous stories about a goddess of hunt while wandering aimlessly or whenever he's done hunting. Not knowing what that means but hearing her being good with it is enough to pique his interest, he ventures into the forest where she's rumored to visit from time to time, wanting to see her skills [1].

After wandering around the forest for weeks, he eventually stumbles upon a beautiful young woman perching on a tree, shooting a bow with great accuracy and shot what he assumes to be a deer that's merely a dot in the distance. He gapes, impressed. Another one is spotted nearer their spot this time and she readies to shoot another arrow, but Martyn's arrow lands on the animal's neck first.

They both stare at each other in silence before darting deeper into the wilderness, their eyes ablaze with competition. With similar capabilities, they're evenly matched until the sun starts to set, making it more difficult for Martyn to see in the dark while she is somehow effortlessly traversing through the terrain, a silent agreement that the last shot will end the competition once and for all.

Panicked, Martyn wracks his brain for ideas, remembering of rumors while traveling about certain individuals planning on how to find and approach the huntress like he did. With that in mind, he catches the woman's attention and executes his plan.

(hence the 1st six photos)

References/Inspiration stuff

[1] Inspired by Hippolytus's story. Also some stories about characters claiming they're a better hunter than Artemis, discovered via Overly Sarcastic Productions and Wikipedia

[2] (5th photo) Inspired by CherriFire's comic of Apo asking what Martyn's pronouns are but he doesn't know what it means

extra notes that's supposed to be the ending of this what if backstory but had to exclude since POW Creations revealed in the trailer that Pan SMP is basically like Life Series x Origins SMP:

Martyn is only spared when Artemis discovered he's been "no thoughts head empty" when he ran his mouth earlier, who's only interested in nothing but hunting, so she forgives him. Inspired by Bouphagos when it was mentioned Artemis read his mind.

(more inspo stuff on the last pic)