u/maorizonator

The Headless Horseman of Scarlet Hollow (Matricide Ver.)

The Headless Horseman of Scarlet Hollow (Matricide Ver.)

CW: blood, gore

Copy-pasting a couple thoughts I had while drawing:

I wanted to go with a full moon, but it turns out the moon phase on Oct 27, 2022 was a waxing crescent, so I made a bit of a compromise, haha.

Reese is holding onto/bearing his mom on his back since he's still channeling her in so many ways, even when he's chomped her. And Dr Kelly's smile of resignation really stuck with me when I first witnessed the matricide route,,,

When I was planning the piece, I initially figured she was kinda "warning" the pov audience, like "look what my son did to me, run for your life if you value it." But given that Matricide directly involves a "betrayal" of sorts, it could also be a "look what you've done" sort of vibe... Red text Dr Kelly when-

u/maorizonator — 2 days ago