Starting high school can be a time of rough transition. New places, new routines, new faces. One thing that doesn't change? The petty drama. Teenagers can be nasty little people, and teenage girls in a clique doubly so. And if you're different? Tripply so. Seems Alyssa, in her attempts to just be herself, has run afoul of the local mean girls club. Though she might put on a bright, brave face at school, home is a different story. Home is where she's truely safe to be herself, to be loved and supported. Where she can truely show her emotions. Rorick knows he needs to put on a kind face right now. She needs a shoulder to cry on, someone to vent to, and dad is just the person. As a father though, Rorick is seething inside. His little girl is hurt, and he'll find a way to even the debt.

Not everything in Rorick and Alyssa's world is sunshine and rainbows. I try to make it as real as I can, and that means there are times where bad things happen. Most of the time, I jot it down as a plot point or something in the background to explain how this world turns and how my characters act and react to it. Other times, like now, I make an art idea out of it. I love "slice of life" pieces, the good and the bad, because it gives a glimpse into another world. Don't worry though. I may have other ideas like this in the queue, they're far and few between. We'll be back to our regularlly scheduled antics in about.... two minutes. ;)

Rorick and Alyssa (c) :Rorick:
Art (c) LobaDeLaLuna