This is an image I've had in my head for a while. When Hayden and Autumn first meet (in my novel), she's more than a little intimidated by him, like most people tend to be. But after a while, she just gets tired of his crap and basically just says "fuck it, I'm doing what I want", and begins to feel more comfortable around him, or tries to. He still kinda makes her nervous at times, mostly because he can be very moody and unpredictable. Naturally, she feels safest in her wolf-skin and isn't afraid to bare her teeth even if Hayden's are bigger. As you can imagine, this leads to some interesting tension between the two. Hayden doesn't seem all that impressed at first, and rather enjoys hanging around a woman who isn't shaking in their heels or trying to bend over for him. In fact, the way Autumn looks and sounds, acts and feels is a lot like how his half-sister used to be...

This was supposed to be a speedpaint but considering how long Hayden took me to do, I guess it's kind of a regular one. Still not too happy with how his torso came out, and I'm sure I'll probably see how to fix it either tonight or tomorrow after I've posted the damn thing everywhere.

Characters, The Monster of Amber Peace Copyrighted to Cassandra Aponte 2012