Got inspired by bupenhei (RIP to Ani's account) to make different HammerTime AUs with different art styles! Here's Star Guardian Ekko~!! (Falling in love with this style of work) Here’s some info on this Ekko~!
SG!Ekko has a lot of stress with balancing his school life and his Star Guardian responsibilities. Professor!Talis is one of his favorite instructors- he’s very easygoing but can be relatively stern when needed. They have a lot in common in terms of their shared love of inventing and engineering. He’s very perceptive to Ekko’s plights, noticing many changes the student is undergoing. He’s the only instructor that Ekko confides in (much to his teammates’ dismay) and Professor Talis makes sure to maintain that trust. (Ekko’s a little teacher’s pet who thinks he’s too cool to be one.)
He has a puppy crush on the professor and doesn’t quite realize it, but it’s obvious to everyone around them- even the professor in question.
SG!Ekko’s personality is identical to the canon Star Guardian AU from Riot. He’s stubborn, but intelligent and really wants to do the right thing.
Professor!Talis’ personality is a mix of his League counterpart and Arcane’s (predominantly League Jayce’s.). He gets a little narcissistic high from knowing that Ekko really, really likes him and values his opinions, he just won’t openly admit it. He also likes entertaining his crush to keep it going. However, he does take Ekko’s wellbeing very seriously and wants to continue to stoke Ekko’s love of inventing. He knows that he has a bright future ahead of him.
The art style direction for this AU is a soft, painterly pastel style.
I’ll be doing working on Mr. Talis sometime soon!