Saiyuki fanart - highwaymen Hakkai & Gojyo

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Fandom: Saiyuki
Rating: PG
Characters: Hakkai & Gojyo
Notes:

Here is some art in which Gojyo and Hakkai are highwaymen.

I was imagining them as partners in crime... one night while robbing a coach (containing Koumyou and Sanzo), Hakkai and Gojyo are attacked themselves by something evil and supernatural (to do with Ukoku, of course). Hakkai messily buys the farm (or appears to). Days/weeks later I think Gojyo is haunted/hunted by something, though I'm not sure if it is Hakkai, or undead/cursed not-Hakkai, or just Gojyo's despair.

Mood board:

I think Hakkai would have more than one incarnation before the story's climax. Sometimes a phantom, sometimes an evil beast-thing, and maybe sometimes something almost human. I toyed around with his phantom incarnation here.

Many thanks to a bounty of helpful comments on my journal as I plodded along, and especially to louiselux and smillaraaq who offered great inspiration with the ballads "I am Stretched on Your Grave," "Sweet William," and "Unquiet Grave."
 

Comments

[skyrat13.livejournal.com]

Wow. You've captured a really eerie atmosphere with that. I love the texture to the coloring. Did you do it digitally? It really looks authentically like watercolor/ink. I'm really impressed.

[chorus-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

omg that is GORGEOUS. I am so envious, I can't even do decent stick figures. (I am the infamous person in my family who during a game of pictionary had the word "Florida". Based on my drawing, my partner guessed "gonnerhea." Guess I shouldn't have added the florida keys.)

[naiyad.livejournal.com]

aknakjfh I LOVE YOUR STYLE! The expressions, and the hair, and the eyes! and the textures. And I love love LOVE that you put so much thought into the pictures. The back story is as intruiging as the picture is beautiful.

is it alright if I friend you?

[denshi-no-ultra.livejournal.com]

Lovely picture! Really atmospheric <3 The mood board pics are really well chosen, too.

[pixie-blade.livejournal.com]

This is really creepy/cool. Very nice!

[faekitten9.livejournal.com]

I SO want to swim in the mood this evokes...*shivers in a good way*
It's immeasurably lovely--thank you for sharing!

[emungere.livejournal.com]

That is so lovely. I will be staring at it for quite some time to come!

[lauand.livejournal.com]

I already commented in your journal, but I still think this is an awesome pic.

[akira17.livejournal.com]

omg soo hot and creepy looking i love it someone must write this fic with more art by you

[red_squared]

Oh, wow. So creepily awesome!

Gojyo has the perfect "I should be trying to GTFO but it's Hakkai and I want him, oh God" expression on his face. And Hakkai is purest evil...

And as always, your mood collage is onderfully evocative ♥

RUN, GOJYO, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

[boywhocameback.livejournal.com]

Oh! That's one of the coolest interpretations of Hakkai I've seen so far. Delicious art.