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Published: 2013-04-16 21:33:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 11748; Favourites: 263; Downloads: 0
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I have been way, way overdue for drawing something Jenny-related, and I thought it was about time I drew Eli Praetor again. This is the man Jenny loves, and though he may not be the last, he will be the Best, and he will be Forever, even if she doesn’t know it yet, but I suspect she might.I did this cute character quiz with Jenny and Eli once, and there’s some little nuggets of information in there about the both of them, like, for example, Eli’s first name is John, which would make him the second or third John that Jenny has loved, and that Eli is a preacher’s son. I’ve had a lot of time to think about him, and his personality is so clearly developed in my mind, I hardly know where to begin.
Eli has, just incidentally, had to say goodbye to almost no one. The people who come into his life have stayed, and because he hasn’t known it any different, he doesn’t realize how unusual it is. Clover County has hung onto its people, and Eli has looked after them, in some respect, his entire life. And Jenny came, and Jenny stayed, for the first time. Jenny decided to stay.
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materials: pencil, paper + PS8
music: The Avett Brothers, "Laundry Room"
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Comments: 39
SO HAPPY to see new Jenny-related art! And I love Eli to absolute bits! I love him even more now that I've seen that character quiz.
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TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Eli <3 I've missed Jenny, just putting it out there. I need some sort of wicked sweet alter-ego. Fuck, I just need my life back.
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Didn't notice the Martin Freeman thing. The first thing I thought was that this man has a very open and honest looking face.
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That's a wonderful thing to see in someone. 
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Ohhh, I've been missing Jenny. And Sherrif Praetor, well, isn't he just?
I'd be excited to see more of both of them, and to see Jenny realize that he's Forever. Like, them going on a hike in the woods or eating one of Jenny's strawberry-rhubarb pies. Or the first time Eli sees Jenny gardening - and she has dirt on her bare knees and smudged on her arms and on her cheek, with that sombrero, of course, and he laughs because of course this is the woman who stole his heart. And she grins cheekily up at him, the sombrero sliding past her eyebrows so she has to squint, then tosses him a trowel and puts him to work. He has to roll up his sleeves and his pants get grass-stained, and he's sweating within ten minutes, but it's worth it to hear her laugh as she bosses him around, worth it to hear the excitement in her voice when she tells him her plans for this little patch of earth she's decided to call home. (What did I just do? I don't even know.)
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Okay... You cannot know, you CANNOT know how AMAZING it feels that you would just write something like that for Jenny. C: I do not have words. It makes me so happy I could turn inside-out!
Actually... the first time I saw Eli in my mind, he was coming around to Jenny's dad's house, where she has moved in, to say something to Mr. St. James. And there's Jenny on the front lawn, wearing a yellow blouse and shorty overalls and a dorky sombrero, planting tulips in front of the porch. And she looks up at him and introduces herself and he stands there with his hat in his hands, having completely forgotten what he was going to say. And she laughs a little and says, "I'm gonna get some iced tea. You want some iced tea?" And he says, "Yes, I'd like that very much," and almost trips up the steps as he goes to open her own front door for her. After that, he starts finding excuses to come around, ostensibly to see Dave St. James, but really hoping to catch Jenny in the garden again, even if he doesn't have any idea what to say to her yet.
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If you were to ever draw that first interaction (or at least, Eli standing open-mouthed with his hat in his hands), I would be so happy I'd turn inside out. Ah, that was too adorable.
I feel like he's going to bring out the best in Jenny, and she's going to challenge him to expand his horizons.
Also, does he ever let Jenny put on his uniform? Like, is it off the wall that I can see her greet him after a long day wearing one of his spare uniform shirts, a "well?" kind of expression, and nothing else? haha
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I can't help, but think that he looks like John Watson from BBC Sherlock in that picture. Anyway - really good art
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The literal majority of comments are about how Eli looks like Martin Freeman. Does he really? I just don't see it. Maybe Freeman's face is just at the forefront of everyone's minds?
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I think people are just Freeman crazed and seeing him everywhere! I think he totally looks like Jackson, who is totally adorable. Aw geez. So cute.
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I think you're right. I mean, I guess it's there, but. You know.
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Nope, he really does. A young John Watson. Accidental, but cool nonetheless.
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I don't know if I've ever said this before -- most probably, knowing me! -- but I always thought Eli looked just like Peter from Fringe (Joshua Jackson), with his chiselled lips and button nose and his boyishly rounded face.
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Then again, he looks just very slightly different here to how I remember him.. more Watson than Peter.
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Jackson is Eli's face model, so you're spot on!
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It's been so long, I forgot about them... And now I want more. As much as I love the illustrations, I want their ~stories.~ I want to know that, (if)when Jenny leaves and Eli's heart breaks, it's okay because she comes back and they are better, stronger for the experience. I want to believe in that Forever.
Please.
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I can tell you this, for sure: Jenny is not going to leave. Or, if she does for whatever reason, she's not going anywhere without him. Eli is The One.
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That is such a blissful, cathartic relief that I cannot properly express it.
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Thank you! I love drawing hair. I want people to want to run their hands through it.
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I have missed the Jenny work. Will you be doing any more with him? Soon? Please??
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I plan on it, definitely. The trick is finding the time!
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Sweet but man do I get the finding part of time... needs it too
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Yep I can totally see Martin and Josh in him!! *puddles from the sexiness* its an amazing pic!!! :3
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Ha ha, well... any of Martin Freeman was unintentional, but I do love him a whole lot, so it's all for the best!
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Hehe well it looks like a mix between the two X3
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His appearance reminds me of Martin Freeman which makes me love him. So very very much.
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This isn't the first time I've heard that. 
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Your OCs are all so full of life and spark...it seems like you've really spent time developing them and getting to know who they are, and that makes me wish they actually existed so I could meet them.
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I have definitely spent a long time imagining Eli, and I think he's easy to write because he's very much like my husband. He's like the best of him the way Jenny is the best (and worst) of me. So I feel like I know him pretty well already.
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