Meanwhile this does look more like Misaka doing her hair like Kuroko. Looks to be a companion to post #8369422 , where it looks like Kuroko doing her hair like Misaka. I don't have an account on the source site, so it's hard to confirm.
Thought the same thing too. I know it's just the art style, but the sharper features and eyes are very Kuroko-coded. (also Misaka's hair isn't parted like that, but Kuroko's is)
Is the eye a reference to the Burrower Below from Fallen London, or the artist's take on the Foam Eyed Queen?
It's the eye seen on the Fire Giant's chest. The Black Flame is derived from the Flame of Ruin worshipped by the Fire Giants. Melina's eye is sealed and since it's a common theory that she is the Gloam Eyed Queen the artist gave her the same eye. Also, since Marika is talking here about nightmares, the Fire incantations used by the Prophets are derived from the Fire Giant's Incantations and their lore is that they received visions of the Erdtree burning down this would be another connection.
I guess those were rejected by Sunday and Silk Racing, as well as Tetsuya Kimura, after they realized they didn't need a dozen Mecha Lemaires to have them ride [insert whatever horse they need Lemaire to ride].
The tweet itself was from 2023 but got nuked sometime later along with the account. The current account with the name was created in August 2024 which led me to believe the username got hijacked so I refrained from making an artist entry since they didn't have any other socials.
