“I’ll get this halo back to you as soon as she’s taken care of. Keep this up, and there might be a second halo in your future.” She gave him a wink.

A second halo?! And so early too! He could imagine himself like Tiberius Luminary, a legend amongst Guardian Angels. He had over 80 halos and counting! And… no sign of promotion in sight. Valiant’s tails suddenly stopped. Domanic's words rang in his head. "I’ve got news for you, Barkboy! Nobody ever gets promoted!"

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Hey, wow! It's that thing that incentivizes me to post once a month!/hj

Drawn for the March Challenge Prompt: Chimera

Anyway, did you know that chimera has multiple meanings? On one hand, it can be a creature that's an amalgamation of parts; on another, it can be an impossible or unrealizable goal.

Valiant being a dog-like creature with wings, horns, and two tails (disguised as a service dog named Axis) technically qualifies as a chimera. And, being a guardian angel (all of which are strung along in their jobs in the hopes of being promoted to a higher role that doesn't exist), also technically qualifies as a chimera.

I would've liked to do a much nicer, bigger piece for a double-meaning concept like this, but I thought of it way too late.

...At least these black and white pieces always look good OTL