Colours of Sorrow
adagiospace | illustration & manga
Hello, I'm Gio. Hobbyist comic artist & illustrator. Enjoy playing video games and listening too much music.
@adagiospace in most social media (Twitter, Tumblr, Bluesky). @solmaggiore_ Twitter for OC-centered account.
Fandom / What I enjoy
Original
Saiyuki (Koumyou x Ukoku)
Final Fantasy XIV (WoL x Zenos)
Square Enix games enjoyer since Final Fantasy Tactics. More knowledgeable about video games (not mobage) compared to anime/manga. Bloodborne world design wins my heart.
Warning
I post / engage with: Boys love / man loves man / queer stuffs / including some NSFW. Dark themes. Sensitive topics. Bad puns. Some dry or adult humor.
Absolutely not for minor. I survived quarter-life crisis, so chill and have fun.
Current personal project
Antinomy is my personal project circa 2025, because I still want to tell you stories through my OCs. I'm currently focused in boys men love story with a title that's actually too long (lol). Please check it out if you fancy some drama and romance between two men near their forties.
Commission info
Introduction
My illustrations usually character(s) focused. Prefer drawing male relationship. Current style heavily emphasizes on line work and thick, slightly muted color. Work best on real or low fantasy setting, although I have no problem drawing something more.. fantasy, like from Final Fantasy.
Let's discuss, maybe your ideas and my style might be a good match?
Please refer to my website below for updated information, ToS, and samples
Illustration Sample
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Comic or paneled illustration Sample
I've self-published two fancomics (doujinshi) totaling 200 pages in 2021 and 2022. Most of the original pages (not book version, which I redraw) could be read in Pixiv Gallery. Photo archives with novelty illustrations and merchandise.
List of Self-Published Comic
I prefer short stories than long ones, any comic I draw tend to be short. The ideas are mostly impulsive rather than carefully planned. What is plot?
Original: Untitled
Self-indulge project for the sake of storytelling. Short comic about my original characters, the ship, mundane daily life, and such; in order to find my own self (maybe, haha).
Mathias, a forty-something, volunteered to fill in for the choirmaster who was currently ill. His first practice with the group went well. When he went to lock up the chapel at the end of the day, he found someone sleeping on a pew...
One thing stuck in your throat.
Fancomic: Saiyuki 最遊記 (Koumyou x Ukoku)
They said, "any piece of media that somebody loved when they're 13 years old, would define their life", and it's not wrong at all. My favorite characters are Ukoku Sanzo and Koumyou Sanzo, their relationship is so intriguing, that I need to draw hundred pages to express my love.
Collection from comics I draw in 2018 until 2021, 100 pages. Originally the comics were drawn for web (vertical) format. My first published doujinshi. Warning for dark themes and a R18 chapter.
(Separated chapters that's originally published as vertical format available on Pixiv)
Another 100 pages solo anthology about their relationship in four season theme, more specific, solar terms (节气). All stories are connected, drawn 2021-2022.
(Original upload version available on Pixiv)
Them, in modern timeline.
Farewell tribute for a friend.
Fancomic: Final Fantasy XIV (WoL x Zenos)
Most of FF comics I made are gag comic. My Saiyuki fanarts / fancomic were usually heavy, so I want my FF comic to be.. comical. About Eurus (my player character), his bestie -- Zenos Galvus, and my unfunny jokes.