These three companion pieces I was commissioned to create visually echo the emotional journey of the song (and its music video) they are made for. A story of love, transformation, conflict, and reconciliation. Across the triptych, I aimed to mirror the shifting tension and vulnerability woven into the music.

• First panel shows the moment of meeting and hope: soft lighting, open space, the exchange of a flower. The figures stand in an open field, symbolizing possibility, innocence, and the promise of connection.

• Second panel intensifies the drama and rupture. A sword held over bowed vulnerability shows confrontation, betrayal, and a fracture in trust. Warm reds and embers encroach, representing pain, anger, and the fiery heat of emotion.

• Third panel returns to tenderness, but tempered by loss. The figures embrace in sorrow; armor is still present, hinting at defenses that remain even in reconciliation. A sword lies abandoned to the side, symbolic of letting go and the cost that was paid.

Throughout, I used darkness and negative space to emphasize emotional distance, and gentle touches of glowing edges, subtle flora to suggest hope, forgiveness, and the enduring bond beneath conflict. This series stands not just as accompaniment, but as a visual parallel to the storytelling of the song: love’s vulnerability, rage and fallibility, and the quiet act of restoration.

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