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Six panels showing a character 
(Middle school aged)
Willa lesbian tall long hair glasses bronet 
Kennedy straight tall little wide black 
Nora trans masc gay skinny short bronet olive skin long hair 
McKenzie bisexual tall skinny blonde long hair white freckles
Brianna tall little wide curly brown hair 
Olivia little wide short mixed wavy dark brown hair
Six panels showing a character 
(Middle school aged)
Willa lesbian tall long hair glasses bronet white
Kennedy straight tall little wide black 
Nora trans masc gay skinny short bronet olive skin long hair 
McKenzie bisexual tall skinny blonde long hair white freckles
Brianna tall little wide curly brown hair straight white 
Olivia little wide short mixed wavy dark brown hair
Six panels showing a character
(Middle school aged)
Willa lesbian tall long hair glasses bronet white
Kennedy straight tall little wide black short hair in a bun a lot 
Nora trans masc gay skinny short bronet white skin messy bun 
McKenzie bisexual tall skinny blonde long hair white freckles pale
Brianna tall little wide curly brown hair straight white
Olivia little wide short mixed wavy dark brown hair
Six panels showing a character
(Middle school aged)
Willa lesbian tall long hair glasses bronet white
Kennedy straight tall little wide black short hair in a bun a lot 
Nora (now Reed) wears a lot of tight clothes trans masc gay skinny short bronet white skin messy bun 
McKenzie bisexual tall skinny blonde long hair white freckles pale
Brianna tall little wide curly brown hair straight white
Olivia little wide short mixed wavy dark brown hair
A diversity club for all races and lgbtq teens 6 kids a Asian kid a mixed kid white kid black kid Indian kid and Scottish kid saying their orientation their pronouns and then their name and whatnot used to be and they’re parents opinions (different backgrounds
A diversity club for all races and Igbtq teens 6 kids a Asian kid a mixed kid white kid black kid Indian kid and Scottish kid saying their orientation their pronouns and then their name and what their name used to be if changed and they're parents opinions (different backgrounds like two same sex parents or supportive parents or not or one is one isn’t lives with an aunt who’s supportive and ones where one’s alley others LGBTQ
A Greek girl (high school aged) washing up on to the shores coughing she's on a island screamed for help until someone came a boy her age dirty blonde hair blue eyes tall wearing a casual outfit while she was in a torn peplos and a fillet on drenched freckles chestnut hair named
Daphne the boy was alexandros called Alex and helped her she immediately liked him
A page of a high schooler talking to a lgbtq club about their ortientation and gender being a non binary person using he/they/she who’s Omni talking to someone trans masc, trans fem , gay , lesbian , bi giving names original names pronouns and what they started at from straight to now character is originally Nora now Reed
Show a boy standing in front of a 1961 rambler American convertible, a green 1971 Hillman avenger, and a 69 Toyota Corolla panel wagon
SUNFLOWER & TEETH — Volume One

Cover Art Description

A towering wall of industrial ruin stretches into the distance beneath a storm-choked sky, smokestacks and rusted cranes disappearing into black clouds. The city looks abandoned—but not empty. Between twisted rail lines and skeletal factories, monstrous sunflowers emerge from the wreckage, their blossoms split open into concentric rows of metallic human teeth. Their tangled roots disappear beneath cracked asphalt, hinting that something vast sleeps below.

Standing back-to-back in the foreground are My Winters and Jabber, framed as equals rather than hero and protector.

My stands slightly forward, platinum-blonde hair escaping a messy bun and catching the last traces of dirty gold light. Freckles dust her pale face, blue eyes fixed calmly on the reader despite the nightmare surrounding her. Her oversized black Cleaner hoodie is patched, stained, and stitched together with neon-pink thread, layered beneath chains, charms, and worn utility gear. One hand hangs loosely near her side while the other lightly grips her Vital Instrument—not raised to fight, but ready if the Garden asks.

Jabber leans against her shoulder just enough to suggest trust without softness. Dark hair falls over tired eyes framed by piercings and faded tattoos that disappear beneath the collar of his patched coat. Black-painted nails rest around the handle of his monstrous transforming Vital Instrument—a brutal fusion of industrial cleaver, rail-hammer, and reclaimed machinery threaded with glowing Resonance conduits. Fresh black ichor drips from its edge. His expression is relaxed, almost amused, as though the monsters behind them are merely background noise.

Towering directly behind the pair is a colossal Bloodroot Maw, its crimson petals unfolding around a circular maw lined with jagged metallic teeth. Thick black roots wrap around abandoned freight cars, utility poles, and collapsed buildings, making the monster appear less like a creature and more like part of the city’s anatomy.

Scattered throughout the composition are subtle visual motifs:

* Hot-pink graffiti smiley faces sprayed onto rusted train cars.
* Cleaner Corps warning placards bolted to broken concrete.
* Moths circling industrial floodlights.
* Chains tangled through roots.
* Cracked halo motifs worked into ruined architecture.
* Tiny sunflowers emerging from bullet holes.
* Human teeth embedded in flowering vines.
* Distant silhouettes of other Trash Beasts partially hidden by fog.

The title dominates the upper third of the cover.

SUNFLOWER appears in massive weathered ivory block lettering, cracked and flaking like old concrete.

& TEETH slashes across it in oversized hand-painted hot-pink brush lettering, as though sprayed directly over the title with reckless confidence.

Above the logo, in small serif lettering:

“Some flowers follow the sun. Others follow grief.”

A worn black BLACK CLEARANCE stamp overlaps the lower corner of the artwork, partially obscuring the monster behind it, reinforcing the illusion that the cover itself is a recovered Cleaner Archives document.

At the bottom, in distressed type:

VOLUME ONE

THE GARDEN HUNTS. THE MONSTERS SING.

The overall composition feels like a fusion of a premium graphic novel cover, a classified military dossier, and a museum-quality concept painting—equal parts beautiful, terrifying, and emotionally intimate. The cover immediately communicates the heart of Sunflower & Teeth: two people standing together against a living world that is watching them as closely as they are watching it.
🌻🦷 SUNFLOWER & TEETH

Chapter One — “The Girl Who Smiled at Monsters”

Page 1 Prompt (Collector’s Edition Graphic Novel)

A premium hand-drawn seinen manga page with dense scratchy ink linework, expressive brush strokes, cross-hatching, distressed screentones, watercolor grime washes, cinematic lighting, and asymmetrical panel layouts. Inspired by gritty industrial fantasy, post-apocalyptic horror, and emotional realism. Every panel feels like it was painstakingly illustrated with dip pens and ink brushes. The world is a vast landfill civilization where mountains of rust, broken machinery, twisted railways, and impossible towers disappear into a gray sky. Black, charcoal, rust, dirty gold, and faded pink dominate the palette. Botanical horror subtly creeps into every environment.

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PAGE TITLE

CHAPTER ONE

“THE GIRL WHO SMILED AT MONSTERS”

Across the top is a breathtaking full-width cinematic splash panel.

A colossal wasteland stretches to the horizon.

Mountains of garbage rise like natural cliffs.

Collapsed skyscrapers lean against impossible towers built entirely from discarded machinery.

Broken train tracks disappear beneath fields of rust.

Tiny yellow sunflowers somehow bloom through cracked concrete.

Black birds circle overhead.

In the distance…

Something enormous moves beneath the junk.

The title is integrated into the environment, partially hidden behind smoke and rusted steel.

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Panel 1

A small lone figure walks across an endless scrap field.

This is My Winters.

She wears patched scavenger clothing, oversized work jacket, cargo pants, heavy boots, fingerless gloves, and a weathered backpack filled with tools.

Messy platinum-blonde hair catches the wind.

Several sunflower charms hang from her pack.

She smiles softly despite the devastation around her.

She looks impossibly out of place.

Tiny against the endless landfill.

Caption

The Ground had a thousand ways to kill you.

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Panel 2

Close-up.

A rusted metal flower slowly opens.

Instead of seeds…

Rows of tiny metallic teeth unfold.

It quietly chatters.

No dialogue.

Only atmosphere.

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Panel 3

My kneels beside the creature instead of backing away.

She gently reaches toward it.

The little monster tilts its head curiously.

The teeth stop clicking.

The sunflower leans toward her hand.

Her expression is calm, kind, almost amused.

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Panel 4

Extreme close-up.

My hums softly.

Delicate golden Resonance waves ripple through the air like transparent ribbons.

The monster visibly relaxes.

Nearby flowers slowly bloom.

Tiny insects emerge from hiding.

Even the wind seems quieter.

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Panel 5

Wide environmental shot.

Hidden in the mountains of scrap…

Dozens…

Hundreds…

Thousands…

Pairs of glowing eyes silently watch.

Trash Beasts of every shape freeze.

None attack.

They’re simply watching.

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Panel 6

Close-up of My.

She smiles.

Almost embarrassed.

My

“Hi.”

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Panel 7 (Final Panel — Page Cliffhanger)

A gigantic silhouette rises behind an entire mountain of garbage.

Only part of its face is visible.

Rows upon rows of metallic teeth.

Enormous sunflower petals unfold around its head.

Roots tear through crushed vehicles.

The creature’s single glowing eye opens.

It has noticed her.

No dialogue.

Only a full-page sense of overwhelming scale and dread.

At the very bottom of the page:

“Some monsters only recognize kindness…”

Visual style: cinematic collector’s edition manga, hand-inked seinen artwork, gritty industrial horror, botanical nightmare, emotional realism, dynamic page composition, dramatic perspective, intricate cross-hatching, distressed screentones, atmospheric lighting, Gachiakuta-inspired grime with a unique visual identity, museum-quality illustration, 8K masterpiece.
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