Erik for inktober

Inktober day 22's prompt Expensive made me think of some stuff Erik went through in Dragon Quest XI... Which led to a very uh... sad? composition inspired in part by the hanged man tarot card. Although I suppose Erik doesn't look nearly indecisive enough for this to be a very good Hanged Man tarot card.

I want to come back to this and articulate it with better shading and colors. But for now, I have to get this finished in one day for Inktober, so rough pencil effects are what we've got!