Be reassured for our Joan, Alex certainly won't hurt her, less let any villain do so. (I do picture him as somewhat protective of his girl, but because he's deeply in love.) And good thing, that means I still know how to create sympathetic characters.@Yiuel Yes, Joan being a cloudcuckoolander does help as does her devotion and affection and the fact that I’ve developed a desire to hold her and destroy anything that hurts her. Apparently my desire to be protective is the reason that I tend to find short women attractive. I also approve of the elves' androgonousness and the latest picture.
I will try to get you some good fighting picture for next time.
As for your crackpairings, I could have seen Julio's in a different way, even in the real world. But the Miko/Thog one? WANT MOAR!