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Here’s an old drawing of c!wilbur that I still enjoy because I liked how the hair turned out. 😊

Was trying to find some ideas to draw, and then this thought came into my head.

What if there was a Red Banquet 2? So, Red Banquet Revivedbur was born!!! He dressed dapper and only came for the cake. 🍰

practicing 😋

Like, for example, with c!Wilbur there's this idea that seeps through fic and meta that his happy ending would somehow involve him learning how to, in a way, basically settle. Be happy with quiet mornings and a small group of friends and, yeah, that sounds lovely, but it also feels like it diminishes the character too.

Wilbur wasn't only happy with the smell of freshly baked bread. This was also a man who felt pride at leading his friends and building something bigger than himself. Yet this idea that he'd be happy if he never sought out roles of leadership or if he just learned to be content with "small" things rather than seek out something larger is very common.

And yeah, that is true that some people would be better off learning to be happy with what they have and what's easy to grab than not.

But like, that's not everyone.

For some people, some characters, that's as much a living death as being cut off from family and community. Some characters are only happy when they're reaching for the stars, but struggle with what to do when they miss. The answer is not to just learn to be content with the ground under their feet. The real conflict becomes them learning coping skills to deal with the times they fail and, specifically with Wilbur, not to tie his entire self worth to those attempts.