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there was something about James making Lily's intimate fantasy come true, and not the other way around.

Dialogue:

"May I come in?"

"Here?"

"Sorry, I know, this is too intimate. I'll leave you"

"No no no no... it's just that, funny enough, I never even thought of this."

"Never? I guess it was just me then."

i just wanted to say how genuinely happy i am to see you back and creating again. i hope you’ve had the time and space to rest, breathe, and take care of yourself.

your jily drawings have always been such a source of inspiration for me, especially while i was writing my fanfictions. there’s something so special about the way you draw them. there’s so much life, tenderness, warmth, and gentleness in every piece. it’s just you can really feel and see how much love and devotion you have for your characters, and i think that’s what makes your art so beautiful and unique.

i’m really, really glad you’re back. i hope this new chapter of creating brings you nothing but joy, and that you never feel pressured to give more than you want to. i’ll just be very happy to see whatever you choose to share.

i can’t wait to see your characters come to life again. wishing you the absolute best, and sending you so much love and good energy for whatever comes next. 💌

The confrontation started out of nowhere. Bill thought Fleur was talking to someone behind him.

"What?"

"You don't talk to me, you don't look at me, you don't like me."

"You're confused."

"I can read people."

He understood everything now. And sighed.

"It's no surprise you don't know how it is to be desired."

"Wat do you mean by this?"

"You just deal with stupid boys, Fleur."

She let out a laugh and crossed her arms, as if he made a joke.

"So you're saying you're a strong man."

"I'm saying... you're here jumping into your own conclusions, without asking first. Things don't have to be complicated."

"Well. Do you desire me, then?" Her accent is thick.

"Of course I do."

"Then why... Forget it. I'll see you at 5."

"What's at 5?"

"You're going out with me."

"Not complicating things, aren't we?"

How do you guys do it? What features from James and Lily do you use when designing Harry, and how do you make Ginny and Lily look different? I’ve tried playing around with different face shapes, features, and different shades of red hair colours, but it’s honestly so demotivating when I put so much effort into making them feel like their own people and people still say they look alike just because they both have red hair.

I’d love to hear how you approach this or any tips you have!

Ooh what I can say is: don't beat up yourself for this, I've also received comments like "love your ginny" when I draw Lily or "oh I thought it was hinny" when I drew Jily.

It's not my fault and it's not your fault and it's not their fault.

Even this week I received a comment on twitter saying "I thought this was Paul McCartney and John Lennon". ANYWAYS...

My advice is: before jumping into drawing features, focus on the character personality. In my drawings... Harry is more restrained and traumatized but quite sarcastic and happy, while James is easy going and a bit dorky, emotional. Ginny is explosive, fun, mischief. Lily is quiet, soft spoken, but her smile brights up the room.

I think when people don't know what you are drawing, the room for imagination is wide. I draw lily with bangs as the main feature to make such distinction. My ginny is full with freckles and her hair is all over the place because I imagine her moving it a lot with her hands 🥰 James has curlier hair than harry and he's a bit more jacked lol. I draw harry with beard, but I think James didn't like that much.

Oh no, it's not about being prepared for the worst... It's about the fact I have my own safe place to deal with things about sharing my art. Whats outside of my control (what people feel about my art), I just have to let go. I don't chase comments nor views, did you know I never once published my links outside Tumblr other than Instagram?

I have a question, this piece of jily art that has been haunting me for forever and I am like 90% sure it is yours. It is at the train station and one of them is leaning out the door. Like holding onto the handle, standing on the stair sort of out the door. I think it is Lily, but my memory isn't what it used to be. Anyway, I think it involves an 'I love you'.

Did I hallucinate this?

I didn't draw them at train station so perhaps it's from another fanartist? I drew an I love you scene but not like you described.

Can we use this post to share links of Jily fics? 😊

I'll share a song in my native language that I listen to when I draw them. And when I don't.

I'll be open and honest:

I was extremely unhealthy at that time.

I don't look at my art as the reason of that, but my art and fandom was me trying to escape from that.

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a year later, so now I know I was in mania phase.

And I'm here now because I am working through this, I have real life support, I'm stable, happy and loving my life.

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do you know if you’ll draw more Bill & Fleur? I loved the dynamic you expressed with them