Mo

Strahd Siblings

Time had not stopped, but it felt like it had: like Emmrich’s heart had stopped beating, like he could not draw a breath. In a flash their dance had transformed from a fancy into… he did not know what. All he knew was that he could not pull his eyes away from the silver moonlight caught in her hair, the nervous smile on her face… the cold, then warm, then cold again shock of the world-tilting look of breathless anticipation, of hope in her eyes. 

The intrusive, wholly inappropriate urge to draw her warm, slender body against his and kiss her deeply.

--- I am literally crawling hands and knees at the feet of a reader (who commissioned this absolutely gorgeous piece of Agnes and Emmrich) and @yelenhol (who completed the work.) Every time I look at it again I just end up hunched over clawing at my face. The look on his face?? The way Agnes just looks completely... suspended, hoping, waiting? The details on the dress! I'm gasping, I'm crying, I'm gagging. The formal wear @yelenhol designed for Emmrich is marvelous. Setting this scene in the Memorial Gardens is galaxy brained. I'm never going to get over this, ever. Thank you both so, so much. You've brought that little fic to life in such a beautiful way. ---

Tumblr could not contain the image in all its >20MB glory, so full-res close up under the cut:

alicent convincing viserys that daemon must have lied; rhaenyra praying with alicent to gods she doesn't believe in; alicent using her status as queen to quiet those who insult rhaenyra; rhaenyra defending alicent when daemon and viserys ignore and ridicule her. the love they hold for each other echos in all their actions even when rhaenyra is in the throes of grief, when alicent is actively being groomed and is miserable, they are always still caring for each other.

even after the time jump, when they've grown crueler to one another, the love is still there. when otto plans rhaenyras death in front of Alicent she argues against her father more than she has ever in her LIFE. she defends rhaenyra in this moment more than she has ever defended her own autonomy or her own happiness. when every single man on rhaenyra's council tells her destruction and warfare are the only paths forward, she seeks out alicent in kings landing.

the nefarious ghilan'nain:

(image above is AI generated)

I may not be the first to say it but I want to remind you that you are doing a good job and you're efforts are appreciated.

As someone who draws/traces over references, i sometimes get imposter syndrome because this little voice come to me saying: look all these "real" artists making their art from strach, etc. but in reality

AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT USING AI AND CLAIMING IT AS YOUR OWN OR STEALING ART FROM OTHERS (AND SLAPPING YOUR NAME OVER IT AFTER ERASING THE WATERMARK), YOU ARE GUCCI.

Fall commissions are now OPEN!

If you’re interested or want to know a specific price for what you have in mind contact me! (Commissions do not have to be Sandman related)

[email protected] (DMs are also fine!)