illustrate her

Kate Bush as a Bat for “Breathing” her 1980 single.

Drawing afternoon with my kid, I decided to quick draw/paint a more period-accurate Queen Anne. Here she is wearing an outfit from a painting of her by Charles Beaubrun in 1638, where she is pregnant with Louis XIV.

I get it but it’s not really a place that I come from when I’m writing fic. I tend to go with the thought that Aramis is a hopeless romantic endlessly in love with Anne and that he genuinely thinks that a child coming from this one perfect night they spent together is nothing more than a gift from God.

But. Sometimes I do wonder if Anne was a bit more calculated in her move. She knew Aramis could father a child. It was a desperate attempt but maybe it was, even subconsciously, an attempt. And if she were to show up at his door needing that specific favour again, I’m not sure how Aramis might react, no matter his love of her.

I have ... thoughts... about how quick Aramis was to leave the monastery after his bros show up, but i do believe he was sincere in his desire to take orders, at least at the start. Anne showing up, oh, one or two years after he left could get incredibly ugly. She's lonely, she wants another baby, Louis has been pulling away for months, and it's not like like the royal marriage was great to begin with.

For Aramis's part, he's not happy. He’s trying, he really is, but the Abbot won't let him take his vows, he loves his kids, but he can't be near the ONE KID he really wants to be with, he misses his brothers, he's feeling guilty af about all of it.

Then here comes Anne. His True Love. He's supposed to be working on being A Good Monk. Oof.

insane headline to pair with the actual photo of the beastie itself

after 1515 Attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder - Catherine of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Saxony

Drawing afternoon with my kid, I decided to quick draw/paint a more period-accurate Queen Anne. Here she is wearing an outfit from a painting of her by Charles Beaubrun in 1638, where she is pregnant with Louis XIV.

I get it but it’s not really a place that I come from when I’m writing fic. I tend to go with the thought that Aramis is a hopeless romantic endlessly in love with Anne and that he genuinely thinks that a child coming from this one perfect night they spent together is nothing more than a gift from God.

But. Sometimes I do wonder if Anne was a bit more calculated in her move. She knew Aramis could father a child. It was a desperate attempt but maybe it was, even subconsciously, an attempt. And if she were to show up at his door needing that specific favour again, I’m not sure how Aramis might react, no matter his love of her.

(a Bohemian, Moravian, or Slovakian folk dress)

The ensemble was created by Kristýna Petříčková, a Czech costume designer actively engaged in the reconstruction of historical and folk costumes.

Kristýna has a beautiful book entitled Lidový oděv v obci Louka: v souvislosti s vývojem lidového oděvu na Horňácku (Folk Clothing in the Village Louka) and it focuses on the development of folk dress in in Horňácko.

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