Ring a ding ding!

Bruh I posted it on my Instagram but forgot to do the same on here, I apologize to you all on Tumblr who follow me...Anyway, here's our stinky man✨

In Pennsylvania...

have some Jack and Tenenbaum and little sisters, i love them

Being face to face with an angel let alone being kissed by one is often depicted as something holy, blissful and larger than life. I wanted to depict that here as well but removed from a religious context and turned to personal sacredness. Wreg as a character (as many queer people at some point in their lives) often finds that he can truly be and express himself during quiet nights and alone. Those fleeting moments are a piece of heaven to him – like being kissed by an angel.

Wreg: nakedness is a vulnerability when paired against a fully armoured opponent. When discussing heated romances and homoeroticism of knighthood, there’s a thin line between crossing swords and erotic – enemy knights become lovers, swords turn into manhoods, and armour a protective layer between flesh. Wreg doesn’t seem bothered to bare himself armour-less to his ’opponent’ and completely trusts him to not hurt him.

Angel: the angel’s sparrow wings are a reference to both old Finnish paganism and fusion of paganism and christianity. Lintukoto (bird-home) was a mythical plane where birds came from and moved to during winter. It was believed human souls could also travel there, and it located over the horizon. Lintukoto is often thought to be a peaceful and homely place. While this place may not exist anymore in christianity, great many songs, poems and beliefs deal with birds – especially with dead loved ones coming back to visit us in form of birds.

Banner: Banner-bearers were important soldiers, but also especially vulnerable as they were in frontline and did not have effective tools to defend themselves. An angry red banner can be seen as a colour suited for war, but also for passionate love. It guides both knights and wraps around them but also leaves them vulnerable to harm and hurt.