Let's Race the Sunset.

the fandom is young. I’m 18 for a point of reference here. what happened in The Dragon Prince was heart breaking, yes, but that is the theme of the show. 

some of the older people might remember what happened in The 100 some time back. everyone who was into that show was very upset for a very good reason: 

Bury Your Gays. 

what happened in The 100, for those who may not be aware, a canon lgbt character was killed off screen for shock value. she was killed off screen for no other reason. her death did not have meaning behind it. the community was given someone who they could connect with and immediately had her ripped away because corporate is greedy. they knew exactly what they were doing. they promoted this character to their audience to get views. and then promptly had her character killed to show the audience they (corporate) do not care about them, only their views. 

this is all i will say on The 100 as i never watched it.

what did The Dragon Prince do? 

Wonderstorm, the team who makes TDP, gave us two characters who were lgbt (lesbians), gave us those two lesbians who were married. they had a kid together. by what means is not important. but they had a kid. that is representation that isnt given to the community often, let alone canon lgbt characters in general. 

they gave us lesbians who had a kid, were proud of themselves for who they were, they were royalty, and they were respected. there was no question whether Harrow would help them. the only thing in question was who would be sacrificed to help them. 

When Viren started his story about the day those two queens and Sarai died, we already knew they were dead. mid way through Viren’s story, Aanya, the daughter of the two queens, added she knew how this story ended, that it ended with their deaths. that was our second knowledge of their death. during the telling of the story, one of the queens said: “this is our day to sacrifice.“ that was our third warning. 

Bury Your Gays as a trope is used only for shock value. we have 3 instances where we are told these two are dead already. so it was a matter of when. and we were told when: when she uttered “this is out day to sacrifice.” they faced Thunder, the king of the dragons. we already have knowledge of the fact fighting him is no easy thing. they were killed while fighting Thunder. it was not off screen. we were told this would happen. there is no shock value. 

Wonderstorm gave us two respected, married lesbian queens with a daughter while the show is still young. saying this is the only representation we will get and that they were killed is extreme exaggeration. there is more show to come and this is not a reason to drop it. they treated their deaths well and did not shove them off to the side never to be mentioned again. we will see Aanya again, we will hear about her mothers again. 

“Gamer” starring @therealjacksepticeye

sergei’s face is so emotionally raw and knowing and sad in those first 15 seconds it’s breaks my heart

when he pauses? waiting for himself to catch up?

he’s running from the pain that he already knows is there, he keeps looking for it and running when he spots it

i cried when he stared dancing

HIS TATOOS ARE HOT

anD THAT SMILE

his devil knows everything, everything that would tear him apart, yet he here is baring his soul through his movements

notice how he locks himself away from what’s haunting him? yeah me too

his angel is shockingly… clean. it’s too clean, an obvious act

those precious frames when he and his angel are in sync 😩

running running running to the dead end of a rooftop

all of him is catching up, and it looks like the devil will reach him first

Hozier, blinking in the golden mid-morning sunlight: my lover moves with the wind, as chaotic as the churning sea, as deadly as a raging blaze. When her eyes meet mine, i see myself dying in her arms, by her hand, and my soul finally knows bliss

I spent fifteen minutes pouring through my high school Latin binder and Latin to English Dictionary to verify this translation.

What, further, can be deduced from this information?

Hozier the Forest Nymph has definitely been frolicking around since way back when Catullus was f*ckin’ it up.

Sketchavember 2018 - Day Fourteen: Master Vs. Apprentice

All the feels man… Darth Vader Vs Ahsoka Tano.

For every day in November I’ll be doing digital sketch. Special commissions open for this event!

Oh, that’s right.