#andalusi

My multicultural Mediterranean Levantine Queen 💅🏾🫒🕊️ (Valencia is the Spanish Levant and she travels to the Levant—from where she has some heritage—so she’s Levantine x2 sjjsjsjkak) // I can almost taste this drawing, esp the olives lol

OST: Oh València, tu no ets tu — Capella de Ministrers

Spanish - Maltese - English

Azahar - Zahar - Blossom (Orange blossom in Spanish)

Aceite - Żejt - Oil

Camisa - Qmis - Shirt

Azúcar - Zokkor - Sugar

Almohada - Imħadda - Pillow

Ojalá - Jalla - Spanish: “Hopefully”/”May...” ; Maltese: “May...” 

Albaricoque - Berquq - Apricot

Ajonjolí (also: sésamo) - Ġunġlien - Sesame

Azafrán - Żaffran - Saffron 

Alcachofa - Qaqoċċ - Artichoke

Tapiz - Tapit - Carpet

Algarrobo (from Arabic: al-kharrouba) - Ħarrub - Carob tree

Algodón - Qoton - Cotton

Almanaque - Almanakk - Almanac

Arroz - Ross - Rice

Atún - Tonn - Tuna

Dado - Dadi - Dice

Taza - Tazza - Cup

Zagal (synonym for “chico”) - Raġel - Man

Zanahoria - Zunnarija - Carrot

Zoco (synonym for “mercado”) - Suq - Market

Alhamdulillah this is the first time in a while that I am sorta proud of a drawing. Please show it some love 😭🥺👉🏻👈🏻

style inspired by Tinariwen (Amazigh band)

Saying a husband’s full name out loud is super important and intimate in Lluna’s culture, and since she’s saying it in her Andalusi Arabic, it makes her giggle. As we kinda know, Lluna does not “like” to show her emotions, so she covers up for both these reasons 🤭 she’s silly

“Buduan/Baduan al-Rabee ibn Mūri/Mūrri/Amuri al-Maqdisi” is the name I kinda made up lol

but the way the Arabs usually referred to someone called Baldwin was Bardawīl (as seen in a place name of the Bardawil lake —Buhayrat al-Bardawil— in the Sinai peninsula, after Baldwin I (referenced in a chapter I published recently) or in the condolence letter from Saladin to Baldwin, or also Baghdawin (Baghdawin al-Abras: Baldwin The Leper), among other possible variations, like simply بالدوين “Balduin” as well. It depends on what language you are drawing from ofc; Latin (Balduinus/Baldvinvs), Old French/French (Baldoin/Bauduin/Baudouin), romançe French (Balduin), Occitain (Baudoïn or Balduin as well, and more), etc.

Idk, but I like to use Baudouin even though it is more of a modern spelling (adding “ou” is an unnecessary modern spelling convention), but in the sense of sound I like it, not just for the recurring “heartbeat sound” in HCW, but because it feels one of the more personal ways to address him, in contrast to the Latin, which feels more ceremonial. Might change some spellings in HCW like dropping that “ou”. And changing others, like Gui, Raimon… (I don’t want people pronouncing their names in an English manner as they read lolll) like I changed Renaud’s “surname” to Chastillon, the old spelling of Châtillon.

For the Sultan AU I gave him the laqab of “Badruddin” Badr ad-Din, Full Moon of the Faith

⚠️[NSFW] Llunica 🤭 🌙

Heyyyy so I have been on an art and writing block lately. So I keep using Lluna’s base to experiment with outfits like a paper doll, but I also decided to make something completely new for me: an artistic nud3 👀

I didn’t know how to share it without getting possibly banned anywhere, so I added a google drive link? Dunno if it works. But you can click on her name and see it there maybe lol there are two versions with this translucent toga and two versions without (each with and without henna tattoos). Her hair is up in a big braid circling her head (she finna take a rose water or donkey milk bath haha)

(i wanted to fix her leg but forgor)

One of my favorite things is how Lluna’s eyes (together w her hair) kinda match the Palestine flag 🇵🇸

Oh btw, I am dyin to get outta this rut. I feel part of it is because I love art (and creative fields) and it’s the only career really available to me, but idk how to get commissions and jobs… so how am i supposed to make it my profession 😭😭

Anyways if you want your OC or something else drawn I am open to hear about it in a DM, no commitment, just a consultation firstly :) 💓

One of my projects to continue when I am more inspired is like art collages with the Celestial Sun/Moon aesthetic from the 90s/00s 🌞🌝✨💫🌌 WAIT LEMME UPDATE THIS ART OF HER WITH THIS AES WHEN I HAVE TIME (and add watermarks lol)