#montaby

"Aw look at that, Mon! It's starting to snow!" *sticks out tongue to catch snowflakes*

"How perfect! It looks like it'll snow too in London when we visit my family for the holidays."

"Oh yes, about that, Mon. Ummm, do you think your parents will like me?"

"Oh, I'm sure they will! Why would you think that?"

"Well, for one: your father's an Auror and is probably familiar with my parents and their... criminal record."

"Barnaby, you are not your parents. You are you: sweet, wonderful, kind-hearted, adorable you. And I love you for that. Just you being different from what your parents wanted you to be is enough for them to know that you are a wonderful person. Okay, darling?"

*hugs Monty from behind*

"What's going on, love?"

"You called me 'adorable.' Hehehe~"

"Ahahaha! That's what you took away from this?"

"That and that you love me."

"Oh, you. Never change, Barnaby. Never change."

--

In which Montague and Barnaby spend a lovely winter dusk together at Hogsmeade before they leave for Monty's London family home the next day.

I have to be proud of myself because this is the handsomest I've ever drawn Barnaby. That side profile should be enough to make Monty swoon hahaha! (Also, did you all notice that little cameo of a little coffee shop run by three men who oddly look like three certain best pals we know without a rat who look like they wear fake mustaches for fun and are probably a polyamorous throuple)

Anyway, I'm happy to have this second year of making the Yuletide gaaaaaayyyy with some good Christmas Montaby content. 💙💚

Enjoy your holidays, everyone!

Bonus content under the cut!

"I'm so excited to know we have another Halloween party again this year, babe."

"And the fact that we can once again come in couple's costumes is always a treat."

"Ha! I got that. I uhh... I mean, I understood that reference."

"Oh, Barnaby. Never change, my love."

—

HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON 2021, BITCHES!

In which Montague and Barnaby try their hand at couple's costumes once again this year. This time, they're dressed as Uma Therman's Poison Ivy and Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn respectively. This was once again birthed from a discussion I had with @scarlet-demiurge about what have Montaby dress up as this Spooky Season.

And that's it for me this month! I'll have to return to the real world again to sort out more of my priorities. Expect less activity from me once again aside from the occasional reblogging of my own work.

Anyway, I hope y’all enjoyed this one! Happy Spooky Season 🎃🎃!

DO NOT REPOST

Bonus content under the cut!

“Mon, it feels like Rosmerta may have gone a bit overboard with the decorations.”

“Hmmm. I think she’s just lacking a few couple snowmen in that corner booth over there. Hahaha! But in all seriousness, let’s not give her any more ideas.”

“Ooooh look, Monty! A mistletoe!”

“Oh. What’s it doing up there?”

“I don’t know. I’ve been told by Sikander that Muggle couples kiss under the mistletoe during the Christmas season. And it’s bad luck if we don’t.”

“We?”

“Oh. I– well, um–”

“Well. Why risk getting bad luck, Barnaby? And on Christmas, of all times.”

“Hahaha! You have a point there, love. Merry Christmas, Monty. ”

“Merry Christmas, Barnaby.”

–

In which Montague and Barnaby share a kiss under the mistletoe at Madame Rosmerta’s somewhat overly decorated pub.

Christmas is drawing near and this is the first time I’ve made anything remotely Christmas-y when it comes to my artworks. Regardless, I’m happy with how this came out. I’m happy to be making the Yuletide gay with some good Christmas Montaby content.

Also, if you can guess the special guests in the back, you get a prize aka. my love uwu 🥺💙💚 because oh my gosh I guess they’re somewhat unrecognizable and that’s not because of the blur.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this artwork! Give it a reblog too for Christmas! Hehehe~

PS. Am I going to tire of Montaby kisses? Nah. We’re making the Yuletide gay, hunny! 🏳‍🌈

Bonus material under the cut!

“Barns, look up! It’s the first snow of the season!”

“Oh, you’re right! It’s so beautiful!”

“Aw, just like you, Barnaby.”

“Ahahaha! Oh, Monty.”

“And you’re also so warm. How are you so warm during the winter?”

“Hmmmm. Maybe it’s magic?”

“Well, thank Merlin for magic, then. Hehe.”

---

In which Barnaby carries Montague around Hogsmeade during winter and kiss. Mehehehe~

Anyway, it’s been a while since I’ve made any artwork and this is my way of slowly returning to making them. One bad thing after another kept happening to me outside of Tumblr and I just needed a break to take care of myself and other things. I’m still not sharing what those were so don’t bother asking.

Since winter season is happening soon in the northern hemisphere, I decided it was time to start making winter-related art. Next month will be Christmas things and I am excited to make some Christmas content. 

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this artwork! Give it a reblog, too! Hehehe~

Bonus material under the cut!

Hi all!

At long last, I’ve finally created my Hogwarts Mystery Incorporated lineup. At the start of this project, I’ve stated that I planned to end this whole series with a lineup artwork of the pool of characters my MC is closest with and would most likely consistently work with throughout their tenure of solving mysteries at Hogwarts.

In the lineup from left to right, we have Bill Weasley, Tulip Karasu (with Dennis the musical toad), Rowan Khanna, Barnaby Lee, Montague Donohue (my MC), Penny Haywood, Nymphadora Tonks, and Charlie Weasley.

Rounding out the whole series is a few cute creatures we know very well: our bowtruckle (whom I’ve named Barnaby Jr. in-game) and our niffler, Sickleworth, who have their pair artwork under the cut!

Anyway, I hope you all loved this whole series I’ve made! I certainly enjoyed it, too. Hope you all stick around for more artworks I’ll be making in the future. Thanks again everybody for being quite supportive of this series! As always, reblogs and love are highly appreciated here. So, don’t be shy. Shower me with love and appreciation. 🥺 👉👈

Pair artworks linked below:

Part 1 (Montague Donohue (my MC) and Barnaby Lee) here

Part 2 (Bill Weasley and Rowan Khanna) here

Part 3 (Tulip Karasu and Penny Haywood) here

Part 4 (Nymphadora Tonks and Charlie Weasley) here

PS. I might make the others. Emphasis on MIGHT.

Bonus material under the cut!

“This was a crazy day. Facepainting, dancing, sending Gildefraud Flophart running back to whichever hellhole he lives in with the help of a skunk?”

“Oh, don’t forget saving the festival, Mon!”

“Ahahaha! Well, we saved the festival together. And now we’re the Festival Ambassadors because of it. I have to say. This truly is the best date I’ve ever been on with you, Barnaby.”

“This is the best date I’ve ever been on, Monty. I’m so glad we came here today together. I wouldn’t have it any other way with anyone else.”

“I’m so glad to be here with you, too. Even if that meant having Murphy announce that you announced that we’re here on a date together. Hahaha!”

“Hahahaha! Is that such a bad thing, though?”

“Being with you? Obviously not. Letting all of Hogwarts know that we’re together? Not bad at all.”

“I’m proud to let them know we’re together. After all, you matter to me more than anything… even cake.”

“Oh, and I know how much you love cake, my love.”

–

In which Montague and Barnaby attend the Summer Festival, take care of a pest of a party-crasher *ehem* Lockhart *ehem*, spend te rest of the festival dancing and eating, and getting crowned as the Festival Ambassadors.

This was perhaps the fastest I’ve ever worked on a project, given that the Festival Fun TLSQ came out last weekend. For this, I decided to give these boys flower crowns that are different from the ones in the game. I used pink peonies and red roses, with a few wildflowers and leaves in between. I donned Monty in the summer festival outfit I designed for him months ago.

I also realized while making the background that the scene looks like it came fresh from a dating simulator (*cues Dream Daddy music omg stan Craig Cahn and Hugo Vega*) and I have no regrets about it. Hahaha!

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this artwork. It’ll be a while (maybe a few weeks) perhaps before I make another artwork, since I’ll be busy with a few important real-life commitments. Hopefully, I’ll be back to making art for Halloween. Enjoy, kids! And reblog! 🥺🥺

“I love autumn so much. It’s just so magical, Monty. The colors, the cocoa, the pile of leaves I can dive into. I wish it was autumn all year round!”

“You say that about every season, Barnaby! Hahaha!”

“Well, yes. Because nature is amazing.”

“Well, no qualms there.”

“And so are you, my love.”

“Oh, stop it, you. You’re making me blush.”

“Good.”

–

In which Montague and Barnaby spend a lovely autumn Hogsmeade date together, comfortably wearing each other’s scarves, trying out a new café named “Wolfstarbucks” (run by three men who oddly look three certain  best pals we know without a rat who look like they wear fake mustaches for fun and are probably a polyamorous throuple) that recently opened, and... oh, you know, just casually kissing on the streets of Hogsmeade. squeals in flaming gay

Figured it’s time to prepare for some autumn content so I decided to make this before autumn starts in certain areas of the northern hemisphere. Also, yay to making new art instead of having to constantly reblog my old ones. Hahahaha! 🙃🙃🙃

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this artwork! I worked really hard on this one. 🥺🥺

Note: “Wolfstarbucks” Coffee (yes, a coffee shop) is an idea conceived by @death-or-sleep​. Love you, babe. 🤗🥺😘💙💚

Bonus content under the cut!

“Barnaby.”

“Oh! Yes, Monty?”

“So, did you really mean what you said?”

“Umm... I, uhh... wait, what did I say?”

“You said that you— uhh... like me? In front of... Penny and Ismelda a few days ago.”

“Oh yeah! Ahaha! I did, didn’t I. What a mad way to end the day, huh?”

“Definitely was the cherry on the sundae that was you almost getting dosed with a love potion from Ismelda, of all people.”

“Ahahaha~!”

“Hahahaha!”

...

“Did you mean what you said, though?”