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I've commissioned another JeanKasa art from @weis_sen.

Fairy tales aren't about saving yourself.

These aren't epic myths or heroic legends about the great warriors who slay every monster in their path because they're so awesome. Fairy tales are almost always about ordinary, even incompetent, people who get thrown into strange situations where they only succeed because of the help of others.

It's not a gendered thing. The boy who goes off to seek his fortune is usually the dim-witted third son whose older brothers are the strong, smart ones. The third son succeeds because he is kind to the magical helpers who then complete the tasks for him--and the exact same thing happens when a girl is the main character.

The characters in a fairy tale rarely succeed because they embrace their own strength and take their own path. Much more often, they are told step-by-step what to do, and they succeed because they obey--respecting the wisdom of others.

The core virtue of a fairy tale is not pride, but humility. It's not a story about the strong, but those who are weak, small, helpless. The people who can't do it all on their own, but can recognize the worth and wisdom of others.

It's been a tough eight and a half years ❤️‍🩹

💌-The Letter.

Oh to be jealous and in love in Bath💕

"You sink your voice, but I can distinguish the tones of that voice when they would be lost on others. "

This is a wip. If I figure out coloring soon enough, I'll try to make it ready as a submission for jkweek if I manage to jam it into one of the prompts

Ideally (should I have enough perseverance) I want to make it into this

My girl is a bit slow here but she got the idea,lol.