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“He heaved a flat of wild geraniums into the canal over the protests of the flower seller and grabbed the clothes Matthias had stashed there earlier that morning. He swept the red cloak around Inej’s shoulders in a rain of petals and blossoms as she continued to strap on her knives. She looked almost as startled as the flower seller.

       “What?” he asked as he tossed her a Mister Crimson mask that matched his own.

       “Those were my mother’s favorite flower”“

Had some free time and just had to draw this beautiful scene <3

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Mulling over the thing that always bothered me in Harry Potter, plotwise ...

This is probably a theory hundreds of other people have already talked about but I'm re-listening to the audiobooks and wanted to get my thoughts down, however late :))

I’ve been thinking about Lily’s sacrificial protection. It has always felt a bit off to me that there were no other recorded moments in the whole of wizard history of someone surviving the killing curse, when the requirements for the counter curse seem so simple. 

The idea that no other parent ever sacrificed themselves to save their child rings false. Some people say that it was the active CHOICE made by Lily to die even AFTER Voldemort offers her a change to step aside and live. But to me even this scenario doesn’t feel unique enough that it’s plausible to say it NEVER happened before. 

Maybe it is this straightforward, and other previous examples of sacrificial protection simply went unrecorded as they didn’t involve the most infamous dark wizard of all time. However, I prefer the idea that Harry’s very specific circumstance produced a more unlikely, one-off situation. 

My theory is that the seed for the counter-curse was planted further back than Voldemort entering the Potter’s house on Halloween. I think that one of the key moments in the set up of Lily’s sacrifice involves Snape. Let me explain.

Dumbledore mentions MANY times that it was Lily’s LOVE for Harry that saved him. In fact he talks about the power of love so much more than her sacrifice when you count all the times he discusses the subject with Harry. Now if we go way back to the very moment Voldemort decides that he has to kill Harry because of the prophecy, it is Snape who begs Voldemort to save lily. Even though he himself gave Voldemort the prophecy info, he does a full 180 when he realises it involves lily (he doesn’t care about James and the baby being murdered lol). It is Snape’s LOVE for Lily that causes Voldemort to even offer her mercy. So the already unique situation of Lily having to choose her love for Harry over her own life when she is offered it, is made even more potent by the reason Voldemort extends her that choice. 

So when lily makes the decision to die, she has the strength of Snape’s love, her rejection of Voldemorts offer, and the sacrifice itself to power the counter curse. These layers of old magic all shield Harry from the killing curse and rebound on Voldemort who doesn’t feel or understand love (perhaps making it doubly effective?).

Anyway, that was just something I thought tied in nicely to the sacrifice thing which I have always found a bit of a weak explanation. The involvement of Snape’s unrequited love makes it all the more tragic and ironic seeing as he hates Harry so much lol.

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Would you mind drawing Nash Hawthorne with long hair? I'm also reading it right now and I'm in love with him LOL thanks I also love your art

This is so sweet thank you! I’m actually taking a break at the moment as I just got a new job with v long hours. So I don’t have much time for drawing :(( but when I get back into it I’ll defo be doing some more Hawthorne portraits!

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It's giving James POV for me. But I think that's only because I want to see him become the *emo edgelord* from GOTSM again.

Cordelia going to Paris with Mathew is the perfect opportunity for some dramatic Herondale quotes!!!

FINALLY FINA-FUCKING-LY WE GET SOMETHING-

Initially I was like hey this must be a Matthew quote- surely

BUT NO- this could be said by every single one of the core characters and it would make sense coming from them

Because I feel like scars isn’t necessarily referring to exclusively physical ones here- emotional scars too.

However- if only physical scars are being referred to here it’s probably Matthew who isn’t that much a fan of shadowhunting. Or perhaps a downworlder, Magnus or Hypatia - I could see this coming from them

But if it refers to emotional scars too, and I believe it can, it’s likely in the sense that you block out whatever internal pain you’re feeling and your past trauma and you just keep fighting and ‘applying runes’- the options are pretty much open to every main character we have!!

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That awkward moment when you lose control of your senior citizen dragon and she eats your nephew.

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My digital illustration of Aemond Targaryen- my favourite character from Hotd (so far). He really nails the medieval emo pirate aesthetic.

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Made a gif out of my drawing of Aemond Targaryen where I tried to imagine what his bejewelled eye would look like. As if he wasn't edgy enough already.

I haven't seen the finale yet and I am so excited! BUT Hotd season 1 has blown me away and renewed my love for the song of ice and fire universe so I'm kinda sad it's ending.

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Currently reading The Inheritance Games and Idk if this is a controversial opinion but... Nash is my favourite oop.

Watch him do something awful later on and I'll regret this post

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Johnathon Shadowhunter and David the Silent- the first parabatai

I am strongly behind the headcanon that David became a silent brother to break their parabatai bond because they were IN LOVE. I know its not canon but I want to believe in romanceeee.

Anyway here they are (belong to @cassandraclare)

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This blog is dedicated to all the artists out there who studied design/architecture etc. and were only ever taught how to draw realistically, and are now having to unlearn that in order to develop a “style” to make illustrations.

Sometimes it can feel like you are a fraud/don’t know how to make drawings unique or come alive, but it comes with time and practise!!!!!!!! (I hope lol)

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hiii :)))

just wanted to say that I love your art (especially the one of cordelia)! you’re really talented <3

Thank you so much !!! been having a hard weekend and this really cheered me up

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She's not even in it, but reading Secrets of Blackthorn Hall made me want to draw Cordelia <3 Her power!!!

belongs to: @cassandraclare

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messy Eddie digital sketch RIP

Had to pay tribute to this iconic moment

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My digital drawing of The Gangsey!! Love these guys <3

I don't really feel like this is finished (there's something bugging me about Adam), but I've spent way too long on it now so it's officially done lol

Anyone else think the raven cycle would make a sick Netflix show?

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These are my illustrations of two stand out characters from Stranger Things S4... Vecna (001) and Max!!!! I loved both of their storylines and can't wait to see what happens to them next :)

The drawings are done with colour pencils! I also drew Eddie (<3) but he came out weird ahahaaha maybe I'll post him later

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Sketch of an AU of Nick and Charlie inspired by the v relatable Pirates of the Caribbean scene in the show ;)

Characters belong to Alice Oseman​

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Digital sketch of Cress from The lunar Chronicles :)