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art inspired by first watch of night by @tackytigerfic

“Rosie!” Harry shouted joyfully from somewhere over their heads, and then they heard a “woah” and the creak of something old and wooden, and looked up just in time to see Harry, holding one of the fencing swords from the training room, balanced on the upper bannister of the mezzanine stairs, his body twisting lithely away from a flashing flurry of something.

hello! this is the first time i’ve done something in my… actual style on here in forever, but what better cause for it than tacky’s new incredible, epic fic. this piece is a gift from @sweet-s0rr0w and @maesterchill!

like the characters of this story, i’m blessed with good friends in every universe i inhabit, especially this one. i was completely swept up by what it must have felt like to be in that library - a heavy, hard-won, sudden happiness, the kind that often appears in tacky’s work. i felt the need to do something that would visually translate the immense detail, whimsy and familiarity of that moment.

the chapter title comes from a wilfred owen poem, and i continued to borrow from him for the piece - the big sigil made by malfoy and rosie, as well as the small ones helping harry and draco duel, are all coded from lines from two of his poems.

from training day:

harry - none else may meet me till I wear my crown

draco - my renown be the clean beauty of speed and pride of style

the big sigil malfoy and rosie are casting comes from owen’s poem the end and it spells out: all death annul, all tears assuage.

i hope you all go and read this incredible story (and tacky's entire back catalog) and i hope you're all happy and safe forever.

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forgot to say that, without Howl chasing girls and Sophie resenting him for it, the film completely erases part of the point of Sophie being old.  Wynne Jones is using an idea that Beauvoir talked about - that being an old woman is both tragic (as we lose male attention/attractiveness) and freeing (as we are freed from the male gaze).  the idea is that with being old comes liberation, and the true meaning of what it is to be a woman, as society no longer forces gender norms on us.

Sophie is free from Howl’s attentions and therefore safe from harm (a big part of the book is the fact that Sophie believes he eats women’s hearts, and him chasing girls proves this to her).  she takes solace in the fact that she’s old, and finds it freeing.  when she learns more about Howl (notably: that he doesn’t eat hearts and that he’s not evil), she starts to curse her age and resent him chasing girls.  BUT she remains old OF HER OWN VOLITION - Howl notes that she’s perpetuating the spell by wishing to remain “in disguise”.  there are SO many layers to this, and lots to do with gender politics - if she’s still old Sophie can’t get hurt, she likes the freedom, etc.  but of course on a personal level being old is her denying her feelings for Howl, and also a representation of her low self esteem - being old is a defence mechanism and protection, both on a gender level and a personal one.

and the film kinda… loses this?  the only thing that remains is being old = low self esteem.  which really sucks.  because there’s SO MUCH MORE to Sophie being old in the book (perspective I already mentioned), and a HUGE amount of this is gender politics.  that the film just erases.

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Hi! To celebrate 3k followers here I wanted to do something cute - or at least try ^^’  It’s more a creativity fest than a challenge, and I tried to involve authors as well.

~~ FOR WRITERS ~~

Prompts  (1) Hogwarts 8th Year: The Great Ball for the Inter-House Unity (2) Fantasy AU : The Thorn that Protects Its Rose (3) Theater AU : A Comedy Drama performed by the famous rivals H.J.Potter and D.L.Malfoy!

RULES: - Pick one of these prompts and write! It can be a ficlet, a snippet, a story, poetry or haiku, everything is fine :) - No words limit.  - It has to follow the prompt, not necessarily the drawing - it can describe something leading to the drawing, something that happened before or after. - Use the tag #snarkyauthor

~~ FOR ARTISTS ~~

(1) DTIYS Challenge! RULES: - You can change pose and background. You can draw half-body.  - You can draw only one character or add characters  - Use the tag #snarkyartist

!! Edits of my art and Moodboards accepted !! ((I’m really bad at both of them, but I like them a lot. I’m just being greedy >:-D))

(2 )Art for the Prompts If you like what one of the authors wrote, you can make a piece of art based on that entry :) Simply as that.

- For clarification, DM me - Use the tag #snarky3000 and tag me @snarkyships-drarryside. (remember the #snarkyartist and #snarkyauthor tags as well) - I’ll reblog all the entries here! - Be respectful. I’ll not reblog entries with offensive content.

As I said, it’s not a challenge. I just hope people will find some inspiration and have fun 💕 [Time limit: the next DTIYS at 4k, so like….lot of time] Under the cut I’ll add eventual updates and entries links

Keep reading

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been in drarry hell for 5 months now and i still get whiplash from the range

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inspired by Right Hand Red by @lqtraintracks

dear @phoebe-delia, this piece is a gift for you from @rockingrobin69! my partner in crime and i wanted to give you something that reminds us of all the things that make you - well, you! this piece is set in the world of your favorite lqt story, but if you look around, there's bits from your amazing fics hidden around 😉

includes harry's stolen leather bracelet, comet diner merch, taylor swift song opening chords, sleepy mice, shabbat candles and more!

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even millionaire harry potter can't get a text back, damn 😔🤟 (ref)

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happy birthday @softlystarstruck!!! 💗 i'm so thankful we get to experience your soft heart

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rooneyy hi! for the love confession prompts, how about #3 ✨

Hi Nim!!! I adore this prompt, thank you so much!!! Have a little humour xx

3. “Do I really have to spell it out for you? I love you! Are you happy now?”

'So here's the question--' Draco lifted the paint colour cards so they were next to each other - one of them was meant to be more blue-toned than the other, and Harry had absolutely no clue which one that was, '--do you love either of these?'

'Um.' Harry looked at the cafe at the end of the hardware store. He was pretty sure they sold chocolate milkshakes. 'I don't have super strong feelings towards paint colours.'

'But out of all the colours--' Draco swept a hand indicating the vast array of paint shades '--there must be one that, I don't know, ignites something in you?' He looked quite hopeful and Harry was, honestly, baffled.

'Er. Why does it matter what I think? It's your living room. Don't you think Pansy would probably be better suited to--'

'No!' Draco fairly yelled, and Harry flinched. 'Sorry. But it's your opinion I want.'

'Why?'

'Because!' Draco threw his arms in the air. 'I want to know! Is that such a crime? After all, you're going to be the one looking at it when I pin you against--'

'Jesus, Draco!' Harry looked around at the other shoppers who, mercifully, seemed not to notice. 'Um, I dunno, I like the lighter one?'

'You just like it?'

Harry really, really wanted one of those milkshakes.

'I told you, I don't really love paint colours--'

'No, you seem incapable of that particular emotion,' Draco snapped, and it occurred to Harry that...this may not be about the paint colours. Or the flower arrangements Draco had dragged him to view last week. Or the antique furniture collections he'd wanted his opinion on the week before that.

'Draco,' Harry raised an eyebrow.

'--of course,' Draco continued, pointedly ignoring Harry, '--you just might be incapable of loving some paint colours, ones with chequered pasts, even though those paint colours have loved you their whole lives, and really have changed as much as paint colours are able to--'

'Are you trying to get me to say--why do I have to say it first? Why don't you say it?'

'But then of course,' Draco continued, as if he hadn't heard him, 'perhaps the past six months between you and this shade of Iced Chiffon have meant nothing more than a bit of fun--'

'Draco!' Harry grabbed his shoulders, seeming to snap Draco out of whatever trance he was in. 'Do I really have to spell it out for you?'

'Yes!' Draco hissed. 'You really do, otherwise how am I meant to--pick paint colours, or flowers, or--'

'I love you! Are you happy now?'

Draco's mouth dropped open.

'You do?'

'Yes, you absolute lunatic. Can we go, please?'

'Oh, yes.' Draco blinked at the shelves. 'I suppose...the paint colours can wait.'

Harry held out his hand for Draco to take, and Draco stared it before tentatively interlacing their fingers.

'Harry?'

'Yes?'

'I love you too.'

Harry smiled at him, taking in the tousled hair and oversized sweater and nervous expression, and was hit with a wave of affection so strong it threatened to drown him.

'I know. Let's go get milkshakes.'

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draco: i would’ve had it embroidered on my robes then??

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Turn your face towards the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.

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ur dumb as a box of rocks

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I Will - Mitski

did i spontaneously make a drarry animatic to this song? yes! only the first verse but im so tempted to continue into the whole songgg

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coloured in a sketch >:0

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✨They’re dating✨ I needed a boost of serotonin so I decided to draw my beloved couple: possessive Draco and clueless Harry.

Btw, I feel like he’s prettiest Draco I’ve ever drawn. I usually prefer him with wavy long hair with a man-bun or something like that, but I think that it makes more sense that he didn’t have such long hair or that kind of hair style before his 20s.

Love,

Cuckooboo

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i am stronger than you give me credit for

sorry draco, another no oat milk mitski day

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Oh, What a fun time puberty is….

Halfway through with inktober lads!

Have a nice week 🌻✨🐝

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i am not this body that imprisons me

sorry draco