#DragonWatch

[summercosmos]

something i really enjoy and that i don't really see anyone commenting about is how Kendra's inner monologue is so often accidentally funny. like sometimes you'll read something from a Seth chapter and you can tell it was purposely written to get a little snort out of you, but Kendra will casually hit you with the most insane train of thought. it gets me everytime when the Teenage Girl Realness seeps through the narration

DOUBLE WHAMMY!

she's so genuine about it too. not once does she get the "oh no my brain is just being silly heehee" treatment. her thought process is just like That

[aezenia]

Found these in my gallery, I think I have never posted them.

[icewaterforicequeen]

People don't talk enough about the vocab in the Fablehaven books, and the best part is that it's completely random what words the teenage characters do and don't know. Seth instantly understands "garrote" and doesn't blink an eye at "schizoid," but he's completely lost when he hears "step pyramid." The Sphinx literally has to trace the pattern with his fingers before Seth understands.

[ace-of-hats]

[blanks--pace]

I have this really bad habit of recommending Fablehaven to people and then only explaining the weird and awful parts. Like yeah I love a lot of it, but instead of mentioning the parts I like I'm gonna tell u about the main character having a brief crush on her cousin.

[candlemouse]

FROM HIS INSTAGRAM OMGGGG

[anxiousabsurdity]

Kendra: Would you be more surprised to find a walrus or a fairy knocking at your door?

Seth: Neither would surprise me at this point, but I better not be the walrus this time.

[slurpyboii]

Tried to draw how I imagine the main fhdw 4 :)

[lunaloon4]

I don't know if anybody has done this already but I did some fablehaven fanart.

[carolinelikesdinner]

Fablehaven is a work of art. It’s the worst thing I have ever read. The character development is some of the best ever written. The character development is absolute garbage. The magic system is so cool. The magic system is a trainwreck. The plot is so good. Theres so many plotholes. Why does he write romance Like That. Oh he's mormon ok. The villains are amazing. The villains are so badly written. It has good representation. Its super fucking weird about its minority characters. It has actually well written female characters. What the fuck is Kendra's inner monologue. I love it. I hate it. I can fix it. Its unfixable. It fights against the trope of light being good and dark being bad. Wait nevermind actually yeah no it does not. I love the characterization. They would not fucking say that. Oh my god why are they naked.

[chameleon8]

Been rereading book 3 lately

[summercosmos]

why are these books actually so funny i heart drawing these. theyre talking abt ronodin btw↑

[cococrim]

[ronodins-orange-horn]

fuck bracken what about my boy DALE. dale is everyone’s dream man. he’s like the most wholesome perfect character to exist in the entire fhdw universe. if i hear dale slander i will end you

[suremaybeiguess]

Making art for a fandom as small as fablehaven is so scary because I search it up on Pinterest and I’m literally. Right there. Immediately. Like jumpscare???

[certain-death-awaits]

Character Design Notes: Warren

This is the third in a series of Kyoto Animation-style character design sheets. They’re in the style of my Fablehaven animation. I go into detail under the cut.

Here are some quotes from the books referencing Warren’s appearance.

'Handsome and quiet? White hair and skin? Dale's brother' Warren was no longer albino. He had dark hair and intense hazel eyes. Warren wore a dark orange T-shirt and gray sweatpants. Contrasted against the shirt, his arms looked white as milk. Dale turned him so that he was seated on the edge of the bed. When Dale let go, Kendra half-expected Warren to topple over, but he remained seated upright, eyes vacant. He looked to be in his twenties, at least ten years younger than Dale. Even with pale skin, white hair, and empty eyes, Warren was unexpectedly handsome. Not quite as tall as his brother, Warren Had broader shoulders and a firmer jaw. His features were more finely sculpted. Looking at Dale, she would not picture his brother handsome. Looking at Warren, she would not picture his brother plain. And yet seen together, a family resemblance persisted. Standing in the doorway, he studied her. He looked even more handsome now that he had possession of himself. His striking eyes were a silvery hazel. Had they been that color before? He ran a white hand through his thick hair, then stared at his palm. "I thought I was looking sort of bleached", he said, flexing his fingers. "I have leather armor under my shirt," Warren said. "The freak still gave me a good scratch. I keep my knives sharp." Warren crouched, recovering his throwing knife from where it had fallen. Warren wore several new rings and clung to a sheathed sword with a pearly hilt.

Seeing that he had "several new rings" implies he would wear rings normally, and that those are additions.

When introducing himself, Warren mentions being a Scorpio, making him... something of a zodiac girlie.

All this gave me the impression of him that you see reflected in his design. The throwing knives, too, and evidence of frequent injury are present.

Below is a design for the sword with the pearly hilt from Lost Mesa. Swords aren't a weapon really seen in Navajo or Hopi cultures, so I tried to make a sword of fairy-like design.

As a personal touch, I gave him the down-turned eyes of an elderly cat. His face is meant to look like a smug, somewhat mischievous elderly cat.