#Gruulfriends

[sylvan-librarian]

[part-time-lesbian]

[witchyfoxelf]

gayyyyyyyyyyyy. (/pos)

[xantchaslegacy]

[hyralc]

my localization of mtgjp's comic

[pxper-cranes]

CHANDRA IS RACING TO WIN NISSA A SPARK LOVE IS STILL REAL IM GOING INSANE

[farsight-the-char]

Yuri Rights

From an Arena preview.

[swemtpotamtam]

Nissa and Chandra having a serene little moment for OsiriaRaven

[heirtocragflame]

[bace-jeleren]

Beyond the Neon Veil two-year-anniversary formalwear series

Moving right along with drawing couples from Beyond the Neon Veil in formalwear for hitting two years this beast has been in production. Drawing Chandra and Nissa together was a must, of course, but also the Toxic Straight couple. I haven't really delved into what the fuck is up with Satoru and Tetsuko quite yet, but in the coming arc their relationship is going to get some... developments.

[sylvan-librarian]

For all I know, the Magic Story writers are already leading us there, but I hope sometime they dig into the idea that the path Chandra and Nissa have taken after March of the Machine and the path Jace and Vraska have taken are mirrors of each other and that both highlight different ways of responding to trauma and suffering.

Both couples suffered greatly during the Phyrexian arc, both couples grew closer together afterward, and both couples are rethinking their place in the multiverse. The difference is the conclusions they come to. Should one respond with:

* (Justifiable) anger, projection, a thirst for revenge, and a desire to fix everything

or

* Calm, introspection, a thirst for peace, and a desire to create harmony

Maybe I’m crazy, but I feel like there’s a lot of narrative meat to dig into here.

[part-time-lesbian]

They kinda forgot to wrap up Chandra's emotional arc in Aetherdrift, so have some flash fiction

Chandra had put up a valiant effort to remain composed for the Ghirapur Grand Prix victory ceremony, but as soon as she was able to politely excuse herself, she collapsed into Nissa's arms. She spent the ride home with her head in the elf's lap, barely holding in sobs of pain. A small, spiteful part of Nissa wanted to kill Jace for hurting the woman she loved like this. But vengeance wasn't what her girlfriend needed right now. While Chandra tried to play it off as a severe migraine, her soft cries let out hints to the truth. Whatever psychic attack Jace had unleashed to scramble her senses had stirred up a storm of fears and anxieties, both new and old. Snippets of trauma Nissa hadn't even known about leaked out through tears and mingled with familiar wounds in what must have been a vicious storm of emotion. Cries for her father. For her mother. For Gideon. For Nissa. Especially for Nissa. She knew how much this race meant to Chandra. Gods, she knew. And she hated it. She hated to see her like this, her normally mercurial mind finally fixated on something long enough to worry herself sick over it. She intimately knew how badly Chandra wanted to do this for her, to help fix things for her, to make her happy. But it was only now that she realized how much this desperation was driven by fear. Fear of how upset Nissa must be, now that she failed. Fear of how Nissa would never give a genuine smile again. How she'd ruined Nissa's life with this failure. That she was a failure. That she didn't deserve Nissa, and that Nissa would have every right to leave her after this. So, so much self-loathing that had been dredged up from where it had been festering in the recesses of her mind. And that was only what she let slip out. There was no telling how much more there was being kept bottled up inside.

For the sake of her girlfriend's pride, she waited to say something until after Pia had finished helping her carry Chandra up to their bedroom. It gave her time to figure out the correct sequence of words to say. She wished she had Jace's powers so she could simply project her feelings directly into Chandra's head, but that was what gotten her into the state she was in in the first place. Finally, she settled on something simple. She sat on the bed and placed a hand on her girlfriend's back. "I love you, Chandra," she said.

Immediately, the tears that the hero of Avishkar had barely been holding at bay came pouring out. Half-coherent apologies tumbled out of her mouth, punctuated by body-wracking sobs. Nissa wasn't quite sure if Chandra even knew what she was apologizing for. She buried her face in Nissa's lap, and Nissa stroked her reassuringly.

"I need you to know that I'm not mad at you," she said as gently as she could. "I know you wanted the Aetherspark for me, but I need you to know I don't need it. Yes, I miss Zendikar dearly. Of course I do. But you've shown me that anywhere can be home as long as I'm with you. You don't need to be a big damn hero for me to love you. You don't need to be the hero of Avishkar, savior of the multiverse, slayer of Eldrazi. You just need to be here, with me."

The sobs intensified and Chandra clung tighter to her girlfriend.

"You just need to be Chandra, my girlfriend who I love very much. Even when she doesn't love herself."

[witchyfoxelf]

EXCUSE ME I ONLY JUST NOW NOTICED THAT CHANDRA IS PROMINENTLY WEARING NISSA'S SYMBOL IN AETHERDRIFT BECAUSE I GUESS RACING TO GET HER GIRLFRIEND'S SPARK BACK WASN'T GAY ENOUGH 😭😭😭

[xantchaslegacy]

[hyralc]

my localization of mtgjp's comic

[revanezendikar]

Made this art of Aftermath, episode: SHE WHO BREAKS THE WORLD.

Where nissa kisses chandra. 💚❤️💚❤️