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[hannahelatham]

There you are

prints available here!

[revenantpoet]

Hearts and Other Heavy Burdens

Chapter Sixteen: In Which a Bond is Formed Rating: Teen Pairing: Vashwood Summary:

Wolfwood’s entire life has been a curse. From the day he was born to the day he was taken in by Chapel, he’s only had a few respites and none of them lasted. So sure, why not add on an actual honest-to-gods curse by some confused, maniacal loser with brother issues. His life might as well have been over after that since he had no home, no future, and no hope—if not for a friendly tall girl of a spirit and her red-cloaked friend. Though said friend does look suspiciously like the guy who cursed him… Either way, one thing’s for sure: Whether he likes it or not, he’s in for a wild ride.

(An AU loosely inspired by the Howl’s Moving Castle book, though very much its own thing! Completely written with updates every Sunday.)

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[dilwica]

howl’s moving castle book retelling by the muppets and the only one of the main characters played by an actual actor is calcifer, and it’s just a guy dressed up as a flame sitting in the chimney the whole time

[wizard-penndragon]

I will never get over the fact that Sophie was talking about how Howl will only forgo his makeup and vanity if he's truly in love and the next page is literally him showing up to rescue her, unmoisturised, dirty, bothered, unwashed and red rimmed half drunk and calling her name

and she still thinks he's there for someone else

if being blind had an image..

[skelliefrankie]

[rosiethorns88]

Heyy everyone! Dropping the latest Sketch-a-Wish, one that has been repeatedly requested by my lovely patreon members-- with a caveat! There were frequent requests for two scenes: one where Sophie tells Howl to find her in the future, and the 'There you are' scene in the beginning. I decided to bridge the gap between these two scenes and show something we've never seen before - the secret moment when Howl tracks Sophie down using matching ring he gave to Sophie. If you'll notice in the movie, it's sparkling just as he puts his hand on her shoulder. I thought it would be a fun 'what if' fanart for this off-screen theory. :)

[shebsart]

howl being specifically a winger in the rugby team.... because of course he was

[may12324]

Marcille and Falin, but make it Howl's Moving Castle inspired ^^

[paranormal-taters]

i'm watching Howl's Moving Castle for the first time and Howl having a full on tearful breakdown with his ass out because his hair is messed up is 100% the most relatable thing i've ever seen. like i've done this exact thing before.

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

Diana Wynne Jones wins big once again for understanding that the funniest way to write an isekai/portal fantasy is from the point of view of the people living in the fantasy world who look at the character who got isekai’d from our world and are like ‘WHAT is that guy’s deal???’

Howl/Howell stumbling back into his moving castle drunk after a night with his rugby bros is like the second funniest scene in that book, closely followed by poor Sophie getting reverse isekai’d and taking a day trip to Wales and suffering the terrible ordeal of a ride in a car.

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

I think Sophie should learn how to play the guitar Howl keeps carrying around with him just to rub it in his face tbh

[hannahelatham]

A heart’s a heavy burden ✨

Prints available here!

[alexstewart]

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE 2004 ― Dir. Hayao Miyazaki

[nadiajustbe]

One of my favorite parts about the writing of Howl's Moving Castle is how easy it is to write off all the things from our world at first as him just being a weird wizard™ (also thanks to bestie @jutenium for spotting this I wouldn't put it like that without you!!/pos). Sure, Sophie uses weird descriptions, but readers have every reason to believe them because of the way Howl is presented as a character. When Sophie says he wrote with a quill that doesn't need an ink, you wouldn't think it was actually a ballpoint pen, you would think Howl had just enchanted his quill so that it wouldn't need ink! When she adds that she can't make out a single word, you think he has matchingly terrible handwriting, but in fact Sophie has simply never seen a pen writing. When she sees the mysterious labels on his books, you think he's keeping a lot of obscure magical literature, but it's really just an encyclopedia and a guide like "Top 10 Rugby Tips." When Sophie notices the bottles in Howl's bathtub, you think they're some kind of magical jars where he keeps girl's hearts, but I'm almost certain that they're just 'Dove' and 'Head and Shoulders' that he's enhanced with his spells and put silly labels on. When you read Calicifer singing a song in a language Sophie doesn't understand, you think it's some kind of ancient cipher or code, but it's actually just a rugby song in Welsh that Howl sings when he's drunk. And finally, when you see the terrifying black door, which is completely shrouded in darkness, you imagine a passage to an eerie, mythical place, similar to what Miyazaki showed us - but it's just fucking Wales.

[emily-e-draws]

howl's moving castle, but make it shadolin 💐

[amphibimations]

Howl Jenkins, my favorite isekai protagonist.