#The dark crystal kylan

[teunip]

The Bellbird Firca

I was highly inspired by J.M. Lee's Song of the Dark Crystal, which I loved a lot. Kylan is the best boy :) I tried to make this nice and balanced, but not too symmetrical to keep the flow and shapes interesting.

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That one scene in episode 4

BRO HOW I HAVE MISSED DRAWING GELFING WHY DID I EVER STOP

[multi-lefaiye]

nine lines, nine people tag

hehehehe :3 i was tagged by both the lovely @void-botanist and @vacantgodling! and i was so excited to share more gelf/heat wip content.

have some kylan thoughts,,,,,

cw: references to emotional abuse from a parent and fantasy racism/xenophobia.

There’s a fluidity to Rian’s movements that speaks to years of training, to being handed a sword and taught to fight practically from birth. He’s a soldier in every sense of the word, that much is plain to see. A champion in a clan of warriors. As Kylan watches him, he feels an ugly, twisting pang in his stomach that he recognizes as envy for the briefest moment. But just as quickly as it comes bubbling up in the back of his throat, he swallows his jealousy down, his ears pinning back as he averts his gaze. Still, it continues churning inside him, a festering whirlpool of anger he’s never allowed himself to feel. This is a son that Mera would be proud of, he thinks to himself, taken aback by the bitterness the thought brings. The Spritons may not be proud fighters the way the Stonewoods are, but they produce many fine warriors. And Kylan has always, always, fallen short of the expectations placed on him in that regard. It was rare that Mera ever said so directly, especially to him, but he knew that he wasn’t what she wanted him to be. The half-born son of two warrior clans, too soft and weak to even hold a sword without trembling. It sounds like a bad joke, but Kylan can’t quite find the humor in it.

this is a bit more than nine lines, but idc-

tagging, with no pressure to any of y'all <3: @corvus-rose @skitzo-kero @anexor @paradoxspir1t @albatris @transmasc-wizard @northwyrm @vacantgodling @void-botanist (tagging y'all again because i'm greedy and want more writing /silly)

edit: also tagging my bestie @potatolordofficial bc i CAN!!!

AND YOUUUU DEAR READER. consider this an open tag :3

[n0seblood]

sweet boy Kylan 🩷 this is how I imagine him in the dark crystal books!

[oliverello]

I felt like using colors today- and I never got to finish Kylan 😓😓😓 bottom of the first picture is basically the third book- at least where I am rn

[talkin-tdc]

Gelfling come to earth AU

AU where the gelfling are transported to earth and find humans who want to protect them.

-I see Rian and Ordon ending up with a young pompous lawyer (think edgeworth from ace attorney) who only lets them live with him since he knows he wouldn’t want to be left stranded in an alien planet without help but hates them at first. He thinks Rian is reckless and that Ordon adapted poorly to change, but after getting to know them he grew more fond of them and enjoyed the excitement he otherwise wouldn’t experience since he lived alone.

-Mayrin and Seladon were found by a hippie artist (think the van from cars kinda hippie) living off of her parents wealth. She actually loved dark crystal and were worried the government would do something bad to them, so took them in. She teaches Mayrin and Seladon to mellow out a bit and have a stronger bond as she can relate to having a bad bond with parents (her parents gave her things and pressure not affection). In turn, she’s inspired by Mayrin and Seladon to take control of her life and become independent of her parents money by opening up her own art shop.

-Tavra and Brea are found by a local farmer family (best comparison would be apple family from my little pony) and they start getting to work around the farm to earn their keep and after getting to know them, the farmers offer them a place to stay. They learn about farm life and the family learns about Thra as well as how to be more organized as the farm was doing bad for a few seasons due to poor management. Brea and Tavera learn about earth, and Brea in particular is intrigued with their political sphere and how different it is from Thra.

-Naia and Kylan are found by a struggling actor (any male actor you like will do but I prefer thinking of it like a young Daveed Diggs) . He works at a local coffee shop and lives upstairs barely being able to pay the rent and food (don’t ask about his student loans…). From them, he learns to be more persistent and still follow his passion. Naia learns to forgive herself from her past mistakes and that they don’t define her (she messed up a spell that was supposed to be her coronation into being Maudra so feels guilty like actor does for his loans and not being able to pay). Eventually, Kylan teaches the actor some gelfling songs and actor decides to put it online.

-Well the song gets massively popular because of its sound, it resonating with people, and no one being able to translate the lyrics. Actor guy gets super famous from it and goes on a few talk shows and does interviews etc.

-It’s playing in the background of the news one morning as lawyer and Ordon/Rian are getting ready and listen to the song and Rian’s like “Hey! That’s gelfling!! HE’S SINGING GELFLING!!!” Lawyer begins to look for other interviews of actor and realizes that his answers to “What gave you inspiration to write this warm, cozy song?” always change and he gets fidgety or looks away from the camera.

-Seladon and Mayrin hear it on the radio which was playing internet hits at the time, and tell hippie, thinking it could be Tavra or Brea. Hippie (though hating technology) agrees to take them to the local library to look it up.

-Farm family gets the local paper (which Brea reads every morning to improve her human reading comprehension!) and discovers the gelfling as well. The oldest daughter takes Brea and Tavra to the library to find out more since the farm is remote.

-Happens to be same library hippie girl is at with her gelfling and Brea, Tavra, Seladon, and Mayrin reunite. Hippie and farm girl help look up actor and see that in interviews he mentioned auditioning for a theater a few states away from them so they set off to find him in case he knows how to get the gelfling home.

-Lawyer sees the actor as suspicious and looks him up, finding the theater the girls did and taking Rian and Ordon there, all hoping to find a way to bring them home.

-The three get to the theater where actor is rehearsing and try to figure out why the other is there. Lawyer notices their strangely large tote bag and they notices his heavy/unzipped backpack he used to carry around Ordon/Rian if they wanted to go out. They realize pretty quickly they’re there for the same reason and decide to jump the actor. After actor gets out of rehearsal, they confront him and he admits to knowing Naia and Kylan. They ask to see the other gelfling first but actor is too nervous for that. So, actor takes them all to the coffee shop he works at and takes the gelfling upstairs to find naia and Kylan.

-Naia is ashamed she got them into the mess but the gelfling assure her some good’s come out of it and they’ll return home. Mayrin helps naia redo the Maudra spell and they create a portal to go home. They don’t know if they’ll remember the human world, or what all happened, but they have a tearful good bye to their humans and leave.

-Back on Thra, they reunite with loved ones and don’t quite remember all that happened, but seem to be more stable after the disappearance. They return to their normal lives and all is well (of course until the canon AoR takes over 😉 ).

-Alternate part 2 would be after Gelfling leave humans get together one a year to commemorate their friends going home until one decides to look up what Gelfling and the dark crystal actually is. They see the draining, lose their minds, but luckily caught the Maudra spell via actor recording it on an old camera. They do the spell and go help their friends, but when they go to Thra, they forget about anything to do with the Gelfling being on earth and only recall their lives before meeting the Gelfling. Can they save their friends from the claws of the Skeksis or shall they become essence as well?

[fardreamersandsummerrains]

One of the things that never fails to amaze me about the DISGUSTINGLY talented puppet makers for the Jim Henson Company is that they can create something that looks alive even when it’s not being manipulated?

Like, look at these guys. They look like actors, not puppets or dolls! Kylan looks like he’s sneering at the camera and Deet looks taken aback as if someone’s just shoved a camera in her face.

These people truly amaze me!

[imagin8]

Gelftober day 24: Fear

I tried being a little experimental with this one. I was unable to do all the prompts I wanted to get to, but it was super fun doing them while I could!

Please check out @teunip for the gelfttober stuff and their other awesome artwork as well!

[chuunardo]

Hey crew!! *drops gelfling fanart no one asked for*

I know Kylan doesn't exactly look like himself I'm sorry >0<

Also going back into the The Dark Crystal Fandom again (which I do once every blue moon lol) and I'm going down into the wormhole. You could say I have a soft spot for these gelfling lads and TDC is my guilty pleasure lol

(For the love of Thra, or whatever they say, and give me more Seladon x Gurjin fics pls)

Hey yall future me here, just here to say I also made a Seladon one so yippee!!! >>allmaudra

[raddestcowboy]

zoo wee mama!!

here's some progress for ya :)))

currently just working on redesigning some of the characters for the project

[teunip]

Kylan to brighten up your day ☀️

Ngl he turned out so cute I'm not sure can I ever top this ; v ;

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very quick outlines of the major gelfs + lore because I wanted all their heights and designs next to eachother, here are some closeups because this is a looooong file lol

I will probably redo Rian and Gurjins color pallete later idk tho

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kylan the wise, songteller of the spriton clan.

welcome to gelfcember, the challenge where i just draw as many gelflings as i feel like in the month of december, simply vibing and enjoying life. i mainly just wanna practice their anatomy more, but also? i love them. little guys of all time. if the dark crystal canon will not be kind to them, i will have to step up.

art taglist under the cut! if you'd like to be added, pls fill this out :> and if you'd like to be removed, just let me know!

@skitzo-kero @vacantgodling @anexor @chaieyestea @invaderskoodge

@corvus-rose @yourlocal-lichen @void-botanist @astral-runic @drawnecromancy

@kk7-rbs @angsty-prompt-hole @albatris @paradoxspir1t @moonflowerrss

[fishtail-tavra]

Tavra and Naia: aww look at the newly adopted sisters, they’re strangling each other <3 or maybe it’s a hug I can’t tell <3 <3

Tavra and Kylan: she is SO supportive of him trapping her in the body of a tiny spider everybody shut up HER NEW SON DID THAT! HE DID THAT!!! she’s completely traumatized and going to support him through collage

Tavra and Amri: coworkers stuck on the midnight shift together no one else will ever understand their mutual ride-or-die ambivalence

Tavra and Onica: family who? As long as Onica knows she’s alive, Tavra is fine with Everyone Else In Her Former Life Thinking She’s Dead :D however she is NOT FINE with being unable to CUDDLE with Onica D: it is giving her depression

Tavra and Tae: soulmates but she’s piloting Tae’s unconscious body like a mecha bc Tae wanted some of that sweet, sweet self-sacrificing action and hey is it weird to hold your girlfriend’s hand while she’s puppeteering the body of your childhood friend ???? I don’t think Onica cares but I’m watching her do it and wondering

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he’s like a starving victorian child and i love him

[princechorus]

Still thinking about how Kylan ON THE SPOT came up with such a moving song that it convinced other helping it was an ancient song from their history. Truly the BEST song teller in all of Thra