#ducktales della

[gocelot]

Della duck’s arc always makes me so emotional because what do you mean this reboot about triplet ducks who go on adventures with their billionaire uncle also manages to not only tell an incredibly poignant story about loss and how it damages families but also a story about motherhood and how hard it really is, especially for a character like Della, who hasn’t even gotten to know her children for the most formative years of their lives.

How she spends 10 years, fighting so fiercely to undo what she’s done, to claw herself out from a moment of reckless abandon. She wasn’t ready to be a mother. In a way, no one really is. But she would have learned. Yet that chance was stolen from her- and she remained suspended, in a sort of limbo for those 10 years. But she holds on to this dream of motherhood, of her children, of making things right for them. That’s all that keeps her going.

And then she returns. And it’s a beautiful, wonderful moment. But it’s also not exactly as she dreamed. In front of her are her kids, yes, but they’re also fully formed individuals who she doesn’t know, with names she didn’t choose, and 10 years of growth she never got to see. She was never going to slot imperceptibly into their lives. She can’t make up for all the time she was gone, not really.

And what a tragic thought that is. Maybe it’s been too long, maybe things are too different, maybe it’s too late for her to ever really be their mother. But it isn’t. It’s not easy, though, either. Della makes mistakes, she struggles to connect with her children, hurts them, in some ways either. But she also loves them, loves them enough to grow, and change. And despite the fact that her absence for all those years can’t be erased- she grows to truly become a mother.

[michimonie]

If you ever need a looping gif of Della and Donald's sibling shenanigans.

[secret-tester]

Nothing can stop Della Duck!

[knuckles-junior]

Dancing Twins! 🕺

[junebug-n64]

i luv drawing della

[naathanuwu]

As someone who got raised by a bad mum and likes to overanalyse parent child relationships

Della is not a bad mother, she was actually a really good one by season 3

Shout out to Della for trying her best and figuring it out

[cartoon-brainrot]

Do the other cousins dote on Fethry a lot since he’s the youngest cousin?

HI IM BACK IM NOT DEAD! JUST REALLY BUSY I PROMISE

They DO! You can see it as that TikTok sound where Vanessa is complaining to her dad in Phineas and Ferb!

Donald is the oldest, so he tends to dote on Fethry a lot, (and instead just annoys Gladstone and Della about being the oldest) but Gladstone definitely spoils Fethry and Della has those mom instincts now so he has three (3!) older cousins doting on him :)

As always, don’t steal don’t repost, I SEE YOU.

[luckycloverraelyn]

How we feeling Ducktales fandom?

[0sharis0]

heheh

[brotherly-lov3]

An animation commission for the awesome @nonnymousehouse of the sunchaser dad and the moon mom 🌻

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[ani-is-my-username]

Happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⭐️

Wish I could’ve posted this sooner but hurray! Here’s my hc for some of the characters, I wish I could’ve done more but I’m not too fast at drawing + finals and blablabla 😮‍💨

[gocelot]

I always felt like Della would make an excellent mentor to the baby gays. (Penumbra would try too)

[michimonie]

Since I don't think some people saw this, I'm reposting it:

The gif ending to Duck Sibling Shenanigans.

[secret-tester]

ArtTrade with the one and only @cannotandwillnotrest!!!

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[tealottie]

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[kightmaidenart]

I drew my designs of Della and Penumbra