#knight and her emperor

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

[raincandyart]

I haven't slept since five am yesterday and I can't think of anything but her so have the WIP

[hurricanek8art]

Last art post because my nerves are getting to me, sorry for spamming 🙃 I just wanted to post my ref sheets for my girls because I'm proud of them. No idea if Tumblr's gonna crunch these too, so better safe than sorry, click for quality, you know the drill. Sorry for my chicken scratch handwriting, dysgraphia makes writing neatly hard. :P

Aja's ref sheet is kind of a huge mess, so I'm just posting the current armor and downtime/off-duty looks I've got for her. I'm proud of Vega's, though!

[ididit-allofit-foryou]

she does this. every night lolollll

(don't mind the mess pls, we are still moving in)

[video id: a black fluffy cat walking around op's bedroom with a toy unicorn in her mouth while hollering with joy]

[corvitine]

My Tav, Dahlia, has been living rent free in my head for weeks now so I decided to draw her as a mind flayer. I like in-game Tavflayer but I still wanted to make my own design for Dahlia. Next I want to draw her in her Tiefling form. I love my girl so much ❤️

[manhwa-animated-cover]

[fireflowerhanabi]

The Knight and Her Emperor - Review

This manga features a female knight, Pollyanna, who is sent to the military by her parents to fight despite her gender. As she displays her hard work and talent, she becomes increasingly renowned as a fighter, until she meets an aspiring emperor whose goals she admires.

The Basic Premise: As a female knight, Pollyanna faces much discrimination and opposition in her journey despite her outstanding talent. When she meets a soon-to-be king, Lucius, she's struck by his conviction and ambitions and swears her loyalty to him. It's a long slow-burn story that tackles gender discrimination and a more realistic look at medieval fantasy.

My Review: I enjoyed this, but it's definitely not for readers who want an escapist fantasy. One thing I was particularly impressed with was the author's handling of the female characters - they give them realistic personalities and nuances, and the realities of their lives as women in a male-dominated world aren't pushed aside or ignored. In particular, Lucius, Pollyanna's love interest, takes concubines as part of his ascension and need for heirs; these concubines are fleshed out as their own characters, and there isn't any jealousy or scheming drama. Pollyanna, too, was refreshingly realistic. Her view of herself as a "woman" and as a potential romantic interest for Lucius are both very much shaped by her pragmatic personality and masculine presentation, and those don't change just because she falls in love. This manhwa seems to focus more on nuanced portrayals of romance and women's positions in this medieval European setting than entertainment fantasy, and that was something I really enjoyed about it as a whole.

Overall: Give this a try if you're interested in very slow-burn romance that falls on the more realistic side as opposed to flashier fantasy. While some elements felt a a little rushed or confusing, overall this manhwa offers a more realistic and down-to-earth portrayal of women in this kind of era that was refreshing to see.

[ohmyfairies]

Nothing infuriates me more than in The Abandoned Empress when Tia is literally given the divine right to rule by God itself and still ends up marrying the fucking rapist crown prince and allowing him to rule as Emperor instead of bloody revolution and marrying her knight friend and becoming Emperor herself

[manhwa-dacryphilia]

Luxos from The Knight and Her Emperor

[crimeronan]

Wait does the Owl House involve knights and murder and shit? Or is that offscreen stuff that fandom likes like with Psii and the other Homestuck ancestors?

i'm thrilled to report that the knights and murder and shit are The Main Storyline in the owl house, although that's mainly s2. s1 is more lightheartedly about being a bright-eyed human going to magic monster school, battling demon hunters, being a 45-year-old alcoholic loser burnout who digs thru trash piles, and running from the fascist government.

[vermaxen]

Emperor and the Female Knight (2019-2023) - :)

There have been times, when I have been reading manhwa and it has a gender nonconforming element to the story, when what they really mean is that author wrote a shounen ai story and then slapped some tits on the "female" lead in a few panels and called it a day. Why they would do this instead of call a story what it is could be for a lot of different reasons, but it's never been my cup of tea because it doesn't ring true. This story is nothing like that.

Pauliana has been fighting all her life even before she met Lucius, the king of an enemy country. Talented in battle, with a strong will and natural charisma, Paul forges ahead in the only manner she knows how. Lucius is a visionary leader who sees Paul's worth and accepts her as his vassal. This story is more about the long partnership they forge as Lucius goes from king to emperor and stabilizes his new kingdom. The political and personal journeys they go on make sense in the context of the story and knowing their respective histories. As the story move towards Lucius finally acting on the feelings he develops for Paul, it feels natural.

I wish more manhwa would embrace female leads like Paul. Women with real flaws, not cosmetic ones. Women with real bodies, be they muscly or rounded and not just so they can be glowed up ten chapters in. Women who are attractive because of more than their facial symmetry or long hair. While I can't say this story was what I look for in a romance, it was a truly fantastic story with compelling and consistent characters. I hope more people find their way to it.

[thebongcloudopening]

literally nothing is funnier to me than my own obsession with the emperor

[dingostrash]

Finishing up my second playthrough of scarlet, decided to draw some gijinkas of my team this time around as well

[pauliana-winter-simp]

This scene is everything to me.

[ididit-allofit-foryou]

my view while eating cheese slices at 5am

[teeseven-fanclub]