#lion hunters

[cryptidlark]

“You cling to me so—do you still trust me, after all this?”

He said in a low, broken voice, “I have always trusted you.”

[semicolonsandsimiles]

I felt compelled to make a more complete and accurate version of this Venn diagram, so. Here it is.

[leojurand]

this parallel :(

[thecrenellations]

top 5 arts you've made last year

thank you for asking! I made a lot of art I like and am proud of last year - I’ve been a bit unmotivated recently (to everyone who sent palette prompts: hi!), but I feel like I’ve been able to genuinely develop my drawing skills over the past few years ... And I can still feel that when I’m able to get in the groove. So:

Goewin and Abreha from A Coalition of Lions. The other four pieces are just in an order that looked good, but this is probably my favorite from this year. It felt like I was effectively applying my approaches to screenshot redraws/other direct references to my own composition and character design! Also, I love that scene SO much. Maybe that helped, or maybe my secret was that I drew it on a train ride (while listening to a very funny scene in The Game of Kings for the first time), which brings me to …

Will Scott and Lymond’s nighttime argument in the woods, from The Game of Kings. Speaking of no references, I’m not sure what happened to the trees here, but it works somehow, and I like how their postures/expressions turned out.

Gen bothering Helen, a modern sleepover scene for my @hamiathesgiftexchange recipient. Oops, I still haven’t posted this on tumblr, but it’s here. With toothbrush and cloak hug references 😌.

& 5. Two screenshot redraws from The Untamed that turned out particularly well! With detailed faces, even, for the Lan brothers, and a rooftop moment with Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji.

[ceo-of-jennette-de-alger-obelia]

Artos trio doodle

[red-sea-itinerary]

or. add your own suggestion! (or make a Lion Hunters poll of your own 👀)

[lytarary]

Another Lion Hunters fic, this one is a Goewin/Priamos fic set around the end of Empty Kingdom.

[thecrenellations]

Hi, @tooboredforthis, this sounds like a sequel to Stateless that doubles as The Sword Dance (we can only assume)...

(this connection courtesy of a friend who's not on tumblr but still saw this post. mysterious)

I have a very rough idea in my head that I don't think I can clearly articulate beyond "And that concludes tonight's reports on German air forc—WHAT'S THIS? IT'S KING ARTHUR WITH A STEEL CHAIR"

[thegoddamnhat]

there's nothing quite like a random piece of media you consumed ages ago and loved at the time but kinda forgot about after coming back to you years later absolutely out of nowhere like "you thought you could forget about me? don't worry! i'm here to be the only thing you care about yet again" and then the cycle repeats

it's fun but also painful because the intensity of the obsession revived makes it hard to focus on anything else like someone get these fictional people out of my head please

[leier-coyol]

Needle felted lagiacrus

[ciggycat-art]

Doshaguma deez nuts (ive been thinking about MH Wilds all week)

[semicolonsandsimiles]

POV you are a resentful older brother with your baby brother helpless against you, but it turns out you can't kill him

[leojurand]

don't do this to me.

[thecrenellations]

"Look, we made you a crown!"

Goewin, Athena, and Telemakos, inspired by the excerpt at the end of this 2008 interview, an interview with many gems.

[wintergrofyuri]

vampire laios and vampire hunter kabru but laios doesnt know hes a vampire hunter and kabru has no evidence laios is a vampire other than like. a vague hunch. and he's constantly like "is this guy really a vampire" but then laios does or says smth and kabru's immediately suspicious again.

meanwhile kabru tries interrogating his friends but its like talking to a wall or smth. they give him Zero information about laios OR his supposed sister (she has not been seen in public for years) (she may or may not be a vampire also).

anyways when he finally confirms laios is a vampire hes already grown attached and he bangs his head against the wall every night

but also jokes on him bc laios isnt even a full vampire

[thecrenellations]

this series is such a gem, and as incredible as it is, I wouldn’t have half as many thoughts and feelings about it without having been able to share the experience with other readers, in years past and then more recently! 

Join us if you like! We’re small and fairly quiet, but the emotions and parallels cut deep, and hey … it’s still Winter Prince season! 🏹🎭🦇🥶🦌

I and a few familiar friends now run a small server devoted to the Lion Hunters series by Elizabeth Wein! We would love to hang out with you there as well as here. Join us for:

spoiler-free zones for new readers

full series (and short stories) discussion and a place to yearn for The Sword Dance

enthusiasm and support for fanworks and really anything Lion Hunters

somewhat-regular group Read Aloud nights - we’re nearly done with A Coalition of Lions, so it’s The Sunbird next!