#quest: fire and ice

[suranastair]

Fire and Ice

[buildoblivion]

not much snow in essos I imagine

[gothgleek]

The Archon's Daughter

Inspired by @grandkhan221b ‘s goal to replace all the ai art on the asoiaf wiki because FUCK AI

A lot of sources say that Tyroshi culture is based on Italy, specially Milan so I dressed her in a renaissance inspired dress. Her dress and jewelry are Baratheon colors because she married Orryn Baratheon. Tthe lace is Myrrish and her gems are from Pentos. Her little bird broach is a reference to Tyorsh metalwork since I couldn’t incorporate a flamboyant hat. However, her hair and fingers are inspired by India- the hairstyle being a reference to the Hindi serial, Porus and the fingers referencing Alta dye. I figured if Tyroshi people loved maximalism and dye, they would find a way to color their fingers as well. Her blue under eye makeup is inspired by ancient Egyptian makeup as well.

[flaggermousseart]

"Dancy was pug-nosed and bouncy, with freckles and a mane of thick red hair."

Joining @grandkhan221b in Drawing Asoiaf Characters That Have An AI Generated Image On Their Wiki Page (x)

[rainmacaroni]

Fire & Ice

Erza & Rukia

They are sisters !

[violetberryyy]

Septa Scolera

here is Septa Scolera, this wiki art replacement was started by @grandkhan221b

here’s her wiki page- link

“Scolera is short, thick-waisted with heavy breasts and olive skin.”

[beargyufairy]

Just My Thoughts Pt. 13

Fairy Tail Manga Reread Version

For two people who are so hellbent on denying their capabilities of working together, they think alike too often.

Starting with the first image, both of them denying that fire and ice can’t combine to work together is so funny to me, especially since this is my first reread. I really like how much they grow from this point forward. They end up making a very powerful duo.

Moving on to the second image, even though they decide to split apart, their goals and mind are together in the sense that they have the same idea on what they want to achieve. Seems very compatible to me, unlike their claims on how fire and ice can’t work together. I know that the two of them think they’re convincingly opposite but all the evidence suggests otherwise.

The third image is what I’m really focused on. I really love how they realize how in sync they are. And when the realization hits, they make the same expressions. Isn’t that so adorable?! They’re so stubborn that they can’t see how similar they are and I’m so seated for that because it just makes their relationship stronger and the growth even better!!

And Gray, such a tsundere considering he is an ice maker mage. He whispers “don’t die okay?” as if Natsu (who is a dragon slayer with amazing hearing abilities) wouldn’t catch it. I think Natsu’s reaction to this is very genuine. He probably thinks he heard wrong or something since he’s not good at handling his emotions and definitely thinks he and Gray are rivals. The truth is so obvious though, they will always be there for one another. And I can’t wait for them to realize it and keep denying it even though they’ll save each other on more than one occasion. So in the end, fire and ice can combine to make a wonderful friendship.

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

to be fair to Ghilan'nain, if someone killed my specialest little DIY dragon i would also be upset

[kaikamahine]

oh nothing, just wanted to make sure you saw my beautiful rook children. carry on.

[noybusiness]

Please Donate to Help Writer Owen Stephens Fight Cancer!

Owen Stephens has written material for various RPGs. I'm donating $60 a month, myself.

[rising-defiance-au]

To the person who draws Kent, will you go out with me? You set my soul on fire!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[ophelias-lamentation]

All of my series are on hiatus for rn because I’m currently completing art side quests.

[gothgleek]

Lady Corbray is a merchant's daughter and the second wife of Lyonel Corbray, the Lord of Heart's Home and the head of House Corbray.

Inspired by @grandkhan221b ‘s effort to get rid of ai on the Westeros wiki.

Lady Corbray was a Gulltown merchant’s daughter who was arranged to marry Lord Corbray, which was brokered by Petyr Baelish. As of WoW, she is pregnant with the Corbray heir. Since she’s lowborn I I,aging she isn’t taking huge strides to make herself known so she blends into court through her fashion. No bright colors or flamboyant accessories. The Vale are often imagined wearing sarafans and Burgundian gowns so I married the ideas together. Gulltown is known for their seamstresses so I imagine she will support her hometown by having them embroider and sew her dresses and headdresses. Since she married up, I added pearls to her hair and hanging sleeves as well as heart shaped red stones, which I imagine are difficult to cut. This can also be a gift from her husband during her pregnancy or from her father who was a merchant from Gulltown. Her bracelet has a subtle mockingbird charm, a reminder that she is in Littlefinger’s debt.

[mafuyuh]

a feast for crows is so far my least favorite book in the asoiaf series

[ultfreakme]

You must be in a tumblr bubble because how have you never seen posts with thousands notes claiming most classical literature is actually fanfiction of bible and the rest is of mythology. Like, this isn’t a hot take on tumblr, unfortunately.

Probably because I have a life outside of tumblr and curate my experience, but yes, I have seen posts about how Paradise Lost is just Bible fanfic and Dante's Inferno is self-insert fanfiction, but mostly from people who watch OSPD videos and say it as a joke. It's a major simplification of about a dozen concepts but okay, if you look at it from the point of definitions, yeah, Paradise Lost & the Divine Comedy are technically fanfiction; they are based on pre-existing work, with Dante there's irl people in scenarios they've never been in, etc etc.

Although I have never seen anyone saying any particular fanfic is a literary masterpiece that must simply be taught in academic settings, which is what that OP's post was actually implying.

And here's the thing; I think fanfic has the potential to be considered a classic. Because, what makes let's say, the Divine Comedy so important? It's not because it's old, but because it struck a nerve among the masses, it did things against the societal structure no one dared to do before, it transformed the Italian language as we know it, it's this carefully, excruciatingly crafted work in terms of sentence structure and is primarily a theological exploration. Now this stands out also because the og canon content, the Bible, is MASSIVE in influence. That thing STILL shapes social norms, conventions and expectations.

No current fanfiction now will ever come to be seen as a true classic unless the canon thing the fic is based on reaches Bible levels of influence on society, which is going to take centuries. Same can be applied to Greek Myths in general(also in both these cases the canon thing is also tied to social structure and religion which large portions of the world follow). We don't want to equate the term 'fanfiction' to that stuff because it feels like it's beyond that but technically, yeah. It's fanfiction.

But the term fanfiction itself is extremely recent, it was said first in 1939 and therefore carries temporal contexts and definitions. It's why it feels juvenile and uncomfortable assigning such a new, and initially frowned-upon term to classics. Being angry about what is and what isn't fanfiction depends entirely upon how you view the term 'fanfiction'.

For me, it is value-neutral and doesn't immediately denote lowered quality these days because at the most fundamental level, fanfiction is literary work based on pre-existing media. But if you add the current cultural context in which fanfiction is primarily written, ie., posted online by anyone and everyone with a desire to write, mostly to fulfill shipping fantasies or certain character scenarios canon didn't provide, then I can see why people would consider giving the label of fanfiction to the classics an insult or "shooting too high".

Maybe 'fanfiction' isn't fitting because of all the social stigma around it, maybe it doesn't apply because it feels like trying to apply modern story beats and terms to ancient mythology. What specifically, is making someone uncomfortable about the term 'fanfiction' on the classics? What the hell even is "fanfiction" in the first place because you could argue that The Song of Achilles is canon-compliant POV change fanfiction but its advertised as a retelling. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies also counts for fic. I think there's a good discussion to be had on what makes "fanfiction" as we know it now what it is because even I think assigning the term to Divine Comedy or Paradise Lost feels wrong. Maybe it's about intent? The classics are written with the need for social change or to make people see things different; art for life's sake. But most fic these days are purely art for art's sake- it is peak self-indulgence and self-expression.

I'm looking it up and people keep narrowing the definition of "fanfiction" as like

Amateur writing

Based on copyrighted characters

Without permission from og creator

Now that whole "copyright" concept complicates things because Romeo & Juliet? Not originally by Shakespeare. Dude borrowed characters from a different play, pretty sure he changed Juliette's name, and he wrote it when the og was only recently made. The concept of "copyright" and "author permission" is also VERY recent. What even counts as actually "amateur" because Van Gogh is considered a pro now but when he was alive he only sold one painting apparently so back then he could've been classified as "amateur"?

I have fully derailed. I forgot what I wanted to say-- Okay yeah I'm aware people say the classics are fanfiction, and in a way, yeah, it is, depending on how the individual defines "fanfiction".