#stonegrot?

[oliverello]

Also Deet and Rian ✨

[teunip]

Lullaby for a Soldier

Another detailed piece I started to work on after watching Age of Resistance. I just want them to be happy ok :')

[cl0wnb0yyy]

listen was it a good idea? no but it was cute

[domibomz]

Btw it's Stonegrot week.

i am so sorry for how late this is but here, have some mossy friends

[vivigthefizzgig]

@dark-crystal-week Day 7: Vliyaya

[fiorimaya]

from what you said on one of your recent fics, i’m just curious about your theories and/or headcanons for Jen and Kira’s parents? not trying to start any arguments or anything, i just love hearing people’s different takes! i’m not sure which ones i agree with yet.

Yeah! :) I've thought about this so much. This might be kinda long since I have quite a bit to say about it. (Some of it might not make sense, please ignore me on those parts haha!)

I'll start with Jen, since I'm pretty solid on my theory for his parents. I really do believe that Jen is the son of Rian and Deet. I'm not sure exactly what will happen with Deet and the darkening, but I choose to believe that they find a way to help her and that her and Rian can be happy, at least as long as they can before we know what sadly happens... Anyways, Jen reminds me so much of Rian, and now it's confirmed via Dark Crystal's website that Jen is a Stonewood. (I know Kylan is half Stonewood, but they still call him a Spriton generally, so it doesn't make sense to me that they would call Jen a Stonewood instead of a Spriton if Kylan really is his dad.) Also the bits of white in Jen's hair reminds me of Deet's hair. Besides his looks, I have thought a lot about Deet too. I think something unique may be going on with her given the way she can talk with the great trees and how she was trusted with the Sanctuary Tree's power. Her name is literally Deethra too, with Thra in it. (That might not even mean anything but like... it's been heavy on my mind haha). If she has some kind of special significance to Thra, I think that would be fitting that her son is "the chosen one". In the case of Rian being Jen's dad, that makes Ordon Jen's grandfather. Ordon is the one who found the dual glaive during the Arathim Wars (with Fara's help) which we know had the crystal shard that Jen used in the movie. I think that would be a cool connection. :)

For Kira's parents, I still don't have a completely 100% solid theory. My initial thought was that her parents are Brea and Kylan. I know those two aren't even officially together but I felt like some kind of chemistry was happening between them and it might be leading to a relationship. We know for sure that Kira is a Vapra (again, via the Dark Crystal website), so I'm definitely thinking Brea or Seladon is her mom. There are a few things I noticed about Kira. First things first, she has a bit of green in her hair. This part is what has me stumped a little bit. We know Gurjin has green in his hair, but if you look close enough it looks like Kylan has a bit of green it his as well? I saw a post about that with pictures. Comment or message me and I'll try to find it and link it. Okay, besides that... Kira's wings. They don't exactly look like any of the wings we see in AoR (that I remember) but the two times we do see them, she is using them more to glide than to fly. Maybe it could be something like no one taught her how to use them (she was literally raised by podlings, how would they teach her?) But honestly, it made me immediately think that she descends from a Drenchen (Gurjin). Not to mention she lived in a swampy like area. I don't know if that would have anything to do with it though, just a little thought. We do see in Deet's vision, Brea running through the woods with I'm guessing Kira, with how similar it looks to Kira's memory of her "mother". And Kira literally calls her "mother". There's still the chance though that Seladon is her mom and that Kira went into Brea's care after her death or something, and Kira having been so little only remembers Brea and just assumes that she's her mom. Last thing is I'm automatically assuming Seladon will be the last All-Maudra. That could give some significance to Kira, the other gelfling in the prophecy, being her daughter maybe? Perhaps I'm just overthinking all of this haha.

So, all that said... long story short, I think Rian and Deet are Jen's parents. I'm not 100% solid on a theory for Kira's parents though. I really really want it to be Brea and Kylan, but I'm thinking it might actually be Gurjin and Seladon somehow.

I also love hearing people's theories and talking about my own, whether it's about Jen and Kira's parents or anything else. So share yours with me or ask me for more theories! :)

(And please don't be rude or try to start arguments. People can have different theories! Nothing is exactly confirmed yet besides those two small details. No need to be rude or argue over this stuff. We can all share our thoughts and opinions in a nice way!)

[ladynoirelf]

Process of how this piece came to be; -FINALLY watched Bee and Puppycat on Netflix. -Loved the cat-cafe uniform Bee was wearing. -Thought ‘oh! Deet would look cute in that. I wanna draw that.’ -Then thought about Bobb’N wearing a cute Puppycat onesie

Aaaaand here we are~

The outfit is the Cat-Cafe waitress outfit from Bee and Puppycat created by Natasha Allegri, I would definitely reckoned it if you like the Lofi aesthetic and sci-fi.

[sifanjewel]

While being dragged back into my Steven Universe phase, I can’t stop thinking about the song It’s Over, Isn’t It? from Hup’s perspective about Rian and Deet’s relationship

And don’t get me started on Do It For Him/Her

What I’m getting at here is Hup is the Pearl to Deet’s Rose Quartz and I am losing it HELP ME--

[beasanfi1997]

Mira the Gelfling, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen knowed that Rian and Deet are Jen's parents and because Alicia Vikander, Kit Harrington and Emilia Clarke play Testament of Youth and Game of Thrones with Taron Egerton and Natalie Emmanuel

[thanatasia]

Some more IG stories I did a while ago! I wanna a,let a separate post of any of the ones I have that feature other Ocs who belong to anyone on Tumblr as well.

1. Azra was a shy little girl but her Gran, Inaya helped bring her out of her shell. Gran Inaya is the one who taught Azra all there is to know about soothsaying. Azra’s backstory is sad- I forgot how sad she was as a childling until I began writing this down. Poor baby. The good thing is that she’s doing much better nowadays.

2. One day I have to draw the triple date because that 100% happened and you know there were laughs and fun expressions going on. When the shipping trinity is all in one place one would be blessed with good vibes lol. This particular piece is happening on that legendary triple date, EnchantedSandstorms is running fashionably late because they are the OG ship between myself and my friend Jack-Toons lol. Fleur is excited to finally meet Sammi because Kiel definitely brought them up to her when she passed by the Sifa shores. Razer is already acquainted with both Kiel and Sammi and is the one to thank for setting them up together (just don’t tell Fleur that his intentions weren’t to help Kiel find love)

I love them so so much!!!! Although I couldn’t draw the trinity together, all three ships are so happy and in love with their respective partners. It always shows on their faces. They all have my heart!!!! 💖

Razer and Sammi belong to my dear friend @jack-toons / @myfanartblogplusshippingtrash

3. The only thing killing this piece is that I assigned that shade of pink to Saffron and instead of me choosing a night sky I chose a pinky sunset lol. Poor baby is merging with the background 😅. Teaching Saffron how to fly is one of Fleur’s many treasured memories since becoming a mother. She also likes to occasionally dress Saffron in a matching outfit. Bless the OceanPetals family they are so sweet- all of the ship’s families are sweet!!

4. The reverse au has me in a choke hold and I am succumbing happily 😂 Reverse Takoda and Adora are fun because they are so different from their og counterparts that the OG’s would try hiding their faces. I’m still surprised that for the most part Taokda doesn’t have a sad childhood, or messed up parents/family members, or was bullied- the gentle lad escaped somehow lol. No one besides my friend knows the full length of Adora and Elkie’s childhood. We still need to see Reverse Elkie, she’s a gem lol

[oliverello]

Dark Crystal Age of Resistance fanart 😈

It’s almost 1am 💀

[cl0wnb0yyy]

first rain

[thecrystalkid]

what is your opinion on the tdc Netflix show?

i haven’t posted in a billion years but HII thanks for the ask!!!

it’s been a hot minute since i’ve rewatched the show, so it’s far from being fresh in my mind, and i’m of course not an expert on it. all the same, i still have a lot of thoughts and opinions* on it (*some of these might be a lil controversial as far as the TDCAOR fandom goes but i’m not trying to attack or criticize anyone for enjoying anything in this show, go in peace, ily❤️)

the show itself

to be honest, AOR has never been my favorite installment in the TDC franchise. i’m very attached to the original movie and jen and kira, so i think the obvious absence of them in the show may have played a part in that

but this^^ has nothing to do with the fact that the show is an objective masterpiece of artistry. it’s overwhelming how immersive and beautiful every inch of the environment is within thra, and whatever the creative team and everyone involved with the making of the show were paid, it’s not enough.

the design and craft of the gelfling is another thing i’m obsessed with, i loved the distinctive fashion and presentation of every clan (especially drenchen i love u drenchen) and just the sheer quality of every individual puppet. there’s something so uncanny and beautiful about the realistic skin, hair, and eyes of the gelfling, each one is so mesmerizing to watch.

sadly, i’ve always kind of disliked the overall voice-acting of the show. i love taron egerton, anya taylor-joy, etc. as much as the next person, but personally, their voices seemed so detached from their characters, which i think could be partially attributed to the fact that several of the actors are not professional voice actors

i’m beating the very dead horse here but i’m never not devastated that the show was cancelled when it was. it may not have been my favorite installment in TDC but not knowing what ultimately became of deet haunts me forever and always

not a day goes by that i’m not sad that lisa maxwell (kira’s voice actor) didn’t do the opening narration for the show. i didn’t even know that was a possibility until i listened to a podcast episode about it and found out lisa was originally going to do it. i still love sigourney weaver but like come on.

characters n in-universe stuff

one thing i love about the show is how many sibling relationships it explores. as someone with older sisters i obviously am a sucker for the dynamic between brea, tavra, and seladon. i always love seeing an absolute gutpunch soul-crushing diabolical sister relationship in media, the mirroring each other, bringing out the best and worst of each other, i love it it’s terrible. also gurjin and naia, i’m also a sucker for comedic siblings

i really really hate to say it but i’m not a fan of rian and deet as a romantic pairing. i just never really felt any chemistry between the two of them, and the fact that their whole thing started so shortly after the death of mira has always personally rubbed me the wrong way. obviously i’m not here to beat up stonegrot enjoyers, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the pairing or people who enjoy it, it’s just not for me. i love and am happy for stonegrot folk, god bless <3

augh you know what pairing i do like though is brea and kylan, this whole post could be about them. idk, i know it’s one of those things where they barely have any interaction with each other but i always die at kylan’s little “and brea!” when they’re rescuing them all, and i would’ve DIED for an interaction between them where they discover they both can read

i do also really love how the show explored the skeksis and mystics being two halves of the same whole, and how that relationship can differ. it’s one of the most interesting concepts from the og movie and i’m glad it was expanded upon

i’m sure this may have been being saved for a possible continuation of the show but i would’ve loved a deeper look at each individual gelfling clan, like a really detailed thorough episode(s) about the life/history of each clan (dousan especially i feel like they were skimped on the most)

i, like many, am obsessed with aughra, and i love that she played such a major role in the show. i love how they showcased her maternal role and connection to the gelfling and thra, whilst always keeping her stern, choppy personality present

this is just my conspiracy theory but on the subject of who jen and kira’s respective parents are, i choose to imagine it’s not anyone in the AOR cast and just some other gelfling we never/haven’t met

wow that was a lot of yapping but again thanks for the ask!! i love being able to just dump all my thoughts into one place, it’s always very fun! 

[chuunardo]

'Sky Baby'

Not the best title for this, would've loved to give it a bit more spunk but this is the best I could come up with lol. I originally was gonna find out when Stonegrot week was and post this then but than again I'm not that patient and wanna share this!! Every week is Stonegrot week for me lmao.

Also baby Jen?!??! The cutest thing I've laid my eyes on. Especially with his white hair!! I absolutely love him!! The sweetest thing~

I'm a bit scared about drawing male gelfling but practice is coming along so maybe you'll see some Rian and Gurjin pretty soon. Also Kylan (slay Kylan!!)

Other TDC Posts!!

>yaygelflings

>allmaudra

>daughter-of-maudra

[fiorimaya]

omg it's been so long since I've seen an active TDC blog!! if you're comfortable with answering, what are your favorite ships? (canon or otherwise)

There's sadly not many active here anymore and that makes me so sad! :( I definitely don't plan on going anywhere myself! We need to keep this fandom alive! My favorite ship from AoR is definitely Stonegrot (and Rian and Deet are my two favorite characters from the series). And along with them, my other top favorite ship from The Dark Crystal universe overall is definitely Jen and Kira! <3

Like I said, those two are my favorites. But I literally love every ship haha! I love RoyalMelody (BreaxKylan) and Drenchgrot (AmrixNaia). The last few weeks, RoyalHimbo (SeladonxGurjin) has been growing on me a lot too! I haven't finished the YA series yet but I'm very aware of Tavra and Onica and they sound so lovely :') Tavra deserved better.

And while I am a hardcore Stonegrot supporter, I did love Rian and Mira for the short time we saw them together and I wish we could have seen more of them! :( Mira deserved better, too.

[why-so-melxncholy-archived]

For the character answer... Kylan! Bonus Naia?

Give me a character and I will answer:

Why I like them:

Kylan is a very relatable character,,, I really connect with him on so many levels. He came from bad beginnings, witnessing his parents' murder by the Hunter and suffered bullying in his youth by the other Spriton because of his mixed heritage. What I like about him is, through it all he chooses to remain kind. He is always so considerate of others and his arc through the novels is one of my favorites. Not knowing where he belongs and then realizing where he's meant to be and what he's meant to do just hits me in the feelings every time.

Why I don’t:

There is literally no reason to not like Kylan.

Favorite episode (scene if movie):

We don't get to see a lot of him in the series, but in the books there is one part where he snaps at Aughra and I love that for him. "I've had enough riddles, and I've had enough of you." like BABY PLS.

Favorite season/movie:

There is only one season of Age of Resistance and I love every second he's on screen.

Favorite line:

There is a part in the books where he stands up to SkekLi after he's called helpless. He says, "I am not helpless, I am not a hostage, and I'm not weak!" and I think he bites him afterwards...

Favorite outfit:

His red tunic with knee high boots, love that aesthetic for him.

OTP:

You all should know by now I'm Rian/Kylan trash. They have SO MUCH chemistry together it's a better love story than Stonegrot. I know what I said. He made up a song for Rian on the spot to help him grieve. We unfortunately don't get to see a lot of their interactions but my friend and I talk about how Kylan could potentially help Rian love again and find peace and I'm soft.

Brotp:

Kylan and Naia!!! I love their healthy platonic friendship and there needs to be more of that.

Head Canon

My friend and I have so many... how about the one where the song Jen plays at the beginning of the movie was Kylan's last song? We know the bell bone firca had the ability to immobilize arathim, so it could have the ability to immobilize the garthim and keep them at bay long enough for the mystics to rescue Jen. Kylan of course does not make it and passes away after his son is rescued so he last song he played was a swan song. Jen remembers this song and plays it sometimes, not exactly knowing where it came from. (also yeah we believe Jen is Kylan's son too)

Unpopular opinion

My unpopular opinion is that Kylan is not popular enough. He's only the funny broth boy and he's SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT!!!!

A wish

I really wish the series kept true to his character in the novels and that we saw more of him in the series. Kylan is not a fighter; why they had him participate in the final battle is still baffling to me.