#the prince of the forest

[floatyflowers]

The literal DILFS of the animal kingdom

I'm not into furries btw...but damn those two are something else

[acim-writes]

The Prince of the Forest

There was a myth in the village. A legend, a folklore, a tale. Call it what you may but it is told the same way with the same tone of caution from the villagers. A tale passed down from generation to generation, a warning for the youngsters, and a warning to the outsiders. A tale of a creature, a shapeshifter that lurks in the woods, watching every visitor and protecting what it holds dear.

Join me as I write my first story.

[cozydragonart]

Shrine of Meridia, Watercolor 10x14

[illustratinghan]

little jude’s first time on a riding toad🐸🤭

characters by @hollyblack 🫶

follow me on instagram! @/illustratinghan

[prince-o-sky]

[eexho]

really quick comic

— (edit 11/22/23) OK I REDID THE PAGES TO LOOK SEMI OK BEFAUE THIS GOT RLLY POPULAR LOLLL

[mia-nina-lilly]

Holly Black's fairy universe is so rich, expansive, and solid that one can have some certainty about the nature of her fey without it being affirmed all the time.

For example, one thing that seems clear is that fairies feel, and they feel intensely. If they hate, they can hate for centuries. If they love, they will love eternally and be willing to give their life for their beloved. In "The Darkest Part of the Forest," this is told as a horror story. In "Modern Faerie Tales," Kaye's entire adventure is based on her desire to become Roiben's consort.

In "The Cruel Prince" trilogy, Balekin hints at this difference when he talks strangely about how humans love — this is all without mentioning Tiernan and Hyacinthe, who became enemies and still love each other enough to fight for each other, or Lady Nore with her late husband's hands around her neck.

We see this firsthand with Cardan not once, but twice! The first time occurs when he throws himself in front of Jude to save her from being hit by one of Grimsen's traps, and the second time is when, similarly, Cardan throws himself in front of Jude to save her from having a blade buried in her body.

The first time, he shows surprise with himself. It was the moment he realized he loved her on that level — in fact, he just loves her as is natural to his species. The second time, any surprise seems to have vanished, as if he had already accepted that he would do it for her a thousand more times if necessary.

That is, the fairies indeed love as described in the poems, and that is simply fantastic on the part of the author because, let's face it, it makes perfect sense considering the aesthetic of the fairies and everything else. Yes, all of this is about how much I love Holly Black and her skill in creating such wonderfully subtle wonder-filled settings ✨✨

[oautincorrectquotes]

Charming: *mumbling in latin*

Hook: for the last time, i'm not a demon and you can't exorcize me.

Charming: worth a try.

[captain-sharkie]

THE REDRAW IS DONE GUYS OOOOOOH LORD

Snatcher a hat in time save me (hasn't draw him in... a year? At least?)

Original UNDER THE CUT

There are tears in my eyes, what happened to him. Baby Sharkie what did you DO TO HIMMMMMM 😭

I MEAN... the improvement is kinda insane... but dear lord what happened

[mistress-light]

Bambi 1942 • Walt Disney

[crimson-chains]

Was fun to draw this on stream with your guys! :D Some birb people in each other's outfits~

[pessimisticpigeonsworld]

I've said it before, I'll say it again: I can't fucking stand the double standards of this fandom. Everytime I see someone bitch about how the Targaryens are "colonizers" I want to bash my brains out. And these posts always include the op talking about how great the Starks are and how they do no fucking wrong.

Like where are these people's media comprehension???? Do they know the basic definitions of things? Add to that the fact that most of these people also constantly call Dany a "white savior". Like literally read a dictionary and try actually reading the books!

I just saw a post where someone was saying that they hate the idea of Dany being the Prince that was Promised because her ancestors were colonizers and she's a white savior.

Instead, they wanted Jon Snow, who, you know, doesn't have any colonizer ancestry. Because the Starks were perfect angels, who took control of the North by asking nicely. And the First Men were gifted Westeros by the Children of the Forest when they arrived because they were all such good friends.

Literally anyone who read ASOIAF (and has the smallest bit of media comprehension) knows that that's the farthest thing from the truth.

The First Men were colonizers who waged outright war with the CotF for thousands of years and desecrated their sacred places. Yes, eventually they made the Pact, but that only resulted in the CotF being slowly pushed out of Westeros completely and they were eventually fully walled out of their ancestral land. They're literally dying out now, as Leaf explains to Bran in ADWD.

Now, doesn't that sound familiar? To me, that sounds an awful lot like what the European colonies did to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Of course it's similar, GRRM is heavily inspired by history.

The Targaryens are conquerors, not colonizers. By the time of the Conquest, they have lived in Westeros for hundreds of years. The Conquerors, their parents, and grandparents were all born and raised on Dragonstone in Westeros.

The Targaryens are a Westerosi house, just like the Starks, Martells, and Hightowers. The only difference between all these houses is the timing of their arrival in Westeros. What exactly are the implications of this belief?

And obviously Dany isn't a white savior. Essos is a very diverse continent, so is their slave system. It's class based, not race based. A large portion of the Essosi slaves looked like Dany because they were of Valyrian descent. The slaves span every ethnicity, why is that so difficult to understand? Not only do the books themselves describe the ethnicity of many of the slaves, GRRM himself came out and debunked this interpretation!

I understand not being comfortable with this kind of story to an extent. The concept of liberation efforts has been tainted by the white savior trope. However, one's personal preferences don't equal the actual content of the story!

I think the thing that pisses me off the most about people who take these stances in the ASOIAF fandom is their pseudo-intellectualism.

Each person who writes these posts believes they have better media comprehension and even superior morality than everyone else. They misapply definitions of extremely damaging ideas so smugly. They believe they are correcting the views of other readers and GRRM himself, and as such, refuse to see how gravely mistaken they are. It's as concerning as it is infuriating.

[acim-writes]

Update 1

Meiar loves her father, she truly does, but his rants that were borderline religious were getting tiresome.

Added another 100 words to my story! Still a long way from finishing the first draft but still can't wait to finish this for publication.

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

Ben and Severin from The Darkest Part of the Forest.

[yrsonpurpose]

@rwrbmovie & @rwrbsource’s rwrbweek day 5 | fashion ❉ henry + casual clothes

[prince-o-sky]

🍂 My most favorite piece I've done for artfight so far