GAY YEARNING

“And she did not have to ask if this was right, no one had to tell her, because this could not have been more right or perfect.”

[badasserywomen]

Oh to be a bloodbag for Lady Dimitrescu

Maidens life, best life. 

[lesleymanville]

maggie!!!!!!!

[badasserywomen]

I have drawn any dimitrescu art in a bit. So some indulgent momma d and spoiled daughter daniela.

[classyfruit]

“She stood tall and proud, like the marble statue of a saint. But as radiant as the light was that fell on her, as dark were the shadows that fell deep and dark behind her.”

A little work in progress (AND bonus adorbs!) of our good and gracious Lady to combat my perfectionism. It didn’t like that we had to recover from a cold and still can not draw as much or as quickly. And I hereby lovingly tell it to take SEVERAL seats. 😌

For all those who could use a few words of comfort: Your feelings are valid. Your struggle is valid. Finding things hard is not a sign of weakness. We all need a lot of courage every day. Being creative takes courage. Trying and trying again takes courage. Just being a human being in this world takes courage. We all are giving it our best shot- and that is always enough! Take care, breathe deep and lots of love! 💕

[countdraluka]

We all know I love the concept of knight!Alcina so much that I made it a key backstory point in Novitiate, but I don't think I have mentioned before the sheer abundance of serotonin the idea of a 18th-century Pirate Captain Lady Dimitrescu x Mermaid Maiden AU brings me.

I mean, there is all the fun of an all-female crew of pirates sailing the seven seas and completely ravaging the lands blind of their riches - the glorious decadence of the gold, the wine, the marauding, the women. Perhaps even a fantasy element of the likes of a curse that causes those loyal to the feared Captain to become ravenous for blood in their own right, which Alcina suffered as a trade-off for a Crow Goddess' protection and miraculous cure of her illness. Besides, the fashion! Leather hats with feathers, elaborate stays worn over fine chemises, bloodied blades and pistols to tie it all together!

And, of course, one cannot forget the horrific romance of passing through treacherous waters after an ambush goes awry and, in her exhaustion, falling for a mermaid's song, only for the tables to flip when Alcina realizes she would much rather keep this pretty maiden baring her fangs and pulling her underwster as her wife prisoner, instead.

So we get an enemy-to-lovers, at-each-others'-throats variation of their relationship where Alcina gets to indulge her villainous side for a bit while Maria is feral, pissed, and very conflicted over being captured by a woman both so arrogant yet so attractive - meaning they act like bickering lovers from the moment they meet and there is a lot of sexual tension building up as they make the long trip back to Europe, until they inevitably cave into their affections on accident one night and end up married by Alcina's quartermaster the week after. Then there are the tender scenes like Alcina building saltwater pools and countless baths in her ancestral castle so Maria doesn't miss the sea too badly when they spend the season on land, or our maiden keeping the Captain company all throughout the night when they sail through mercurial weather and Alcina's expertise on handling her ship is needed for hours on end, and even the infamously perverse Countess targetting a specific trade route because she knows it carries all her wife's favorite lotions for not drying out in the summer sun.

Pirate queen and her consort mermaid proceed to commit highly illegal acts while adopting three equally-reprehensible young ladies they meet in their journeys: a merchant's daughter who was to hang for murdering an unwanted suitor, an aspiring buccaneer hoping the climb the ranks, and even a stowaway duchess who grew tired of noble ideas on womanhood.

(One more to the WIP pile, folks.)

[dimitresca]

okay after doing a little reading, alcina was probably in love with miranda in a very toxic, mostly unrequited way. she named her daughters alphabetically B thru D (her being a) and EVA was meant to be the last child. it explains the crib in her private chambers - that wasn’t for rose, she only ever had a portion of her anyway. it explains why she is so intense abt miranda and resents the title of ‘siblings’ with miranda’s children. SHE doesn’t want to be seen in that same sense, which we also see from her journal. on top of this, miranda and she oversaw the creation of her daughters not in a dungeon but in a bedroom which denotes a certain affection toward what the subjects would become. she keeps one of miranda’s feathers by her notes on the girls’ birth. they were co-moms, and alcina believed when eva came back into a vessel that they would co-mother and live together.  like. alcina is canonically midway through a painting of mother miranda with three cherubim who are bela, cass, and dani. she’s sewing them all into a little family in her head. 

[countdraluka]

Here is a link to my analysis on this topic, since the exact posts can be a bit hard to find from the directory OP provided. You can read both parts there.

Alcina’s relationship to Miranda is very intriguing when looked at from this angle, and it explains her loyalty to the end.

[cowpokeprose]

Uh??? The facts abt ur parents??? Whadda hell would u be open to doing more facts abt ur wild parents bc I love them

Sure! They’re very weird.

My dad regularly sings to my mom about how much he loves her while standing exactly in the way of whatever she’s trying to do

My parents didn’t marry until I was 4 and they regularly forget that they’re spouses. They generally refer to themselves as partners

My mom proposed to my dad by yelling at him from a room away that her taxes were fucked and they had to get married to which my father replied “this is how I always dreamed you’d ask me!” and pretending to swoon

My dad appears as an actor in the movie Swoon, supposedly an important piece of queer cinema 

My parents were both punks in their youth

When I came home for thanksgiving with a mohawk, unannounced, my mom started crying because I looked “so handsome” and “just like your dad” and kept petting my head 

My dad only says “that’s my boy” to me when I say something gay about men

My mom and dad have the same taste in women but opposite taste in men

One time we were watching a movie set in Chicago and my mom turned to my dad, and in the most sentimental mom voice, said “Chicago honey! We haven’t been there since the anarchist convention!” 

My dad worked on California’s weed legalization bill

[lou-the-naga-queen]

The anarchist version of gomez and morticia

[classyfruit]

“The first hint of light cloaks Alcina and her little family in the soft hues of morning. Adoration adorns the Countess’s features as she watches the peaceful, dawn-kissed faces of her darlings. Immortality tends to be a lonely affair - but not for her.”

Ahhh… you know that feeling when you just crave something soft and wholesome? I sure did and thus I present to you some Dimitrescuddles! 🥰

I hope you’re keeping yourself warm now that the temperatures drop and we segway into winter. Drink some tea, relax and take care! 💕

[sisartcommissions]

Made this for a friend of mine :3. Lady D has activated Mommy comfort mode ahah. She cant resist cuddling her sad little pet <3.

Honestly tho….we all want to be in their place rn >w< AAH!!

[trainstationgoodbye]

Well, that’s that. I love you.

Cate Blanchett & Rooney Mara in CAROL 2015 dir. Todd Haynes

[classyfruit]

“Well, are you going to behave or do I have to drag you along, pet?” Carina’s mouth split into a challenging grin at Alcina’s words. “Behave? My Lady, rest assured: I am an absolute menace to train.”

Thank you to @vexingviking for commissioning me to draw his wonderful, badass OC Carina with our good and gracious Lady. 🤩 If you want to read more of Carina’s adventures, definitely give his fanfiction “The Lady’s Lapdog” on AO3 a read! 📖✨

In other news, I drank way too much relaxing herbal tea during this artwork and almost nodded off in my chair. 😬 Hope y'all are taking care of yourself! 💕

[sapphic-pie]

Daniela won’t miss a few boiled sweets…

A silly leftover from missing Halloween last week. Tune in next time for another exciting instalment.

[classyfruit]

A chance to dress up all fancy and extravagant? An excuse to include her lovely daughters in the group theme? Of course our good and gracious Lady loves Halloween! 🌹🦋🐞🐝

And I hope you do too!! Guys, it’s almost time! 🎃 I can’t wait to sit down with friends, watch WAY too many horror movies for my wee heart and sleep with the lights on for the next few months. AS IS TRADITION!! It’s going to BEE awesome. (sorry not sorry!)

[riense]

[printscreenit]

09.09.20

filme: the meyerowitz stories (new and selected) escrito & dirigido por noah baumbach, 2017

[classyfruit]

Oh dear, what a delicate situation. Of course, Bela could dissolve into her bug swarm and be free, but then again…

Finally some Beladonna food for all of you sweethearts! I had an absolute blast exploring their dynamics and headcanoning them as SO very bashful. They NEED Angie to intervene, it’s in their best interest. 😌

I hope all of you enjoy the art AND the fall weather. Much love and take care of your health!

[classyfruit]

… and it would be very rude to decline such a friendly invitation, wouldn’t it? 😌

As promised last week, today is the day where I have the pleasure to announce our winner for my very first giveaway… on my Insta. 

To all of you who didn’t win - Don’t you worry for a second that this will be the last giveaway. There are many more milestones to conquer, and I’m treating all of my platforms separately, so you will get plenty chances to get a piece of cake.

Thank you ALL for making the 10k milestone such a special occasion to me! I copied all comments in a word document so that I can read them whenever I need it. And I am not ashamed to say that I always tear up without fail! Y'all are the best! Much love and take care! ❤️