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I Could not Stop for Death ~ Now complete

You have seen more of the shokh [truth] of me than anyone has since…” Kara shook her head now, her eyes suddenly intense, spinning crystals of black and blue-red. Lena wanted to scoff, turn away, but she was ensnared, as she suspected they both had been from the start, and she could not help but fall into the newly exposed reality of Kara’s eyes.

OR,

Kara defeats Reign and in the ensuing aftermath has to confront her trauma, her parents' legacy, and her life on Krypton. While journeying Kara recognizes she has to tell Lena who she is and face the possibility of losing her.

OR OR,

Kara faces the consequences of her actions after defeating Reign.

So, somehow, I made it here. It feels like such a small moment when this fandom is so large and amazing, but it has been world altering for this writer. I have finished this story. I have finished this fic. It feels so unreal to write that. It has taken me years to get this one completed.

I truly never thought I would get here.

This is the story that got me to write again after what felt like a life time. And to be here, saying, that it is finished, just wow.

#supercorp #supergirl #kara zor el #lena luthor #kara danvers #supercorp fic #I hope I did it justice #I always felt this was an inflection point for the series #diving into the characters and expanding the world #my writing #my fic

gnometheartist

Fire & Water

After a long time, another finished illustration from J.R.R. Tolkien's books. I experimented a bit with the composition. I wanted to achieve a dramatic moment and contrast between water and fire. But at the same time I tried to capture the atmosphere and lore of the book.

Bard the Bowman is depicted as a true archer captain (not as a smuggler), and there is also an old thrush. I was inspired by Tolkien's original illustrations of Lake town. The Big Dipper constellation is also shown here, because at the beginning of this chapter it is written that a few people from Lake Town were walking around and looking at the stars (typical of Tolkien...😊), as they liked, shortly before the dragon arrived. The highest star of this constellation also symbolically points to the dragon's weakness.

The Big Dipper constellation is mentioned a few chapters earlier, when Bilbo was traveling with raft-elves along the Forest River towards the Long Lake...

I started painting this illustration about a year ago, but... for a long time I didn't make any progress because I didn't know how to continue. Long expected-illustration!😅

This illustration is painted with acrylic paints on paper in size 210x297mm.

#middle earth #tolkien #amazing art

snowydragonscave

Supergirl TV Series

Melissa Benoist's Supergirl created a renaissance for solo female superhero properties. It cannot be overstated how game changing it all was and STILL IS. The Supergirl TV series kicked down doors.

The first season premiered 10 years ago. This was before the Wonder Woman film, before Captain Marvel had a film, before Black Window got a solo film. It was the first female led superhero show since the Wonder Woman series in the 1970s.

What is amazing is that it almost never happened. The producers wanted the right actress and did not want to go forward, if they couldn't find her. Melissa Benoist was cast mere days before they shot the pilot episode for Supergirl.

It ended up being a perfect storm of the right time, the right superhero, and, most important of all, the absolutely right actress. Melissa captured all the complexities of Kara Zor El while also making her a beacon, this bright, brilliant spot in the landscape of TV.

In the first episode, Melissa Benoist makes you believe in Supergirl. You believe in superheroes. This moment, this scene, someone who was already a hero finally let herself truly embrace it. My heart.

OUR PARAGON OF HOPE. BEST SUPERHERO

The show was not perfect and in many ways it wasted storylines and the immense talents of its lead actress. But despite all of those things - Supergirl resonated with viewers.

Women (and girls) had superheroes here or there, over the years, but Supergirl changed everything. Girls (and women) had a bold, bright superhero all their own! To look up to, to root for - heck, to have a new Halloween costume to wear. That may seem so small, but its huge.

Kara Zor El is the best superhero. She is rich and complex. She has deep rage, pain, and trauma. Eventually she learns to cope. She never loses her joy or kindness. She struggles as all of us do, but never never loses her core strength of hope, compassion, and love.

Kara lost her entire world. Not just parents or friends, but her entire world and culture, the place she lived most of her childhood. She became an alien refugee. She kept going, step by step. She is a pillar of strength, overcoming trauma, kindness, and joy.

I digressed a bit, but I wanted to explain a bit about Kara Zor El. To have a female led superhero show on the air for 6 years, changed everything. Supergirl is a character DC did not really do anything with and then this series came along...

Melissa Benoist's nuanced, gutsy, and powerful performance resonated with everyone. We got more Supergirl solo comics including the now respected Woman of Tomorrow run. We have had 2 new on screen Supergirl's and this TV show has only been off the air for 4 years.

So thank you to Melissa Benoist for embodying Supergirl on and off screen. Forever my Supergirl.

No idea, if anyone read this far, but I wanted to get some Supergirl thoughts out. The show may seem small, but it caused important change. If you haven't seen this show, give it a watch. Supergirl is a special character and has a lot to offer.