#*fic rec

[vandrawsing]

"With the fighting, and fighting, and fighting. It's just...there are stories about this kind of thing, About the Gods giving people a second chance. And the point is never for them to just die over and over." "I suppose not," Baelor says, remembering those sorts of tales from his childhood. "It was usually about learning some sort of lesson." "Yes!" Duncan agrees. "Or saving someone. Or finding true love's kiss."

Will have beauty too by @acephalouscreature --- a wonderful time-loop fic ⏳

[shogoun]

“Only when the raven landed, they knew, the hero had gone”  by reyavie - Arthur /Morgan | Morrígan/Cú Chulainn

“I have left you alone too long if you dare to threaten me,” the sorceress continued, closing her hand on the woman’s hair, her lifeblood rushing in small rivers against the pale white skin and ashy hair and Arthur had never heard so much hatred in her voice. Her eyes burned. “Or him. Did you think that, by bringing him here, I would be weaker? That these centuries had made you stronger than me?” Fingers tightened. “How dare you come for him? He is mine. He was always mine.” 

[vandrawsing]

My illustrations for @goldenzingy46's rhyme of the old marineer meets a moebius' ribbon of fate and tragedy meets piscine space horror with a dash of lovecraftian, PERDO

For the 2025 edition of @theterrorbigbang

Drafts and doodles below the cut 🐟🐟🐟

(special thank-yous to sparklethatisblue for the help figuring out a colour scheme :))

[vandrawsing]

Thinking about Her (arcane s1)... the jinx is missing fic here

[vandrawsing]

Francis and the Frog Prince, a moral and illustrated fable for the 2023 @theterrorreversebang.

Read @laissezferre's somptuous tale on AO3 🐸

[vandrawsing]

Once upon a time in a swamp in the forest, there lived a frog named James. Not Hops or Croak or anything more suited to a frog, no; this particular frog believed in a great many things, the greatest of which was that how one seemed was infinitely more important than how one was. And so, it had named itself James. “It’s a very princely name, is it not?” said the frog named James. “Do you not think I would make a very good prince?” “I don’t know, old boy,” said the duck. You barely make a good frog.”

@laissezferre is weaving me a fitzier fairy tale for the reverse bang and let me tell you, frogjames' courtly adventures are absolutely...... ribbeting 🐸

@theterrorreversebang for wip wednesday !

[vandrawsing]

still a leettle bit obsessed by if ever i should meet you from @20thcenturyvole but no more than it deserves i think. ft. a brave little steampowered boat*, ft. what james ross does not see because he is too busy gazing-heroically-in-the-distance, ft. ink james and ink francis just for fun.

*ft. a brave little steampowered boat... but read THIS and weep