#asmira

[csmelody]

I just finished my reread of The Ring of Solomon and I can't with Bartimaeus collecting another human but pretending he doesn't care, when at the end he keeps asking Asmira questions about what she'll be doing. And when she calls him out on him absolutely enjoying bragging about his exploits, etc., and then inviting him to visit her in Sheba? Stop it. Has anyone written a fic about Bartimaeus actually doing that and finding Asmira again? Because the fandom deserves this level of wholesomeness once in a blue moon.

My one complaint is that we got too little Faquarl antagonising him, even though I understand why, narratively, he was left out from that point onwards.

Anyway, I'll miss this energetic Bart when I get to Golem's Eye again.

[csmelody]

Do we think half of Bartimaeus's shock at Nathaniel's order to retrieve the Amulet was him remembering Asmira asking about the Ring all those centuries earlier? Or was it him thinking that Faquarl might perhaps maybe be right and he always gets into sticky situations because he's soft-headed for a human with a steely eye and he'd rather put that soft head through multiple walls before admitting to anything of the sort?

It's hilarious to me how he essentially reacts the same both times.

(Also no one tell him Asmira thought he was an afrit or a marid.)

[mahagloomy]

it's a loooong way from being finished but here are some wips of a little RoS comic I'm working on

it's their first time talking to each other and they are both having the most nerve-wracking, exasperating conversation of their life

[mahagloomy]

can't promise very regular posts but I'll try to slowly upload my huge backlog of bart fanart I've hoarded over the years lol

I'm still on the audiobook of RoS so here's some more ~handsome Sumerian youth~ and Asmira

[mahagloomy]

Aaah I’m super nervous about posting fanart but and when I saw that the fandom is still rather active on here I wanted to share some of my stuff.

Right now most of it will be RoS stuff since I’m listening to the audiobook right now (it’s probably my favorite book in the sequence, tied with PG), but after that I’ll go through the trilogy and I have lots of stuff for that as well.

If you want to read my ramblings and thoughts on the designs, go ahead hehe

Asmira:

Initially gave her black eyes but changed it to dark brown to differentiate her from my Ptolemy design

I kind of have a hard time giving each character in the Bartimaeus sequence a unique hair color since they all have dark hair but for Asmira I picture an almost-black brown

She probably has too many dangly-jangly bits for an assassin but well lol

As a starting point for her outfit, I drew (very loose) inspiration from traditional Yemeni clothes (Yemen is where Sheba used to be)

I gave her a headdress/scarf because I think those were very common during that time period, and I just thought she looks cute with it

Jewellery is all silver, clothes are the color of the sun. At first I thought the colors clashed with the silver but now I’ve come to like it. The silver jewellery also contrasts with Bart’s gold one.

Gave her some scars and a bit more of a muscular build than she is described to have; she has been training since she was a toddler, of course she will have muscles

Most of her hair is hidden under her scarf but she keeps two long strands out; her long hair and that of her mother is mentioned often so I headcanon that long hair is a status symbol in Sheba, so you’re supposed to show at least some of it off

Don’t ask me about the layers of her clothes, they kind of don’t make sense lol

Bartimaeus:

I haven’t quite figured out how to draw bird wings “like butterfly wings” so for now I’m drawing him with four wings like they’re depicted on Mesopotamian gods

I like to give him slightly pointed ears for a more “demonic” vibe

Even though most of the time his eyes are dark (normal human eyes) and sometimes described as turning gold, I like giving him purple eyes. I don’t know why, I just like how it repeats the theme of his amethyst necklaces (speaking of which, anyone got headcanons for why specifically amethyst??)

Jewellery is Babylonian (duh) as is the skirt, I love the tassels lol

Most of the time I give him more jewellery (bracelets and anklets) because it looks more interesting visually, but I also like the simpler look of almost no jewellery since it gives more the vibe of “simple servant”

I draw the Sumerian with brown hair instead of black simply because I like it more and for more visual distinction from Asmira

Never forget his dimples….

Anyways, I'll slowly be uploading more of my art I've been hoarding for years, as well as lurk on some blogs, maybe be brave to even comment now and then

[nadiajustbe]

Day 5 — Smoothie

A Master of The Knife

Read on A03

Rating: T/PG-13

Pairings: None

Characters: Asmira, her mother (unnamed)

Tags: agnst, childhood memories, character exploration, character analysis, drubble

Word count: 1,4k

| https://archiveofourown.org/works/64648591 |

On the days when her palms were covered with caustic calluses and her head hung unbearably heavy on her shoulders, Asmira had to think of her mother. One of her earliest memories, covered in a thin layer of fog, fragments scattered in all directions: her own feet, bare and stained from the hot earth, with grains of sand scattered between her toes, soaking her deep in each of their thousand pieces. Her mother walked in front of her, untouched by their chaotic movement, as if the sands were a paved path, a patch of clear sky. Several knives were tucked into her belt, low enough to grab with one swift movement of her hand, yet high enough that she could not reach them. Different shapes, materials and sizes, they glistened in the bright morning sun, and in her possession they looked quite innocent, not unlike tame wild snakes.

[jewishicequeen]

Day five: Asmira

Plus today’s writing prompt:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64497364/chapters/165950551

Domestic Fluff and Smoothie:) kinda broke my decision to make a thing from both menu each day, but I guess you can count the artwork up here as “fight” also^^

[littlelapwing]

Kitty and Asmira, requested by someone in the discord <3