this may just be the sleep deprivation talking but I’ve decided that sir griflet is sexy now. everyone in camelot regardless of orientation has looked at him at least once and gone. huh. but then the moment passes and they’re just like. well that was weird. no one, least of all him, would believe that he is the common denominator for what arthurian lords and ladies find attractive.¹ listen listen listen. we can reasonably combine his character with that of sir givret from erec et enide² and if we consult the sacred texts³ it is apparent that givret is 1) fantastically short, 2) undeniably charming, and 3) roguishly intelligent. doesn’t that sound like someone else we know? BUT! but but but. griflet/givret is a shorter king than gawain AND not even half as problematic.⁴ why are we as a fandom sleeping on him. why weren’t enough people sleeping with him in medlit.⁵ when I’m finally able to draw him you’ll see what I’m talking about. you’ll all see.⁶
¹ effeminate men with beards. you agree.
² source: trust me bro aside from his bit in one romance givret’s practically just a name. whereas griflet is a whole ass guy and it would be FUN to smoosh em together let me have this
³ illustrated gerald morris novella written for an audience of five-year-olds
⁴ obligatory clarification because I’m a coward. I am #jesting and if gawain is indeed problematic (gawain. sir gawain from medlit. that gawain. him) it makes him hotter <3
⁵ I’m pretty sure he has a magic wife in jaufre (idk I haven’t read it yet) but that’s not enough for me. I want this man to be the protagonist of a series of trashy noir detective novels in which he always ends up bamboozling the villains through sheer luck & plucky intellect whilst effortlessly romancing a new side piece each book. you know what I mean.
⁶ I have a very vivid picture of him in my head (basically just the handsome Guatemalan man I met once at a bus stop) but it won’t translate to paper. so instead of practicing drawing I’m writing to convince you all how sexy griflet is. is it working.
