#juniper shorthalt

[the-french-belphegor]

Happy Mother's Day! (Mother's Day falls on the last Sunday of May here - OR the 1st Sunday of June if the last Sunday of May is Pentecost.) I was toying with designs for Juniper (Scanlan's mom) and found a couple I liked a lot, and today seemed like a good day to post them!

Clothing-wise, I mixed traditional Basque garments for everyday dress (red skirt with one or several black stripes at the bottom - but I made it purple because I figured it was a good place for Scanlan to get it from - and a shawl and apron) with traditional Cretan waistcoats for the equivalent of Sunday clothes. Canonically the Shorthalts mother and son were poor, but I like the idea of her finding inexpensive ways to tweak and decorate her clothes and look good. (like a slightly vain streak she passed on her son.) In my head she was also a fiercely loving woman and mother who loved music a lot. (I based that pose of her with her hand up on Scanlan's in the first TLOVM lineup we got!)

I hope we get a LOVM design for her in season 4 💜

[azzzryel]

Les premier pas de Juniper :D

[jcartist1004]

My idea of what Pike and Scanlan’s kids look like

Wax and Juni are both canon kids, but it’s never said who’s older and who’s younger just that they both came after Kaylee so for now till someone corrects me I’m gonna call them twins. And we also never get designs just descriptions.

Juni is described as looking like her mother before her hair turned white, having black hair and pale blue eyes like her, but she’s also known for being just like her father personality wise. She’d often break into song with dirty lyrics even when she was young.

Juni is also named Juniper after her late paternal grandmother.

She’s attending Seminary School meaning she might possibly be following in her mother’s footsteps in theology. She’s also a singer like her dad and might become a bard so it’s possible she’s studying music too.

Wax is described as looking exactly like his dad, but also being very timid and collective and not as confident as his sister. Pike says that he acts the most like Percy.

He’s attending Westhall Academy in Westruun, it’s mean to be a prestigious school. It’s not said what he’s studying

Wilhand’ildan is named after two ppl; Wilhand, Pike’s ancestor, and Vax’ildan, which is why his nickname is Wax.

This was something that I just decided to draw but let me know if you like it

[blorbologist]

Scanlan + dealers choice or solo, 69

69. Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars

Scanlan knows a lot of songs. So many songs. A bazillion songs. Practically a dozen for every occasion. Bar crawls, long days on the road, killing a wannabe god, seducing a special someone. You want live music? Scanlan Shorthalt’s got you covered.

Except he doesn’t have his daughter covered. Because he doesn’t think he knows a single lullaby. 

So instead of his exquisite singing voice, Juni is left with her dad’s way, way less impressive, boorish and bland speaking voice as he endlessly echoes shhh shhh shhh.

 (To clarify: he means the baby. His daughter with Pike. Because he was never there when Kaylie, his firstborn daughter, was a baby, and so never got to practice lullabies, or sing her lullabies, or stop her crying, and he has to get this right for Juni. He can’t fail her, too - not like he failed Kaylie. Or Juni’s namesake.)

He has been failing, is the thing. 

Pike takes one day - one day! - off to relax in Whitestone with Vex and he can’t even get their baby to settle down for her nap. Juni misses her mama. Understandable, he totally gets that; except it’s been over an hour and she’s fussy and crying, and screams if he puts her down. 

And trust him, he’s tried and checked everything, and he just - fuck. Maybe Kaylie was better off without him being there for her at all.

Scanlan is just about this close to tears when he gives up on rocking her and puts his little girl in her little tiny bassinet. She kicks and punches (see, there’s a lot of Pike in her too! Or maybe that’s Grog, somehow - like spiritually.) and screams some more. 

“Please,” he begs, “please just close your eyes -”

And there’s a scrap there. Pieces of an old melody, one he hasn’t thought of in years. Hasn’t thought of since - 

He sniffs. Oh, not just close to tears now. 

Scanlan pulls a chair closer while Juniper brutalizes the mattress. Reaching a hand into the bassinet, his heart flips embarrassingly when she immediately grabs for his fingers and clutches on them tight. She also stuffs his thumb in her mouth, which, okay, you do you little lady. 

Swallowing the lump in his throat, glad that he can finally smile again, Scanlan gives his mother’s song a go.

Send me a character / pair of characters / AU & a number from 1 to 100 & I'll write a little something inspired by that song!

[ghostofwhitestone]

14 ("laying your head on someone’s shoulder") for Pikelan? Can be soft and/or angsty, your call (if you choose to answer it, natch)!

Intimacy Prompts

“I’m gonna find you, little bit!” Grog called as he searched through the bushes, a wide smile on his face as stifled giggling crept out from behind the firewood pile. Grog gave a roar, not the rage filled one he’d let out on the battlefield, but a one meant to entertain, one that had lit up Vesper’s face when she was little and quickly started to do the same for Juniper. The stifled giggling picked up, and Grog cocked his head, dramatically moving toward the pile and past where Pike and Scanlan sat on the porch.

“I told ya big guy, she’s quite the talent,” Scanlan said with a grin, drawing a chuckle from Pike.

“You’re tellin’ me,” Grog muttered, feigning frustration, “I’ve been lookin’ all over!” At his words, the little chuckle from behind the woodpile flared up again. “Pikey, can you help me find her?” Pike straightened herself, putting on a dramatic scowl.

“Well I don’t know, it’s a hard task, but let me…” she extended her hand, as if casting a spell of guidance as a little head peaked out, watching Pike work, “There. Go find her buddy.” Grog huffed, setting off toward the source of the laughter slowly, drawing out his movements to Juniper’s excitement. When Grog found her, she giggled loudly, taking off running with Grog in pursuit.

As the two of them chuckled and smiled, Pike leaned her head on Scanlan’s shoulder, winding her hand into his. He leaned his head on top of hers, a content smile on his face.

“Sounds like Kaylie might get back a little early,” Scanlan muttered, “Whole extra day with everyone together.” Pike smiled, squeezing Scanlan’s hand.

“That’s amazing,” she muttered, kissing Scanlan’s cheek and leaning back in, “I’m excited to see her.” Scanlan smiled softly, though tears formed in the corner of his eyes.

“Yeah,” he said, as if saying much else would shatter him, “I’m excited to just… Have some time as a family.” Pike’s eyes drifted to Grog as he still chased Juniper, both laughing all the while.

“You know, killing dragons and shit was fun and all, but honestly, I could get used to this,” Pike muttered, drawing a chuckle from Scanlan as he squeezed her hand tightly.

“Yeah,” Scanlan muttered, pressing a kiss to the scar on her cheek, “Me too.”

[demigoddessqueens]

For some reason Scanlan being such a mama's boy makes me so soft and melts me and I just need more of that so maybe "I couldn't stop missing you if I tried" with him and a Reborn lineage Juniper?

Yes!! I can see a bit of that!

Him holding her when she’s little and just being a Girl Dad™️

Then as she’s older, he sees how much she’s grown up, her little mannerisms and quirks. The resemblance of him, Pike, and his own mother. It’s a sad smile when he realizes how things have changed over time

And when she hugs him to go forge her own path and start her own life, he always tells her “I couldn’t stop missing you even if I tried.”

[gamerwithamonocle]

I drew a tiny Percy and couldn’t stop myself.

[acecasinova]

Juniper and Scanlan in leaner, but nice times~ (Wow I need to find my wedge tip pen)