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COMMISSIONS OPEN (July/August)
Updated my commissions' carrd! (link here) So I'd appreciate if it could be shared around if you can't buy, any and all help appreciated!!
My queue is finally clear enough to get 2 commission slots filled for july, due to having a bit of free time this month.
You can contact me via tumblr for any commission inquiries, and i'll try to reach back as soon as I'm able.
Well shit, Henry Jenkins, out here in 1997 dropping truth bombs
Oh hey I need this for a research paper I'm writing, thank you!
i mean he had been out here since 1988 dropping such bombs:
"'fandom' is a vehicle of marginalized subcultural groups (women, the young, gays, etc.) to pry open space for their cultural concerns within dominant representations; it is a way of appropriating media texts and rereading them in a way that serves different interests, a way of transforming mass culture into a popular culture"
Jenkins, Henry. “Star Trek Rerun, Reread, Rewritten: Fan Writing as Textual Poaching.” Critical Studies in Mass Communication 5, no. 2 (1988): 85–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295038809366691.
there are even some earlier works in fan studies but that’s what i have ready to hand.
An ode to Occtis 🫀💀
happy pride month my bros
Little art I did of my oc Aleksander using this picture as reference, mostly to get a grasp on lighting and overall I'm pretty happy with the product!! Obviously I will try to keep practising but I love my boy a lot in this ahaha
(Reference taken from pinterest!!)
The first season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was even more perfect than I could have dreamed⚔️
wait walk with me. VALYRIAN WEDDING (esque) KNIGHTINGALE. tachonises probably have some fucked up wedding rituals and something like valyrian wedding suits their vibe perfectly imo
I wanna write that so bad.. should I..
🦢 january - february commission 🦢
this month, i have somehow managed to finish all this beautiful commissions despite the seriousness of my thesis. i am so grateful to all my commissioners, since 2021 i believe, who had supported me so very much. do know i love and value all of you :)
march - april commissions are already closed unfortunately i am thankful for the many demands :( will open again in may do tell me if you wish to be put on the waitlist!
1. daemontlover and daemons.wifey - shiera seastar and alyssa targaryen
2. fleurling - (oc) and aemond targaryen
3. danyssversion - victoria (oc) and arthur morgan
4. brownhairedbrunette - oc
5. whirlwinddrainkeeba - greek-style portrait of a character
6. @vol4ntis - vaeron (oc)
Made some simple icons inspired by @eliotbaum's own sketchy style art pieces that I fell in love with (I love their Curse of Strahd art so much) ! I could probably do more, as I found them too fun to do!
Nicholas (human) and Merren (elven) are two of my dearest fantasy ocs, currently on a DnD/fantasy visual novel setting because I'm weak for that.
outfit adoptable by marinaoutfits
AND THEY WERE FAKE NEWLYWEDS ♡(｡￫ˇ艸￩)🤍💚🤍💚 EEEEE!! Mhin's Ch 1 preview hitting that trope had me all giddy and squealing first time reading it lol 🤭.
Anywhoozies, here's another outfit for Rasche! I had bought it along with this one cause both feel like something people in the Senobium would wear, I thinks.
Tompawve
SECOND PORTRAIT OF MY NAVI OCS!! This time of my metkayina oc, Tompawve! Still trying to get the hang of it 🫡
The og design was made by valkyrn on instagram, and I wanted to give my oc some love!
Atan'lan
Decided to FINALLY draw a na'vi design I got AGES AGO on Toyhouse from mnsterathng!!
Their name is Atan'lan :) they are my silly... also testing my hand at na'vi anatomy ahahah 👀
here is a master list of great art tools that can make your workflow easier! 👇 (consistently updating)
silly self-promotion of my rp server <3
✦ Welcome to Valley of Thorns, our fantasy rp server ✦
The land is Gaia, the creator and the one who made every living being, and it harbors three kingdoms (Avaris, Elion and Ardennes), and magic flows through every stone and every wind current. Once, there was conflict and isolation, but with time, the three kingdoms have begun to cautiously trade with each other again, sending diplomats, merchants to mantain the frail hope they have achieved. We go from the glittering towers of Elion, with its beautiful coastal cities, magic academy and overall a dangerous game under wraps, to Ardennes, with its fortified castles and cities deep in the mountains, where their forests are thick and seasons overall unforgiving and finally to the Avaris Islands, with its misty coasts, misterious seafarers and old sailor tales all around it.
From the verdant spires of Elion, where magic and politis entwine together like the roots of their trees, to the snowbound walls of Ardennes, where their pride and resilience proved stronger than hunger and sickness, and across the sea to the sun-kissed islands od Avaris, where the waves seal your fate.
You are a part of this world: a farmer, an adventurer, a musician, a painter, a king, an artificer or a rogue. You can be anything. Here everyone crafts their own story with everyone, because every story is part of the great story of all. We are a new server aiming to be a chill and fun community where we can spend time being creative and having fun with our ocs. The setting is more inspired by Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fields of Mistria in its core, since my idea was to answer to my own tastes of having a place where there isn't much pressure on activity because we are all adults that have a life outside of writing and being silly.
✨ ELION: A land of flourising fields, famed mages, and ambitious knights and Lords. But with its young monarch swayed by the whispers of the Council, the vultures circle, specially around its biggests towns, and even the recently ever-growning one that is Crasmere. The Verdant Academy is their emblem of producing different kinds of mages, commoners also get the chance to enter and excel.
⚔️ ARDENNES: A proud kingdom scarred by cold, sickness and border conflicts. Their borders strain under pressure, but Ardennes ahas never bowed to anyone, not to Elion's magic, and not to Avaris' silver tongue, and they won't start now. Their battles are both internal and external despite what they project to the outsider. Their walls will stand tall, as always.
🪸 AVARIS' ISLANDS: Four great Islands, Nissalae, Moontide, Soryinth and Nerantheon with each a Lord that rules over them, and a Tidelord that rules over them all. They are renowned merchants, even pirates, and everyone shares the same harbors, bound together by their tides and their trades. The Lords and their merchant fleets make allies and enemies all in one breath, and their coalition remains steady, at least for now. Unity is rare recently, the betrayals happen a lot, and the sea will always know everything.
If you are interested in such a server, here is our link: Click meee (it doesn't expire) 🤝✨️
We offer the following:
A relaxed, inclusive +18 fantasy slice-of-life setting with three different kingdoms to choose from, with a lot of different species to choose from. This server was born from the need of having a chill space to write without really too much pressure.
Easy to follow lore, with room for personal stories and original characters.
Most high rank roles are open, and you can literally take any job in the different kingdoms.
We are currently very small, but always welcome new people!
silly self-promotion of my rp server <3
✦ Welcome to Valley of Thorns, our fantasy rp server ✦
The land is Gaia, the creator and the one who made every living being, and it harbors three kingdoms (Avaris, Elion and Ardennes), and magic flows through every stone and every wind current. Once, there was conflict and isolation, but with time, the three kingdoms have begun to cautiously trade with each other again, sending diplomats, merchants to mantain the frail hope they have achieved. We go from the glittering towers of Elion, with its beautiful coastal cities, magic academy and overall a dangerous game under wraps, to Ardennes, with its fortified castles and cities deep in the mountains, where their forests are thick and seasons overall unforgiving and finally to the Avaris Islands, with its misty coasts, misterious seafarers and old sailor tales all around it.
From the verdant spires of Elion, where magic and politis entwine together like the roots of their trees, to the snowbound walls of Ardennes, where their pride and resilience proved stronger than hunger and sickness, and across the sea to the sun-kissed islands od Avaris, where the waves seal your fate.
You are a part of this world: a farmer, an adventurer, a musician, a painter, a king, an artificer or a rogue. You can be anything. Here everyone crafts their own story with everyone, because every story is part of the great story of all. We are a new server aiming to be a chill and fun community where we can spend time being creative and having fun with our ocs. The setting is more inspired by Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fields of Mistria in its core, since my idea was to answer to my own tastes of having a place where there isn't much pressure on activity because we are all adults that have a life outside of writing and being silly.
✨ ELION: A land of flourising fields, famed mages, and ambitious knights and Lords. But with its young monarch swayed by the whispers of the Council, the vultures circle, specially around its biggests towns, and even the recently ever-growning one that is Crasmere. The Verdant Academy is their emblem of producing different kinds of mages, commoners also get the chance to enter and excel.
⚔️ ARDENNES: A proud kingdom scarred by cold, sickness and border conflicts. Their borders strain under pressure, but Ardennes ahas never bowed to anyone, not to Elion's magic, and not to Avaris' silver tongue, and they won't start now. Their battles are both internal and external despite what they project to the outsider. Their walls will stand tall, as always.
🪸 AVARIS' ISLANDS: Four great Islands, Nissalae, Moontide, Soryinth and Nerantheon with each a Lord that rules over them, and a Tidelord that rules over them all. They are renowned merchants, even pirates, and everyone shares the same harbors, bound together by their tides and their trades. The Lords and their merchant fleets make allies and enemies all in one breath, and their coalition remains steady, at least for now. Unity is rare recently, the betrayals happen a lot, and the sea will always know everything.
If you are interested in such a server, here is our link: Click meee (it doesn't expire) 🤝✨️
We offer the following:
A relaxed, inclusive +18 fantasy slice-of-life setting with three different kingdoms to choose from, with a lot of different species to choose from. This server was born from the need of having a chill space to write without really too much pressure.
Easy to follow lore, with room for personal stories and original characters.
Most high rank roles are open, and you can literally take any job in the different kingdoms.
We are currently very small, but always welcome new people!
I think more historical fantasies and alt histories that have gay marriage be allowed should mess around with the societal implications of this. If your aristocracy allows gay marriage, why? As a release valve for inheritance problems, like monasticism was in parts of medieval Europe? As a way of removing your failchild from the line of succession by legally binding them to the failchild of your political ally, ensuring any offspring they both have will be illegitimate? How about a society where the lower classes are allowed to be gay but the nobility aren’t? Idk there’s just a lot of options that are more interesting than “homophobia just doesn’t real”
I feel like the reason more of this isn't explored is because the point is being gay and being gay-married shouldn't require an explanation. It should be as mundane as any other pairing. The point is to NOT repackage queerness in heteronormative paradigms and binaries.
Some of us don’t enjoy that
in history AND in the romance genre, marriage isn't mundane and unremarkable, it's one of the most serious relationship goals people pursue. it's foundational for family planning, business ventures, and political ambitions. it is NOT just 'whatever' and to dismiss the importance of marriage as social structure is a deeply unserious way to stick it to homophobes.
like...it's a perfectly fine fantasy to have, and deserves its space, but it necessarily creates a very shallow world, with limited options for narrative momentum and sources of conflict and character depth and motive.
if marriage being 'just mundane' means it isn't embedded in a complicated system of cause and effect and motivation, you have created a world that cannot be interrogated.
marriage is an institution that exists for financial, political, and family-line-perpetuating-and-stabilizing reasons. one of the major reasons for bothering with maintaining it as a society has historically been regularizing sexual activity in such a way that you can be reasonably confident of the paternity of children, and thus found systems of inheritance on patriarchal lineages.
one of the major reasons for bothering with it as an individual has always been financial stability, or the expectations and pressures of society, or (very often) those expectations and pressures making it a requisite element of financial stability.
this is obvious in a politics-and-heirs-to-fortune sense but it applies to everyone.
in a preindustrial agricultural scenario where land is held per household, a very common setup in reality and in fantasy, a key reason a man needs a wife is that the farm as an economic unit will literally collapse without someone performing that gendered labor. someone.
you going to leave your elderly widowed mother carrying all that weight? how is that right? and what do you plan to do when she passes?
if you, a male farmer, marry a man in such an economic scenario, do you plan to 1) have one of you step into that role (simplest option but requires one of you being comfortable becoming 'the wife') 2) do male-gendered labor together and find the money to hire someone to handle the household side of the work, often considerably more than half of it 3) as 2 but source a woman or women through extended family or something to do the work for room and board, without getting the social status of 'mistress of the house?' Or some fourth option?
note that the more things about task distribution and decisionmaking power have to be decided on a case-by-case basis, the higher the administrative burden of doing anything becomes, and people will start building shortcuts around having to Do All Of That as quickly as possible.
so yeah a society where gay marriage is normal will have a system for this, customizable to your particular circumstance, but it won't be identical to the heterosexual marriage labor system unless gender roles have been fully abolished.
which in turn has serious knock-on effects for how this society even understands 'gender,' because while it's closer to the modern than the Generic Historical one in some ways, it sure can't be the way we understand it; we definitely have not abolished gender roles or unraveled them from our sense of what a gender even is.
(i would argue that having rightfully rebelled against the restrictions imposed by gender roles we are collectively struggling to grapple with how much of the definition of a gender has traditionally been its 'role' and labor function, but that's outside the remit of this post.)
and then lo, you gotta do some active worldbuilding of some kind on how they organize all kinds of shit. because 'default fantasy norms' have been exploded.
it doesn't have to take up a lot of page time but it's gotta be done.
if you're building a world where none of that matters, where none of it is real and demands or even allows for thinking through, or work done about How It Works, where there are no logistical elements and gay marriage does not create a differing logistical situation, you are building a world that does not stand up to serious scrutiny. so if you want it to hold together you have to not look too close.
which is fine, but there is an understandable hunger for, you know. gay stories that are also intellectually rewarding and so forth. queers being sanitized doesn't just apply to depictions of sexual desire, but to the full spectrum of human experience.
so insinuating there's something morally or politically suspect about building a world where gay marriage has a specific cultural niche is kind of fucked up?
like. 'the only correct enjoyment is for things that are completely unproblematic and portray Good Things in a Good Light which means Normal' is a reactionary sentiment.
