Gift for the Rise of the Guardians Secret Santa 2025 event!
This is based on prompt #64: Pitch enjoying Christmas. Decorating the tree is always a favorite tradition of mine, so here's Pitch putting on the very first ornament (that may or may not be a gift from Sandy) beneath a starry snowfall.
Hope the giftee enjoys and happy holidays! As always, a big thanks to @rotgsecretsanta for organizing this event every year!
AU! Where in the episode “magical mystery cure” twilight wasn’t able to finish starswirls spell and switch the main sixes cutie marks back and they had to learn their new talents! In this au it also means twilight never became an Alicorn
Finally got around to posting for Rise of the Guardians Secret Santa 2024! This is for prompt #65: Guardians-inspired desserts! What would a dessert modeled after one of the Guardians be like?
It took me some extra time since I decided to do a drawing for each Guardian +Pitch, but I really hope the giftee enjoys my take on their prompt! Happy holidays!
As always, thank you to @rotgsecretsanta for running this event and showcasing all the great works that are still being created for this fandom! Cheers!
[More desc. under the link if you're curious about what/why I choose each one!]
Descriptions/details:
Jack Frost: Ice cream, of course! Bedazzled with a sugar snowflake and some frosting icicles, I imagine that this is minty with a little blue raspberry swirl.
Tooth: I was going for a teacake/ petit-four kind of vibe with some feathers and spun sugar wings to make it more distinct to her. Maybe green tea flavored because I feel like she wouldn't want it too sweet lol
Sandy: A fluffy lemon meringue covered in plenty of sparkles!
Bunny: The classic chocolate egg, with the addition of some bunny ears! Don't know what the ears are made of but they are edible lmao. Also tried to give it some plant/flower details to represent his connection to the spring season.
North: I feel a hug from North would be like a cup of nostalgic hot chocolate and I just had to add a little cookie as well! The rim is covered in whipped cream to resemble the kind of classic Santa hat + trim
Pitch: Black Forest cake! I just feel like this flavor profile fits him, but I also included some creeping dreamsand spawning from the center and slowly spreading across the rest of the cake.
And that's it! This prompt was so unique and fun to try out, so I hope you enjoy!
Bunny went with a Little Mermaid theme, where Jack has his own little treasure trove. But his favourite thing is a music box, the couple locked in a waltz (not that Jack knows what a waltz is)
Wow, I love this! This is so cute and I can definitely see Jack in the Little Mermaid world! I feel like both he and Ariel have this desire for connection and this feeling of being on the outside looking in, which I think you've really captured with the wistful atmoshphere here. Also I love the little fins on his arms and ears! This is awesome, thank you so much!
For Prompt 107: Touch-starved!Jack getting used to physical affection from the other Guardians.
I decided to try something different with this one, and deliberately went with a more rough/sketchy style, as this is closer to how I like drawing with traditional tools.
This is amazing!! So sweet and cute and I love that they each have a different form of touch that makes sense for them! Bunny with the kind of brotherly hair ruffle, comforting father-figure type North, the little hand cup from Tooth and napping with Sandy! It fits all of them so well and just warms my heart! So so adorable, thank you so much!!
(Finally reblogging this now that I posted my gifts 😅)
Just wanted to say again, thank you so much, @bunnimew ! This is even more amazing than I could have imagined!
I love your hybrid picks! They totally fit and are such unique, mystical choices! Ice phoenix and shadow dragon? I LOVE IT! And the idea of Jack being reborn like a phoenix from the ashes but instead rising from the ice, coupled with the majestic and legendary but also deadly and terrifying dragon? Also amazing!
The colors are beautiful and I love the contrast between the two of them. Jack really pops but Pitch also has those beautiful purple swirls that tie into the dragon aesthetic and his powers. And the hair too! I just wanna pet them!
Also I love the little details like gold features on Jack and Pitch's sharp teeth. It all just comes together so beautifully and I love it! Thank you so much!
(Also want to extend my appreciation to you for organizing this event! This fandom is so amazing and it's awesome to see it come to life like this. Happy new year!)
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At long last, I've finished my gift for Rise of the Guardians Secret Santa 2023!
This is based off prompt #62: [No Ship] Jack’s first Christmas with the Guardians
I'll admit I kinda took this and ran with it because I can't write anything without adding some angst, but I hope the giftee enjoys this belated gift!
As always, thank you to everyone who organizes and participates in this event every year! Enjoy!