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“I will. At some point. What's that sound?”

He could hear it even in the slave baths, muffled but audible, the sound ringing out from the highest peak, a peal of notes, proclaiming a new King.

“Bells,” said Damen.

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"....Even to me."

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Bby goes to school 📚

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"Hello, lover."

I made the mistake with this one to change the lighting half way through the painting which always messes with the values and colors, but oh well. Sometimes a painting doesn't go the way you want to and then you got to let it go. But I still like the overall comp and all that, so you get to see it, haha. Maybe I manage to be a bit clearer in terms of values with that extra painting that I have planned for this scene, because this scene is just too good to only get one.

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Sol and Noche, my sister’s children

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The Return of the King 🌒 (Sarcean )

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Fence Challengers: Long Shot

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Painted the lovely linework of @marmartea! Just loved this moment the second I saw it and was thrilled I got to work on this. Check out the original art and description here! 

(My cp tag for more art)

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The W.I.T.C.H. girls

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watercolor comm 🖌 Ravenel 😚

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Sobs, too many ideas so little time 🥲 here’s my sketch dump I need space, but these are ideas on might revisit in the future ( working on the comic right now aka THE ending dark heir )🫣🫣🫣🫣

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I never read it that way but I guess it can be read that way. But I think the last line refers to the pet system vs slavery rather than specifically Nicaise's situation. Some pets (as it probably was intended) do choose to be one, take Ancel for example. And they are being paid and have contracts as oppose to slaves. Nicaise is a different situation, and I do think the trilogy is very against child abuse. We can see the long lasting effects of it thru Laurent and Aimeric. And Laurent's story in the trilogy can be described as him fighting his abuser and winning. I don't think it justifies it at all.

Edit: I just remembered, Berenger mentioned in the Pet short story that the "entertainments" changed when the regent took over, so the depraved things pets did throughout the trilogy are the doings of a very bad man and are most likely not supposed to be that way. With the change in leadership, I think it can be implied that changes will be made in the pet system.

pacat will never not have my distaste bc of this last line cause imagine saying “uhmm actually child prostitution is indeed better than sexual slavery aka the main theme that i built my series on before i decided to go on a softer path instead of keep going with the slavekink novel while continuing to use some aspects of sexual slavery to further the romance between my main characters” it’s like???

setting aside the fact that in terms of meaning this line makes no sense (“which is no choice at all” / “yet still more than is afforded to a slave” -> which is the truth?) claiming that sexual slavery is worse than child rape and prostitution is hypocritical because it overlooks the inherent harm and exploitation present in both scenarios. while the portrayal of sexual slavery within the context of a fictional narrative may be intended for entertainment or thematic exploration, it still involves the dehumanization and exploitation of individuals. on the other hand, child rape and prostitution involve the exploitation and abuse of vulnerable children which is universally condemned due to its severe and lasting impact on victims. therefore, attempting to justify one form of exploitation as somehow less harmful or immoral than another is hypocritical and fails to recognize the gravity of both situations and does them a disservice.

it also makes me grimace how pacat goes out of her way to show how horrible the working conditions are for even the adult pets (from rape rings to participating in other sort of horrible and humiliating activities to keep their patrons’ interests) and yet when damen voices a correct point about the pet system, she has laurent (a character known for his wit and insight) dismiss his point. it makes no sense for me in any way.

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finally finished a laurent portrait !!!!

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When you put your past behind you lol

I've been thinking of drawing Will in a diff hairstyle for a while now. It's a boring hairstyle but I've been imagining him having that hair and I think it kind of fits him. Might as well draw Sarcean differently too.

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The Dark King and his lieutenant 👑⚔️

I read the Dark Rise books and they're taking over my entire brain - so I had to draw Sarcean and Anharion

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James St. Clair 👑⚔️

I couldn't resist making a matching James drawing to go with the Will one - which you can see here

I'm so happy with how these turned out TvT