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Ogey

alfur standing around again but its COOLER this time cause my art improved !!!

i drew this like. a month ago??? i think

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Lost my headphones in the house it's a fucking travesty

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Hi everyone, Chapter 12 of the Boy in the Photo - The Family Down Under - is out now on Ao3!

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Hi Gang, hope you're having a lovely pride month so far! Here's some related Boy in the Photo teasers :D

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Brat, but she's the only thing she's ever known

Meet Freya Flameford

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TW: This post contains discussions of child physical abuse.

Hi all! Thought it was about time that I got around to making a big old main post explaining my one and only fanfic, the Boy in the Photo (BITP), which takes place in the world of Hilda, a graphic novel series created by Luke Pearson that explores stories based off Scandinavian myths and adapted into a brilliant cartoon Netflix! (See the flair? Go watch it!)

I talk more about the premise below, but if you are a Hilda fan already/want to jump in right away, you can find the BITP right here!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62332723/chapters/159490135

This post and the BITP fanfic itself will contain spoilers for about the entire Hilda show, so if you are watching the show at all, I'd advise that you click off now and finish watching it. Or don't, I'm not your parent.

WHAT IS THE BITP?

The BITP is based on a simple premise and one that the Hilda fandom has seen a few takes on before: What if Hilda had a sibling? In the BITP, that sibling is a twin brother named Harry!

In the BITP Au, Hilda and Harry were born in Trolberg to their Mum, Johanna and their Father, Tadgh. Tadgh is a member of the Tuatha de Danann, figures from Irish mythology who inhabit the Otherworld from which he claims to have escaped, as leaving the Otherworld is allegedly strictly forbidden.

The first two years of the twins lives pass with relative bliss, until one day Tadgh and Harry vanish off the face of the earth. Johanna is absolutely devastated, but commits herself to attempting to find them. In the BITP, I have made Johanna a Witch in exile, mentor to Kaisa and student to Matilda Pilqvist (Tildy). It is after a horrible nightmare that Johanna ends up in the old cabin in the Wilderness with Hilda, her magical abilities greatly weakened and suppressed by the trauma of Tadgh and Harry’s apparent kidnapping.

The name "Boy in the Photo" comes from the one piece of evidence that Hilda has had of her brother and Father throughout her life, with Johanna refusing to talk about them thanks to her guilt. With each passing Father’s day, Hilda’s resentment towards her Mum builds, until finally she can't bottle it up any longer..

YOU THINK YOU KNOW SOMEONE

However, Johanna has had the wool pulled over her eyes from the very beginning. Tadgh wasn't kidnapped: he just upped and left with Harry when he took him out for a walk one day. Since Harry was 6 years old, Tadgh has subjected him to a brutal home-schooling regime in the Otherworld, intent on securing his "legacy" through his son. When Harry under performs or dares to step out of line, Tadgh has no problem inflicting horrible beatings on him to put him in his place. The only "blessing" to these is that when Tadgh is sober, he knows when to stop. When he's had a little too much to drink? Well..

AN ABUSED KID NAMED HARRY?

Yes yes yes I know I know I know, Harry's name and situation are pretty similar to another well known kid and book series. I can't deny that I wasn't subconsciously influenced by HP in some way (it was the first real big book series I ever read) but the BITP differs in other ways..

WHY SHOULD I READ?

In the spirit of Hilda, the BITP is full to the brim with Irish mythology. The Otherworld, home of the Tuatha de Danann, is introduced to the reader early through the eyes of Siobh, a girl the same age as Hilda whose family hosts her and Johanna when they arrive. Famous aspects of Irish myth present in the BITP, which I have tweaked somewhat, include the Gods Lugh, the Dagda and Brigit (who are present in some form or another 😉), the mighty Fianna (who serve as a broad, informal army) and the Sons of Tuireann.

Heretical murderers, the Sons of Tuireann were believed to be wiped out by the Fianna during a brutal war that shook the Otherworld, however now a band of them have descended on Siobh's sleepy village to carry out their revenge and are fully prepared to resort to brutal violence against those who stand in their way.

If Hilda and Johanna are to survive and return to Trolberg with their family (and lives) intact, they will have to confront a myriad of truths and decisions, they must trust each other utterly, lest the Otherworld become their graves and the graves of those that they hold closest to them..

The Boy in the Photo is updated every Friday between 6 and 10pm (GMT)!

Most of the wonderful Harry art that you see here (apart from pic 2) is by the very talented @lazyottercat ! You can find their Tumblr here:

Another AU which sees Hilda get a sibling (this time an older sister named Lauren) is the absolutely phenomenonal "Plenism" by Blaithne, which you can find here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51332695/chapters/130685497

And finally, my comfort Hilda fic (and a comfort fic for many others as well) "You're not my Mum (and that's good)" by Pikablob:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32600476/chapters/80965099#workskin

That's about all from me. Should you decide to read the Boy in the Photo or any of the other fics here or not, I hope at the very least that you will watch Hilda on Netflix!! :D

Good luck, take care, and hope to see you all next Friday :3

(Making this cause apparently you're not allowed to promote your own fic on r/Ao3..)

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Hi!! I am Wenxin. I am new here and this is my old hilda fanart. I hope you enjoy it. I will post more fanarts and ocs here in the future.

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Hi Gang, Chapters 10 of the Boy in the Photo - "From One World to the Other" - is out now on Ao3! Happy reading!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62332723/chapters/170170681

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hilda doods while I rewatch

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More art by the wonderful Ottercat! The Not My Mum AU was my first Pikablob read and a big part of why I started writing the Boy in the Photo :D

Fanart for the amazing fanfic “You’re not my mom” written by the one and only @pikablob ! :D

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Hi gang! The Latest Chapter of the Boy in the Photo is out now on Ao3!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62332723/chapters/169553785

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Adorable Harry art by @b00k0flife :D, it's a pretty good idea of what he'd look like after maybe 2 or 3 years of living in Trolberg and becoming more comfortable with the place!

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Here's Harry and Hilda with an important announcement! (This is my first drawing on the IPad in a while I'm sorry his head is so big 😭 )

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62332723/chapters/169017646

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Hi Gang!! Got something really cool to show off!!

I got a message a couple days back from @token-go to tell me that they're doing a Boy in the Photo comic!! Got some pictures today and as you can see, they are clearly cooking 🔥🔥🔥

Go give them a follow, us Hilda fans gotta stick together cause we're tiny compared to the big wigs like Gravity Falls and SU!

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Told @lazyottercat yesterday I was happy with my pfp and they took it as challenge cause look at this peak I woke up to 😭😭

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Pure concentrated

PEAK

You guys are super cool…

Here’s a gift from me - a ‘Hilda pfp’ *free for anyone to use :D

Hope ya like it :3

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