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Protecting his dog from another one 😬

I’m pretty sure someone has already done this old meme with them but anyways

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i will absolutely not be the one to make a comprehensive or academic post about the detoothification & infantilization of hans capon by fandom or all the reasons why it is a misguided effort to seemingly legitimize a canon m/m romance. but in the interest of providing context to enrich the audience's appreciation of hansry beyond the imposition of heterosexist gender roles: it is useful to understand that hans capon is very much representative of medieval masculinity far more than henry is, from the symbols he is associated with to his dress and general demeanor. medieval masculinity prided athletic pursuit (for knights, aggressive competition between male peers), the sun, summer, heat, strong/bold colors (especially gold, blondness, yellow - all the domain of the sun), bodily health (often sought through and evidenced by appetite and a resistance to illness), a rejection of high medieval asceticism (at least for knights), mastery over wilderness (epitomized by male animals like the stag), literary scholarship (especially as a means of winning/persuading lovers; admittedly hans does not succeed at the latter as a matter of wordplay, not until it comes from a place of sincerity), strong/long legs and hands, a straight nose, shoulders broader than the waist and a defined silhouette / disciplined posture. by general late medieval standards, the least masculine thing about him is, perhaps surprisingly to folks unfamiliar with norms of the period, the amount of sexual socialization he has with women, which was sometimes characterized as feminizing through a sort of sexual osmosis. it is worth noting that historically speaking and among his contemporaries hans capon does not cut an effeminate medieval figure for whatever use that may be to fan artists and writers

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When you go to duel Erik, antagonize him, they have this exchange:

“He meant the world to me”

“He took you in, after he killed your family, don’t you remember?”

“Liar! You took him from me!”

I love how Henry says it, like he genuinely cannot understand how someone could love a man like Istvan. I love the implication that whatever Erik felt upon loosing his parents, Istvan’s death was worse for him. I love that Erik calls Henry a liar. IMO he says it because he loved Istvan more, because to him Istvan is his family and it was Henry who took that away from him. I think Jim High did a fantastic, incredible performance as Erik. His grief is so strong, his love, his rage, the gentleness in his voice when speaking to istvan. The tremble in his throat when anger washes over him. The certainly, the clarity in his speech when speaking to von bergow and markvart before the news at Trotsky.. You can tell that Erik really is a very capable and commanding young man. Which is why i lowk hate some of the characterization Erik gets, i don’t believe he’d never oppose Istvan, or is ever 100% obedient. I don’t really get the indication that their trust is built on strength alone, it’s clearly built on understandment. Istvan had saw something inside Erik that he saw in himself, and Erik had too. I do really love that Istvan’s connection to Erik stems from being an accessory to war, his “family of orphans”, of course its deeper than that too but i like the idea (headcanon territory) that Erik’s connection stems from sexuality. (Men like us once again never leaving my brain).

I don’t think Erik overly cruel though, not until after Istvans demise, i think he cares little for the company of others who aren’t him. I think him loathing dogs, but having a secret admiration for cats. I read that people did not have a fondness for cats during the Middle Ages, thinking them evil and unchrist like but Erik never struck me as godly either. I sort of headcanon Erik rather disliking animals tbf so i dont see him ever going out of his way for a cat anyways… I like the idea of Erik chasing affection from Istvan, persistent but sensitive to the rejection. He lacks the shame istvan has, and hadn’t been old enough to truly appreciate his desires… wow.. i swear eventually im going to make an actually readable isterik post and not just word vomit.. perhaps ill even string together a cohesive line of thinking! (Lying)

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Morning June 5

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me whenever I see posts about how canon is shit and can be discarded

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Btw I've gone down a dark path and embraced an evil lifestyle in case anyone feels like cancelling me

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"Audentes Fortuna Iuvat" Prints are available here!

I wanted to portray the juxtaposition of the bloodshed Henry has to engage in, as well as what haunts him subconsciously, with the comforting support and love of Hans. I really hope we can get DLC with more content of their romance...or maybe even a third game. <3

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I've been having thoughts about Erik and Istvan, very specifically in regards to the duel between Erik and Henry that I've not seen anyone really talking about yet and after talking with @zythepsary about it last night I decided to throw said thoughts out there.

Istvan has a very distinct way of talking - there's a sort of musical affectation to his cadence and there's something to his voice that I can only describe as a little growl, almost a vocal fry (it makes it really obvious just how many minor characters and NPCs Logan Hillier voices lmao) and when Henry and Erik face each other down, I think Erik is channelling pure Istvan.

You can especially hear this in the word "comrade" - the whole opening line is in my opinion SO in Istvan's rhythm of speaking, but "comrade" has that particular growl that makes it so distinct.

As the conversation progresses and Erik becomes more and more wound up, he reverts back to Erik's voice - he becomes more brusque, more rough. He's shouting, he's hoarse, but he's lost that Istvan cadence - like Istvan is a persona that he's pulled on like a piece of armour for protection, for vengeance, but he can't hold it.

However you read their relationship, Istvan was significantly involved in moulding Erik into who he is, and now Erik is left spinning alone in the wind - he's lost his composure, just like he's lost Istvan, and no amount of mirroring him will bring that back.

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TUMBLR FANDOM CLOTH MOTHER VS WIRE MOTHER EXPERIMENT

You have two mutuals who share your Current Fandom Interest. Wire Mutual, who perfectly understands the source material and shares all of your blorbo interpretations but is kind of a bitch outside of that context. (Not a morally bad person by any means, just unpleasant) And Cloth Mutual, who is the loveliest person you've ever met but god bless them, they're so wrong about everything.

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They be bathing 👀🌚

I love the fact that Istvan seems to be the only man in all of Bohemia who wears black undies

Fashion king behavior

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15th century bi on gay violence

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Breathe in deep; there's nowhere else to live

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games)

Relationship: Hans Capon/Henry

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant; Missing Scene; Pre-Relationship; Spoilers for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II; Nightmares; Friendship/Love

Language: English

Summary: It's the first night either of them have spent in each other's company in quite some time, and neither Henry nor Hans are sleeping well. They both fail to say what's really on their mind, and succeed in understanding each other anyway.

Takes place directly after "Exodus" and before "The Lion's Den".

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Okay here’s an ask game

Send me a ship and I’ll answer three questions based on if I ship it or not.

Ship It

What made you ship it?

What are your favorite things about the ship?

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Don’t Ship It

Why don’t you ship it?

What would have made you like it?

Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

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✨Audentes fortuna iuvat!✨

This was incredibly fun to draw! I love this game so much 😭