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The Stars Freeze

because of @sthormiiii’s headcanon— I was thinking about how Aaravos has to wear a cloak because he’s cold and. this spawned. Oops

Despite his mastery of both sun and sky, while the powerful archmage could do anything within reason, heating or cool the temperature of the room without a thought, he could not help finding himself freezing regardless. it was the sort of inner chill that soaked you to your bones. that left him shivering and hands trembling with no reason at all, despite the way the fire blazed right in front of him, dancing across his hands, within him. 

he found his body’s involuntary reactions to his solitary confinement an inelegant limitation of his form so he took to wearing a cloak so that as he checked his reflection in the ceaselessly watching mirror, he might not have to look upon the stars that glistened faintly on his skin like the sweat that coated it regardless of his ever constant slight adjustment to temperature. The stars that once shone brightly and winked at him warmly from his skin whispering sweetly of wonders now angrily hummed minor chords and squinted in disdain. It ached in a way more tangible somehow than the constant ache of the inky black tear in the fabric of his ethereal being. He had grown so very, very tired of the pain, and had more important things to attend to. He vaguely wondered what it was like to know temperature, to know love, but with no real commitment to the concept any further. Every time he stretched his mind out to touch the constellations and divine their alignment he was slapped back, his black heartache ate at him and took his stars.

Tears rolled down his face, of no real consequence. He gently touched the black mark making him a mocking example of monstrousness, which he grown used to nonetheless. The days still passed, regardless of the impossibility of knowing. Once, he would have let them take all of him in the darkness, given into the icy cold, the shivering and tears. But withering numb and purposeless into dry tinder,  it was fire he must utilize, dancing across the table, the pit, his hands, burning inside him, and after each bout of those desolate days of darkness—the sun must always rise, mustn’t it—he had grown used to setting fires and burning candles and wearing cloaks to mark his time and burn away his aches. It was enough to believe almost- almost—that the shivers had gone away. So be it, it made no difference if his stars sweat in cold fury or his core shivered in the terrifying icy hunger of a vacuum from the ever open wound. As much as possible, he would cover and neglect them just as the stars taught him—

excommunicated.

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perfection

Okay, here is the Aaravos x Mean Girls compilation video that I posted on YouTube, but then I had to take it down cuz of copyright.

Enjoy! (It's 3 minutes long)

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boop :3

Congratulations!!!, you successfully booped the Startouch Elf

Oh... Run...

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[ Daughter ]

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Haven’t drawn Claudia in a long while >:3

I wanted to draw her with her nearly all white hair but I rendered the hair ,I DONT WANNA COVER IT . QWQ

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my favorite ship 🥰

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Framing: Viren & Aaravos

i find it interesting how even though aaravos is actually taller than viren they tend to frame them at the same height or viren having the upper angle

let's keep in mind, this is their actual height difference.

but here with claudia, we get a more realistic height difference in the shot.

yet with viren, a lot of the time, they're framed more at the same height, or with viren above.

similar to how harrow is usually framed above viren. (despite harrow being 2 inches shorter.)

but no don't take my word for it. here, let's go through shots extensively bc i'm insane 🥰

and, well, because it's interesting to look at the framing within the context of the scene. the power imbalance. who's taking the lead

little height difference-

viren above-

exceptions being here

in conclusion, despite aaravos being taller than the average human, he tends to level with viren a lot, even appearing smaller as viren takes the lead and aaravos is just there to assist. if aaravos appeared larger, it wouldnt be as cool for the whole villain partnership and servant for humanity thing he's got going on.

viren takes the taller role especially in scenes where he's gaining some magical and political power (parting the lava, sunfire staff, baby dragon, freed from prison, freedom from aaravos question mark) or taking the lead in a scene in general (telling the flashback, reacting to karim) or simply because the framing helps aaravos play up his servant/advisor role (ie-now he's here for you)

however, in the few times we do see aaravos take a larger role, it's usually when he's advising viren on something viren feels personally uncertain on (conquering xadia, killing puff, using claudia) but something that he ultimately has no control on because it has to happen. or...is supposed to, regardless.

i also find it interesting how aaravos appears larger both places here where he's going to tell viren how he can transcend the limits of his physical form/natural morality. :)

also this post was originally going to include janai as another aaravos height framing comparison. but. 1 i hit the image limit aand 2. tdp doesn't have an official height for her (i checked) :(((( so. rip.

aaand i could have included the mirror scenes but IIRC viren is almost always framed above aaravos regardless :p

sooo yeah. did i just spend an hour going through these scenes to make this? maybe. but i thoroughly enjoyed it because them <3 my beloved hehwejhrw. hope you enjoyed/found some insight as well!

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OMGGGGG

sometimes the worst of ‘em have the best disguises.

the devil is a gentleman, merci raines

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OMG.

i've been working on this project for the past three months, and i'm really excited to show it off! just a tease for now; i'll post the full costume and progress pics after wondercon:

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my love, are you the devil ? 🍎

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DIVERTITEVI??? AANANNWJDJDHDEIEUJEJE

Watching the Italian dub! :D

In English, Khessa says "Enjoy your pet." In Italian, the subs say "She is all yours," but the dub says "Divertitivi," which essentially means "Y'all have fun."

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^^^^

I gotta say: Viren's Italian VA's got SKILLS. His voice acting SLAPS. Jason Simpson's got competition.

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canon bc i say so

Made this for @sthormiiii 's orphan queen movie! We're making this thing 😁

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OMG OMG OMG HERRRRRR

The Orphan Queen

I tried 💀

tysm @sthormiiii for all the help with the references and for letting me redraw your drawing of her (which was amazing, but that goes without saying)