#brother and the bowman

[musetta3]

Okay okay so I'd love to hear about Brother!

EEE! I love this one. So, Brother (Brother and the Bowman) is a historical thriller set in Ancient Persia, pre-Achaemenid dynasty. The main character, Darayan, is a prince of the Pasagardae. When a mysterious enemy disguised as the Pasagardae's allies infiltrates the kingdom and attacks, Dar and his brother, Sasan, must work together to find the mastermind amidst the chaos. No one is who they seem, and it's only a matter of time before Darayan realizes what a terrible mistake he's made, thanks to his thirst for vengeance.

Lots of court intrigue, battle strategies (which I'm looking forward to, since it's all much different to the medieval and renaissance strategies in the previous works), and some romance, too...and making the world a better place through the arts.

The ride was different from the previous day’s; the habitual song Sasan always hummed died on his lips, the perpetually cheery smile faded away. Even the forest itself seemed to be holding its breath as they searched for Rhinnish scouts.  “Look,” Sasan mouthed, pointing up ahead. Dying embers glowed in a thicket up ahead, the remains of a campfire. Darayan smiled, nodding to his men. They raised their bows, training them on the sentries leaning against the oak trees. They gasped and gurgled before falling still. Arrows bristled from their throats, pinning them to the trunks.  “Stay back, guard our flank,” Darayan ordered Sasan before riding forth.  Darayan charged through the thicket, bow singing the song of war, of death and chaos. Many of the Rhinns were still abed at this hour; Darayan and his men subdued them with minimal injuries. When the camp fell silent, Darayan dismounted.  “Search for clues,” he ordered, kneeling before a body. The Rhinn’s dull, lifeless gaze was fixed on the sky, unseeing. Darayan gently closed the man’s eyes with a shudder.  “I’m sorry,” he murmured to him, “but it was either you or my people.” He turned the man’s head, brow furrowing. Rhinns were famous for their skin writing, bearing sacred tattoos to bless themselves; such ‘perpetual prayers,’ as they called them, ensured they never ceased honoring the gods. This man’s sacred wind motif started on his chin and spiraled down his neck in a black paisley— and promptly stopped, half-formed, under his necktie. That…wasn’t right.  “Did he…draw that on?” Sasan asked, peering over Darayan’s shoulder.  Daraya rolled his eyes, “did I not ask you to stay back? I swear, you never listen.” He ran his thumb across the black lines, frown deepening; none of them smudged. They were too dark to be henna; whatever this was, the design was in the skin, not on top of it, like eye kohl.  “Perhaps the tattoo wasn’t finished,” he replied after consideration, “they use needles to make the designs, I understand. Perhaps too much work on his throat could render him speechless.” Sasan swallowed hard, hand going to his neck, “ugh! Why can’t they just wear embroidery, like normal people? So painful.” 

[withdenim]

Day #2 - favourite friendship/duo

Two posts in one day, what is this, day two of chaos theory countdown??? (I posted my first one late whoops) anyway have my favourite duo in the whole show even though they’re together for like. Maybe five minutes of total screen time. Those five minutes mean a lot to me ok

Ignore the shitty quality I drew this entirely in a magma board

[livsmessydoodles]

redesigned/updated my campersona for chaos theory!!! i miss these kids sm 😭😭😭

[iffasart]

JWCTcountdown DAY 1-2: favourite character

Choosing a favourite out of all of them is SO HARD, they change each season, but i drew darius because i love him a lot and relate to him a whole bunch and he's my favourite to draw (alongside ben tbh)

Version without the text bubbles

[ambriel-angstwitch]

Darius: Have you ever had a little brother who was the son of an evil businessman who nearly killed me?

Brandon: What?? No??

Darius, gesturing to Kenji: WOULD YOU LIKE ONE?

[campbenji]

ok you know what i need the motivation. if this post gets 300 notes before january 31st then i'll be legally obligated to post my bowman brothers fic before febraury ends.

[jen-with-a-pen-art]

brother activities

[effervescentmelody]

Day # 8!

Two out of three Bowman brothers 🥹

[gingericywolf]

Jwct countdown days 18-19 : roadtrips

Bowman brothers out on a trip!

Darius says he's got this, Brandon and Kenji are not so sure about it!

I think this would either be brand teaching darius how to drive, and kenji tagging along, or just after Darius gets his driving license.

Also i wonder, do you notice a certain detail?

Prompts by @campbenji

Sketch progress as usual

Pls ignore I had to redraw darius face multiple times

[mangosaurus]

going out for new years tonight so i probably wont get this done until tomorrow at best but oh we are so in it

[jupitersrising]

I am pushing the "Brand Bowman was swim team captain in high school and Kenji was on the team before camp™. So they bond over it when Kenji starts living with them. It's what makes him feel like he's not just Darius' brother, but Brand's too" agenda.

(Plus Brand loves getting to have a sporty brother bc he'd never got that...mentorship feeling that comes from teaching a younger sibling/cousin sports. Unless video games count bc that definitely Darius and Brand's thing.)

[musetta3]

Water, Fire and Space for elemental writer asks? ❄️🤍 I hope you are doing well + having a beautiful day.

Hi, Mina! Thank you for the ask, friend! I'll answer for my novel, Brother and the Bowman, whose setting is based on Ancient Persia, Scythia, and Thrace.

Water: How did you start writing?

I started writing when I was about 10-12 years old, actually! I had wanted to write down the adventures of my favorite stuffed animal, Kiki the Kitten. The notebook contained character profiles for all of Kiki's friends, illustrations, a map of Kiki's backyard, and some stories.

I first took a crack at writing a novel at 16, a historical fiction piece about Ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Nero. Nero's cousin, Marcus, must flee the country when the Praetorian Guard pull a coup. It's very much a court intrigue-romance-political thriller sort of tale. I'd like to revise it and publish one day <3

Fire: What’s a scene that you are dying to write?

I'm nowhere near the scene yet in my draft, but I'm really looking forward to writing Daraya celebrating the Winter Solstice with Anara, his wife (they had an arranged marriage, so they're just getting to know each other, at this point).

On the Winter Solstice, the Nurans celebrate the world’s birthday. Since it’s customary to celebrate birthdays with gifts, Nurans exchange gifts with each other and the gods, offering sacrifices at the temple. A week-long, nighttime festival occurs; feasts, plays, folk operas, music, dancing, and special lantern-making competitions are held. On the last night, Nurans make paper sky lanterns, write down prayers, wishes, and blessings on them, and launch the lanterns.

Space: Where’s your favorite place to write?

I would say my office desk or my room: whichever is empty! I prefer to write alone <3

Thank you for the ask!

Elemental Author Asks

[unnecessary-dinosaurs]

halloween at the bowmans!

[marchinginthewrongparade]

S5 KENJI AND DARIUS AS BROTHERS REALNESS (BUT ITS ACTUALLY REAL)

[swan2swan]

"The Watering Hole" is also one of the peaks of this show, and the entire franchise.

It's an immediate go-to episode if you want to dispute anyone's complaints about how the Jurassic franchise handles carnivore and herbivore behavior, by virtue of it being one of the clearest windows to prehistoric nature that the show provides. No guns, no cars, no houses, no ruins (in the Kenji-Darius plotline, anyway). Just dinosaurs doing what dinosaurs do (and learning how to be dinosaurs themselves, they're all not used to this).

[ambriel-angstwitch]

Mrs. Bowman to Kenji, who's about to get married: Today, two families are becoming one.

Ben, in an ominous voice: Two families enter, one family leaves.

Sammy, worried: That sounds so threatening...

Darius, with his hands outstretched like a camera frame: The Wedding Games.

Brandon: May the bouquet toss be ever in your favor.

Kenji, wryly: Beautiful.

Mrs. Bowman, rubbing her forehead: I should have stopped at one.