I was summoned by the soft!Yan tag. Can you perhaps do a soft wolf boy yan? Big, scary and very aware of how intimidating he is but truly just wants a cute human to snuggle and kiss.
i love writing gentle giants!!! ofc :)
yandere! wolf boy headcannons
yan! wolf boy who lived in the woods near your cottage, staying away from civilization so he doesn't come off as a threat.
yan! wolf who is confused seeing you pick berries in a nearby bush, why are you so deep in the woods? for some berries??
yan! wolf who startles you when he sniffs your back, immediately jumping back at your sudden yelp.
yan! wolf who doesn't understand why you didn't run away from him after you saw him, i mean, he's a 6'7 feral looking wolf-man, why aren't you scared?
yan! wolf who immediately starts to act like a puppy as you reach your hand out to scratch behind his ear as his tail starts to wag.
yan! wolf who won't leave you alone as you leave that area to find more berries.
yan! wolf who picks you up to show you where the most delicious berries are!
yan! wolf who's ears droop in sadness as you explain to him that you have to return home.
yan! wolf who leads you further into the woods and closer to his den as you ask him to lead you outside of the forest. you can't leave him!!
"whaddya mean we're going deeper into the woods? nah, you're just tired and don't remember where you came from! here, lemme carry you!!"
Some Deep thoughts I was having while painting this piece below:
Unicorns in medieval art sometimes represented the chastity and purity women were expected to maintain, but also the game of courty love. In order to slay a unicorn, a maiden was to sit out and wait for the creature to find her, then the hunter nearby would strike. Obviously this is just an allegory for sex and the loss of virginity from a deeply patriarchal society. It also illustrated the expectation of women's roles in courtly love in the period.
It reminds me of the purity culture I grew up in, to be honest. I heard stories like this, cautionary tales that growing up and becoming a woman was like the violent killing of a sacred creature. The point of this piece became very therapeutic for me, and served more to heal something that had been hurt a long time ago.
I've also been in love with the Unicorn Tapestries since I was a teenager I wanted to draw a woman surrounded and protected by these motifs. Obviously she's not a virgin, but she is still deemed worthy of a visit from a unicorn.