Skull Kid was actually the first character from the Zelda mythos that I was ever commissioned to draw; it’s kind of wild seeing the difference now almost 5 years later.
With Majora’s Mask turning 19 today, it’s hard to believe how long ago these pivotal pieces were released. I can’t think of many Zelda fans who don’t associate the series with installments like Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and Twilight Princess.
Anyways, hope y'all enjoy and feel free to share your thoughts or nostalgia :)
The song of the White Wolf or Geralt is that you?!
So it took me a while. And tumblr didn’t make it any easier. Like 10 pics by post is deffinitly not enough for me! So I had to improvise. But here you go. Enjoy, like, rebblog, ask questions. Let’s talk!
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear about main character that is male, adult, have lots of women and is also a great fighter. That silent, emotionless type is somewhere in your mind, right?
And I just assume that was also in Netflix writes’ minds when they wrote their version of Geralt of Rivia. Also that character was created by polish middle-aged man! Well… let’s talk about Sapkowski’s Geralt.
Of course it’s not all but for that you need to read books. But here, some pieces about our witcher.
He actually treats himself like he’s an outcast. I mean, it makes sense. People are the worse and he’s a mutant. But when someone wants to spend time with him he thinks that they don’t know he’s a witcher and they may not want to talk to him if they did.
You know how Netflix makes it a thing that Geralt don’t talk much? We must be talking about different Geralt. And sometime he have just too many feels. Also not many people are actually scared of him.
And he feels so much for so many reasons.
And here’s very important thing. People from the back! Hear me out! Andrzej Sapkowski while writing his character. That strong man. Actually wrote this.
Yes, he wrote that Geralt could’t get erection when he was tried and took a lot of elixirs. Like, when you think about it, it’s obvious. But in books/movies/tv shows you actually don’t see men that may have some proplems with erections when it’s not for the plot or for jokes. So my dear men, remember, if once in a while you can’t get it up - Geralt of Rivia also couldn’t. And he wasn’t ashamed of that. He knew it was normal.
Okay so we now have an idea about what Geralt talks and thinks. But how he talks?
He knows how to act. He can be bring to a ball. And he will know what do do. I mean, that’s reactions he gets
The guy was offered to join other sorcerers and become one. He didn’t really question if he could become one. He propably knew he could. After all the was “special” even within other witchers because his mother was sorceress. He never forgot about her. He looked who his father was. He cared about his life.
Here you can hear more about Geralt’s existential thoughts. And how he actually acts as a friend.
And if the last piece didn’t broke your heart. Look at this
He was scared little kid in Kaer Morhen. And he remembers that. He wanted a different life for himself. And it’s the most important thing that writers usually forgets. When they write the warrior they write them as a warrior. But they forgets that this warrior is also a person.
Look at this! It’s the wonderful Jordan & Hennessy from the Dreamer Trilogy! I had the honor to write my story for this year’s @ravencyclebigbang based on this art. You can find the fic here:
Think of all the Horrors that I promised you I’d bring– Witness me old man, I am The Wild
My second concept for the reverse @ravencyclebigbang! I asked for someone to tell me the story of Gwenllian, to spin a tale for how she came to be the unsleeping 600-year-old madwoman from the cave, and @sargxnts wrote the most spectacular answer. We put a lot of work into developing and refining our joint parts of this singular concept and I’m really excited to finally share the results of our collaboration!
1. The Horror and the Wild - The Amazing Devil|2. Breath of Life - Florence + the Machine|3. Arsonist’s Lullabye - Hozier|4. Thousand Eyes - Of Monsters and Men|5. Savage Daughter - Sarah Hester Ross|6. Witchery Fate Song - Jean Luc Lenoir|7. The Dream - Delta Rae|8. Bad Moon Rising - Palestra feat. Candace Devine|9. Losing My Religion - BELLSAINT|10. Seven Devils - Florence + the Machine|11. What Lies Unseen - Marcin Przybyłowicz|12. Run Baby Run - The Rigs|13. Madness - Ruelle|14. I Will Never Die - Delta Rae|15. Bury - Unions|16. King - The Amazing Devil
“The sky, streaked bright with colours that would otherwise be ordinary, seemed to be just as far away as it always had been on Mandalore. It briefly reminded Blue of nights spent stargazing as a teenager, dreaming of seeing the galaxy, exploring the stars, and all the grandeur that came with teenaged imagination. Ironic, then, that it would be a rooftop that pulled him back down from them.”
Or
Zero can’t make up his mind, Blue can’t sleep, and Aava is sick and tired of them both.
It’s been a hot second since I posted any fan work. Please enjoy my incredibly niche, self indulgent, too-long one shot. Or don’t, you also don’t have to, that’s okay too.
