#two people
Hi.
Do you remember when, as we sat in the park eating our ice cream, some dancing personality approached us wanting to perform, and I said, no thank you & you were impressed that I offered such a kind dismissal? I scoffed then thinking you barely knew me. And do you remember that you told me you were *slightly* lactose intolerant when I asked why you got mint chip vegan? It seemed like such a personal detail to share to a stranger. What about when I started talking about how my father came the US and you gave me a look that said wait, mine too? And that story you told me about the last man on earth who received a knock on his door? Did you make that up on the spot? I was impressed and then quickly embarrassed because I couldn’t come up with a short story spontaneously even though I was supposed to be the aspiring writer.
I’m jogging my memory and these are the little details that fill in around the one single thing I remember best: when you spoke your native language. Ironically, I can’t quite remember what it was that you even said, but I do remember its effect on me. I still think about the lulling sound of it sometimes.
I’m jogging my memory because I’ve been hearing a lot about regret lately. Actually there’s this book I learned of called The Power of Regret, about how thinking about the past and what we fail to do can inform us about what we value in life and how we can do better in the future. That’s not to say I regretour serendipitous encounter, or even its finitude – the short-lived conversations, the dinner that we never had, etc. But it made me dwell a little longer on the moment. Sometimes I am grateful for strangership and sometimes I am curious and wish there was more to it.
I think about that evening like I’m watching a movie, except I know there was no script, it was all improvisation and some things played out well and some things less so. A lot of information was left out, both the kind you want to hear and the kind you don’t. And so without a script, it’s not fair to regret something you had little control over. But still, I wanted to create an opportunity to fill in some of those gaps, provide you with more information and also, selfishly and curiously, see what effect I had on you. And maybe that is the regret, not pushing further for an opportunity that would be more controlled, more scripted, so we could feel more satisfied about our performances and effects on other people.
I like closure, I like clarity, and I like to communicate clearly. Just– I don’t know if it’s appropriate for me to do so right now. In the past, it would seem I’ve always appeared uninvited, and I’d prefer to respect the space that you’ve created, if that was intentional.
Anyway, if you get this, I hope you call. But if you don’t, that’s okay too. Sometimes there’s beauty in something unfulfilled.
Finished - Favourite Dish
Finally! It’s done! And I’m very happy how it turned out, although I’ve to admit that putting a lot of small things in a pic is a lot of fun but colouring and shading is a chore
About Nelvinorr (dude on the left) and Velto (dude on the right):
Nel
- he’s one of the oldest dragons in the Dragon Palace and the only Icedragon present in the region
- he has a very high affinity for magic (more so than most dragons even)
- he’s the only dragon able to transform into a nearly fully human form (without the ears and antlers)
- he’s also the only one capable to infuse jewellery with the necessary spells for other dragons to appear fully human, although it’s a very tedious process
- he’s not only a capable goldsmith but also able to forge powerful, magic-infused weapons, but he hates to do the later
- some of his old swords are sought after weapons among the human kingdoms despite not being aware that Nel made them
- he’s a very affectionate person but also easy to anger and tends to hold petty grudges
- he likes vanilla-creme and baked apples as well as other sweets
- in his dragon form he’s smaller than the other dragons and sports a thick fur as well as feathered wings and a set of deer-like antlers
- although he’s an icedragon he isn’t bothered by heat or cold just like all other dragons, still he doesn’t like to get wet in his dragon-form as his fur will soak up a lot of water and become so heavy he can’t fly
Velto
- he’s the first born son of Marwesovirr and Lascia
- he once tried to raise an army by summoning a ton of shades to conquer some of the human kingdoms but grew out of it due to an accident with one of the shades, which nearly cost him his life, as well as Nelvinorrs intervention
- he isn’t very keen on being reminded about the less than stellar ambitions of his youth
- the shade also partly fused with him around his arms, which is why he needs to bandage them with seals to keep the shade from possessing him fully
- this also made him an expert in the treatment of shade-related injuries
- although he’s the so-called Prince of Dragons (a title he doesn’t care about) he isn’t expected to do much, still he takes care of a few administrative things in the Palace and likes to interact with the servants (listening to their problems and grievances in order to help them)
- although he doesn’t show it much he cares very much of his remaining four sisters as many of his other siblings died due to being incredible reckless as all Dragonbloods tend to be in their youth (the first 500 years or so)
WIP 2 - Favourite Dish
The perspective looks a little better now. Not perfect but as long as it’s serviceable it’s good enough for me
WIP - Favourite Dish
I think I’ve screwed the perspective up… Or it just looks weird bc I haven’t shades everything yet. Time’ll tell…
Lineart - Favourite Dish
I actually can’t wait to finish this one
Finished - A Silent Moment
I haven’t been this happy with one of my pieces for quite some time ☺️
But now I need a break
Anyway, as promised some info about them:
- the girl’s name is Lascia and the guy’s called Marwesovirr
- their court acts in sense like a fairy court but without the food-rule
About Lascia:
- she’s the daughter of a god of fire and a normal human and thus able to not only control fire but also volcanos
- her title is “Lady of Fire” although she doesn’t really care about titles
- she has a sunny, very carefree, often mischievous disposition
- her actions often appear random and childish at time but she has her reasons, which she, if at all, only shares with Marwesovirr
- generally speaking she isn’t very forth coming with information no matter if important or not and prefers to give indirect answers (expect riddles from her if she feels especially mischievous)
About Marwesovirr:
- his name means “Firstborn” or more literal “The One Born First”
- he’s considered the lord/king of all dragons but, like his wife, he doesn’t care much about titles and doesn’t technically rule all dragons, still, they respect him due to him being the first dragon
- he as a twin sister, which is, like all female dragons in the setting, a proper eldritch horror and of a neutral alignment, residing outside the world and visiting once in a while (usually during solar eclipses)
- he saved Lascia from being sacrificed in a vain attempt to bring back the God of Fire who fathered her and made the humans who tried his servants
- his character can be best described as a very lazy, happy cat
- he sleeps a lot and doesn’t care about much outside his family and court
About the image:
- they’re sitting at the edge of the pond inside the throne-room of the Dragon Palace
- the pond also holds a few koi-like fish beyond the depicted lotus flowers
- the lamps are made from Lux-crystals, a magical mineral able to hold magic energy and slowly emit it over time as light (they need to be recharged either by magic or sunlight every few hundred years)
- the window behind the column on the left depicts two of the four main gods of the setting
WIP 2 - A Silent Moment
a few more WIPs
WIP - A Silent Moment
I really enjoy working on this one
Lineart - A Silent Moment
I actually like to draw those two one in a while having a nice moment. Not so sure how/what I do for the background but I’ll come up with something eventually (I’m thinking of a colourful window or some other colourful light source)
More info on them, as usual, in the finished version
Blogs to look into:
