The Vampire Knight and The Chivalrous Dragon

Rating: M

Words: 3,493

Chapters: 1 of maybe 3

Sneaking in just before the deadline for @carryon-reverse-bang 2023, I’m so so thrilled to present my artwork and the accompanying first chapter of The Vampire Knight and the Chivalrous Dragon written by the talented @scribble-tier.

My idea was based around the English legend of St George and the dragon- an excuse to live out my dreams of putting Baz into shiny armour to match his glossy hair. Jude ran with it and is giving us a slow burn fic filled with class division, familial obligation and sword fights!

The artwork is only half of the original image I’d intended to create, so the final full piece will be released later on, accompanying whichever chapter feels most appropriate. I can’t wait for you to see the full thing and I’m so excited to read the rest of this story. Thank you @scribble-tier for picking my prompt, it’s been great working with you (: Hope you all enjoy!

Summary:

Basilton Grimm-Pitch is set to be a knight of legend and renown, with a powerful bloodline and training like very few knights before him. But when he's tasked to slay the beast setting fire to the kingdom, he grapples with how to decline without tarnishing his image or going up in flames himself.

And then Simon Snow is one of the missing.

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#carry on reverse bang #corb 2023 #snowbaz #baz pitch #carry on #simon snow #knight baz #vampire knight #chivalrous dragon #st george and the dragon #carry on fanart #Simon has APPLE CHEEKS #Baz was a sickly child 😭#Ebb is a badass

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Feet Buried in the Sand

Oh look, my second @carryon-reverse-bang piece! Art by the amazing @leithillustration, writing by me (@larkral).

Feet Buried in the Sand

8,622 words, rated T

Moments on a beach.

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It was such a pleasure to work on this piece and I was so so pleased when @larkral selected my pitch (: I had no idea what to expect from the fic- all I knew was I'd deposited Baz and Simon on a beach for a bit of soft chill time together and (because its them) angst would likely ensue XD What I didn't anticipate was such a beautifully heartbreaking fic that is so full of longing, comfort, unease and beauty. Each scene is a fragment that you slowly piece together into something unsettling and then marvellous. Thank you thank you @larkral for taking my grains of sand and sculpting them into this bittersweet castle I would happily live in :D

I'm thinking of getting some prints done of this, so let me know if you'd be interested. Now, if you haven't already, go read the fic!!

#corb 2023 #feet buried in the sand #beach boys #carry on reverse bang #simon snow fanart #baz pitch #carry on fanart #sand dragon

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So full of love for these guys! I need to do more drawings of them. Especially of softer, rounder Simon when he’s no longer malnourished from being in the care system :/

I wanted to give myself the challenge of creating a book cover design, and making the mock-up was fun. I’m not sure how I feel about the overall look.. maybe it’s a bit too busy? I really wanted to have Watford in the background and the dragon wings, and details like Penelope’s ring. Simon is secretly wearing his trainers but they got hidden by the title banner 🤦‍♂️

I love how much illustration is being used on the covers of YA fiction right now. Having my artwork on a queer YA book cover would be a dream.

#simon snow #baz pitch #snowbaz #carry on #rainbow rowell #gay wizards #penelope bunce #terrible boyfriends #tie our hearts together chamber by chamber #simon snow trilogy #fanart #carry on fanart #book cover art #simon snow fanart