what would you have me do?

He’ll grow into it.

[ID. A flat color illustration of Mina Harker and Jonathan Harker holding their child, Quincey, in their arms between them. Jonathan’s white hair is combed back, and he wears a brown suit with a wine-red double-breasted waist coat, and a small red bowtie. He looks lovingly at Mina as Quincey rests his head on his heart. Quincey has loose natural curls, brown skin and green eyes. He wears a navy blue sailor suit with a red tie, shorts, stockings and boots. He pushes up the brim of an over-sized cowboy hat as he smiles at Mina. Mina wears her hair in an high updo with twists, and a few curly stray hairs framing her face. She also wears an aqua blue afternoon gown with gold accents, and her wedding ring on the hand with which she holds Jonathan’s arm. She looks at their son with a peaceful expression. END ID.]

On that note, I'm delighting myself translating the word "friend" in Tolkien as bestie. Lots of fun sentences but none beats the alliteration of "Beren became the bestie of birds and beasts"

I'm sure there are more but these were the ones that came to mind

Clouds by William Bang

faramir + eowyn sketches (many referenced from statues). never drawn romance before but they are everything to me

Eilonwy by artist2point5

Touch. 

Lady of Light series Padme | Leia | Rey Artist: Missy Pena/zimmay @ DeviantArt

Prints available for purchase -  Redbubble | Storenvy | Society6 | INPRNT

Okay so when Obi-Wan first has to fight someone again and like, he's slower and out of practice and definitely takes a few more punches than he would've ten years ago? But then a few hits later you can tell he's faster, more confident, shaking the dust off. I just kind of love that—watching him start to come back to himself.

And how his humor is softer at first, the light in him dimmer—the only jest we see at the beginning is the flippant "could you at least clean them first, as a courtesy?" to Teeka. He's learned to disappear, to turn away from people, to choose not to help because it's too dangerous, and that can't be who he is anymore.

But he can't not help Bail, or Leia. And you can see it in his face during the rescue, how it's almost like Leia wakes this old part of him that knows how to laugh, and do good, and take risks, and be a part of the galaxy again instead of just blending into the scenery.

He tells Bail "I'm not the man you remember," and he's right, he isn't. But that person is still in there.

When the stars threw down their spears, And water’d heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

-William Blake’s The Tyger

Dedicated to anidala. To Anakin, a lover with teeth. To Padme, a lover with heart.

tomorrow at 2pm cst... (x)

we will get them back, one by one. until the very last one.

'The fact that Adrien, who had the most reason to be angry at Ladybug for what happened in that episode but didn't is more than enough proof for why he's her partner.

This entire season has been about Ladybug learning how to be a leader, and Adrien struggling to figure out where his place in all of this was. The conflict of the season was that these two didn't know where they fit in exactly. Marinette wanted to try her hardest to be the guardian she needed to be and Adrien wanted to be the the hero she needed.

And in this episode both of them thought they lost it.

Adrien's worst fear that he wouldn't be useful for Ladybug anymore, and Mari's worst fear that she would fail as a guardian, both came true.

But all hope is not lost.

In this scene where Adrien comforts Ladybug, he does what he's always excelled at doing as Chat. Like so many other scenes, as I've mentioned in Miracle Queen, Psycomedian, Kuro Neko, and of course ladynoir in Puppeteer 2, Adrien's worth as a hero isn't determined just by heroic feats and clever planning.

It's because his compassion and empathy for others is what saves the day, time and time again.

He tells her to trust him, because he knows her better than anyone else. And he knows in that moment she needs him. It's this level of selflessness that is Adrien's greatest strength. He would never hold a grudge or be angry at her because at the end of the day he's going to be on her side, always and no matter what.

In the end he does what he was always going to do: he does his best for his lady. Because he knows what she needs, and he never hesitated to give it.

And Marinette, who has spent this entire season learning about what it means to be a hero, and failing because of trauma and making mistakes, has finally learned the most important lesson for her.

She is Ladybug. She is a hero, mistakes and all. Her fear and anxiety and trauma do not make her failure.

The people have faith in her and support her, they want to follow her. They love her. And that's what makes her a great leader. A leader who Paris can get behind even when everything becomes bleak.

There's this idea that Marinette has to be perfect to be a good Ladybug. It's an idea Mari has been struggling with all season. It's what has led her to make so many of the mistakes we see her make. It's what many of the fans have argued she should be, when the reality is Mari was never perfect. Just like with Adrien, the show tells us that perfection isn't what we're looking for. It isn't what we need, it isn't what Paris needs.

What Paris needs is these two who never give up and always fight, who get back up even when they fail. Who the people want to support.

We've hit rock bottom now, the lowest of low. But the one thing this episode showed us was that Adrien and Marinette are the best Chat Noir and Ladybug for the job. And most importantly, it reminds us what makes them the best team for the job.

And that they most certainly are a team. Ladybug, Chat Noir, and all of Paris.

Congratulations to @cece-0708 for winning the first Adrinette Wednesday game, organized every Wednesday by @adrinettezine. You asked for Knight!Marinette and I hope you’ll like this one. Thank you for playing!

happy ever after