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Rayla and her wee friend
Damn
Love how this turned out
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I wanna eat him UUUUUP
I was gonna make a part three to my skywing elf!callum posts but at this point I feel like any evidence I point out would already be p self explanatory anyways and I don't think I need to put in the effort
Wholly agree with this (and love it!), just gonna add a couple things:
First, and I can't believe we're here, but: Aaravos might have just made it on the best cartoon dad list, AND JUST FROM ONE EPISODE! That's gotta be a record.
Second... I think this point could get even more sad, so sorry in advance; Leola was executed for breaking Cosmic Order, right? Because she gave magic to humans... Aaravos also gave magic to humans, and a far worse kind at that, while being a menace to any other form of Order he could find..... and was imprisoned. I'm sorry, WHAT?
And while we're mentioning it, let's look at that prison, shall we? It's a big pearl, sure. Inside it, it's a near-perfect replica of the home Aaravos and Leoa lived in before her execution. Outside, it rests among bones that could very well be LEOLA'S REMAINS, inside a body of water that Aaravos made with his tears over the span of 100 YEARS!!! And someone chose THAT as his prison, like they're trying to rub salt on the wound.
All this, on top of your point, makes me think that they, while definitely not wanting humans to have magic, were more concerned with getting rid of a child they could not understand or control, while trying to keep "one of the Great Ones" with them, and subsequently got petty when that (unsurprisingly) backfired.
The whole situation reeks of toxicity and ableism under a perfect facade.
Ok ok ok SO!
I think everyone has realized that Leola was autistic. It was heavily implied both through the flashback images and Aaravos' narration-
She lined up her toys, flapped her hands (it was also shown in the trial scene), seemed to be sensitive towards loud sounds (like the other startouch elves when they talked), and walked on her tiptoes. All of those are classic signs of autism.
But there's one thing I haven't seen anyone else bring up, and that's that her giving her human friends magic and breaking the "cosmic order" or whatever could also be because of her neurotype!
Autistic people tend to have very strict senses of morality and fairness, and will disregard rules if they don't fit their idea of right or wrong. Personal example here, I used to constantly do things I was told not to because I thought the rules in question were bogus.
It's not hard to guess that Leola would find the rules about humans not having magic to be unfair- after all, her and all the other elves, and even the animals around them are full of it! So in the mind of an autistic child, this would be incredibly unfair. And she had the power to "fix" the situation! So why wouldn't she?
Why wouldn't she try to help her friends? Because it would break the cosmic order? That's vague as hell and she was a KID!
And the startouch elves atomized her, for breaking a rule she probably only half understood and thought was stupid. Because she was autistic.
Had this thought and wanted to share, makes the whole thing even more tragic.
WHY WOULD YOU HURT ME THIS WAY?!!!!
Random Coin Theories
Tiadrin was coined first, and the last thing she remembers is the horrified look on Lain’s face. ^^^ Lain thinking that Tiadrin’s dead until Rayla addresses her in season 5
Viren didn’t take the coins out of the bag once until he showed them to Runaan. Lain and Tiadrin’s first glimpse of the world in months was of their best friend chained up. They weren’t aware the other was there.
When Claudia shows Rayla the coins in Umber Tor, they all recognize her immediately, but they’re reluctant to believe their identification is correct. Tiadrin and Lain think that she’s about to get coined. When Rayla talks to the coins, they answer even though they know she can’t hear them. They always tell her they love her, they’re proud to her, and to be safe. Sometimes they add one of those quiet but desperate please’s after they’re back in the bag.
Whenever Rayla has them in the bag, all three are going into full parental worry mode, despite their best efforts. They all have a grasp on the idea that, if Rayla is talking to them, things are quiet (at least for her). That means that any time she doesn’t, things could be going horribly wrong, and she could be in terrible danger.
^^^ The sigh of relief they all breathe when they hear her voice again. And the desperation and fear as she puts them back in the bag. Everyone experiencing extreme parental guilt that, not only are they helpless to keep her safe and/or comfort her, they’re relying on her to save them, something that no child should ever have to deal with. Being aware enough to tell that it’s Rayla, but not being able to see where she is or what’s going on.
Runaan’s the only one who knows they’re in coins and inside a bag. They heard Rayla tell Callum about the coins and admitting how much it hurt her. Everyone forgot they can’t communicate with the outside world and tried to comfort her the best they knew how, before remembering a few seconds later and begging whoever was with her to make her feel better.
Everyone debating with themselves about whether it’s actually Rayla they’re seeing, some sort of trick of the spell, or they’ve just finally gone insane.
The first time they can actually see the other coins. The immense relief that the others are really okay.
Rayla doesn’t know it, but every time she talks to the coins, she’s pulling her family out of whatever nightmares usually take place and giving them a much-needed reprieve.
Tiadrin and Lain’s frustration with the fact that they spent 7 years at the Storm Spire, and the day they’re supposed to get to go back home, they get coined. And now their daughter is right there in front of them, and they can’t talk with her, can’t hug her, can’t make sure she’s okay, can’t comfort her even though she clearly needs it.
Genuinely tweaking because your favourite unpopular ship never has any fanfics uploaded on AO3
If there is anything I can leave this world with… is to tell you to PLEASE WATCH THE DRAGON PRINCE. THAT SHIT CHANGED MY LIFE I LOVE IT SO MUCH
They're so cute omg!!! Ethari's hair is my new favorite thing ever!! I love imagining what they looked like when they were younger <3
Just thinking of little Runaan and Ethari.
They have childhood friends to sweethearts vibes to me.
Doodle of them ❤️
I cant stop thinking abt Ethari singing that lullaby Rayla sings in s6
Sorta late to the party but happy TDP day y’all!!!
Let’s get arc 3!!!
Historia Viventem
More sketch book etharis! Ngl I totally forgot how his actual face looks, I’ve been doing a completely different interpretation for the last like five years 😔
Also he’s 100% daydreaming about runaan in the first doodle
Some very fast, very self indulgent ruthari from my sketch book
So um I am aware that all I do is draw Hubert and Ferdinand Fire Emblem making out but the 6th season of The Dragon Prince has awoken something in my soul and I just want to warn anyone who enjoys this blog at all that there will be art of Runaan and Ethari in the future. They basically taught me how to draw men five years ago and if I don’t draw them now I will die
Viren snaps out of his paralysis, has an entire screaming divorce arc, and Terry doesn't bat an eye? There's really only one realistic reason:
Dragon prince
So am I the only one realizing that there may be 6 seasons to the dragon prince cause book 1 was moon and now book 2 is air. They all reflect the 6 key sources
I LOVE IT AND I WISHED IT WOULD BE CANON (because it makes so much sense and oh the power of Aaravos~) Thank you much for this comic! Your artsytle is so amazing I can only cry and love it forever Q_Q
Thesis wip 📝and a bunch of September doodle dump. I've been very sick lately so my thesis work got delayed quite a lot 😢 Happy late mid-autumn! 🍂🎃🧡
"There are merits to being underestimated."
HP AU featuring the odd Gryffindor kid and that one Slytherin professor who never shows up to class because he's just bored sometimes. I don't...read or watch hp tho 🤣
my favorite part of painting this was his rose knotted scarf idk how he did it but that's gonna be his signature tie in this AU.
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something something how a lightning bolt strikes exactly the moment corvus grabs soren’s shoulder to save him from falling.
almost like the white light is meant to mark the moment fate changed and history was prevented from repeating - son will not die like his father, crashed at the bottom of the cliff.
"I've got you."
"I know."
do you think corvus has ever helped ezran to brush his hair, because when the boy was little he didn’t like them tamed in any way and now that he changed his mind with age there is no father to teach him how to do this, even though it was him that passed on the unruly curls onto the kid?
do you think soren has ever helped ezran to put his ceremonial armor on, because there are harrow’s old ones stored in the castle that now the boy is slowly growing into, but there are so many parts and straps and layers and poor kid has no idea what to do with all of them?
do you think corvus and soren have ever whispered in some secluded place about it, because this is their king they’re talking about - and it feels so improper to discuss him having problems and insecurities, but at the same time he is a child and he should be allowed to behave like one and learn things - and also because they love the kid so much but neither of them is allowed to say it out loud?
Okay, I wanna speak out what's been bothering me.
Why do so many people hate Rayla's Scottish accent? Like holy fuck, they just can't take a fucking break with actual good fucking characters and always want to find fucking flaws of them. STFU. Rayla's accent is literally voiced by a Scottish person, what the hell do you guys want?! Rayla's personality is GREAT, her appearance is GREAT. Hell, her role and mere existence is GREAT. And yet y'all are getting all riled up for her fucking accent. You're telling me that you can't get through atleast one episode of The Dragon Prince because an accent is bothering your fucking comfort bubble? STAY IN THAT GODDAMN BUBBLE, DON'T WRITE A WHOLE DAMN ESSAY ON WHY THE FUCK YOU THINK RAYLA'S SCOTTISH ACCENT IS BAD AND BOTHERING YOU. Just watch the damn show. "I'm bothered by Rayla's accent" my ass.
Okay so when viren threatened rayla he said he had a whole collection of moon shadow elves in his little coin purse
In the flashback he says he has “just the fate in mind” for her parents before it ominously fades to black...
Guys I think her parents might still be alive
Someone needs to animate Aaravos evilly licking the magic mirror like in IT 😂
