The highlight of my week was taking a break from the city to visit Winterbourne House & Garden. I enjoyed a scone, picked up this book, marvelled at some pretty flowers and worked on my stats assignment ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ป๐ธโจ
I realized that after finding this thing that allowed me to express myself - acting - and being encouraged by a few people that I could do it, I had kind of grabbed onto it and dug in my claws in a way that was maybe a bit unhealthy. I allowed myself to get into a headspace where I lived or died by what I achieved in this particular field.
As they talk, Leraye seems to find a comfortable grip on the back of the horse and starts dragging it back and forth across the table, wood skidding on wood.ย
"...Who was her father?" he asks slowly.
"I don't know. I never got his name. We met at a tavern."
"In Fhirdiad?"ย
"Hm...maybe?" Byleth says. Then, "Oh."
"He was blond, I suppose?"
Her eyes fixed on his, Byleth nods. "He was."
"Caught up in his own troubles? Stumbled out afterwards without so much as asking for your name?"
"Something like that," Byleth murmurs. She's pulled Leraye protectively into her lap, but she's watching him with curiosity. Interest.
A Closer Look by Ammeh
LERAYE IS BACK ๐
I am a big sucker for Long biblical fics but this 1.7 k words fic is so tasty and short I can eat up like candy anytime, anywhere, not much time invested and it's perfect. Living in my mind and heart since 2023 ๐ซฐ. And of course, had to draw these scenes that has been haunting me since that year And tbh I am not done yet LOL I NEED TO DRAW MOOORE
Attaching the whole page to show the references used for this practice.
My original ideas were slightly different in color settings, but I went with the vibrant colors of the references in the end because i can't make bold decisions T__T (and also i love using EVERY COLOR / I struggle using a limited color pallet tbh C': ).
I kept thinking about this post over the week, so I made it my goal to find something that would hopefully resemble what I mean, until I stumbled upon this movie's OST again.
And then I remembered that this version of the song exists, and I absolutely had to share it with all of you because O-M-G. Honestly one of the most beautiful male voices I've ever heard. No other one I've come across embodies the youthful gentleness and soulfulness I imagine for Mario quite this perfectly, and the fact that the tone and lyrics happen to match the character as well had my heart in a puddle. ๐ญ๐
I couldn't resist making a small piece for it, because the thought of Mario singing a ballad for Peach was just too pure not to draw. ^-^
This piece is a few months โoldโ already, because it was my entry for the Teyvat's Matchmaker zine!
It was definitely a pleasure to draw Eulamber of all ships! ๐ญ๐ญ I really should draw them more often ๐ฅบ
This piece portrays the moment Eula reads Amberโs letter, while sheโs away on a mission for the Knights!
For the letter itself, youโll have to wait a little bit and read it once the zine comes out! Itโs the sweetest thing Iโve ever read, it was an honor illustrating it really ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐๐
I was in a rut after I came off the tour with the Shadow Puppets. Iโve been blue after tours before. You know itโs going to happen, but this was different. I couldnโt play the guitar. Completely forgot. I couldnโt sing. Not a note. It terrified me, actually. I donโt want anyone to get the tiny violins out, but, yeah, I was depressed.