Random sketch of the besties—

they’re probably drunk-

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Guardians of Ga'Hoole - Kathryn Lasky Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eglantine & Soren (Guardians of Ga'Hoole) Characters: Soren (Guardians of Ga'hoole), Eglantine (Guardians of Ga'Hoole), Otulissa (Guardians of Ga'hoole), Brunwella Plonk (Guardians of Ga'Hoole), Horace Plithiver (Guardians of Ga'Hoole) Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Headcanon, Gap Filler, Post-Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Shattering, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Closure, Catharsis, Crying, Sibling Love, One-Sided Attraction, In regards to Otulissa fancying Soren, Her drunken flirting in "The Rescue" makes me giggle, Mrs. P. is a wonderful nanny/grandma figure I adore her to DEATH, One Shot, Survivor Guilt, This is my first time writing GOG'H and it's late rn, Apologies if the pacing gets a little quick near the end!, I've always been curious about how destroying the "Sacred Orb" affected Eglantine's psyche... Summary:

A sister's absence brings Soren to the edge of despair. Elsewhere, Eglantine draws closer herself. Fortunately, it helps to have friends who are knowledgeable, talented, and gentle to pull them away from the darkness. With time and patience, recovery is possible.

So...My first Ga’Hoole fic! Apologies in advance if the resolution feels rushed; I finished it past midnight. I’ve always been thinking about how the barn owl siblings recovered after Eglantine’s shattering.

I have 8/9 images for Phillip's moodboard and like 3 images for Twilight's! After that it's Nyra, Kludd, and one Brunwella Plonk!

Hi! Dropping by to say that, first, I love your podcast so much, and second: when CJ called Madame Plonk the party bard and PB mentioned music as part of therapy, I remembered something: the story never focuses on that again, so its easy to miss, but Rogue smith of Silverveil and Madame Plonk are sisters, they had a really messed up abusive stepmother who favoured Brunwella(Madame Plonk), and they basically stopped talking after Rogue smith became a smith's apprentice. And Madame Plonk is described as a party girl - it is mentioned that she drinks until she passes out during festivals once her official job is done, and owls on the Tree are used to that. I'm pretty sure Madame Plonk is drinking away her feeling of guilt for what their stepmother put Thora(Rogue smith of Silverveil) through. And it is never mentioned anywhere else except when Thora tells it to Soren, if I'm not mistaken.

I love this take. It’s a little sad, but it reflects a lot of the traumas Guardians aims to show.

See, and this is why I didn’t bring this up during Episode 6: it’s less than two pages, and you’re right: it never comes up again! It’s a real disservice to Plonkie!

Talking about music through episode 6 puts the owls’ ideas of “nobility” and “civilization” and “goodness” under a certain lens. Music as a ‘cure’ for Eglantine, music driving evil to literal distraction through Twilight’s battle songs, music as lullaby and peace for Ocavia, and — I think you’re absolutely right — music as therapeutic guilt release for Plonk. I think part of the thematic argument of the Owl Kingdoms is that healthy, good owlets need music, stories, creativity in order to *be* healthy, good people. We saw it with moonblinking in book 1, and we see it again here!

It is WILD that Plonk’s theme, music’s theme, boils down to about 3 sentences to the tune of “Oh yeah, Plonks my sister, but we don’t talk cause I killed our abusive stepmother. No regrets.” SO MUCH theme seems to be stated offhand in single sentences! I just wish we could hope to cover it all in an hour 🥲

KEEP THOSE WONDERFUL OBSERVATIONS COMIN!

CJ DROOLS OVER ANALYSIS. 🦉

Some rybs and such! ^v^

Otulissa: Tell me who has me for the gift exchange.

Gylfie: No, that takes all the fun out of it.

*Otulissa stares*

Gylfie: It's Madam Plonk. She got you a whirlyglass. I'll make her return it.

Otulissa: Yes, you will.

#18 Madame Plonk / Brunwella Plonk

She is so pretty <3

Madam Plonk: Blythe said a bad word.

Soren: Where the frink did she learn that?