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paigian · 3 days

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sometimes i think of yusuf, at the beginning. poet son of a merchant boy in borrowed armour, skull cracked open on a rock. how long until he returns home again? How does he return, estranged, to those Ithica-like Tunisian shores? Can his father still recognize his covered face?

yusuf al-kaysani, the son, the poet, the not-soldier, made and unmade each night in the looms of his mother's memory, mindbody woven and unwoven by something infinite and nameless.

sometimes i think about "di genova" vs. "al-kaysani". a land versus a bloodline. How they lose both, and then the names, too. immortal odysseus, ogygia-bound, longing to see the smoke that rises from his homeland, longing for death, kept in the soft-tender company of his murderer.

(really, you were founded on the bloody rock of holy ground. really, sometimes there is no return from war. at least not from this. not from the way he touches you.)

#the old guard #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #meta #kaysanova

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luminarai · 1 year

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dog owners vs cat owners: the immortal gay edition

#my art #tog #the old guard #andromaquynh #andyquynh #joenicky #kaysanova #quynh tog #andromache the scythian #nicky di genova #nicolo di genova #yusuf al kaysani #joe al kaysani #I was getting notes on some old old art and it reminded me of the whole ‘Nicky has the vibes of the #ma there’s a weird cat outside’ cat #esp in the ‘just stopped murdering each other & joe has yet to find a decent body of water to kick Nicky into’#-era of their relationship #also I accidentally went ham on their outfits there is zero cohesion or reason in what they’re wearing #I like to imagine that they all at some point ended up having to snag some clothing off of some rich bastard’s washing line #and over time it accumulates into being just random pieces from random places #except joe who probably painstakingly embroidered his tunic to match his cloak much to Nicky’s confusion and fascination #Nicky: why do you bother? it’s just going to get dirty or bloody again’#Joe: you were literally growing out a tonsure when we met #Nicky: what does that have to do with anything?#Joe: *miranda devilwearsprada look of unsurprised disgust*

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thesunwillart · 10 months

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happy 3 years of the old guard!!! <3 still a movie that holds such a special place in my heart

#the old guard #tog fanart #nile freeman #andromache the scythian #sebastien le livre #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #kaysanova #my art #used a new wiggle brush for this hehe #also this was a car doodle on paper first LOL #I CANT BELIEVE WE GET MORE OF THEM!! YAY!#1k

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zairaalbereo · 27 days

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“The love of my life was of the people I was taught to hate.”

I’ve been experimenting with hatching techniques and decided to do a redraw of the first Yusuf Al-Kaysani art I ever posted on here three years ago.

Also on Redbubble.

#the old guard #tog fanart #yusuf al kaysani #kaysanova #immortal husbands #the old guard art #marwan kenzari #redraw of old art #hatching #my art #artists on tumblr

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valhethella · 10 months

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over and over and over and over and over and over

joe & nicky

print available here

#the old guard #joe x nicky #fan art #painting #kaysanova #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #digital #old art reposting saga

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notablogtobefollowedunless · 4 months

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#tog #myart #joe x nicky #the old guard #yusuf x nicolo #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #nicolo of genoa #kaysanova #immortal husbands #fanart #tog fanart

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non-un-topo · 1 year

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hot guard summer

#tog #the old guard #andromache of scythia #nile freeman #nicolo di genova #yusuf al kaysani #kaysanova #that's right!!! i might have kicked my art block!! hopefully!! let's not jinx it!!#siggy draws #alternatively titled: WHERE IS THE TRAILER #happy almost-summer!#director's commentary as always:#it's probably too small to see but the vespa has a little engraved name 'Destino' on it #not sure how i feel about joe's look but the poor guy is so hidden behind his husband's shoulders anyway #joe does have a poofy ponytail but it's hard to see #they're probably all chilling in italy between missions and that weird safehouse we have yet to see #nile is absolutely reaching for a gun tucked into the back of her shorts btw. not sure what the girls are looking at #andy is wearing nile's pants and nile is wearing nicky's 90s jacket (which is totally not my actual real life jacket)#you know that man would wear it ok #if the lighting seems a little loud or sloppy it's because i am inexperienced dsfgfds. also my first time attempting bi lighting sort of #i am sad that the lighting erased nicky's sunburned nose dfgfds. just know that it was very pink before #shoutout to my lovely friends who helped me figure out lighting/shadow stuff -- apple and wingodex and captainshakespeare #*damn it accidentally added an e on the end there #thank you for helping me navigate the digital art world beloveds <3 #this took my entire day and all of ABBA Gold at least 10 times

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sun-n-moon-showdown · 1 year

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SUN AND MOON DUO SHOWDOWN - QUATER FINALS

#snm polls #character tournament #character polls #polls #tumblr polls #character bracket #star trek #spirk #captain kirk #mr spock #the old gaurd #kaysanova

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nevergetoffthebus · 1 year

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#yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #kaysanova #the old guard #joe x nicky

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materassassino · 19 days

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I cannot believe how lucky I am to get this wonderful JoeNicky commission from the lovely @chimchiri! Seriously go commission them, they're one of the best people I've ever worked with and I feel so privileged to be able to have art from them! I'm in transports of delight! 😭💖💖💖

#the old guard #kaysanova #joenicky #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #chimchiri #commission #i'm going to EAT it #continuing the saga of forcing joe to wear my mum's 1988 european bad tour t-shirt #not that you can actually see it but that's on me

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sunriseseance · 11 months

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Sinceeeeee nobody else has posted it (confirmed at Netflix'S Upfront event today. Previously Greg said 2024).