This is the last update before I finish the final piece :D!!
Also I'd just like to clarify that Wren is not blushing at Undauntable, I just give cheek lines to every character I draw its an art style thing lol! Though I do believe Wren and Undauntable could have become a VERY VERY interesting item, as they are in canon I can't bring myself to ship them. I do love their interactions and dynamic though, which is why I added them after all :D!
I may be Undauntable's one and only fan, but it's a title I'll take to my grave. I LOVE that stupid loser with daddy issues yeah I said it!
but its okay guys their oppressors were really just being controlled by some malicious plant and therefore exempts them from any and all liability for killing and enslaving hundreds of people
Before some of you get all butthurt and start saying, "These characters are too young! Gross! What is wrong with you?"
Need I remind you that these are fictional characters. They can't be hurt by anything we do to them, and they shouldn't be confused to be real people. They aren't.
You're more than welcome to block me if you disagree, but please don't leave hate comments. Nobody wants to read that shit.
A lot of people overlook Silkwings in wings of fire. They’re the docile tribe, the gentle giants. Beautiful but delicate butterflies with scales of azure wonders, but that’s all they are. And that’s completely intentional, you’re supposed to overlook Silkwings.
The thing about Silkwings is that they never had a chance to be anything. We know next to nothing about their history, their culture, and even their abilities. Flamesilk is something that Queen Wasp tried to hide, and back when Beetlewings were around, they were said to have even more abilities. After the tree wars, Silkwings were essentially stripped down to their name alone. Their ability to make silk was useful to Wasp, and later on their antennae were too. But they could never do anything more than that.
Luna got swept in a silk parachute all the way to Phyrria, isn’t that cool? What if Silkwings before the tree wars often made parachutes for wingless dragonets or injured Silkwings? What if they had a language of their own that they spoke through vibrations on silk lofts like strumming a guitar? What if certain colours on Silkwings were rumoured to show your personality, kind of like zodiac signs. It could be said that green Silkwings were fierce and competitive, or yellow Silkwings were curious and creative. Blue Silkwings could be loyal and Loving or purple Silkwings could be adventurous and hard-working. What if they had beautiful forests of colourful trees, calligraphic silk art along the bark and branches. Flamesilk lanterns painstakingly crafted for ceremonial celebrations or holidays for Silkwings to whisper their greatest wishes into, before setting them free. There could be little doctors appointments for getting dragonets ready for their metamorphosis, and trying to calm the worries of those who were scared. Synchronized dances to form pictures with their wing patterns, hide and seek games where the seeker only uses their antennae, murals of stories weaved together with silk. But unfortunately all of this is a what if.
The tragedy of the Silkwing tribe is that they don’t have that, nothing in their world was made for them. They have no way of finding out who they once were, what it means to be a Silkwing. They don’t get to weave tapestries of their stories, their homes or their happiness. Everything they make is a what if, a dream of a life they couldn’t achieve without tragedy.
Joined a MAP a few days ago and finished my part today! It was a learning experience, since I've never animated with Clip Studio before. I ended up exporting the frames to CapCut for audio and timing purposes, but overall it's a really good cheap option for anyone looking for a good drawing/animation program