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zairaalbereo · 22 days

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Thank you for all the paws raining down on me today! I’m leaving you with one last boop and this excellent head canon by @nemicoamatomio 💕

Sweet dreams. 🐾🐾🐾🐾

Booping you all like Joe does Nicky! 😄

Because it’s a rainy April 1st, and we’re being silly, so what better than to make some silly Joe & Nicky art. ❤️

(Obviously inspired by the epic hair & make up test)

#boop #the old guard #tog fanart #immortal husbands #happy boop day indeed

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zairaalbereo · 22 days

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Booping you all like Joe does Nicky! 😄

Because it’s a rainy April 1st, and we’re being silly, so what better than to make some silly Joe & Nicky art. ❤️

(Obviously inspired by the epic hair & make up test)

#boop #boop o meter #april fools day #the old guard #tog fanart #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #kaysanova #immortal husbands #the most epic boop #marwan kenzari #luca marinelli #joenicky

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zairaalbereo · 23 days

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“Nicky and I met in the crusades.”

The accompanying redraw of Nicky to this crusades era Joe.

Also on Redbubble.

#the old guard #tog fanart #nicolo di genova #kaysanova #immortal husbands #luca marinelli #the old guard art #redraw of old art #hatching #my art #artists on tumblr

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zairaalbereo · 25 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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zairaalbereo · 1 month

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Destiny, Baby! — Chapter 1

Here it is!! My new TOG fan comic!

You can subscribe to Destiny, Baby! on Ao3 so you won’t miss an update, or follow me here.

The full story with additional written parts can only be found on Ao3. (And so does any 🔞 content.) Summary:

Two young men, caught in their families expectations, meet by chance on a beach in Malta. It was just supposed to be a day of fun, but soon both Joe and Nicky realise, they are in too deep. Are they making a mistake, or is chance just another word for destiny?

#the old guard #tog fanart #tog fanfic #kaysanova #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #fan comic #joe x nicky #the old guard art #destiny baby comic #web comic #my art #my words

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zairaalbereo · 1 month

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We have always been here. We have always been queer.

BONUS art on ao3 (NSFW)

When someone replied to my happy, joyful pride art with an anti-trans propaganda video, I felt sick to my stomach. We’ve come so far, and we should celebrate that! But we also need to recognise the backlash and stand up and keep fighting. Because we have been here before.

Don’t forget our history.

The above picture shows a celebration of members of the Hirschfeld Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin. Hirschfeld and his institute were revolutionary at the time. He did not only treat gay, lesbian and transgender individuals, he was at the forefront of a campaign for gay rights, like the decriminalisation of homosexual conduct.

It made him a lot of enemies, especially the Nazis, and when they rose to power in 1933, the institute was attacked and ransacked, and its priceless research archives destroyed.

The vast library of more than 10.000 books, magazines and research papers was burned in the great bonfire on the Opernplatz in Berlin that is featured in almost every documentary about the Nazis. But only rarely is it acknowledged that it was Hirschfeld’s sexological institute and the headquarters of his German gay rights movement that were one of the main targets. The lists of patients and staff the Nazis captured were used to go after the queer community and many were arrested, deported and ultimately murdered. Those that survived would not see freedom, justice or even remembrance for many decades to come.

So, yes, we have always been here. They just did their damn best to erase us. We can’t let them do it again.

#are you fucking kidding me #terfs fuck off #lgbtq history #we won’t be erased #tog fanart #the old guard #joe x nicky

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zairaalbereo · 1 month

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Nicky di Genova in The Old Guard 2

… when!? 🙏😭

#the old guard #tog fanart #nicolo di genova #luca marinelli #tog2 #2 old 2 guard #please netflix #i just want to talk #rainy sunday doodle #once more channeling joe #who i’m sure is spending his sundays doodling nicky #my art

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zairaalbereo · 2 months

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Destiny is just around the corner…

My new comic will start posting soon! I have three chapters drawn already, and am working on the additional, written parts. Stay tuned! 😘

Reblogs appreciated! 💕

#the old guard #tog fanart #kaysanova #immortal husbands #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #joe x nicky #fanart #destiny baby #destiny baby comic #my art

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zairaalbereo · 2 months

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“He thought he would never get to kiss Nicky again.”

— “The Ghost of You” — Chapter 3

#the old guard #tog fanart #kaysanova #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #immortal husbands #the old guard art #joe/nicky #joe x nicky #tog fanfic #fanart #my art #my words #artists on tumblr

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zairaalbereo · 3 months

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Alex Claremont-Diaz, Texas lake house

— drawn in charcoal

#red white and royal blue #rwrb #rwrb movie #rwrb fanart #alex claremont diaz #taylor zakhar perez #firstprince #charcoal my beloved #got the urge to get my hands dirty #traditional art #traditional drawing #my art

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zairaalbereo · 3 months

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“Oh, you're in my veins and I cannot get you out. Oh, you're all I taste at night inside of my mouth…”

So I fell back into my Trust obsession (which is really a Primo obsession), and when this happens I always end up reading blame it on cocaine lines, and then I really want to draw Primo/Paul, and it’s all downhill from there. (Or uphill, it all depends on the perspective and tbf there is a very nice perspective involving Primo going uphill in that show, but I digress.) Anyway. This time I did.

#trust fx #trust fanart #primo nizzuto #primo nizzuto/paul getty III #tog cast #luca marinelli #harris dickinson #my art

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zairaalbereo · 3 months

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It’s about the hands.

#luca marinelli #primo nizzuto #trust fx #trust fanart #tog fanart #tog cast #the old guard #my art

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zairaalbereo · 3 months

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Remember.

#original art #personal art #never again is now #lighting a candle #to remember #and shine a light in the darkness #against hate #and dehumanisation #my art

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zairaalbereo · 3 months

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Since it’s Mr. Kenzari’s birthday, from the depth of my WIP folder, something I started a while ago and then didn’t quite know how to finish.

#the old guard #tog fanart #yusuf al kaysani #the old guard art #marwan kenzari #happy birthday marwan #sort of unfinished #missing joe #my art

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zairaalbereo · 3 months

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Fic Writer Interview

I was tagged by @laviejaguardia. Thank you! 💕

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

89, but 12 of them are art only

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

724,869

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

That’s His Name (Merlin) - 29.981

In the Winter of My Soul (Merlin) - 5.952

Just Have To Save The World (Merlin) - 4.343

Me Casa, Su Casa (X-Men) - 2.427

Most kudos for The Old Guard: Room for Love - 904

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to because I love them, and that’s why sometimes I fall into that trap of “I need to adequately convey how happy this comment made me, I can’t just say ‘thank you’’ and then I leave it for too long. Also sometimes I don’t have the spoons at that moment. But I appreciate every last one of them.

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I love angst, but I love a happy ending even more, so in my fic the angst usually gets resolved. A fic that regularly leaves people in tears, though, is At Samhain, but the ending has hope.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

So many happy endings! ☺️ One of the happiest might be my Merlin Age of Sail AU, The Seven Seas , which has a very happy ending after a lot of angst and heartache.

7. Do you write crossovers?

No, not really.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not really personal attacks so much, but I have received snide comments, character bashing and absurdly wilful misinterpretations. And always on anon of course.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, I do. I’m a proud alumni of multiple Pornathons in the Merlin fandom. When I write kink, it tends to be PWP of the kind that’s about losing control, or pushing the lines of taboos. In my longer or more plotty fic it’s more emotional, focused on the characters’ connection.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I once had someone write a fic that had the exact same plot down to locations and minor details and even almost the same dialogue as one I was posting. Like a (bad) rewrite. It was very weird.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, a few, which I’m ever so grateful for. 💕

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. I’m honestly not sure how that would work for me. 😅

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Joe/Nicky really is the fulfillment of all my shippy hopes and dreams. 😍 Beyond them, maybe Cherik. I like the drama. 😂

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

A Cherik bodyswap fic, set between XMFC and Days of Future Past, while Erik is imprisoned. I love the premise and what I have so far, but it’s been so long that I’ve been in that fandom.

15. What are your writing strengths?

Conveying emotions and believable dialogue

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Transitions and being overly dramatic, which is probably connected lol

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I do enjoy it in sprinkles, if it’s done well. Endearments, curses, stuff that mostly won’t need a translation footnote but grounds a character in a different cultural background.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

I wrote stuff before I knew about fanfiction. Before you could find (and easily post) stuff on the internet. But the first fic I wrote and posted was Harry Potter, gen with very, very heavy wolf star undertones 😅

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

I don’t really have an unfulfilled craving right now, and I tend to focus on one fandom, and even one ship almost exclusively, but I’m a little surprised at myself for never having written Sterek. 🤔

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

That is so hard to pick, but two favourites are Shalom Malak for XMFC and If You Abide With Me for TOG

Tagging, but obviously only if they want to @falcon-fox-and-coyote @tobebbanburg @pinkninjapj @beepbeepsan @isabellehemlock 💗

#ask game #fanfic #my writing #personal #the old guard #merlin bbc #cherik

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zairaalbereo · 4 months

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It’s a new year, and lots of new things are happening in my life, but one thing I can’t seem to let go of are drawing Joe and Nicky. And the more I draw, the more ideas I get, and so I’m thinking of doing another comic.

It might take a while, but it already has some art. It has a potential plot. There are secret identities, meddling families, sailboats and sneaking around — and of course a happy ending. 🥰

So would you be interest in something like that? Let me know! Feel free to elaborate in the tags. Reblog to spread the word, because honestly, this would be a shit ton of work. 😅

#the old guard #tog fanart #destiny baby #kaysanova #immortal husbands #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #the old guard art #joe x nicky #joe/nicky #my art #web comic

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zairaalbereo · 4 months

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✨Happy New Year!✨

May 2024 be bright for you, filled with joy and laughter and happiness. 💕

#the old guard #tog fanart #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #happy new year #my art #welcome 2024 #maybe this will be the year of the sequel #please please please #hope springs eternal #bring back my boys #immortal husbands #kaysanova #joe x nicky #joenicky

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