Refaat Alareer, If I must die, written in 2011, published online on November 1, 2023
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself—
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up
above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
(transcript by the American Friends Service Committee)
Those cishet shonen fans that get mad when a character acts more than just “cool” or aloof r so interesting I need to study them cause I remember seeing a reaction video where this guy was getting angry that itadori cries I guess in the recent season like has a breakdown….like how do u want the 15 year old who keeps witnessing hundreds of people dying to react . SEEK HELP! Same with killua like god forbid a child show emotions and be a 3 dimensional character
It's the first time I've sketched Bucky in at least 5 years, and it will likely be the last. But in honor of 10 yrs of CA:TWS, here is the last 11thsense Bucky.... ever🚬
Thank you guys so much for having an interest in my art and world and everything it is very sweet to me and keeps me from going scorched earth on this blog.
hi !! i know in one of your last asks you said you had an opportunity to make a graphic novel about aidonsvalley but ultimately said no bc of its circumstances but if you did get another offer and it was one you felt comfortable with , would you take it ? i think i speak for a lot of people on here when i say i would diee for an aidonsvalley graphic novel so i just had to ask and see if theres a possibility that we get one in the future :)
also im a longtime fan of yours and i love everything you make . your artstyle is genuinely so beautiful i love your take on every single person you draw <3
Hmmm idk I’m really not in a place artistically where I’d be satisfied with a graphic novel I make. I declined in the last because I was in college and had a job too so there was virtually no time. But even after graduating I’m simply not in a place I think where I could do it. That and the story certainly isn’t developed enough. Once I get back into the process of drawing like every other day then we’d be able to do something lol. Thank u for ur interest tho!!! 😭
webtoons is probably not the medium u would think of, but i’ve read a few of the comics on there that had music that’d play in the back while reading ! the impact isn’t quite the same as an actual animated show though :(
The webtoon format kind of grates on my nerves tbh like the layout doesn’t work for me visually or storytelling wise at all. I didn’t know you could add music tho that’s interesting! I just love a good music moment in a tv show where they utilize a song perfectly I’m a music enjoyer. If anything I’d do a traditional black and white graphic novel tbh 🤔 and just go hard on the details
Aidon's valley as an animated show would be amazing... For the music what kind do you imagine? Do u have an existing songs that you think match the vibe?
I think it's such a cool project I'm like !!!!! every time you post about it
Yes I do have existing songs that I’ll hear and be like “ya that would be in Aidonsvalley”….for example Disintegration by The Cure would be a must like a non negotiable for me. And thank you! 🫰
semi-related to your last aidon's valley post; what would your ideal medium be to ultimately tell the story be (assuming unlimited resources)?
I would loooove an animated show cause then we could have music in there lol….thats the prime reason I’d want a show like that’s kinda it I just would love to put a soundtrack together of songs for like. Season 1. I think it’d be so fun! A more realistic and actually attainable goal for me is a graphic novel (which believe it or not I’ve had an opportunity to start that process and had to say no :-)…..)