I made the mistake with this one to change the lighting half way through the painting which always messes with the values and colors, but oh well. Sometimes a painting doesn't go the way you want to and then you got to let it go. But I still like the overall comp and all that, so you get to see it, haha. Maybe I manage to be a bit clearer in terms of values with that extra painting that I have planned for this scene, because this scene is just too good to only get one.
"The aching, and yet pleasurable, intense longing for a life that we cannot yet have but naturally and universally crave. It is the feeling of having lost something that we once had - giving us a sense of homesickness and discontent with the less-than-ideal world we currently find ourselves in."
fairy!reader who’s hunting for fresh berries in the forest who happens to stumble upon a giant!eren who’s injured and can’t help her feminine urge to cater to his wounds. accidentally giving him an aphrodisiac that makes the pretty giant wanna fuck the cute tiny fairy he’s suddenly in love with. 👉🏾👈🏾
This is just some random speculation, but I can't help but see some parallels between Sarcean and James.
The most striking one to me is that in Dark Heir, we learn that Sarcean was thrown in prison for his “evil deeds“. How did he get out of there? Someone who had a crush on him (aka Visander) set him free. In Dark Rise, James was also imprisoned by the Stewards for his "evil deeds" and was also released by a guy who had a crush on him. In both cases, we would have expected Anharion to be the one to release Sarcean and Will to be the one to free James.
We don't know much about the past yet, but Sarcean seemed to have been an important figure in the Sun Kingdom before he betrayed the king and became the Dark King. From the flashbacks in Dark Heir, I gather that Sarcean may have been admired for his powers before the inhabitants (and the King?) turned on him. It's all speculation, but maybe that's why he turned against the Sun King and committed all those crimes.
Does that sound familiar?
James was also greatly admired by the Stewards before they found out he was a Reborn and turned against him because of his powers/abilities.
The Stewards feared him, just as the Sun Kingdom feared Sarcean. And James betrayed and killed them, just like Sarcean.
On the other hand, there are some parallels between Anharion and Will.
In the flashbacks, we learn that Anharion was an important general who was held in high esteem in the Sun Kingdom.
The stewards also saw Will as a savior because he was the blood of the Lady.
The catch?
Will was the Dark King all along, pretending to be someone he wasn't.
Could that have been the case with Anharion too?
The Sun Kingdom and the Stewards also portray themselves as saints, although they are not as innocent as they try to pretend.
These are just some random thoughts so take them with a grain of salt :)