me? posting art of an obscure special interest? combined w/ dungeons and dragons, another special interest? it's more likely than you think
also using this as a post to find others who share the interest bc i want more friends to talk abt this with
took a bit of courage to post this bc i've been bullied for sharing what interests me before and normally i only talk abt this specific Obscure Series(tm) to very close friends, so uh, enjoy ig--
I wanted to draw this moment from the .5 episode for so long. Drake down playing Mia's dark ass backstory felt really out of character the first time i watched it then i remembered that this dude spawned into existence as a tween and spent his whole life running from/ fighting a demon then became a hermit for 4 years. He has no clue what she talking about!
Dude has the socialisation of a 11 year old!!
(Please forgive my trash hand writing)
Today I was listening to a video by Bored Oranges and he mentioned Rejected Shotguns series "The Haunted" which was like a flash bang. Not because I havent heard the name in forever, because I've been pretty active in the fandom. No, it was like I heard a cat speak to me. How does he know. *what* does he know. Oranges what have you seen
Imagine that, The Haunted fanart in 2022. Before drawing Grayson for one of Piper's DTIYS it had been a solid two years since I had drawn fanart for this old series. But it was such a huge part of my childhood that I don't think it'll ever leave me, and that was proven by drawing Drake again, unprompted!
I should write something about it sometime... I feel like giving adapting it a shot, but so many people have said that before me, so I'll make no promises.
i went from being hyperfixated on a story about a group of young people on the run from the government in search of a magical library and undead family member to... being hyperfixated on a story about a group of young people on the run from the government in search of a magical library and undead family member .
Knowledge We Are Given In Canon: after he went through guard training, Garroth faked his own death in order to get out of O’khasis and escape his arranged marriage.
Lore-Breaking Assumption: Despite going through all the hassle of Faking His Death, Running Away Across The Region, and Never Revealing His Face (something the average country bumpkin of Phoenix Drop probably would not recognize even remotely), the idea of using a fake name or moniker did not occur to him. Despite the name "Garroth Romeave" being much more widely recognizable than his face.
Generous Assumption: “Garroth” is a common enough first name in the region of Ru’aun that he didn’t see a point in using a false one. He’s not entirely stupid, he just didn’t see a reason to change it.
now stick with me here.
Knowledge We Are Given In Canon: Azura has known Garroth since they were in guard training together, which is likely when she developed a crush on him.
Lore-Breaking Assumption: Azura for some reason has determined Garroth’s true identity, despite the fact that he literally faked his own death in order to get away from the responsibilities that came with his name and status. (And she’s awesome and cool so she just never ratted him out about it.)
Really Funny Assumption: Azura actually developed a crush on some other guy named Garroth (common name) and lost touch with him after guard academy, and then falsely believes our Garroth (the one obscuring his face and true identity so he can’t cleanly explain to her the truth) to be the one she developed a crush on.
And the first time she sees him without his helmet, shes like. “What thefuck is that. Who the hell are you.”