#thewatercolours

[gerbiloftriumph]

"Guys, the mirror spat out another Gra--why does he have fangs??"

From the multiverse Graham au:

Goblin!Graham - @thewatercolours Winter!Graham - @gerbiloftriumph (hi me!) Summer!Graham - @captmickey Spring!Graham - @tooncooro Autumn!Graham - @kursed-curtain

textless under the cut

#king graham #king's quest #kings quest #tooncooro #thewatercolours #captmickey #kursed-curtain #that's a lot of grahams

[fictionadventurer]

I know it's not technically a fairy tale, but do you happen to have any recs for retellings of Tam Lin?

--Siena

Unfortunately, no, since I haven't read any. However, I've heard good things about The Perilous Gard, which I believe draws from that fairy tale.

#answered asks #fairy tales #fairy tale retellings #tam lin #thewatercolours #i thought i had an answer for this #and it turns out i was thinking about my never-finished twelve dancing princesses retelling #where the soldier character was captured by the fairy king #and the eldest princess character frees him by invoking the tam lin clause #where as a member of the royal house #(the fairy king is her godfather) #she has the right to offer pardon to another member of the royal family #and the right to make someone a member of the royal family by marriage #but because he's a prisoner she'd have to prove her devotion to him by enduring the trials #so they know it's not just him trying to take advantage of her #it doesn't make a ton of sense but most of the book didn't either which is part of the reason i never finished #but anyway she agrees to the trial not knowing what it is only knowing she can't release him #and then she's horrified by him 'getting turned into' a bunch of increasingly ferocious animals #though in this universe fairy magic can't actually transform people so the magic's actually being done on her #to give extremely detailed all-five-senses hallucinations that this is what's happening #while the guy is magically silenced to stop him from breaking the illusion #and then when everything's over her soldier has no idea what she just had to endure but just knows it was traumatic #and that he had to watch her suffer it without being able to comfort her #but she wins the trial gets his freedom and everyone lives happily ever after #if i actually did anything with this story i prob wouldn't include this part because it's pretty tangential #but it's relevant to this tam lin discussion #*the fairy king is her grandfather not godfather #i'm not going back to retype all that

[isfjmel-phleg]

💬

This comes from Book 2 Chapter Two.

Stamped on the front [of the coin] was King Delclis in profile, staring apprehensively at the Latin inscription encircling his head. Amarantha was used to seeing coins bearing the elegantly bearded face of the old King, Elystan’s father, who had abdicated last year. The presence of his young stepson Delclis made this monarch seem less real. She had met the original of that profile, years before, one afternoon at Endean, and now here he lay, flat and impersonal, meant to be traded away for composition books and ices and shoelaces…

#asks #thewatercolours #thank you! #The Blackberry Bushes excerpts

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Frank, I love that King's Quest Chapter One (A Knight to Remember) fanfiction you wrote! All the witty banter between Graham and Royal Guard Number One was just hilarious, but I liked how you didn't stop with making it funny. The underlying sense of how they true friends, not just a king and his guard, really shone through, and I liked how as the scene went on it became clear that Graham was keeping up the banter more to reassure No.1 than anything else. What gave you the idea for this scene?

Thanks! I was trying to do something sort of like a "breaking the fourth wall" parody, but it ended up getting away from me -- the fourth wall was getting smashed to smithereens by the end. (I don't know if I did that on purpose, or if I was just subconsciously following my muse)

It was originally a bit longer, and had a sequence where No. 1 says "Um, Your Majesty, we might want to move out of range of those arrows," in a surreal departure from the typical "fourth wall" dialogue. The final version just didn't work with that much dialogue, so I ended up cutting it. It's probably still floating around on my hard drive, somewhere.

#thewatercolours

[ablatheringblatherskite]

Post was rlly long so I'm making my own HAHAHAHA

9 people you would like to get to know better

Thank you thank you for the tag @rainintheevening!! 🥹

1. Three Ships: Hiccstrid/Hiccup and Astrid (HTTYD), Silverparry/Will and Lyra (His Dark Materials), and Wyler/Wednesday and Tyler (Wednesday)

2. First Ship: Jay and Nya from Ninjago 😭

3. Last Song: I'm actually listening to music literally rn!! The last song that played was Music of the Night from Phantom (Royal Albert Hall version) of the Opera, and now it's All I Ask Of You, also from Phantom of the Opera (also Royal Albert Hall version!

4. Last Movie: the DnD Movie!

5. Currently Reading: Coraline by Neil Gaiman!

6. Currently Watching: Still Studio C tbh LOL, although I've paused for a bit

7. Currently Consuming: like, food?? The last thing I ate was kwek kwek LOL (Filipino street food).

8. Currently Craving: Maltezers and M&Ms

No pressure tags!!!:

@gangst3rswife, @offendedteaspoon, @catkin-morgs-kookaburralover, @darling-gemini, @sliverswords, @ronon-dex, @your-dead-european-ancestor, @flickeringflame216, @i-am-a-stupid-robot and @thewatercolours!

#tag games #asterrisks

[captmickey]

@thewatercolours

He sure did!!

#mickey squiggles #kings quest #the three adventurers #and fun fact: act 7 and the arrow fight had lived in my head since i first started thinking of 3adv. the plot was loose but i knew #it was always going to feature a merfolk big bad and graham striking a cool pose with a magic arrow #and after (at the time) 7 years it finally happened!

[thewatercolours]

Podfic: "Captive Crown" by GerbilofTriumph

A shabby narration of GerbilofTriumph's excellent King's Quest fanfiction, "Captive Crown," complete with outrageous attempts at accents and enough bloopers to start a drinking game (with um, raisin juice. There are too many goofs for the real stuff.) This wonderful fiction, full of courage, nightmares, and healing, is gratefully recorded and shared with permission of the author, @gerbiloftriumph. Go check out her awesome creative blog.

All seven chapters are available at the link above, but if you just feel like listening to the first chapter while you scroll, voila:

Original text here:

#podfic #king's quest #king graham #I learned a couple of things about Audible in the process but you're still getting the unedited version because I'm not confident enough to #implement all I've learned. :-) #As usual the thing that frustrates me most is that I cannot for the life of me do a good Graham impression. I mean - none of my impressions #are ever going to land me an act in Vegas - but at least with the others I can kind of hide behind the fact that they're all very zany #voices. Graham's more normal and so it feels like I ought to be able to give a better impression of the music of Josh Keaton's speech #and in my head I do a slightly better job at it then when I hear it played back. But it's all for fun anyway - I just wish my voice #was magic. #But regardless of quality I had a ton of fun and am very thankful to my good pal Gerbil for letting me do this! #I mean I'm preaching to the very small choir here but this really is one of the best KQ fics online and it was a joy to narrate. #if there's any tech flaws please let me know - I should preview the whole thing before I post but I'm too chicken to listen to my voice for #long. ;-)

[kursed-curtain]

It's good to take some time to relax, and let it all sink in... Okay maybe not that much-

Thanku @thewatercolours for the prompt!

#kings quest #traditional art #fanart #character design #graham kq

[siena-sevenwits]

Big hugs to those who follow me whom I can't follow back right now! So many of you are lovely with fascinating blogs. I just tend to spend too much time on tumblr, and I'm tempted all the more if I follow too many people and my feed becomes that much longer. I'm not the first to use this phrase, but you are mutuals in my heart, and I do love it when we end up interacting. If you ever see @thewatercolours liking your posts, that's me having a nice scroll through your blog now and then.

#<3

[wishingmyhairred]

Update on Youtube: Since the start-

The Interview video is up +683

Trailer video is up +1251

and @thewatercolours has another tip

Instructions

#save lockwood and co #save lockwood & co #lockwood & co #lockwood and co #rapiers ready

[hollers-and-holmes]

To everyone whose projects I am currently reading ack I am so sorry I haven’t forgotten you I just *gestures vaguely and helplessly at approaching summertime hectic*

@brown-little-robin @lady-merian @thewatercolours @swinging-stars-from-satellites @christian-latte-anon @musewrangler @allisonreader @called-kept @variousotherswhosestuffiintendtoread

Feedback shall continue! Just at more of a plod than a gallop for a handful of weeks here.

#story reviews

[gerbiloftriumph]

Ken cleared his throat. “Madam?” Fully aware that she could probably see little more than his toes, he gave a sharp salute stamp with an ankle turn. Plausibly, it was the most visible way to show respect. More accurately, it was a chance to stamp at the queen for turning the throne room into the aftermath of a toddlers’ craft day.

From @thewatercolours's fic Candlelit Chat

#kings quest #king's quest #this post is protected by the royal guards #ch3 #neese #thewatercolours #i'll never be over this fic honestly

[queenlucythevaliant]

@thewatercolours

2: "Canaan Bound" by Andrew Peterson

16: "Starlight" by Taylor Swift

33: "She's in Love with the Boy" by Trisha Yearwood

42: "Cowboy Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks

#thanks for indulging me Siena #ask me hard questions

[calaathmaza]

If you are up for it - only if it takes your fancy - I'd love to see Maia at Edonomee the night he gets his lifechanging news.

[Id: two pencil drawings of maia drazhar from the goblin emperor. 1) from the shoulders up, maia clutching a letter and looking down at it in dread and concern. his hair is disheveled and coming out of its braid. 2) maia from the shoulders up styled cartoonishly, meant to look like the shocked meme of lisa simpson. he is sitting at a table and staring into space, mouth hanging open. end id]

he's uh...he's handling it well

#maia: lisa.jpeg #you get a serious one and a silly one :) #thanks for the ask!!!!! #each time i draw him he gets goblinier i love him #my art #request #ask #thewatercolours #tge #the goblin emperor #maia drazhar #described #accessible

[fictionadventurer]

I love your imaginary book rec idea! Pick any or all that spark your interest - no pressure, and skip if none stand out to you.

"Mercator Must Walk the Plank" (Nautical comedy)

"The Wings of Hermes" - (1930's literary mystery)

"Cardinal's Map" (Literary fiction that people argue about whether it should be classed as fantasy)

"The Fourth Postscript" (Epistolatory fantasy)

"The Most Fascinating Lady of the Season" (Coming-of-Age)

Mercator Must Walk the Plank by E.G. Delaford

After reading a few too many tales of high seas adventure, Victorian gentleman John Quackenbush is inspired to purchase a ship and go in search of treasure. His ship is a wreck, his crew is inept, and he's not exactly sure how one reads a map, but the intrepid traveler remains undaunted, even as they battle storms, shipwrecks, and pirates, and often find themselves sailing in entirely the wrong ocean. After they rescue a sensible young woman from a shipwreck, she takes it upon herself to rein in the captain's flights of fancy and get them all safely home, but the Quack is not so easily controlled. He will have his adventure, and those on the ship can either join in the quest--or walk the plank.

The Wings of Hermes by Elizabeth Tern

Oxford don Joseph Quill prefers to remain safely ensconced in his books, but when he is called upon to authenticate a supposed piece of ancient Greek statuary, he suddenly finds himself at the center of a deadly web of intrigue that involves murder, theft, and letters that threaten vengeance from the gods of Greece themselves. Multiple shadowy parties are willing to kill for this statue, and if Quill doesn't uncover them soon, he may just be the next victim ushered into the afterlife.

Cardinal's Map by Dorothy Cannes

Miranda Zimmer, a nihilistic grad student, gets a summer job serving as secretary for John Cardinal, a reclusive old man who has not left his New York estate in decades. Miranda helps Cardinal to compile his magnum opus, an intricate portal fantasy about a man's quest to save a kingdom and find his long-lost love. Miranda becomes enchanted by the story--especially the intricate map of the world that Cardinal has been drawing for years-- and the man, whose zeal for the world gives her a new appreciation for life. Yet Miranda starts to suspect that for Cardinal, this book is not fiction--it's memory. Whether it's madness or metaphor, Cardinal is writing this tale as the chronicle of his life, the map meant to help him reconnect with the woman he once lost. Is Cardinal mourning his wife or planning a rescue? Can Miranda keep him grounded in the here-and-now, or is he doomed to be lost in the wilderness of his past?

The Fourth Postscript by A.B. Wright

Tellor, a young man seeking his fortune, dreams of finding the mythical city in the sky. Amnesh, an elven king, agrees to fund his journey, so long as Tellor sends back regular letters chronicling the adventure. As the journey progresses, Tellor sends updates about the wonders and terrors of his quest, while the king sends advice meant to help him get back home in one piece. Soon, a strong friendship binds the two men, and when Tellor's letters suddenly cease, Amnesh is driven to undertake a quest of his own.

The Most Fascinating Lady of the Season by Charlotte Irvin

Julia Blythe, a sheltered rector's daughter, is invited to stay with her uncle--a baronet--as a companion to her cousin Eliza, newly orphaned and returned from years living abroad. Eliza's life on the continent has given her wild habits, as well as beauty and charm that enchant the men around them. As Julia is dragged along in Eliza's orbit, the girls develop a friendship, even as Julia struggles to reconcile Eliza's wild ways with the more sedate morals of her childhood. But when scandal strikes, Julia and Eliza may both lose everything, including the men they were beginning to love.

#imaginary book recs #answered asks #thewatercolours #thank you for asking about all of these #they all fascinate me and need more fan love so i couldn't possibly ignore any of them #mercator must walk the plank is one of those books i stumbled on as a free kindle book and then stood stunned that i'd never heard of it #what a riot #there was a pretty good movie version a few years ago #called just 'walk the plank' #not very high budget #and not the closest to the book #but absolutely capturing the tone of the humor and i love it to bits despite its flaws #(much like the book) #the wings of hermes is very much in the most literary tradition of the golden age #even if it comes towards the end of it #first book in a series but somehow i've never tracked down the rest #i should do that someday #do i even need to share a story about cardinal's map? #anyone who's managed to finish it has a special place carved out in their soul for it #it's a bit odd and a bit slow but astounding #i'm tired of all the discourse about it centering around the is-the-fantasy-real-or-not debate #but i'll admit i'm very curious as to which side of the argument you fall on #i can see merits in both #of course my fantasy loving heart wants the portal to be real and the adventures to be literal #but the themes strike just as deeply or perhaps even moreso if it's all metaphor and mental illness #(i know i always say i hate the 'it was all a hallucination' type stories) #(but cardinal's map is the one that could make it work) #(not least because cardinal's nowhere near being put in an asylum over this) #(if you subscribe to that theory) #and unfortunately that's all i got space for in the tag hmu later for more gushing about the other two

[ablatheringblatherskite]

Tagged by: @wednesdayandherhyde! Thank you!!

🎨Favorite color: Red

📖Currently reading: Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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🎞Last movie: Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse

🖥Last series: Studio C

🍴Sweet, spicy, savory: Depends on my mood tbh, but I think savory? I have a huge sweet tooth tooth tho, and I LOVE spicy food! That just makes it sound like I'm not actually choosing LOL

🤤Craving: now I want milk tea LOL

☕️Tea or coffee: Tea ig?? But like, milk tea. I can't have coffee because I have a heart condition LOL

💭Currently working on: Woe is We and a bunch of other Wednesday oneshots! I also have a Daredevil oneshot in tryna finish editing

No Pressure Tags!: @the-old-fashioned-girl, @gangst3rswife, @last-aid-kit, @conazpi, @oatzams, @offendedteaspoon, @i-am-a-stupid-robot, @thewatercolours, @chaoticstupiddm, @thee-antler-queen!

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