i simply think guenevere and lancelot r pals. whats a little japes and trickery between friends <3
a blind adherent to custom with frivolous attachments to the opposite sex
a hardened and unrepentant sinner
almost but not quite perfect
an out-and-out murderous villain
unimpeachably courteous
such a serviceable figure
by and large admirable
debased and debauched
neither a good foil nor a good hero
northern, possibly Scottish,
im “unimpeachably courteous”
Hello! I did a thing for Nova and Mali's "Classics...but make it gay" art book! The pre-orders are closed at the moment but I think they'll reopen again in winter/fall so please keep an eye on their twitter page if you'll like a copy! Everyone in it is amazing and I am very thankful for being accepted for the project! I did a reinterpretation of Leighton's "God Speed" because I just want an excuse to paint two knights staring lovingly at each other haha > <
Dinadan and Brunor investigate Camelot’s most intriguing unsolved mysteries. First episode: what ever happened with Sir Gawain at the Green Chapel?
Modern adaptations of the Arthurian mythos: everybody’s covered in shit and some guy sleeps with his sister. Maybe there’s a prophecy?
The actual source material: okay, so a Kryptonian, a werewolf, a one-handed guy with super-speed, and a dude who inexplicably keeps finding increasingly outlandish magic swords walk into a bar.
Oh! Also! Lest it get overshadowed by the transphobia-- it's time to bring up the fact that in wilder culture, being interested in king Arthur is a frequently a red flag for being a racist (not so much in teenagers, I'm talking about adults). Although online that is thankfully not the case anywhere near as much, we should not ignore racism in this fandom. Fans of colour have repeatedly criticized certain trends and elements of the literature and fandom, including but not certainly not limited to th White's influence, and been repeatedly talked over. They have done critical, interesting analysis of racism in medieval literature and been dismissed as starting discourse instead of doing great meta at an academic level. Theyve been harassed for character designs (dont have receipts on that one but multiple ppl have told me about it). And if you think this fandom is safe from white nationalists, ppl have gotten anons accusing them of ruining arthuriana as a symbol of "western society," as well as repeated dismissals of colonialism and the existence of racism in med lit. If, like me, you're white, then please be aware of the white nationalist associations of the genre and listen to fans and creators of colour within it!!! They are not "starting discourse," they are making incredible content and doing really awesome analysis and deserve to be heard and anyone who doesnt like it can fuck right off
I’m back! I have an alternative theory and I like this one slightly better because it would mean Nott isn’t as fucked up, what with the whole ‘actually posing as a child’s death mother’ thing.
So, alternative theory:
1) Nott is a goblin.
2) She and Yeza met when he was captured by her clan.
3) She freed him, they ran away together.
4) Nott lived at Yeza’s place.
5) Yeza already had a son, but his biological mother already died.
6) Through his alchemy, Yeza was able to create potions that allowed Nott to become Beth/Veth. This is probably at Nott’s request.
7) Beth is not in any way related to Luke’s actual mom, but is a new person who slowly became Luke’s adopted mother.
8) Nott became more and more disillusioned with having to pretend to be someone without actually being them. She hates being a goblin.
9) Yeza probably doesn’t even see the issue and just wishes she could just be herself.
10) Nott and Yeza have a huge falling out over this. She leaves because she feels it’s more important to figure out her goblin situation than it is to stay and care for Luke.
11) Yeza is angry at her for abandoning her family. He’s not sure if she’ll ever succeed with her quest. He thinks she’s not coming back. Lots of complicated emotions.
12) He decides to tell Luke that Beth was killed by goblins (and to him, technically, she was). He lies about the packages because it’s too complicated.
13) Nott only wants to come back as Beth. But recent events have forced her hand.
14) Nott is incredibly ashamed of abandoning her family, and lies about it to the group.
Gawain: the one I kiss is the green knight
Arthur: you can just point him out
Gawain: *putting on lip balm* I don't tell you how to do your job