⠀芥川 akutagawa layouts .
the folk of the air — headers. ✧ like or reblog if you use/save. ✧ @dearcardan on twitter.
everything i read in 2021 -> the dragon republic by r. f. kuang
“Fire and water looked so lovely together. It was a pity they destroyed each other by nature.”
→ The Queens Regnant of England [since the Conquest], Game of Thrones style.
Some sketches based off the HBO/BBC Rome series! It’s brutal and painful but I love it, the characters are all super interesting, so I did some doodles. Its interesting being into a live-action series, as it’s more of a challenge to draw the characters and still make them look recognizable. top to bottom: Pullo and Vorenus being the typical opposite-personality buddy-cop duo, the Amazingly Functional (read: NOt) Julii family, and a Niobe speedpaint that I actually put effort into, because I love her and she deserved so much better :’0
A free woman of colour wearing a tignon, her pet saffron toucanet perched on her right hand, unknown French artist, late 18th century
Oil on panel 15 ¾ x 12 ¼ in. (40 x 31 cm)
You see if I were Louis and I wanted to attack Holland the first thing I’d do is approach her allies. Tell Sweden to turn a blind eye and convince England to join. And what would I offer in return? Money! And whom would I send? A seasoned diplomat? Or perhaps someone very close to the King of England. Someone you would naturally trust.






