GUYS I DID ANOTHER COMMISSION!! SECOND ONE FOR TUMBLR!!

Moonwatcher!

#30 - "Your Choice"

Smaugust 2024

I am very fond of the second arc protagonists. They are my favorite collective of plot focus characters, which may be evident by the fact that I've been drawing them more than any other in this challenge. They are a very charming group, even if a few possible character connections are vastly underdeveloped (Moon and Turtle, Winter and Turtle, and Winter and Kinkajou could probably form very strong bonds if they were explored).

The flipside of fondness is usually the formation of strong opinions. I think about these guys a lot. One thing I initially thought was fine, but then struck me as strange on a revisit was the ending of Moonwatcher's book. You have the group (sans Winter), who previously struggled to accept Moon for her unintentionally invasive powers, ostensibly overcome their mistrust of her and solidify their respective bonds with her. Kinkajou in particular tells her that, because she makes no secret of her thoughts anyway, it doesn't matter to her that Moon can read her mind. Up to there it is all very wholesome and heartwarming. Moonwatcher then decides to give them an out, sharing the secret of Skyfire as a way to block her powers. This is a good and very noble gesture, really showing her trustworthiness and respect for their privacy here.

But then they actually take her up on that offer, right after stating they are over their misgivings. I get why they do it--Moonwatcher's uncontrollable power is really inconvenient and annoying to be around--but backtracking 5 seconds later makes their previous declaration of acceptance ring a bit hollow. If I could make a choice here, I would really have liked this to turn into a long-running character arc for the group, where they gradually learn to trust Moon and eventually decide that they don't need the Skyfire anymore, taking it off for good. And Moon in turn could work on refining control over her power so she can be around her friends without accidentally reading every thought. Maybe all of that could have been a scene in the arc 2 finale. But at the very least I would have liked for Kinkajou to stick with her original declaration and reject the Skyfire outright, signaling to Moon that--contrary to her mother's words--the powers are not a curse and that she doesn't need to be ashamed of them.

I guess here is an idea for potential fanfiction: Make them chuck the Skyfire in the bin. Let Moon see that her friends choose to hang out with her even if they can't block her powers.

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Long comic today. Sorry it took a while to come out. I think this is the longest one I've drawn for this challenge too.

Just one more day and then Smaugust will be done. I hope you have been enjoying this so far. Thanks for sticking with me.

I love Wings of fire.

No matter how much I criticize this book series, I love it very much. It is dear to my soul. Criticism is just expressing my thoughts on what is wrong, because I want to see these books even better. But the books themselves are really wonderful. They introduce over 200 interesting and multifaceted characters. Even minor characters like Flame, for example, although they received little attention, are still not flat and boring. The world of WoF is actually very interesting and well thought out, although not as much as I would like, but it is still very interesting and gives ground for headcanons and first of all very... creativity. You, wof fans, are wonderful. I love how creative our fandom is. How many wonderful creators are in our fandom. And I love how most fans try to make this fandom a safe and enjoyable place to communicate. Thank you Wings of fire and the fandom.

Qibli and Winter annoying each other for fun

hc that peril smiled a lot because it was a fear response under scarlet and scarlet assumed she liked killing cuz of it

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Gore didnt win the popularity vote guys :(((

I really wish we got a moments of Qibli and Thorn explicitly saying they see each other as family. it’s deeply implied, but a wish there was some seen of Thorn like calling Qibli her son or Qibli accidentally calling her “mom”.

Thorn: Good news Qibli, I’m having a baby!

Qibli: Oh, that gre-

Thorn: *slams adoption papers down on the table* It’s you, sign here.

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Legit can't remember if I sent this in already. Rolling to pet a dragon baby!

Bruh

Bumblebee bites yoru fucking hadn let go demon child

The jade poly truth is the only truth

I think people arguing about ships is stupid after as log as it's legal let people like what they like

I deadass got threatened that someone would draw my oc dead because I shipped a big jade winglet polycule [winter/moon winter/qibli winter/kinkajou winter/turtle moon/qibli moon/kinkajou moon/turtle qibli/turtle kinkajou/turtle kinkajou and qibli arnt dating but are queerplatonic]

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One thing about WoF I really love is the variety of female characters and their roles in the books. Like they feel distinctive from each other and their characters and personalities are treated with a lot of respect and care. Like the books certainly don't feel like they're misogynistic or reduce the female characters down to basic stereotypes in order to focus on the cooler, much more developed male characters