THIS IS SO GORGEOUS. I love Arthur's pose, and the way the shoulder strap is slipping down. Oh--and the way the fabric is draped around his legs, too--GUH that is sexy. And the expression on his face--he looks so peaceful, which is how I imagine him. Also love the little hint of art deco(?) design on the headboard--it looks very 1920s.
I think my favorite thing about it, though, is that you didn't feminize his body. He is still very muscular and broad shouldered. That was such an important thing for me in those stories--that Arthur didn't want to be a woman in the biological sense of the word or even with feminized mannerisms--but that he loves the clothing that has been gendered as "female." (Ugh-I find the terms "masculine/male", "feminine/female" very problematic, but hopefully I've gotten my point across). Anyway, I just really love that you picked up on that and drew him like this. ♥♥
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Date: 2012-03-08 06:49 pm (UTC)From:I think my favorite thing about it, though, is that you didn't feminize his body. He is still very muscular and broad shouldered. That was such an important thing for me in those stories--that Arthur didn't want to be a woman in the biological sense of the word or even with feminized mannerisms--but that he loves the clothing that has been gendered as "female." (Ugh-I find the terms "masculine/male", "feminine/female" very problematic, but hopefully I've gotten my point across). Anyway, I just really love that you picked up on that and drew him like this. ♥♥
I'll add a link to this on my story!
Thank you, thank you! :)