{fanart} The Tilt In Yer Kilt

[altocello]

Title: The Tilt In Yer Kilt
Pairing(s): Merlin/anyone you'd like
Work Type (fic, art): Art
Summary: In which Merlin wears a kilt the way it's supposed to be worn while being utterly shameless in a bathtub.
Prompt: Saw this NSFW photo on tumblr and wasn't able to resist.
Perversities (Kinks, concepts): Utter Shamelessness
Warnings: Partial nudity, NSFW image
Artist Notes: Drawn with graphite pencils, kneadable eraser, and smudger on white sketchbook paper.

The title is from the punch line to a joke:
Lassy: "Laddy, I can tell yeh be wantin' to be lovin' me."
Laddy: "And how can ye be tellin' that, by the twinkle in me eye?"
Lassy: "No Laddy, I can tell by the tilt in yer kilt."

I was not going to participate in this round, I really wasn't. I told myself I was too busy with Paperlegends, and I'd just finished Camelot_Remix and the Merlin_Art_Fest. But then I saw that photo, and then reni_m said "Kilt," and I was lost to inspiration. I owe many thanks to my betas, amphigoury and reni_m, to the mibbit chat group for being fantastic cheerleaders, and to everyone who convinced me that (despite not needing any of the required warnings) this really is perverse enough. You are all filthy, filthy enablers, and ILU. <3

Disclaimer: This is a non-profit fanwork; no harm intended, no money made.



Also at:
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(And, random trivia detail, the fabric in the kilt is the Armagh county plaid. Google is a wonderful thing. Yes, I know it's Merlin and not Colin, lol, I don't care, I wanted it to be an Irish plaid. May as well be that one!)

Comments

[altocello.livejournal.com]

\o/ Thank you so much! I almost literally got brain!glomped by this image; it really did completely hijack me, lol. So glad to know I'm not the only one who finds it.... mesmerizing. :D

[bunnysworld.livejournal.com]

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[altocello.livejournal.com]

:DDD Thank you! <3

[bunnysworld.livejournal.com]

You know I love this! And it was exciting to see it happening.

[altocello.livejournal.com]

It was fun to get to draw for an audience! Thanks for watching then, and thanks for commenting now! *hugs*

[blue-eyed-1987.livejournal.com]

:D! I love this!

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

ALL DAT MAN-HAIR!!!! UNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNF!

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thanks! YOU KNOW I LOVE IT! :DDDD

[kathyh]

I was having trouble waking up this morning, but that certainly did the trick :) Absolutely gorgeous work.

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And glad to be of service! :D

[vix-spes.livejournal.com]

UNF!!! This is just gorgeous and I love it!!

The detailing of the boots and the kilt is just amazing and I love the peek of Merlin's bum that we get =D

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I reaffirmed my boot kink while drawing this one. :D

[birdsofshore]

Aargh. Boots. Half naked man. Kilt. Boots. Half naked man. Kilt. Boots half naked man kilt boots half naked man kilt bootshalfnakedmankilt BOOTSHALFNAKEDMANKILT

I think my brain just overloaded with hotness.

I am not even in the Merlin fandom, I just like pretty pictures of men :D

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Hotness overload FTW! \o/ Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D

[thecheekydragon.livejournal.com]

Think I'm in love...♥

[altocello.livejournal.com]

<3 (me too!)

[phoenixacid.livejournal.com]

*WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA*

WHY IS IT NOT WORKING?!

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's because we're all doing it at the same time? LOL! :D

[sapphirescribe.livejournal.com]

Hnnnnnnnng. This is delicious. Mmm.

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :D

[oflittleuse.livejournal.com]

I am loving this! So great to see more than the boot finally! :D
Absolutely amazing. <3

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I WANTED TO SHOW MORE THAN THE BOOT FOR SO LONG!!! It's such a relief to finally get to post this, lol. :D

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Very, very nice! I love the boots and how you've shaded them.

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I love those boots too, even though they're insanely complicated, lol. :D

[kitty_fic]

This is amazing! I loved seeing the WIP and the finished version is just fabulous! <3

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Kitty! I'm glad I got brain!glomped by this idea and ran with it, and I'm very glad you like it too! <3

[fuckyeah.livejournal.com]

Ahhh! I saw snippets of this in chat, but it's great to see it completed? I just...this picture...nngh.

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thanks ,Tempy! The whole is definitely greater than the sum of the parts, lol, and I have to say, on the whole, that I'm pretty darned happy with this one. :D

[alba17.livejournal.com]

Gah. That's fantastic. Very hot and the drawing is really nice. His face is beautiful.

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! It was interesting how much adding the scruff changed the way his face looked!

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Excellent detail in this. I love the boots and his intense expression. I want to run my hands up and down his furry legs!

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! (I want to run my hands up his legs too!) :D