The ties that bind [Harry/Draco - G]

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Title: The ties that bind
Author/Artist: epithalamium
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Prompt: 9 (2014), "In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." Albert Camus
Art Medium: CS6, SAI
Rating: G
Contains (Highlight to view): *Plants growing out of people's heads? Maybe body horror.*
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thanks to the untiring K, who asks me to play in the sandbox time and again. All the hugs for you, hun! Special thanks are in order for K (a different one) and N, who kept this from collapsing over my head. You guys are brill. Happy holidays everyone!
Summary: They're held back by various things, but what are the Christmas hols for after all, if not for giving?

Comments

[alisanne.livejournal.com]

Oh, how lovely!
The posture says it all here, doesn't it?
Harry slightly dejected pose, Draco's proper posture until that last one, where we see his pain, and then when they are together, how well they meld with their 'compromise'.
This is beautiful work. :)

[knowmefirst.livejournal.com]

This is so beautiful, I love how each has something that hold them back and yet at the end they are able overcome it to be together :D Lovely!

[gracerene]

Oh my goodness this is so freaking adorable! The concept is just super awesome and I just love the plants and how it kind of binds them together. Really wonderful work!

[smirkingcat.livejournal.com]

stunning!!!
and also really touching!
really, really cool!

[candamira.livejournal.com]

Brilliant interpretation of the prompt! I love your idea to show that hope and faith grow only until a special point from which on they need a bit of encouragement in order not to wither. Wonderful concept and wonderfully executed! <3

[llaeyro]

Deep art is deep. This is so thought provoking, curious and beautiful.

[torino10154]

Wow, this is really creative and clever. Subtle. I do especially love Draco's last one, as well as Harry's rain cloud. Wonderful work.

[capitu]

This is so absolutely adorable!!!! I love the uniforms, and I love so, so much how entwined they are. Harry looked so sad and lonely at the beginning, and Draco, as well, almost despairing, that last imagine is all kinds of perfect. Thank you! <3

[suitesamba.livejournal.com]

Loved this - excellent idea and so lovely and appropriate. kudos!

[leontinabowie.livejournal.com]

This is such a cool concept. I love the art style, and I adore how cute they look together at the end ♥

[tryslora]

Oh that is just beautiful and lovely and sweet.

[nia_kantorka]

Gosh, their compromise looks so great and the little changes from panel to panel. I adore your style. Wonderful, MA!

[digthewriter]

THIS IS GORGEOUS!

[sophia-clark.livejournal.com]

I love this! Very creative & beautiful! :)

[fantasyfiend09.livejournal.com]

I love this. I can't say I completely understand it, but I love it for the feels it gives me. I love Harry conjuring a rain cloud above his head to grow mistletoe, but no one comes and slowly it dies. I love Draco sitting in his stubborn pose as a plant (holly?) slowly overtakes him. And then they sit side by side and Harry's withered mistletoe springs back into life and the vines around Draco die away, and they are holding hands, and I am grinning like a loon.

[cloelockless2.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this art is incredible!

[lokifan]

This is beautiful, clever, and very touching ♥ I love how much you do with body language alone.

[dark0feenix.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is so beautifully done! Love how they both need that little extra from the other to find a balance. Well done!

[delphipsmith]

Very unusual and charming -- the visuals play off the words nicely, I love the sharp pointed little faces, the school uniforms with the house badges, and the lively little green shoots and vines that (I'm sure) are about to bind them together. Harry getting rained on is just too cute for words. Taken altogether, this makes me think of two well-known quotes: "Hope springs eternal" and "The greatest of these is love."

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

Clever, sweet, and charming! Well done. :D

[frnklymrshnkly.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! This is really beautiful. I love the sentiment. <3

[articcat621.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful! What a unique and sweet concept <3