ART: The Longest Night (Harry/Draco - PG)

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Title: The Longest Night
Author/Artist: anokaba
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Prompt: n/a
Word Count/Art Medium: Digital
Rating: PG
Contains: Kissing, Animated
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: Hooo boy! I don't know why I made something sad-ish for the holidays, but I'm not very good at holiday themed prompts. So I did some research about Winter Solstice and came across the Celtic story of The Holly King and The Oak King and somehow made it Drarry.
Summary: Every Winter Solstice the waning Holly King waits for his beloved Oak King to awaken. He sits in darkness and stillness for this one night together - the longest night.

Comments

[kitty_fic]

This is incredibly gorgeous!

The coloring is amazing and the entire thing is just breathtakingly beautiful! I'm in awe!!

I love their clothes and crowns and the contrast in their coloring and clothing styles and the background and the animation! It's all just PERFECT!

The story is quite sad but the amazing artwork more than makes up for it!

[mywitch.livejournal.com]

Wow this is really beautiful! A sad story to be sure, but pure pleasure to look at. Great stuff MA!

[nia_kantorka]

That's so beautiful. Sad yes, but also very touching. I love their colours and how beautiful they both are. Thanks for sharing such a brilliant gif picture, MA!

[kiertorata.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is so stunning and perfect and bittersweet! Amazing job with the animation! I just can't stop looking at it over and over again. Your poses and expressions are beautiful, as is the soft lineart and palette choice. I love how Draco disappears in the end. And kudos for incorporating Winter Solstice myths!

[unbroken-halo.livejournal.com]

This is a wonderful rendition of the Holly King surrendering to the Oak King. Much better than the battle to the 'death' they usually endure. Absolutely gorgeous and not sad at all. Beautifully done, MA! Thank you for sharing.

[leontinabowie.livejournal.com]

This is stunning ♥

It's so lovely and bittersweet, and I love the clothing and crowns you've put them in. So beautifully done ♥

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is so beautiful! Such a wonderful, bittersweet story which you depct so pefectly with this. My heart is all achey. Gorgeous work, MA!

[smirkingcat.livejournal.com]

WOW!!!!
just fantastic!
and really beautiful
also i totally want to check out that holly and oak king story now!

[snax0.livejournal.com]

This is just stunning. I love the colours, and their poses, and just. Everything. I can't really put into words how beautiful it is.

[burnin-up-a-sun.livejournal.com]

absolutely stunning.

[kikimay]

THE WAY DRACO PUTS HIS HAND ON HARRY'S CHEEK, EVER SO GENTLY, AND HARRY CLOSES HIS EYES.

Aaaaaahh, Mystery Author! This is so beautiful, so poetic and sad at the same time!

The style is perfect, I love the different robes and the crowns. The rapid progression of the gif with the Holly King approaching and then kneeling, their gazes, the kiss and finally the disappearance. Oh my feels!!

[capitu]

This is beautiful! I love it, I love how bittersweet it is, the idea of them having this one night is fantastic, and the clothes and cloaks and crows are just perfect for the Holly King and Oak King. ♥♥

[secretlypadfoot.livejournal.com]

So beautiful!!

[delphipsmith]

Ooh, lovely!

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

That's breathtaking!

[nearlyconscious.livejournal.com]

Waooooow, this is so breath-takingly beautiful. Your use of texture is incredibly. The details on their clothing, and your characterisation through clothing -- amaziiiing. Really digging the crowns. They both look so, so good. I'm not even mad that this is sad because it's SO GORGEOUS :D Thank you for sharing!

[angelofamore.livejournal.com]

Wow this is gorgeous!
At first I didn't read the pairing and thought it was Blaise/Draco, but to be true I don't care who it is. It's so beautiful i could watch it on and on.

[articcat621.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely stunning and it gives me all the feels <3 love the myth and magic here <3