#the board is the 'straight and narrow' bcs its impossible to think abt varian w/o thinking abt that phrase

[whoviandoodler]

[ID: a digital drawing of varian from transatlantic walking on a narrow board whilst surrounded by ropes that bind his ankles and wrists. he has his hands over his eyes and is lit by an eye in a window behind his head and six candles on the windowsill. there is a white stylized star over his chest. end ID]

Shield yourself from the truth- what if its light blinds you? Shield yourself from the love- what if its warmth burns you?

Yet, blinded and burned, You will at last know the world in all its glory

#transatlantic #varian fry #this is the other concrete idea i had while i was designing the berlin thing #doing them all so quickly bcs i v lose motivation in a snap and theres no motivation like the one u get when u should be studying lol #but life is meant to be lived and enjoyed etc etc so i will do so #tumblr rly zoomed it in bcs of the height of the canvas hahaha but its done so im not fixing the little mistakes. i must go nourish myself #the little 'poem' is something i scribbled down while i was drawing it bcs it inspired the piece and it kinda explains it so im leaving it #*taps mic* ok onto symbolism bcs we all enjoy symbolism #the ropes are kinda obvious but since im not sure its that visible theres two nooses (neese???/half joking) on the left and right #the candle flame was inspired by someone on discord pointing out that they always had a candle flame between them in ep1 #this is the moment where varian is already breaking and so the candles are almost gone. the flame is the strongest and is setting the ropes #on fire #the board is the 'straight and narrow' bcs its impossible to think abt varian w/o thinking abt that phrase #the eye and the window were what inspired this originally. that card that one of the refugees pulled out of the tarot (?) deck #idk what shes called- the very sweet blonde woman #that she said explained varian perfectly #and the north star bcs varian is the erc's north star #dan draws