My submission for this year's @bumblebybigbang! I really wanted to challenge myself here with a pose I wasn't that familiar with, especially with the interlocking hands, which was certainly a challenge for me. I also challenged myself with the lighting. I don't do that many pieces with this kind of dynamic lighting. I definitely need the practice.
This is a companion piece to @artfulstar wonderful fic Timeless. I wanted to capture a scene from the volume 5 chapter that really stuck with me. You can read the fic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52446579
And make sure to check out @evedity pieces that they also did for the fic! https://www.tumblr.com/evedity/737456574383177728/timeless
There is a take among "fix it" crowd I don't understand and that is "Cinder should have died at the end of V5"
I don't see how that improves story in any shape or form, if anything it actively ruins it.
First of all, you are removing the character that was established as nemesis for both Jaune and Ruby. And while Jaune at least gets an interaction with Cinder in V5, Ruby gets nothing. Character that was suppose to be foil to both gets effectively off screened from their perspective.
Second, fight with Raven doesn't feel like a fitting conclusion to Cinder. It's a villain obsessed with power, her death being to an enemy that also values strength above everything feels like a questionable decision. You are kind of proving her world view right. If it was something like a battle against opponents relying on teamwork or against an opponent with unconventional strength, I could understand it since it would prove Cinder's world view wrong.
Third, it massively deflates tension coming into next story arcs. Salem works as a threat because she has Cinder as an enforcer. Without Maiden vessel, Salem's plan is pointless since she cannot open any Vaults. She'd have to find a new Maiden vessel, which would naturally be weaker villain due to lack of experience as well as having no personal connections to the main cast. Even assuming Maiden power remains in Salem's circle, with lets say Emerald, that doesn't fix the issue. Emerald has neither threat, power, motivation nor strong connections to the main cast to be a major villain. It also kind of undermines Emerald's potential redemption arc since she gets an easy way out since her connection to Salem's faction is gone.
Unless I am missing something, only reason for this change would be "I hate Cinder and I hope she dies horrible death as soon as possible"
Also, why do half of the accounts that deal with "fixing" the story feel like either Adam or Ironwood on alt account?