#William Laurence

[pretendingday]

A Portrait of Two Gentlemen c. 1816

#back on my bs :) #william laurence #tenzing tharkay #temeraire #willzing #i need a new art tag

[ellie-tarts]

some sort of HR nightmare

#temeraire #jane roland #william laurence #emily roland #my post #they're so fucking funny to me

[crownomancer]

I wanted to challenge myself with poses and so this happened.

#granby carrying the team as usual #yet tharkay always ends up on top #john granby #tenzing tharkay #william laurence #temeraire #sketchbook

[presidentheartbeat6]

cuties (:

#I actually really like how this turned out............. #my art #temeraire #john granby #william laurence #tenzing tharkay #this picture is after a few drinks btw #I think Laurence secretly likes being touched but yk he's very stoic and he REFUSES to ask for it so everyone kind of assumes he doesn't?? #but it. comes out a lil when he's drunk. #Tharkay is very unused to it but he's definitely not. opposed. to being touched. especially if its by Laurence... #Granby meanwhile does this all the time. #hes always falling asleep on people and clapping them on the shoulders and nudging them with his hip to get their attention #but it takes him like a bajillion years to hug Laurence for the first time cuz yk. Laurence is. Laurence. #and Laurence is also hesitant to initiate things like that bc he doesn't want to be weird (ITS NOT WEIRD TO HUG YOUR BEST FRIEND LAURENCE.) #tharkay meanwhile has never had very much desire to get close to someone physically or paid very much attention to it #and then he meets Laurence. who barely ever touches anyone. and suddenly whenever their hands brush tharkay is hyperaware of it #I have no idea what I'm saying #I've got a big fat cold and I deadass almost took my ADHD meds on accident instead of ibuprofen... it's 11pm. #that is to say. I'm a touch delirious #so I apologize sincerely if I completely mischaracterized them

[a-pepper-honey]

Fuck it I’m posting the cutie patootie Tem doodle here too. Who can stop me

#temeraire #william laurence #baby tem!!! #i drew something

[wildtornado-o]

"They had not hanged Chenery, thank God,"

Some Chens. Strawhead.

#temeraire #chenery temeraire #captain chenery #my art #guy who has like 10 lines <3 #william laurence

[emily-e-draws]

bedtime stories (a mathematics textbook)

#temeraire #william laurence #naomi novik #can't believe i forgot to post this temeraire art here when this is where all the temeraire fans are #anyways............ please talk to me about these boys #just finishing up book 8 now..!!! #art requests are so welcome. i want to draw all the characters #once i finish the series i'm going to start it over again immediately i think

[pappadu]

gotta stop myself from binge-reading all the temeraire books somehow

#temeraire #his majesty's dragon #william laurence #my art

[kingoftheu]

It is the mid-1800s. You are Karl Marx. You have risen to prominence aming leftist circles, with your scathing attacks in contemporary Capitalism and Imperialism. You hear a knock on your front door. Your front door is shattered.

A very large black dragon, a veteran of the British Millitary, apologizes for the damage. His name is Temeraire, and he is a Member of Parliament.

He has read your work and wishes to discuss it with you.

#temeraire #temeraire books #his majesty's dragon #karl marx #Friedrich Engels #communism #communists #naomi novik #revolution #revolutions #leftism #left wing #dragon #dragon rider #military #talking dragon #william laurence #temeraire would love the 'workers of the world unite' bit #but would not like being told that wealth is bad #“ok the workers can own the means of production but can I keep my very nice chain” #“i do not understand why i should have to give up my gold. i made it through my labor” #Temeraire accidentally causes a leftist schism

[sarcasticbeanie]

so it begins

#temeraire #tem art #william laurence #tenzing tharkay #willzing #beanie art #head in hands I don’t know how to draw anymore #posts this and passes out. its almost 2 am and I forgor

[wanlingnic]

Temeraire Book 2 doodles - this is a very serious book series about the Napoleanic War, but you'd never guess from my art

#temeraire #lung tien lien #Maybe Lien deserves to murder her way across England; have herself a hot girl summer? #my art #Temeraire is a cat to Laurence sure; but have you considered: Laurence is a Weird Barbie to Temeraire? #william laurence

[syaal]

Simpler times

#temeraire #william laurence #i denounce accuracy in the name of cuteness

[ellie-tarts]

it's a circle 👍

#temeraire #tem #william laurence #my post

[bichobolitach]

Post-nut morality crisis

#temeraire #temeraire series #capitain william laurence #jane roland #tenzing tharkay #william laurence #laurence/tharkay/jane #laurence x tharkay x jane #trouple #polycule #polyamourous #he’s freaking out internally #how does he keep getting himself into these situations #he does not know

[presidentheartbeat6]

i've got a stupid cold + a need to inflict my suffering on others = whatever this is.

"Laurence watches with rapt attention as Tharkay slides his hands from his gloves, one after the other. And then Tharkay is leaning very close, startling Laurence into stillness, which is why he doesn't immediately retreat when a cool hand presses against his forehead. This close, the minute changes in Tharkay's countenance are clearly visible, and Laurence observes the subtle furrow of his brow, the slight purse of his lips, in a dreamlike haze. Tharkay's dark eyes shine a light hazel brown in the sunlight, and Laurence can't recall ever seeing them look so light, despite their frequent proximity; he can't fathom how he's never noticed their brilliance before.

So captivated is he by Tharkay's expression that Laurence only remembers to take a halting half step backwards when Tharkay's hand descends to cradle his cheek, flustered by Tharkay's nearness but still attempting in vain to conceal the warmth of his fever. Tharkay lets his hand drop to his side in compliance, yet his gaze remains concerned as he regards Laurence.

"You're quite warm, Will," Tharkay murmurs, his voice soft in the manner he typically reserves for animals. Laurence's resolve to hide his petty illness, to push through despite the chills and the persistent aching of his limbs, dissolves. His shoulders droop.

"I suppose," he replies slowly. "I may be suffering from a touch of fever."

A hint of a smile turns the corners of Tharkay's mouth upwards, and Laurence finds he can't look away. "I daresay you may be right."

His tone carries an intolerably fondness, and Laurence is a weak man; he submits to the hand on his back without complaint, and lets himself be guided inside."

OOPS is that a ficlet. how did that get there. sweats.

#can't believe I'm posting my writing on here. oof. #SORRY!!!!!!! IM SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #I just. am thinking about them. #my art #my writing #???? #temeraire #william laurence #tenzing tharkay #willzing #definitely ooc and I cant write in the tem style but. BUT. idk. I'm putting it in here anyway cuz yolo

[chiropteracupola]

A very fine captain, and a finer friend.

#em draws stuff #em is posting about temeraire #temeraire #william laurence #sizes are not Quite right here but we will improve with time #I think temeraire would be Much larger by the time he gets his frills but also I was constrained by the fact that I was drawing on paper #not 100% settled on his look either but his antlers are Important to me even if they're not canonical #it has been Years since I drew any dragons I think... oh far too long :( #v. excited to sketch up some of the other excellent fellows in the coming months (starting reading throne of jade tomorrow!) #way back in 2021 eve proto-language said the way I drew pullings at the time was granby-reminiscent so I have been picturing That #let's see if I have improved since 2021 <- very probably I have done so #'specially as someone looked in my sketchbook today and saw this and told me I should be illustrating books #bestie (note: not bestie at all) you know I would if I could :/