I Do Quite Like These

I do quite like these

Luna full-body reference, with Celestia for comparison.

And original designs for comparison and design notes under the cut:

Tulli worked with me a bit more on Luna. We decided to have her in a regency era dress, which matches the period of time that she was banished during (the 1820s); in stark contrast is Celestia's more modern art deco dress from the 1920s. Also in contrasts: Celestia is structured and rigid with bold lines while Luna is flowing and organic with flowers and rounded laces. Regency dresses are very youthful-looking without a lot of frills and stiff parts, while still remaining very regal and elegant. Her dark fabrics have, Epiphyllum oxypetalums, or "Princesses of the Night," embroidered on them. Her color palette was given a more cool tone to match her original design's palette.

Within the story of the AU, after returning to Canterlot, Luna cuts her hair (the source of a witch's power) short to temper herself. She wears a blue veil meant to look like her show version's hair to cover Nightmare Moon's face, which is always silhouetted in the back of her hair. The blotch on her left breast is meant to reference her cutie mark. Probably a scar from her banishment.

I am in love with this idea

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fondly remembering that time I was working as a cashier when I was 19-20 and my former bus driver and his wife came through. He says to me "Hey, you look familiar" and I reply "Yes, I was one of the bus kids you drove, specifically the one you screamed at and threatened to ban from the bus and make walk home because I was crying out in pain while the other kids were ripping huge chunks of hair out of my head but you did nothing about them." and his wife slowly looked at him like this

Freaken love this

Ocellus: We’re getting closer and closer to graduation day, so it’s high time we all start looking at college.

Sandbar: Um, Ocellus? I think you mean ‘colleges’?

Ocellus: Don’t be a stupid, Sandbar. That would imply we’re not all going to the same one!

Sandbar: Oh, this is going to be a whole thing, isn’t it?

Gallus: Why are you so obsessed with making sure we all go to the same college?

Ocellus: (chokes out Gallus) Because I don’t like changes to my environment.

Gallus: Alright! Understood! Put me down! I don’t like choking in this context!

Ocellus: (letting go of Gallus) Now, while it is important we go to a good school, it’s also important we all go to a school we’re all capable of attending. So I have selected Manehattan University.

Cozy Glow: M.U. is actually one of my fallbacks.

Ocellus: BE GRATEFUL I INCLUDED YOU!!

Ocellus: Now then, some of you could do with raising your grades. I’m not gonna name names, but Sandbar and Silverstream.

Sandbar: I’m present.

Silverstream: And I’m a gift!

Ocellus: Sandbar, I took one look at your GPA and promptly threw up in my mouth.

Sandbar: Yeah, it, uh… It does that.

Ocellus: We’re gonna get you on adderall and hope it sticks. Don’t ask where the prescription comes from, I have people. Silverstream?

Silverstream: (batting eyelashes) Yes, Mommy-Celly?

Ocellus: I am literally not a miracle worker, we’re gonna hack the school’s mainframe.

Silverstream: Yay! Crimes!

Ocellus: Smolder, your best hope is pursuing an athletic scholarship through cheerleading. Are you familiar with the terms CTE or ACL?

Smolder: Nope!

Ocellus: Let’s keep it that way. Now go practice jumping off of high places and trying not to break your neck.

Smolder: Bitchin! I do that already!

Gallus: Y’know, Ocellus, I hate to be that guy, but I was actually thinking of taking a gap year-

Ocellus: (pimp-slaps him) Go ahead. Say it again. I flipping dare you.

Gallus: You know what, higher education sounds great all of a sudden!

Ocellus: And if I ever hear you say different, I’m going to staple your beak to your paws and sell you as a tchotchke!

Gallus: Hahaha, I do not feel safe…

Ocellus: Believe in the schedule, my friends! We’re all going to die on the exact same day at the ripe age of 81 after spending our lives in a six-person completely non-sexual polycule!

Swift Foot: (poking her head) Can it be seven?

Ocellus: Maybe! I’ll look through the schedule and see if I can fit you in!

Swift Foot: Yes! Take that personal demons!

if ur disabled or chronically ill u know that the tv trope of “doctors will stop at nothing to learn more about a patient’s extremely rare symptoms and find answers” is a crock of shit. all doctors know is gaslight disabled people, ignore ur pain, tell u to exercise, and do the same test 10 times