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redrew my old drawing of these three! still a big fan of polyamorous dragons
(don't like without reblogging)
there are the other versions of the image and here is the old drawing
also winter on his own bc i'm really proud of his design
🔮 “Go ahead, make your choice!”
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Au where Qibli says yes. From a thematic perspective he really should have. Anyway, a poor unfortunate souls map with these two would be awesome.
I’ve posted this before but not on its own.
"Then I could change the world. I could fix so many things, if only I had anything special or magic about me."
i've always liked qibli's inner conflict about how others were "special" and how he felt that he couldn't compare
do you think qibli should've become an animus?
[ID: Digital art of Qibli, Winter, Moon and Kinkajou from Wings of fire showing affection. Qibli and Moon kiss Winter on both cheeks from opposite sides. Qibli has his speckled paw on Winter’s and his brown barbed tail intertwined with the icewing’s. Moon is chubby and short, she stands up to reach Winter’s snout while holding paws with him. Winter has a wide grin and intense blush, his icy blue wings stretched around his partners. Kinkajou holds Moon’s paw, while holding pink flowers in the other. She’s midair with her tail wrapped around the nightwing’s, smiling cheerfully into the direction of Moon and her partners. The background is grey with warm pink aura around the dragons and a few small hearts above their heads. End ID]
Here’s some old (from around June 26 2023) ship art for Valentine’s Day <3 (It was yesterday but shhh. I was busy and time’s a social construct)
Daily Dragons!! Best boy Qibli
I just really liked the idea of drawing him drumming, the description in the book sounded really fun so I rolled with it~
This is like the third time I've drawn him and I have only had his eyes open once Idk why he's just a smiley dork in my head
I'm gonna be blunt and say that I really don't think a lot of people kinda get these two characters. Sure, yeah, there'll be people like "Psshh no?? Me?? I know exactly who these guys are" and like, yeah maybe you do. Maybe you'll read this while nodding your head and whatnot. Maybe you won't.
Either way, I think there's a decent amount of people who don't...get Qibli and Winter. I mainly see it in shipping stuff. I know it's kinda idiotic to go looking for character stuff in shipping-- you know what?? No. I think it's perfectly sound logic to try and look for meaningful character writing in ship stuff, especially with fanfics. I've got that aroace mindset where I can only comprehend a ship if it has a clear and exact thematical and character-driven purpose.
Anywho, I think there's something to be craved with how Qinter is talked about in the fandom. I think there's something in general to be desired when discussing Qibli and Winter in general (or, hell, most of the characters) or other ships they're in, but I want to discuss Qinter mainly as a means to view them through the lens of a relationship. Some sort of duo and pair. Two young dragonets trying to survive.
Winter and Qibli come from incredibly similar backgrounds. That sounds ridiculous at a first glance, but when you think about it, they do. They both were raised with terrible parents who held them to an unrealistic standard that neither really wanted to be.
Winter was forced to become a child soldier and be the best of the best, despite his best rightfully not being absolutely perfect and having a ton of heart and soul in him. Ironically enough, his sheer loyalty to his friends that he displays later would be commended in the IceWing army, but is only looked down upon because he's showing anything other than pure apathy at existence and disgust when confronted with the other tribes. Winter is a kind soul who was shaped and twisted into becoming somebody far meaner to fit the idea of what his parents wanted him to be. It's a mask he wears to fit in. To be at least be tolerated by the dragons he only wants the approval from.
Qibli was raised in the slums of Scorpion Den. The back alleys and dark, seedy streets that are avoided. He had to fit the build of a thief. A petty pickpocket that lurks around like his family, doing nothing more than swiping whatever goods they could get their hands on. Qibli was kind and sweet, which obviously was a terrible sin in the eyes of his family. Like Winter, this planted a seed of wanting to be loved, although to a significantly larger extent than Winter felt. Qibli became obsessed with the idea of being loved as he hated being seen as nothing. He wanted nothing more than to be praised and admired because of just how neglected he was. So, he pretends to be somebody likable. Somebody who others care about. A mask to conceal the dragon he feels can never be loved.
Because of their backgrounds, they feel at odds when they're introduced to one another. Qibli is the laid-back jokester type while Winter is snarly and angry. Thanks to Moon's powers though, we get a look into them even before their book.
We see that Qibli is paranoid and his brain is constantly trying to predict others. He's always in a state of stress and fear, putting on a performance to try and be liked and see which dragons are the biggest threats to him. He's never gotten used to living outside of the crime-filled Scorpion Den, and the memories of childhood where he had to lay awake thinking that some dragon who his mother stole from will murder them all in their sleep remain. He's scared and afraid.
Winter managed to convince himself that he is this mean and nasty dragon, but really he's not. There's moments of hesitancy in MR from him. He's also just. generally not really that much in the wrong in the book. Sorry my Winter Apologist side is coming out but y'all hate too much on a character who was just kinda mean for some random dragon he only knew for a couple days at most by then doing stuff that was very suspicious. Yeah obviously Moon is the protagonist and we like her and know the full context, but Winter?? He doesn't know anything!
I digress however. They're in. not the best of states. Sure, yeah, Qibli had ran from Vulture and Cobra and was now Thorn's adoptive son of sorts, but he was obsessed with Thorn to the point of almost blind worship. He hailed her as some grand dragon because he had never been loved before. Being loved by somebody felt incomprehensible. He wants to repay it since he feels like he doesn't deserve it.
Winter on the other hand has just gotten away from a terrible situation, where his family more or less just hates him. They hate him so much it's not even funny. Winter had gotten Hailstorm, somebody who Winter loved and admired, was stolen away by the SkyWings and presumed dead for years because of him. He blames himself. He constantly thinks that he should've been the one taken away instead. He doesn't see himself worthy to live, especially not compared to Hailstorm. Hailstorm is charming, smart, strong, and better in every capacity to Winter. How could he ever live up to that?
Their shared flaw is that they feel inadequate. They feel as though there's something inherently flawed with themselves, something that they need to hide away. It was shaped because of their similar backstories, where they were neglected and abused and put down because of them never being able to meet the unreasonable expectations placed on them. Because of this trauma, their personalities in the present are shaped to try and fit in.
It's only by being with the Jade Winglet do they begin to unlearn those habits. I would imagine that, in moments where they chat with each other for the first real time (not fighting or anything), they...notice how alike they are. Like holding up a mirror to themselves. Despite how differing their personalities are, they feel one in the same. The other side of the coin.
It's why I think Qinter really works as something more than a cheap means for comedic relief. They bounce off each other really well and in an interesting way, which makes for their interactions feeling a lot more meaningful when they put away the act and show and are genuine. I honestly think that they would want to help each other out. They see themselves in the other and don't want them to feel like they have to do this, but they can't even save themselves.
It's only with time however. Healing is a process. It's sure as hell hard to do it all alone. It's why I love a lot the themes of friendship and togetherness in arc 2 especially. All of the POVs learn how to be more confident and sure of themselves through their friends. I just wish that Qinter was talked about in a more intellectually stimulating way than "yellow boy laughs at blue boy for being angsty teen"
I feel like the problem with Qibli x Moon is that it Qibli won't really grow with her. Qibli's problem is that he's a people (dragon?) pleaser, he wants to be loved and he will do anything to make people love him. It's especially visible during their confrontation with Winter in Darkness of Dragons. Does Qibli really believe Winter is in the wrong? He must know he has a point, but he will side with Moon anyway.
On the other hand, Winter is not so easily pleased and he will stand for what he believes in. Qinter would allow both of them to overcome their issues and they would inspire each other to grow, while with Moon, he just follows the same harmful pattern.
Qibli the Sandwing
[Image Description: A digital drawing depicting Qibli from Wings of Fire. He is small wiry with a sail that flows downward to the side like it is hair, and a zig zag scar on his nose bridge. He is a dandelion yellow, with an off-white under belly that starts at his chin. Freckles are featured all over his body on his face, legs and tail. He also has tear duct markings that are similar to a cheetah. His sail and rattle is colored brown, with his eyes and tail barb being colored an even darker brown. He has orange yellow on his paws, snout, as a dorsal stripe marking and on the arms and fingers of his wings. The webs of his wings are a duller orange color. His horns and claws are an off-white that is lighter than his underbelly. He is standing with a grin on his face, with one eye winking, and an arm lifted to show the inner side of his claw, as though he is accentuating himself. In a second image, he is wearing a cowboy hat with his horns poking out that has a piece of sky fire embedded in, a neckerchief and a golden earring with a teardrop on his left ear. /.End ID]
Kiss me, I'm a Walrus
Just a normal day at the ice cream parlor.
Don't ask me how he managed to transfer the whipped cream onto his face while keeping the sauce lines perfectly intact. It's a trade secret.
Whenever I see someone call Qibli a Mary Sue/Gary Stu, I let out the biggest most exaggerated sigh possible.
He's a deeply paranoid individual who's constantly looking for any sign of possible threat in any given situation, creating multiple plans to deal with said imagined threat should it come to pass. His brain is in constant fight-or-flight mode.
He's so desperate for other dragons' love that he would do anything to get it, even if it's against his own beliefs and moral compass (siding with Moon regarding Darkstalker, interfering with Thorn's duel so she couldn't possibly lose). His "charm" is part of that desperate attempt to be loved. He even admits that he would probably do the same thing Darkstalker did, brainwashing other dragons to like him. He's the type of character who ties his usefulness to his self-worth.
Jade Winglet designs!! With a bonus Umber and Carnelian, so fun to colour (bases belong to Honeybeest!)
Heres an old qibli doodle for the tumblr WOF people. If u have any requests for WOF drawings my asks r open i love drawing dergs 🫶🫶
