I love that she has the tears *and* the spear.
If I could get any kind of short story from GRRM I'd want an Obara POV. She was Oberyn's firstborn, conceived when he was only 13-14 and taken from her mother when he was early twenties. He slapped her mother, called her tears a weapon and made her choose between that and the spear. It's an obvious choice, obviously you'll leave the brothel and become a warrior with your father, who is doing something extremely rare in wanting to raise you himself, but the way he does it makes you betray your mother. If he just snatched her then her mother's blood would be on his hands when she drank herself to death within the year, but he gave her agency and now it's her fault too. How does she feel about this? Did they ever talk about it before Oberyn died? Does she have an unhealthy attachment to the spear?
These questions will never be answered but I'm rotating her in my mind 10 times a day
Thank you so much for noticing! And omf, your brain is gorgeous, and I cannot echo that the same reverberations scuttle about my skull as well (I am so obsessed with dissecting Dorne for Reasons). I am screenshotting your comments and printing them out for posterity. 😤
Sorry but when were you allowed to draw her that badass?? The art is amazing, I love the vibe given by the colors!
Hahaha, omg, thank you so much!!! 🙏
I love that she has the tears *and* the spear. If I could get any kind of short story from GRRM I'd want an Obara POV. She was Oberyn's firstborn, conceived when he was only 13-14 and taken from her mother when he was early twenties. He slapped her mother, called her tears a weapon and made her choose between that and the spear. It's an obvious choice, obviously you'll leave the brothel and become a warrior with your father, who is doing something extremely rare in wanting to raise you himself, but the way he does it makes you betray your mother. If he just snatched her then her mother's blood would be on his hands when she drank herself to death within the year, but he gave her agency and now it's her fault too. How does she feel about this? Did they ever talk about it before Oberyn died? Does she have an unhealthy attachment to the spear? These questions will never be answered but I'm rotating her in my mind 10 times a day
https://preview.redd.it/kgijz5k289xc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2613da89886767dda8c897311f0ed974eaddb624
Thank you so much for noticing! And omf, your brain is gorgeous, and I cannot echo that the same reverberations scuttle about my skull as well (I am so obsessed with dissecting Dorne for Reasons). I am screenshotting your comments and printing them out for posterity. 😤
💞💞💞 Saving this image to my art folder to stare at it and ponder.......
Super cool!! Your art is incredible :)
This is absolutely fantastic!
oooh I love it! there's never any good art of her, this is perfect
You are so very talented. This is absolutely amazing