Perseverance
Though I wish there had been more build up to this scene, it still gets me every time. There’s so much expression here. Anger, impatience, resignation, doubt and a touch of fear. I really do applaud whoever was in charge of his model and animations.
I’ve always felt that his model and animations told more of his story than his screen time did. Or at the very least added another—very significant and effective—layer.
The shiny quality to his skin that’s akin to a sheen of sweat for withdrawal. The purplish undertone beneath his eyes showing his lack of sleep because of his nightmares. The messy scar on his lip that says he probably received it when he was still afraid of magic, so he most likely stitched it up and cared for it himself. The stubble he never gets under control because his hands shake too much from the lack of sleep and lyrium. The fact that his hands do shake when you tell him to take lyrium again. That’s all the dark stuff, the shadow story you have to be paying attention to see.
On the light side, we have the man’s eyebrow game. Crooked smiles. Rubbing the back of his neck. Puppy eyes. His adorable nose scrunches when he gets agitated. The crinkles by his eyes when he smiles that say he does laugh and smile often despite his serious demeanor.
Ugh…time to go romance him again get back to writing my fanfic. Byyeee.
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