Absent Friends

[moon_reader]

Title: Absent Friends
Author: moonreader
Rating & Warnings: G
Prompt: Pyjamas
Summary: Remus and Tonks comfort each other after their loss.
Featured Characters & Other Pairings: Remus/Tonks
Genres: Angst, Romance
Author’s Notes: I've done six (yes, six) drafts of this. I consider myself more of a writer than an artist, so the plotbunny for this came as a

Comments

[wotcher_maera]

So cute! You can sense the calm, laid-back feeling of this picture...you can tell that they like being around each other (quite a lot! :D ). And I love the stars! :)

[moon_reader]

Whew! I'm really glad you like the stars - they were the hardest part, aside from getting the sky dark enough. I ended up having to use an eraser to make them - very tricky! (And, in case anyone is interested, I forgot to post my mediums, which were: mechanical pencil, coloured pencils, and one special pencil that's green and fuzzy). Thank you very much for your kind comments!

[train_lindz]

I really like Tonks' body position in this and the way her clothes really seem to match her.

So whistful :)

[moon_reader]

Aww, thank you! I had fun with her clothes, and - I think (I can't really remember after so many drafts) - that her body position was what came first, and Remus and the window followed. :D

[carnivalgirl]

I think this is definitely something they would do together, and the PJs are a nice touch. It's brave of you to post art when you feel you're really more of a writer (I gave up fanart for that reason...), so well done!

[moon_reader]

I'm not sure if anyone got the title, but kudos to you if you did! The PJs were fun, although I am slightly worried about the fact that the only part I'm more than satisfied with is Remus's legs ;D

It would be brave if the Meta people weren't so nice! As it is, the artbunny attacked me, and I didn't even have a choice. Thank you!

[shimotsuki]

This picture really tells a story -- the pajamas and the quiet pose show how comfortable these two are with each other, but the title suggests they're also remembering the people they have lost. (I wonder if one of the bright stars is Sirius?)

[moon_reader]

Yes, that was my intention! I'm very glad that someone noticed that - kudos to you! Thank you so much for the lovely comments.

[gppr]

This is a peaceful scene. I like the contrast between the dark window and the white background. The white makes all the other elements stand out well. The poses you chose for Remus and Tonks are pensive and very fitting for them too. Only one thing I'd suggest to you: Remus' left arm should be more hidden behind his upper body according to the position of his torso. I think drawing the stars as diamonds is clever. They have always seemed jewels to me :). Pink is a good colour for Tonks and seeing this, you have me convinced green is a good choice for Remus as well.

[moon_reader]

Thank you! I appreciate having such great feedback more than I can say! (I'm wincing looking back at the arm - next time...) I had a heck of a time getting the sky dark enough, so I'm very glad you think it worked!

Remus's pyjamas were more of a muted colour in an earlier draft, but then it didn't show up very well when scanned in, so now I imagine that Tonks insisted on giving him the pyjamas :)