brightknightie: With Hank and Diana in the lead, the children confront Tiamat. (Other Fandom D&D poster)
Amy ([personal profile] brightknightie) wrote in [community profile] fanart_recs2023-11-29 07:18 am

"When they were happy..." by Manzanachan (G)

Fandom: Dungeons & Dragons cartoon (1983-1985) ("D&DC")
Characters: young!Dungeon Master, kid!Kareena, kid!Venger
Warnings: None (safe for work)
Medium: Unspecified digital painting [anime style]
Artist on social media: Manzanachan on Tumblr
Artist Gallery: Manzanachan on Deviant Art
Why this piece is awesome: This cheerful family moment packs a gut punch. Maybe the danger is implied already in the skeletal trees of the background. Or maybe it's pulled from our knowledge -- as we look into a moment never shown on screen -- that the grinning little boy embracing his father will grow up to follow the Nameless One, that the laughing little girl will follow her brother into such evil, and that their father, here surrounded by love, will endure so many centuries spurned and alone.
Link: "When they were happy..." by Manzanachan (2010)