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andry-di:

A black and white comics in seven pages featuring a scene from the book Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. To be more precise from a part of the extra story As Yet Unsent. The main subjects are Coronabeth and Judith. Page 1 Panel 1: Extreme close up shot of two hands laid in some sort of sheet. Judith's hand is sligthly curled into itself, while Coronabeth' is set flat on the sheet. There is a certain amount of distance between them. Text: Do you remember...the first time we met? Panel 2: Half bust shot of Corona, Ianthe and Babs as children. Corona and Ianthe are wearing matching short sleved dresses. Babs wear plain trousers and shirt. The three of them are all looking towards the "camera" and Corona is the more in front row. Panel 3: Someone with a sea of curly hair is showing their shoulder tothe camera (it's Corona). In fron of her, in the scene you see half of Judith's face. She seems bedridden. "Yes" she says. They are both adults in this scene. Panel 4: Half bust shot of Judith as a kid, standing at attention and looking straight a head. At her side a faceless man, probably her father (it's him). They are both smart dressed with militarysh clothes. Text: You were so hard to play with!ALT
Page 2 Panel 1: This page still shows Corona and Judith as kids. Corona is running ahead, attempting to show Judith something. Judith calmly follows her. Text: I only got you to unbend by the end of the visit. Panel 2: Shot of Corona from the back, running- Text: I remember running. Panel 3: extreme close up shot of Corona's foot. She trips into a loose stone of the floor. Panel 4: Extreme close up shot of Corona's face. Her eyes are wide and the screentones give the impression of falling. Text: falling headlong, smashing flat of my face. Panel 5: Corona trips and smashes flat of her face on the floor.ALT
Page 3 Panel 1: Close up shot. Corona rubs her head where a bruise is forming, she has a pained expression. Text: You came over to help me up. So I pretended I was hurt so much worse than I was. Panel 2: Extreme close up shot of Corona's right eyes. She looks to the side towards a voice that says: "Princess!". Panel 3: Half bust shot. Judith runs over to help corona up. Panel 4: Close up shot. Corona is looking at Judith (outside the shot). She sniff. Panel 5: Shot from the side. Corona, sitting on her knees on the floor, starts wailing and crying desperately. Text: I always used to fake to Babs that I was about to die to make him cry when he was little, but he stopped really buying it, and I found myself doing it for you.ALT
Page 4 Panel 1: Close up shot. Judith's hands are holding Corona's right one. Text: I can't believe you fell for it! It was wonderful, like being in a play. Panel 2: Establishing shot. Judith is kneeling by Corona, holding her hand. "It's ok princess. I'll stay with you until it's over". In the background some columnsto make up some enviroment. Text: You were so cute,so chivalrous. I'd thought you would be boring to the core, but there you were playing the sad soldier when I pretended I was like to die.ALT
Page 5 Panel 1: Same shot of the two hands from the first page, but here Corona' is holding Judith's. Text: Do you know? Panel 2: Establishing shot. A teenager Corona is sat by a table, writing a letter. Around her, filmsy roses origami are scattered. Ianthe looks at her from the end of the table, bored. Text: Every birthday we got to have one person we'd invite and our mother and father would invite the rest. Panel 3: Corona is trying a dress by a mirror. Ianthe is also reflected in the mirror and she's rolling her eyes at Corona attics. Text: Ianthe always invited whoever Babs didn't want to see at the time Panel 4: A teen Judith, standing by a window overlooking the deep space, holding a letter. A pensive expression in her face. Text: ...and I always invited you.ALT
Page 6 Panel 1: Close shot of Corona from nose to chest. She walks by a bunch of awed bystanders. You can guess she's dressed to impress. Text: I had so much fun seeing you. You were the only person who acted like they had to get through the party for duty sake. Panel 2: Same shot of the hand from the first page, but Corona's hand holding Judith' is trembling. A tears drops into it. Text: I went over to you when everyone else would have eaten glass to talk to me. I had put a lot of effort into making them feel that way. Panel 3: Corona is standing by Judith. She's wearing a dress with a low neck line and probably lowkey flirtying with Judith. Judith wears a militarysh uniform. Text: And you weren't even grateful! You were immune.ALT
Page 7 Panel 1: Close up shot of Corona from nose to chin. She's crying. "Jody" she begs. Panel 2: Back to the present. Corona sits by a bedridden Judith, holding her hand. Judith's face is hollow. Corona, crying, says: "You can't die on me."ALT

I had to cut some part or I would have had to draw like 15 pages.

I used Silver the hedgedog as a refernce from the smashing on the floor with the face panel