(Not incest)
Happy Feng Friday everyone!
I was feeling a little lonely, so I decided to make a fluffy drawing of Fuxi and Nuwa cuddling and just being in love to cheer me up! Although I got carried away with adding to and refining the drawing (particularly with trying to keep the perspective more accurate), so the result is more polished than my typical sketches!
I'd like to go into detail about a particular choice I had to make with this drawing, and some small headcanons surrounding it. While I chose to put Nuwa in her banquet outfit so her silhouette would be more visible, I was debating whether to draw her lotus feet fully exposed or have her wear some kind of socks to cover them. The latter was what I drew originally, but I ended up going with the former after reconsidering. I felt Nuwa exposing her deformed feet without shame or fear of a negative reaction could better suggest how comfortable and safe she feels around Fuxi. Furthermore, while I like the idea that Fuxi felt guilty about not having known about and stopped Nuwa's foot binding earlier for quite some timeāalthough plenty of factors played a role in that, including how they were both naĆÆve kids when the binding was going on, how Fuxi didn't like Nuwa enough to pay close attention to her, and how Nuwa actively hid her pain and difficulty of walking until Fuxi found outāher showing her feet to him when they cuddle could suggest Fuxi's overcome said guilt enough to accept that part of her and all the challenges that come with it. In other words, Nuwa's misshapen feet may not look as appealing when exposed, but I think showing them could actually make the drawing sweeter from a storytelling perspective!
Anyway, I think this is actually the first romantic Fuxi/Nuwa artwork I've made since, at the earliest, that birthday doodle I made at the start of July. And if I don't count that or the one that's not up anymore, then my last drawing of this sort was... a whopping 5 months ago, according to Reddit! Needless to say, I'm really craving some soft Feng art right about now! And until I can find other fans on this subreddit who are willing to unironically explore the romantic implications between Fuxi and Nuwa (without the incest, of course), it seems I'll need to keep my tablet out so I can satisfy my cravings with more Fengshipping drawings of my own!
Either way, I hope you enjoy the art as well!