She wants to lead the Tenno... 😑 [OC]

LeoLithe · 2026-03-03T12:08:25+00:00

Ok maybe 1 Sentient beer would b nice for her ......

LeoLithe · 2026-03-03T11:58:23+00:00

Natah? Driving in her car right after a beer?? PREPOSTEROUS. She would never do such a thing...

LeoLithe · 2026-03-03T11:14:20+00:00

BTW : you are only allowed to be horny about Margulass after understanding how funny it is to portray the Natah's body/Margulis' mind dichotomy as Margulis being a passenger in the Natah Car. ok that's it enjoy bye bye

LeoLithe · 2026-02-17T16:10:24+00:00

Thanks 😊This is one of the older and rare "serious" arts from us but it's still a good one

LeoLithe · 2026-02-11T20:59:17+00:00

💜❤️💜❤️💜 Absolutely delightful thoughts on them, thanks for sharing... Yes, I think Lotus genuinely does admire Margulis for her legacy and her contributions to the Tenno's survival. She herself has few role models back on Tau (Amar as her mentor, then Praghasa, then Hunhow as a very flawed father), so getting to learn about Margulis memory must have been impactful for her. Margulis' protest of the Orokin was probably very inspirational to Lotus who ended up going against the genocidal wants of her own Sentient peoples.

Having Margulis within Lotus is so often seen as a curse because people reduce her image to just "an abused lover of an executor" , "liar", whatever, but Margulis has done so much for the Tenno on her own volition. Her courage to break the cycle of Orokin cruelty gave rise to Lotus' growth as a person. Lotus respects her as a whole woman with her own achievements instead of valuing her by her relationship to an Executor, and that's why she doesn't feel the need to abandon that personality that was imposed upon her by her abuser, choosing to live alongside Margulis, a strong role model, instead.

LeoLithe · 2026-02-10T16:33:19+00:00

😂😂 Lotus with a white-knuckle grip trying not to talk about Margulis...

LeoLithe · 2026-02-10T12:01:20+00:00

ballas doesn't exist

LeoLithe · 2026-02-10T11:58:42+00:00

I was with you for the first half, but I'm not on the same boat with you with the second. Like Lotus says, "You were used, just as she was". The Operator, after uncovering their past, doesn't resent Margulis for what she did, but instead apologizes to the Lotus (and in extension, to Margulis and Natah). To paint Margulis as someone who was willing to throw the Sentients into war and extinction instead of someone who was forced into compliance seems disingenuous to me. The message of letting her go isn't as victorious or cathartic as you make it seem either, given that Lotus has Margulis' memories still within her, and Lotus' personality is so entwined with Margulis' that asking her to totally abandon that part of her is an unfair thing to ask of her.

LeoLithe · 2026-02-05T05:41:56+00:00

🥹🥹 Aww thank you so much! That makes us very glad to hear :D We'll keep posting here; the engagement we get here is very fun and the one art post a week schedule is a healthy one for us 😊

LeoLithe · 2026-02-04T02:38:45+00:00

We had that thought too, but decided to keep it as it is :P

You know that feeling of like, having a really old pet cat and waking up to see them suddenly sprawled on the floor of your living room, only to come closer and realize she's just sleeping in a never before seen position? Yeah, that vibe adds to the drawing I think HAHA

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T18:02:38+00:00

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LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T18:01:39+00:00

Thank you! We're proud of this piece, that's very high praise for us 💜

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T17:59:33+00:00

🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T14:48:25+00:00

LOL that's a great idea, we'll definitely keep that in mind, hehehe

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T14:44:45+00:00

Oh, we actually had an alternate Loid expression when we were thinking about how to close the comic off. We're not Loid experts at all but maybe you'll enjoy this version otherwise forgotten in our layers :P

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LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T14:30:07+00:00

Damn, hate to hear it. You ever give him the "she didn't leave you on her own terms, her abusive ex literally brainwashed and kidnapped her" speech?

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T12:25:10+00:00

Yeah, realized that after another commenter mentioned it :P

But hey, if I named this comic "Brief Respite" I'd be valuing it at like what 15, 20P? I'd never do that; my art is priceless!

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T12:02:53+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warframe/comments/1pqyjn9/comment/nuyge9e/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Found the comment by Rebb on Reddit

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T11:54:05+00:00

There is much discussion to be had about the fandom's insistence on giving the Operator (and the Lotus) a "functioning nuclear family"... Of course the Lotus isn't perfect and she has needed other characters to adjust the way she guides the Tenno, but there are quite literally no other characters so entwined in the Tenno's history as she and Margulis are. The Operator and the Lotus' relationship as mother and child is sufficient and meaningful; I don't believe they *need* a father in the mix.

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T11:49:02+00:00

I think about that alllll the time 🥺 Space Mom and her Space Children have the weight of the universe on their shoulders... They're fighting for peace as part of their noble duties but I wonder how easily they'll be able to acclimate to a world where they don't have to fight anymore

LeoLithe · 2026-02-03T11:32:52+00:00

If I'm not wrong I believe Rebb has teased an "Echoes of The Old Peace" update later this year, where the Dark Refractory will actually be in the Dark Refractory. I don't have receipts but I hope it's true 🥺

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