Hmm these portraits... (ohh boy hereIgoagain someone stop me please)



This portrait seems to exemplify a lot of weiss' character:



She's strong and determined, looking straight forward at whatever will meet her ahead.



On the other hand, her face seems rather closed off, not betraying any emotion. She always seems to be on guard, not leaving an emotional weak point open, afraid of being hurt.



Because of her expression, I don't think she is looking at another person in this portrait. And the little setup this gives us makes me think she is alone, making this fit very well with her time before beacon and during the timeskip after s3.



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Next paragraph is (even) less analysis of the picture and (even) more of my own thoughts:



It makes me think of what her time during the timeskip will be like...



Right after the bond between her and her teammates got the deepest (culminating in "You can do this"), the team got pulled apart. Now she is stuck in the environment she wanted to leave in the first place.



We dont know if she has any kind of positive relationships over there, especially with her sister most certainly being busy as part of the military now.



I could imagine her father keeping her locked up, trying to protect her from all the evil in the world. He could not possibly recognize that his daughter is very well able to fend for her own.



So what will she do? She might - at first - try to get set up in this situation, waiting for a time when her fathers imprisoning gaze would flicker away for a moment... And then try to break out?



Would that be logical though?

Would that be proper form?

Wouldn't it be just suicidal?



She would be torn up between her desire to break free, her desire to be a huntress, to be with her friends, and the relative safety this situation offers.



The struggle would not take long though. We all know you can't lock her up as your nice little trophy.



This bird has already spread its wings, and its claws will tear you apart if you try to lock it back up.



Go Weiss. You can do it.



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In Short, this makes me want to hug her. Badly. And I'll be scared shitless while doing so.



I'd like to know what you were thinking while painting! Lots of feels for sure ^^



Nice Work!