I drew the first draft of this while I was in the hospital. I realized that loving myself was the only way to stop being bitter...and start being sweet again. I think I’m on my way now 🍑
A more compelling cruella origin story would have been if her mother had a pair of Dalmatians that she loved and spoiled and pampered, but was unable to connect emotionally with cruella. Or simply too cruel to. She never wanted a child. So all of the affection went to the dogs.
In the end, wearing a coat of Dalmatian fur would be the ultimate climax: she would literally be wearing the corpses of the dogs her mother loved so much...but would also become a vision of her mother’s affection. Perhaps her mom might love her then, adorned in their spots.
This perpetuated a sick jealousy in cruella that only developed overtime. The first time one of them died, cruella thought that her mother might look her way...but she just got another.
This ties into the idea of an abundance of the Dalmatians. The never ending nature of 101, the way those owners were poor and still fought tooth and nail for those dogs,,the way her mother never showed her that kind of love.
Here’s my
#Huskerdust
playlist complete with annotations because I can’t like things a normal amount!
Tell me if you have any suggestions!!!
I have like ten other playlists…maybe I’ll post them all
“Anyone can wear the mask...𝙔𝙊𝙐 can wear the mask” — ft. some of my fav female artists! 🕸🕷Show them some love, and do yourself a favor and see Into the Spider-Verse
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