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"I'm So Sorry, Father...For Everything" (A Different Lesson)
From Chapter 21: after helping the spirit of Oogway repair his peach wood staff, apologizing to the turtle, and playing a flute for him in the boughs of the Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom, Tai Lung returns to the Hall of Warriors to find Shifu waiting for him. And after a last, deeply emotional heart-to-heart where the red panda confesses just why he didn't stand up for his son when Oogway turned him down as the Dragon Warrior, the snow leopard finally does what his father had hoped he would, when he first returned from Chorh-Gom...
This was not at all intentional, either when I wrote the scene in question or when I commissioned this picture (though it may have been subconscious on my part), but I realized after seeing it how closely this parallels what could have been, had Tai Lung accepted Shifu's apology in the movie instead of continuing to try and steal the scroll, then kill him. The only real clue it's not simply an AU, other than the lack of broken doors or the toppled brazier, is the fact the staff isn't broken. But then the emotion of this moment is just as it would have been if this had happened in the movie, so the parallel is apt.
Anyway...over the moon about this as well, it's not only as detailed and beautiful as I had hoped it would be, it makes my chest and throat tight just to look at it, no matter how many versions of this kind of moment have been drawn out there in the fandom. Let's just say I have issues with the closeness or lack thereof between fathers and sons and leave it at that.
As stated with the other pics, this was paid for many months ago. And until I find work again, it's the last one I'll be able to get for some time, so I thought it very fitting to stop here for now.
Characters are copyrighted to DreamWorks, though from the story and situation copyrighted to me. Art by the inestimable
wfa .
This was not at all intentional, either when I wrote the scene in question or when I commissioned this picture (though it may have been subconscious on my part), but I realized after seeing it how closely this parallels what could have been, had Tai Lung accepted Shifu's apology in the movie instead of continuing to try and steal the scroll, then kill him. The only real clue it's not simply an AU, other than the lack of broken doors or the toppled brazier, is the fact the staff isn't broken. But then the emotion of this moment is just as it would have been if this had happened in the movie, so the parallel is apt.
Anyway...over the moon about this as well, it's not only as detailed and beautiful as I had hoped it would be, it makes my chest and throat tight just to look at it, no matter how many versions of this kind of moment have been drawn out there in the fandom. Let's just say I have issues with the closeness or lack thereof between fathers and sons and leave it at that.
As stated with the other pics, this was paid for many months ago. And until I find work again, it's the last one I'll be able to get for some time, so I thought it very fitting to stop here for now.
Characters are copyrighted to DreamWorks, though from the story and situation copyrighted to me. Art by the inestimable
wfa .
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fanart
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1100 x 850px
File Size 288.6 kB
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Something seemed to seize up inside him—he realized it was his heart pressing against his chest—and then the feline lurched forward, giving in to instinct and impulse…his brawny arms encircling the aged panda with deceptive gentleness, even as he pressed him tightly to his chest, hugging him as close as he dared. As he did so, he could feel the sobs beginning, the tears welling up…and for the first time in his life, he didn't try to stop them, to sustain his masculine image.
He had a flash of himself as a cub in the training hall, the first time he had punched one of the Wooden Crocodiles too hard and at the wrong angle—breaking all of his knuckles and spraining his wrist in the bargain. He'd sat on the floor of the kwoon, nursing his injuries and on the verge of tears, when Shifu had appeared to reprimand him. It had not been harsh, but it had been firm as he told his son two fateful words: "Don't cry." Because men, especially those training to be kung fu fighters and Dragon Warriors, did not cry.
He had taken that imposition to heart—as he had told Po and Mantis during the acupuncture session, never once showing his emotions no matter how much pain and abuse he heaped upon himself during training.
But this time, just this once, he thought: To hell with what he taught me.
And as his body shook with the wracking spasms and the tears he wept poured unchecked down his cheeks, he whispered in Shifu's ear: "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry, Father…for everything…"
"I know," the panda whispered back, leaning against his heaving chest. "I know you are. That's why I forgive you, son."
The two of them didn't end that embrace, or move apart, for a very long time.
He had a flash of himself as a cub in the training hall, the first time he had punched one of the Wooden Crocodiles too hard and at the wrong angle—breaking all of his knuckles and spraining his wrist in the bargain. He'd sat on the floor of the kwoon, nursing his injuries and on the verge of tears, when Shifu had appeared to reprimand him. It had not been harsh, but it had been firm as he told his son two fateful words: "Don't cry." Because men, especially those training to be kung fu fighters and Dragon Warriors, did not cry.
He had taken that imposition to heart—as he had told Po and Mantis during the acupuncture session, never once showing his emotions no matter how much pain and abuse he heaped upon himself during training.
But this time, just this once, he thought: To hell with what he taught me.
And as his body shook with the wracking spasms and the tears he wept poured unchecked down his cheeks, he whispered in Shifu's ear: "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry, Father…for everything…"
"I know," the panda whispered back, leaning against his heaving chest. "I know you are. That's why I forgive you, son."
The two of them didn't end that embrace, or move apart, for a very long time.
Yes and no. The fact he was on Kai's belt but didn't reappear after he was defeated does mean Tai is dead--from what we were told of the Wuxi Finger Hold, Po using it on Tai means he was slain and sent to the Spirit World. So Kai must have fought him there before he faced Oogway.
On the other hand, this means he's now back in the Spirit World, so there's a chance he could appear in a later movie, if not actually alive.
On the other hand, this means he's now back in the Spirit World, so there's a chance he could appear in a later movie, if not actually alive.
I couldn't agree more. I mean okay, in real life people who do bad things rarely ever change and become better people. But sometimes they do! And I think we need stories to inspire hope, not just show villains who never learn from their mistakes and condemn themselves. But, DreamWorks feels differently I guess...then again to be fair, the kung fu genre isn't known for villains who have a change of heart and redeem themselves, so there's that.
But in any event, at least we have a pic to show us how it could have been!
But in any event, at least we have a pic to show us how it could have been!
Actually it already was done, it was commissioned as the cover for the book: Cover.
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