Aww, thank you so much for the appreciation! I found your last thought very interesting: for all the details and the layers I've added, I didn't consider the old nature/culture angle... and yeah, the two of them are quite the opposites on that - Severus so uptight and rational while Firenze is a creature born of forests and starry nights... that's evident in their appearance and symbols, too. Drawing the horse part of Firenze's body has been very fun and satisfying!