love from the other side of the apocalypse

*:･ﾟ✧ HAPPY BIRTHDAY IZAYA *:･ﾟ✧

05/04/2021

Something I made back in 2017 but never finalized. Spruced it up in honor of Izaya's birthday.

☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟHAPPY BDAY IZAYA ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y I Z A Y A

05/04/22

  “…I’ll let him flounder for now. But…he’s still a kid. I’ve met him a few times, and he’s clearly just a kid. And you never know what a kid might do when he gets carried away.” [Vol. 6, pg. 226-226]

    Shiki’s quote is a perfect representation of what Izaya sacrificed in order to see an end to his means—just how much of himself he put into the intricacies of his grandiose plans.

How through his hyper fixation he neglected specific types of personal growth and development usually made in early adulthood: emotional and behavioural maturity.

Going in-depth of what Shiki simply defines…

    Izaya comes across as a collected schemer—yet a pitiable child that acts too old behind the protection of his chessboard. Chaos and all, he’s an immature man with an unbelievable lucky streak that rides upon fumes, about to run out.

That’s not to say his story is tragic—because he deserves the outcome of his childish goals that he selfishly actioned upon and would adamantly stand by; and while the repercussions may have been dealt unfairly, he’d abhor his life and work being attributed to a theatrical downfall.

“People still use other people with a crooked smile” (All I Need - Matchbox 20)

☆HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCCHI☆

here’s the pattern i made for it — for the legs just cut out a rectangle and sew the legs into it, if you cut out all the legs like that your machine will eat it lol

the purple stripes on the body section are just decorative lines to sew on to look more crustacean-y