54. At this point, they will ask if you know them. Say yes and tell them their name.
55. They will like having an identity again. Try not to cry when they smile.
I read this fic where Richter brings Aster back to life and this scene made me tear up so of course I had to draw it
Hi, I'm the author and I literally cried, oh my god, thank you so much! This art is so gorgeous and perfectly captures what I had in mind for that scene! My heart is still beating so fast, I'm not even sure I can ever express how happy this has made me. I write a lot of weird stuff under this pseudonym, but I'm working on original fiction under a different one, and writing is, as most writers know, very difficult, especially starting out. Seeing fan art for my fanfic gives me so much hope that someday my original fiction will do just as well, and honestly, that makes a lot of what I've gone through feel so worth it. It's incredibly validating to see someone enjoy my work so much that they produced such a brilliant piece of art to go with it, and I'm having a hell of a time processing it. It's gorgeous, and I'm so glad my work achieved a level that was good enough to inspire such a beautiful rendering. I can't praise it enough. I see so much rad artwork for DotNW on the JP side of the fandom, and it's so hard to find because a lot of it is untagged on twitter and I don't speak enough Japanese to know how to ask for it. The last time I saw fan art inspired by an English fic for DotNW was ages ago on deviant art for a fic that no longer exists on the web. And I remember reading the fic and being like "Yeah, I totally get how this deserves fan art!" So just... being that person right now is an immense honor, and I don't know if I'll ever get over it. My heart is just swollen with so much love and affection and pride that my work has been immortalized in such a beautiful piece. Someone with so much talent saw what I wrote and put tremendous time and effort and skill into this piece because I made something worthwhile. I'm just beyond touched. I can't say thank you enough. This is a blessing and I will cherish this. I'm gonna pin this on my blog and just... love it forever, because I don't know what else I can do for it. I'm just so happy!
