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The interminable wait; the years-long cycle of hope and disappointment, as the Exarch recovered his strength, only to reach across the void and once again retrieve the wrong soul. I consider myself lucky to have only gone through it once, when Alisaie arrived. I cannot imagine what it was like for my friends, to have their hopes dashed again and again.  And surely none suffered more under that grim yoke than Ania. First to be called across the void, with only Thancred for company, separated from the realm that she had tirelessly worked to save, at great cost to her body and mind. Sentenced to wait, and wait, and wait.  Small wonder, perhaps, that she reacted as she did. Though I fear, dear reader, that my account thus far has led you to a poor outlook on her actions, I would caution you against the assumption that you would have behaved with any more propriety.  For in the absence of duty, what was the Source’s sword to do - but to lose herself fully to the deadly purpose for which she had been honed? -- Excerpt from ‘For Those We Can Yet Save: Journeys of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Vol III’, by Alphinaud Leveilleur

More digital practice using a scene from Umbra Dei, the Shadowbringers rewrite I'm doing with @inremote!

Easing back into making comics with this extremely self-indulgent FFXIV story. Post-Endwalker, Y'shtola and Rin (Warrior of Light) are separately dating Ania (also Warrior of Light) - a dynamic that takes some settling-in to. There are more of their adventures here: @rin-khatayin

earlier this week Twitter user ppuccin0 tweeted about a fashion article that advised against tops with large floral patterns, saying the wearer was in danger of looking like a "ロマンティックおばさん," or a "romantic auntie." the tweet went viral with many agreeing that a "romantic auntie" sounded like a very nice thing to aspire to be, and some even posted illustrations or photos tagged with the trend

illustration by Toyota Yuu (author of Cherry Magic)

illustration by 141shkw/Sora Midori (author of Beautiful Curse)

photos by Takinami Yukari (author of Motokare Mania and Watashi-tachi wa Mutsuu Ren'ai ga Shitai or "We Want A Painless Romance")

illustration by m:m (mangaka of Matataki no End Roll)

illustration by ooinuai (mangaka of Onikui Kitan)

illustration by ma2 (mangaka of The Reason We Fall In Love)

BONUS:

A sad girl's pleas