Project Sakura: A Yu-Gi-Oh! Zine

finally posting my full piece that I did for @projsakuraygo !

Summary:

Kaito travels through Heartland Theme Park looking for Orbital and Obomi’s missing wedding bouquet. Along the way he encounters a dark memory from his past, and struggles with the possibilities of his future.

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I’m proud to present the fic I wrote for @projsakuraygo I was very lucky to get asked to write for the zine and it was a lot of fun to be part of a really cool project.

The zine also includes insert art for the fic drawn by the wonderfully talented @guttersblessing please check out their work.

One of the pieces I worked on last year for the flower language zine, @projsakuraygo. The dandelions are meant to stand for endurance and determination!

My Edo centric piece for @projsakuraygo!

Poppies represent consolation, remembrance and death. I thought they were a good fit both for Edo and for me, I took the liberty of projecting some of my own story onto him.

I was very honoured to be a part of this zine, it gave me the possibility to truly grow as an artist thanks to all the wonderful people involved. A special thanks to the mods for placing their trust in me and encouraging me even after the production period of the zine ended.

Lastly, some lyrics that cemented the importance of poppies to me:

"Dormi sepolto in un campo di grano, non è la rosa, non è il tulipano che ti fan veglia dall'ombra dei fossi, ma son mille papaveri rossi."

Written for @projsakuraygo

Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens

Main Focus: Gakuto

Theme: Plum Blossoms | winter, perseverence

Rating: G

Word Count: 1.5k

Tags: Character Study, Introspection

   Gakuto sat down to have his breakfast. It was about five o’clock in the morning, and the sun was just beginning to peak above the cityscape, illuminating the frigidity of it with a captivating sparkle. He should have been cold, feeling the draughts sweep through the open stylings of his bedroom which was on the cusp of the garden, but he wasn’t. He took it in stride. Instead, he felt hazy. Like the snow greyed with acidic pollution.

   He shivered but enforced his own strength against it. He had opened up all the sliding doors and screen walls for this very reason. It would build character, to endure this snow. He would endure it all like the plum tree that he was observing from afar, in the wooden comforts of his own home nestled between nature and manmade in an ephemeral balance.

   Only, Gakuto didn’t want to see the snow melt; when it melted, it would mean that spring would have arrived, and though spring was beautiful, Gakuto had no desire to experience it. Not this year at least. He wanted to remain curled up in the safe blankets of snow, no matter how cold it was.

This was a sticker sheet made for @projsakuraygo

Flower inspo:

Jin - Adonis (patience, sad memories)

Yusaku- hydrangea (frigidity heartlessness/being understood, heartfelt emotions)

Windy’s kid- anemone (windflower) red, pink, purple (death, protection from evil)

Takeru- petunia (anger or hope/soothing)

Spectre- red aster (undying devotion)

Miyu- zinnia (thoughts of absent friends)

Background made for @projsakuraygo

Flowers:

Lightning- purple (sorrow, regret)/yellow (jealousy) hyacinth or marigold (jealousy, grief/despair)

Ai- forget-me-not (remember me, true love), sage (longevity, wisdom)

Aqua- zinnia (thoughts of absent friends), bittersweet (truth and honesty)

Windy- snapdragon (deviousness), rhododendron (caution/danger)

Flame- goldenrod (encouragement), daffodil (rebirth)

And now!! Had a incredible time making an illustration for Saiou and Edo tea blends with @pridewhatpride, as part of @projsakuraygo ~~ They did Edo on the other side which you can go look up!

It's finally here! The actual final @projsakuraygo tea I've worked on! This one is a collab piece with the amazing @iylisss (who has impeccable taste in characters). We are both proud to announce the Edo, Saiou and Destinyshipping teas :D

Working with them was amazing, I had a lot of fun and they were just incredible with their own work ;-;