Charlotte

AO3 author and digital/traditional artist

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Introduction

Hello! My name is Charlotte and I write fanfics. I use they/them pronouns and am in my 20s. I've been writing fanfics for Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai: Star Rail for some time now and recently decided that each of my works will come with an illustration. This is also so I can level up my art skills. So all drawings in this blog are illustrations for my fanfics. I'll be adding the link to AO3 fic in each post.

You can read all of my works here:

https://archiveofourown.org/users/xXCharlotte_GoldXx

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Traveling through the forests of Sumeru, Lumine had to take in a lot of sights. How could the Gods be so cruel to those who did nothing wrong? Why didn't Sumeru's God protect their people? The journey to the lost Gate had changed the young woman forever.

This drawing is an illustration for my fanfic: "Evergreen." This work is a gift for my best friend! My first time writing Genshin. The work focuses on the themes of religion, human fears, life being unfair, hope, anger and mourning.

I decided to take a darker approach to Miasma corruption and work on my gore writing skills. As well as train my action writing. This work features a fight scene that I don't get to write often. Overall, this was a very interesting experience for me!

You can read the work here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/90255181

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Mei had found herself feverish and bedridden. Thankfully, the people around her were ready to help. All she had to do was to reach out, but, after commiting that grave sin, did she even deserve to be saved?

This drawing is an illustration for my fanfic: "Sick of it." The work focuses on the themes of self-harm and self-love, opening up to other people, asking for help and accepting it.

Mei has to understand and accept that the only way for her to help Kiana is to help herself first. She has to learn how to shift focus from other people to herself and her mentor and friend Elysia guides her through that process.

You can read the fanfic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/89675966

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Hi! hry? Btw Avahall here. I just finished reading your fic Of Pain and Love and I really liked it. I loved the way you handled Kiana and Mei. The forehead touch was such a small moment, but it said so much and the ending with the thunder strike was really beautiful. It felt sad but also gave me a bit of hope. I do have one question though. When Mei flies away and Kiana lets her go, is that because Kiana has finally accepted Mei's choice or is she just too tired to keep fighting?

Hello, Avahall! I'm so happy you liked the fic! And it's because she accepted Mei's choice. Kiana still feels hurt and clearly wishes they had resolved things differently in Nagazora back then but she knows it's important for both of them to move forward. She trusts Mei and is ready to give her the benefit of the doubt. So she only wishes for her to be safe and come back when she's ready. Thank you a lot for reading my work (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤︎

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Kiana and Bronya volunteer for a mission. Unexpentedly, they meet someone very dear to them.

This drawing is an illustration for my fanfic: "Of Pain and Love." The work focuses on the themes of trauma processing, learning to let go and respecting boundaries. It takes place three months after the fight between Kiana and Mei in Nagazora.

You can read the fanfic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/81483866

This was my first time drawing such a complex background and the whole process took multiple days. But I learnt a lot! Pretty satisfied with the end result. References save lives!

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The last three days Helia spent in a haze. Now that everyone was telling her it was over, her brain kept scaring her with 'what if's. The only way to let go of the fears was to allow them to exist. Thankfully, she didn't have to do it alone.

This drawing is an illustration for my fanfic: "Embracing Tomorrow Through Today." The work focuses on such topics as: trauma processing, self-acceptance and healing.

You can read the fanfic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/88476706

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"Please, Seele, wait for the Bronya. The Bronya will become stronger and save you."

This is an illustration for my fanfic "Broken to the Core." The work focuses on Bronya's younger years and struggles of acceptance of her disability, processing the trauma of losing Seele and more.

The art is featured in chapter 6.

You can read the fanfic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/82675456/chapters/217644406