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[easyminds]

Your artwork is amazing. I love it. Can we make a bughead request? I'd love to see one where juggie kisses Betty's hands after she shows him her hands? I love that scene!

This is currently all I can draw as I’m busy with a bunch of IRL stuff and other projects! But I really wanted to draw him kissing Betty’s hands <3

[easyminds]

Will you partecipate to the NAruhina fanzine?? Your art is so beautiful!

Thank you so much for the compliment!!!! :D

And I have sent in a submission piece as I would really like to be apart of it. However I wont know if I am participating in the zine or not till Nov 5th.

[easyminds]

Do you have the finished product of the Nisekoi charms?? Can we see it???

Not yet no. I ordered them the other day but they take a bit to come in. That is also why it is a pre-order, so people can claim one as soon as I get them. And once I have them in my possession I will be shipping them off immediately to those who ordered, but I will be taking a photo and posting it on my tumblr once they do come in.

[easyminds]

I have a personal question if you don't mind. Recently My grandmother is depressed & I don't know what to do. I've been trying to cheer her up like making her her favorite tea and hugging her & watching her favorite tv shows with her but it's not helping that much. What should I do?

Hey anon, first of all I want to say I’m sorry to hear your grandmother is going through a hard time and that she is feeling depressed. Even more so, I’m sorry that all your kind acts and thoughts aren’t helping her like you want them to.

Though she may not show it though, it’s also good to try and keep in mind that while outwardly your affection and kindness may not seem to be helping, she could still and hopefully is, appreciating all the thought you are putting in behind those actions for her sake and that alone might be something she really is thankful for, that her grandchild is caring.

I don’t know your grandmother so I can’t say for sure what you can or should do, but I have people who I care about as well who have gone through hard times and have been depressed, or who have depression and what I found is helpful for them, is just them knowing you are there for them. That you are a shoulder to cry on if they need it, if they want someone to talk to that you are that person. Or just simply knowing that people care and love them. Because as hard as it is seeing someone you love go through something difficult and feeling like your efforts aren’t helping, the only thing we can do for them is simply be there when they need it.

If you do want to try to uplift her spirits though in more ways then simply telling her you are there for her, you could maybe try doing things with your grandmother that you both dont do often, maybe you both go for a walk in the park and just have a good chat. Could be a chat about anything, maybe something you think might make her smile, like if she used to travel a lot as her about the places she has been or maybe you two could go out and see a movie. Sometimes trying new things together could be nice for her. But also, keep in mind not to force her. Because she should be willing to want to do things as well.

This may not have been helpful and I am sorry, I wish I could give you more advice or something straight forward and simple like cake solves everything, but being depressed/having depression is a hard subject and many people act differently when they feel depressed and have different things that help them.

The most I could say, if you need more advice is do a bit of research on the subject, doesnt have to be a lot of research, but find resources that might help you to understand how to be there for someone who has it.

[easyminds]

Do you have plans for Easter?

Yes I do :)! My fiance and I are going to his mom’s house for dinner on Sunday where we get to see two sets of grandparents which I am happy about as he has such a friendly and approachable family it makes it so easy to relax and start conversation.

Sadly I work on Good Friday but hey, thats ok I cant complain.

[easyminds]

What are you most proud of right now?

Thats a tough but good question! I guess it depends. If you mean art wise I am proud of my jump in skill level since a year ago especially with anatomy and drawing different faces instead of being stuck in same face syndrome.

If you mean in general/life wise I would say I am most proud of having stuck with a healthy lifestyle and one that is slow, but is making me happy :)

[easyminds]

How is the wedding planning going?

It is going good! I mean, besides being expensive and very time consuming I can say for sure its coming a long. My fiance and I finalized our cake flavours, sent out wedding invites, went wedding ring shopping and a few other things the past 2 months.

I can say for sure that I see why wedding planners are something to think about because on top of planning a wedding and working full time to pay for a wedding I have very little time for myself and a planner would make things just that much more easier and stress free.

[easyminds]

Does this mean you will not be selling the ML charms anymore? They were really nice, and I was considering buying them.

I sadly will not be. I only opened up a give away type thing because I had a lot from when I ordered them, but in light of hearing Thomas Astruc did not wish for fans to sell their fan made merch, I took them down off of my etsy and instead gave them to anyone who was willing to just pay for shipping costs.

There could be a possibility that I re-print them again, however it would not be for selling and would be from my own pocket and right now I sadly cant afford to do another give away type thing as the initial reason I made the charms was to use the profits made from them to help pay for my wedding.