#r2fil

[cantdance]

here it is - my page illustration for @2dames2zine! i will be posting my spot illustration as well but i wanted to give this one its own post so i can be mushy about it. some personal info and tmi below the cut so you can ignore it if you want to

this piece became very personal for me as shortly after i started working on it, my mom passed away. i wont get too much into details but it felt very abrupt because she hadnt told anyone how bad her cancer was getting.

i ended up taking a week off of work to go through her things and start setting up a memorial service. during that time i considered dropping the zine, but ultimately decided not to and im glad i didnt. this piece got me through the worst of that time by giving me an outlet to focus on.

and i think the subject matter helped me, too, completely by accident. i had chosen the composition months beforehand without knowing how strangely poignant it would end up being, lol

this is all stuff that ive kept close to my chest for the past half a year, and i debated even saying anything about it now, but it feels important to me to say so that i can express how thankful i am to the r2fil mods and my fellow contributors. you helped me cope with the worst experience of my life, and you didnt even know it!

and id like to send enormous love to the legendlark crew, without whom none of this would have even been possible. the story you all created means the world to me.

i dont usually share this much on the internet, so thanks for reading if you did

[cantdance]

and here is my spot illustration for @2dames2zine which i drew to accompany "monkey's paw" by @lolotr which is also my favorite fic in the book, if my opinion counts for anything. i tried to be as accurate to canon events as i could while also giving it a soft and cozy feel to go with the writing.