No Matter How Often I Re-watch This Scene, It Tears Me Apart. The Way Chizuru Immediately Turns To Seek

No matter how often I re-watch this scene, it tears me apart. The way Chizuru immediately turns to seek out Hijikata, the way Chikage is so desperate to keep her safe but loves her enough to let her go... 💔

I thought of making more portraits of my OCs in the same art style I used in my recent "OCs VS Artist" meme to include them on their profiles at my Toyhouse account. 📸✨ This distinguished lady is Ba Makoto, the tayu who owns the Okiya where Kohana works, and who's much more than what she seems at first glance!

media literacy would automatically go up 100% if people knew how to consume stories without self-inserting themselves into the characters' shoes. "if i were him..." you're NOT. you may relate to his story, his past, his traits, his quirks, his identity but the moment you start treating the story accepting what you feel/think as what the character feels/thinks, you're misunderstanding the story.

go go go chocobo!!

When writing always remember… a character flaw is only a flaw until becomes useful. 

Is your protagonist manipulative? Well that’s awful… until they manipulate the antagonist into making a decision that saves the lives of their friends. 

Is your protagonist a skeptic? Well that’s not good… until someone tries to lie to them. 

Is your protagonist overprotective? That sucks… until someone they love is in danger. 

Is your protagonist remorseless? Well that makes them pretty unlikeable… until a hard decision has to be made. 

i’m all in, i’m fallin’