Surprise fanart for Apotheosis
Imagine my surprise when I found fanart for Apotheosis in my y!Gal! It's a pic of Ichigo saying goodbye in Chapter 5, and I think the artist has done a very good job of showing his feelings in that scene.
It's been well over a year since I finished posting Apotheosis, actually a year and a half since Ch 5 was posted. How thrilled am I that people love it so much that they're re-reading it, and still being inspired by it? (Answer: lots and lots and lots! :D)
Thank you,
evilchick2007, for making me smile during a very busy and stressful time! I've added this to the Apotheosis fanart page as well. :)
(Click the link for full view on dA, and as ever leave your comments there. Can also be found here on y!Gal.)
'Sayonara'
Whee! ^_^
She posted a snippet of the story along with the pic. For those who may not remember...
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Ichigo met Renji's gaze. "Four weeks." Ichigo's voice was low and rough. "If you can't make it…" His reiatsu flared briefly, but was quickly soothed as Renji's energy bolstered him. "I'll come back instead to help. Extra paperwork and classes be damned." Ichigo tried a smile.
"We'll manage somethin'. We always do." Renji sounded as confident as always, his tone conflicting with the tiredness in his face from responding to the midnight alert.
Ichigo swallowed his guilt; he had no choice. He pulled his lover into a rough embrace, memorizing as he always did the feel of the arms gripping him back so strongly and the warm lips that pressed swiftly against his.
"Right." His eyes held Renji's one more time, eyes that mirrored the loss he felt as their reiatsu separated.
Ichigo stepped through the portal.
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