I never posted my piece for the @rokunamizine ! They're doing leftover sales until the end of April
Zelda's Portrait
~3075 words. Zelink. Pre-BotW. Link and Zelda POV. Angst, Pining, Romance, Love At First Sight: Reincarnation Edition. Loosely inspired by the 1980 movie Somewhere in Time. For @scoobysnack1107 ❤️
Summary: As Link passes by Princess Zelda's portrait, he can't help but think he and the princess have met before.
Princess Zelda’s larger-than-life portrait haunted Link every time he set foot inside the castle.
The first time he’d seen the painting, he’d stopped and stared. The princess was beautiful. Elegant. Regal. Clad in royal blue against a crimson backdrop, she was about his age and had golden hair and piercing green eyes. She sat up straight, stiff as a board, with a wistful expression on her otherwise perfect mask of a face.
She was alone.
That note of sadness mixed with longing sparked some faint hint of recognition deep inside his heart. He couldn’t shake the feeling that he knew the princess. It wasn’t rational. It wasn’t logical or reasonable. But his strange hunch was there all the same.
Link wanted to meet her. More than anything, he couldn’t get over the deep melancholy in her eyes. How aloof and lonely and so very burdened she seemed. He wanted to tell her that the burden was not hers to bear alone. The mythical sword strapped to his back said as much. He was the hero fated to guard and protect her, or so all the storybooks and castle town gossips said.
Link wasn’t sure he believed them. Was he really up to the task? He and the princess hadn’t even been introduced yet. Murmurs and whispers that the princess was unwilling to see him spread throughout the kingdom as quickly as fire through the chaff of Tabantha wheat. True or not, Link had to content himself with pining from afar until fate provided their first meeting.
❤️ An Odyssey of Two Brothers 💙
Summary: Separated by mysterious circumstances, twin brothers Sora and Roxas embark on parallel odysseys to defeat the four Elemental Titans unleashed by the sinister god of death and save the goddesses whose last hopes reside with them.
I originally conceptualized this AU back in 2020 when I commissioned the amazing @rainbow-taishi for this artwork, but I never knew quite where I wanted to start until my friend, Phoenix, suggested I just start where the action began, which is how this story finally came to be ❤️
Thank you again to Jin for bringing this AU to life and doing such a beautiful job on everything from the costuming and backgrounds to the character expressions and parallel posing ❤️💙
And of course, thank you to my friends, Phoenix and Alja, for all their support 🥺❤️
A Splash of Color
(art by @amyhayanora)
Summary:
After having been restored to her own body, it was time for Naminé to find a permanent home. Somewhere she belonged. Somewhere she felt safe and wanted. There was a place like this and a person very eager to see her again.
Rating: General
Genre: Romance
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Disney/Square Enix.
This story has been written as part of the Rokunami zine in 2022 ❤
Thank you so much to the zine mods, the project was a pleasure to take part in and it was absolutely worth it! ❤ 10/10 would do it again
Another big thank you goes to @amyhayanora who I was lucky to collaborate with and who ended up drawing the beautiful banner to this story ❤
The Leftover sales are open for another week! Please check it out at http://rokunamizine.bigcartel.com !!
Please enjoy!
It happens that apparently today is also Rokunami Day and I didn’t know. I don’t had enough time to do something new, so I’m taking the chance to post some commissions I did recently for @scoobysnack1107 I think at this point is it’s well known that I’m an Alice’s lover, I had so much pleasure drawing the mad tea party themed one. the most intriguing part of this piece is that I wanted to dress Mami as Alice, being roxas the mad hatter. But being Alice herself present I decided to create for her a pretty reinterpretation of the White Queen’s dress from Burton’s movie. I’m so happy with the result. About the chibis and the stained Glass piece, they are based on her fanfiction One Sky, One Destiny, and if you are intrigued enough, here’s the LINK TO THE FIRST CHAPTER!
Thank again so much for working with me, Amy 🥺❤️🙏
🌹 Merch Spotlight #9: Acrylic Charm 🌹
Designed by ankrnbs, this idyllic acrylic charm has a rose-gold sakura clasp and features Roxas and Naminé relaxing together in Twilight Town.
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🌹 Merch Spotlight #10: Rubber Coaster 🌹
Designed by enmoire, this darling rubber coaster with a heart-shaped design is ideal for keeping your tables and other surfaces safe.
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🌹 Merch Spotlight #11: Candy Charm 🌹
Designed by Forze.del.Male, this double-sided lollipop-shaped acrylic charm looks good enough to eat.
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My contribution preview for the @rokunamizine
The zine and merchs are so beautiful, guys! You can Pre-order until March 5th!
Pre-order here https://rokunamizine.bigcartel.com/
Post-production proceeds will go to RedRover, a nonprofit organization that aims to help animals and their owners in emergency situations through temporary emergency housing, financial assistance, and emotional support.
Here is a sneek peak for my piece for the @rokunamizine For all you RokuNami fans you can pre order it until March 5th! 🐚⭐️💕
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🌹 Merch Spotlight #12: Pencil Pouch 🌹
Designed by @wondyringaround, this sweets-themed pencil pouch is perfect for holding all your best stationary.
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Do you want to know where my story, illustrated by the incredibly talented @amyhayanora , leads Roxas and Naminé?
Follow the red string of fate and pre-order The Way You Remember Me: A RokuNami Fanzine
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All profits will go to the charity RedRover 🐱🐶
Stretch Goal Unlocked!
We have unlocked our next stretch goal, a print of @/bomunari’s beautiful cover art! It will be included in all physical bundles 🌹
Here’s a hint for our next stretch goal: 🐶🐱
Come check out our store!
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We are only ✨11✨ orders away from our next stretch goal 🐶 🐱
An Oath to Return
605 words. Sora/Kairi. Angst, Romance, Fluff, Longing, Pining. Set post-KH3, ReMind, and Melody of Memory.
Summary: Sora changes his necklace to reflect his determination to return to Kairi.
Sora was comfortable with offering his heart as a shelter. Used to having the fates of other people resting in his hands. Knew what kind of trust and vulnerability that took. He’d cried Roxas’s tears, fought Ven’s rage and determination and fears, felt Xion’s sadness and pain. But being inside Kairi’s heart, guiding her body, fighting in her stead—
That took so much trust that it stole his breath from his lungs and threatened to make his heart burst out of warmth and tenderness. Being with Kairi, sharing the paopu fruit with her, flying together, fighting so in sync they were moving as one—the urge to cherish her got stronger and more powerful than ever. All he could think about was keeping her safe and protecting her from harm. That was what drove him to defeat Xehanort again.
He took a few moments to savor his victory, no, their victory, but he knew his time with her wouldn’t last. As the connection with her faded, the separation was painful. Jarring. Like chords snapped apart when he and Kairi were always meant to be together. The severed connection throbbed and bled from the most sensitive parts of his heart, and he clutched his chest and doubled over.
He was back in the mysterious city he kept finding himself in. A far cry from Destiny Island’s balmy beaches, this place was cold and dark and aloof. A forest of skyscrapers and concrete instead of palm trees and ocean waves. Another world, no, another reality. His breath came out in ragged gasps as he tried to process what had just happened. All he knew was that Kairi’d been in trouble and he’d sworn on his life that he would never fail her again.
Reminiscence;
[ silver lines in twilight ]
A story of realizing—or perhaps just beginning to understand—that love and life are unknowable, open to chance. Just like the taste of sea-salt ice cream.
Hi everyone! So between all the irl things that’s been happening in the past few years (finishing university, grad school, beginning my career as a high school teacher, COVID, etc.), you can probably already tell that my tumblr and other social media have taken a backseat. I’m still alive, but am really conserving my energy to focus on a few things at a time until I’m more settled, and I can return back to some of my nerd passions/interests online. XD One of the things I do still try to make time for every year though is writing. This year, I’ve had the pleasure of contributing—alongside many other beautiful writers and artists—in the RokuNami Crimson Strings of Fate fanzine: The Way You Remember Me. Preorders are open now! https://rokunamizine.tumblr.com/post/674102754774532096/preorders-open
My preview is a snippet from “Reminiscence;” — a fic I wrote just for this fanzine. The background image you see is a collab work by the lovely Wondy! Thank you so much, Wondy~ I’d be happy if all the love poured into Roxas & Naminé in this zine reaches everyone, and we can then share in that love together. :’D
Preorders Open!
🧶 Preorders for The Way You Remember Me: A RokuNami Fanzine are now open!
Our zine features art, merch, and stories from over 40 artists and writers celebrating Roxas and Naminé!
All profits will go to the charity RedRover 🧶
🌹 Bundles 🌹
🌹 Digital Twilight Town ($15) is our digital-only bundle and includes a digital version of the zine in PDF format, Chia’s beautiful floral-themed cover art as a desktop wallpaper, an original phone wallpaper by Sami featuring iconic RokuNami moments in Naminé’s signature crayon style, a black-and-white coloring page ready to print at home by Holley, two matching icons by Mel featuring Roxas and Naminé joined together by the red string of fate, two matching icons by Has of Roxas and Naminé playing a humorous game of telephone, and ten fun and expressive emotes of Roxas and Naminé reacting to each other by AmyHayanora, perfect for Discord. This bundle can be added to physical bundles for just $5!
🌹 Crimson Strings of Fate ($25 + shipping) is our zine-only bundle. Featuring over 90 pages of original RokuNami-themed art and writing by 32 artists and 12 writers, the zine is 6 x 9 inches, perfect bound, and in full color. All unlocked stretched goals will also be included!
🌹 The Other Promise ($35 + shipping) is our “paper goods” bundle, ideal for any collector who wants to curl up with a hot cup of tea and read through the zine! It features the physical version of the zine, a fun date-themed glossy purikura bookmark by MageofSpace, a custom-cut matte bookmark by AoKagi capturing all the elegance of a stained glass window, an adorable A5 sticker sheet by Tixca featuring Roxas and Naminé’s adventures, a beautiful print of RokuNami’s most moving moments and memories by SomniumArs, and a romantic print of Roxas and Naminé tenderly embracing amid flower boughs and fluttering fabric by Sakuraloid. All unlocked stretched goals will also be included!
🌹 Destinies Intertwined ($45 + shipping) is our next bundle, perfect for anyone who loves buttons and charms! Speaking of which, this bundle includes the following: a heart-shaped button by APTICHO (so you can hold the power of a RokuNami Station of Awakening in the palm of your hand), a heart-shaped button of RokuNami making a pinkie promise by Letshareapaopu, an idyllic acrylic charm by Anoko with a rose-gold sakura clasp, and a double-sided lollipop charm by Forze.del.male that looks good enough to eat. The physical version of the zine makes up the base of the bundle, and all merch from “The Other Promise” is a part of this bundle as well. All unlocked stretch goals will also be included!
🌹 The Way You Remember Me ($60 + shipping) is our ultimate bundle and well worth the price! It includes the physical version of the zine, the digital version of the zine, and all merch included in the other bundles. In addition, the following items are exclusive to this bundle: an enamel pin full of beautifully-designed RokuNami symbolism by TeganNat, a gold-plated, heart-shaped pin by Nico featuring RokuNami embracing, a darling rubber coaster designed by Enmoire, ideal for keeping your tables and surfaces safe, a sweets-themed pencil pouch by Wondy for all your best stationary, and a 4-inch standee by Sera, perfect for displaying on any shelf. All unlocked stretched goals will also be included!