In Memoriam

"Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness"

-Euripides

"The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares."

-Henri Nouwen

I made this drawing in February, shortly after the unfortunate passing of 's mother. The following sketch/lineart shows my OC Leon "Leo" Solaris comforting a grieving Sara Wolff, 's OC who is one of the main protagonists of .

The pose took me forever to find, to get even remotely right and even then, Leo's arm and fingers are wonky. I am not a trained illustrator and I have good days and bad days. But I really hope that people can get past that.

This is me, giving my love and support to someone who means a lot to me, our OCs representing one another. I don't understand everything that she's going through or know how she feels. I can't find the local heart-healer guy who can magically take away her problems and sorrows with some miracle product or service. And I am definitely not that guy.

Maybe I can't physically sit there and be there in the right moment, either. But I will always care and show it any way I can. A note on dA, an e-card, a paper letter, you name it. In times of trouble or joy.

In memory of Lucy Selina Rzeminski. Rest in peace

Pose based on this image:

www.wikihow.com/images/7/7a/Co…

Forgive me for the time it took to upload this piece