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Original Request
Hello. I would like to request an illustration of Renko Usami and Maribel Hearn (Merry) from Touhou's Hifuu Club. I would appreciate it if you could bring the following to the illustration:
・Twilight
・A fleeting, almost ethereal figure of Merry, as if about to disappear at any moment, her back turned as if she were about to leave
・Renko chasing after her, reaching out her hand desperately to catch Merry
・A hand that cannot reach
It's fine if the composition doesn't show the facial expression or face.
Thank you for your consideration.
Client Response
The atmosphere far exceeded my expectations when I made the request; I'm simply overwhelmed!
The way they are separated by the railroad crossing barrier, forcibly stopping them on track, and the way the boundary wavers due to the flooding, suggests "this side" and "that side."
Far from trying to depart, it was as if she was saying:
Don't come. Don't cross over.
It almost feels as though the railroad crossing was summoned (like that spell card) by the strong will of an "umbrella-carrying" Merry, which makes Renko's impatience and anxiety all the more striking.
Thank you for the wonderful illustration!
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