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SassyLilPanda — I Promise

Published: 2014-04-03 01:07:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1793; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 0
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Description I really drawing these two in their flower field. I really really really do. This is actually a scene drawing from the new story I'm writing. It's from Chapter 6 of my FFVIII story titled The Calm Before the Storm. Here's a small excerpt from the story to what this is a companion piece of:

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Squall collapsed onto the ground, feeling much like he had felt back when was lost in time, before Rinoa had saved him from seemingly inevitable fate. "I don't even know what I'm doing," he murmered and Angelo sat in front of him, whining softly,  his small puppy head tilting. Squall never noticed Rinoa had been hiding behind a crumbling pillar watching every moment, observing every word Squall had said.

As she stepped out, Squall could hear the sounds of her footsteps on white pavement before she began rustling through the flowers and grass. He hung his head, listlessly, not bothering to look back in her direction but he knew she was there. He could sense her presence stronger than ever. Rinoa... she's here. She came out here and found me. Just like we promised... Not wanting to admit to himself that he honestly did need Rinoa, he was more grateful than anything that she had shown up.What happened next though, he did not expect.
Rinoa dropped to her knees behind Squall and threw her arms around his neck, holding him tightly, pulling his body back against hers and laid the side of her face against the top of his head.
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I actually started working on this yesterday and wanted to complete it today AFTER I finished the newest chapter. It's kind of amazing how the art goes hand in hand with one another. Anyway, here's some SquallxRinoa in all their beautiful glory! (I love this pairing so fucking much! Gah! >.<) 

Thank you in advance for any comments and/or faves!
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Comments: 42

Raven052 [2014-07-06 09:07:48 +0000 UTC]

(Okay, finally trying to catch up a bit with your work again!!)

This has been sitting in my inbox waiting for me to comment on it for too long, especially because I love it so much! It's so beautiful, and the love between the two of them is so very obvious. You feel Squall's pain, but at the same time, you also feel the hope Rinoa is trying to instil in him. It definitely does the scene in your story justice

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SassyLilPanda In reply to Raven052 [2014-07-06 14:15:05 +0000 UTC]

Haha it's okay, Amy! I understand!

Thank you so very much! I tried very hard to capture that essence from the story, and I'm so glad it does do the story justice. I'm totally in a block on that right now too and haven't been able to finish it like I wanted, but I'm working on a new story now for Kingdom Hearts. >.< I just haven't posted it yet. Being lazy I guess. Lol! Or maybe just shy and afraid to post it because people might not like it. Ah, I'm so totally weird.

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LadyJuxtaposition [2014-04-05 01:29:22 +0000 UTC]

I'm reading your fan fiction right now and I'm loving it as much as your pic! Beautiful job on the pairing!

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SassyLilPanda In reply to LadyJuxtaposition [2014-04-05 02:19:34 +0000 UTC]

Oh if you're reading my story, could you please leave me some reviews on the chapters? It would be nice to get some! lol
And thank you very much!

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LadyJuxtaposition In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-05 02:45:27 +0000 UTC]

Sure, no problem! And you're very welcome!

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Moogle007 [2014-04-04 19:40:38 +0000 UTC]

I'll be with you in heart,So beautiful,kupo XD

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SassyLilPanda In reply to Moogle007 [2014-04-05 02:19:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Moogle007 In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-06 00:02:03 +0000 UTC]

No problem,kupo

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nightshade-keyblade [2014-04-04 02:08:54 +0000 UTC]

Wherever you go, whatever you do...I will be right here waiting for you...

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SassyLilPanda In reply to nightshade-keyblade [2014-04-04 04:16:29 +0000 UTC]

Talk about a blast from the past!

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nightshade-keyblade In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-05 00:35:07 +0000 UTC]

Yeah...I just think of that song when I think of them now. It's their unofficial theme song (at least for me)

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SassyLilPanda In reply to nightshade-keyblade [2014-04-05 02:19:56 +0000 UTC]

Lol awesome.

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nightshade-keyblade In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-05 13:17:52 +0000 UTC]

Seriously...don't you find it appropriate for this piece?

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DeadFantasyFreak [2014-04-03 17:07:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow! VERY nice! And so incredibly well drawn! The characters look amazing and I love your attention to detail. I couldn't even being to draw this well, and I wish I could so some of my art would look even better.

Anyway, you also did a spectacular job on the flower fields. This is just a great picture overall!

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SassyLilPanda In reply to DeadFantasyFreak [2014-04-03 22:55:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much!! Haha I tried! I was kinda looking at it going... I feel like it needs more or maybe I was a bit lazy, but in the end, I think it turned out pretty okay! It took me years to get to the improvement that I have now, but it's very possible and I know that there are PLENTY of areas I could still improve in, so I just keep drawing! You can do the same, you just have to practice!

Thank you so much! It's from that piece of Chapter 6 where Rinoa goes up behind him and puts her arms around him.

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DeadFantasyFreak In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-03 23:05:51 +0000 UTC]

I think I just lack commitment and dedication...to just about everything I try. I don't know why, and I hate that about myself.

But, lol. Yeah, I knew that.

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SassyLilPanda In reply to DeadFantasyFreak [2014-04-04 17:40:35 +0000 UTC]

Sometimes I do too, but if I push myself enough, then I'll able to accomplish the tasks I give myself. Does that make any sense?  

Haha sorry.

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DeadFantasyFreak In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-04 17:48:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it does. I try to do that, too. And, it works...sometimes.

lol.

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Lan-Hikari [2014-04-03 16:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Looks great and very pretty!

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SassyLilPanda In reply to Lan-Hikari [2014-04-03 22:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so very much!

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Lan-Hikari In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-04 05:21:49 +0000 UTC]

You're so very welcome!

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ArtsyVana [2014-04-03 15:13:21 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous

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SassyLilPanda In reply to ArtsyVana [2014-04-03 16:31:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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ArtsyVana In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-03 22:14:39 +0000 UTC]

yw

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Dagga19 [2014-04-03 12:23:03 +0000 UTC]

Lovely! the world needs more SquallxRinoa fanarts!^^

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SassyLilPanda In reply to Dagga19 [2014-04-03 16:31:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And agreed!

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P3R50N-M4N [2014-04-03 04:01:01 +0000 UTC]

Nice work! Although, this just made me remember something weird about the intro to VIII: Why were there quotes around the word waiting? It was like 'I'll be "waiting" here for you' as if it's really something like 'I would wait for you, but it's happy hour down at the tavern and I REALLY need a drink, so I'll be "waiting" here in spirit or something!'

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SassyLilPanda In reply to P3R50N-M4N [2014-04-03 04:21:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Haha, no I don't think it has anything to do with waiting in spirit. Squall said those words to Rinoa when he made a promise to her. I think it was just to emphasize that meaning is all. 

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P3R50N-M4N In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-03 05:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Well in that case, they probably could've just had the rest of the sentence fade out leaving the word "waiting" alone for a couple seconds, like what Kingdom Hearts did

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SassyLilPanda In reply to P3R50N-M4N [2014-04-03 05:52:04 +0000 UTC]

You're talking about a game that was released 15 years ago... things were different in the gaming world back then. I really don't think it has any heavy significance like you're alluding to.

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P3R50N-M4N In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-03 13:36:25 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I know. But I like looking too deep into things and taking them too seriously! It's fun to riff on stuff, no matter how old!
As long as it's all in good fun! If you do it just to be an *ss, that's bad.

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SassyLilPanda In reply to P3R50N-M4N [2014-04-03 16:30:54 +0000 UTC]

It's fun to look deeper into things. I do enjoy that, but I absolutely despise the "Squall's dead" theory because it makes absolutely no sense at all and has so many ridiculous holes in it, it makes me sick when people start saying "Squall is dead!" They hate the character THAT much then they'll make up some ridiculous theory about how he's dead? I don't hate the Rinoa is Ultimecia theory, but I still don't find it plausible either. 

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P3R50N-M4N In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-03 16:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I don't buy that "Squall is dead" thing either. Although I am a supporter of the "Link is dead" theory for Majora's Mask! Especially since Game Theory did an episode on it!
I think I just nerded out into a completely different topic. Sorry

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SassyLilPanda In reply to P3R50N-M4N [2014-04-04 17:39:52 +0000 UTC]

Haha yeah, I think it's a load of crap personally.  
Link is dead? I'm sorry haha. I don't know anything at all about the Zelda/Link game series beyond the one I played in my childhood, though I'm sure if I had the opportunity to play it, I would!

Haha no worries.

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P3R50N-M4N In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-04 22:41:00 +0000 UTC]

You should definitely play it! It was on the N64, but I think it's on the Wii virtual console. It's one of the best Zelda games ever!
Also, it's FRIGGIN DARK!!!

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SassyLilPanda In reply to P3R50N-M4N [2014-04-05 02:20:12 +0000 UTC]

I don't have any of those consoles so I have no means to play them. Sorry!

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P3R50N-M4N In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-05 02:26:23 +0000 UTC]

Well, you can always get an N64 emulator to download on your computer, but if you want you can also just watch a let's play on YouTube or something

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SassyLilPanda In reply to P3R50N-M4N [2014-04-05 04:36:10 +0000 UTC]

Nope, no emulators. I had a bad experience with that and I'm not about to let that happen again. Maybe I will if I get the extra time, but I just don't have it right now.

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P3R50N-M4N In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-05 04:41:23 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, sometimes emulators can be a bit of a b**ch. I can understand why you wouldn't want to use one, especially since it's technically piracy! I guess it all depends on your hardware, software, and whether or not you want to risk the microscopic chance of getting busted for piracy

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skysoul25 [2014-04-03 01:14:12 +0000 UTC]

perfecto job sass :3 

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SassyLilPanda In reply to skysoul25 [2014-04-03 04:21:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch, Steam.

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skysoul25 In reply to SassyLilPanda [2014-04-03 04:42:18 +0000 UTC]

WELCOME pANDA sASS :3 

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