School's out for summer! But now I really need to get a job (unemployment doesn't last forever) so that's my first priority. In regards to my fanworks, I do have an old RuroKen oneshot of Himura family fluff that I want to edit and post up around Mother's Day. I'm also still working on my Izumi cosplay for AX when I can.

( Until then, here's another Anime LA shot of my June cosplay! )

An old tribute to my favorite Inuyasha character that was long overdue. I’ll admit, I lost interest in the series for a while after chapter 374… but I came back eventually and this oneshot was sort of my catharsis at the time. I also wanted to experiment writing descriptions through a sense other than vision. Despite it origins… I actually ended up having a lot of fun with this one. Enjoy!

Title: Chains of Freedom

Author: Kenkaya

Genre(s): Angst/Spiritual

Type: Oneshot, character study

Rating: PG, K+

Pairings: SessxKagura and SessxRin

Summary: Ch 374 Spoilers. Kagura knew she wouldn’t go to Heaven or Hell… no, those were purely human notions. And what earthly sentiments could possibly bind the wind?

( Dying had been the single most painful, but also liberating, moment of Kagura’s life... )

Disclaimer: The Inuyasha characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi and many corporate someones who aren't me.

This is just a quick heads-up to let people know that I'm planning to post my Inuyasha oneshot sometime this weekend. Finals are only a week away, and I've been busy doing projects while simultaneously dealing with a little infestation (words cannot express my loathing for bed bugs right now). After all this is dealt with, I'll focus my attention back on cosplay and my multi-chaptered fics.

Until then!

Here's the RuroKen oneshot I finished. This is a scene I always imagined happened off-panel… so, I guess you can say this is my own personal head-canon. This also a bit of a peace offering to Aoshi since I realized he seems to either come off badly or get the short end of the stick in my other fics. I don’t hate his character. Really! Here’s the proof!

Title: Hanakotoba: The Language of Flowers

Author: Kenkaya

Genre: Drama/Spiritual

Type: Oneshot, post Jinchuu/Revenge Arc

Rating: K+/PG

Pairing: Hints of AoshixMisao, but nothing overt…

Summary: On the way home from Tokyo, Aoshi and Misao make a slight detour...

( Japanese summers were beautiful, but hot and humid, completely unsuitable for cross-country travel... )

Disclaimer: The characters of Rurouni Kenshin are copyright/owned by Watsuki, Sony, and other corporate someones who aren’t me.

Meh... it's been a while, but school's out in May so just one more month til freedom! I've been editing my cosplay photos from Anime LA since I got some awesome group photos but the pool deck was way too crowded. All of them had lots of random con-goers in the background. Thank God for Photoshop! After finals, I plan to finish up my Izumi cosplay for AX. Her travel jacket is already half-done!

In fanfic related news, I've finished a couple oneshots. One is for RuroKen (a short n' sweet AoshixMisao moment) and the other for Inuyasha (Kagura character piece).

( Until next time, enjoy June and Toph being badass girls together! )

I know it's short notice (I took a last minute trip to visit out-of-state family over the holidays), but I will be at Anime L.A. tomorrow in my June cosplay. Since I was gone for two weeks I didn't have time to really work on any new costumes. Oh well, if should still be fun! Izumi will just have to wait for the next con.

I haven't been very active lately which can attributed to several things, the biggest culprit being that I'm taking three studio classes and 16 units at school (never again, never again...). Finals are the first week in Dec, then I have a whole month off, so expect some more updates from me then.

On a more exciting note, I will be wearing my Ember costume and taking photos either this Saturday or next (though with the photographer's schedule and mine it's starting to look like it'll be next weekend). I'm really looking forward to hitting the streets and getting some awesome photos... hopefully the wait will be worth it!

I also have tentative plans to attend Anime LA this coming January. I'm going to start on an Izumi cosplay soon since I already have a pirate dreadlocks wig and just need to buy some white fabric for the top. I absolutely love her character and have wanted to cosplay her for a while now. I was planning to go for one or two days, so maybe I'll recycle an older costume as well. I'll post an update when I have a definite schedule.

Until then!

New school semester starts in a week and I'm heading into the final two years of a very intensive program. I don't know when I'll have a chance to work on fic or new art, but I have my Ember cosplay all set for Halloween and more cosplay plans that fit nicely between breaks. Until then, here's an old IY fanart art I finally got around to coloring!

A Moment In The Woods



Media: Chalk pastel, colored pencil, copic markers, ink

I've been back from AX a couple weeks and it was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, I had technical difficulties with my new/improved Ember cosplay (body paint can be a fickle mistress), so I only went as Jun. I got so much love for that costume. A LOT of con-goers recognized me and wanted pictures.

And now, without further adieu...

( Jun Cosplay Photos )

I'm just finishing up the final details on both my costumes for AX this weekend! For those interested, these are the costumes I will be wearing and on which days:

Jun: Kickass female bounty hunter who only showed up in 2 episodes of "Avatar the Last Airbender" (Fri & Sat)

Ember McLain: Cool rock star ghost villain from Danny Phantom (Sun)

I don't know which costume I'll wear on Monday, but it definitely won't be Ember since that one will require many hours of body paint and I'm going to a concert later that night. Maybe I'll surprise everybody and take an old costume out of storage!

I'll post photos after the con. Until then!