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Hi! I just wanted to say I love your art so much. The colors and lighting and expressions - everything is just so stunning. Your Sephiroth Valentine's piece has been my phone wallpaper for months now, and every time I see it I'm still amazed. :)

Just wondering if you have any kind of shop somewhere I could buy prints from you?

Hope you have a wonderful day and I look forward to seeing any art you share in the future. :)

Ahh! Thank you so much for your lovely words—I’m truly honoured! T^T

That piece is actually one of my personal favourites among the Sephiroth fanart I’ve done, so I’m over the moon to know it resonated with you! XDD

I’ve been thinking of setting up a little shop to sell prints, especially since I’ve received so many kind DMs and comments like yours asking about it. It really motivates me—just need to get my lazy ass moving and do it already! 😅

Thank you again for the blessing—you’re so kind! I hope you have wonderful days ahead, and I’ll keep painting as much as I can! 💖

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One thing I really enjoy about Sephiroth fans is how everyone consistently references the fact that Sephiroth "dies" in Nibelheim, but it's always spoken wistfully. Like a young man who dies far before his time.

And yeah, stating the obvious that on a physical level, he's dead. But that's not really what we're talking about. Talking to other Sephiroth fans, they view this not so much as a physical death as it is the death of...well...Sephiroth the man. Sephiroth the human. The reality is that with the exception of Genesis, ALL the Firsts die young, Sephiroth included. They are destroyed by the very vulnerabilities that ruled their souls in life.

For Angeal, it was his pride as a soldier, his responsibility as a provider, both as a son and as a friend.

For Zack, it was his blind loyalty and devotion to others, to the point where he was willing to sacrifice his own life in the name of love for his friend.

For Sephiroth, it's the death of the human soul itself, the critical coming of age into adulthood. He loses his life in that he regresses. He returns to metaphorical infancy and returns to Jenova. He is no longer the same man we knew before, no longer the same person who loved his friends, cared for his men, and sought to protect others through compassion. He's a hollow shell. Sephiroth doesn't just die physically. He is severed, both body AND soul. He is damned. He is fundamentally transformed beyond recognition. He has become the very thing he never wanted to be--a monster.

Idk I still don't think a Sephiroth redemption arc is ever happening. Simply because Sephiroth's story as a character is kind of already over after Nibelheim. He's already gone through his character climax and is changed by the time he reaches his resolution. I don't think there's any fixing that. It's no longer the same person anymore.

Sephiroth is dead.

And Sephiroth is dead.

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Smoke and Memories.

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It’s funny how my WIPs or cropped images often get more attention than the finished pieces.

Personally, I prefer the completed ones, but maybe that’s just the nature of social media—and what people prefer when scrolling their phones? (I still use a desktop to make my art).

Also, big headshots seem to be all the rage… I feel ancient...

Anyone got any insight? I’m honestly curious about this! 😄

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"I didn't choose my path. Nor am I risking my life for it" "Sephiroth, you look thin."

"Depending on what happens, I may abandon Shinra"

An old sketch of Seph done last year.

Pale and colourless, he is the sadness itself.

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The Glenn-Seph vibe, as many fanfictions have portrayed it! XDDD

This chapter was a fucking trauma nightmare so here’s the funniest part to cope

They’re talking about meeting Rosen and of course Sephiroth has never met a kid his age before, so he wonders what to say, but Glenn starts to make a joke and Matt and Lucia freak out….

And Seph does the cutest “confused puppy” head tilt you’ve ever seen

DON’T YOU DARE CORRUPT THE BABY GLENN LODBROK!!!

Ok now back to processing this shit

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eternity of loneliness

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Done.

Seph in Kuja’s gear from FF7EC, wielding the Genji Blade.

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Part of a WIP. Just wanted to draw a slightly grown-up Seph in Kuja’s gear from FF7EC.

A completely self-indulgent interpretation of a medium Seph as he exists in my head.

…Maybe I’ve just read too many Bottom Sephiroth fics lately? XDD

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Zack/Seph Smut. 2/6. Done last year.

Full image here,18+ only!!!

I have read the below fiction for at least 30 times.

Never had I read a fic that portrays Sephiroth's godly side with such explicit content before.

神兵

"The man bound to the chair had turned his gaze upon me—and in that instant, I saw him clearly.

His eyes, a piercing emerald like twin gemstones, shimmered with a brilliance untouched by shadow. The once-twisted features of his face had settled into a noble, almost decadent elegance. He regarded me coolly, distantly, as though from atop a throne carved from winter itself. A chill crept down my spine—not from fear, but from the sheer, untouchable majesty that radiated from him.

Gone was the image of the broken, humiliated soul I had just witnessed. That pitiful figure had vanished as though it had never existed, scattered like ash in the wind. Now, seated in the heart of chains and darkness, he appeared not as a prisoner, but as a silver-crowned deity—serene, sovereign, and terrifyingly divine."

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Zack/Seph Smut. 1/6. Done last year.

Full image: click here (18+ only!)

Just finished reading a ridiculously hot Z/S fic by one of my favorite fanfiction writer!Had to post this to remind myself how amazing this pairing is! XDD

Fiction link here:

休息室的秘密

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d e v o u r — a sephiroth fanzine

this is a story that's been living in my head rent free for a while now and I've only recently had the courage to put it down on paper.

this is my first time taking on narrative illustration, and it was really an opportunity for me to put everything i love into one thing.

it's by no means perfect - there's still a lot i want to improve on, skill-wise, but i also had a lot of fun making it and i hope you'll enjoy it too!

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The Soldier boys are enjoying a lazy summer afternoon off duty.

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Part of a WIP "Say cheese!"

Minisis and Miniroth still have the marks from their previous fight.

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Adventure of a Big Dog (or Bear?) and a Mini Cat.

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I made a bunch of ZackSeph smut art last year—he’s just too pretty, I couldn’t help myself!

NSFW! Bottom Sephiroth!

Don't click if you are under 18!

Full image here

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Old picture. The AGS vibe I need