The piece I made for Resilient: a Riza Hawkeye fanzine (@rizazine), back in 2021
I forgot to post it here for some reason heh
It's avaliable as a print on my Redbubble!
Still laughing at how it's been almost 7 years since Bleach ended & neither Kubo, Shounen Jump or Pierrot have ever released any official couple/family arts of the endgame ships
When canon shippers in a fandom feel the need to write essays on why their favourite canon pairing works, it’s a sign that the canon pairing from the original source material was weakly written. And as a result, we have people reacting for straws when they are explaining symbolisms not really related to the content or the “subtle hints” of having feelings for the other, which aren’t really subtle, but actually something people do on a daily basis (for example, describing a scene a single glance mentioned in the book or in a panel and coming up with a +300 words on how it’s a sign of “true love” or “feelings”.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but when I support canon ships, I don’t have this need or feeling to write an essay on why they work. “They are good in my head, let’s move on.” I get a lot more excited than that, but that’s my general thought pattern when liking a canon ship.