Mxtxtober Day 11: First Meeting (ft. Artist Xie Lian)

“When he looked up, a silver butterfly flew past his eyes.
That silver butterfly was glittering and translucent, and as it fluttered through the air it left behind a sparkling bright trail in its wake. This silver butterfly was incredibly intelligent; not only was it unalarmed, it even stopped on the tip of his finger. Its wings shimmered, beautiful and serene, and beneath the sunlight, it felt like the illusion of a dream that’d shatter with just the touch of a finger. A moment later, it flew away.”
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I decided to draw on this meeting of Xie Lian and Hua Cheng. Since it was the first scene where Hua Cheng makes his presence known (if I am not wrong) Something about this scene really touched my heart for being so gentle yet impactful. Just one butterfly coming to greet his gege and just like that it flies away before Huahua finally appears in his ghost form later on the mountain accompanied by an influx of butterflies 🥹
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For me, it felt as if HC was saying “Your Highness, we will finally meet soon, please wait for me” I drew a modern AU where Xie Lian is an artist and fafa makes an appearance in his studio ✨
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(Attire inspired by our lovely meow meow, Min Yoongi’s picture)