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Art trade with KidOnBass of FAC

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Character ~> Houpu Esutohaimu (Hope Estheim)
Series ~> Final Fantasy XIII

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Wow, this is my part of an art trade that is long overdue ^^; The art trade began in late August of 2010, but I started drawing it in the middle of December of 2011 x_x Er, I hope that she is not mad at me and that she gets this drawing.

Gah, I just love Hope =3 He is my favorite character in Final Fantasy XIII. When he is the leader of my party (which consists of Hope, Lightning, and Fang), I always try to get a preemptive strike cause I just love how he throws his boomerang at the enemies >D Has anyone ever wonder how the Nue fits into his back pocket O_o ?

At first, I found Hope to be annoying, but I grew fond of him during the Gapra Whitewood chapter. It was in this chapter that I fell in love with the mother-son relationship between Lightning and Hope >3< So, I drew roses to represent Lightning; anyone who has played the game will get the reference ^_O

I think of the Final Fantasy XIII cast as one, big family <3 Centered around Hope, I see:
Lightning = mother
Fang = aunt
Vanille = cousin
Snow = uncle
Sazh = ...grandfather XD

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Hope Estheim (c) Nomura Tetsuya, Ikeda Nao, Square Enix
Roses (c) Takeuchi Naoko, Kodansha, Kodansha Comics USA, Toei Animation
Pose (c) xlovemelikeyoumeanit
Hair highlight tutorial (c) chaos-flare
Artwork (c) Airo