[Text] The sinner one shouldn’t be too big. I’m gonna to send it to her as a gift… to thank her all the patience she had with me. About the portrait of my Master, I’d like something big for my living room. It would be really greally great if you could recreate the style of the ancient Chinse pictures for this one. Thank you so much for your kindness. -E

[Text] No trouble at all. I like a challenge. As soon as the sketches are ready, I’ll scan them and see what you think. [Sends]

[Text] Mr. Maple… I have no words to apologize for what I’m going to say, but… can you re-do all the painting I commissioned you? I’ve been thinking of it… And I’d like a simple portrait of Sinner. Just her image. Also I wanted to commission you a second painting. It’s a portrait of my Master. Check your email, I attached a photo of him. I was thinking if you could draw him watching the dawn. I?ll pay you the double to make up for this. I’m really sorry Jack…

[He’s surprised at the news, and a little disappointed, after all the research he did. But at the same time, given what Ezayne described to him of his and Sinner’s history, it’s kind of a relief. Maybe the man’s finally moving on. The offer of double the payment isn’t something to be taken lightly, either – Jack loves his art, but he still needs to make a living.]

[Text] It’s not a problem, Ezayne. I haven’t gotten far beyond the tracing stage, so there’s not much to re-do. I’ll get started on the sketches right away. What size would you like the portraits to be? [Sends]

Good Surprises?

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

will-never-be-a-swan:

She practically bounced on the balls of her feet as she waited for Jack to show up, his present tucked away behind some things. Excitement and butterflies flipped, flopped and few around her stomach that it practically choked the air out of her lungs but she tried taking some deep breaths to calm down, hoping in a sense he wouldn’t be cross over the free gift and the condition that had been set for owning it. “I can do this..” she whispered as she pressed a hand to her stomach, hoping to calm it.

Jack arrived soon enough. He’d spent the afternoon at the city library, looking up details on Japanese clothing and the Tanabata festival, and had come back with a full set of notes and sketches that he hoped to incorporate into Ezayne’s commission. When he entered, he noticed that Katelynn seemed antsy about something. “Are you all right?”

She practically jumped into his arms in her excitement when she saw him, looking up with a pleased smile on her face. “I have..a few surprises for you,” she whispered, happy that she could do this for him. After so many months of giving him so much grief she was doing something she hoped would please him instead.

“I-I’ll go least to biggest though.” Bringing out Sara’s card, she handed it over to him. “I brought a n-new friend to the apartment and showed her your artwork. She asked for a commission.”

Jack hugged her as he was all but pounced on – whatever had made her nervous, it was clearly something very good. He took the card, looking over it curiously, but couldn’t keep from smiling. “Really? Oh, th-that’s great! I’ll have to meet with her as soon as possible.” He would have asked more about this new friend, but he wanted to hear the rest of Katelynn’s news.

will-never-be-a-swan:

She practically bounced on the balls of her feet as she waited for Jack to show up, his present tucked away behind some things. Excitement and butterflies flipped, flopped and few around her stomach that it practically choked the air out of her lungs but she tried taking some deep breaths to calm down, hoping in a sense he wouldn’t be cross over the free gift and the condition that had been set for owning it. “I can do this..” she whispered as she pressed a hand to her stomach, hoping to calm it.

Jack arrived soon enough. He’d spent the afternoon at the city library, looking up details on Japanese clothing and the Tanabata festival, and had come back with a full set of notes and sketches that he hoped to incorporate into Ezayne’s commission. When he entered, he noticed that Katelynn seemed antsy about something. “Are you all right?”