Was suddenly overcome with a very deep and overwhelming love for the king and the bull, so I am writing this letter to them...!
Being able to connect with them is genuinely one of the best things that has ever happened to me, as silly as that may sound. I can't imagine my life without them! I never would've imagine that they would become so important to me over these last few years. I've talked about it elsehwere, but I am eternally grateful for them... they helped me leave a depressive slump I was in for a year if not longer, where creating felt like a chore. But now thanks to Theseus & Asterius I've been able to draw, write, read, and more... things I hadn't been able to commit myself to in ages. It feels silly to say, but I genuinely don't think I could have done it without them.
So much of my art now is dedicated to them, even if it's not obvious. When I make OCs based off them and their plight then allow them to be the protagonists of their own story, it is because I love them and want to share my world with them, just as they have shared their world with me. I hope that they will be able to inspired me next year, too...
I have lots of things I want to do, and I have to work hard for it. But it does not feel so scary with them by my side, always.
(And, as an aside... while this is focused on the king and the bull (of whom I love so much), I must also mention AZ as well... while Theseus and Asterius stroke my creative fire, AZ makes me want to be more open and honest about my emotions. I feel different types of love for them, but it is still a deep and powerful love.)
I've never been good at writing out my feelings, so I am ending this here for now... but I want to repeat to my dear king and bull, I am happy to have met you.
Love, Hope | December 30th, 2023.