Wherein Miracles Happen (AKA Rinku Plays Nice)

*Siiigh...*

So...

Ryuu recently made another drawing. As of this writing, it hasn't been uploaded to his DA, but it was colored by LZ and uploaded to hers.

And I just...

I can't find anything to complain about.

I mean, there's some weird perspective stuff going on with the cake, but there's nothing funny about it. Perspective is hard--whatever. I can't work with that.

There's no strange proportions, no egotistical bullcrap with his dumb OCs, no obnoxious anatomy flaws. He didn't use it as some flimsy excuse to make it all about him even though it was a present to somebody else. The style is a little different, but not, you know, offensively so. It's just a sunny toon Link with a cake.

In fact...

I might... sort of... 

almost...  

kind of... like it.

Ish.

I know. I know. But, I mean... it's sort of a cute pic and he's reasonably in character, and it looks kind of like Ryuu tried something with the overhead perspective, and it feels sincere, and just... look at him.

Come on.

It's not my toon Link bias talking, either. Some of the most offensive pics of Ryuu's, to me, have been when he either appropriated WW Link or ripped him off outright, so if anything, the bias should work against him.

I just...

Urrrgh.

There. I said it. Don't get used to this. One pic doesn't make up for the gobs and gobs of Ryuu's obscenity.

I just... had to admit it, okay?

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go get drunk and think long and hard about things.