Re: Dream of Love
thank you for explaining! it is much clearer. I also was trying to reconcile the prompt and the picture, until I read your explanation.
I absolutely agree with your character-casting. Snape would make a PERFECT hatsumomo, temperamentally. And Harry - clumsy, plain, get 'er done golden-hearted Harry - is a great match for Koichi's role. I had never thought too deeply about the Hatsumoto / Koichi subplot in Memoirs of a Geisha before, your art has shown it to me in a whole different light. Instead of seeing Hatsumoto as a self-centered, spoiled girl dallying with a boyfriend in churlish defiance of the rules, you gave me a glimpse of her as a tragic heroine who, just like Snape, is bitter and lashes out because she's trapped. And you also gave me a fresh insight on Snape's character in drawing the parallel between his position and Hatsumomo's.
I'm glad you shared this, it has given me a new perspective on both stories.
And the art? Gooooorgeous. I love the expressions on both their faces, very subtle and finely done. You can see so much about Harry/Koichi just from the cast of his mouth. And I just love what you have done with Snape's face. With just a few lines at the eyes, brow and mouth, you made Snape-as-a geisha convincing, and you convey so much about his guarded heart in one expression.