Disclaimer: I did not do this image. I had this commissioned from the uber talented *NanFe, whose artwork style matches my dark writing style.
This is representative of the atmosphere surrounding Chapters 35 through 37, where Katrina's past was fully revealed to her and the subsequent aftermath.
The red reiatsu/reishi ribbon represents the bond that formed between Katrina and Kira throughout my series. The back to back pose with Katrina leaning against Kira signifies that he has her back no matter how dark the path goes for her. The haunted look in both of their eyes states that they will both be plagued by their pasts no matter how much they try to put it behind them
This is as best of an explanation I am willing to give for those who have not yet read my fic series
And yes, I had her depict Izuru with the new hairstyle revealed in chapter 489
Also, yes, Katrina looks like Rukia here. NanFe's works feature a lot of Rukia and Mugetsu. The difference is the bangs and of course, Katrina's neck collar
Damaged Chapter 1: [link] Katrina's Bio page: [link]
Please visit *NanFe's gallery and view her other fantastic works
I am also currently holding a Contest (deadline June 17th, 2012) to depict a scene from any of my chapters of Damaged: [link] top prize is 800
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + Katrina Lau (c) ~Tygerlander Artwork by *NanFe
i wish I could get her to do a commission, but I'm so broke... ._."
in other words
awesome work
i'll give her a look