14 September 2024 @ 03:28 pm
Art: Once in a Blue Moon (Astro, G)  
Art Title: Once in a Blue Moon
Fandom: Astro
Link: Once in a Blue Moon on AO3
Summary: MJ is a singer in a jazz bar, and Eunwoo is his pianist :)
Warnings: none
Characters: MJ, Eunwoo, the rest of Astro, Moon Sua, Monsta X + Wonho
Pairings: MJ/Eunwoo or MJ & Eunwoo, up to you :)

When I Started: gosh, sometime between late 2021 and early 2022, after the second subunit of Rocky and Jinjin was announced and their album came out. There was a discussion on Discord about whether we'd get a third subunit of MJ and Eunwoo at some point, and how amazing that would be with their vocals ^_^

How I Lost My Shit: When we lost Bin ;_; Everything Astro related became hard to see or hear or even talk about, and the healing process has been a long one. Took me so long before I could even look at Bin's pictures again without crying, and it's still hard for me to listen to any song he's in. But I won't give up on all the happy memories, and I won't give up on loving their music.

How I Finished My Shit: When Nagi (InterstellarBlue) asked me if I'd do this challenge, because she'd be willing to write a fic for my art ♥ There were other options to choose from, since I always have more than one WIP in the works, be it art or fic, but the Astro one was calling to me. The initial piece of art only has MJ and Eunwoo, so it was easier to start with, and then I could do the additional piece with the other Astro members too, including Bin. And now I'm super happy I did, and super proud of myself for having finally finished this piece of art. Not to mention I got such a wonderful story for it too ♥

The initial piece of art:




Link to all of the art: Once in a Blue Moon on AO3
Link to fic:
whatever colour you bring by InterstellarBlue on AO3
 
 
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Guava[personal profile] g_uava on September 15th, 2024 05:10 am (UTC)
Just came across your post on someone's reading page and had to comment that all the art look super pretty and well-edited 🤩 It's rare also seeing detailed commentary on creating manips/edits which has been inspiring to read. Congrats to you and your writer for completing the collab!

Edited 2024-09-15 05:15 am (UTC)
selenic76[personal profile] selenic76 on September 15th, 2024 06:08 am (UTC)
Aw, thank you so much for the sweet comment! I'm happy you enjoyed the art, as well as my ramblings :D I think it's fun to share some of the thoughts I had while creating the art, so it really warms my heart that someone took the time to read them ♥

And I'm honoured to have Nagi is my long time fandom friend and author, she's the one who got me to do this challenge this year ^_^
luvbarryfefe[personal profile] luvbarryfefe on September 15th, 2024 05:25 am (UTC)
I am not familiar with the fandom but the art is AMAZING. Just fabulous. Great job!
selenic76[personal profile] selenic76 on September 15th, 2024 06:14 am (UTC)
Thank you so much for the lovely comment, I'm happy you enjoyed the art even if you don't know the fandom ^_^ It's been a while since I finished any fandom stuff (almost a year since I last posted on AO3 O_O) so it was wonderful to have a chance to get something done :)