Unfortunately I'm a bit late due to various reasons. But had to finish this for multiple reasons. First, Shoukaku. And second, I made my first post exactly a year ago.
Back then I was using AI. so doing the same idea again, but this time by my own hands, was something I felt needed to do to complete the cycle. Still, I don't regret any of my AI posts, since that was the path that got me back into drawing.