I got the news that lost a close friend today (very suddenly, I don't know the details but he passed on wednesday) and he is leaving a huge hole in the many lives because he affected so many with his humor, love, kindess, talents, smiles, performance, sarcasm, snores, passion, warmth, stories, and hugs. He really touched a lot of hearts.

I have always been awkward about hugs, but he always gave hugs goodbye, and they were always sweet. So I drew this so there could be one last hug goodbye the only way there can be through my art. I only wish I could show it to him because I never got to draw his personal character for him before. I drew Salt and Pepper for him multiple times (some red pandas I designed for him in a trade) but never Kyu. It's sad the first time I draw Kyu is when he is gone.

He wouldn't want any of his friends to cry, it was always his goal to make you laugh, he thrived on laughter and had a sharp sense of humor. He was an amazing guy, I will never forget all the fun times we had. I am sad there won't be any new ones. This was so unexpected, my brain is still trying to comprehend how I won't get to see him again.

I want to remember happy times though. I realized earlier today after the initial shock that dwelling on him being gone is wrong.. for me... I went through photos of us having fun and art I had done and it made me smile and feel the joy again that he brought. I want to remember him like that. The sadness is only so strong because that joy was, is, and always will be that strong.

I posted what I could find earlier on my twitter account:
https://twitter.com/ArtSloth/

Life is fragile. Make sure your friends know how much you appreciate them. Hug them goodbye every time.
Thanks for reading.

 kyurhoshan
Rest in Peace