EDIT: New art added! If more comes along, I will be unpublishing and re-publishing this chapter so whenever that happens then just expect to feast thy eyes upon even more ✨magnificence✨

You know you're concerningly DEEP in a fandom when you actually spend money and a g e s searching for the perfect artists to commission (while also getting increasingly addicted)...

Who am I talking about? Nooo it couldn't POSSIBLY be icky ol' me! 👀

Haha, but in all honesty, LOOKIE!!!

^^^Artwork by @iwonn-arts on Tumblr! I highly highly HIGHLY recommend her, plus it was my first time ever deciding to commission artwork and she couldn't be any more of a total sweetheart and tons of fun to work with 🥰 QUEEN OUT HERE REALLY POPPED OFF AND JUST LOOK AT THAT BREATHTAKING GODDAMN ✨QUALITY✨ I seriously can't stop admiring mah fabulous pinky bby!! 😭💕💕 This is what Ichika normally looks like in her school uniform and also shows how she accessorizes and customizes her clothes, which is a way better reference than how I can ever write descriptions!

^^^Artwork by OrevenArt on Etsy! They also have other socials which I *think* are all the same username, so feel free to just search 'em up! ^_^ And I'm already the biggest simp for Ichika, but Ichika in full cheerleader attire??? W O O H 😳🥵 Needless to say, the artist did an absolutely TERRIFIC job!! 🙌🙌🙌 Truly such a great pleasure and honour to work with them! Astonishingly jaw dropping talent, as y'all can see, and also SO DAMN FAST LIKE W O W xD Seeing Cheerleader!Ichika has now gotten me even more fired up and on another note, though you can't see it, at the back of Ichika's top KARASUNO is written in bold and then underneath it is Tsuki's jersey number (11). Does sweet ol' Icchan play favourites? Yes, and she doesn't even deny it 😂

^^^Artwork by @msirawski on Tumblr! And if you're interested in commissioning the outstanding artist, you can contact her directly on Tumblr or through Discord at msirawski#0763 which I can 9999999% guarantee you won't regret! \(☆o☆)/ This is just a fun lil piece showing Ichika in her day-to-day life taking a relaxing stroll and wearing casual clothes, and oh my volleyball gods she looks like such a ✨️BAD BITCH✨️ Also featuring her beloved cat-dog Pochi AKA the best character in this story xD

^^^Artwork by @kibu-me on Tumblr! She's such a lovely person and on top of that, she is also a SUPERB artist and writer!! You can really tell that she loves what she does and puts a lotta effort into all of her works 🤩 I can't be any happier with the finished product that features Ichika and her bootyful bestie, Hina, AKA mah darling waifu Dramione_4_lyf's OC who you'll see more throughout this fic! The artist very excellently captured these two gorgeous gals in their bestie shenanigans xD

^^^Artwork by ShopRedPanda on Etsy! And if you have Instagram, then you can follow her @redpanda_art and my experience with her was truly one of the BEST services I ever had!! She was impressively quick and always kept in touch with me during the process! So incredibly patient and fantastic with my request and I just had such a blast interacting with her, especially seeing my vision come to life ^3^ Absolutely IN LOVE with her art style and how utterly adorable Ichika and her bois came out~!! 😍😍😍

^^^Artworks by @soktokki on Tumblr! The marvelous artist's other socials are also over on https://linktr.ee/soktokki which I strongly implore you to PLEASE check out and support!! 🙌 These three INSANELY cute masterpieces all go together, showcasing small yet extremely special moments between Ichika and each of her bois 🥰 I'm especially OBSESSED with the use of stunning, bright colours and how splendidly expressive all of 'em are! 💖👄💖

⚠️ There is supposed to be another art commission included in this part, but since Wattpad is a pissy prude it's been flagged a couple of times already as it's (tastefully) NSFW ❤️‍🔥 If you would like to view the artwork (which I highly suggest), please follow this link which will lead you directly to my 18+ Tumblr post sharing it and click on the image for better resolution if necessary: https://xpao-bearx.tumblr.com/post/670789268999979008/nsfw-haikyu-artwork-under-the-cut ⚠️

^^^Artwork by MinArtsyCos on Etsy! You can also support her on TikTok (same username) and on Instagram @minoe.arts so if you're looking to commission beautiful anime art pieces (whether SFW or NSFW) along with reasonable prices even with multiple characters in one drawing, then pleeease go to her shop!! She's simply fooken AMAZING not to mention so kind and open minded with my request, and best of all she made everything very easy! 🥳 She definitely went above and BEYOND my expectations and dear LAWD I c a n n o t stop thirsting over le spahcy masterpiece 🥵🥵🥵

Aaand for WP, don't worry cuz I also have a VERY special masterpiece just for y'all:

B O N U S:

^^^Artworks by _Splashe_! Their Tumblr is also @art-splashe and I'm truly so very blessed to have met them and looking back on these delightful surprise gifts from them always makes me sooo damn happy❣ 🥺 They're one of the nicest and most talented hooman beans EVER that I'm super duper proud to call my friend, so deffo check 'em out pwetty pwease~

And just a reminder that my Tumblr is @xpao-bearx if you're curious! My asks, submissions, and private messages are always open so never hesitate to pop in if ya want!

I'm also hopefully planning on sharing some posts on Tumblr relating to this fic and I'm pretty active in the HQ community! It's a real clusterfuck of me basically just fangirling 'bout whatever I'm being a slut for, but Ichika's one of my fave OCs ever and I'm having a ridiculous amount of fun writing for and about her as well! 😆 I did consider making a second Tumblr blog dedicated to all things Ichika, but sadly I just don't think I'd have enough time and motivation to manage it (as tempting as it sounds) ;-;

Lastly, as I stated in Ichika's profile, I'm open for HQ RPs and if we're roleplaying romance/smut (which is my specialty *wink wonk*) then we can totally discuss who will be our OCs' love interests! I like to think that Ichika's quite flexible with whoever she's paired up with depending on my mood (and it's worth noting that I'm mothafuckin OBSESSED with reverse harems and poly relationship dynamics)...also cuz I'm an incurable hoe and literally can't choose jUsT oNe volley dweeb 🤣