Hello, and welcome to the first extra chapter of Red Like Roses!

With this book taking an eternity to write, and the previous book not having any authors notes until the end, the last book where I actually got to engage with you readers was back in April. . . Yikes.

On the plus side, that means that while I was on my little hiatus the Bionic Bloom Series received lots and lots of fanart! So, this chapter will be honoring all the talented artists that have taken the time to create these wonderful pieces. Each of these people can be found through their tag, so I highly recommend taking a look at their page and giving them a follow!

Without further delay, I give you

First, we have art from one of my long-time fans. You know him, you love him, it's T-Generation2378 ! Who has two new pieces for us today:

It's no secret that this artist has an unbelievable amount of talent! Not only are all the characters so expressive and lively, but even the backgrounds are stunning!

You might be wondering who's being features alongside Rocket and Q in each of these. The two characters above that do not belong to my stories are the creation of T-Generation and his MHA +4 universe. You can read about these characters in his book The Hero from Beyond! Thanks again, T, for these incredible works!

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Next up to honor is the writer-artist JunieWeathers who has a TON of great art for us today!

The first four pieces were drawn by the very talented Junie Weather's, and the last being a picrew that was too perfect not to share! Junie did some outstanding work when creating these drawings, and seeing them just melts my heart. The first is a single portrait of Rose while the second and third are crossover pieces with her character Sakura. The grid piece is Junie's vision for a sleepover crossover with the characters of various MHA fanfics, and it just so happens to feature Rose and Rocket as their favorite animals. Then, the picrew above is an icon she put together starring Rose with her new haircut that I absolutely love!

If you want to know more about Sakura and her author, go ahead and check out Junie's story I'm No Hero! Thank you, Junie, for these adorable pictures!

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Coming up with some of the most beautiful drawings I've had the honor of receiving, it's the work of the incredible Juni_Penguin_!

Now, these just leave me speechless! The two banners above were a gift from Jun showing off my characters, Rocket, and Rose. Then the third picture is a flawless depiction of gender-bent Rose. Jun is also responsible for creating the marvelous cover you see for this book! She is such a master at editing, and she got my character spot on!

These are all so beautiful, and if you enjoy seeing this amazing art, go and give Jun a follow and check out her books for some beautiful writing too! Her story, Plus Minus One, is one you won't want to miss!

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Next is one of my favorite drawings; this is from the unbelievably talented sun_jin!

Words cannot describe how much I love this!! Rose's hair, her scythe, her bionics all do her SO MUCH justice! I love everything about this piece!

Please give Sunjin a follow and check out their MHA fic All That I Am for a great story! Thank you so much, Sunjin!!

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Now, this piece of fan art is hands down the most creative thing I've seen. I cannot thank StupidHufflepuffuwu for these two!

How many times can a writer say they've received a custom origami knife for their character!? I cannot express how awesome this is! Every little detail fits Rose perfectly from the colors to the writings, to the little drawing on the handle!

This artist also really went all out on the next picture that shows our gal Rose picking on the one and only Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric. I absolutely love both of these, and I cannot thank you enough for it, Noel!

Please give Noel a follow and check out all her page has to offer for more of this incredible person!
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And finally, we have art from the one and only, FoxyPuff ! I'm sure many of you know her as the legendary author of the MHA fic Muted Voices, but did you also know this lady is also an incredible artist?

Above is the heartwarming fluff piece featuring the ship we call MordeKoto (Rocket [Bionic Bloom] x Koto [Muted Voices]). Two mute characters forming a beautiful friendship; how wholesome is that? Apparently, this crack ship hits hard for readers of Guns And Roses and Muted Voices as Foxy and I continue to receive loads of MordeKoto fan art!

Below are some more pieces from various artists (Junie, Jun, and QuaccSmaccSnacc)!

Because this is such a precious note to leave this chapter on (and Wattpad tells me I'm at my limit of pictures in a chapter), I'll wrap things up.

My heart goes out to each and every one of these incredible artists that put so much time to make me smile. Every piece of fan art is truly an honor, and my utmost respect goes to everyone above.

Thank you for reading, please give these artists a follow, comment to let me know what you think, and have a wonderful day/night!

Until next time!