Don't Leave by LeonardBirdstein

A sudden hubbub catches Aiden's attention, and he turns just as a little girl bursts through the group of officers, tears streaming down her cheeks. She buries her face in his coat.
"Darling, what's wrong? What are you doing here?"
She sniffs and wipes her face with her fist. "I- I don't want you t-to leave."
"Oh sunshine," he says, gathering her into his arms, "I'm not going anywhere."
"You mean it?"
"Of course." Aiden kisses the top of her head and she smiles.

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painted on a Nintendo Switch
05 Aug, 2025, 9:50 pm
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LeonardBirdstein

05 Aug, 2025, 9:53 pm

Sorry for the wait! I lost a lot of motivation for a while and didn't want to force myself to draw your prize and then ruin it.
I am genuinely in love with your OCs - the level of detail, both in their designs and lore makes me INCREDIBLY happy (a detail-fixated person myself, it's very important to me)
If it was easier to type on here, you would get SO many more written scenes from me, but alas, I hate the Switch keyboard.

LeonardBirdstein

05 Aug, 2025, 9:57 pm

Thank you for being SO kind and supportive all the time - you're genuinely the nicest person on here <3
Every time you comment on my drawings it brings me so much joy to know you enjoy them as much as I enjoy your art!

Here's to the progress of your game, your AMAZING characters, and me writing more snippets for you in the future.

Thank you Ane, I love you ♥♥♥♥♥

-Mommyjiji-

05 Aug, 2025, 11:17 pm

this art is soso good!!

Sticksandstones102

06 Aug, 2025, 1:18 am

cool story will you make more (^_^)

LeonardBirdstein

06 Aug, 2025, 8:20 am

@-Mommyjiji- thank you <3
@Sticksandstones102 these are Ane's OCs, so I don't know the whole story yet (yippeee!!!!) but I occasionally pick up little bits and write my own scenarios.
I AM planning to create some OCs (I havent for YEARS lol) so I might write little bits for them.
It's just that the keyboard is awful to type with and the character limit is a bıtch to work around.

AtomicNomic

06 Aug, 2025, 11:09 am

This is such amazing writing! I love the art too :)

LeonardBirdstein

06 Aug, 2025, 4:51 pm

@AtomicNomic thank you <3 I don't get to show off my creative writing skills on here much but I really enjoy it! Writing feels really natural to me, it's my favourite skill that I possess :3

sharp_eyed_detective

06 Aug, 2025, 6:10 pm

@LeonardBirdstein

AAAAAAH THEY LOOK SO CUTE TOGETHER!!! <3<3<3
Poor little angel, he looks so scared T_T
I loved how you drew and narrated this scene!! It was so well done I could picture the whole thing in my head as I was reading it?!?! :O
Thank you so much for the drawing, it really lifted my spirits today—I've been having a pretty rough and sad day... Thank you, Lenny, you're such a good friend!!! I adore interacting with you!!! <3
I'm really sorry I haven't been commenting much lately… I just feel like I can't get things right. I haven't been sleeping well, and motivation is way down on my list right now.
I hope I’ll be back soon with my energy fully recharged.
I truly loved your drawing, and the scene you wrote as well. I hope I can tell you more about the story when I’m feeling better! <3

sharp_eyed_detective

06 Aug, 2025, 6:12 pm

@LeonardBirdstein
Also, Aiden looks sooo handsome in your drawing, omg,,,, I’m kind of obsessed with how they both look in your style… you really made them shine!

LeonardBirdstein

06 Aug, 2025, 7:26 pm

@sharp_eyed_detective Oh, I'm SO glad you like it, and that I've brought you some joy during a tough time. I'm sorry you're not feeling good at the moment (I know the sleeping difficulties myself, ooft) but I hope you feel better soon xx
Don't ever worry about not drawing or replying - I figured you weren't doing great at the moment, so trust me when I say there's no pressure to put out if you're feeling crāppy.

LeonardBirdstein

06 Aug, 2025, 7:28 pm

@sharp_eyed_detective And thank you <3 I'm pretty pleased with how they both turned out (despite the horrific amount of time I spent on the little girl's hair haha) and I think I've got a bit of a soft spot for Aiden - he's so pretty, and his storyline kinda reminds me of Inpector Leach, another of my beloved fictional detectives!

LeonardBirdstein

06 Aug, 2025, 7:47 pm

@sharp_eyed_detective sorry I just went through the bath, and was thinking about your message and kinda processed a bit more of it...
You're kind of obsessed with how they look in my style?! That's, like, the HIGHEST honour ohmygod!!! Thank you SO much, that means the WORLD coming from you <3
You're wonderful, you truly are ♥

C0TT0N_PUP

07 Aug, 2025, 4:40 am

Woahhh your art is so gooddd-!!!>_<

LeonardBirdstein

07 Aug, 2025, 7:42 am

@C0TT0N_PUP >w< thank you!!!

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