Reasons Why I Love AkeSumi So Much:

Reasons why I love AkeSumi so much:

Black bird theming (Akechi-Crows and Sumi-Swans)

(Dark?) Prince/Princess dynamic

"Someone's going to die..." "Of FUN!!"

Just a teeny bit fucked up individuals.

False identities/identity crisis theming (complete with happy/cheerful facades)

More interesting interactions with and without their "masks"

More free range for post canon stuff

Canonically met each other before the main game's events.

Akechi doesn't come off as babying Sumi (that was part of my issue with ShuSumi) and is more blunt/straightforward with her in 3rd Sem, I HC that she appreciates that and even finds it refreshing.

While he doesn't seem to show it much, I do feel like he sympathizes with her past and situation and it contributed to him joining in rescuing her when she accepted the actualization at first.

Just super fascinating as a ship! She would be like the Beauty to his Beast... They're precious!

THIS SCENE, HE FUCKING CARES HER:

Lastly, I think they're not in Strikers because they're not only taking care of their own baggage but also met again and are secretly together... Shhh! ;)

Decided to do a quick aesthetic board for an AkeSumi fan child that is slowly manifesting for me somehow. Not much right now, just that they will be a girl and "Asami" is what I'm considering for a name (but suggestions are welcome!). One thing for certain though, if she was a PT then she will be codenamed, "Karasu" (a callback to Akechi's codename suggestion). I'm also thinking young amateur journalist who while having her father's, "I decide the truth" ideology, she also has her mother's ability to see beauty in everything and that's shown in her photos.

Assorted Sumi screenshots I took for a Twitter meme before settling on the 4th one. Slightly edited to enhance the colors too!

Also a bonus one that I did while fiddling with filters which accidentally made her look like Kasumi a bit.

Heya there sorry to bother ya out of the blue, but I came across your present era/Strikers Rumi edits and I just wanted to ask if you're okay if I could use the design for any fan works? :o (With full credit to you of course)

Sure, I don't see why not! Just credit me is all I ask! ^_^

Ok... So, this was in my files for a while since I wanted to make this a small project but this will be slow coming. So here's what I have so far! An attempt to redesign Sumi once again (old design) but this time with a new outfit! I will probably do a couple more outfits and her PT outfit redesign that I brought up a while back later down the line but here!

Notes:

I've seen people often give her bright colors along with blue for her new wardrobe which I love but... Idk, I feel like her wardrobe wouldn't be so... I guess loud in tone. It just seems more like Kasumi's thing (and I can't help but get the feeling that some of her wardrobe was originally Kasumi's along with her phone). So, I gave her more neutral/warm tones.

I did give her a purple crystal necklace as a reference to her codename and to add at least a splash of color while not being too loud.

Black feather earring is a reference to Odile/Swan Lake (and a gift from Akechi for AkeSumi shippers).

I've been falling in love with the idea/fanarts of her wearing thin framed and rounder glasses! She looked so cute!

I kept the hairstyle that I did relatively the same except it feels shorter and a little choppy. Closer to how I imagined it really now that I had more practice.

Like I said I will probably do more eventually, but this is it for now! Look at our girl! Growing up and independent!