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In a few of the Pacific Rim fics that I’ve read lately, there have been references to Raleigh and his knitwear and Mako wearing it (people favor an oatmeal-colored sweater, for some reason—I would have gone with dark blue). Another fic mentioned something called “velcroing," in which co-pilots experience a strong attachment for a while after the drift coming out of a drift, and it manifests in the need for them to be constantly touching/near each other. [ x ]

I’m really happy with how this turned out, questionable proportions aside. I was gonna draw Raleigh wearing a shirt, but after drawing his shoulder, I felt it looked too lovely to cover. Then, I considered putting him in a tank top, but I liked his abs too much.

I’ve just at this moment noticed that his bare torso creates a nice contrast with Mako’s bare legs. Happy accidents. :)