Fanart Friday: Rem Ready for Christmas
Hmm…as Rem apparently waits for everyone else to wake up on Christmas morn, I wonder if that gift she’s sitting is for Ram or Subaru? ★ 【somna】「 Merry Christmas 」 ☆
Author: Twwk
Husband. Dad. Occasionally Korean. Enjoys Star Wars, ASOIAF, and Meg Ryan movies. Tweets before proofreading. Ghibli. Oregairuuuuu. Jesus is King.
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