also yeah I caved and bought the book. totally forgot that the entirety of dế mèn phiêu lưu ký is a redemption story and dế mèn directly causes a friend's death at the beginning of the book
@arxzxa I use these brushes! all downloaded from a pack made by a dA account that's sadly deactivated now, but if you need the texture/brushmap/etc I can compile a folder for you!