Riku - Flower Storm

Riku - Kimono

This is the one thing I don't think he'd ever wear because, although he somehow is from Japan, he's not japanese at all.
But still I did it.
Yes, I'm a freak XD

I know it's a bridal kimono and it looks very feminine. That's on purpose. Riku is not the all-over-cool guy, let's remember the original Kingdom Hearts, that he has been possessed by Ansem and used by Maleficent, that he was a mere doll of the darkness. He has a fragile and helpless side when it comes to his wishes he can't make come true by himself and his need to be free that brought him in chains of others. Riku is someone who has been used a lot. And he's not the overall seme type. Maybe when it comes to Sora, he is. But not to Ansem.
That's why I made this not the cool and masculine style. A kimono is a very symbolic piece of clothing and I wanted to use it in a symbolic way.

Again, light colours for Riku. Turquoise to match his eyes, light blue to make it look windy, rose for the chessy blossoms, black for the contrast.

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