Thanks! I'm glad you liked the redo. A few other people commented favorably on it, too, which was a relief. Not that it should matter -- I mean, what should matter most is how I feel about it. I know this, and, yet, I want others to like it, too. Because, somehow, it feels as if that will make the hard work "worth it". Very silly of me. *nervous laugh*

And, don't worry. I haven't seen "gothy Ayan", either. I saw him in his pre-goth form, but only heard about the "conversion". Still, I'm confident the drawing is just as gorgeous as ever. *nods*

Maybe we should get together for the holiday shopping thing. You could come over this way. We are near Tyson's Corner ... so we could have a big mall at our disposal. LOL!