EDIT: OMG I GOT 3RD PLACE!! Thank you all so much~ Stay shiny!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARI!!
Happy Birthday to the shiniest girl in Love Live history!! I love her so so much!!!
I even did a photo of my Mari merch and did a screencap redraw!!
Here's my merch:

ANNND I did a screencap redraw of her in Happy Party Train as an old 80's anime!
Screenshot:

Happy Birthday, Mari! You're the shiny in my life~

EDIT: I wasn't going to talk much about this because it's... a lot LOL but I feel like some background info would help.
So Aqours was released during a time in my life where I felt alone and had no friends. Needless to say, I was severely depressed. Seeing Aqours, especially Mari, remain so cheerful despite all their hardships have really helped me realize that no matter what, there is always a rainbow after a thunderstorm. Mari reminds me of that and I'm honored to call her my best girl (even though she never gave me a UR for her step-up scout lol). Once I regain my self-esteem, Mari will be my first cosplay after years of not doing cosplay. <3
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