9S Cosplay — Red Neon and Blue Rim Light, Photo 8

Drawn and held in both hands, a long black sword angles almost level across the body as 9S turns three-quarters to the right under warm amber light. His shoulders line up along it, and his eyes follow it to the right with a focused, combative expression.

The source sits to the side and above: soft on the face, golden along the edges of the costume, with the dark studio behind left in shadow. A leaf silhouette sits on the gray-brown background, and the bright edge of the blade crosses it as well as the patterned black fabric of the coat. The warm rim light picks out the fabric texture and the leather gloves, and the blade throws a soft shadow of its own. Taken from waist height, the horizontal frame stops just short of full length.

The two-handed grip and the gaze along the blade turn the prop into the subject of the picture.