Willow 🖤

Something dear to me. I kept breaking it. My sin. ~ Photographer: @mattbarnesphotography Cosplayer: @willows.grave Photoshoot assist: @kylie.klein_nixon Makeup: @cabinkitty Event: Wellington Cosplay Photo Fest Location: Wellington Year: 2025 Character: 2B // YoRHa Unit No.2 Type B Game: NieR Automata Anime: NieR Automata ver1.1a Base wig: @uwowo.cosplay Wig styling: @willows.grave Cosplay: @miccostumes Sword prop: @hobbyzonenz (Virtuous Contract) ~ I adore this photoshoot so much, a year later and its still one of my faves! Working with Matt had been a dream of mine for over 10 years, and he did not disappoint!

"Can I rest now? I'm so tired." ~ Photographer: @rvphotonz

Recreating another favorite piece of official NieR art??? Yes. Is it from the same series as my other recreation??? Also yes. It took me months after this was taken to actually post this photo.. idk why I was so nervous about posting it. I love NieR and I love books, so it makes sense that my fave art of each characters involves them with books too. One day I will recreate this better I promise. I did my best to handpaint the design on to a book of mine. (Thank you @feelux_ for the photos).

Steel wool photography with @willows.grave , character is 2P from Nier Automata. #luminatrails #lightpaintingphotography #cosplayphotography #cosplayofinstagram #steelwoolphotography

From a recent photoshoot with @willows.grave at the Brooklyn Fort. Despite heading off in the wrong direction at the start (2 trails, 50% chance and we chose the wrong trail) but we ended up at the fort following a u-turn. Character is 2P from NieR Automata. #luminatrails #lightpaintingphotography #cosplayphotography #cosplayofinstagram #nightphotography

"You possess a false body and a fake soul, do you know why?" ~ Photographer: @djf.35mm Cosplayer: @willows.grave Location: Wellington Year: 2026 Character: Rei Ayanami Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion ~ I love when you pitch a idea to a photographer and they manage to capture it perfectly and enhance upon it making it even better 😭 there is more to come from this photoshoot too!

Photographer: @djf.35mm Model: @willows.grave Location: Wellington Year: 2026 ~ I love wearing a suit so much! As always, a really fun photoshoot with @djf.35mm 🙏🏻 All of these are taken on film :)

Photographer: @djf.35mm Model: @willows.grave Location: Wellington Year: 2026

"It always... ends like this..." ~ Final photo Im about to sneeze lmao.

"Well, I wonder how the futures going to unfold from here on?" ~ Photographer: @capturingcosplay Cosplayer: @willows.grave Event: @armageddonexponz Location: Wellington Year: 2026 Character: Accord Game: Drakengard 3 // DoD3 // Drag-On Dragoon 3 Cosplay and prop: @willows.grave

#wellygeddon @armageddonexponz day three: part 2 Part two of the final day of Armageddon had me out of Lady Maria (which admittedly I was sad to change out of but I was suffering too much), and in to Accord from Drakengard 3! Accord is a very dearly beloved character and I was really nervous to cosplay her but she was so comfortable and easy to wear! I did get lots of comments on how its weird seeing me not with silver hair hahaha. Forgot to take a selfie without my mask on, but my makeup was too messed up by this point anyway. •2B chibi hanging out with Accords suitcase (photo 2) 🤍 •@feelux_ being supportive as ever (photo 3 and 4) 🥰 •@tomisoda looking fab in her Lucy cosplay (photo 5 and 6) 🫶🏻 •@toastie.cos lovely to see you briefly I hope you had a good time (photo 7) ☺️ •@shinraprops as always so cool to see you and your awesome cosplays! (photo 8) 😊 •photo test since I didnt have a mirror big enough to see myself lol (photo 9) 😅 •Yippe cosplay parade again! Tysm to @apgnz for capturing all us cosplayers on stage yay! (photo 10) 🤩 •Video of my going on stage for the parade, immediately forgetting my planned poses and just doing that lol (thank you Felix for getting a video as always!) 🥳 ●Cosplay and prop made by me (aside from the skirt, which I already had in my wardrobe). 🩶

"Oh, I know very well. How the secrets beckon so sweetly." ~ Photographer: @dylanchanproductions Edits: @wispy_edits Cosplayer: @willows.grave Event: @armageddonexponz Location: Wellington Year: 2026 Character: Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower Game: Bloodborne Base wig: @uwowo.cosplay Wig styling: @toastatsu Cosplay: @willows.grave Sword prop printing: @haganenobaka Sword prop painting: @willows.grave ~ I loooove these fancy edits @wispy_edits did so cool thank you!!!