A sweet gift piece bought with my friend LXSXL (Leopardclaw here on FA, since you can't change your name), for our wonderful friend Ipsum. ^O^

Known as LedianLover on Discord, and Flaky by myself and others "in the know", he's been a friend whose bubbly and optimistic belief in us has carried me and LX through some pretty dark times, including the time when my old hangout site and I had to part ways pretty savagely. Those days are long behind me now, but I probably wouldn't have had such an easy time without him being there to catch me. Not only that, but without him, most of my OCs wouldn't even exist, especially Slick!! oOo; Nibbles in particular wouldn't have brightened my life and the life of all of her fans, and probably Belladonna as well. The other OCs might have occurred eventually, but without him to encourage me with months solid of awesome RPs (back in the days when I had the energy for them), I wouldn't have even started developing any Pokemon OCs at all. This site might not have tasted a single drop of my salacious creativity and I would probably be flying loose without a third place to call a home on the internet now. So it's to him I deeply thank for believing in me for all of these years and for helping me create worlds full of the adorable and sexy characters who now fill my mind with activity and inspiration. <3

LX knows him deeper, and that's why this piece features his black widow honey Nenume, along with Ledi's anthro Ariados girl Rachelle. The scene is around Christmastime, when the snow falls hard and the TV stations are full of the holiday movies. Nothing makes one feel warmer around the season than curling up on a nice cozy bed with a couple of mugs of cocoa (or coffee) and just enjoying a night in. Their pajamas swaddle their curvy arachnid figures and they relax. There's even a cute lil' stuffed Dratini on the ground to the right, look~ X3c

This piece wouldn't be possible without the fine artistry of my friends Zubuzz, they've been working hard despite a troublesome injury, and they didn't stop dialing in this amazing piece until it was perfect. As always, I'm impressed and astounded by their gorgeous work, and it's very gratifying to be able to give my friends such a lovely piece. I need no acclaim or glory here, they deserve all of it: LX for helping me set this up, and Ledi for just being too amazing for words.

I hope you two enjoy your fine future together and I'm glad that I can be there with you guys, brightening your lives as you've brightened mine. :3

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Astounding and heartwarming art by  Zubuzz

Commission concept and Nenume character credit to  Leopardclaw

Gift made for and Rachelle character credit to  Ipsum (Love ya buddy~ <3 )

Gift commission arranged by and Dratini plush reference conceived by  SlickDratini (That's me~! ^O^ )

All Pokemon IPs are credit to GameFreak, and all warm holiday memories are credit to you taking the time to enjoy the season with friends you love and cherish. Make sure you do that for many seasons to come, everyone, even if it's remotely. The important thing is that you're all together sharing your time, and that's something that's heartwarming and builds memories with or without the holidays attached.