Merlin has been having a truly awful time lately owing to the sudden loss of a close family member. So I had this drawn by Ahro in the hopes that it will help cheer them up.
Cell shading was done by me, and most of the highlights were lifted directly from Ahro's sketch.

Since Peony is rarely drawn with lips I had to spoil the surprise to ask what colour they should be. Realistically, Peony's appearance is largely an illusion anyway so it doesn't matter too much, but "purple" was suggested so purple it is.

This was a Patreon sketch from  Ahro - thanks again, it turned out great! Peony belongs to  merlin-the-bruce.