Between a few large, smooth boulders rested an ink-black oval of tranquil water, lily-speckled surface smooth as a mirror.
A few rays of light filtered down through the swirling morning mists and illuminated the magnificent creature rising from the dark waters; androgynous, slender and long-limbed, pale colours all but glowing against the darkness of the surrounding forest.

Marluxia stared and wanted to curse, had not his mouth suddenly gone strangely dry.

The damned man should be bony, stilted and preposterous, annoying and unattractive. But faced with this unexpected, unworldly scene, such thoughts would be blatant lies.
Because then, there, moving with the relaxed unaware grace only sported when he thought himself utterly alone, Vexen was simply beautiful.
--- TPBoD - Renegades, Chapter 032

Commissioned art, for various reasons finished much, much too late. Better late than never, or whatever.


Media Used: Photoshop CS, Corel Photopaint 9, Wacom Intous
Art © Silvestris, do not use without permission.