this is LONG OVERDUE, but...
this amazing piece of art is a commission that @hmmmbrilee sketched for me, and it is absolutely stunning!! It’s from an excerpt of Center Stage (which I will finish up when life settles down...):
She pulled the curtain around his bed back to see him scrolling through his phone, looking at something or another. She bit her lower lip as his gaze shifted to her, seeing that she still looked rather ashamed. Kristoff sighed and put his phone down on the bedside table. "Will you cut it out already, Feistypants? You're not in trouble." He motioned for her to come on, so she grinned a bit and crawled up on the bed and over to him. Kristoff pulled her into his lap, wrapping his arms around her securely, placing a few kisses on her neck. "How was your shower?" he asked, lips brushing against her skin.
Anna was already melting under his touch. Weren't they supposed to be talking?! "Hot…" she breathed, then her eyes widened, "I mean good! It was good!"
Kristoff chuckled and she felt him lean over to grab something from the bedside table before letting her back rest against his chest once more. He held one of her roses in front of them, placing it in her hands, so he could rest his hands on hers. "Do you remember what I said in the note about the color of your roses?" He was speaking so softly, she was sure he could lull her to sleep right there. That, or awaken something deep and desperate from within.
Anna nodded. "You said the yellow was for friendship," she said, smiling softly. "That I was your best friend."
Kristoff shifted her in his lap so that she rested in the cradle of his arm, so he could see her face as they spoke. "You are, Anna," he said, catching her eyes with his. "I learned a few things today." He paused. "We won't talk about the fact that it was about roses; that can be left out of general conversation," he teased, and it got a small giggle out of her, which was the goal. "But apparently, color is important when gifting someone roses. Yellow is for friendship, yes. But… I wasn't completely satisfied with that. And I didn't want to go with red because that's expected. And you're special, Anna. You're so unexpected that I had to do something else. The shop owner handed me one of these. Friendship," he said, grazing the tip of his finger at the base of a yellow petal, "leading up," his finger followed, "to the red tip." He lifted his hand to cup her cheek, his fingers sliding into her hair as his thumb wiped away the silent tears that were falling from her deep, blue eyes. "It symbolizes falling in love."
Thank you, thank you, thank you Bri. I love it, and I love you!!
I hope you all enjoy this beautiful work of Kristanna fluffy art! <3
