#sofia lunasmith

[reaver-of-kirkwall]

I really like to think that I’ve come a long way with my art in the past couple of months. I much prefer this version of Sofia compared to the first one I did like 5 months ago (which makes me cringe so much when I look at it lmao)

Sofia belongs to @apprenticesofia and you should all follow her because she is amazing and wonderful

[salillies]

(for @apprenticesofia's apprentice, sofia lmao)

Sal let out a surprised wheeze as Diego hopped into his lap, laughing and stroking his head lovingly. "You're a little big to be a lap dog," he said breathlessly, but he continued to stroke the dog and made no efforts to remove him. Diego lied down, tail wagging.

Sitting only a small distance away on the bench, Sofia giggled. "Sorry about him. I can ask him to move."

"No, no!" Sal objected instantly. "I mean, he's not bothering me." He glanced over at his own familiar, who had been uncharacteristically tranquil, curled up on Sofia's lap. "I don't think I've ever seen her that calm." She almost seemed asleep, aside from some slow tail wags.

Sofia beamed. "She's a perfect little angel, aren't you?" she gushed, addressing the last part to Aria and stroking the fox's chin.

"I promise she's really not once you get to know her." Sal grinned. "You should come visit us sometime. I'm sure Aria would love it. She's completely different around you."

She lit up, eyes sparkling. "I would love to! Diego seems to like you, too. I don't think he's ever warmed up to anyone so fast," she commented, amused.

A sudden thought struck him. "Did, uh, did I ever actually introduce myself? I think I was too busy adoring your dog." He cleared his throat. "Sorry. I'm Salvius. Or Sal. You can call me Sal."

She gave him one of those smiles that makes a person's heart melt. "I'm Sofia."

Sofia.

Do it, do it, just do it already-

"Maybe we could, uh, meet here tomorrow, if you're free," he suggested, flushing and studying and ground. "Uh, you know. For the familiars. I take Aria here pretty often anyway."

Using his familiar as a medium to ask to see this girl again, however cowardly, was still an achievement in his book.

"Oh, sure! Diego and I just started coming here, but he seems to like it and I think I really enjoy this place, too."

He urged himself to actually maintain a bit of eye contact, but it was hard when her eyes were like literal pools of beauty and sincerity- did that even make any sense?

He laughed nervously and nodded. "Y-Yeah, it's really, um, pretty around here. More so today..."

"Is it?" Sofia asked, grinning over at him. She looked around the serene little park. "It is a nice day today."

Diego let out a little huff that Sal could only interpret as a type of laugh.

"Yeah!" he agreed hastily. "The weather. It's- it's- yeah." Sunny days weren't normally his thing, actually, but with the way it made Sofia's hair nearly glow, he couldn't complain.

She laughed at his flustered stammering and gave Aria a final pet before setting her gently on the bench. "I would love to stay longer, but Diego still hasn't had lunch. So... I'll see you tomorrow?" She have a hopeful smile.

Sal had to stop himself from nodding frantically. "Yeah! We'll be here."

"Wonderful. Come on Diego," Sofia called.

Slowly, Diego stood above Sal's lap, their heights about equal with Sal sitting down. He licked Sal's face once like a goodbye gesture and hopped back down, following his owner. Sal watched them walk away until Aria got his attention by crawling on his lap, still fairly calm.

See again? Wow, she wasn't even repeating herself.

"Yeah. We'll see them again."

Aria stretched, staring up at him. Very smooth, she teased.

He took him a moment to realize she meant his exchange with Sofia. "Hey!" He'd still managed to ask to see her again tomorrow, and had given her a sort of vague but not really subtle compliment. These were new milestones for him!

He stroked Aria's fur gently and chuckled. "Well, I got a kiss from one of them, didn't I?"

[apprenticesofia]

Same story, different point of view @salillies.

When Sofia and Diego normally went to the park they didn’t meet a lot of people. Only once in a while someone would walk by and ask for permission to pet Diego. He never seemed to mind but didn’t show any interest either. Sofia often found herself thinking when he would open up and start making new friends. His favourite position would either be lying down near Sofia’s feet or sitting next to her legs with his head on her lap, eyes lazily following anyone passing them.

However, today wasn’t like any other day. Ever since they had woken up Diego had practically begged Sofia to go outside. “Park?” He had asked repeatedly. So around noon, they went on a joyous walk to the park.

For the first time in her life, Sofia saw new and playful sides of Diego that she could only imagine in her wildest dreams. He was jumping from one side of the street to the other, sniffing pants and skirts as they passed by.

“What happened to you, Diego?” Sofia laughed and couldn’t believe her eyes. It’s almost as if you’re being pulled forward by magic of some sort, she thought to herself and did her best to follow his quick pace, but it was too late. Diego had already claimed his personal pillow and jumped onto Salvius’ lap.

Oh no! Diego, get down!

Once again he didn’t seem to care what Sofia had to say and didn’t move at all. He lied down, tail wagging and looking all smug in her direction without looking directly at her. He had won.

Sighing, Sofia sat down on the bench and giggled by the sight of Diego crushing Salvius. “I’m so sorry about him. I can ask him to move if you’d like.” She said reassuringly but could only focus on the soft, silk-like fur brushing against her hands.

“No, no!” Salvius objected. “I mean, he’s not bothering me.” Sofia couldn’t hide her smile as she watched the fox curl up on her lap, tail wagging slowly. “She’s a perfect little angel, aren’t you?” she gushed, stroking the fox’s chin.  “I promise she’s really not once you get to know her.” Salvius grinned. “You should come visit us sometime. I’m sure Aria would love it. She’s completely different around you.”

Looking at how comfortable Diego had gotten with Salvius, a stranger to both of them, Sofia was amazed. “I would love to! Diego seems to like you, too. I don’t think he’s ever warmed up to anyone so fast,” she said with a big smile.

“Did, uh, did I ever actually introduce myself? I think I was too busy adoring your dog.” He said. “Sorry. I’m Salvius. Or Sal. You can call me Sal.”

“Friend?” Diego puffed and must have had the exact same thoughts as Sofia. Yes, friend, she repeated and her face lit up. “I’m Sofia.” She replied. She hadn’t felt this excited in what felt like an eternity. Her eyes met his and suddenly many things about him sparked curiosity.

“Maybe we could, uh, meet here tomorrow, if you’re free,” he suggested. “Uh, you know. For the familiars. I take Aria here pretty often anyway.” Aria, that was the name of his familiar. She tilted her head slightly and studied him carefully, not letting any details slip away.

“Oh, sure! Diego and I just started coming here, but he seems to like it and I think I really enjoy this place, too.” She replied. It was at this moment that she noticed how nervous he seemed, rambling about the weather and how sunny it was.

“Well, I love sunny days like these! Especially when I open the curtains in the morning and I can feel the warmth from the sunlight on my face.” She said without thinking. “Or how it’s still bright when I sometimes can’t fall asleep during the night.” She stopped herself before saying anything else.

Oh, how stupid was that? She felt like a complete idiot babbling about sunlight and her face. Was that even necessary? It wasn’t.

She could feel a sudden warmth in her cheeks and instantly knew it was time to go before she embarrassed herself in front of Sal again. “I would love to stay longer, but Diego still hasn’t had lunch. So, I’ll see you tomorrow?” She asked.

“Yeah! We’ll be here.” Sal nodded. Feeling content Sofia stood up and set Aria back on the bench.

“Wonderful! Come on Diego,” Sofia called, excitement showing on her face.

Taking his time as usual Diego stood slowly above Sal’s lap and licked his face as a goodbye. He hopped down, trotting next to Sofia.

“Look back?” Diego suggested slyly. “I think not, Diego.” Sofia said and gave him a stern look. She could still see Sal and Aria from the corner of her eye. 

Hmm, that’s odd, she thought. He reminds me of a song. Sofia had a thing with comparing people to songs she liked. Now, she had found another.