[Interlude: Fursona Commission]

[peaklordshen]

Sometime when Laertes is in his shared room with Sagramore and Sagramore is not, he will see a flat-pack envelope slide under his door. Inside is an elaborate ink brush drawing of a deerhound-headed knight. He's dressed like Sagramore had been when Shen Yuan had first seen him, tunic and hose, but with slightly more armor--a breastplate and pauldrons, greaves on his shins. He's seated on a stump in a small forest clearing, the trees at his back just implied with shadow, flowers blooming around his feet. His sword is standing in the earth in front of him, both his wrists resting on its crossbar, idle. His ears are perked up, his mouth wide and smiling, tongue curled, as he gazes at something to the right, out out of frame. His fur is curly and a bit scruffy, and his eyes are bright and inquisitive.

There's a second page, this one with a near-exact copy of the same drawing, only in this one the collar Laertes had worn in his portrait is buckled around the deerhound's throat. A little note appended to it reads

I didn't know if this was a shared thing??? Feel free to just get rid of the one you like less! And, like, happy to make edits if you hate both or whatever.

Shen Yuan

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[timebethine]

Later that day, Shen Yuan will get a basket full of six varieties of cookies--snickerdoodles and macarons and chocolate-dipped macaroons, chocolate chocolate chip and gingersnaps and rich brown molasses cookies. There is a letter tucked into the basket:

Thou art a true friend, and a fine artist. All my thanks for thy priceless gift.