* When the moon shines over the mountain ~

name credit to @opulentshits !!

The concept:

Page-a-day calendar for the month of December 25 writers. 25 artists. 25 smut-focused ficlets each with accompanying illustration

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Sun-Touched

Written by @mylosingdogs Tumblr

Art by @sacherali Linktree

After Bethany has been taken into the wretched Gallows, Justice and Anders vow to one day deliver her from her Templar jailers... Only to have their heart crushed when she admits to having gone of her own volition. In the following months, Anders falls victim to Lydia Hawke's whirlwind of tempestuous passion. When a job for the Mage Underground goes disastrously wrong, he attempts to spin the aftermath into an opportunity to secure passage between Kirkwall and the Gallows, once again pressing Bethany to accept freedom. Meanwhile, after gaining a foothold topside, Edric Cadash follows the rest of the Carta to Kirkwall. The powerful gang infests the place like ants scouring a hill for traces of that sweet, sweet Lyrium. As a simple dwarf, he's never asked for much. Warm meals, clean clothes, and the company of his best friend has always been more than enough — but his family's legacy gnaws on him like a rabid bronto, pushing, taking, and demanding more. When Varric Tethras approaches Edric with a job he shouldn't touch with a ten foot pole, all he can think about is how many people it'd help. And that's always the problem, ain't it?

Full art below the cut

The Amur Leopard and Clouded Leopard (which recently celebrated its 50th cub born at the zoo!)

The Sumatran Tiger

The Red Ruffed Lemur and Ring-Tailed Lemur

The Cotton-Top Tamarin and White-Cheeked Gibbon

The Colobus Monkey and De Brazza’s Monkey

And the Mexican Spider Monkey!