This is an image i commissioned from  happycrumble to commemorate what is definitely one of the most if not THE most Significant event in my life so far. Happycrumble is a super great artist whose work is especially hard to match when it comes to cuteness. I am very pleased with how this turned out. <3

That event i mentioned was moving out of my parents' home in Virginia to the far-off and unfamiliar land of Texas (where i still live), to live with my then-boyfriend  fuegodelalma, who is now my ex.

I entitled this submission "Home for the first time," because after moving into our little apartment together with Alma, i felt at home in a way i have rarely felt in my life before or after my days living with him. The dwelling itself was mediocre, but getting to live there with Alma made it home more than anywhere else ever had been to me, because, much more than any specific place, Alma was my home.

We lived together for almost a year, and unfortunately it was a very hard year for me in some ways: having my own place for the first time, not knowing much of anyone in the Dallas area of Texas when i arrived (which actually has a thriving furry scene with a lot of great people, thankfully), being a shutin for that reason among others, fighting off depression and struggling with budgets, etc.

In other ways, though, the days i spent living with Alma were some of the best in my life.

This picture is sort of bittersweet for me now, naturally, since those days and my relationship with Alma are over, but the memory the picture represents is a very happy one... n.//.n

P.S. Interestingly, this was also one of the first images of Alma's current fursona. He was a pokemon hybrid when we started dating.