Croak-Croak! - a deafening squeaking behind the bushes, accompanied by quiet splashes of water and rustling plants...

A little crumpled, the dark beast quietly walked on the hot sand and advanced towards the water. Its snatching abruptly broke off, leaving a slight tingle in its ears. All life on the shore stopped, waiting for Tonori, who had frozen. Only his pupils were fidgeting from side to side, accidentally stopping at a frog sitting in the water...
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Yay, this job is finished, which has brought me a lot of fun! It was a pleasure to work on it, and it finally moved me from the dead point of lazy not painting.

At first she should have looked quite different, more depressing, but the good went down a different path! (even though I still don't like the background.)

https://vk.com/ilolapka