July goodie bag print - Relaxing pool time (Patreon)

Hi everyone! I'm here to show you this month's goodie bag print, thumbnails and a little intro story attached to the illustration~ Enjoy!

Unfortunately I had to cut off a piece of the banana floatie to fir the format of the print ; n ; I'm still really happy with how this piece came out!

- "Prince Albert wasn't ready for this hot summer night. The air was filled with the smell of burning wood and meat sizzling over open flames, the low hum of countless conversations occasionally pierced by laughter, and playful music tying everything together.So many women fighting for his attention, dancing with ribbons over the embers. Men hoped for a moment to speak with him and win his favor. Charming and eager to please him, voices as sweet as honey, words so cleverly put together to corner him and then release him through playful banter. He was getting drunk on the atmosphere of this loving crowd of loyal subjects. Family, friends, servants, lovers - all of them celebrating the shortest night, the night on which he was born. Everyone wanted a piece of him. Their eyes searching for the man of the day, their hands reaching for him to claim a piece of his space, even if just for a moment. All of it mixed with the buzz of the alcohol coursing through his veins and the smell of rich incense and tobacco - made the prince yearn for barely a second of a break. A moment outside of the camp to cool off his racing heart, to clear his mind before jumping back in with the renewed excitement. Barely a stroll away, a little tarn was waiting for a moment just like this. Its usually cold water had warmed enough by this time of year to be pleasant..." - A soft sound - the turning of the page - pulled Bryan out of his imagination. It wasn't a terrible thing, though. He could take this brief moment to look at her and smile in appreciation. She knew how much he liked listening to these cheesy romance stories with knights, princes and magic in them; He knew that, and he always made sure to repay her in kind for taking the initiative to entertain him.- I love your voice. - He whispered softly. His cheek pressed against the rubber floatie they both rested against. Her loving smile shifted towards a bit of playfulness after she scanned the next few lines of the book.- How about you entertain me, and be my Prince Albert for the rest of the chapter? - What do you have in mind? - he raised an eyebrow but he already knew he would agree to whatever she had in mind.- I'll read and you will be acting out whatever our birthday boy is up to in this little mountain tarn of his. - She pursed her lips in a little smile.He gave her a half-nod in response.- "A quick swim will wake me up - He thought, untying the knots on his linen shirt." - She glanced at Bryan expentantly. He didn't have his shirt on but clearly she wanted a little mime show. So without much thought he lifted himself off the floatie and began to follow her narration.- "The soft fabric soaked in smoke and musk landed on the ground. Soon after - his undershirt, shoes, soft leather pants and underwear - all piled up next to the gentle slope of the mountain pond." - She chuckled when the wet slap of Bryan's trunks hit the tiles next to the pool. - Good boy~ - Her voice marked with playfulness. - Continue please. - He liked when she praised him but needed to focus on the story if she wanted a good performance. He took a few steps away from her and emerged slowly at the stepped slope of the pool. Drops of water moved slowly down his skin through the small of his back, sculpted buttocks, powerful thighs and calf muscles. Jean couldn't take her eyes off this godly physique. She bit her lip and aligned her book with the view of him to pay attention to him while reading the script. - "His perfect body stood bare against the night. A gentle breeze brushed against his radiating skin giving him goosebumps, nothing too discouraging to reconsider the plunge though. The prince stretched out his hands above the head, his whole body tensed up in the sudden preparation to jump in..." Please don't jump in I don't want the book to get wet! - She added quickly seeing that he was about to do it. She let out a soft chuckle through her nose and before she continued reading she took another second to take in the scene that was painted before her.His perfectly tempting body framed by a string of fairy lights and the ambient light of warm accent lamps set around the pool area. So delightfully exposed and covered only by the part shadow cast by his own movement. If only she was not fully committed to this midnight read she would have already been on him! She quickly glanced at the page then back at him. - Oops. - She bit her lip and looked back at him. - I think I spoiled myself a bit. We'll need some more actors...Who do you think the prince Albert encountered? I have a few ideas. Could be some mountain merfolk ready to give the birthday boy a memorable gift 😏Maybe two friends who got worried and wanted to check if the prince is ok.Could be that Albert just fell asleep by the tarn and had a very explicit and exciting dream.What this little story surely gave me is the energy to design this birthday fella~