Sleepy Time (WIP) (Patreon)

The kernel of this scene made it's way into my sketches a couple years ago when I was looking for ways to show off raccoon paws in indulgent yet surprising ways, and for some reason I imagined her propping up some recreational glassware with her feet. A delicate maneuver to be sure. I even finished some early linework, but I just didn't love it enough to take it to color.

Recently I was inspired to revive the concept with Juno, the idea being that she's settling in for bed and engaging in some wind-down activities so she can sleep peacefully through the night, being plagued with occasional-but-debilitating insomnia and either all out of cannabis-infused gummies or too impatient to wait for them to kick in. Assuming her feet are capable enough to prevent her bed getting drenched in fresh bong water, this usually does the trick.

I've had my own battle with insomnia and sleep quality issues. One I've been fighting most of my life. After trying loads of Z-drugs to get through the night, it ended up being CBT-I that helped me. And it seriously helped me. And no, I'm not in the pocket of Big CBT, but give it a look if you're a fellow insomniac. There's cheap apps out there that take you through the program.