Okay! So I tried a few things, and I ended up being most satisfied with this one. (My scanner, however, was not so thrilled and made every attempt to ruin me as usual. :/)

This is for a trade with ~Makeinu, who is awesome. X3 The prompt was "an unexplainable feeling of nostalgia," so for this piece I tried to illustrate something I've had in mind for a long time without knowing where it came from. I have such a clear impression of this place--the stone cabin at the edge of the woods, and the apprehension of something approaching--that it almost feels like a memory or a dream, but it isn't, as far as I know. (Chances are, it's something I read in a story somewhere, or saw in a movie, and then promptly forgot about, or something likewise unpoetic, but, y'know. :/)

Oh, and the colouring sort of ended up being inspired by `Senecal's piece, The Octobermen, although that's not what I had intended at first. In my mind it's more of a greenish-grey and dark blue sort of thing, but I thought the red worked better with the coffee. :B

India ink, espresso, red conte, and collage (the moon is a cut-out from the inside of an envelope) on bristol. I apologise for the bad scan; the paper curled up and I couldn't get it to flatten out, even in the scanner. :/ (I might try to scan it again later ... I mean, it also came out kinda small, so I guess a little editing wouldn't hurt.)

Thanks so much for the trade, ~Makeinu! I hope this is all right. <3