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Just two spotted Grullo, what can I say but they both got good taste ✨

Go give love on Zoub's side as well

Sky and Sea International 2023

Horses: Allegory of the Cave /// ZS Crime Noir
Riders: Seiger K. Sassayev /// Alexa Grazzianni
Stables representing: Zdarloch Sejrbank /// Mercury Stables
Countries representing: Denmark /// Canada
Class: Horse swap
Division of labour (COLLAB):
- Emii-M : Composition, Alexa + Crime's sketch, lineart, shading
- Zoubstance : Seiger + Rep's sketch, flats, background/foreground

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Crazy how fast a week go by while in good company. Alexa was without a doubt more than satisfied about the ways things turned here at The Sky and the Sea International. Good company, great weather, not much sleep but that was alright, even though some less pleasant interactions happened, it was for the most part a huge success. And now seeing the time running off seemed like a bit of a wake up call, so long Australian paradise and the mercenary rides... Soon enough it would be a harsh comeback in the Canadian typical February snow storms.Oh joy. It is Seiger's voice that got Alexa out of her reality check.
"Do you need a leg up again?" Seiger called over to her with a smile in his voice. ,,Maybe two this time?"

A: Alexa took a moment to offer Crime a few scratches and sweet words as she adjusted the tack for herself, hoping that they would share a good ride together. But when Seiger’s voice resonated again, she could only roll her eyes to the sky. “I’ll be fine, thank you.” The Italian said at first, before changing to a honeyed tone. “ …the legs up can wait for now~” she sent him a conniving look, before using a higher ground to ease herself on the stallion— quickly realizing that she greatly overestimated the gap between their stirrup length.

S:Seiger treated her to his oiliest smile:
,,Offer -and other things- stands for later," he said smoothly, watching with some amusement as she settled herself on the spotted Zlesdin. He wondered if he ought to say something... but not for long. The urge could not be repressed:
,,I know it's a race and all, but I don't think you have to go full jockey..." he said flatly, as he eyed her very short stirrups.

A: Alexa sent him a side glance as she leaned to readjust the stirrup strap. “ Ah-ah.” She fake laughed while a grin still creeped on her lips “what can I say, I guess you look taller than you truly are.” Cooed Al as she pinned the leather at about the same length they initially were.

S: The smile froze awkwardly on Seiger's face, not entirely sure if he was being insulted here or not - not that he was truly mad about it either.
,,Well, I guess you look nicer than you truly are," he tsk'ed back at her, discreetly shortening the stirrups on Rep's saddle closer to where they originally were.
,,You really are 80 percent legs... didn't you ever notice how short you look when you sit down next to me?"

A: “Aah, I can live with that ~” Al purred, shrugging it away as she pat Crime’s neck to thank him for his patience. She didn’t miss to scoff at the next comment on her legs “ … I guess it doesn’t show as much when i’m sitting on your lap” Alexa offered him her usual bedroom eyes, deflecting on the fact that she had never truly noticed the disparity of their proportions.

S: He had a small chuckle at that.
,,My lap is yours to sit on anytime, dear..." he purred, all soft and sweet for a moment here. ,,...whatever you need to appear taller."
The last bit was added with an insolent smile, and he swung himself onto Rep's back; patting the neck gently once he was sat.
,,So," he went on as if nothing had transpired between them. ,,You ready to eat my dust?"

A: Al didn’t comment back, rolling her eyes some more at Seiger’s smile,
“That’s if you stay on.” She teased back as she looked at them from head to hooves. “ In the meantime, she suits you~” purred Alexa with a charming smile.

S: He casually reached down to touch Rep's strong neck again, stroking it calmly.
,,You should know I'm hard to shake off," he said matter-of-factly. Then, upon noticing her looking, he sat himself up a little taller; arranging one arm theatrically in a pose for Alexa to appreciate.
,,Yeah? You like this sight?" he asked cheerfully.

A:She smiled discreetly as her compliment seemed to have its usual effect, Seeing Seiger pose himself to show his best profile. “Hmm, nice rides~” Alexa hummed with a cheeky tone.

S: Subconsciously, he smiled wider; ever pleased to be complimented in this manner.
,,The best," he made sure to agree with a satisfied huffing of his chest before redirecting this attention towards her and Crime. He gave a light whistle at the sight, not remotely shy about letting his thoughts be known:
,,Now that is a sight," he said, fishing out his phone from his pocket - that was a memory he'd want to keep.
,,Say Peach."

A: When he whistled at her, Al couldn’t help than smile a little more, even a bit sheepishly, before blowing him a kiss. And when Seiger pulled out his phone, Alexa took the cue to pose, not glaringly, but in her effortless grace… Not without hitting him with her signature bedroom eyes as she hoped to give him a worthy souvenir. “ Peach~”

S: Swiftly, he reached out with his hand to 'catch' the kiss she blew him; elaborately plastering it onto his cheek.
,,Thank you," he said with approval as he inspected the picture he took. ,,You do look terribly fine sitting on something of mine."
He grinned at her, hoping that terrible remark would land softly, before picking up the reins a little and nudged Rep forward into a walk.
,,Wanna make another bet?" he asked with a playful glint in his eye.

A:His dorky answer to her kiss got a chuckle from Al, hard to believe that this man was supposed to be a ruthless mercenary during work hours. Before she rolled her eyes at the awful retort Seig added. “ I’m sure you enjoy it thoroughly” and when they took the walk, Al asked the same of Crime, testing already about how much leg pressure was required. “ Humor me~” Al answered without much hesitation, curiosity killed the cat.

S: He rode a few strides in silence, contemplating all the wonderful, horrible things he could ask... provided he won the bet, that is.
,,If I win," he began, eyes darting to the sky as if he thought carefully about his answer. ,,Then I want another picture of you sitting on something of mine. I think you blinked when this was taken.. " he gestured back, referring to the photo he just took. ,,And I'm all about keeping those happy memories, you see."
That would have all sounded innocent enough, were it not for the way he had dropped his voice to speak his request.

A: Al raised her eyebrows at his request and offered a are you serious look to Seiger. The audacity of this man was limitless. “Ah, sure, memories. You seem like such a reminiscing man.” Alexa commented back, her voice showing that she clearly understood his undertones. “ But what if i win. Don’t you trust your very own stallion to be faster?” She leaned forward so she could stroke Crime’s neck, shooting to her partner some challenging eyes.

S: He gave a shrug as if to smugly ward off any undertones of areyouserious she might have directed at him.
,,I'm glad you see it," he said with a pokerface on before raising an eyebrow with an expression halfway between amusement and insolence:
,,Oh he's fast alright - but I'm sure you'd be likely to fall behind simply to admire the view of my ass. That's perfectly fine if you do - I'll let you come first later."

A:“Don’t flatter yourself too much” she scoffed at him with an amused grin “Aren’t you projecting a bit here~?” He was never one to keep his eyes off her peach after all. And surely Al couldn’t help but raise her eyes to the sky at the other remark. “ you better~” she still purred at Seiger.“If I win…” Alexa started, letting him wait a bit like he did before. “… I get to tie you down.” And sent him back a just as insolent smile, threatening to challenge their usual roles.

S: He scoffed, shaking his head a little.
,,Oh please, you're hardly a saint. You think I haven't noticed you staring? It's fine, really, I don't mind being objectified a little. Gives me more leverage to shamelessly stare back and not feel bad about it."
...as if he would ever feel bad about that. He carried on, smirk plastered across his face, until she stated her demands. That caused a discreet stiffening of his smile, albeit he did his best to mask it. Tie him down... Fuck no. If her intense and persistent demand of cuddling were a cause of discomfort to him, this was far far worse... The palms of his hands suddenly seemed all sticky and clammy - blaming that on the weather, naturally.
,,Oh, keep dreaming. You'll eat my dust," he deflected with his usual bravado, not wanting to spoil the mood, but very eager to avoid elaborating on that subject. The stakes suddenly got very real for him.

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Alexa and Rep reside with Emii-M
Seiger and Crime reside with Zoubstance
Sand texture: own
Rock: cgtextures (overpainted)

Description
Just two spotted Grullo, what can I say but they both got good taste ✨

Go give love on Zoub's side as well

Sky and Sea International 2023

Horses: Allegory of the Cave /// ZS Crime Noir
Riders: Seiger K. Sassayev /// Alexa Grazzianni
Stables representing: Zdarloch Sejrbank /// Mercury Stables
Countries representing: Denmark /// Canada
Class: Horse swap
Division of labour (COLLAB):
- Emii-M : Composition, Alexa + Crime's sketch, lineart, shading
- Zoubstance : Seiger + Rep's sketch, flats, background/foreground

___________________________

_________________________
Crazy how fast a week go by while in good company. Alexa was without a doubt more than satisfied about the ways things turned here at The Sky and the Sea International. Good company, great weather, not much sleep but that was alright, even though some less pleasant interactions happened, it was for the most part a huge success. And now seeing the time running off seemed like a bit of a wake up call, so long Australian paradise and the mercenary rides... Soon enough it would be a harsh comeback in the Canadian typical February snow storms.Oh joy. It is Seiger's voice that got Alexa out of her reality check.
"Do you need a leg up again?" Seiger called over to her with a smile in his voice. ,,Maybe two this time?"

A: Alexa took a moment to offer Crime a few scratches and sweet words as she adjusted the tack for herself, hoping that they would share a good ride together. But when Seiger’s voice resonated again, she could only roll her eyes to the sky. “I’ll be fine, thank you.” The Italian said at first, before changing to a honeyed tone. “ …the legs up can wait for now~” she sent him a conniving look, before using a higher ground to ease herself on the stallion— quickly realizing that she greatly overestimated the gap between their stirrup length.

S:Seiger treated her to his oiliest smile:
,,Offer -and other things- stands for later," he said smoothly, watching with some amusement as she settled herself on the spotted Zlesdin. He wondered if he ought to say something... but not for long. The urge could not be repressed:
,,I know it's a race and all, but I don't think you have to go full jockey..." he said flatly, as he eyed her very short stirrups.

A: Alexa sent him a side glance as she leaned to readjust the stirrup strap. “ Ah-ah.” She fake laughed while a grin still creeped on her lips “what can I say, I guess you look taller than you truly are.” Cooed Al as she pinned the leather at about the same length they initially were.

S: The smile froze awkwardly on Seiger's face, not entirely sure if he was being insulted here or not - not that he was truly mad about it either.
,,Well, I guess you look nicer than you truly are," he tsk'ed back at her, discreetly shortening the stirrups on Rep's saddle closer to where they originally were.
,,You really are 80 percent legs... didn't you ever notice how short you look when you sit down next to me?"

A: “Aah, I can live with that ~” Al purred, shrugging it away as she pat Crime’s neck to thank him for his patience. She didn’t miss to scoff at the next comment on her legs “ … I guess it doesn’t show as much when i’m sitting on your lap” Alexa offered him her usual bedroom eyes, deflecting on the fact that she had never truly noticed the disparity of their proportions.

S: He had a small chuckle at that.
,,My lap is yours to sit on anytime, dear..." he purred, all soft and sweet for a moment here. ,,...whatever you need to appear taller."
The last bit was added with an insolent smile, and he swung himself onto Rep's back; patting the neck gently once he was sat.
,,So," he went on as if nothing had transpired between them. ,,You ready to eat my dust?"

A: Al didn’t comment back, rolling her eyes some more at Seiger’s smile,
“That’s if you stay on.” She teased back as she looked at them from head to hooves. “ In the meantime, she suits you~” purred Alexa with a charming smile.

S: He casually reached down to touch Rep's strong neck again, stroking it calmly.
,,You should know I'm hard to shake off," he said matter-of-factly. Then, upon noticing her looking, he sat himself up a little taller; arranging one arm theatrically in a pose for Alexa to appreciate.
,,Yeah? You like this sight?" he asked cheerfully.

A:She smiled discreetly as her compliment seemed to have its usual effect, Seeing Seiger pose himself to show his best profile. “Hmm, nice rides~” Alexa hummed with a cheeky tone.

S: Subconsciously, he smiled wider; ever pleased to be complimented in this manner.
,,The best," he made sure to agree with a satisfied huffing of his chest before redirecting this attention towards her and Crime. He gave a light whistle at the sight, not remotely shy about letting his thoughts be known:
,,Now that is a sight," he said, fishing out his phone from his pocket - that was a memory he'd want to keep.
,,Say Peach."

A: When he whistled at her, Al couldn’t help than smile a little more, even a bit sheepishly, before blowing him a kiss. And when Seiger pulled out his phone, Alexa took the cue to pose, not glaringly, but in her effortless grace… Not without hitting him with her signature bedroom eyes as she hoped to give him a worthy souvenir. “ Peach~”

S: Swiftly, he reached out with his hand to 'catch' the kiss she blew him; elaborately plastering it onto his cheek.
,,Thank you," he said with approval as he inspected the picture he took. ,,You do look terribly fine sitting on something of mine."
He grinned at her, hoping that terrible remark would land softly, before picking up the reins a little and nudged Rep forward into a walk.
,,Wanna make another bet?" he asked with a playful glint in his eye.

A:His dorky answer to her kiss got a chuckle from Al, hard to believe that this man was supposed to be a ruthless mercenary during work hours. Before she rolled her eyes at the awful retort Seig added. “ I’m sure you enjoy it thoroughly” and when they took the walk, Al asked the same of Crime, testing already about how much leg pressure was required. “ Humor me~” Al answered without much hesitation, curiosity killed the cat.

S: He rode a few strides in silence, contemplating all the wonderful, horrible things he could ask... provided he won the bet, that is.
,,If I win," he began, eyes darting to the sky as if he thought carefully about his answer. ,,Then I want another picture of you sitting on something of mine. I think you blinked when this was taken.. " he gestured back, referring to the photo he just took. ,,And I'm all about keeping those happy memories, you see."
That would have all sounded innocent enough, were it not for the way he had dropped his voice to speak his request.

A: Al raised her eyebrows at his request and offered a are you serious look to Seiger. The audacity of this man was limitless. “Ah, sure, memories. You seem like such a reminiscing man.” Alexa commented back, her voice showing that she clearly understood his undertones. “ But what if i win. Don’t you trust your very own stallion to be faster?” She leaned forward so she could stroke Crime’s neck, shooting to her partner some challenging eyes.

S: He gave a shrug as if to smugly ward off any undertones of areyouserious she might have directed at him.
,,I'm glad you see it," he said with a pokerface on before raising an eyebrow with an expression halfway between amusement and insolence:
,,Oh he's fast alright - but I'm sure you'd be likely to fall behind simply to admire the view of my ass. That's perfectly fine if you do - I'll let you come first later."

A:“Don’t flatter yourself too much” she scoffed at him with an amused grin “Aren’t you projecting a bit here~?” He was never one to keep his eyes off her peach after all. And surely Al couldn’t help but raise her eyes to the sky at the other remark. “ you better~” she still purred at Seiger.“If I win…” Alexa started, letting him wait a bit like he did before. “… I get to tie you down.” And sent him back a just as insolent smile, threatening to challenge their usual roles.

S: He scoffed, shaking his head a little.
,,Oh please, you're hardly a saint. You think I haven't noticed you staring? It's fine, really, I don't mind being objectified a little. Gives me more leverage to shamelessly stare back and not feel bad about it."
...as if he would ever feel bad about that. He carried on, smirk plastered across his face, until she stated her demands. That caused a discreet stiffening of his smile, albeit he did his best to mask it. Tie him down... Fuck no. If her intense and persistent demand of cuddling were a cause of discomfort to him, this was far far worse... The palms of his hands suddenly seemed all sticky and clammy - blaming that on the weather, naturally.
,,Oh, keep dreaming. You'll eat my dust," he deflected with his usual bravado, not wanting to spoil the mood, but very eager to avoid elaborating on that subject. The stakes suddenly got very real for him.

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Alexa and Rep reside with Emii-M
Seiger and Crime reside with Zoubstance
Sand texture: own
Rock: cgtextures (overpainted)