Nick and Judy had stopped to sit and relax for a bit at a small cafe after a morning visit to Little Judy. Even though it was a pretty cold day, they’d decided to sit at a table outside with their cups of hot cider and just watch life go by.

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Completed: 13 October 2016

Zootopia and its characters (c) Disney.

Despite how much she loved her job, Judy had to admit to herself that she also treasured these small vacations from the responsibilities of her chosen life. Of course, her present company had a lot to do with that. Her entire life waking and sleeping had been dedicated to becoming a police officer, and then to proving herself. Nick had taught her to take time for herself. She took a slow sip from her steaming drink and let out a contented sigh, releasing a small cloud of her own in the process.She smiled easily over at her partner. "Hot cider just tastes so much better while out in the cold, doesn't it?" She inhaled deeply over the cup and smiled over at Nick. "And the spicy smell is just so enticing, energizing, and relaxing all in one. Isn't it just wonderful?""Hmm..." was Nick's non-committal response as he took a small sip of his own. "Cider just doesn't do that for me. But I do have something I enjoy that is enticing, energizing, and relaxing all in one. Want to know what it is?"At that he set his cup down on the table such that his large paw rested lightly against one of hers where they cupped her own drink - the pressure just enough that she could feel the soft warmth of him as a counter to the hard warmth of the cup in her palm. Her face heated for reasons completely unrelated to the steaming cider beneath her chin and she felt a sudden urge to bite her lip as he then leaned over so close to her that the side of his muzzle tickled the edge of her ear. His deep inhale cooled her fur briefly before his warm exhale caressed her fur in a whisper that sent a shiver up her spine. "You. You are my favorite all-weather treat."Her heart started racing at two or three times its normal speed and she suddenly felt much too warm for the sweater. He leaned back to look her in the face, but she twisted her head away in a futile effort to hide the brightening blush and squeaked out a half-embarrassed, half-affectionate "Sly fox..."---Hey, look at that: non-MLP art! Zootopia may be showing up a bit more in my collection. We'll see.Anyway, Rem was nice enough to give me permission to color up their stuff too, and this one called out to me. Been open on my computer waiting for me to work on it for over a month...but life has been crazy and I haven't had time. Finally got a small break, so here it is. Hope you all enjoy.Did some stuff with this I've never done before. First is the fur texture. Not exactly how I wanted it, but *very* happy with the turn-out given it being a first. Also changed up how I did shading over my usual. I'm a work in progress.Was going to do the background, but don't have energy/time so I just faded the line-work. Think it looks pretty good like that actually.---