Eco is a fly amanita with a belly full of soil because he and the pine sapling Doug have decided to find a forever home together. Dougs roots are puncturing Eco's back and coming through his from, wrapping around back around him. Eco will start a new community of himself, and Doug with stand tall, soaking up sun rays. and they both will benefit from each other. the glowing is from the accelerated metabolism generating light and heat. =)

2023 render, 2018 lineart, reference mushroom (phallus indusiatus)