CRICKET POST

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- CRICKET - official OC post as of Oct. 2024 - - - Cricket is my main OC and persona, though he has his own backstory I am currently working on! By persona I mean that I use him to represent me online, and I use his name for myself. He isn't directly *me* but more a character I would like to be. - - Design history (keep scrolling for lore and stuff) He was initially female, a black/red tortoiseshell with pale green eyes. Here I really nailed down his basic fur shape and form! He has 2 spikes of cheek fur, 3 ear tufts and a long fluffy tail with a notch in the end. He has medium length, thick fur that's longer on his neck, cheeks and tail. He's kept these features the whole time! He later had cyan eyes, but stayed pretty much the same with some marking variations for a few years. (briefly had white spotting but I usually got rid of it quickly) Eventually I wanted a change and made him a dilute tortoiseshell, cyan eyes with red pupils and some white spotting. This didn't last long and I completely recoloured him to be navy blue with pale red tortie markings. He had blue and red eyes because it fit the palette (I never liked them though). I kept this for a bit but eventually made him a colourpoint of the same pattern. I stopped liking this pretty quickly and only recently he became a black classic tabby with muddy green/ vibrant red eyes. He also has an alt palette that's still dark blue, as you can see on the ref! - - What is he? This is half canon- he is a subspecies of some shapeshifting race I haven't laid down yet. In short, his subspecies is practically extinct. I haven't gone very deep into this but I've put him into so many specific situations in my head that it will take a while. I'll say he's an immortal and can appear in any time period or setting you want. He can naturally be either humanoid or feline (there are images of his human design but I didn't include them here), but learned magic allowing him to further alter his appearance minorly. At most this will extend to a sex change. The process is painful and difficult so it isn't great for healing or anything (would probably do more harm than good in a dangerous situation). Again, this is a magic he learned and perfected over time! It was not easy for him. He doesn't naturally age for the sake of creativity! But he can be drawn or written to appear any age. He is a cat 90% of the time because he prefers it, and is not always anthropomorphic in this form. (Again, creativity) - - Notes: As a cat he has two main appearances, but both can vary. He is always bigger than a normal house cat, probably lynx sized. As a black tabby he has softer, curlier fur and usually green eyes with red pupils. The length of his hair tuft can vary. As a blue grey thing it will have spikier fur and fully red eyes. Usually it will be grinning. As a human he has brown hair and tan skin with the same eye colours. I'd love it if anyone drew him! feel free to ask questions in the comments :D