Duck-obsessed mercat is a certified W Click to see more versions! art: me @kilakine time taken: about 2 hours 20 minutes (reference being procreate's timelapse feature) song: hand crushed by a mallet-- by 100 gecs 1. duckyy swimmingg 2. shaded fullbody (from the scene) 3. non-shaded fullbody (from the scene) * Bio: * Name: Arwin | He/him | Certified duck-lover * Traits: Energetic, enthusiastic, loves the water, naive, laughs a lot, friends with fishies (the ones too big to eat lmao) Backstory (it's a chill one): From the moment he opened his bold yellow eyes as a kitten, Arwin seemed to have a peculiar fascination with water. While his brethren would shy away from it, Arwin was inexplicably drawn to the gentle crashing of the waves unto the shore and the way it shimmered in the afternoon sunlight. It was as if the water held a mysterious charm that captivated his feline soul. Arwin was born in a small coastal town, where the foamy tops of waves and the salty, sea breeze were an everyday backdrop. His mother, descended from a local branch of shorthairs that had grown tails amidst their connection to water, had taken refuge in an old skiff. The skiff in which she lived had been left, abandoned and rusting, on the shore. It was within this rustic sanctuary that Arwin and his siblings grew up. In his earliest years, Arwin would venture to the shore, mesmerized by the ebb and flow of the tides. His tiny paws would paw at the water, creating ripples in the waves that mirrored his boundless wonder of it. Often, he would watch and wait by the shore all day, captivated by the creatures that roamed it. When he was old enough to hunt for fish, he would eagerly join Doodle on fishing expeditions. Perched on the boat's edge, his vibrant yellow eyes reflected the sunlight dancing across the ripples, carried away into the blue deep. Instead of dreading the splash of waves, he eagerly dove inside and swam with the fish below the surface. When he emerged once more for air, his shimmering yellow eyes were filled to the brim with joy, and as he swam, he would put his paw into the water to playfully flick it at his siblings. His fascination with ducks began when a simple, yellow duck washed up on the shore. Arwin brought it everywhere and formed a secret collection of the fascinating rubber ducks that would occasionally grace the shore. Currently he's still quite young and naive but he loves his life on the island shore!
