🦀🌨️☄️ Finian

Personality: Determined, Eager to Learn, Perfectionist, Exhausted, Dead Inside, No Common Sense

Likes: Cozy Hoodies (or Scarves, Blankets, PJs, etc.), Caffeine, Archaeology, Microwavable Food, Spiders, Sleep

Dislikes: Deadlines, Asking for Help, Headaches, Criticism (He's Too Tired to Cope and WILL Cry), Sleep

Design Notes:

• Built like a Norwegian forest cat, but smol
  • Long, FLOOFY fur that forms distinct tufts at his paws
  • Mane extends up into his ears
  • Stocky, compact build (much smaller than most Northerners, but still bulky)
• Green and blue patches are iridescent and glittery
  • Including paw pads and nose
• Fangs always poke out of his mouth
• Only the ventral sides of his wings have markings -- the dorsal side is solid dark grey
• Always wears his glasses (unless he's sleeping), but can be drawn with or without his hoodie

Character Notes:

• Always has his emotional support jumping spider, Snowflake, with him (if you don't see him, he's probably hiding in Fin's mane or hoodie pocket)
• He's an eternally exhausted single dad/grad student -- who needs sleep and food when you have caffeine? Not Fin! Routinely attends the wrong lecture, turns in his kids' homework instead of his own, pours coffee in his cereal, and forgets to sleep 3 days in a row. He's forgotten what not having a headache feels like. Please help him.
• He's no longer in contact with his kids' other parent. They left when the twins were still in cocoons, insisting that they never wanted kittens, especially not with Fin. 
• He's been raising the twins alone ever since, although he has plenty of help and support from his family, as well as a more recent ex who Fin and the kids are still on good terms with.
• After his more recent break-up with Everett, Fin and his kids moved in with his Ankle, Uncle, and cousins (a decision that deeply offended his mom, who lives in the same town and wanted Fin to move in with her).
• He thrives in weather that's cool enough to bundle up in hoodies and scarves, but not so cold that is hurts his nose when he goes outside. He likes to sleep with the ceiling fan on so he can pile on all his blankies no matter what the weather is outside.
• He is, like virtually everyone else in his family, quite easy to startle. Except he's usually so tired that instead of jumping sky high, he tends to just twitch violently and occasionally burst into tears.
• He adores history, especially ancient history, with his entire heart! As evidenced by the fact that he's pursuing a PhD in Historical Archaeology as a single dad.
• When he's not in class or home with his kids, he can usually be found sipping coffee and studying in a coffee shop or study lounge.