I LOVE THIS SO MUCH and i was cackling like a loon when i checked it out on waking up XDDD rip dear Rat Boy getting thrown over and no one caring XDDDDDDDDDDD and chad changing his mind on worrying when tommy gives him Love Eyes!! (do we BLAME him!!!) these interactions are SO endearing and well drawn, you're seriously just an amazing comic artist and make the BEST characters that are so easy to obsess and love on 😭🥰😍😍😍
Profile
For awhile, Mickey did a fairly good job of tricking his family into believing he was an upstanding young man with a good paying office job, little did they know he was making all that money as a thief and a fence. Being thrown out, cut off, and estranged from them once he was found out didn't seem to affect him at all, as he had plenty of friends in low places to fall back on, and enough money saved up to buy a sleazy little apartment for himself. When he was drafted he easily could've skipped town and laid low (and anyone who knew him probably would've expected him to), but he saw it as a new opportunity: new places to see, things to steal, and people to cheat! Of course, now that he's a sailor he does as little actual work as he can get away with and doesn't take it seriously at all.
Personality
A real lying, conniving, sneaky snake in the grass, this man is 100% out for himself and no one else, though his smooth talk is good enough to fool gullible folks into thinking he has their best interests at heart. He is a thief and a con artist, if there's something you want he'll get it or do it for you, for the right price. Anyone with half a brain who gets to know him learns quickly he's not to be trusted, but at the same time it can be hard to resist the temptation when he offers up something he knows someone really wants. He just always seems to be up to something, plotting, scheming, or simply picking pockets when people let their guard down. In addition he can be quite annoying and likes to tease and prank people, and poke fun at their insecurities. It's a wonder no one's killed him yet, though a few have tried, and he's had the crap beaten out of him more than a few times as well. He even speaks in an irritating, roundabout way, hardly ever giving a straight answer to anything.
Mannerisms
He is almost always "smiling," but rarely ever in a friendly/sweet manner...it's clearly an evil, devious grin. He also doesn't like making direct eye contact when speaking, but will whenever he's trying to be extra convincing or is making a point. Though he rarely seems to exert himself or do much actual work or heavy lifting, he's actually pretty agile, just as quickly as he can sneak up on someone he can slink away, as well as climb up or slip into hard to reach places, like the slippery little vermin he is. :p Though he keeps himself (reasonably) clean his living quarters rarely are, his apartment back home is a mess and he never makes his bed.
Voice
His voice sounds rather like Christopher Walken, only maybe a little bit higher in pitch. It's just kinda...strange like that. XD He also has a bit of a New York accent, it's not extremely thick, but it is noticeable. He doesn't often raise his voice, but if he's under extreme duress he can and will scream in a girlish way to throw his attacker off.
Preferences
Likes: money, rats, stealing things, New York City, junk food, Coca-Cola
Dislikes: cops, people who ask too many questions, hard labor/"real" work, getting caught, anyone touching his neck...
Looks
Hair: His hair is short and a very deep/dark red color, lighter on the top. It is always "swooped" to one side.
Eyes: Blue, sort of almond shaped
Build: Thin, but with a little muscle in his arms and legs, and slight definition in his abs, he has almost no body hair.
Scars/Body Modifications/Other distinguishing features: He has a scar wrapping all the way around his neck, and a tattoo of an anchor on his left shoulder. He also has buck teeth/overbite and a very big nose.
Clothing
Out of uniform he wears business clothes, but they're never very neat: his suits are usually ill-fitting and sometimes a bit tattered/shabby, and often in more "unusual" colors (purple, red, green, etc.). He'll sometimes wear zoot suits as well.
- He is Red's uncle...which just suddenly came to me and wasn't what I originally intended. I realized they looked alike and thought it was cute that both Red and Les would have had uncles in the military, so yeah lol.
- And just as Red is really named Philip, Mickey is actually Michael, but literally no one ever calls him that and it only says it on his birth certificate.
- The scar around his neck is from someone (probably justifiably) attempting to strangle him with piano wire. Ever since that attempted murder he has an extreme phobia of not being able to breathe in any way (both by strangulation and other means, such as drowning.)
- He has been called a dirty rat plenty of times (and even looks like a humanized one XD), but he takes it as a compliment. Rats are probably the only creatures he actually has any compassion for, he loves them!
- For someone who has had his ass beat as many times as he has he's actually not much of a fighter and can hardly defend himself, if he were really backed into a corner and had to fight for his life he always carries a switchblade, just in case
- Though alcohol is a common thing he will steal and/or sell to others he never drinks it himself, because he likes to "keep his wits about him" as he would say
- Aside from maybe heating up a can of soup once in awhile, he can't cook to save his life. He lives mainly off junk food and take out (Chinese is his favorite.)
*SQUEALS* OMG HOW CUTEEEEE!!! 😍😍😍😍 This is the sweetest thing omgggg, ahhhh rat boy has a friend now (which he needs since the other guys are all jerks to him lmao XDD)!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! ❤️❤️ He looks precious and adorable (and so does the little rattie, I wanna pet it too wahhh 🥺❤️) EEEE I was soooo excited to see which bby you would pick to draw and I'm SO pleased you picked him, you made him look super cute in your style!! his expression towards his new lil buddy is so pure and perfect, what a cinnamon roll ❤️ ALSO I just always admire how well you do clothing, everything looks so goooood!! *_*
THANK YOU SO MUCH for the trade!! I LOVE how this came out and it's always a blast drawing your babes for you too! ❤️❤️❤️ (And no worries at all about the wait, it's all good 🥰!!, it was such an awesome surprise to see this when I opened TH today!! 🥰❤️ TYSM for this cutenessss eeeee!!! ❤️!!)
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