Tuomi

Tuomi has Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, which primarily affects the eye. At a very young age he had to get his right eye removed due to the pressure from glaucoma becoming too much for him. His left eye has polycoria, or multiple holes in the iris. He's legally blind with 20/200 vision, and can only see the world as colorful blobs. He relies on his other senses heavily to navigate his world. Tuomi is an artist who mainly uses oil painting as his favorite medium but also dabbles in watercolor. He claims he draws realism because he draws the world as he sees it, but society classifies his art as abstract. He gets really passionate about whether his art is realism or not, and may actually get heated about it. Other than that, Tuomi is a very laid back and sleepy dude. He likes to sit in his favorite cafe and just listen to the world around him as he enjoys his coffee. When he isn't in his apartment or art studio he usually is hanging around in cafes or bakeries to enjoy the sounds and smells. Tuomi is very tactile, he loves to feel things in order for him to build a picture. He enjoys wearing soft sweaters, they're usually purple for consistency because he can't really match outfits and purple is an easy color for him to see (he isn't entirely aware that his purple sweaters might not always match his fur). He's very small and chubby, but that's because he can't really work out and his diet is mostly coffee and baked goods.