#Also projecting ur phantom shifts onto him is relatable 😭

[catchthattherian]

my lego monkie kid hyperfixation has caused me to make a lmk / jttw oc

so since you said i could, so let me introduce you to my silly new son ! ! this is bēishāng é , he's a monkey-moth demon created to lead lost spirits to the underworld and locate those in the book of the dead who have not yet arrived in the afterlife. he is based off of a death's head hawk-moth, which are commonly associated with death, and he has further ties to this as moths and butterflies are related to spirits in chinese folklore, as it is believed that recently deceased relatives and friends could return to grieving people in the form of moths and butterflies :D

he hatched from a chrysalis spun by an cursed moth, after those in the underworld realized that many human spirits were not passing on to the afterlife, still clinging to unfinished business. é's job was to ensure that these souls made their way onwards to their destination. he also functions as an exorcist for persistent spirits and an advisor for their families, providing comfort and caring messages to those grieving people. oh and i haven't decided how yet, but in some way he loses his wings, and ends up wearing the cape he has currently, in order to both cover up the tattered remains and scars of his wings, and also as an attempt to satisfy the 'phantom wings' he starts feeling due to their absence :D [ i'm projecting my issues onto him- ] he's my baby and i love him very much and i need him to be real so i can squeeze him and i hope he explodes /aff [ also i may or may not be developing some kind of kin-like connection to him ? ? i'm not too sure if my latest tail shifts are from my macaque fictionkin or whether they are from this fellow but- ]

AWuJSBSJS U NEVER DISAPPOINT WHEN IT COMES TO UR ART :00 /gen

WAHH HES SO PAWSOME, AND INSPIRED BY A MOTH? ? AND HE GUIDES PPL TO THE UNDERWORLD ? AND LOSES HIS WINGS /pos

I’m sorry but u have to write him up for being to pawsome😔😔😔 /j,silly