#and just resignedly gulping down what's left of his drink before wandering back out into the banquet hall lmao

[cornerstonc]

SENSES & OTHER ODDLY SPECIFIC HEADCANONS.

1. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE SMELL LIKE:  i’m??? not sure. what do cats even smell like being the tidy and decorous creature he is, tho, i don’t think it’s like. Outlandish to consider that he might employ some very light fragrances-- nothing overpowering or strong bc he is a cat and that makes him picky about things like that, but. idk. maybe he smells like dryer sheets and fabric softener bc he wears cute little clothes ...........i mean the cat kingdom definitely has dryers. definitely that said i have absolutely taken a fresh dryer sheet and rubbed it all over my dogs, so maybe he’s done the same before too

2. WHAT DO YOUR MUSE’S HANDS FEEL LIKE:  very soft and fluffy-- he has some longer strands of fur which hang over his paws. they also most likely feel a little bony and thin under that fur, and his claws, like. what i’m pretty sure of cats coughs, are easily unsheathed with enough maneuvering (and of his own doing, too) also yes his claws are. very sharp fjiefap he rarely uses them, tho-- not necessarily bc he doesn’t have the instinct to, but bc he just. rarely finds himself in situations where that instinct is triggered. he will definitely still shred the hell out of something if somehow prompted to tho

3. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE USUALLY EAT IN A DAY:  not much. in the past, i think he’s gotten used to having his meals interrupted, so he’s gradually started just grabbing small things whenever he has the opportunity to rather than sit down for an actual meal rip this may eventually change after retirement, but who knows. this is also probably part of the reason why his favorite foods tend to be those that are Convenient and easy to carry with him and of course, there’s the fact that during banquets like we see in the movie, he and natoru do not have places at the table, so i went with the headcanon that they retire to the kitchen whenever they can during them in order to like. nab a bite here and there also like i’m just amused by the image of natori walking through the castle with some salmon onigiri wrapped in a napkin in one of his paws pulls a lin when he sees another cat eyeing it and just shoves what’s left of it in his mouth and stares like >:T keep walking

4. DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE A GOOD SINGING VOICE:  y e s and no one could ever convince me otherwise sorry lies down i also like the idea that he comes from a family where music was just integrated into everyday life

5. DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE ANY BAD HABITS OR NERVOUS TICS: he falls back on adjusting his glasses if he’s nervous or caught off-guard, etc.  other than that, i’d say not really. bc as hardworking and dutiful as he is, he’s also still. a cat, and an old one at that, and while he may skimp on eating more consistently, sleep is another story altogether lmao. he’s certainly taken to disappearing to Hiding Spots in order to nap so he’s (mostly) undisturbed, but it’s not necessarily bc he’s not getting Enough sleep otherwise he might also do it bc he’s well aware he talks in his sleep, and he does not need that extra embarrassment should he say anything particularly incriminating fjjifepa

6: WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE USUALLY LOOK LIKE/WEAR:  pretty much Always dressed in a long changshan with floppy sleeves, but i’ve always liked the idea that it’s not always the same one and that he occasionally wears other colors (and since it gets brought up in my fics All The Time, i also like the idea that sometimes he wears very nice, fancy ones with more decoration or pattern, tho they’re generally still mentioned to be hand-me-downs from Somewhere) other than that, as mentioned above, he’s a tidy and well-groomed cat, so if you see him looking a little harried or unkempt or worse, u can rest assured shit hit the fan somewhere .......on that note, i do not know if the cat kingdom cats shower/bathe like humans do or whether they groom themselves more like cats do, but i think it’s probably for the best not to go down that rabbit hole

7. IS YOUR MUSE AFFECTIONATE? HOW MUCH? HOW SO:  i mean. yes, but it’s probably not very obvious to those not in his circle of loved ones. many who have seen him only from afar about the castle likely have an expectation that he is critical, cold, and perhaps even unreasonably strict, but aside from the middle one, it’s not really the case, and he’s generally fair and sympathetic when dealing with those who look to him as kind of a supervisor (and particularly lenient when it comes to those who are either young or inexperienced or both). but he typically isn’t affectionate with them in any meaning of the word and with loved ones, his affection presents itself more as the desire to provide for them, whether that be financially or emotionally or so on. more than anything else, he wants to be stable ground, and that often means working in the background where no one is aware of what he’s done in the interest of their wellbeing

8. WHAT POSITION DOES YOUR MUSE SLEEP IN:  Like A Cat fjieeio generally he sleeps curled into a ball, but i imagine that when he’s allowed to sleep undisturbed, he’ll tend to sprawl out a little in his sleep

9: COULD YOU HEAR YOUR MUSE IN THE HALLWAY FROM ANOTHER ROOM:  if he wanted you to, yes. while he’s perhaps more accustomed to speaking softly in the interest of. Secrecy, his position also requires him to interact quite confidently, or at least firmly, with other people er cats?, including strangers, servants, and other royalty, and he has little issue with raising his voice or speaking very sharply and/or assertively if he feels it’s warranted ......it also can’t be understated that he’s very often been left in the role of quasi-parent, so he definitely has some approximation of The Mom Voice which he can employ when he sees fit