#if youre curious: i specifically imagine a mearns' coyote; a smaller subspecies that is more reddish

[veilkeeper]

2 and 48 from the round one questions?

(questions from here)

2. How did Rook get the nickname? What do they think of it?

partially answered here. corentin doesn't mind it, but he also has a complicated relationship with his sense of self as it is. in more intimate settings and with the people he's closest to, he prefers his actual name—it's grounding. but elsewhere, in casual conversation or with allies? rook is fine.

48. A color, flower, animal, and weather to describe Rook:

colour: orange. i've associated it with him from the very beginning. it's why i spoiler tag for this game with orange and why i swapped the subtitle colours so that rook is orange and npcs are purple (the default has it the other way around). it's warm and energetic but not hot and harsh the way red is. like embers and open flame. sunset and sunrise. soft like peaches or hard like pumpkins. flower: bird of paradise. freedom, opportunity, faithfulness, joy. it evokes a bird in flight, is brightly coloured and tropical. animal: coyotes. sorry, i get to actually talk about this so i'm going to. like with the colour thing, coyotes have been associated with corentin since the beginning, because from the second i made him i knew he was a shapeshifter, and i knew i'd need to pick a go-to animal form for him, and it's coyotes. some of the earliest posts in his tags are these funky dudes. they're intelligent, adaptable survivors, they're chatty, they're tricksters, they hunt and scavenge, and they often travel in familial groups. plus. look at his face. he already has the puppy dog eyes. weather: warm rain. the kind where the sun is still peeking through the clouds and your hair is soaked but you can smell the grass and it kind of reminds you that you're alive.