S N A I L I S A D O R A B L E ^^ This was SO fun to draw ^^ Snail//male//introvert, shy, anxious//likes alone time, snails (obviously) books, sleeping, swamps, and being an adorable bean UwU //dislikes large crowds, being asked to speak, loud noises, and being productive//is never seen without Jeremy, his ESS (emotional support snail) as shown in the bottom right picture//the goo on his back isn't actually goo, it's just fur markings B A C K S T O R Y Snail is the youngest child of a small family living in a marketplace. Until the day the King Ash visited their town. He had chosen Snail's parents to work at the palace, because of their talents at tapestry. Being very poor, his parents agreed immediately. They arrived at the palace the next day. His parents entered first, followed by his 14 brothers and sisters. But before Snail could enter, the guards blocked him. "This one will track slime and goop all over the castle," one had grunted. "He mustn't be allowed in," agreed the other. Snail spluttered in protest, trying to explain that they were just stripes, it wasn't actual goo, and that his parents were waiting for him, but they didn't listen. Marveling at the majesty of the castle walls, none of his family noticed as Snail was thrown into a cart and taken away to the outskirts of town. There he found a small swamp, where he sulked. He found a snail that had helped him through his grief, and was later named Jeremy. Snail had not worked up the courage to go back into the city. Not that he could find his way back, anyway. So he stayed. Alone. Missing his family terribly. Until she came. He never knew her name. But she had wandered through the swamp one day. Desperate to talk to someone other than himself, Snail chased after her, but he lost her in the thick vines. However, now he was completely lost. He walked and walked. He walked right into a busy village. Not his own village, but a village. There he made a living, weaving tapestries just as his mother had. Except his all had snails on them. "So the world hates snails. I can't convince them otherwise. But in my shop, my small corner of the world, I'm accepted for who I am. And that's all I need." ~ Snail
@cookiekittycatclub for character design and DTA Me for art and for wanting to own this little guy sooooo bad ^^
