[[ OG SHARE: 10Sep2026 ]] [[ RESHARE: New art added ]] [[ !! TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE, TRAUMA, MENTAL ISSUES, ATTEMPTED SELF-HOMICIDE !! ]] [[ !! PROCEED WITH CAUTION !! ]] Words later, hi bye, ;) 1. Symmetrical Headshot ~ I like this, first drawing of 'em and not half bad! 2. Circus Scene ~ OMFG I LOVE THE RENDERING ON THIS TODAY <3 Not sure how I like the lights, and the background is iffy <//3 3. Just the full from the scene :D [two hours later...] Yeah, I don't have many red and green, or even like, clown-like/circus-themed characters, and I loved this guy's design, so boom! Entry! ANYWAYS, BIO TIME! Name: Shiloh "Dart" Smoke Pronouns: He/They About Shiloh: The secret weapon of the pack, Shiloh is the weapons keeper for the Dusk-Bound Society, a secret government segment that eliminates threats: within, without, and even in the air. Shiloh is able to fire off biochemical darts from his tail, exploding on impact to destroy bioweapons and lab-made diseases or infections. His skills make him a one-of-a-kind asset to the team, one they can't afford to lose. Backstory: Skill isn't something you need in a circus. Not when you're considered an oddity like the Bearded Lady, the Sirens, or even the Siamese Twins. Not when you have something explicitly /wrong/ with you, something off, something different, something considered weird and offensive. When you have a tail, one that can fire things into the crowd? Yeah, then you get to be special. And special isn't something you want to be. As someone new to the circus, a new clown to be shown, a new exhibit in a way, everyone became jealous and horrible. If you were popular, they couldn't hurt you as bad. If only that were true, right? But not for this little guy. Shiloh was found when he was young, easily imprinted on, easily manipulated into the tool the ringmaster needed to be. Easily transformed into a weapon. The ringmaster's whip would leave its marks, slashes all down Dart's legs and sides. His face, paws, and tail were kept unscathed, as those were what the circusgoers would see, and no one wanted charges of animal abuse. Shiloh was forced to fire darts from his tail on command, these darts laced with a certain drug to lull the audience into a sense of compliance, a way to get them to bet on the fights and not report them. After the crowd was compliant, the whip would snap, releasing the dogs. Dart was forced to fight until he either completely incapacitated the dogs or was killed, a strong incentive to keep fighting. These fights were frequent, and soon Shiloh learned to zone out when he fired, flaring the frill around his neck to seem bigger and letting his eyes go blank, fogging over in a peculiar way, all so that they didn't have to see what they did, allowing instinct to rule. After one of these fights, one where he was forced to kill 4 different dogs, Dart tried to shoot a dart at himself, wanting to end the suffering he was going through. The torture, the unholy pain he was forced to go through. It was during one of these fights where the scout had found him, having come to watch the circus with his family. The scout was immune to the drug initially fired, causing her to view the entire event through unimpaired eyes. CONT LATER <//3 Playlist in comments
