Cumin

Cumin
he / him • newspaper editor • gay
belongs to radar, please don't steal.
A HiveWing of Hornet Hive who desires to be an animator, for he's incredibly talented at animating. While he waits, he remains a nobody editor for the weekly newspaper known throughout the hives. He hatched in a small cell with his optimistic and overly friendly HiveWing father who was part of the middle class within the hive. His mother, however, was taken away from crimes against the queen and being caught red-handed during a heist with a few other dragons. For the most part, Cumin was always teased for being small, which brought him to being overly upset about it. And for awhile, he was never exactly pleased or happy at all. Upon being old enough, the HiveWing dragonet was sent to a nearby private school and for that made hardly any friends.
He never let loneliness get the best of him. He was always fascinated by animation and playwright, he'd always wanted to become one after seeing his first animation film. Playwriting just came as an interest to him after looking up the meaning of the word. No one knew him or even stopped to consider him a hybrid, not his father, not the ignorant citizens of Hornet Hive, not even himself.
Cumin 	Cumin
 	
Art By 	salty
Background Information	Background Information
Aliases 	spice (flowerhopper)
Creator 	radar
Attribute 	frustration, loneliness, saltiness, compassion, drama
Element 	honey, parchment, newspapers, old cartoons
Animal 	hornet, ant, alligator
Color 	light orange, maroon, black, yellow, salmon pink
Song 	
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	30 (hy)
Gender 	male
Orientation 	gay
Occupation 	newspaper editor, animator and playwright (sort of)
Tribe 	hive / silk
Relatives 	flowerhopper (father), rue (mother, deceased)
Residence 	hornet hive
Allies 	flowerhopper, riko
Enemies 	n / a
Likes 	animations, actually interesting stuff, friends, plays, inspiration
Dislikes 	being called short, being short, working as a newspaper editor
Powers 	very good animation skills, gifted writer
Weapons 	talons, words, any sharp object
Love Interests 	had some crushes in his younger years, but not now.
Appearance
From afar, Cumin isn't too strange, his pale orange scales that fade into a darker color. That's all he may seem. Yet a closer look shows possibly hybridization for he has traits of a SilkWing as well. Though it's not as clear as his HiveWing side.
A row of sharp, diamond-shaped scales separate something of a plated underbelly from his main scales. These scales are highlighted with a deep maroon that could easily be mistaken for black. This mentioned color comes up rather frequently across his body.
Three stripes curve from under his eyes to behind them. Each one varying in length and they indeed look like claw marks on his face. Rest assured they're not. Two smaller markings are seen on his snout as well. Another stripe runs atop his eyes and always makes him seem angry.
What looks to be the start of antenna bud from his forehead, though they're just stubs and that's what they'll stay. The tips of these antenna are maroon and burnt orange at the base that fades into the pale orange of his main scales.
He appears to have no horns and has short, rounded ears that are tipped with maroon. Thick but somewhat long spines run down his back. They are mainly burnt orange, but fade to a paler orange at the base. A single maroon stripe runs through the middle of these spines.
Cumin's eyes have no pupils and are simply a gradient of pastel oranges rippling around like a little ocean of color. These can be a bit unnerving, though only because of the lack of pupils. The hybrid's wings are long and insect-like and, like everything else, are a gradient.
The membranes, while clearly transparent, are a gradient of burnt orange. Starting dark at the tips and slowly becoming lighter as it goes in. On the wings themselves (not the membranes) are two stripes of maroon near the ends of the wings.
Cumin is short, that part can be said undeniably. Though he isn't fond of having that pointed out and it often causes him to swear. Despite his height, his thickly built with squarish shoulders and a blocky snout. His wings are long and large and his tail is long and whip-thin near the end.
His arms are rather thick and his palms are flat with hooked, black talons. Even despite being well-muscled and built, Cumin is still shorter than the average HiveWing his age which annoys him unendingly.
The hybrid's expressions usually vary from bored to annoyed. Though not much expression can be seen in his eyes, having no pupils, they're almost always annoyed. It seems that no matter what, there is always a grim frown in his face. Although a ghost of a smile sometimes flashes briefly.
Personality
*always seems mad about something, hates that he's really small and is often teased by others about it. needs to learn to calm down once in awhile.
*not considered aggressive, but he is salty and by some means rude. again, always mad about something.
*constantly muttering things to himself, complains an awful lot, come to think of it.
*compassionate about what he loves, plays and animating, although he's still a newspaper editor right now, he wants to become a animator and playwright.
*surprisingly, despite being whiny and angry most of the time, he doesn't write with a biased opinion. in other words, you won't be seeing much of his own opinion edited into the newspaper.
Backstory
*hatched to a silkwing mother (named rue) who was apart of the chrysalis but was executed after being caught during a heist. father (named flowerhopper) was an overly friendly and optimistic hivewing.
*when he was younger, his father brought him to many plays that set up in hornet hive. additionally, he'd sometimes show him old animations that flowerhopper watched as a dragonet.
*this is what brought up his love and interest in animation and playwriting. would draw in his free time and made little flip books that were something of animation.
*at school he excelled in art and literature (and math by some extent) but flumped everything else.
* yeah, he lived a rather normal life.
Relationships
please roleplay beforehand (pantala only)
Flowerhopper
while a little overly optimistic and hopeful, cumin loves his father and often visits him every now and then. he introduced him to not only the world of theater, but also to the world of animation. cumin appreciates his father's support and how he pushes his beliefs.
Very Positive
Riko
riko is an inspiration to him and the only dragon he really acts fanboyish around. known for the most popular animations known in the hives or on pantala in general. though they're interactions are scattered about, they meet with each other every week at least, cumin admires him. wants to be like him some day, a famous animator but also a playwright.
Very Positive
Yusu
unnerved by them, he isn't sure what it is, but there is something off about them. a chill goes down his spine whenever he gazes upon them and their... weird assistant. has never interacted with them, just watched them with an indescribable look on his face. just tries to avoid them.
Neutral
Dillon
originally unnerved by this little dragonet, upon some slight interaction with him, he felt like he was quick to judge him at first. still finds him a little weird and incredibly messy, but isn't unnerved by him anymore. ponders what he's doing hanging around yusu, a dragon the deeply unnerves him.
Neutral
Trivia
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Gallery
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Category:Characters
Category:HiveWings
Category:Hybrids
Category:SilkWings
Category:Males
Category:LGBT+
Category:Work in Progress
Category:Content (Verglas the IceWing)
Category:Occupation (Writer)