Hoarfrost

this is now starfire's partner yee haw
nickname is icy, for his close friends and family, goes by a general nickname "ICE" as an online name as well as a codename among his coworkers
19 D.Y. / 33 H.Y., male + he/him, sky/ice, pan, rhythm game designer/composer
If you've ever surfed the net and read of posts written by someone who signs off as ICE, you would probably not suspect this dragon to be behind them. Some might curse his name jokingly and calm that he was responsible for the murder of countless talons with the lightning quick music he makes, while some praise him for the genuinely enjoyable challenges he brings to the games he helped create.
Sure, Hoarfrost might not be the insane mastermind he looks like online, or even any remotely great programmer that you would expect to work on complex games, but he's making a difference in his way, bringing color to the world through his fast tunes. Some others might think it's insignificant, while some thinks he comes off as overly cocky, but honestly? He doesn't really think their opinions matter.
After all, Hoarfrost, or Icy, as he's more commonly known as, doesn't really care what others say about him as long as he's happy. And he is happy, with a fulfilling life and a wonderful partner by his side.
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bullet points for appearance cause i'm lazy
*think of a skywing but with icewing colors and (semi) features
*a tall boi, huge wings
*pale blue scales, like the shade of the sky but slightly softer
*snowy white horns + spines down the back, these spines are long, like icewing extra horns. all of them are edged with a tint of light purple
*silvery grey underbelly
*hazel brown eyes
*appears to be imposing, but he is typically far from so. a sly smirk is his favorite way to pose for the camera
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Hoarfrost's personality is not something you can fit into a box, something he's proud of. He's neither as cool or constantly unimpressed, like how most dragons would expect of an IceWing, but neither does he have a fiery enough temper or a lust for battle that puts him among the stereotypical SkyWings. No, he isn't a combination of those either - he's just himself, the Icy that the dragons around him have grown to know and love.
He's a friendly dragon, despite many misunderstandings that can come from his generally imposing size. Icy is easygoing, and surprisingly a pleasant conversation partner. He's not the most extroverted of dragons, quite the opposite actually, but you'll never find yourself getting bored of a conversation with him. The hybrid is not one to usually lead or initiate a conversation, but he is known for having a sharp pair of ears, being able to be up to date with almost everything going on around him, and thus enabling him to maintain small talk that others have started with him. 
Icy has a creative mind, not one to back down from any sort of inspiration that strikes him. It is this trait that allows him to continue to passionately write music, something he shows the world in his own, unique way. He isn't afraid to live on the wilder side sometimes, a quality he likes to present in his fast-paced melodies. Because of this, Icy is also strongly against beliefs that contort one's freedom or way of thinking, and he refuses to be contained, paying no mind to hate comments targeted at his sometimes unusual style of music.
The hybrid believes that the key to maintaining healthy relationships isn't to have a lot of them at once - but rather, putting a lot of effort into those you truly care about. Indeed, he is typically very sweet and much more affectionate to his loved ones, compared to the more guarded and cool exterior he shows to the rest of his acquaintances. Icy would never hesitate to show his care for those he deems important, and he can get protective when it matters. He would go as far as resorting to physical matters when the life of a loved one is on the line.
Of course, he is not without his flaws - Icy greatly struggles with balancing spilling the harsh truth as well as making the blow lighter. His mind naturally works the logical way, so while this means he's good at analyzing and breaking down details, he is less adept at delivering information without sometimes striking another dragon's feelings. Sometimes he might think he had sugarcoated his words too much and cause misinformation, while other times it is obvious that he had been much too forward, making another dragon uncomfortable or upset. He doesn't intend to hurt anyone, and it shows when he quickly apologizes for these faults, but he is still trying to work on this, learning to be more emotionally sensitive when it actually matters.
Icy isn't generally regarded as an impatient dragon, but when he does lose his cool, he can be unintentionally hurtful to those happened to be involved. He isn't the best with feelings, often struggling with matters of the heart and thinks too hard with his head when the situation doesn't call for it. It's also harder to get him to come clean about his feelings on a subject than most others. It isn't always inherently a character flaw, since his logical thinking puts him in a down-to-earth spot and allows him to access most situations clearly, but when it comes to feelings, Icy may appear to act more impulsively than he actually is.
In the end, Icy is just another regular dragon you might see on the streets - someone with strengths and weaknesses, someone trying to improve on his flaws. Is it enough, you ask? To those that matters, as long as he keeps being himself, it is much more than enough. 
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To Icy himself, his life is nothing short of average. 
His father, an IceWing diplomat, met his mother, a SkyWing in her own kingdom while he was there for an intertribal meeting. After falling in love and settling down in a small home located in one of the villages near the Sky Kingdom, the two had their first egg, from which hatched their son. His mother named him Hoarfrost at birth, getting the idea from the shade of blue of his scales that was so similar to a beautiful flower she had seen in her youth.
The hybrid grew up just like any other dragonet, and though he was often given a few odd looks due to his cool colors amongst the red and oranges of the SkyWings, his younger years were considered pretty good. He attended a local school, made a few friends, and laughed and played through those carefree days. Just like any other student of his age. 
However, as he grew up, he slowly grew to learn that conflict would be present when it came to his parents. Well, his mother, to be exact. It wasn't that she treated him unkindly, but rather... she had expectations, when it came to her son. Icy was suddenly expected to do better in school, expected to come back with high grades, expected to be given good remarks by the teacher whenever they had a meeting with his parents. At first, this was hardly an issue, but when the hybrid knew his interest clearly didn't lie in constantly being on the top of the class, it soon put a slight strain on their relationship. 
Things became worse when Icy's sister, Matrix was born. She took up most of their mother's attention, but most importantly, more pressure was put on the older hybrid to be better - a good brother, a good student, and someone who would do their family proud. Icy started growing frustrated at his mother, who hardly talked to him about anything except discussing his successes or basically telling him what to do to progress in life. It stung a little how she didn't seem to care about his well-being, nor his interests in music which he was starting to develop. While his father didn't put the same amount of pressure on him, getting him to sit down and talk about it wasn't an option either, since he was most often away and busy.
Icy didn't ponder much over this. He took care of his sister and did end up bonding with her - despite his initial grudge towards her for basically hogging his parents' positive attention. She turned out to be mischievous and less of a goody two shoes, something he was surprisedly delighted by. They ended up having a great relationship, and it was Matrix that he first told of his preferred nickname - Icy. 
He rebelled against his mother's wishes in secret, not wanting to be pushed back. He was actively involved in the music club at school, picking up lots of music theory, and he also took interest in programming and coding, something he knew was a possible choice of study once he could pursue his studies further. When he finally did confront his mother about it, Icy put his foot down and told her outright that she couldn't decide his future, not when she never encouraged him to be his own dragon. 
Of course, this caused a falling out between him and his mother. His father was still on speaking terms with him, and none of them treated him particularly harshly, but it was obvious that tension was present between them. On the bright side, Matrix remained by his side and thoroughly supported him with his decisions. She promised to help him convince his parents to fund his education, support this path he chose, and in the end, his mother had reluctantly agreed.
While he had always been average in almost everything academically related, Icy breezed through his college years, managing to master the skills that he had always been interested in. He slowly lost touch with his estranged parents, though, despite still constantly maintaining contact with his sister. After finishing his studies, Icy finally decided to move away, in hopes of finding a better family himself. In his spare time, he has started composing tunes of his own, mostly to vent his feelings, but he was surprised to find that when he shared them with the world, they actually loved it.
He found his true calling in a small town at the very southwest of the Sand Kingdom - Hikari. Once he managed to seize the opportunity to combine both of his interests, he successfully became a rhythm game developer and official composer for it. Much to his delight, the game soon garnered a lot of positive attention, and slowly but surely, he made a name for himself. He started posting updates online, usually about the development of the game or release of his new tunes, but soon he began to share some random things that happened in his life, connecting with the dragons that lived in the town. 
Icy still wrote to his sister, but that was seemingly the only connection with his family he was able to keep. His mother seemed to want nothing to do with him, still, and even though Matrix did say that their father was still proud of him, he never seemed to make an effort to write to the hybrid himself. Icy was surprisingly fine with that. Because while work remained his main priority in life, someone else managed to catch his eye. 
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