Suneater

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Suneater is a 6-year-old LeafWing/SilkWing hybrid dragonet currently living in a small town in the Mud Kingdom, east of Jade Mountain Academy. He is an aspiring artist and total nerd trying to figure out what he wants to do in life.
Suneater is Ahren's dragonsona and is a very personal character to them. Please refrain from editing this page. Relationships with Suneater are open, just comment :)
==Appearance==
*Even though he's a hybrid, at first glance Suneater just looks like a orange LeafWing. Many people don't believe him when he says he's part SilkWing until he shows them his silk
*Sunnyboy's scales are mostly LeafWing but they turn into SilkWing scales on his tail
*Suneater has LeafWing back webs but they turn into SilkWing spikes near his tail
*Suneater has orange scales with red-orange overscales. his weird leafwing scales are yellow-orange
*His underbelly is golden yellow
*Sunnyboy's left eye is a mix of yellow and lime green. His right eye is dark brown that's almost the same color of his pupil.
*His LeafWings webs are light yellow, and the spiky things holding them together are a darker orange than his scales
*Suns' claws are light yellow but the claws on his back left leg are painted sparkly pink for no good reason
*He was born with SilkWing leaf stubs, but did not go through a Metamorphosis. His wings grew naturally on their own but ended up being a little messed up and misshapen.
*This makes it harder for Suneater to fly- that's the reason why his parents made him become a messenger, to strengthen his flying skills
*Suneater is quite tall and is bigger than your average dragonet. He could probably beat a normal dragon in a fight accidentally
*His neck slouches a little bit due to his height and so Suneater gets compared to a turtle a lot.
*Surprisingly strong despite being quite skinny, best described as lean. 
*Considered intimidating for some reason? Has been described as "weird and slightly off-putting", though that's probably due to his personality more than anything. 
*Suneater can't get energy from the sun like your average LeafWing but he always feels happier in the sunshine. Suneater is also a flamesilk but has almost no experience with his silk and kind of just uses it to make his sisters nightlights.
*Suneater has some pouches, as he works as a messenger- however, he doesn't really like to wear them and takes them off the moment he doesn't need them
*Sometimes wears fingerless gloves to cover up his glowing wrists. These gloves are cringe but they are kind of iconic so I can't get rid of them lmao.
*Suneater has small scars all over his body from basically being an idiot. Honorable mentions go to the one he got from tripping up the stairs and sticking his hand in a blender accidentally.
*He had a mild speech impediment and selective mutism throughout his childhood, but speech therapy has helped him with his speech impediment and he has kind of grown out of his mutism with age. 
==Personality==
*Suneater lives in the moment and loves trying new things
*He's very creative and thoughtful
*Loves puzzles and figuring out an answer to a hard question
*Passionate about astronomy, has always been fascinated with the stars, enjoys biology too. Considers art a hobby but it's very important to him.
*Intelligent and has always been the top or one of the top students in his classes 
*Very anxious and awkward, though
*Withdrawn, not good at expressing himself or communication in general. Trips over his words and has a light lisp/stutter, relies on art to express himself 
*Only comfortable with close family and friends
*Used to be very shy but he's gotten good at creating a mask of nonchalance and goofiness
*The more you get to know him the more you see how anxious he really is
*Looks somewhat intimidating at first glance but he hates conflict
*Doesn't like confronting people and considers himself a pacifist, always ends up neutral in debates
*Has something of a violent streak, though, and in a fight-or-flight situation he always chooses to fight
*Can be quite arrogant without anyone to keep him in check; arrogant when he does something slightly impressive and humble when he does something actually impressive
*Can be moody and overly defensive, struggles with apathy too
*Has cripplingly low self-worth, so much so that he doesn't even realize how low his self-esteem is
*Has gotten used to being ignored for being overbearing and weird, and so has developed this defense mechanism of shutting anyone out if they stop being remotely disinterested in him or what he is saying. His few relationships haven't lasted very long due to this (among other reasons).
*Probably neurodivergent and has some form of autism/ADHD/anxiety. 
*Overall a good guy but he has a lot of stuff to work on
*He hopes to do something great one day
==History==
the average immigrant experience <3
*Suneater's parents, a SilkWing named Miracle and a LeafWing named Larkspur, were both born during arc 3. However, Larkspur hatched towards the beginning of the arc and Miracle hatched towards the end of the arc. 
*Larkspur grew up in the newly created LeafSilk Kingdom but moved to the Hive Kingdom during adolescence. She had gotten a scholarship for a very prestigious HiveWing school and moved there with her mother and brother. 
*Suneater's grandmother was a PoisonWing while his grandfather was a SapWing. His grandmother defected to the SapWings when she got married to him, but he died when Larkspur was a dragonet. 
*Suneater's grandmother loves reminding Suneater of how hard his mother had it, going to a school full of HiveWings and still managing to be smarter than most of them. 
*Miracle was born and raised in the LeafSilk Kingdom, although he was part of the more troubled youth of the LeafWings and other SilkWings. Nevertheless, he managed to finish school with top marks and met Larkspur while both studied to become doctors in the Kingdom.
*The new kingdom's economy was fragile and it was quite poor so Suneater's parents decided to travel to Pyrrhia in search of a better life for them and their children, like so many other Pantalans. They decided their best option was the Sky Kingdom. 
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*Suneater was born in the Sky Kingdom and was a very sickly dragonet. He hatched weeks before expected and thus was smaller than your average hatchling, and his hybridity didn't help either.
*The Sky Kingdom was not turning out to be the haven that Miracle and Larkspur had expected. They didn't have licenses to practice medicine in the kingdom and had to retake exams (this time Pyrrhian ones) and train under a Pyrrhian doctor to be certified.
*Miracle ended up having to work as a security guard while Larkspur took care of Suneater to have enough money to support their small family
*Suneater didn't have as many SkyWing friends as one would think he would. His parents mainly stuck to conversing with other Pantalan migrants and/or non-SkyWing Pyrrhian residents, and so Suneater was quickly introduced to dragons of different tribes and customs. 
*However, the final straw that broke the camel's back was Miracle being diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. Medicine wasn't readily available in the Sky Kingdom, but Larkspur received a tip that medicine would be cheaper and more available in the Sea Kingdom. 
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*Suneater's parents moved near the Summer Palace in the Sea Kingdom, but decided to send Suneater to his grandparents in Pantala as that year was supposed to be particularly stormy and dangerous near the coast. Plus, Miracle and Larkspur wanted to test the waters of how life in the Sea Kingdom was in case they needed to move again.
*Suneater really loved living in the LeafSilk kingdom with his grandparents. Nobody judged him for being Pantalan and he was adored by all of his extended family, LeafWings and SilkWings alike. He could spend all day playing in the forest with his LeafWing grandmother and uncle and could spend hours exploring the LeafSilk capital with his SilkWing grandparents and cousins. 
*His parents wanted their kid back though, and Suneater went back to live with his parents in the Sea Kingdom
*Compared to Pantala, living in Pyrrhia was hellish for Suneater. He was silently judged by his Pyrrhian classmates first off for being Pantalan and second for being a Pantalan hybrid, which was even worse. 
*Other dragonets didn't necessarily hate Suneater, but they had no idea how to talk to the freaky orange dragonet with messed up wings and found it easier to make fun of him for his speech impediment/selective mutism and weird food. 
*Suneater has this very vivid memory of trying to be friends with a young SeaWing dragonet but her always pushing him away, her not understanding (and not trying to understand) the poor guy. This mild bullying didn't help his speech problems and helped him develop mild social anxiety, stuff he still suffers from today. 
*He turned to books and art to occupy his time, and while he struggled with speaking, Suneater was an advanced reader from a young age and taught himself a lot of material before it was taught in school. 
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*Possibility
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*Sea kingdom- Seabend
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*Current: Mud kingdom
==Relationships==
feel free to ask for a relationship, but only if we've had at least a few conversations/you consider me a friend lol. 
Miracle: 
Larkspur:
Duskwing and Iris: Suneater tries his best to be an inspiration to his little sisters and to be an older brother they can lean on and depend on. Sometimes he feels that he's a little hard on them, but tells himself that it's for their own good. All in all he's pretty close to his younger sisters and loves spoiling them and being a cool older brother they can brag about to their friends. 
Scrollreader: One of Suneater's closest friends, Suneater really feels that Scroll knows some of the deeper parts of him and his personality, which is uncommon even among family. Over the years the two have built a strong friendship based on mutual understanding and trust, and Scroll has really helped him through some tougher parts of his life and he honestly can't fathom what he would have done without her. Suneater knows she'll always have his back and because of that his self-confidence has really grown and he's become less afraid of showing his ideas to others. He hopes he'll never lose her and her friendship.
Echofire: Suneater adores Echofire. They've been close for years now and he loves geeking out about all things space and science with the hybrid. He genuinely thinks they're a great dragon and always loves talking to them. Echo has been a great inspiration for Suneater throughout the years, he admires their creativity and positivity and really feels safe and carefree with them. Suneater really appreciates Echo for indulging him and following his non-linear trains of thought, and never feels stressed around them. Suneater thinks that Echo's too hard on themself and hopes they can appreciate themself the way he does one day.
Vaporwave: Always admiring the hybrid from afar, Suneater never really had the guts to speak to Vapowave until he found out they shared a common interest in a beloved videogame. Even now Vaporwave and Suneater haven't been friends for long, but Suneater can already see Vapor becoming a very close friend. The two can talk for hours on topics ranging from video games to creativity to mediocre movies, and Suneater loves hearing about his friend's point of view on such topics and more, as well as sharing his own. He hopes to get even closer to the guy, but part of him still can't believe he's landed himself such an amazing friend. 
Pluto: Suneater admires how outgoing the hybrid is and always enjoys seeing their positive influence wherever they go, as well as their little goobers and creations. He loves nerding over space with Pluto and can TOTALLY justify getting his hand stuck in a blender!! Trust!!!
==Trivia==
*Suneater is an INFP-T (the Mediator) and a Chaotic Good.
*He's right handed although he sometimes wishes he weren't. 
*So the name origin. His parents wanted Suneater to be greater than the sun, to become better than everyone. Suneater's parents have high expectations of him which stresses him out and impacts his mental health a lot
**I actually named him after Tamaki Amajiki's hero name (I had my MHA phase ok)
==Gallery==
===Refs/Bases===
suneater's main ref, please reference while drawing!
Suneaterlookinfresh.png|Ditto but w/o accessories- Sockrosma base, edits and colored in by Ahren
Joyangsunnyboyscroll.webp|Joy Ang base, colored in by Scroll!
Aloewingbutterboyscroll(loveitthankyouaaa).webp|Aloewing base, colored in by Scroll!
Sunnyboysimpleref.png|TheCraftyDragonC base, colored in by Ahren
Ssebasesuneater.webp|SSE base, colored in by Scroll!
static-assets-upload17262312994532676763.webp|Wheatley base, colored in by Scroll!
Ksdjfhksdjhfyesfizzysuneaterthankyouscroll.webp|SoFizzticated base, colored in by Scroll!
Suneater is tired.webp|Eels are Friends base, colored in by Scroll!
===Art===
Suneater by prema.webp|Prema!
Sunson.png|Revek!
PhpegdDiV-P.png|Ahren
Suneaterh.png|Ahren- pirate costume
Striped socks fixed.png|Radar!
Sour Daydreams.png|Radar!
Sunnyboyechooo.jpg|Echo!
Suneatermoonmoonyesbeautiful.webp|Howl!
Suneaterbrm.webp|BRM!
Suneaterhatttt.png|Hat!
Sunnyboyice.webp|Zayla!
Suneatersnowy.webp|Sea!
Suneaterscrollsketchilove.webp|Scroll!
Sunnyboyscroll.jpg|Scroll!
Suneaterscroll2!.webp|Scroll!
Suneaterscroll3!.webp|Scroll!
===Other===
Snun??.png|Brightgoat picrew by Ahren
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