Oriole (Astro and Scrollreader)

"Something dark is following me here without a trace." 
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He/Him • Oriole • SkyWing • Performer/Serial Killer
 	
Oriole 	Oriole
Background 	Background
Creator 	🌌 and 📜
Artist 	N/A
Coder 	Astro
Artist 	Tara Winstead on Pexels
Code Base 	Himmalerin
Attribute 	Fear, parasites, husks, teeth
Element 	Snuffed-out light
Color 	Gold, light blue, red
Animal 	Rabbit, demon
Song 	
Into The Pit ~ Dawko (feat DHeusta)
Character 	Character
Age 	35 DY - 40 HY
Gender 	
Pronouns 	He/Him/His
Orientation 	
Occupation 	Performer (formerly), serial killer (formerly)
Tribe 	SkyWing
Goal 	To save himself (pre-death)
Residence 	Somewhere near the border of the Sky Kingdom (pre-death)
Relatives 	Hawk (father), Peregrine (mother), no sibs
Allies 	Other performers, Hawk, Peregrine, friends
Enemies 	Parasite
Likes 	Preforming, having fun, pillows, ball pits, music, playing games, bright colors, nostalgia
Dislikes 	Being under Parasite’s control, murdering innocent dragons, sharp objects, pain, needles, teeth, mouths, monsters, fear, the feeling of his skin ripping apart
Powers 	Tribal, supernaturally strong, strong jaws
Weapons 	Talons, fangs, fire, strong jaws
Love Interests	N/A
Quote 	"I’m slowly turning into a mask...”
Appearance
Oriole was a small, bird-like SkyWing with ears larger than the normal dragon’s. He had thin-yet-stumpy limbs and a slightly chubbier body with large wings that cause him to stumble on occasion. 
He had large, bright eyes that easily showed his emotion, even if the rest of his body didn’t. His eyes were also always awake and alert, filled with a joyful light.
He had a thick neck which barely curved but his snout was long and slender, it ended in a blunt point instead of a sharp hook. His nose-horn was dull as was his stubby horns. Oriole’s tail was longer than he was, causing him to trip over himself, like his wings did. 
Oriole was much more like a small SandWing in size, unlike an actual SkyWing, who are infamous for being tall and imposing. His talons were just dull stumps and he was just a ball of gleaming scales, which were smooth to the touch and refracted light like glass.
He was an unthreatening dragon.
When Parasite first took over, Oriole had started to lose quite a lot of weight. The light in his eyes dimmed slowly and heavy bags formed under his lower eyelids. He stayed like that for a couple months, his scales seemingly growing duller and his smile fading away until it was replace by a pained frown. 
Then he started to gain weight back again and he almost seemed to grow taller, but his dull scales and scared expression stayed the same. After a few more months, Parasite started to break through his mortal vessel. Oriole’s skin split open to reveal a red, fleshy-like substance that rippled with every move. Parasite was big.
Oriole was not-so-big.
Despite his body being brutally stretched and torn, the demon refused to let Oriole’s pained soul leave his body. The SkyWing was forced to suffer until his scales finally fell off completely from Parasite.
The look in his eyes...
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Oriole’s scales were once a bright, sunshine yellow. His eyes were like the shiniest blue diamonds and he was a walking sun, spreading cheer whenever he performed. But upon possession, his mainscales dulled to a ugly brownish-yellow, like a yellow toy that was dragged in the mud. 
His overscales turned a ugly mud-brown color and his daffodil underscales changed to mustard yellow. His eyes still remained sky-bright, they just weren’t... the same as they used to be.
His secondary scales were light brown and his blood and inner ear was a dark maroon while what was left of his flesh was rose red. His fangs were slowly yellowing and falling out, since Parasite is the only one doing the bitting. 
His talons were deep black and his spines was normal yellow. Oriole’s wing membrane were harvest gold.
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He didn’t wear any accessories that often, but he occasionally wear a bunny-ear headband colored to match his scales when preforming as his persona "Spring Bonnie”. He didn’t wear the ears after his possession. When he carried large amounts of things, Oriole wore some leather pouches that wrapped around his wings and chest, although he rarely used them.
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As stated above, Oriole was a clumsy dragon, prone to tripping over his own tail and wings when running. He used to have a calm, happy voice that had a slightly deep pitch but now it’s corrupted with the shrill demonic voice of Parasite. 
He sleeped with his eyes open because the demon forced him too, he can’t be bothered to stay awake to protect himself, he forced his host to do it for him. Oriole was a decent flyer, not like most SkyWings, who are also known to be experts at flying.
Personality
When he had his own free will, Oriole has a happy and extroverted dragon. He loved being around others, singing songs, telling jokes, and whatnot. The SkyWing was able to bring a smile to almost everyone’s face while he was around. 
He didn’t believe in most superstitions (luck and such) but he did believe in Gods and Goddesses and certain religious superstitions, considering the fact that he and his family were religious. He was bouncy and always prepared to make a new friend. He was also hard-working and reliable, getting stuff done on time.
He was sensitive as well, if you were to raise your voice slightly he would start to bawl like a hatchling, apologizing for something he didn’t do. The young dragon was easily manipulative into doing work for the other, older performers, but he didn’t mind. He was also very gullible, easily tricked by clever dragons who want to have a wee bit of "fun”.
It was impossible for him to see evil in others, he believed that all the bad guys in the world just needed to be steered on the right path again. 
Oriole was very kind to others, giving gifts and joy to not only his friends, but strangers in his hometown. Sometimes, he would come off as annoying to the elders and new comers but he only meant well... 
Sadly, Parasite changed everything.
Oriole turned into a fearful and paranoid dragon, not trusting himself in case Parasite took over. He turned anti-social to protect others, usually taking shelter in remote areas, usually the forests far away from his home. 
He was usually depressed due to his lack of social interaction, loneliness eating the way at his insides like the demon inside him was. He still tried to be hopeful though, trying to look on the bright side of things.
He was scared of becoming an evil dragon who everyone feared, but his belief that ever bad dragon could become good again if they got help saved him. 
Although, he never got the help, as he was too afraid to talk to anyone. He had overthink and had bad anxiety, unlike the former care-free and worry-less dragon he was before. 
When Parasite started to stretch his scales, he thought it would be over, he became slightly more relaxed and clam, knowing that his form would shred and Parasite would have to leave, as well as the fact that he would die and go to a better place. 
Although this did not last long since the demon kept his soul connected to his body, preventing him from entering the afterlife.
By that time, he had lost all hope. Parasite had full control over him and he was forced to watch him murder his best friends. He watched Parasite trick his parents, who were almost blind and deaf, into thinking that this impostor was actually him. Not a monster in a mask. 
It was pure agony. 
He was almost hesitant to k*ll himself but he knew it was the best for everyone and that he would be rewarded with karma in the afterlife and hopefully, Parasite would get what it deserved at well.
History
W.I.P
Relationships
Hawk: Oriole had a positive relationship with his father. They went out flying in the summer and Hawk taught him how to be a good showman like he was. He was greatly saddened when his father was sent to the Nursing Home due to his age. 
He used to visit him all the time, until Parasite took over and he was forced to stop.
Peregrine: He loved his mother with all his heart. She taught him every song she knew as well as how to entertain younger dragonets while he was on-stage. Like his father, she was sent to the Nursing Home due to her age. His visited her all the time until he got possessed by Parasite. 
He missed her hugs.
Parasite: Oriole had a very negative relationship with the demon that had taken over his body to claim it as it’s own. It had forced him to kill many innocent dragons and had eaten him inside-out. 
As you can imagine, this would not be a healthy friendship. Eventually, Parasite drove Oriole to commit s**cide to free himself from his torture.
Trivia
- He is named after the New World Oriole, a type of bird
- Oriole is based on Into the Pit Spring Bonnie
- Oriole was on popular pages from 1/11/21 to 1/18/21
- Our voiceclaim for Oriole is Bill Cipher (Alex Hirsch) from Gravity Falls
- To end his suffering, Oriole h**ged himself from a stray fishnet while Parasite was asleep 
Gallery
F6B27991-6613-46A6-89FB-6EAB41D46CFF.jpeg|An actual Oriole. Photo by TonyCastro on Wikipedia
Static-assets-upload9370510018359751625.png.webp|Base by Scrollreader, colored in by Astro
D527E60A-CA20-40B1-9312-9CC9DC283EDA.jpeg|Jada ref by Shadow!
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