Lykofos the Inkubus

## Description

### Appearances and Personality

Lykofos (who goes by Lyko as a frequent nickname) is an autonomous mass of fountain pen ink. In terms of monster people types, he falls under both a demon (Incubus) and a Slime Boy. The title Inkubus is very literal.

His height and build varies depending on his mood and amount of energy, but he will specifically make himself taller out of spite whenever someone mentions height. His skin tone stays a dark purple or blue, but his hair, horns, eyes, and clothing can change hue at any given time, often in tandem with his mood. On very rare occasions, he transforms himself into a giant fountain pen via the nib that makes the end of his tail. In this form, he uses the staining residue his body can emit to "draw" on his environment. Technically, he lacks bones and major organs, so he could be in any shape he pleases at any given time as well. An example is his extremities becoming transparent when he's low energy, or him simply slumping into a puddle or mound.

In terms of personality, he's incredibly easy going. Resting bitch face aside, he is very kind and open to making new friends. He often makes promises of being a pain or causing trouble, but in reality he'd never do anything if he knew it would cause anyone genuine distress or inconvenience. He's very bad at taking compliments, and will likely freeze or deflect when given them.

### Likes and Dislikes

He is incredibly passionate about art, and has a love for all forms of expressive media. Animation, game design, and writing can have him gushing for hours when put on the right tangent track. He'll give everything, be it a game, an anime, a genre of music a try once, and very rarely comes away with an exclusively negative opinion. He sees art in everything, so he'll see things he likes. He loves flying, despite not doing it often. He also collects rings necklaces and other accessories simply because he finds them neat. He hates isolation, and cherishes time he has with other people down to the minute.

He has a surprisingly selective taste in food for being a semi-acidic slime. He loves boba and salmon (not together!) and his favorite fruit and general flavor is peach. He hates the taste/texture combo of tomatoes, and will pick off pickles and mushrooms from anything he's given after trying at least One bite with them.

## Backstory

If he knew he would tell you. He, verbatim, "just kind of showed up one day," and proceeded as normal. He doesn't lack memories per-se, but it's more along the lines of him lacking the need for them. The most likely answer is that he was one of many monsters spawned from hell or darkness that was sent upon the earth to... do something? All he's done in his past is draw and grow more and more passionate about art. Perhaps he was born out of that passion for media and creative outlets alone. Someone, or many someones' passions rolled up together into one being who shares that passion himself, as well as the woes of being a creator.

There is no knowing for certain, but if one had to be decided to be the truth, that seems the most likely.

## Miscellaneous Trivia

* The name "Lykofos" means Twilight in Greek. It's a reference directly to his favorite game TLoZ: Twilight Princess. This can also have a dual connection to the hues of ink hanging towards the darker side of the the color spectrum.
* Lyko's favorite part of drawing is line art.
* Lyko's least favorite part of drawing is Also line art.
* He sleeps in a large ink jar to prevent having to slowly pull himself out of fabric or a mattress. It's doable, but it is just *not* worth it on hot days.
* *Fuck* line art.