The best part of having OCs is that you can make them kiss.

Kori The Utahraptor

Dinovember day 5- Allosaurus

A redesign of one of my first ever dinosaur ocs- Redcrest! He’s part of a found family made up of a utahraptor named Whitefoot, his mate, a dilophosaurus named Greenstripe, and a compsognathus named Tiny. All of them are orphans in some way, and they were developed for a dinosaur reserve roleplay, hence the mixing of time periods. They’re all orphans in some way, but I never developed the reason Redcrest and Tiny had no parents- until now.

The reason the three scars on the back of his neck are duller is because they were obtained as a youngster. He found out the hard way that the baby therizinosaurus did not, in fact, want to play with him. He also learned that day that adult therizinosaurs are very strong. As in, an angry one is enough to kill an adult allosaurus with a good swing in the right spot.

He’s the muscles of his group, and also the jokester. For an oc I like a lot, I never give him much attention. The last drawing I made of him was… holy cow, two years ago!

And it wasn’t even him alone. In fact, he was an afterthought because I had forgotten to sketch him with the other guys! Yeah, he definitely needed this TLC. Tiny needs a redesign too, so good thing this list has compsognathus on it!

SICKLE CLAWED ATTACK

revenge! my af is ddragayn :] reblogs appreciated!

[Image ID: Digital art of an old fashioned appearing (featherless) dinosaur, utahraptor. It is in the air, mid strike, it's sickle toe claws bared and face in a snarl. It's mostly shades of yellow and white, with some small scarring on its body. /.End ID]

OOOOOO ARGRGRHRHRHRG WHATS YOUR DINOSAUR STORY IDEA

OK SO

The story centers aroubd main character Tayli and her two utahraptors, Cherry and Bomber, as they travel through a post-apocalyptic land! What was the apocalypse? It's a strange glowing rot that eats all organic matter in it's path, leaving a barren wasteland that takes ages to regrow without magical intervention. Strangely though, dinosaurs are immune to the rot.

Bomber is the older of the two utahraptors, and hes also the larger one. He's covered in scars and carries most of the supplies. Cherry is the younger and spry-er of the two utahraptors, she's also the one that Tayli rides and hunts with. Hunting with Cherry consists of Tayli shooting a critter with a paint-ball type thing to mark it by sight and scent, and then she rides with cherry to kill it. Cherry is trained to kill and not eat the prey immediately as Tayli needs to divy up the kills among the three of them. Bomber has been through previous training and will not kill unless it is attacking his owner, which in this case is Tayli. Some of their prey is regular animals. Most of their prey is other dinosaurs, which Tayli drains the blood from and then adds to a strange mixture. Tayli is very sick, an strange glowing rot consumes her left leg, and this mixture is the only thing that prevents it from spreading. She keeps her leg encased in her boot the majority of the time, as the rotcan spread to other organic matter. Not dinosaurs though. (I probably should call the dinosaurs dragons bcz the dinosaurs are magic but uhhhh. Dinosaur go brrrrrr)

The other ingredients in the mixture can only be made by witches, of which Tayli is not (you have to be born a witch, you cant just become one) but more specifically, Tayli is looking for the Eldest Witch, who legened says is the first witch ever and is immortal. Tayli already has to visit witches for ingredients for her medicine, so it's only a bonus that they're also the only people who would have any real info on the Eldest Witch. She's the only one who has enough magic ti destroy the rot! Strange that she hasn't destroyed it yet though...

Anyway tayli and co will encounter many witches and fellow dinosaur tamers, there will be BIG fight scenes it'll be epic >:)

Answering a question about Paleo for @a-random-fandom-friend!

They asked “where was he bitten?” and “did the scaler prove to be an issue?”

So, he was bitten on his arm! It’s not noticeable as it’s basically healed from his super healing ability. If you somehow lift up his feathers, you’ll see a faint scar of where he was bitten.

He was actually bitten by a Utahraptor that had been used for illegal experiments like testing spider DNA. Kinda like a werewolf, Paleo was given these powers but the other dinosaur died when it was thrown off a cliff by Paleo. It was a complete accident as he was just defending himself.

For the second question, I assume you mean scales. The answer is no! They’re weren’t an issue!

Getting nerdy for a sec, most raptor like dinosaurs only had scales on their legs, feet, hands, and snout. Basically like a giant chicken. His scales aren’t an issue as he was born with em lol! (And I’m extremely used to drawing scales but in simplified form lol)

If you mean scale like height, it wasn’t hard either! Utahraptors are very large raptors. Google says they’re about 5ft tall but I’ve heard of some fossils being about 6ft tall. Roughly translating that to Paleo was easy! He’s lorge.

Exalted Secret Santa!!

and this year i will be taking measures to NOT be horribly late...!

Characters under the cut! Names link to Toyhou.se profiles with more detail/refs.

The Crimson Mask - No Moon Lunar, nonbinary (he/him), Tell - Opal eyes+eye scarring

Crimson is generally agreeable and friendly, though he tends to be somewhat cold with people he is unfamiliar with (due to fear, mostly), and his flaky short-term memory and sacrificed sense of time makes him a very strange conversationalist. He has a fairly easy smile and generally does not actually show true anger unless he is in an extremely bad space.

He is an exceptionally beautiful person with thick, kinky red hair (usually kept in box braids outside of Hair Care Time), nearly black skin, and intensely striking eyes made of opal, crossed with paler scars. He's extremely short, barely 5'2", though his raw presence makes him feel taller. He usually (though not always) wears a mask that hides, at minimum, his eyes, and more often he hides his entire face. He usually wears a qixiong ruqun with a light blouse, though he does add pants under the skirt for practicality's sake when he has to travel or ride long distances. He always keeps his artifact cane (made of moonsilver and bone) nearby, and also usually has a metallic fan and unusually heavy sash on him as well.

He has a hybrid form; when looking at the refs on TH, go for more recent ones.

His Iconic anima obscures his body almost entirely, and visually is more the vague, shifting impression of being hunted by a Utahraptor in a moonlit forest than something clear and solid.

Do not draw him doing anything that 100% requires sight to do or without his moonsilver cane--he's totally blind, the cane is an important aid for him. Any alternate clothing should be loose at the wrist.

Calligraphic Chain - Serenity Sidereal, man (he/him)

Chain is a manipulative little bastard man that hates all the bad shit about his job and most of his coworkers, and is at the same time a deeply sympathetic person who wants to make things better (though he has no faith in his work in Heaven achieving anything resembling that). He is used to hiding his deep rage and disdain for others for his own safety, so he tends to present himself as someone who is willing to help if he's helped in return. He has no stomach for violence, even as he acknowledges that it's sometimes needed.

Chain is a claw strider beastman--specifically, the tiny fluffy desert kinds (Velociraptor mongoliensis). He's very small compared to a normal human, only about 2'6" or so, and he tends to get stepped on by those not used to looking down. His plumage is a dull white-and-beige and his scales are dull grey, both colors common on males. He has darker markings under his eyes that make their golden color quite striking. His hands have human flexibility and movement, but are still tipped with raptor claws. His face is less innately expressive than an ordinary human's; he usually expresses emotion with head/neck posture and crest movement. This does not mean all expressions are impossible for him, just that he’s more limited in what he can do and many of the ordinary human ones he’s capable of are obviously not natural for him. His tail is long and feathered, and is held parallel to the ground at rest. He dresses very brightly and ornately, usually in cuts based on his native Chiaroscuro, though he's considered downright subdued for Heaven.

Mountain Heart Empress - Full Moon Lunar, woman (she/her), Tell: Jackrabbit ears

Empress is a rowdy, reckless, and headstrong woman who tends to punch first and ask questions later. The things she cares about she cares about at maximum intensity, and the things she doesn’t care about may as well not exist. Despite this she is extremely successful, having survived multiple centuries by knowing which fights demand a cut-and-run approach and which fights she can actually take on.

She’s a short and lean woman, with pale(ish) skin darkened by the sun. Her extremely long hair is a light brown with blonde highlights, and is very straight and smooth. She wears very little actual armor, most of it being the gorget and belt she wears, trusting entirely in her skill and regeneration to keep her alive. She flaunts her Lunar status by wearing lunar symbols like the one keeping her chest wrap in place.

While she has a hybrid form, it has not been designed. Her tattoos are on her lower back and have also not been designed. 

Ragara Shayun - Ghost (formerly a Water Aspect Dragon-blooded), man (he/him)

Much of Ragara Shayun's better qualities have been subsumed by his desire to see his house destroyed for scapegoating him. They still surface when he's not in a situation that isn't driving him into a murderous frenzy, but he no longer has any social obligation to fake not being full of acid and hate. When he isn't focused on his vendetta, he's a shockingly charming and witty man who tends to be polite, and at all times he is terrifyingly cunning. He remains loyal to and affectionate with the now-Abyssal who was his mortal lover in life, though their relationship has been warped by Shayun’s ghostly obsessions and Wanderer in Flame’s nature as a deathknight.

I don’t expect anyone to pick him since this placeholder pog is literally the only image I have of him, but for a body type ref the Viera i made using that character data is still viable (including the terrible case of gamer spine tbh). Shayun looks mostly as he did when alive, save for the obviously severed neck and a head only kept in place by ironclad self-image. He is a tall, delicate, pale, and pretty man with long, dark purple hair that he often elaborately braided--an affectation picked up by his time in the North. He was rendered odd-eyed due to a sorcerous lab accident, dyeing his left eye a magenta that contrasted strongly with the original dark purple in his right. He was nearly blind to normal sight in the affected eye, and he was notably more nervous and jumpy even despite having the ability to actually see the flow of essence after. He "wears" (insofar as any ghost wears clothing) the style he preferred in life, not what he was wearing at death; a mix of then-current fashions from his workplace and the Blessed Isle proper. In life he often wore vibrant eye makeup, and this is reflected in his shade. He has aspect markings of some kind, but I am not totally certain what they should be; have fun with that.

...I guess there’s Hunter of Hunters but they’re not visually distinct enough from their source material. If you want the challenge of making them visually distinct... have fun? 

Note that for all of them while I don’t mind, like, blood/bruises I’d prefer they remain mostly intact.

Yeah I’m jumping on the self-insert OC train, and nobody can stop me!

source:picrew

(Her left eye should be covered btw)

(This is also my sona I’ve been perfecting over 13 years, fyi. Also I have lore about the world/universe she’s originally from planned so lmk if you’re interested)

Her name is Aura and she’s a prop/set maker and poster artist, she started working for Owen after seeing a help seeking pamphlet in her school, so she’s a sort of apprentice at the studio. She also somehow managed to befriend Owen by doing the smallest things she wasn’t even aware of doing.

Anyway here are some headcanons/story events I have for her: (WARNING SOME DARK STUFF AHEAD)

General stuff: *Full name: Aurora Katherine MaxWolf

*Nicknames: Aura; Wolfi; Chief; Boss

*Sexuality: Bisexual

*19-20 years old *Female *Werecat; pureblood *Abilities: Shapeshifting abilities, force fields, can borrow and use powers of other Guardians *Appearance: Very thin; 1'74 meters tall with light tan, almost pale fur (pale skin underneath); sporting cat ears and cat tail (used for expressing herself, tail is also used for balancing, grabbing things); teal eyes (pupils can change depending on mood); long wavy pink hair (covering left portion of her face - there are three scars [classmate's attack]) *Personality: moody, depressive, closed into herself, distrustful, manic, borderline psychopath, heavy parental issues, self-hate, former self-harmer, shattered confidence, high expectations of herself, severe anxiety and panic attack issues, abandonment issues, sees herself as failure; extremely protective, witty, snarky, sarcastic, has incredibly dark humor, highly caring and affectionate; displays cat-like behavior; her patience varies on her temper; severe PTSD and disociative disorder (mainly during violent events she was part of) *Spirit animal: Raptor (Buddy - mixture of multiple raptor species - velociraptor, pyroraptor, Utahraptor, and some unidentifiable others) - she uses body motions and jerking as a communication method when commanding him

*Family: (blood related) - Eric Eastwool (father, hate - hate relationship, banned her from Andara, multiple attempts at killing her) - Larianna Eastwool (mother, toxic relationship, always takes Eric's side) - Matthew Eastwool-MaxWolf (older brother, great relationship, uses him as a mental support, normal sibling bickering) - Madelaine Eastwool-MaxWolf (oldest sister, rather distant [lives on Andara with their parents], took care of Aura when younger) - Johanna MaxWolf (maternal grandmother, excellent relationship, Aura stayed with her before exile, former Order member) - Henry MaxWolf (maternal grandfather, unknown relationship, founder of the first Guardians, killed by Eric) - Mimi Eastwool (aunt, hates her niece, seeing Aura hurt brings her joy) - Lillianna Eastwool (younger cousin, despises Aura)

*Her family banned her from the universe she came from, also they disowned her, hence why her last name isn’t Eastwool.

*Her father also sent his servants to kill her on several occasions, which resulted in her reoccuring nightmares.

*She tells everyone she was ‘raised by raptors’ which is true: When she was three her father took her to a deep jungle and left her there to either starve or die by thirst. She would if it wasn’t for Alistair, a leader of raptor pack, finding her and taking her in as a member of said pack.

*She’s quite tall, but she appears small thanks to almost everyone else in the pack being taller than her

*Has her own lab

*Despite being a shapeshifter she owns tons of contact lenses (she can't change the form of her pupil) *She's never seen in public without a black top hat *Loves to wear laced fingerless gloves (owns a ton of those in various colors to match with her clothing) *Loves to switch appearance every few minutes to fuck with people's sanity *Swears profusely

*Her favorite drink is  Piña Colada

*Former medicine student, she switched to art school during her third year due to personal issues

*Takes Buddy for a ride several days a week *Enjoys high places (still has a fear of falling from them thou) *Often uses vents to get to places *Uses vents to steal belongins and provoke others *Part of the science Trio (Johnny - Math; Martine - Physics; Aura - Chemistry) *Master in hide-n-seek *Loves to play paintball *Master in cards (got nicknamed - Golden Paw) *Caffeine addict *Horror movie fanatic (uses them to make herself believe her past was somewhat decent), can stand far more nasty stuff than her packmates combined, despite her soft appearance **Has strange respect/is enticed to dangerous chemicals and poisons *Is imune to venoms *Fireproof fur *Has a build-in secret lair connected to her lab, leading down below the surface

[A/N: her parental issues aren’t something that happened to me, I projected her mental struggles and abandonment issues on her thou]

Hello Puppets:

(I may actually write a fanfic, or bunch of oneshots about those in the future, also heads up for some more mature things below!)

(before the fire/cursed book/puppets being evil murderers) *Aura starts working in the studio as a prompts/set painter as a part time job for school *It was either this or a film festival and she totally didn't want to deal with her classmates 24/7 *She and Owen actually got together quite well, Aura being the heavy parental issues, depressed, kind soul she often saw Owen's point, and, considered as a miracle by others, he actually listened and took her advice from time to time *She always loved creating Riley's sets the most (since she could literally based them on her own lab) *Owen let her handle Rosco on several occasions (he even offered her to play Riley once, but she refused "I don't have the right voice, it'd sound weird") *While playing Rosco, Aura often imitated her own big pet, Buddy (a strange raptor breed mixture) and his dog-like behavior. Making Owen happy he doesn't have to correct her on anything *She once took Buddy into the studio, everyone were more concerned about how the hell did a raptor actually get in instead of yelling in panic that a dangerous animal was around (the kids loved and adored him thou) *Due to her rather scary appearance (okay not that scary, but her scars across the left half of her face, her teal eyes that can glow in dark and changing pupils [from oval cat like to snake-like ones depending on her mood], plus her very thin very tall built, cat ears, tail and really sharp teeth, not to mention her sharp claws that can unsheath anytime she gets annoyed) the higher ups persuade her to work backstage and mostly overnight to not traumatize children *Her teacher once came in to check on her, she criticized the set piece Aura was working on calling it 'unrealistic' 'dull' and 'bland', Owen quickly shouted at her, practically banning her from visiting Aura ever again *Aura didn't bother explain to her she made them by using her own lab as an inspiration *She uses her shapeshifting abilities to fuck with the higher ups by changing appearance and then walk around the building (she even tried looking like a living version of Riley and Daisy, prompting Owen to take a picture of her while holding the puppets close as a comparison) *She definitely snuck apple cider can into her workspace (she fused it with hidden part of her lab), on more than one occasion

(making puppet adult movies) *Her classmate once wanted to impress a girl he liked by filming a special adult movie for her, so Aura was persuaded to sneak them in after closing hours to quickly film it (five people - Mark, Smokie, Nayu, Lenny and Maki) to "make a final project for photographic lessons" *She let herself be sold for a two bottles of rum, one of egg-nog and two of vodka (which she definitely drink almost immediately to forget everything, mixing it together) "If Owen finds out I'm taking you all down with me!" *At first they forced her to play Riley ("You're always the one with science shit!"), she couldn't do a line without breaking into crazy fits of laughter "I'll film you ruining my childhood" and she picked up the camera, switching with Maki *She threw things at her classmates that night ("Shit that was my shoe!" "Fuck that's my phone!") *Lenny smacked her with Riley once, accidentally breaking the puppet's lower jaw *Aura had to repair her, spending half an hour on just assembling everything together *Much to her dismay Smokie wanted to make a video of Riley and Rosco too (she filmed it with half closed eyes to not burst into laughter) *By some miracle they actually passed the class, Aura's brother, the pack, their family (and later the gang) won't let her live that down after finding out about it

(book/strange events/puppets coming alive) *Despite her being a magical creature (teleporting around the place, using her psychic powers to move objects around, stopping people from tripping/hurting themselves by creating a soft force fields to catch them, etc.) Owen never told her about the book *She was working that night, feeling strange tingling in the air *She couldn't blame it on alcohol since she forgot to bring some *After recognizing it as a spell used wrong, something pounced on her before she could go investigate *Unlike the rest of the abducted people, she puts up a lot of fight, causing Riley to having Daisy smack her over head by a heavy pan *Thanks to her werecat genetics, and strong psychic powers, she remained completely conscious during everything, much to her puppet's dismay (twitching fingers, sliding away from the table) *Blame it on karma but she ended up having Riley stitched to her, which definitely didn't start well, escalating with Aura poking the red-head into one eye (she changed them each time just to spite her), anytime she found her getting on her nerves *She called Riley "Teenage daughter in denial." During their first run-in with Owen, ("Aura?! Is that you?" "Yes your ginger-haired daughter took me hostage." "He's not my father!") *She got onto Mortimer's nerves for not letting Riley do as he ordered *The psychic link maybe didn't steal her mind, but it definitely gave Riley the ability to read her mind ("Your thoughts disgust me." "Well get the fuck out of my head then, I didn't invite you in!") as well as switching consciousness between the two of them *From that moment on Aura always thought about anything disgusting (usually awful horror movie scene/or that fucking puppet porn) to keep Riley out of her mind (scarring them both) *Riley definitely switched into Aura's body on several occasions while the werecat refused to hunt down Owen, the scientist didn't realize Aura's body had a tail and she tripped over it countless times, falling down, resulting in Aura almost choking with laughter ("Shut up!") *At the end of the night Aura, who somehow took control over Riley after Owen tried to escape, berated Owen for being a moron to use the book without him consulting it with her first ("I'm using magic all the time, I'd definitely helped you.") *She offered to help him put things into correct state, definitely earning quite a glare from the mad scientist ("Sorry, you're too adorable and I've got worse ones cast my way from my father.") *Turns out the book is an ancient relic from Andara (a central universe Aura and the rest came from) written by purebloods so only Aura - the last remaining living pureblooded creature can actually read and use it correctly *She takes away the twisted/dark sides of the puppets, leaving them alive, but demanding for the people to be let free *How did she manage to do that? Easy taking a bottle (a strange teflon bottle) from her bag, she summoned a large, sturdy, mahogany log of wood, poured the liquid onto it, and forced every puppet to watch how the wood desintegrated within a minute ("Now that is what is gonna happen to anyone that steps out of line, I'm looking at you Mortimer!") *Owen had to practically drag her away (not trusting Riley to take over her body) *She makes a promise to Owen and the rest of the gang to permanently turn them into living things by the next week *She also promised to keep working at the studio despite everything that went down that night *She left that day, taking Riley with her (her ears rang by the time she arrived at the Tower, from the constant complaints/questions/or even simple facts) *During the walk home (Aura was really exhausted to simply create a portal) Riley switched minds with Aura multiple times (trying to get walking done right) ending in always falling on the pavement, landing face down, ("Riles, stop it! I'm too tired to laugh anymore!") *Riley absolutely fell in love with Buddy upon first sight, demanding Aura to explain how the actual fuck did she get a real, living raptor *Buddy was acting like a dog, being very excited having Aura back home (reminding Riley of Rosco) *She also made Aura promise to bring Rosco to life too *Aura fell asleep with Riley cuddling Buddy who just watched in confusion, while Aura stroked him *Sly sneaked into Aura's living room that night (as the defacto leader she has solo kitchen, bathroom, livingroom flat on the top of the tower along with her room) taking a picture of them *She sends it to Aura on every Mother's day making her to re-send it to Riley ("Your first mother-daughter moment!")

(week of dealing with Riley) *Riley, in Aura's body, definitely tripped over the tail more than once, resulting in falling down the stairs and almost breaking the glass door leading to the lab (again) *Martine banned both of them from entering for the week, ("Dealing with this whole mess is enough, I do not need another variable!") "It's just a week how hard that can be?" (absolutely fucking difficult when you got a  mad scientist stitched to your hand) *It all started easily enough, Aura explaining the situation to everyone, while keeping Riley mentally on check *Matthew and the rest of the pack then proceeded making dirty comments all the time ("Could you three stop already?! We're trying to eat here!") *Simon kept avoiding Aura all the time, ("I'm not dealing with a fucking Chucky clone!") "Why do you keep wearing that hat, and what's with the gloves and a collar are you a part dog or something?" "It's my image! I'm not questioning your style of clothes so you shouldn't question mine!" *Problems started when Aura returned to school, after explaining everything, she got week free from her studio work, ("Yeah evil voodoo spell, no I'm not insane, not that much and I'm definitely sober. Yes it is stitched onto my hand I can't take her off." "No, she's usually nice, you're just pissing her off. Yes I have to have her there, I can't remove her without amputating my arm." "No, don't worry she won't disturb the lessons, I'll make sure of that." [definitely Aura didn't plan ahead when saying that]) to her head teacher, headmaster and her classmates, she thought it was all finally going to be calm, Riley had other ideas "Why didn't you tell me your class was filled with morons and idiots?! Is there anyone else besides you with more than a single brain cell?!" (Maki wasn't present on the first lesson that morning) "Just my luck I'm bound to a single being with more than one brain cell." (Aura's got like eleven or ten and half, Maki has like six, but she kept quiet, enjoying Riley's dissing everyone else) "You call this a math book?!" (points to an almost empty sketchbook filled with doodles) "Yes." "Don't you dare to smack me against anything!" *During P.E Riley definitely switched consciousness with Aura on more than one occasion, resulting in the werecat taking the hits instead ("I warned you.") *They both, by some miracle, completely decimated the whole class in dodgeball *Also Riley finally learned how to control Aura's tail while in her body, (she still couldn't walk thou) "Can someone get me a ductape? I'm really losing it!" (Lenny after Riley completely proved her wrong during an argument, Aura just sat there, facepalming the whole time) "Hah! And you thought Maki and I were exhauting to listen to?!" (Aura totally received a slap from Riley after that) *Aura and Riley were definitely acing all the knowledge tests (except Art history, "Why the fuck a subject like that exist?!" "Stop complaining you don't have to pass final exam from this." "They're making you take a final test from this?!", Aura still got an A, somehow) *Also they both were polite at first (the first five minutes), only having a silent conversations between themselves (it was broken by the time Lenny and the rest of her crew arrived, "Oh shit what is that?!" "A puppet? Look I've already explained it like four times so just ask around." "Is it alive? It looks dumb." "Watch it blonde-meatsack!" "Riley!!") *Aura was sitting alone in front row (no one wanted to deal with her while Riley was present, not after Lenny got the first taste of Riley's bad temper) *Riley then totally proceeded to yell at Smokie (sitting behind them, always asking Aura some questions, usually about something stupid), spilling everything she found in Aura's mind (some stuff was pretty nasty, but she totally [not] skipped these parts) to the rest of the class "I swear she didn't get it from me!" *Aura then proceeded to sit with Maki the following days (Riley actually started to like her, for having some brain cells) *Things really got wild after Riley 'met' Aura's former teacher who casually insulted (like she usually does and did back at the studio) Aura's work both of them (yep Riley finally learned how to walk in Aura's body, took only feeew falls down the stairs) worked for two hours ("It's plain, it lacks anything interesting, you didn't do anything with the promt given to you.") *It took Aura's entire energy supply to decline Riley getting into her mind again and beating the teacher up ("I'm not letting myself get into trouble because of you!") *It didn't stop the puppet for snapping at her thou, ("Sorry, I can't control what she says."), making everyone stare at Aura *Riley proceeded to talk back to almost everyone *The only ones who didn't received Riley's (rather harsh) feedback were Aura's head teacher and Maki (and Natty, but Riley never interacted with her) *Lenny that week learned many new words to insult people with (Riley practically worded Aura's thoughts out loud, but the werecat won't admit it in the slightest) *Yeah by the end every teacher required Aura to tape Riley's mouth or keep her in check, even her classmates prefered it *By the end of the week Aura was actually talking only with Maki, Terri and Riley in her mind *Aura and Riley got really close by the end, Aura calling Riley 'mom' once ("I know mom, stop worrying." came reply after Aura's body accidentally slipped and almost fell off a ladder) by pure irony *Didn't stop the scientist replying with "I can't help it, honey." Making Aura chuckle *At that point Aura didn't have a single idea that Riley definitely started to see her as one "I'm really fucking surprised my sanity survived this."

(end of the week/ before the fire) *As promised Aura helped Owen bring the  puppets to life *She turned them into humans ("Wait, you meant like a living puppet creature things, my bad. Do you...do you want me to undo it?" "No, this is...actually a way better. They can move by themselves now.") *After that, with Buddy's help (who surprised everyone except Owen and Riley, "He's bigger than Rosco!") Aura gently brought Rosco to them, Buddy helping, before turning him into a living dog (she used most of her energy, he was almost the same size as Buddy) *She had to use Riley and Buddy for support to not fall for a while "I made a promise to Riles." She explained afterwards ("Stop with the nickname!") *Afterwards Aura bid everyone farewell, promising to be back after weekend ("Don't you want to stay overnight? Or I could take you home." "Sorry, thanks for the offer, but I already promised Buddy I'll take him for a ride once we've finished here. Poor boy was upset all week because I couldn't take him for wild rides with Riley attached to me. Let alone fly and soar up above." "He can FLY?!") *Rosco and Buddy quickly became best buddies that evening *Aura stayed for few hours, explaining everything (and threatening Mortimer to give her the book back) *She also didn't want to leave Riley behind that soon, but she'd never admit it

(the fire)

*It wasn't entirely Riley's lab accident that started it (altough she definitely made the fire accelerate by having almost all her chemicals - she made Aura pour some of hers away and bring them to her, close by)

*She was distracted by thinking about a certain werecat, while Rosco was playing with a ball nearby

*She totally won't admit she missed being near Aura already

*Daisy accidentally left her oven turned on with a wooden rolling pin on it (she thought it was turned off in her defense)

*The two fires quickly spread across the studio (thanks to Nick's oil paintings scaterred around)

*After Owen (who fell asleep in his office after talking/playing cards with Mortimer and the rest) Aura arrived first "Sometimes I put some dangerous substances in my bag and forget to take them out at the lab, so I make a fire detecting devices I leave in my workspaces in case of emergencies." She explained making sure Riley wasn't nearby to hear

*Riley of course heard her thanks to the psychic link (screw you strange voodoo mind link!)

*Aura never heard the end of it ("So irresponsible! I can't believe you'd do something like that! Do you have any bit of idea what safety measures means?!")

*Buddy practically had to drag Mortimer, Daisy and Nick out before the fire got them

*Rosco dragged Riley out despite her protests ("Aura's still inside!")

*Buddy also saved Scout from the flames (the only felt puppet that wasn't burned)

*With combined work they managed to put the flames out (Aura staying behind to secure the place leaving Buddy to restlessly pace in front of the inferno while Riley was nibbling on her nails)

*Aura, much to everyone's shock, came out ten minutes later, dragging some things she managed to save, covered in soot, but completely unharmed ("It's the fur, it's fireproof for some reason, no one's sure why or how that came to be, but it's definitely handy. It's probably genetic or my shapeshifting evolved into survival skill, or karma wanted to make something nice for me since my brother is some kind of fire elemental.")

*She imediately changed Scout into human as well

*Daisy then proceeded to almost adopt Scout, much to Riley's surprise ("Hey, how come you're the one being the only one who's able to adopt her?!" "Because I'm kind, motherly, loving and you already have Aura." "What?!")

"Because Daisy is nice and not a screeching harpy unlike someone." (Yeah Nick had to jump away to dodge one of Aura's posters being thrown his way)

"I spent hours and most of my sanity on this. I'm not leaving it to burn here until I beat my teacher's head with it."

*Riley totally pulled Aura into tight hug before lecturing her how 'reckless' 'stupid' and 'incredibly insane' she is ("You could've killed yourself!" "I just told you that's impossible!")

*Aura promised to help repair the studio, "I'll bring my brother and Mikey to help fix this. I'd blackmail Simon into it too, but he's...kinda creeped out by this whole ordeal."

*She offered everyone a place to stay (the Tower, "Hey it's big enough. And I'm sure there's enough space for five (six) more.")

"Stop in the office building by ten."

(coming to live with Aura and the others) *Riley was surprised as hell at the similarities between the set props and Aura's actual lab ("I used my lab as an inspiration while working on the sets.") *Simon almost got a heart attack after coming to the workspace (their little office like setting the pack resides at) and seeing the four puppets (and Rosco) there "So it wasn't some crazy fever dream." *Director Fury offered Riley spot on Aura's research team and in her laboratory ("We could use some more mature person to monitor those three.") *Martine wasn't happy with that decision, ("We're already dealing with one reincarnation of a fucking Mengele and you want us to take in another one?!") *Anyways despite Martine's snarky grumbles, Riley was given the spot *Aura started to regret it imediately after entering the lab, Johnny meeting her on the stairs "What is this mess?!" (what followed was a ten minutes explanation about what happened earlier, and that it's always this way) *Riley practically bans Aura from doing anything around her own lab ("You're not touching anything until you've put a lab coat on, missy!" "You can't order me aroung here, it's my lab!") *Despite her protests and arguments Aura was forced to put on her lab coat *Riley joins Martine in teasing Johnny and Aura about their relationship (they're close friends, really close friends, Johnny dates Lana and Aura friendzoned him so he wouldn't get hurt by her broken psyche; Martine doesn't believe them a bit) *Rosco and Buddy cuddle on the floor/in Buddy's soft bed *Meanwhile the rest (Nick, Daisy and Mortimer) meet rest of the pack, and several other people working there *Sly is practically overjoyed upon meeting them *Simon almost jumps out of window upon seeing them *Owen hangs around too, just waiting for Aura to finish the lab tour (He, Mortimer and Jack play cards for a bit, Mortimer and Jack cheating) *Jack totally calls dibs on Mortimer being his card-buddy *Buddy and Rosco starts to play together, accidentally knocking over metal shelves, uncovering a hidden passage behind it *Riley definitely explores it, arriving in Aura's secret lair ("What is this?" "A place I go to when I want to be alone.") *Aura imediately has to explain the layout, while making sure all the traps are deactivated as Rosco runs around curiously, Buddy joined in momentarily just to watch out for him "Just don't open any metal boxes, there's small doze of plutonium in each." *Riley proceeded to call the dibs on working with Aura down there ("someone needs to keep an eye on you") *Johnny and Martine didn't even bother to stop her *After several hours Aura finally took the group (minus Riley, she stayed behind with the boys, much to Martine's annoyance) *Owen then left the puppets in Aura's care (going to deal with the executives about the fire) *Each of the puppets get their own room (Daisy on the middle floor, one with a large kitchen nearby, Nick besides Matthy's and Matthy's art studio [pole-dance practice room] and Mortimer one in lower floors with large library and magic tricks storage) *Thanks to coming few hours later, Riley was the last one to choose "That's alright. I've actually planned on taking Aura's spare room anyways." "Wait what?! Who gave you permission?! That's my atelier!" *Aura quickly learned to watch her movies in her room (Riley came upstairs just as she started watching Hostel, things turned awkward very quickly) *Rosco held Aura hostage while Buddy and Riley moved Aura's stuff out of the spare bedroom ("Put that down, you overgrown lizard!") * The two spent the first evening/night on the couch watching The Pianist ('safest' movie in reach, Aura wasn't too keen on continuing the Hostel with Riley being few inches away) *Aura let Riley borrow her light blue dress for the night (a formal party to celebrate newcomers to their family)

(the party) "Everytime someone new enters our ranks, they have to go through a test." "A test of knowledge?" "Nah usually just to drink/eat something disgusting" *After minute of pondering the trio decides on marshal Malinosvkij (a lit up vodka shot) (Riley totally became horrified by their choice, well most of the guys around [minus the pack members] were) *Aura picked the drink up with just her mouth (yeah she totally made Riley almost faint, and gained several mortified stares coming her way) *Matthy got Nick totally drunk by mixing whiskey into his wine *Daisy became quite close with several of the women (mainly Billie and Franny) *Buddy was ordered to keep a close eye on Scout (and other kids/underage teens) *Sly proceeded to force Aura (already tispy) to a drinking contest *Aura easily won, despite Sly having all the advantages *By the end the only ones not drunk were Riley (she made it her goal to keep an eye on Aura), Annie (she was tipsy thou) and Willow (Meadow made her promise not to touch any alcohol that night) *Rosco had to help drag Aura back up *Buddy carried Nick on his back, while also dragging Matthy behind him *It was the first time Aura called Riley 'mom' (unironically) (Riley never let her live that down despite Aura protesting she can't remember a shit from that night) "Thanks, mom."

Full BIO of the lad underneath the ‘Keep Reading’

This is one of MANY MHA/BNHA ocs that I have, but one of a couple that I’ll probably make full sheets for. Hibiki is my raptor son and I love him deeply.

BASIC INFORMATION

Name: Hibiki Takaki

Nickname(s): Clever Boy (A Joke by Bakugou)

Age: 16

Gender/Sex: Male

Sexuality: Gay/Demisexual

Occupation: UA Student, Class 2-B

Birth Date: June 27th

APPEARANCE

Ethnicity/Species: Utahraptor Hybrid

Height: 5’9’’ ft / 179.832 cm

Weight: 175 lbs / 79.3787 kg

Body type: Rectangle - Lean - Mesomorph

Hair color/style: Muted Lime Green - Shoulder Length - Feathered

Eye Color: Amber

Skin tone: Pale Ivory

Tattoos: None

Scars: None

Piercings: None

Clothing Style: Flannel Shirts & Shorts

Accessories: Loose Leather Necklaces & Bracelets

PERSONALITY

General Personality: Gentle - Helpful - Quiet - Protective - Insecure - Cautious

Likes: Leathers - Flower Arranging - Hot Weather - Cooking Mama (Game Series) - Tempura

Dislikes: Confined Spaces - Chalk

Fears/Phobias: Claustrophobia (Fear of confined places)

Habits:

Prefers to sleep in a hammock

Instinctual Meat Eater

Sleeps with music/some kind of noise

RELATIONSHIPS

Parents: Savannah Takaki (Mother/Maiden Name Lee/”Ma”/Alive) - Tokoma Takaki (Mother/”Mama”/Alive)

Siblings:

Juno Takaki (Older Sister/Alive)

Genkai Takaki (Older Brother/Alive)

Tsubasa Takaki (“Twin” Brother/Alive)

Dakota Takaki (Little Brother/Alive)

Other Relatives: N/A

Friends/Acquaintances: Shinori Nagai (OC), Izuku Midoriya

Best Friend: Tsubasa Takaki (OC/Sibling)

Significant Other/Crush: Shoto Todoroki

Enemies/Rivals: Katsuki Bakugou, Endeavor, L.O.V.

HERO/VILLAIN INFORMATION

Hero Name: Utah Claw

Hero Outfit: Black body suit with dark grey underbelly and red stripes. Orange and red crop top hoodie.

Quirk: Utahraptor

The user has the physical qualities of a Utahraptor, including high speeds, agility, heightened senses, and a powerful toe claw. The user also has advanced battle awareness when working in a group.

Strengths:

Pack Tactics: Battle Awareness when working in a group, able to make faster decisions and calculate effective strategies.

Toe Claw: Sharpened Tow Claw used for climbing and attacking

Heightened Senses: Includes a sense of smell, hearing, and sight

Hand to Hand Combat

Speeds of 25-30 MPH

Drawbacks:

Easy to overpower physically, no enhanced strength aside from standard UA training

Easier to predict and keep an eye on when fighting alone

Can be shot/stabbed/poisoned/drugged

BACKSTORY

Number 11 American Hero Savanah Lee aka “Rex Rage” meet and fell in love with Japanese gardener Tokoma Takaki and soon moved to Japan with her. The two started growing their family, starting with Savanah giving birth to Juno and Genkai, the first set of twins. Then Tomoka gave birth to Hibiki and Tsubasa, the second set of twins. Hibiki was actually extremely emotional and often cried as a little kid, also very scared of nearly everything. When he and his brother were 6, the family took a trip to America to visit some family and to generally have a nice vacation. An old villain of Savanah’s managed to pull a fast one and swiped Hibiki, almost grabbing Tsubasa until the little ones started to cry and wail. Hibiki was kept for ransom for two days and threatened into silence by shoving the 6-year-old into a shipping container. An enraged Savanah burst in with the police and finally found the whimpering child. The event effectively silenced Hibiki, the raptor growing to barely say a word. When Dakota was born, it was also revealed that Hibiki grew an extreme protective streak, not leaving the infant for barely a moment. When Juno was 10, she showed an interest in becoming a hero, and Hibiki also showed an interest. Savannah agreed to train Juno, but told Hibiki to wait one more year and she’d train him. Hibiki spent that year watching Juno and his mother train. When the time finally came, he trained alongside Juno and better adapted his combat abilities. With dedication and training with two of his siblings, Juno and Tsubasa, Hibiki joined UA and currently is in his second year.

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here's Jet's Protoraptor form! The Protoraptor would later become the building block for the Indoraptor, and would lend inspiration for the Indominus Rex. The base genome was a utahraptor, although it also shared DNA with a plethora of other animals, such as deinosuchus, therizinosaurus, tree frog, amazon parrot, and human.

For Jet specifically, deinosuchus DNA can be seen in their snout and teeth, and osteoderms on their tail, and certain vocalizations; therizinosaurus DNA in their front claws and hands; utahraptor DNA in their hind claws and their size, although they stand taller than one; tree frog DNA in adaptability to Isla Nublar's environment and them being able to thermoregulate; amazon parrot DNA in intelligence and certain vocalizations; and human DNA in mental and emotional intelligence, as well physical appearance in their other form.

As a human, they're 5'4" tall, but as a Protoraptor, they're 8.16ft tall (at hip), and 20.45ft in length. Their eye color remains the same in both forms, although the whites of their eyes are visible as a human, and their scars remain the same as well (just minus the one on their tail), though only smaller on their human form. They wear their collar as an identifier if they were to go out in the field like intended to do, but now wears it out of habit and a strange sense of comfort than anything else. They're primarily bipedal, although can also be quadrupedal with little issue.

Dinos in love

Kori The Utahraptor

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here's Jet's Protoraptor form! The Protoraptor would later become the building block for the Indoraptor, and would lend inspiration for the Indominus Rex. The base genome was a utahraptor, although it also shared DNA with a plethora of other animals, such as deinosuchus, therizinosaurus, tree frog, amazon parrot, and human.

For Jet specifically, deinosuchus DNA can be seen in their snout and teeth, and osteoderms on their tail, and certain vocalizations; therizinosaurus DNA in their front claws and hands; utahraptor DNA in their hind claws and their size, although they stand taller than one; tree frog DNA in adaptability to Isla Nublar's environment and them being able to thermoregulate; amazon parrot DNA in intelligence and certain vocalizations; and human DNA in mental and emotional intelligence, as well physical appearance in their other form.

As a human, they're 5'4" tall, but as a Protoraptor, they're 8.16ft tall (at hip), and 20.45ft in length. Their eye color remains the same in both forms, although the whites of their eyes are visible as a human, and their scars remain the same as well (just minus the one on their tail), though only smaller on their human form. They wear their collar as an identifier if they were to go out in the field like intended to do, but now wears it out of habit and a strange sense of comfort than anything else. They're primarily bipedal, although can also be quadrupedal with little issue.

What is everyone's favourite dinosaur?

Grace: Pterodactyl

Vee: Spinosaurus

Ivy: Utahraptor 

Tyler: Velociraptor

Scar: Tyrannosaurs rex

Markus: Brachiosaurus

Dakota: Brontosaurus

Gus: Pachycephalosaurus

Rylan: Ichthyosaur

Milo: Gallimimus

The Isle: The ways of the Utahraptor.

Words: 3071 AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37497418

A young female Utahraptor her eyes against the ferns brushing past her snout as she quietly stalked through the overgrowth, zeroing in on the female Dilophosaurus which had invaded their hunting grounds. The Utah would have to be careful, she knew, for the Dilophosaurus was a fearsome opponent, one they’d much rather avoid an confrontation with. Yet, after their Matriach, a formidable Raptor with a while-scaled skin littered with scars, had been stalking it, it became clear that this one seemed intent on building a nest on their territory. Heavy with eggs, it seemed like the Dilophosaurus would be due any day now, but the Utahraptor wouldn’t feel any remorse for the unborn Hatchlings still in their mother’s belly. It was just the law of nature.

They were close now, the female Utahraptor and the hunting party she was leading, almost close enough for them to launch an attack without having to put up a chase. The female felt her heart pound in her chest. Just one error on her end could cost her packmates early. She wouldn’t make any mistakes. The dark-green scales that covered her body, practically black, rendered her almost invisible in the night’s sky, making her nearly impossible to spot between the shrubbery.  She wasn’t the biggest of the pack, fully grown just under 7 meters of length, having been the smallest of her litter, born in the midst of Winter after her mother had returned pregnant from her little ‘adventure’. This female and her sister had been the only one to make it to adulthood, her sister having been killed the year prior in a fight for leadership over the pack with their current Matriach. The female’s speed made up where she lacked in size however, and she had become a respected member of the pack.

A shrill shriek cut through the night’s air, as a Velociraptor, a little beast known to be preying on the smaller and weaker dinos, shot from the bush, making the Dilophosaurus head dart up in alarm, tasting the air as it scanned the undergrowth suspiciously. The female Raptor eyed the young male, an unexperienced yearling that had made his way to their pack in hopes of finding a mate, as he slinked back into the thicket, not yet spotted, but the female knew it wouldn’t take long for the Dilophosaurus to catch on to his scent. Indicating the plan to her packmates surrounding her with a signal with her tail, she leaped from the brush with an intimidating cry, charging towards the Dilophosaurus as the shrubbery sprang to life around her.

After the fight, a pair of Utahs found themselves basking in the morning’s sun, sitting on one of the rusty sea-containers in the midst of the abandoned human structure, now long abandoned. The younger of the two was busy with nursing her injured leg, sustained in the fight against the Dilophosaurus the previous night, now just a corpse, dragged by them to the middle of their territory as the Matriach was now picking through it for the juiciest pieces before allowing her pack to feast upon the scraps left behind. The young female was just about to doze off, content to sleep the day away in the warmth of the sun, when a shadow fell upon her. Opening one eye, she quickly bit back the snarl that rumbled in her throat as the Matriach sat herself down beside her. Stretching, the female quickly started grooming herself to look presentable, feeling slightly embarrassed by her appearance, when a short chirp from the Matriach made her look up. Her tongue still sticking out, she followed her elder’s gaze as a trio of males entered the territory. The Matriach had already continued grooming her as the female watched the three mingle amongst her packmates, chittering and barking as they looked amongst the female raptors for a suitable mate. With the mating season now upon them, this was a reoccurring theme. The males would find a female, mate with them and provide them with food and care until the Hatchlings could eat solid food, before either deciding to leave and go back to wandering, or stay with the female of their choosing, becoming a permanent member of their pack before either of them died. The young female had hit the age of maternity the year prior, but had rejected every male that approached her, not being too fond of the idea of being stuck in the nursery for weeks at a time. This year however, with a sickness that had run through their pack, leaving many females still too frail to lay their eggs, she’d have a duty to enfill. It’d be her first litter of eggs.

Her gaze had landed on one of the males, currently occupied with mock-fighting with one of the young males born in the late summer of the year prior, while testing the youngling’s fighting skills as he did so. This male was a bit older than her, and she wouldn’t be his first, but his previous litter had been big and strong. He’d be as good as a choice as any. Leaping from the container she had been perched upon, landing softly in the sand, she gracefully approached the male, chirping to gather his attention to her. He was a bit taller than her, strong muscles visible beneath his skin. A few deep scars ran across his muzzle, white lines in contrast to his brown scales. The female felt her heartbeat quicken as he lifted his gaze to meet her, as she waited for his approval a few meters in front of him. He walked around her, inspecting her muscles and strength, before letting out a small chirp and engaging in a mating dance. The female followed his movements willingly, albeit a bit nervously, before nuzzling his chest, feeling his hot breath in her neck as he returned the gesture. She’d be his mate.

Most males were pretty adamant to mate with their female in the middle of their territory, for all to see, to show their claim over ‘their woman’. This one surprised her by flicking his tail, gesturing for her to follow him. He led her to a small clearing just outside of the concrete walls surrounding the human structure they had made their home in, sitting her down in a patch of grass, before running off into the woods. Puzzled, the female kept sitting where he left her, grooming her chest as she waited. He returned soon after, carrying a gorgeous blue wildflower between his jaws. Chirping in delight, she took the flower from him, swallowing it whole as he preened her neck. When she was done, he stepped back, tilting his head slightly as he looking at her questioningly, and she knew he was asking her for permission. Her eyes glistening, she stepped up to him, purring loudly. There was no hesitation anymore. She would have his offspring. He gave her a few small, loving bites in the neck as she approved of him, as she purred loudly to show her content. As they became mates, all she could feel was love.

The female rested her head on her forepaws as she lay in her nest, bored out of her mind. The extra weight of the eggs in her belly made her feel fat and clumsy, so all she could do was lay around all day. Her mate provided her with all the love and care she could wish for, going the extra mile to catch her favorite prey for her. Her nest was littered with Orodromeus feathers and soft moss to keep the eggs warm when it was time to lay them, and her mate wouldn’t leave her side as her due date grew closer. When the pains finally hit and she instinctively crouched down over her nest, he was at her side to distract her from the pain, albeit unsuccessfully, and comfort her.

Her mate pushed one of the eggs closer to her side before nuzzling her lovingly as they gazed upon their offspring. Her first litter was a small one, having lain only three eggs, but she loved them with all her heart. The Matriach, once again pregnant with a litter herself, had blessed them, ignoring the female’s instinctive snarls as she came too close to her litter. Her eggs would be due any day now too, so she had made her nest close to the new couple, giving the Hatchlings the chance to mingle amongst each other once hatched.

The female was dozing when she felt the first egg move and watched as a crack appeared on its shell. Barking at the Utah standing watch at the entrance to the nursery to fetch her mate, knowing that he’d want to be there, she held her breath a second crack appeared. The Matriach, laying in the nest next to her, her tail protectively curled around five eggs, opened one eye to a slit to watch.                    The female’s mate came running in as a tiny snout pressed through the protective covering, letting out a tiny squeak as the Hatchling within breathed in the air for the first time. The female felt her heart glow inside her chest, her mate pressed at her side, as they watched their offspring be born. The smallest girl needed a little help escaping the casing, and all of them needed a thorough bath, but soon enough all three Hatchlings sat squeaking contently in the warm nest, surrounded by their loving parents and a few curious packmates.

Their children grew quickly, almost too quickly, if you were to ask the female. Their bites as they pounced on tails of their parents started to become painful, and as an experienced father, the male had to convince his mate to let them try real meat, not the partially digested stuff anymore. The one boy seemed hesitant to eat, begging his parents for something else, but after some encouragement and taking the first tiny bite of the Orodromeus lain down before them, the child swore he’d be the first of his family to catch one.

If only he’d gotten the chance to. The Hatchlings grew into Juvelines as the days turned into weeks and it became time for their first hunting lesson, taught by their parents as by tradition. All it took was one second for him to get snatched up by a Velociraptor when his parents weren’t looking. His shrill shrieks as he was carried off by the little predator sounded through the air before being cut off as his parents desperately tried to find him. It was an tradition for the pack to eat the bodies of the deceased, as it was their belief that would strengthen their memory, but they were never even able to find the little one’s corpse.

The female was heartbroken. She lay curled in on herself on her favorite spot on one of the containers, watching her two remaining daughters play in a little patch of sunlight. She would never let them out of her sight again. Her packmates had tried to ease her grief, telling her that those things just happen, that not all Juvelines make it to adulthood. Deep down, she knew that they had been right. She had seen it happen before, had even seen some Juvelines survive the attack only for them to succumb from their injuries later on. Her mate had pledged to stay with her, hunted for her and guided her to the stream which cut through the land just outside the gates for her to drink, when she was too deep into her grief for her to move. Even when she pleaded with him to leave her, as she swore she would never have offspring again after the loss of her first son, did he stay.

She had panicked when she woke up one morning and couldn’t find her two daughters. Barking for them to reveal themselves, waking up the whole pack as she did so, she eventually found them, entering back through the gates with their father, a prey item hanging from each their jaws. She had attacked her mate then, clawing at him, nipping at his chest and snarling obscenities. All he did was block her attacks from doing too much harm, although some drops of blood did splatter on the ground as the Matriach herded their daughters away. Even when she finally tired and broke down, did he lay with her until she could breathe normally again. The next day she would reluctantly agree to allow her daughters to learn on how to hunt.

 The winter had been a rough one, freezing over the stream and forcing them to have to forage further from their territory in the search of food. The female had watched her mate grow weak as he was battling an illness, caused by the lack of food and nutrients. The same weakness had claimed the life of their Matriach, whom had been too busy to make sure her pack was fed and healthy to take the required rest, finally succumbing to her illness one cold winter night, as she died suffocating in her nest. One of her daughters from a previous litter, though grief-stricken, had taken up her lead and had shown promise that, despite her inexperience, she’d be a great Matriach someday.

The female cut off the screech of the Psittacosaurus, content with her kill as she felt it’s hot blood run over her jaws. Proudly, she lifted her tail triumphally. She had been sitting as still as a statue for as long as it took, waiting for the little Herbivore to finally leave its burrow so she could snatch it. Her mate would love this, she knew. He’d been recovering well from the illness that had claimed many, but still needed a lot of rest until he would be back until his full strength. After everything he’d done for her, she’d be happy to provide that.

As she entered the gates, she passed one of her daughters, letting out a small purr in greeting. Her daughter returned the greeting before tasting the air in search of some prey. The female watched her go, concern on her face. Her youngest had shown interest in leaving the pack when she hit maturity and going to wander. The female knew she’d have to let them both go sometimes. Both daughters had grown up so very quickly, and although not yet fully grown, had turned out to be two formidable Utahraptors. Still, she wished she had been able to see her son grow up too.

The weather was slowly growing warmer again, promising a hot spring this year. The female knew another mating season would soon upon them, and some of the females were already growing a bit restless. The litters from the previous years would sit this one out, not yet old enough to bear children themselves. Instead, they would watch, and learn so they would be ready for the year that followed. Some of the males would engage in a mock-challenge with one of the wandering males, which most would gladly take part in.

The female brought the prey before her mate, whom lay resting in his nest, watching with delight as his eyes light up at her presence. Preening his neck as he ate, she would purr affectionately. The grief of the loss of her son had passed, though she would always miss him, she would have another litter with her mate if he regained his strength quickly enough.

 An Utahraptor warning call cut through the air, making her head shoot up at the sound. Her mate tried to get up himself, but she quickly pushed him back in his nest with a reassuring purr, giving him a quick nuzzle before running towards the hisses and barks that now filled the air. She gulped in a breath as she came within sight of what was happening. A hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex had entered their territory, looking for an easy meal. One of her packmates lay unmoving in the sand, blood pooling around her as tooth marks littered her body, while the others ran around the bigger Predator, trying to frighten it. The female quickly joined them, hissing and calling at the creature, hoping to intimidate it enough for it to retreat. Her heart pounded in her chest with adrenaline, but she wouldn’t back off. Not with the lives of her daughters on the line if this beast were to go berserk. The Tyrannosaurus Rex snapped at some, causing some to dart back, only to return to the line mere moments later, outraged. With a screech, the Matriach jumped on the Predator’s spine, nipping and clawing at its flesh. A few others daring enough quickly followed her lead, the female among them. She sprang on one of his hind legs, using her hind claws for support as she clawed and bit. Suddenly, the Tyrannosaurus Rex staggered, and with a loud bellow, did the female feel herself lose grip and fall into the sand, making a small cloud of dust rise up as she landed heavy. Dazed, she staggered back up her feet, when one of her packmates shrieked at her, warning her. The Tyrannosaurus Rex had seen her fall and had zeroed on her, ignoring the others that desperately tried to get its attention off her. Panicking, she let out a horrified shriek as she realized the situation she was in. It couldn’t reach her on the containers, she knew. Forcing her muscles in motion, she charged towards them, leaping the last few meters.

She was airborne when an agonizing pain shot through her tail and she knew the Predator’s jaws had closed around it. Her front paws landed on the container and she desperately fought to get a grip, but the bigger Predator was simply too big for her. With a huge force, she was pulled from what would be her safe haven and thrown back into the sand with a force that left her dazed. The saliva hit her mere moments before the jaws closed on around her spine, plucking her from the sand. She desperately tried to fight the beast off in her last living moments, when the pressure around her spine increased and she could feel it’s razor-sharp teeth digging into her flesh. A wet crack sounded, her body went limp and then there was nothing.

I’ve fallen in love with TF2, not for the gameplay but for the characters. I love reading the comics, seeing fanart, all that jazz. Finally, I decided to create my own fanart with my own spin on it. I drew this in IbisPaintX with my finger.

Speed paint: https://youtu.be/QG2khzbKazw

Each of the mercs has their symbol on their face, except it has been turned into patterning. They also each have at least one accessory so that they’re easier to distinguish. I wanted all the mercs to be bipedal carnivores, since those would be easiest to position to hold weaponry and be the most likely to be “bloodthirsty mercenaries”. I fully intend to draw the side characters (Saxton Hale, Ms. Pauling, the Administrator, etc.) and make more art of the dino-mercs. You may draw these designs, but credit MUST be given to me, preferably in the form of a link to my account. Do note this is an older piece of art and that in the future Heavy and Engineer will be different colors “canonically” (although I will design swapped colors for all of them in case I ever need to use them) to allow Heavy and Medic/Engineer and Pyro friendships and Scout/Spy rivalry. I will probably use these as blank slates for my own headcanons.

Heavy

Heavy is an allosaurus. I chose an allosaurus since it was big and tough, but it’s arms were long enough that if I twisted them right he could hold Sasha in drawings. Originally, I had planned to do full body references of the dino mercs. I sketched out Heavy, before deciding I hated the body, but loved the face. So, instead of full body references, I went with what you see here. Since his symbol is a fist, I gave him rounded stripes along his crest to look somewhat like the fingers in the fist.

Medic

Medic is a troodon. I went with a troodon due to the fact that they are believed to be one of, if not the smartest dinosaur (from the Mesozoic at least, we all know there’s plenty of intelligent birds today). While not pictured, Archimedes is a dodo, because dodos are actually relatives to pigeons, and doves are also relatives to pigeons. Also I like the trope of “haha dumb thing is smart”. Medics symbol is a medical cross, so I gave him a rectangular cross-like shape on his snout.

Demo

Demoman is a ceratosaurus. There’s actually no real reason for this, I had just asked my friends for help choosing species for certain characters and one suggested ceratosaurus. It played into my favor though, as it allowed me to make it where his eyepatch went around the horns. Demo’s symbol is a bomb, so I gave him a large circular shape on his snout, followed by smaller circles around the horn, looking slightly like a fuse. (Yes, I know, “wrong type of bomb!!” I tried my best ok)

Engie

Engineer is a Utahraptor. This is because of the trope of dromaeosaurids being intelligent (which they are, just not as smart as Jurassic Park makes them). Another thing that made me choose it is because it is believed Utahraptors lived in desert-like conditions, and Texas is basically a giant desert as far as I know. Engineers symbol is a wrench. I found it difficult to do, but eventually I decided to go with reversed semi-circles, like the claw part of a wrench. (I don’t know the word for it)

Sniper

Sniper is an australovenator. There’s really no reason for this other than the fact they come from Australia. Yes, I know sniper is actually from New Zealand. Snipers symbol is a gun’s crosshair, so I gave him stripes going outwards from the tip of his muzzle. I went a bit crazy on the patterning though if I’m honest.

Pyro

While it’s hard to tell under his mask (which was a pain in the ass and still looks stupid) he is a baryonyx. This is because baryonyx lived near water, and I thought it would be funny to make the pyromaniac a water dwelling dinosaur. Only after I finished was I reminded pyroraptor exists. I decided to change him to be a pyroraptor in the future. Since the symbols are on their heads, I decided to make it seem as if pyro painted flames on his mask in his free time.

Soldier

Soldier is the only exception to the carnivore rule. Instead, he is a pachycephalosaurus. I’m sure it’s obvious why I chose that, but in case it isn’t it’s because of their hard, thick skulls. Not only does it look like a helmet, thick headed is an insult that usually means a person is stupid. (In my opinion it’s funny that he still wears a helmet despite the fact his head is basically already one) Soldiers symbol is a rocket. I wasn’t sure how to do this, so I went with a long, scar-like stripe to symbolize the length of the rocket.

Spy

Spy is a coelophysis. This is another one I needed my friends help on. In my opinion it fits since coelophysis were believed to be sneaky in order to catch their prey of lizards, bugs, and other small things they could get their claws on. Since spy’s symbol is a knife, I gave him sharp, jagged stripes on his snout.

Scout

Scout is a velociraptor, due to the trope of them being fast little gremlins. Originally I had planned to make him a gallimimus or some other ornithomimid, but those are often portrayed as cowardly, and I didn’t want to do that. Besides, they also had no teeth, so I couldn’t give him a cocky grin. I struggled with scouts symbol for a while, trying my best to draw a wing/feather-like pattern. I eventually settled on the pattern seen in the drawing, as it looked enough like a wing-tip to me.

Yeah that’s kinda it uh thanks for reading all this