an explanation of Ren’s smallness that I realize I’ve never said anywhere:
Ren was born in Japan and moved to North America. Canadian red foxes are large and bushy [ especially rural ones ]. Once I was in Hokkaido, Japan, and saw some wild street foxes. I was amazed at how tiny they were! Like half the size of the ones I’ve seen on my family’s farms in Canada!
[ Random Canadian red fox guy’s eye markings are slightly more based on native Canadian Haida style art ]