#about dev

"Not a Monster"

Sketchbook experiment with conte crayon.

tagged by @ergotautology (you’re so tall?? well at least you’re taller than me and that’s probably enough)

nicknames: i don’t have??? a nickname??? i think?? (talia omg muscles?)

zodiac: capricorn

height: last time i checked i’m 5 foot 2 but i doubt i’ve grown more since then

last thing i googled: 'trimethoprim method of action’

song stuck in my head: fearless by t swift (especially obsessed with the way she says ‘fearless’ in it)

number of followers: 217

amount of sleep: lmao like 4 hours? 

lucky number: 26

favourite song: if i never knew you by jon secada / shanice (yes the one from pocahontas, yes i want this to be my wedding song)

favourite instrument: bass (vital for bassy bangers)

favourite author: big fan of willy shakes

dream job: if the lords above somehow let me get into surgery i will be pleased

aesthetic: coffee, rings, culottes and button downs 

favourite animal noise: nothing fills me with more serotonin than a purring cat

random: this is going to make me sound so lame but i haven’t had much sleep in a few days and it’s now sunday morning, and last night i was really excited for monday morning bc i don’t have class on monday morning so i’ll get to sleep in!!!! yes i plan my sleep-ins two days in advance

Dev, originally labeled E4-17 "Project Slatefire" is a last-wave genetically Altered supersoldier created by Caduceus Technologies before the Fall. He escaped during the revolt of soldiers against their creators and fled. Ashton/E12-19 found him and they stuck together, trying to survive a world that hates them.

Dev is 6'1" and of average build, perhaps a bit on the stocky side. His eyes are a rich gold. He is Altered to resemble a sphynx cat in head and tail, but retains human shape everywhere else. Like a sphynx cat, he is completely hairless. His skin has been reinforced with a fire resistant carbon fiber. It adds a little strength and resistance to shallow wounds but mainly serves as fireproofing and heat tolerance well over that of an unaltered human. His fireproof skin appears grey and lightly metallic, similar to the shine of graphite. Like all Altered, he has enhanced strength, stamina, and senses.

He was originally manufactured to breathe fire, but has lost the ability as of the end of book 1, Bound to Ashes. He bears a sprawling, gnarled scar across the sternum from the incident. These burn scars were later built upon after the events of book 2. He often feels self-conscious about the scars on top of his already unusual appearance and isn't seen shirtless very often.

Dev has always carried himself cautiously. As a young adult, he fears the real world and the unconscious, relentlessly accosted by PTSD and trauma. Despite a life of being hunted, his trusting nature was what brought the Altered together with the human survivors. After the events of book 3, he's had a bit of a "reset", and has shed a significant layer of anxiety he used to wear. This came at a cost: he still, years after the incident that left him with a traumatic brain injury, has lingering brain fog and a somewhat unreliable memory. Some memories have been erased completely. But he remains steady and is often praised for his even keel. (He would say his mind feels pretty rocky most of the time.) He is thoughtful and cautious, a great foil to his more impulsive partners. Dev values his alone time and often feels overwhelmed when the spotlight is on him for too long. He prefers to retreat into nature where he hunts with bow and arrows of his own craft. Dev is a maker. His mind flows comfortably with tools in his hands. He finds accomplishment and fulfillment in helping and protecting their settlement, but his true pride comes from a successful hunt and a clean kill, or perhaps when working on the fire fighting teams, accurately reading a fire and knowing how to quench it. (He is definitely the guy tending the bonfire with intense dedication, well after everyone has gone to bed.) As he's gotten older, he's explored ecology and biology. He often spends his free time foraging, promoting food plants in the neighboring wilderness, and hunting wild boar and other feral pests to help feed not only the voracious appetites of his fellow Altered but the many humans he, against the odds, now calls family. Dev's loyalty outpaces all else--he doesn't think twice to step in and risk it all to defend his found family and romantic partners, Ashton and Sybil. Despite the doubt and social anxiety, Dev understands the key factor that leads to survival: working together as one.

In what little spare time the post-apocalypse allows, Dev has also gotten pretty good at cooking.

9. Do animals like them? Do they get on well with animals? Dev likes animals, but at heart she is a predator.  And most animals can sense that she’s dangerous and therefore avoid her. 

10. Do they like children? Do children like them? Do they have or want any children? What would they be like as a parent? Or as a godparent/babysitter/ect?Dev is honestly terrified of children.  They’re so different from dragon hatchlings, squishy and vulnerable.  Children are either curious about her or scared of her.  She does not want children and couldn’t have any anyway given that she is very repulsed by sex and there are not many of her kind left.  As a babysitter, she would be the one to constantly tell stories. 

11. Do they have any special diet requirements? Are they a vegetarian? Vegan? Have any allergies?Devani requires a high quantity of food given that her metabolism is so fast.  Her craft of glass work requires flame which requires even more food.  She needs enough food for normal functioning + fire + flight/any other exercise.  She does not handle fast food well nor certain kinds of bread.  Her diet primarily consists of meat, high quality if she can afford it or hunt it herself. 12. What is their favourite food? A rack of lamb with a szechuan sauce, rice and carrots. 

13. What is their least favourite food?Heavy vegetables.  Greens.  Her teeth are meant for tearing, not chewing. 

18. What’s their favourite genre of: books, music, tv shows, films, video games and anything elseSci-fi.  Devani is fascinated with the future and space. 19. What’s their least favourite genres?

Medieval high fantasy.  Reminds her too much of home. 

20. Do they like musicals? Music in general? What do they do when they’re favourite song comes?Dev loves musicals and music.  She blasts music when she’s working, but isn’t very fond of dancing.  She loves to fly to music.