Fuzzbutts: Catty Rivalry (Patreon)

more concept art! this character would be one inspired by pandoraverse Belle Velour. Meet Bellon. Bellon Bouquet, that is~

Bellon is the owner of a luxury fragrance shop. Perfumes, candles, bath bombs, soaps- you name it, Bellon makes it! After years spent carefully crafting fragrant products and cultivating a treasured customer base, Bellon can't help being a touch concerned when a wrinkly little cat rents out the space next door, claiming she's going to transform it into a high-end beauty salon. Excusez-moi? What does this bald kitty know about the care and grooming of fur and hair? Furthermore, Priscilla is a rookie and it shows. She can't afford to hire much help, her salon features decorations scavenged from thrift stores, and she's often struggling to keep the lights on and the bills paid. Her fumbling-while fun to watch- is gonna drive away all Bellon's business! So Bellon sets out to combat her little hillbilly hair salong in the best way they know how. By being really, really, really passive-aggressive. As such, Priscilla does not get along with her business rival.

notes:

-Like their pandoraverse inspiration, Bellon is nonbinary and intersex. Bellon uses they/them as their personal pronouns and prefers androgynous fashion. I imagine their voice sounds like the lovely Laverne Cox. If asked "Are you a boy or a girl?", Bellon's typical answer is "I'm a bitch."

-Priscilla really is overworked and over-stressed managing her salon. All animals are welcome, meaning poor Prissy is often stuck climbing a ladder to give a giraffe customer a trim, exhaustively filing a rhinocerous' horn, or madly trying to figure out how to evenly apply lipstick to a crocodile. As such, she's employed Victoria as a part-time assistant, and sometimes Bruce when the salon gets really busy.

-Like their real world counterparts, the skunk citizens of Fuzzbutts can squirt a foul-smelling sulfuric spray. Yet in a civilized society, there isn't much use for this form of self-defense.....unless a skunk is getting mugged or something, but they kinda need to drop their trousers to do it....which can be a pretty intimidating act of self-defense in and of itself. It's a rare mugger that wants to tangle with someone yanking their pants down to expose their butt glands. Again, the spray is rarely used, but if it is, it causes temporary blindness and horrific stank. Skunks often work against a nasty social stereotype that they naturally stink, which hurts their feelings and can lead to compulsive self-cleaning. Bellon smells like a bed of lavender, if you imply anything otherwise, they'll will deck you in the teeth.

-Priscilla might, might be a touch jealous of Bellon's thriving business and glossy fur. Her pride would never allow it, but sometimes she'd quite like to ask her rival for advice. Bellon in turn secretly quite admires Prissy's moxie and determination, and might, might gift her a bit of sarcasm-laden advice if the cat's truly looking desperate.

-Priscilla is in her late twenties, Bellon is in their mid thirties~