Fuzzbutts: Sorority Sea-sters (Patreon)

official refs for these dweebs. I drew them before here: https://www.deviantart.com/lopoddity/status-update/concept-art-still-fiddling-with-889821773

In Fuzzbutts, many (though not all) marine animals have evolved to navigate life on land...sorta. Their limbs are stubby and their movements can be rather graceless, getting around can be a challenge. The fight for accessibility and accommodations is never-ending, though most large cities have established rudimentary aqua tubes for marine citizens to get around comfortably, as well as constructing indoor ponds, pools, and fountains for sea critters to keep themselves cool and hydrated.

Katie is a cheery great white shark with a smile like sunshine. She is currently attending zooniversity on a swimming scholarship. She is a marine biology major, funnily enough. She can't help it! The ocean is beautiful....though she supposes living on land has its perks too. 

Great whites are one of the most feared carnivores in the world. After all, Katie can bench-press a pickup truck and leave bite marks in solid steel. Shork is STRONG. But Katie would never! She's the kind of sweetheart that would bring you soup when you're sick or bring over class notes for you to copy, all while remaining woefully oblivious to your terror at her toothy grin and scary doll eyes. Get well soon!

Cass is Sunny's adopted younger sister, and Katie's very best friend. She is our Cloudburst expy. At the start of their schooling, most marine kids are paired up with a partner to help them with living on land. Cass was matched to Katie in first grade, which explains their bond- it is very, very rare for seals to want to be anywhere near sharks. Cass helps Katie stay hydrated, while Katie helps keep Cass (a teeny furry cold-weather animal) from overheating. Cass also helps ground Katie when she has panic attacks (poor shark can be quite the worrywort), and Katie will physically carry Cass around when she's deep in a depressive funk. Friends since childhood, they've grown from guppy buddies to sorority sea-sters.

more notes

-Cass is an art student and likes to draw and distribute zines around campus. She's gained some mild popularity from this.

-Outside of her studies, Katie works part-time as a swim instructor for children. Most parents are reluctant to surrender their tiny tots to a giant shark woman, but Katie's bubbly attitude wins most folks over quickly.

-Harp seal pups eventually shed their white fluffy coat, but for some reason, Cass never lost her puppy fluff (or grew to full adult seal size). To help combat overheating, she wears a special cooling vest. As walking around on clumsy flippers is awkward and difficult, Cass has grown into an absolutely SICK skateboarder. 

-Cass and Katie share a love of anime and sushi. Katie truly has a bottomless appetite, made worse by her stress eating tendencies. Although Katie's diet is 90% seafood, when distressed she may start eating everything in sight, including silverware, textbooks, furniture, and old license plates. There is very little she cannot digest.

-Katie and Cass are roommates and live on campus. They attend the same zooniversity that Bruce studies and teaches at.

-Contrasting her sweet personality, Katie is the drummer for Jude's all-carnivore grrrl group, Maul Madness.

-Most people assume Cass' name is short for Cassandra.....it's actually short for Casserole

-Due to her teeth, Katie speaks with a mild lisp.