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Name: Zakura
Meaning: Cherry blossom
Pronunciation: ZAH-k'ra
Origin: Japanese
Species: Leotah (Leopard/Cheetah)
Gender: Male
Age: Adult
Pride: Rogue
Rank:
Father: Thona
Mother: Adannaya
Siblings: Kamaria, Maranwe, Uziwa'fuo, Miiya
Mate:
Offspring:
Seer?:
Obtained: Naming and personality contest
Colorist: Kireiryuu
Theme song:
RP text color: #4cb81f
Personality: Zakura is a bit of a closet pervert. He watches females from afar and observes them, almost like a serious study. But he likes it.
He usually acts as the older brother figure to most people, lending an ear to their problems, and just generally being the sheltering cave amidst a storm. He's pretty smart and knows the best route to take in most situations. When something doesn't go his way, he becomes extremely down and frustrated, but hides his feelings with a facade of normality. He can hold a grudge forever, often dreaming of dark things that he wishes upon those who have made him sulk. Along with these happy, mostly normal traits, Zakura has a deep, dark secret that he tries desperately to hide...
He has a bit of an insane obsession with his spots. When he first saw his reflection in the water, Zakura thought that his spots were fish scales. He came to believe he was part fish. When he sees the spots on his arm, he tries to scratch them off (while no one's looking), thinking they're fish scales. He goes through phases. When he notices the spots after a while, he'll politely end any conversation he was involved in, walk off, hide somewhere, and fret about his "scales", really embarrassed by them. But this always passes and he becomes extremely embarrassed that he is standing there thinking he's part fish. He prefers to stay pretty close to the ocean most of the time, as he sometimes, with dread, thinks he "belongs" there. But at the same time, in some situations he has a profound fear of water.
He thinks he's doomed to one day become the mate of a fish, hating the idea simply because fish are so ugly and female felines are so pretty. But dreams of beautiful fish-feline-mermaid princesses ease his dismayed, secretive thoughts.
He never looks at the leopard spots on any of his siblings in the same way he looks at his own. In his eyes, they're normal. It's him who's the one with the scales. To the cub's comfort, it seems to him that he's the only one who's noticed this "abnormality". That's why he goes to hide every time he remembers his "problem"; to keep it a secret, should someone finally notice because they see him noticing.
