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Kiss — Description

Kiss is a luxurious, long-furred white cat with light gray patches and spots. Quite dainty in both build and demeanor, he carries himself smoothly and speaks coolly. Among the usually quite roughed up or dirtied cats of PAIN, Kiss always keeps well-groomed. His eyes are soft lavender pink with thick lashes.
Cursed with the power to kill… with a kiss. Or maybe technically a nuzzle..? Any cat who touches Kiss’ muzzle with their own dies. Their eyes gently close, their breathing stops, their mind stops - it almost seems peaceful as they fall. No blood, no tears, no thrashing, no pain… you’ll just be at ease. In a sleep unstirred. Relieved.
“So, why is your name Kiss?”
“Mhmhm~ wouldn’t you like to find out?”
Kiss is an idealist - or so he describes himself - always willing to see the best in others, to envision the reality where every cat lives happy and loved, forever. And it is for this ideal that Kiss is always willing to share in love. To be loved is the greatest thing after all.
Flirting seems like the only tone he’s capable of most of the time. As a Love follower, you get used to it eventually, what with Kiss being one of the oldest members and very high in the group’s social pecking-order. Some are receptive to him, either actually interested in a relationship with him or just curious what a kiss with Kiss even entails. As he keeps the true nature of his curse very close to his chest, and currently only Seep and Love know what his kiss truly does.
Don’t get it twisted, Kiss is a slimy, culpable individual under his kind, romantic facade. All those cats that he’s roped into romance, every single one has perished by his kiss. Carefully out of sight, and out of his mind once they’ve died.
He remembers them - he just tries not to think of them.
Does he feel guilt? Perhaps. It’s a wretched thing though, chewing away at his idealized vision of himself - he’s a kind cat, truly! And it’s a shame they’re gone, but in their final moments weren’t they loved? He remembers them at ease! Would that not be what they wanted?
PAIN is a wretched place, chewing away at every cat in it… Love offers refuge, and Kiss is eternally grateful for it - but it isn’t perfect. It can’t be with Fear and Bear and Drip spreading their suffering. Their territory, their cats… always creeping in and causing pain. It happens so often that it’s effortless to lump the disappearing members with the ones lost to invaders. They just… wandered too close to the edge, and one of Fear’s rogues tore their life away… No one has to even know what Kiss has done, not any of these lowly cats who’d only twist and misunderstand what happened, at least.
At least - at the very least - Kiss has never inflicted pain. He’s above that.
Indeed, that facade is so thick, Kiss is ignorant to what he’s done or become. No thanks to an amused and ever-attentive Love egging him on. Insisting what cat seems like a good match for him next…
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Edit: Lore done! Got some inspiration to finish Kiss' description of all characters.
Also, I'm just realizing I didn't touch on his relationship with Seep at all... hm, I may try working that in later. If I don't get to it: basically they're both the closest thing to a second-in-command to Love, thus Seep is very jealous of Kiss' closeness to Love and Kiss is just amused by how obvious Seep makes it - except he thinks Seep actually has the crush on him.
Kiss often teases Seep for seeming to mimic his appearance more than Love's, despite Seep insisting that she's trying to look like the latter. They both constantly mutter under their breath that they hope the other one dies, Kiss is just more unserious/silly about it.
Quite happy with how this one turned out! I was struggling with the lineart for a while, but it really came together with color and shading.
Also I took his tabby away.