#can have a manakete guise that's a beefcake

[iturbide]

Just curious, since you have a lot of headcanons involving the dragons- do you think some Manakete’s have some from body dysphoria while in human form?

Okay, so this is just me personally: I think that dragons have a period where they need to get used to their manakete body (something that's faster if they start when they're younger, since they grow up with both forms, compared to older dragons who have to learn how to do everything the manakete form can do after living for so long with an entirely different body plan). But I don't think they have dysphoria, necessarily -- because I like to think that their manakete guise shifts to the appearance that feels right to each dragon. Some things are outside their actual control (like age -- a young dragon will always look like a child, an old manakete will be wizened etc) but everything else? Fair game. One dragon really likes short hair? Their manakete guise will have it as short and fluffy as they like. Another really likes more feminine styles? Their manakete guise will have a wardrobe to match their tastes. Barring a handful of limitations, a dragon's manakete guise is a reflection of how they see themselves -- and the sky really is the limit.