First of all, thank you all for showing so much love to Pie eyed over you. From a supposedly mini drabble to a full length series, it sure has come a long way and it’s all because of all of you.
That’s what makes this so much more difficult.
I have a lot of stories planned, series to update, but right now, I am currently at a position where I have to take a break from writing.
It’s all just personal. A lot of things are going on right now, and I feel extremely overwhelmed to write. I love putting out stories for you guys to read and hence, don’t want to force myself to write just for the sake of it.
This break can last from a month to two, but I promise I will be back.
I finished the third book.
It's been a few days already but with work and stuff... Anyway now I'm digging through the additional content Nora posted on Tumblr, took me a while to understand how it works but now I am pleased.
I cannot express the emotionnal damage these books have done to me, but I'm not finished drawing any of the foxes. Just saying.
my lil guys & the way i'm choosing to interpret them
antlers would not be conducive to a subterranean lifestyle, so i'm interpreting them as branched antennae/sensory organs. dusthides with the antlers gene are often nestkeepers- the thicker fur helps to keep eggs and young hatchlings warm in the cool underground, while the 'antlers' allow them to detect small changes indicating dangers or distressed hatchlings.
their bodies are closer to armor-plated badgers or weasels (depending on the individual) than armadillos, but armadillo-like ears help them detect the slightest sound or vibration from the surface above. some individuals have larger or smaller dewclaws, some even appearing to have only the large digging claws. they use these claws for breaking into termite mounds and anthills.
their wings are strong, but too small and their bodies too dense to fly- their wings are more often used to scrape dirt from the sides of tunnels. their tails are flat and somewhat curved, used to scoop out piles or dirt or pack it tightly to strengthen walls or smooth out floors.