SkunkyArt | reddjazz — Scarlet

Newborn: nothing too unique; was born not crying and a bit skinny, but quickly got very loud and very hungry.

Infant: wanted to make her a mock longhair cause it's cute, and funny once her fur starts to thin and shorten.

Child: another thing I wanted to apply cheetah-wise was the light fluff that the cubs develop on their neck and back. It's meant to camouflage them in tall grass and protect from elements (I think), and though she was born in the valley forest, Grim, her parent, comes from a colony that lives in grasslands out of valley. The light fur extends to her ear tufts as well.

Adolescent: she goes through a rough transition from fluffy to not, so she's pretty scruffy all around. She's lost some of the mohawk and it's begun to turn black. While she's sprung up in size and height, she's not quite done developing, but her fire markings have come in.

Adult: finishing her development, she's become tall and long-limbed, with decent muscle definition. She still has a bit of mohawk, but at this point it's no longer kitten fluff, and instead is her normal, silkier fur. The mohawk is actually still present and just lies flat when relaxed; it fluffs back up while she's in battle and her fur is standing on end. Her fire markings at this point has faded into her fur better as she's gotten a better handle on her abilities, and they're more of a dark ginger than red.