Charlie Nagendra (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
coldslither) wrote2013-01-13 11:36 pm
coldslither) wrote2013-01-13 11:36 pm
physical details for Charlie
From just below his belly button upwards, Charlie is more or less an average-looking young man of mostly Indian descent. His shoulders are fairly broad, and once upon a time had a decent amount of muscle thanks to JV baseball and swimming, but years of less physical activity have lessened that. He's still fairly lean, though, and the faint traces of tone are still there. His dark hair usually needs a cut, falling anywhere from cheekbone to chin-length, and he's unable to grow facial hair that isn't a scraggly goatee. Tragically, in his opinion. Likewise, chest hair is non-existent.
Below the waist, however, his skin transitions from a light brown to a pale, pale yellow, scales beginning around where the coccyx would be on a normal human body. His pelvic bone has also mutated, leaving him vestigial 'hips' but becoming more or less a leading pair of ribs for his tail below that, which is roughly twelve feet long and still growing. The ventral scales on his belly are a pale off-white with hints of blue fading to yellow, and his dorsal scales are mostly a dark brown with black spotting and two paler stripes running vertically down their length. In coloration, he's fairly similar to the buff-striped keelback, as seen here.
Before his mutation kicked in, Charlie was roughly 5'9" and still growing. Now, with his tail, he generally stands about 6' even, raising or lowering depending on mood or posture. If one thought snakes couldn't slouch, clearly one has never met Charlie.
Edit: After almost 9 years of being stuck with a snake tail for legs, Charlie is finally getting the knack of shedding. Shedding his tail, that is, revealing legs underneath. Don't ask him how it works. All he knows is that he can manage to get his legs back and function more or less like a typical human male for up to six hours at a stretch--a little more if he's not really using his legs, a little less if he's really active, though any severe shock is likely to interrupt the process and make him revert. He's been training with a mentor for three years, off and on, and hopes that with more practice he'll be able to function for longer, without any of the slightly weird side effects he has now.
Below the waist, however, his skin transitions from a light brown to a pale, pale yellow, scales beginning around where the coccyx would be on a normal human body. His pelvic bone has also mutated, leaving him vestigial 'hips' but becoming more or less a leading pair of ribs for his tail below that, which is roughly twelve feet long and still growing. The ventral scales on his belly are a pale off-white with hints of blue fading to yellow, and his dorsal scales are mostly a dark brown with black spotting and two paler stripes running vertically down their length. In coloration, he's fairly similar to the buff-striped keelback, as seen here.
Before his mutation kicked in, Charlie was roughly 5'9" and still growing. Now, with his tail, he generally stands about 6' even, raising or lowering depending on mood or posture. If one thought snakes couldn't slouch, clearly one has never met Charlie.
Edit: After almost 9 years of being stuck with a snake tail for legs, Charlie is finally getting the knack of shedding. Shedding his tail, that is, revealing legs underneath. Don't ask him how it works. All he knows is that he can manage to get his legs back and function more or less like a typical human male for up to six hours at a stretch--a little more if he's not really using his legs, a little less if he's really active, though any severe shock is likely to interrupt the process and make him revert. He's been training with a mentor for three years, off and on, and hopes that with more practice he'll be able to function for longer, without any of the slightly weird side effects he has now.