Yami

~Mated to Raezu~

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Elder brother of the 'Sunshine Trio'

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"Do I have to?" Yami asked, clearly unhappy with his task for the morning. His mate Raezu had already begun to pack her bags for the day, while her painted centaur familiar was helping as best he could.
"Yes." she responded, ignoring his sulking tone and smiling all the while.
"Can't I trade tasks with you, just this once?" he pleaded, trying not to sound desperate. He truly loved to go out with her and forage, but it was this task; this one objective that he hated doing more so than any other thing--
"Or you can let Trunch help me instead~" a teasing feminine voice called from the corner.
Polishing his familiar, Perfume.
Yami sighed inwardly, his Deadly Reflection familiar always making him feel awkward with her senseless advances and flirtations with the Painted Centaur. She was a mirror- A MIRROR. Though she could take on a harpy-like form, her purest form was still in need of polishing; a task that she absolutely refused to do when she could annoy Yami with it. Or Trunch; but the centaur would never agree to such a thing unless Raezu demanded it.
Yami grit his teeth, preparing himself for the battle ahead.
"Hold still, Smelly!"

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Yami is a real stick-in-the-mud; constantly serious, very formal, and always looking out for any threats to his family, clan, and reputation. He is especially protective of his youngest nest-sister Yomitan, and often acts as her body guard and escort when Yamagata can't. He is also a bit stern when it ones to his daughter Emmer, but only because he wants her to be safe and happy...but mostly safe! But just like any child, Emmer is often mischievous and likes to sneak away with her brothers Sunburst and Vhostym harmless trouble.
Yami is fairly down-to-earth; he doesn't need tons of fancy things, but sometimes his ego can get a little bit too big when his mate compliments him (which she don't hesitate to take advantage of sometimes). If one is able to get past his abrasive first-impressions, he can actually he quite well-spoken.
Yami also likes to argue debate with his Deadly Reflection familiar, named Smelly Perfume, which often leads to more head-butting about who is more beautiful and has less offensive body-odor. Nobody is really sure is this is actually an affectionate sign of friendship between the two, or if they'd just be lonely without the other to argue with. Probably both.
*Perfume also has a thing for Raezu's familiar, Trunch, whom she actively flirts with whenever in his presence.

He has mixed feelings about Braveheart having an interest in his daughter, Emmer. He often gripes at himself because he can be slightly racist (he knows this and is trying to improve on that), but also because he want's the young dragon to have some kind of discipline and maturity before dating his daughter. Yami tries to be a parental father-figure to Braveheart, but it can come off as being a bit more like a drill-sargent then an encourager.
Given that Yami doesn't take lightly to 'delinquents', he's actually doing pretty well.

Beautiful art by PidgeGunderson