Could you share about the relationship between Minx and Jaguar?
This is actually such a tough one, since I'm forced to sideline Minx/Jaguar VERY hard in the main story, due to Emery being the only POV, which limits Minx interactions to him, mostly. I want to talk about them without "spoiling" anything, but the issue is that they don't appear in the book enough to actually spoil much more than background lore...
However, if the book is interesting to enough people, I wondered about writing a side novella about Minx and Jaguar, since they're not in the prequel book at all! It would be fun to exercise my empathy muscles for my least favorite character type aside from Emery.
Here's what I CAN tell you about them:
Jaguar is the head of Taushin's harem. There's certain politics that go on there, so a lot of the stronger Pets - if they're not the submissive type - are relegated to protector roles, in case it's necessary to fend off intruders or get their companions out of situations. Some smaller Pets link up with bigger ones if they're trying to avoid bullying or gain power. There aren't many of them, though, so they're a hot commodity!
Jaguar, being the most respected Pet on Gailda since he belongs to the people's princess (Nischal, the Second Regal), watches over everybody. Minx is one of the biggest trouble-makers. Wherever he goes, something is bound to happen, so you can imagine how they ended up gravitating towards each other. Minx creates chaos wherever he goes, and Jaguar is forced to fix it or watch until it's over. Minx's chaos isn't always BAD, since most people fall for his pathetic charm, but it's still chaotic, so Jaguar has to clean up after him a lot.
There are more mysterious circumstances that made them closer, but Minx is resistant to Jaguar's care, so Jaguar is the one with the bigger interest. He's very passionate about Minx!
Minx willfully ignores his expressions of love in response, but he has the insatiable sex drive of a rabbit, so he can never say no when it's being offered. Plus, having a big boyfriend who's in charge of the harem is a biggg advantage politically.....
Thank you for asking about them! I'd really like to draw their story some more, but Jaguar is the hardest for me, so it sucks that I'm not better at muscles.
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