trying to make a habit of talking more about my ocs so! this is Tancho. he is a doitsu tancho kohaku koi fish of fairly high intelligence for his species but not preternaturally so.
what IS preternatural about him is that he's mildly psychic and can project his desires into the minds of any creatures that get within about five to ten feet of him. since he's not exactly sapient most of these desires consist of basic stuff like 'feed me' or 'put me down' or 'leave me alone' and are usually perceived by humans as impulsive thoughts. he's a fairly easy keeper if you have decent impulse control and naturally protects the other koi in the pond from predation.
he used to live on the grounds of a manor owned by a serial killer/collector and eater of oddities, and then was rescued (somewhat begrudgingly) by the Archangel Gabriel and Arariel, Angel of Rivers. the latter brought him to a cathedral in boston that has a koi pond. they both still live there and Tancho gets borderline overfed by every visitor much to his contentment.
