Laith

Laith is a washed-up former Australian internet celebrity who went by the name ‘LaithyKitty’. He was once praised for his cuteness, excitable nature, and androgyny while streaming games and doing ASMR videos, but now lives a painfully below-average life and haunts the local pub. He’s grumpy and sarcastic about the state his life has turned into. He’s unmarried, has no children, nearsighted and has grown out his beard in his recent apathy about taking care of himself. A loud, rambunctious drunk who rambles and laughs a lot, as opposed to his usual moodiness. Laith has a good sense of humor despite everything and only gets in a bad mood when pressed about his past as an internet idol.

Laith is a kemonomimi cat boy, now a catman, who works at a local grocery store clerk to pay bills. People with animal characteristics are commonplace in society and completely integrated with humans. Laith has mixed feelings about his days from when he was a cute internet celebrity. On one hand, the money and attention was ‘fuckin’ great,’ but on the other hand, he had a hard time transitioning from being an androgynous cutie to becoming the scraggly older man he is now and the difference in treatment he got. He still plays games online and is active in various video game communities, but under a new name. He doesn’t hide his former identity as the e-celebrity ‘LaithyKitty’, but does not bring it up or acknowledge it unless someone connects the dots and identifies him. Still a little embarrassed whenever he sees old pictures of himself and sometimes wonders if he'd ever be able to make a comeback as he is now. Despite getting irritated, he still has a soft spot for all of his fans and often begrudgingly will allow them an autograph or selfie, though not without a muttered complaint.

When streaming, he used a posh, cutesy accent, but now that he no longer does that, he speaks in a strong Australian accent with coarse language and slang befitting that of a middle-aged man. He has shaggy red hair, red cat ears and tail, and a rough beard. Laith often complains loudly about the warm weather, and he has thick, black-framed glasses he needs to see. If his glasses are taken from him, he has to squint and ends up bumping into everything.