Tem // Skateboard? Scrapeboard. We should name a song that.

Tem is an anthropomorphic white-tailed deer in her 20s who works a dead-end job in a city she hates.

Pink hair, long and flowy on her right, shaved on her left. Asymmetry is punk-rock.

Her aesthetic is generally punk-ish. The current fit she's settled on is ripped jeans, black crop top, rolled up flannel overshirt, fishnet sleeves, spiky collar. She also has a few ring piercings on her ears, and one on her navel.

Tem tries to be kind in her interactions with other people, but frequently comes off as irritable and standoffish, especially in moments of high emotion. Though, she does have her softer moments, with people she trusts, or when she uses weed or alcohol.

Despite jokingly making fun of her friends, she's choosy with who she stays around and wouldn't keep talking to them if she really had any problems with them.

Keeps her horns short but visible. Not having them cut for a bit results in them getting unruly and it's inconvenient.

She's transgender. Passes quite well but the horns get her clocked sometimes (only male deer get horns...). Sometimes she wears a pride pin, when she feels safe doing so. Unfortunately, she has to pay $300 a month for hormone therapy (insurance started refusing to cover it since the current president took office). She's on injections, pills didn't absorb well and patches are out because they don't stick to fur.

She's always been an artist at heart, whether it be through music, drawing, or The Art Of Sick Skateboard Tricks. Has always kept a sketchbook full of drawings where she expresses her emotions semi-abstractly. But, recently, she's also begun uploading her art online, and taking commissions, to earn a little extra money and share her stuff with the world.

Projects confidence via sarcasm, deadpan humor, and unapologetic bluntness. Dismisses norms of politeness or authority, unless she's at her job because disrespect would get her fired.

Bassist of the band "ANTLИЯK1ZTS" (antlanarchists, stylized antl-nr-kizts) (a portmanteau of antler-anarchists). Basically just a small thing she does with a few friends, sometimes they perform in local bars and whatnot but that's about it. They make angsty 2000s alt-rock type music heavy on guitar and drums. Haven't actually released an album but they've got enough songs written to fill one, all they gotta do is rent a studio and record.

Into skating and has spent her fair share of time doing tricks at the local ill-maintained skate park. Her board sports a thorny rose design on the bottom, designed by her, of course.

Begrudgingly works as a barista at the local corporate 'Beamin' Bean' location because she needs money to live. Has a habit of 'accidentally' forgetting to charge openly queer customers, and giving decaf to anyone who gives her shit about her identity.

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ANTLИЯK1ZTS member list:

Iya - The vocalist, and founding member. Outwardly more friendly than Tem but holds the same amount of angst internally. Predictably brown-furred but it gets lighter during the winter months. Pleasantly femme singing voice that contrasts with the usual lyrical content of what she sings. That cryllic 'ИЯ' is actually just her name. Iya thought it was cool at least, Tem kinda rolls her eyes but secretly chuckles inside, wondering if Iya picked that name specifically to use in that silly stylization. Iya's a reindeer, hence the 'antlers' theme in the band name. She's also trans, and since natally male reindeer shed their antlers in the winter, that her clocked more times than not during the holiday season.

Dez (short for Desmond) - The drummer. A fox with a rusty-orange coat. Not the kind of guy to get piercings, but definitely the type to have scruffy longish hair and a soul patch on his chin. Cis but hella gay. He's usually laid back and easygoing, occasionally spouting jokes dryly but with a smirk. Despite his apparent aloofness, he's skilled at keeping the beat and does a pretty mean solo. Also likes getting high on weekends. He's also got a pickup truck, which he uses to lug around most of the band's equipment to gigs.

Morgan - Lead guitarist. Enby menace to society, or at least that's what their bandmates jokingly refer to them as. Red panda, transmasculine non-binary. Pierced all over. They're full of energy, and even more full of resentment for authority. Morgan is AFAB, but they've been on T for a few years now, and actually saved up for and got top surgery a few months back. Their favorite piece of clothing is the leather jacket they've sewn patches all over, but when they can get away with it, they like going topless. Gives them joy that their chest is flat enough to not be obscene, and all.