The Ashen Angel -Operative Eros

Name: Doesn't have a "legal" name, currently goes by Eros.

Age: Unknown, visually in his late 20s to early 30s

Species: Anthro Civet

Occupation: Agent/hitman for the Ashen Angels mercenary agency

Physical Appearance: Operative Eros is an anthropomorphic civet with a lean, somewhat androgynous build. His body is covered in soft, well-groomed, light-brown fur with darker spotted patterns down his back and sides, along with a dark, bandit-mask-like marking around his eyes. While appearing lithe, he's very athletic with the body of a dancer or acrobat, favoring speed and flexibility over raw strength. While Eros reads as male, his build, along with softer, effeminate facial features, and the general way he presents himself, blur traditional gender expression, which he very much enjoys. He has several ear piercings in his right ear and paints his claws, usually hot pink to match his unnaturally pink eyes. His "work attire" consists of a black catsuit hugging his form tightly, as well as a domino mask covering part of his face.

The Ashen Angels: Fronted by the enigmatic Deathmonger, the Ashen Angels are an organization that raises orphaned children, training them to become highly effective mercenaries and assassins. The operatives, called Angels, are known for their dedication to the mission, unflinchingly risking their lives to complete their assignment, and for their undying loyalty to Deathmonger. He rules the Ashen Angels with an unwavering iron fist, his influence and presence taking up every bit of his young "recruits'" beings, leaving nothing but an obedient soldier in the end. Very little is known about the leader of the Ashen Angels, except he's a man commonly dressed in a white suit, wearing a striking mask of a hissing white cobra. Only a handful of Angels know his face beneath the mask, and no one alive knows his real name. Additionally, Deathmonger is rumored to have the ability to alter a person's memories, but it remains unconfirmed.

Personality: While most operatives are raised from early childhood, Operative Eros is one of the first successful instances of raising an Angel from virtual infancy, having entered Deathmonger's custody when he was barely two years old. From that moment, his path was set in stone, with constant tests, training, and mental conditioning filling every day of his life in order to mold him into a perfect black ops operative, an expert in assassination, infiltration, and interrogation.

Despite Deathmonger's brutal regimen and conditioning, Eros is one of the most "colorful" of the Angels, utilizing his master's soft spot for him to express a level of individuality and levity usually not allowed at the agency. He regularly teases the other operatives and has more freedom to pursue personal interests and walk freely in the "real world." Eros views this as an exclusive privilege he loves to abuse, but Deathmonger allows it for a very simple reason: Eros will always return to him. He, more than anyone else, considers the walls of the facility his home; he's known nothing and no one else in his life other than his master and the Angels. While Eros is fascinated and curious about the people of the outside world and their menial lives, why would he ever wanna leave the place where he belongs? His master, who "loves" him so dearly? His fellow Angels, who are his only family?

Eros is, on the surface, not your typical hitman. He's playful and sensual, often dragging his missions out just to "play a bit longer". He thrives on attention, pulling outrageous stunts to make people look his way. He looks good and is provocative, and he knows it well, carrying himself without an ounce of shame or modesty. Eros might come off as jovial and nonchalant, but his upbringing has resulted in him being a deeply traumatized and emotionally stunted individual. He has never experienced genuine affection, kindness, or friendship. He's never had a family, gone to school or had a crush on a cute classmate, or gone to the mall. All Eros knows is lying, killing, fighting, and training. He grew up as a lab rat and child soldier, guided only by Deathmonger's snake-tongued manipulation serving as a warped parody of fatherhood. He wants to believe that Deathmonger truly loves him and cares for him, that he's the exception, that he's special.

In summary, Eros is a walking contradiction, carrying both immeasurable confidence in who and what he is, yet feeling immensely uncertain about his place in the world. He can warp the minds of anyone he wishes, making them do whatever he wants except the one thing he needs: a genuine connection. He's raunchy and provocative, but fears real intimacy because a soft touch is alien to him. He's a stone-cold hitman who lies, steals, and kills for both business and pleasure, but he's also every bit the lonely little boy who got his life stolen away so many years ago. Beneath the playful, casual cruelty, Eros is defined by a profound loneliness and a desire for validation and love.

Powers: In addition to his training, Eros also underwent a special experimental procedure known as Awakening, in which the patient is given a chemical compound and subsequently subjected to immense physical and mental strain in order to awaken dormant superhuman abilities within the body. Eros' Awakening resulted in him gaining the ability to exhude a powerful mind-altering chemical compound from every pore of his skin, usually called "pheromones". When activated, these "pheromones" manifest as a faint pink mist hanging in the air around him, barely visible to the naked eye. When inhaled, the victim quickly falls under whatever psychoactive effect Eros desires, from a wide range of options including experiencing intense fear, falling asleep, compulsion to tell the truth, or, Eros' personal favorite, feeling an irresistible carnal desire towards him. Just a small whiff, and anyone unsuspecting or without intense mental fortitude will be under his spell. In addition, Eros himself is unaffected by most chemicals, drugs and poisons, including alcohol (he can't get drunk or high.) His pheromones leak from his skin, meaning that the more bare skin (or fur) is exposed, the more potent the effects. Therefore, Eros tends to unzip his bodysuit or roll up his sleeves when activating his powers when he needs to affect multiple targets at once for a larger area of effect.

The process of Awakening is intensely traumatic to the patient, and not everyone survives it, but the Awakened operatives are considered highly valuable to Deathmonger, enjoying certain privileges as a direct result of their "special" status. He treats these Angels as his favorite children, inspiring strong loyalty even despite the torturous way they got their powers, and the threat these powers might potentially pose to him should they turn against him. The is no definite record of an Angel turning on Deathmonger, however.

Quirks: While Eros uses male pronouns "on the job" to make things simple, if he were to really think about it, he prefers "he/they" on a personal level, liking to blur the line between the masculine and feminine. Ultimately, he doesn't mind how he's perceived as much as he likes to express himself in a gender-neutral manner, simply wearing and acting however he feels in the moment. He has used his powers to make people tell him they love him, just to know how it feels. Eros speaks 7 languages fluently as a result of his espionage training. Sometimes, Eros wonders what it would be like to be "normal", but anything beyond his current reality is so foreign to him that these fantasies fizzle out as quickly as they begin. He chews the inside of his lips and cheeks when stressed. Eros is strictly forbidden from using his powers on other Angels, and especially on Deathmonger himself. On easy missions, they like to take the long way home, watching the city and its people from the rooftop and shadowy alleyways.