These depraved and deplorable deeds caused him no torment, nor loss of sleep. It wasn’t the case that he took a perverse pleasure in them, he looked at it as a job that needed doing. But Donny was tormented, as in the dark recesses of his mind he was a furry, and that was something he could never be.
For the 100 word challenge this week, the prompt was … in the dark recesses of my mind … which I tweaked since this was written in the third person as there's no way Donny would be admitting this.
I have a real good mate who is a furry, he just got back from Anthro Con where he competed in the dancing competition. He made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated - not bad for his first time! Next year I'm sure he'll place better... he's started working on his new routine already.
Edit: A furry is someone who identifies strongly with an animal, often going to the extent of buying a fursuit (or a partial one) that can run into the thousands. Think of something along the lines of a sports mascot or children's TV character like Donald Duck. My dancing mate bought a partial suit - head, tail, arms and legs - and dropped about 4 grand on it. Some more information here but after that I'd probably not recommend digging too deeply as it can get NSFW fairly quickly.
I'm not quite sure what a furry is - I assume it's the opposite of that tough fearless exterior. I know people who's inner personna is nothing like the personna they portray to the world. This can torment one a lot. Interesting post - made me think.
ReplyDeleteGreat character you're developing. Love the opening line. I was a little thrown by the last line though. I'm also not sure about what a furry is, but I'm curious. Does it mean he's soft or is it a reference to supernatural like a were or shape shifter?
ReplyDeleteI was glad you put the explanation of "furry" - when I first read it I thought you'd mistyped "fury" and thought he wanted to be one of those ancient Greek revenge creatures but thought he wasn't tough enough!
ReplyDeleteI like the thought of him 'doing his job' dressed as an animal :-)
I like the idea that what he has to bury far out of sight is that he has a soft cuddly side!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your comments. After the first two "what's a furry?" questions I went back and edited it in. I thought they were more widely known, as they're often a popular whipping boy on the internet.
ReplyDeleteThe thought of him doing his job in suit is a fantastic idea, I love it!
You had me there in the story all the way up to the furry part. (Thanks for the explanation. :) )
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read this done in a more straightforward way, too. I was so intrigued by your character, that it feels like the whole furry angle takes me away from him. In a longer story, of course, it wouldn't because you'd have time to make all the angles mesh. In fact, I think this is a great idea for a longer piece.