maybe try that inbetween where it takes time for the water to seep into the hair/fur layers? where it's like surface damp like being briefly in rain etc but not fully saturated and clingy. and closer/more skin-tight like short fur/furless styles in select spots/saturation under the areas of water

yellow-tone lighting

my partner might recognize this one :0 old olllld character that got an overhaul. this is a design variation. main design was mostly red prior