jinx squinted at this fascimile of something 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗥; it left the sentiment unspoken in favour of bearing its teeth in a silent 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑙.

❛ my pops taught me not t'take offers from 𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁𝚂. ❜ its nose wrinkled, ❛ 'specially ugly ones. —sorry. no dice. ❜

for a moment, jinx is 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐘 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍. it fixed the stranger with dead-eyed look, rolling onto its paws to push itself upright, snickering. ❛ -—y'go around tryin' that line on every cat in 𝙯𝙖𝙪𝙣? ... i think i'm a lil' outta your age-range, t͟o͟o͟t͟s͟.͟ ❜

» —own weight. in a similar vein, its bite is capable of crushing 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗘 ( 𝘴𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴, especially ) & cutting through 𝑨𝑹𝑴𝑶𝑼𝑹;
- keen sense of smell; and
- ambush hunting.

jinx also possesses several jaguar-typical abilities, such as:

- proficiency in swimming;
- the strongest bite force relative to size in comparison to all other big cats. its bite is integral to taking down prey that can be up to 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 its— »

» highly intelligent despite no formal education. skilled at 𝔾𝔸𝔻𝔾𝔼𝕋ℝ𝕐. adept at 𝙀𝙉𝙂𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂 & ʀᴇᴠᴇʀsᴇ-engineering complex technology. able to create / replicate inventions from 𝚂𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙿 𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙰𝙻. proficient in utilising 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇.

abilities. —--- superhuman strength, speed, agility, & healing factor. enhanced endurance & durability, post-shimmer. scotopic vision ( night-sight: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 ). proficient in a wide range of 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐑𝐘. »

demeanour. —--- playful, aggressive, & bordering 𝑭𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑳. prone to ʟᴀsʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ with extreme prejudice. prowls through shadow; a hunter. resentful of humans. protective of fellow 𝚅𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚈𝙰.

» capable of changing form when in contact with — or in the presence of — large amounts of 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗖; these transformations are 𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 for how ℙ𝔸𝕀ℕ𝔽𝕌𝕃 they are for jinx to maintain as a result of singed's medical 𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒.

» has 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 claws; tipped with 𝑺𝑰𝑳𝑽𝑬𝑹 to optimise their use as ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴs ( & to strike fear into enemies in the rare moments he allows himself to be heard prowling, claws 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 on the ground as he 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐒 them ). »

» its paws are more 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃-𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 than is usual for some of its species as they exist in 𝑧𝑎𝑢𝑛. due to magical self-actualisation typical of vastaya, his appearance reflects both his 𝚄𝙿𝙱𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶𝙸𝙽𝙶 & his unique 𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙎 as a ᴛɪɴᴋᴇʀᴇʀ. »