Now available as a T-shirt design: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2.....41-skunkhugger.

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Fireshy loves to hug all animals -- including skunks and porcupines. To him, the smell of a skunk is like a sweet perfume. To him, the quills of a porcupine are kind of ticklish. Fireshy is fairly timid. But when he's around dangerous animals, he usually feels in control. It's like he has some magical harmony with nature.

Fireshy has been bullied throughout his life. But he is much tougher than he realizes. For example, it is hard for him to get cut. He can handle many scents that others would find unbearable. Up to now, he's been a weak flier -- limited mainly to fluttering like a butterfly. Conversely, his legs are strong and endurant.

Finally -- Fireshy has a seemingly magical stare, combined with his voice, that can strike fear into many of the toughest creatures. When his anger is enough to overcome his fear, this talent comes to life.

In this picture, Fireshy hugs his two favorite pets: a porcupine named Cuddlethorn (male) and a skunk named Pungent Pillow (female).

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Art by  parclytaxel.

Starponys: The Spectrum of Friendship © and ™ of M. Wayne Howell (starponys87@gmail.com), along with all characters therein.

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Visual Description:

Fireshy is a male pegasus. He is magenta-red pink; his hair is bluish cyan; and his eyes are ruby red. Fireshy's hair looks slightly wavy and overgrown. It looks a bit messy -- but in a cool-looking way, as if it were combed by the blowing wind. His tail looks similar. His hooves are darkish reddish magenta.

Fireshy's cutie mark is three butterflies with "stingers" that look like little lightning bolts. The butterflies are cyan-blue; the "stingers" are reddish magenta.

Standing on his hind legs, Fireshy hugs a skunk and a porcupine in his arms. His wings are spread open, and his face glows with affection.