Introducing Ink my very own symbiote friend and his host, let's call him J, who may or may not be based on IRL me

an amazing work of character design and artwork by   maxspite

Some tidbit about them:

Ink is for the most part a friendly symbiote, he is curious, mischievous and sometime quite lewd, but also a bit possessive of his host

The tattoo on the host arm is actually part Ink himself, its both a way to hid himself and mark J as his. It will often shift and slide around J skin when the symbiote feel restless but know better than "taking the wheel*

He has feline traits because a cat was the first organic lifeform he was exposed too before bonding with J, luckily the later is a big cat lover and don't mind the look, tho he may have some reservation on Ink way of groom their shared body.

The blue marking on his body are bioluminescent but he can turn them off when he want to be extra stealthy
The fur on his shoulder is actually made on countless symbiote goo tendrils, they fill soft to the touch but can became a bit wriggly when Ink is excited, and sharp as needles when his is pissed
Speaking of pissed, like all symbiote Ink can shapeshift his body for offensive purpose, his favor extending his nails into frighteningly long, razorsharp sickles

So better stay on his good side