This is my OC Dustin!! He started out as a SatoGou child, but he has evolved into an OC I have come

This is my OC Dustin!! He started out as a SatoGou child, but he has evolved into an OC I have come to love a lot… I made him in November but rarely drew him let alone posted. :’0In true Zepp fashion, I post a bunch of drawings into 1 post.Below the cut is some additional information on him and old sketches!He was born mute, and that likely explains his love and passion for bird Pokemon. He likes the pretty sounds they’re able to make.And when I started drawing him and drafting hair ideas, I know I wanted to give his hairstyle a bit of a bird’s “tail” in the back. Someone commented the rest of his hair looks like a nest. :)He was adopted by Ash and Gou when he was about 7. The orphanage he was in was unable to teach him sign language. So he spent a lot of his time alone reading picture books on flying-type Pokemon. Naturally this resulted him in getting picked on a lot. He didn’t start his journey until later than most kids due to his disability but he managed to find ways. Gou saw Dustin and immediately said “we’re adopting this one.”Tbh, Ash and Gou adopting a disabled child just feels so correct.His full name was gonna be Dustin Anthony Ketchum. Or Dustin Tony, as a pun on “Destiny”.Otherwise Dustin bonds with his weird dads because he has an insatiable appetite like Ash and the stubbornness of Gou. Gou’s a little bit more sensitive about Dustin’s muteness. Not that Ash doesn’t care, he just sometimes forgets when he’s focused. Dustin can hear just fine, he just can’t speak.He doesn’t express much outside of a shrug and eyeroll, even after he picks up on sign language.His partner Poke is a Rowlet he names Owloysius (like Aloyisius). His Rowlet is actually female, but he doesn’t know that immediately. His Rowlet picks Dustin by nesting in his hair. She mimics Dustin’s gestures a lot. Like the shrugging and over exaggerated eye rolls.He’s about 14-15 here. :)Here are some initial sketches of my boy. Idk what I was thinking with his outfit initially. -- source link

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