“Vexus” Caine

age	8 (2012), 13 (2017)
height	4'04"/132.08cm (2017)

Smad little dude. Tara’s sibling, best friend of Levi’s.

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Selectively mute (not deaf), which applies 99%* of the time; to avoid people making a fuss over it, avoids everyone whenever possible. Doesn’t go out of his way to be a jerk, usually. (*The 1% used to be reserved for family. Nowadays they don’t get much.)
Sister’s dead, shit sucks, moved house, outta luck; now what? Storyline somewhat uncertain, but probably involves revisiting Tara’s old friends (Nico & Ivy), dealing with his new friend Levi, and meeting some version of Ava.
Possibly vaguely aware of Dodder, if the latter is story-relevant, in a “stop using my dead sister for your stupid culty self-help bullshit” way.
Finally got a kitten in early 2012, after years of wanting one. Then let her out by accident and never saw her alive again.
Keeps a venus flytrap in his post-move bedroom, as well as photos and mementos of Tara—the only traces of her existence on display in the whole house.

main shape: Rounded octagon.
color association(s): Dull yellow-green.
Outfits usually involve big sweaters and heavy boots; shielded, even in summer.
Wears Tara’s hourglass necklace (which is now cracked), usually tucked safely under his sweatshirt.

Cavetown, specifically in one (early?) song that unfortunately I don’t remember the name of. Don’t thiiink the voice worked as much besides that?
“Joshua Talbott” in a fake commercial (The Onion)

I have no idea where I got his moniker from. It… sounded cool…? Which is all the reasoning an edgy tween needs. Surname, meanwhile, is an anagram of “-cenia,” from Sarracenia flava.
- If he has a plant association, it’s a venus flytrap, not a pitcher plant.