We originally came up with the idea for the characters that turned into Ash and Zee while on a vacation in 2017. We wanted to create characters that we could use to explore fun, caring and playful ABDL moments, with a focus on their relationship with each other and other play partners that reflected real life experiences.
The pair went through a few iterations - while Zee jumped out as a Fennec almost immediately, Ash's character took some more refinement and thought. They originally started as a Tibetan Mastiff, but we decided we wanted them to both be non-domestic animals as we thought it had a nice stylistic synergy.
Kali spent some time selecting palettes for both characters that felt distinct but complimentary together, and eventually arrived at this concept for the characters, which we both liked!