Draco

Tyson received Draco from a magic anon. He has mixed feelings about the Common Welsh Green. Whilst he is fond of watching the miniature dragon circle above his head before he goes to sleep he tires of putting out fires caused by the dragon, usually the bottom of the curtains. Tyson is terrified of fire which means the fire gets a little out of hand before Tyson finally snaps out of his trance long enough to put it out.

Draco usually keeps himself hidden. The only evidence that he lives in the apartment is the small nest on one of the shelves in Tyson’s bedroom. Draco has the ability to sense the presence of supernatural beings and can tell if Tyson is speaking to a shape-shifter or demon or anything not human.

Usually Draco is green but his scales change colour if he is around supernatural beings: It’s this ability that has lead to Tyson always keeping Draco with him, in his jeans pocket usually.

Draco’s ‘nest’ is made out of a gemstone-shaped trinket, that’s lined with a red handkerchief. There are also several coins in the nest that Draco has hoarded, though the total value of the coinage is only £2.35, and one bottle cap.

The simplest way to think of Draco is as a tiny bird, whose call sounds like a little music box. He may be an actual dragon with a musical call that was shrunk, or a toy dragon with a music box inside that was animated by magic or technology. Tyson has never found a definitive answer as to what his little friend is exactly.

Whatever gave life to the little dragon, Tyson isn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Especially when that mouth breathes fire. However, Draco has proven very useful to Tyson in identifying whatever is thrown his way by association with the Moriarty Mirrors.

The colours that Draco has been shown to turn are:

• Angel - Charcoal Black
• Demon - Deep Violet
• Fae - Metallic Gold
• Ghost - Burgundy Red
• Ghoul - Snow White
• Golem - Clay Brown
• Harpy - Firebrick Red
• Homunculus - Light Grey
• Human - Bright Green
• Lycanthrope - Burnt Orange
• Mermaid - Pale Jade
• Nymph - Mossy Green
• Selkie - Indigo Blue
• Vampire - Pale Blue
• Veela - Aqua Green
• Zombie - Mustard Yellow

Water

This is a headcanon that has been told several times:

Tyson loves water.

Tyson was taught to swim by his brother, Jethro Andrew Delaney, who used to take him to a small creak near the family manor, and sometimes to the river in the family manor’s ground when it was summer and there had been a heavy rainfall making it deep enough to go in.

Though he’ll whine about being wet when he gets out of the water Tyson does love being in it, except when it comes to baths. He hates taking baths, even after a long run when he feels like he never want to stand again he’ll take a shower rather than getting into the bath, because he didn’t like just sitting in a pool of water. It’s the same reasoning he gives when his nephew wants him to join him in the sea or in a swimming pool. However, when presented with an open lagoon Tyson would gladly sit in the water for hours on end.

He likes being in fresh water with lots of room the best though, especially those near waterfalls. Tyson adores waterfalls, almost to the same level as he does mathematics, maps, and dogs. They are a source of wondrous beauty for Tyson that the man-made world cannot corrupt.

Swimming gives him a freedom. It takes him away from the world. He can’t fully meditate when floating because he has buoyancy issues. He can flow perfectly, but only face down which causes an issue if he wants to breath. If he tries to float on his back then his head would sink under water - unless he keeps pushing it up - until he rotates around to floating on his stomach.

Rain holds less affection in Tyson’s heart. The constant, dismal onslaught of rain from the British weather takes away a lot of the joy rainfall can bring, but even so he appreciates the mathematical challenge that rain can give. He knows the formulae for predicting where each rain drop will fall. His view on rain does improve once he’s inside, however.

There is a divide amongst Tyson’s pets when it comes to water.

Lily [Dalmatian/Dhole] hates water. When they first met, Lily was terrified of water; including the river she led him to for water. Since those days, Tyson has helped her calm down and taught her to swim, but she still hates taking a bath and she never wants to stay out in the rain. More often than not, Tyson will wash her in the en-suite’s walk-in shower instead.

Bobby [Dalmatian/Dhole/Beagle] - on the other hand - loves water, and swimming, and rain, and jumping in puddles, and… anything wet. When he was a smaller dog, Bobby used to swim laps in the bathtub. Whenever Tyson goes to take a shower, Bobby insists on jumping in to join him.

Jack [Doberman] is largely impartial about water. Whilst he won’t care about walking out in the rain, he also won’t jump into the water; unless it’s a very hot day or ordered in by Tyson. Bath time has always been easy with Jack.

Meg [Welsh Border Collie] also loves water, natural water anyway. Unlike Bobby, Meg would take some coaxing to get into a chlorinated pool. As soon you’ve spotted a pond, lake, or river, Meg is already in it. And pulling out the biggest stick she can find to play fetch with.

Mandy [Tabby] is continually curious about water, especially running water. However, that thought is abandoned the moment her body gets wet. Tyson can clean her legs, tail, and ears without her raising a fuss. She’s easy to calm and, unless she falls in the water, doesn’t start scratching, but she’s clearly distressed.

Felix [Ragdoll] hasn’t shown a great interest in water, but he’s largely apathetic about being wet. He won’t even bother to dry himself. He just lays his soaking wet body down on the bed for someone else to deal with later.

Draco [Dragon] responds like a tiny bird to water.