corruption/shifting post

in the quick and easy format first:

corruption

month one:
🦑 headshells: replacing seemingly the sides of his skull, spiraling nautilus shell of white, brown, some speckled gray-blue. bonus feature of giving him a cool undercut. sick ASMR vibes when tapped on.
🦑 his eyes, which are already a Very Pretty Clear Grey, take on a silvery sheen and differently-shaped pupils. his vision is better, but only underwater.
🦑 suckers: on the backs/undersides of all four limbs, an assortment of suckers in an uneven line. squid version, bluish-grayish per the image, With Teeth. they are also bioluminescent! as they've first appeared (~3 weeks) they aren't fully "emerged" but are visible/glow appropriately. once fully emerged, can be closed so he doesn't teethe on every shirtsleeve.
🦑 blood is blue. necromancy nightmare.

month two:
🦑 the basic powers develop: water control magic and skin-altering camouflage. *as of end of May he hasn't noticed he can do these things, oops
🦑 even more buddy system thanks to even more social behavior. buddy system or else!! developing a strong aversion to being alone for long periods of time.
🦑 his left arm has just Gone, replaced by a series of tentacles that grow out of what was once his shoulder. they're a deep rusty ochre color with the same blue-gray suckers as previously, maybe a little more blue than gray at a glance. there are six tentacles in total and he mostly keeps them entwined in the vague shape of a human arm, for both convenience/being able to wear his shirts and so people don't stare at them too much. colors based on this thing.
🦑 sleek n' smooth skin that varies between his standard human skin tone to a more reddish toned brown, maroon, and the sickly blue-gray of the suckers (when not glowing). why would he turn gray you ask..... maybe because he keeps fucking touching katalyth....... he's fine.

month three:
🦑 hexes/enchantments develop: unfortunately the reagent to activate all of his enchantments is, in fact, his own body! necromancers! he can spill a bit of blood or pull off a fingernail or similar in order to place a hex/enchantment on himself or someone else. his enchantments will focus on buffs: enhanced strength, increased stamina, enhanced senses, etc. his primary hex will be inflicting immobility, a thing he could already do with necromancy in a much worse way, so honestly, this is better— he will also be able to apply silence. essentially his hexes will focus around stopping someone from acting so he can skedaddle rather than more "offensive" hexes.
🦑 neck tentacles: small, slim tendrils that can emerge/retract from his head shells on command. same coloration as the rest, don't extend much further than a few inches away from his actual face... glasses-adjustment length, face hugging for kissing length. wiggly.
🦑 increased flexibility. bendy bones. pretzel pal.
🦑 maybe he'll learn to swim finally

month four:
🦑 underwater breathing, and also just this in its entirety: "Cephalopod-types can extend the ability to breathe underwater to others with a kiss. This ability can grant about a half hour of the ability to breathe water to those who normally cannot, but be warned: the moment these land-dwellers get a gulp of fresh air again, they'll be coughing and sputtering for quite some time to adjust." thanks mods we love to see it
🦑 ink...ing develops, coming from the left "arm," see tentacle arm above. on land, it has the additional effect of being rather sticky. he will attempt to write with it anyway.
🦑 tba
🦑 tba

shifted form

🦑 headshells final form; can still see, don't question it.