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i've always liked the thought of these two together, and of the mlm semi-canon ships i've seen, i seldom see chumvi and malka (understandably, since malka, according to the loose, weird semi-canon of the comics, is from another pride). idk what it is, i just like the vibes.

DESIGN/CHARACTER NOTES:

chumvi's cub design has always given off the impression that he's got a bigger body type. so that's what i gave him for his adult design (not that you can quite see it, but i wanna make a proper ref for him and others in the future). he's not quite chubby and not quite muscular either, but kind've a mix of the two. his unusual mane style also made me think he's a scruffier type of lion, so i applied that to his mane, pelt fur, and tail. as an added bonus, i made him full in the face, with no cheek fluff, and a bit of an underbite with bigger-than-average lower canines for a lovable oaf look.

taking the cue from nala's dare , i like to think of chumvi as overly bold, an extrovert who can be a bit much, and just a big personality.

i headcanon that chumvi (and his sister kula, because their features are LITTLE too similar for me to see them as anything else) has ancestry at the tree of life, but is not at all related to rani's family tree. his fam just came from there!

by contrast, malka is a skinner, more agile lion. i'm not entirely sure why but he's strikes me as that type. his mane design is inspired by both img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spir… >kourokon's malka design (unfortunately they deleted their da account) and spicygaypizzarolls 's malka design!

based on the comic he shows up in, i think he's by nature a shy type but puts on a false bravado to fit in.

in my headcanon, chumvi and his family came to pride rock after the incident in which malka gets lost, gets almost-adopted, then goes home. they came from a rough pride who subscribed the age-old tradition of males usurping one another and killing the past king's cubs; they escaped before chumvi or kula could be harmed. when scar took the throne, chumvi's mother, while somewhat acknowledging that the pridelands were far past that tradition, still worried for chumvi's safety and urged him to leave in the dead of night.

however, chumvi leaving was an insult to scar, in and of itself. leaving? under his reign? who does this brat think he is?

so he sent hyenas after him to drag him back. chumvi ran and ran and ran, eventually outrunning the hyenas, and he didn't stop until he collapsed out of exhaustion, in a foreign land.

it was malka who found him and took him back to his pride (once nomadic, now settled far from the pridelands) to nursed back to health. from there, the two became inseparable and did everything together. malka taught chumvi patience and how to dial his loud personality back a bit, and in return, chumvi taught malka to be more confident in himself. they were a perfect fit for one another.

when they were both young adults, and at last feeling some mutual attraction toward one another without saying anything, word reached the pride that simba was alive and had restored the pridelands to its former glory! chumvi, having been homesick since day one, longed to go back and see if his sister and mother were okay. feeling for him and not wanting to be apart from him, malka suggested they go to the pridelands. chumvi argued he'd never make malka leave his home; he knew what it was like to leave his family. malka insisted; chumvi is also his family and he wants to stay with him.

on the night before they left, malka licked chumvi's cheek and confessed his feelings. surprised at first, chumvi happily returned the affection. "what took you so long?" he teased.

malka chuckled and nuzzled into chumvi's bushy mane. "just wanted to get it off my chest. i didn't want to keep it inside while we're travelling." chumvi could only huff in understanding.

it was a long way to the pridelands, after all.

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Description

i've always liked the thought of these two together, and of the mlm semi-canon ships i've seen, i seldom see chumvi and malka (understandably, since malka, according to the loose, weird semi-canon of the comics, is from another pride). idk what it is, i just like the vibes.

DESIGN/CHARACTER NOTES:

chumvi's cub design has always given off the impression that he's got a bigger body type. so that's what i gave him for his adult design (not that you can quite see it, but i wanna make a proper ref for him and others in the future). he's not quite chubby and not quite muscular either, but kind've a mix of the two. his unusual mane style also made me think he's a scruffier type of lion, so i applied that to his mane, pelt fur, and tail. as an added bonus, i made him full in the face, with no cheek fluff, and a bit of an underbite with bigger-than-average lower canines for a lovable oaf look.

taking the cue from nala's dare , i like to think of chumvi as overly bold, an extrovert who can be a bit much, and just a big personality.

i headcanon that chumvi (and his sister kula, because their features are LITTLE too similar for me to see them as anything else) has ancestry at the tree of life, but is not at all related to rani's family tree. his fam just came from there!

by contrast, malka is a skinner, more agile lion. i'm not entirely sure why but he's strikes me as that type. his mane design is inspired by both img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spir… >kourokon's malka design (unfortunately they deleted their da account) and spicygaypizzarolls 's malka design!

based on the comic he shows up in, i think he's by nature a shy type but puts on a false bravado to fit in.

in my headcanon, chumvi and his family came to pride rock after the incident in which malka gets lost, gets almost-adopted, then goes home. they came from a rough pride who subscribed the age-old tradition of males usurping one another and killing the past king's cubs; they escaped before chumvi or kula could be harmed. when scar took the throne, chumvi's mother, while somewhat acknowledging that the pridelands were far past that tradition, still worried for chumvi's safety and urged him to leave in the dead of night.

however, chumvi leaving was an insult to scar, in and of itself. leaving? under his reign? who does this brat think he is?

so he sent hyenas after him to drag him back. chumvi ran and ran and ran, eventually outrunning the hyenas, and he didn't stop until he collapsed out of exhaustion, in a foreign land.

it was malka who found him and took him back to his pride (once nomadic, now settled far from the pridelands) to nursed back to health. from there, the two became inseparable and did everything together. malka taught chumvi patience and how to dial his loud personality back a bit, and in return, chumvi taught malka to be more confident in himself. they were a perfect fit for one another.

when they were both young adults, and at last feeling some mutual attraction toward one another without saying anything, word reached the pride that simba was alive and had restored the pridelands to its former glory! chumvi, having been homesick since day one, longed to go back and see if his sister and mother were okay. feeling for him and not wanting to be apart from him, malka suggested they go to the pridelands. chumvi argued he'd never make malka leave his home; he knew what it was like to leave his family. malka insisted; chumvi is also his family and he wants to stay with him.

on the night before they left, malka licked chumvi's cheek and confessed his feelings. surprised at first, chumvi happily returned the affection. "what took you so long?" he teased.

malka chuckled and nuzzled into chumvi's bushy mane. "just wanted to get it off my chest. i didn't want to keep it inside while we're travelling." chumvi could only huff in understanding.

it was a long way to the pridelands, after all.

---

if ya like what i do, please consider throwin some coins my way via my ko-fi!

DO NOT EDIT, SAVE, OR REDISTRUBUTE.