My Fursona

Name: Alexander Thomas Nightshade
Race: Feline ( housecat )
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Weight: 180 lbs.
Fur Color: White and black
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Features: left ear piercing (hoop); silver rimmed glasses; his tail has a black tip
History: Alexander was born to a single mother- his father died in service to the armed forces- and grew up very close to her while he tried to be strong to fill his father's vacant shoes. He did everything he could to please her and get her praise. Even at the age of fourteen, he spent most of his time outside of school alone in their apartment, waiting for his mother to return home. His mother was a housekeeper, whose boss kept her late after dark, but even though she was always exhausted, she found the time to be with her excited son and cook him delicious meals. One day, he found her books in his mother's bedroom and began to read, not realizing until later that they were harlequin romance novels and quickly devoured the romantic adventures and sultry women. Once he finished with her books, he moved onto the school library and any other books he could get his hands on. When he was sixteen, his mother died in the cold of winter from a bout of pneumonia. Left alone, he took his mother's job, dropped out of high school, and was forced to grow into a man at such a young age. It wasn't until he was twenty did he discover the Marines recruitment center- the same branch his father died for- and joined up as soon as he could. After two tours in Afghanistan, he returned home and began to write a book based on his experiences in the war.
Clothes: He wears black dress pants, a white button down t-shirt ( usually open ), goes bare pawed unless he's in public then he wears tennis shoes. When he is at work, he trades in his casual clothes for a simple black t-shirt and khaki shorts with bare paws.
Medical: He was shot once in his left hip during one of his tours in Afghanistan and sometimes it acts up and it pains him mostly in the winter when it's cold. He doesn't get sick easily, but when he does, it hits him hard and he has to stay indoors until it passes. His body is in great shape from his training and he works out from time to time if he can find the free time.
Employment: Ever since he's returned from his tours he's been working mostly on his book, but he works part time as a self-defense instructor at a local gun range.
Religion: From his experiences he has seen in the tours of war he has been through he has been thinking whether or not there is a god. His mother prayed every night and he had followed her example, but he was always curious about God's existence.
Quirks: He keeps a pistol near at hand in the nightstand drawer by his bed, he has nightmares every now and then about the war, he fiddles with his dog tags when he thinks