Alright, so this isn't exactly 100% accurate. It's hard to say *definitively* when the character Caerulus first came into existence. I picked the name for myself long before I ever had the character drawn, and I had been working on the character's design for years before I had even settled on a name. By my estimate, it took approximately 3 years for me to finalize Caeru's name and design; it was only once both his name and design remained unchanged in my own mine for nearly a full, solid year that I finally decided "if I haven't wanted to make any changes by now, I think it's safe to say I'm happy with what I've created." Because of that very long creation process, it's hard to say exactly when Caeru became a thing.

HOWEVER.

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the first piece of art of Caeru I have ever posted on this account.

That counts for... something?

If you want to get even more technical, there was a "preview" of Caeru seen here before I had approved the final version of the picture. One could argue that's the first time Caeru was shown to the world.

It's really hard to say.

Either way, in a way, I'm not sure if I'm more surprised that it's been this long, or if I'm more surprised that it's been this short.

But here's to five more years and beyond, because Caeru is very much a part of who I am, and that sure as hell isn't changing any time soon.