I did a little brazing in high school when I took an HVAC course. It was pretty fun.
This is an outfit based on the original design of Avery I made way back in 2016. I still have artwork of that, but I’m way too embarrassed to post it here. Interestingly enough, that sort of makes Avery my second-oldest character behind Jesse. Go figure.
Story-wise I actually think it’s fitting that Avery would do some welding. He’s a junk scrapper after all, and he’s definitely the type to create something if he doesn’t have it, rather than buy something. He also owns a decommissioned biplane that he does not have a license to fly, but works on anyway, modifying it and repairing it here and there. And yeah, Avery’s wings disappear when he wears long-sleeved shirts. I imagine they could fold neatly inside the sleeves.
Oh Avery's actually wearing a tank-top. Those sleeves are just his wings rolled up around his arms.