Tikal Echidna - Hi

I've been working (slowly) on a Tikal Animation and don't expect it any time soon (as of writing this). This is from the Intro (it's a POV video) and I've been debating the eye lash issue which is seen here. Tikal's Eye lash is visible through her front spine. While this method is pretty common for Hair, it's common for hair because hair isn't a solid thing. It is basically there to show the hair isn't a thick solid lump and stuff can be seen through it the same way alot of real hair isn't in big solid clumps which block everything.

Problem is.. Tikal's Spines, like Knuckles etc, is a solid piece. it's not hair. They don't have bones but a kinda fleshy tube like thing. Source of this information? complex thing involving model sheets, in-game appearances and official art mostly. Anyway.. with that issue, her Eye lash shouldn't be seen. but would it then bend? looks bad that way.. in a way, this looks best but.. I'm not sure.. anyway, Decided I wanted to show this is a preview and a picture in it's own right really.