Open ShadowClan my days lie dormant 𓆣 shc litter

[vulture]

Cicadabuzz x NPC​

Cicadabuzz has never been the sort to court distraction. Their paws stay busy with herbs, their mind set on the Clan's wellbeing, and their heart—well, that is not something they've ever been willing to make use of. And yet, life has a way of sprouting in places even the most careful cat never tended.

The truth is simple—Cicadabuzz's path crossed with another in a moment that was never meant to root itself in permanence. No plans, no promises. Just a passing of seasons, and now—kits. Small lives born of a tangle Cicadabuzz had not chosen, but cannot and will not deny.

They will be raised among the Clan, given the safety of moss-lined nests and the watchful eyes of queens who know more of mothering than Cicadabuzz ever could. Cicadabuzz will visit, of course—check their health, count their breaths, make certain each one grows steady and strong. But their duty lies beyond the nursery walls, and so the future of these little ones will rest in the paws of others.

These kits are not mistakes, nor burdens. They are simply here—unexpected, but alive, carrying forward a story neither parent ever intended to write.

[ slot one ] [ slot two ] [ slot three ]​

rules + guidelines

𓆣 This litter is not FCFS! Applications will close in 15 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes.
𓆣 Applications are FFA—as long as they include the basics (name, appearance, personality, etc.), they'll be considered once apps close.
𓆣 Communication is the most important thing if you are chosen! If life gets busy or you need to step away, please let us know. No sudden deaths, please.
𓆣 Long absences without communication may result in a slot being rehomed.
𓆣 Disabilities are welcome, though must be well-researched and thoughtfully portrayed.
𓆣 A naming list is provided (see Cicadabuzz's list) and is encouraged to be used. Other names may be allowed, but please check with me first to ensure it is a name they would give.
𓆣 Cicadabuzz is a detached, pragmatic parent. These kits will not grow up with warmth or coddling, but they will grow up with care—fed, checked over, kept alive, and observed with steady eyes. Their parent will ensure their survival, but the way they thrive will be shaped by others and by the kits' own strength.
𓆣 There are currently three slots; more may be added if I have trouble choosing, but the intention is to keep it at three slots!

genetics + hypos

Genetics are free for all! Brownie points if your design is bug-inspired in some fashion.

Hypokits can be found here.

name lists

Make sure your chose name is available on the masterlist! Feel free to put down a few options, just in case. You are also welcome to leave the name blank and give options if you would rather I choose a name.

For Serpentberry (poisons, snakes, dangerous berries):
— Adderkit, Aspkit, Boakit, Bullsnakekit, Cobrakit, Cornsnakekit, Cottonmouthkit, Copperheadkit, Garterkit, Hognosekit, Kingsnakekit, Massasaugakit, Milksnakekit, Mudsnakekit, Pinesnakekit, Pythonkit, Ratsnakekit, Rattlesnakekit, Scarletsnakekit, Swampsnakekit, Watersnakekit, Scalekit, Snakekit, Slitheringkit, Viperkit, Coilkit, Coilingkit, Fangkit, Hisskit, Hissingkit, Venomkit, Hollykit, Yewkit, Nightshadekit, Deathberrykit, Bittersweetkit, Pokeweedkit

For Sablestar (darkness, shadow, resilience, regality):
— Sablekit, Shadowkit, Obsidiankit, Onykkit, Ashkit, Cinderkit, Smokekit, Duskykit, Twilightkit, Ebonykit, Darkkit, Charcoalkit, Mistkit, Fogkit, Crowkit, Ravenkit, Batkit, Midnightkit, Hazekit, Nightkit, Gloamkit, Stormcloudkit, Obscurekit, Inkkit, Eclipsekit

For Cicadabuzz (insects and bugs):
— Beetlekit, Cricketkit, Locustkit, Grasshopperkit, Mothkit, Butterflykit, Fireflykit, Dragonflykit, Silverfishkit, Antkit, Termitekit, Waspkit, Hornetkit, Gnatkit, Maggotkit, Weevilkit, Katydidkit, Larvakit, Aphidkit, Centipedekit, Cockroachkit, Earwigkit, Lacewingkit, Dobsonflykit, Leafhopperkit, Lousekit, Mantiskit, Mayflykit, Mealwormkit, Mosquitokit, Pillbugkit, Sawflykit, Scorpionkit, Springtailkit, Tachinidkit, Tarantulakit, Reclusekit, Harvestmankit, Wormkit, Bumblebeekit, Honeybeekit, Beekit, Horntailkit, Bristletailkit, Borerkit, Ladybugkit, Junebugkit, Billbugkit, Skipperkit, Hawkmothkit, Silkwormkit, Millipedekit, Striderkit, Damselflykit, Midgekit, Froghopperkit, Mealybugkit, Kermeskit, Lanternflykit, Antlionkit, Stinkbugkit, Owlflykit, Alderflykit, Psocidkit, Thripkit

For poisons and venomous plants (dangerous flora, medicinal duality):
— Aconitekit, Belladonnakit, Foxglovekit, Oleanderkit, Monkshoodkit, Wolfsbanekit, Snakerootkit, Rattleweedkit, Castorkit, Mandrakekit, Henbanekit, Bloodrootkit, Thornapplekit, Jimsonweedkit, Larkspurkit, Spurgekit, Mayapplekit, Dogwoodkit, Baneberrykit, Ruekit, Daturakit, Buttercupkit, Helleborekit, Chokecherrykit, Corncocklekit, Deathcamaskit, Milkweedkit

For medicinal and healing herbs (herbs with duality of harm and healing):
— Alderkit, Beechkit, Bindweedkit, Blackberrykit, Boragekit, Brighteyekit, Broomkit, Burdockkit, Burnetkit, Catchweedkit, Catmintkit, Celandinekit, Chamomilekit, Chervilkit, Chickweedkit, Cobkit, Cobwebkit, Coltsfootkit, Comfreykit, Daisykit, Dandelionkit, Dockkit, Elderkit, Fennelkit, Feverfewkit, Garlickit, Goatweedkit, Goldenrodkit, Hawkweedkit, Heatherkit, Honeykit, Horsetailkit, Ivykit, Juniperkit, Laurelkit, Lavenderkit, Lovagekit, Lungwortkit, Mallowkit, Marigoldkit, Mintkit, Oakkit, Parsleykit, Poppykit, Ragweedkit, Ragwortkit, Raspberrykit, Rosemarykit, Rushkit, Nettlekit, Sedgekit, Sorrelkit, Sweetsedgekit, Tansykit, Thymekit, Watermintkit, Willowkit, Wintergreenkit, Yarrowkit

For death, realism, and Cicadabuzz's blunt tendencies:
— Bonekit, Rotkit, Rottingkit, Decaykit, Decayingkit, Gravekit, Skullkit, Corpsekit, Hollowkit, Dirgekit, Tombkit, Silentkit, Mourningkit, Dustkit, Bleakkit, Witherkit, Witheringkit, Gloomkit, Fadingkit, Emberkit, Requiemkit, Pallkit, Driftkit, Driftingkit

For nature, earth, and Clan life:
— Rootkit, Reedkit, Branchkit, Leafkit, Mosskit, Lichenkit, Pinekit, Birchkit, Bramblekit, Pebblekit, Stonekit, Claykit, Brookkit, Stormkit, Valleykit, Lakekit, Cliffkit, Forestkit, Thicketkit, Fernkit, Thistlekit, Woodkit, Streamkit, Riverkit, Rainkit, Meadowkit, Boulderkit, Sierrakit, Thornkit, Sproutkit, Grovekit, Windkit, Driftwoodkit

For virtues and traits Cicadabuzz respects:
— Steadfastkit, Vigilantkit, Resolutekit, Enduringkit, Patientkit, Prudentkit, Loyalkit, Cleverkit, Dutykit, Truthkit, Sternkit, Noblekit, Cunningkit, Austerekit

For spirituality and the unseen world:
— Spiritkit, Wraithkit, Shadekit, Ghostkit, Phantomkit, Soulkit, Visionkit, Dreamkit, Dreamingkit, Echokit, Echoingkit, Whisperkit, Whisperingkit, Aurakit, Veilkit, Flickerkit, Flickeringkit, Flamekit, Starlightkit, Cometkit, Meteorkit, Moonkit, Moonlightkit, Duskkit

parenting notes

𓆣 Cicadabuzz treats parenting as an extension of duty rather than an act of love, seeing their kits as Clan members first and children second.
𓆣 They provide care in a clinical, practical way—ensuring the kits are fed, clean, and healthy, but rarely offering overt warmth or affection.
𓆣 Comfort, play, and emotional nurturing are left to caretakers; Cicadabuzz's focus is on survival and discipline.
𓆣 They prefer to keep a quiet distance, observing more than engaging, but always present enough to ensure safety.
𓆣 Affection is rare and usually disguised as grooming, checking for injuries, or monitoring health.
𓆣 Discipline comes through blunt honesty and natural consequences; Cicadabuzz will not shield kits from discomfort if it teaches them resilience.
𓆣 They encourage independence from an early age, expecting their kits to think and act for themselves instead of leaning too heavily on others.
𓆣 Teaching moments revolve around practical knowledge—herbs, dangers, observation of nature, and the cycles of life and death.
𓆣 Kits may grow up feeling Cicadabuzz is present but unreachable—a steady presence that watches over them without offering emotional closeness.
𓆣 Emotional outbursts are met with calm detachment rather than comfort, with Cicadabuzz more likely to redirect than soothe.
𓆣 They value truth over comfort, duty over indulgence, and pragmatism over sentiment, and they quietly expect their kits to grow into these values.
𓆣 Cicadabuzz has deep respect for honesty, resilience, and usefulness, even in kits, and may acknowledge these traits more than sweetness or playfulness.

 

[Archivist]

Tracking..
Sable, Gloam, Dirge, Elder, Dogwood
Reusing my COS Shadow concept, HOLD while I edit it to fit this

freak?

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IT'S 10 PM.
Do you know where your children are?​

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NAME————— ?kit ——————————————– PREFIX-———— ?- —— for ? ——————————————– SUFFIX——-—— -kit — —denoting rank

GENDER———– AMAB male ——————————————– PRONOUNS—––- he/him ——————————————– ALLEGIANCE— ShadowClan

♝

APPEARANCE・

PERSONALITY・

INTERACTION・

DEVELOPMENTS・

BONUS

• Would be my ShadowClan main.
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  LH BLUE SOLID/BLUE SILVER TABBY CHIMERA, HIGH WHITE–TH
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  Despite being rather small as a kit, he will grow into a rather large, broad-shouldered warrior capable of taking a few hits. He sports a pelt like a river, thick white foam run through by pale blue currents along his sides, down his tail, and across his face, accented by a darker blue back-stripe and toes. His eyes are a blue to rival the sky, often seen flitting around like nervous birds and rarely meeting another's gaze.​

  
  — –the stress of his paranoia gives him shakes
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  Whether inherited, a product of his abandonment, or both, he is afflicted early on with an intense and severe paranoia that will haunt him throughout his life. He cannot shake the feeling that everyone and everything is out to get him, and greatly prefers staying out of the public eye. With that in mind, he often wars with himself over his desire to remain unseen and his desire to prove his worth to Sablestar, knowing that to catch - and keep - the leader's attention, he will have to put himself in the midst of situations he'd rather not be in. A stubborn streak runs through him, unwilling to let up on his beliefs (or delusions).
  
  Despite all that, he is deeply loyal to those he lets into his circle, though those same people are subject tenfold to his lashing out if he perceives a breach of the trust he extends to them. Were he more in control of himself, he would be capable of great gentleness; something he does seem able to lend to young kits.
  
  The only situation in which his paranoia for those around him is overridden is when that fear and suspicion tracks on to outside forces: other Clans or outsiders in general. He might view his "early warnings" as necessary and helpful, but more often than not these are false, and only serve to paint him in the light of being the boy who cried wolf. Furthermore, when he launches slanderous campaigns against his own Clanmates, it can only ever result in hard feelings.​

  
  — –paranoid, proud, stubborn, gentle, loyal
  — –believes everything is watching him, animate or inanimate
  — –prone to auditory hallucinations that come from under the ground
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  HOMOSEXUAL MONOGAMIST
  — –extremely hard to form relationships with
  — –assumes others have an agenda against him​

  
  SOUNDS LIKE– lalala, speech is #FF5349
  SMELLS LIKE– water pepper & fear
  
  WILL– kill (in self-defense)
  MAY– kill (unprompted), flee, start fights, end fights
  WILL NOT– . . .
  
  CICADABUZZ
  coughs
  
  — –Believes in taking preemptive action, though when coupled with his unfounded accusations, this may create undue problems
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  GENERAL
  — –NOTE
  
  KIT 0-6 MOONS
  — –Spends an inordinate amount of time at his primary caretaker's side, even for a kit, and often outright refuses to interact with peers and Clanmates (with the exception of Sablestar, should he seek him out).
  
  APPRENTICE 6-12 MOONS
  — –The first of what will become recurring false alarms - the beginning of his the boy who cried wolf reputation. How this manifests is variable: he could report back of an outside force posing a threat, or he could level a Clanmate with accusations of treason.
  — –In the case of accusing a Clanmate - or in a separate instance - this could prompt the fingered Clanmate to challenge him to a spar to get back at him in an acceptable, disguised-as-training way. Again, what comes of this is variable.
  — –He will place no trust in any mentor that is assigned to him, and only spare more than that if his mentor happened to be Sablestar himself. Because of his ever-anxious state, Sablestar may see fit to place him in the care of a more hardened, no-nonsense mentor. If that mentor were to have darker intentions, he would be highly susceptible to manipulation by their hand as he struggles to make peace with the fact that he'll have to work with this mentor for the next six moons, at least.
  
  WARRIOR 12+ MOONS
  — –Through some act (be it an order or act of self-sacrifice) he ends up losing an eye. This loss of such a critical organ stunts him in his daily life, and serves to worsen his paranoia and hallucinations, possibly leading to new delusions forming. The wound, physical and psychological, will get worse before it gets better.
  
  
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  INSPIRATIONS
  — –Breakdown, Transformers
  — –Red Alert, Transformers
  
  HUMAN AU
  Name –Name
  —— "etymology"
  Ethnicity –. . .
  Occupation –. . .
  
  PLAYLIST
  Nowhere To Run, Stegosaurus Rex
  

  Their threats come at me, their voices are loud/All to condemn me, my face is still proud​

  And so I dream, voices in my head/Delusions mock me, my best friend is dead​

  
  Somebody's Watching Me, Rockwell
  
  
  — –OTHER NOTES

 

[nya]

TRACKING FOR MY BABY SIBS

 

[Plot_Twists Plot_Twists]

tracking - will apply soon o.o
primary name choice - fallowkit

 

[TARU]

Potential track? Unsure if applying but hmmmmm. A less emotional shadowclanner might be fun.

 

[carat carat]

okay fine i concede. i will make a real app soon

tracking with the names pythonkit, foxglovekit, nightshadekit, deathberrykit (because it would be funny), rattleweedkit... rattlesnakekit...
- butterfly motifs in design, maybe moth motifs? thinking of the deaths head hawkmoth rn...
- tortoiseshell; colorpick from cicada
- themes of desperation, fear of being forgotten, and attention-seeking

 

[two-moons-dance two-moons-dance]

track
milipede, pillbug, mulch, soil, wilt, wither, decay, rot, moss... the beauty in decay and new beginnings :3

 

[Snowy's iconSnowy]

Track with spirit wraith ghost soul vision echo meteor
Sweet kid. Strange considering the parent notes. May or may not be born blind or go blind later.
Saw something about it potentially being a worm litter: As for all worm litters I apply for, the personality is subject to change depending on IC events. But the baseline will be there.

Sealpoint with funky white (later vitiligo? Turns completely white. Leans into that supernatural theme)

Sugar spice and everything nice.

TBD is a kind and gentle soul, sweet and unassuming. Craving affection from anyone and everyone, but quickly resolves to keep that hidden when it proves to gain nothing from her parent. Has a morbid sense of fascination stemming from her name (if spirit wraith ghost soul echo) or cicada's job (if vision or meteor), highly observant she takes the lessons of Cicadabuzz to heart. Nothing escapes her notice. Her eyes are wide and hauntingly pale blue, often found staring unblinking from the darkness.
A sweet but strange creature. Starlight follows her path in the form of star studded spots on her fur. Strange symbols (moons/vague shapes) litter her pelt in white. Her name could have any sort of meaning pertaining to this or other some such occurrences.
She is a quiet creature who doesn't speak often, and when she does it is straight to the point. She does not waste an iota amount of breath on words that mean little. That does not mean she is honest though. She can be just as quick to lie as tell the truth, often deciding on a whim which she will go with. Only a select, very few will always ever get the strict truth from her. She is caring and nurturing, seeming to never want to hurt a fly. Highly independent based on Cicadabuzz's encouragement, she learns quickly how to entertain herself and to seek the information she wants without waiting for it to come to her.
Remembers everything that would keep her and her siblings safe that is taught to her. Perhaps a sense of paranoia, perhaps just proactive resourceful, survivalism. Whose to say. She certainly won't.

 

[muddly]

hello??? tracking!!!!

 

[ixora]

Tracking!!

 

[AnemoVictoriousAnemoVictorious's icon]

tracking... probably will go for a hypokit design (second/middle on the right)
names i like
holly-, forest-, cinder-, smoke-, onyx-, obsidian-, buttercup-, aura- OKAY THERE ARE A LOT OF NAMES I LIKE ACTUALLY. UM.

soft voice, shes rather affectionate at first but eventually stops once she realizes its.not something cicadabuzz will really acknowledge or appreciate.
once she decides this, the softspoken sweet kit starts to keep to herself and doesn't really like talking at all. not even with her siblings, even if they reciprocrated or appreciated her affection. instead, she turns her attention to becoming useful. obedient, always doing whatever she is asked. as an apprentice, she pushes herself more and more, maybe ending up with an injury.