☼ HOARFROSTPAW
Applying for fight club leader, but I
also am offering the idea of him being a previous temporary brother / brother figure to whoever gets it if I don't, if they want some pre-Thunderclan connections!
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———-,. ° ✧- GENERAL INFO -✧ ° .-,———
☼ Hoarfrostpaw
✧ given for his pale silver-blue coloration.
☼ Transmasc, he/it
✧ bisexual- single, no interest at the moment
☼ 9 moons
✧ ages on the 1st of every month
☼ Thunderclan apprentice
☼ Thoughts,
"Speech"
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———-,. ° ✧- APPEARANCE -✧ ° .-,———
☼ Fullbody ref
☼ At first glance, it'll be hard to tell that Hoarfrostpaw is even meant to be apprentice age. He's small- tiny, really- even with his long fur, due to an upbringing that was less-than-ideal and the impacts it had on him when he was younger. He's not a runt- that much is obvious- but he's smaller than other apprentices his age. Not that it seems to even bother him; to look at Hoarfrostpaw, you'd think he wouldn't be able to tell the difference at all. He carries himself with the unshakeable sort of confidence of a cat twice his size, and he doesn't shy away from his larger clanmates. Or
anything, really. Fear doesn't seem like it's in his vocabulary, not outwardly.
The only thing that may be more surprising than its size is that Hoarfrostpaw is a patchwork of colors. It's mostly shades of pale blue, with darker stripes, but it also has odd, darker patches of fur scattered across its body in the form of black smoke. The most obvious is a large, uneven patch of black fur across its face and extending down the fur on its neck, but there's also its hind paw, with just the hints of striping visible there. The difference in its fur texture between blue silver and black smoke is barely-there, but, to those with a good enough eye, still noticeable; while its still long furred, overall, the patches of black smoke fur are slightly
less long than the rest of it. And then there's its singular patch of white, in the shape of a star under its eye.
Hoarfrostpaw's eyes, too, are odd. While one is a deep blue, the other is one that, with his genetics,
shouldn't be possible- and yet there it is. His eye is a much more dusty pink, appearing more brown, but pink nonetheless.
✧ blue silver tabby/black smoke ghost tabby chimera w/ low white
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———-,. ° ✧- PERSONALITY -✧ ° .-,———
( + ) adaptable, confident, resourceful ( / ) distant, competitive, determined ( - ) fiery, restless, pessimistic
☼ Being tossed into moons of life on his own has had an impact on Hoarfrostpaw, for both better and worse. The most outright is that he's good at adapting- no matter the scenario he's in, obtaining the mindset he needs to get used to it comes as easily as breathing. He's far from the type that would let himself be caught off guard by anything new, and, when he can, he takes things in stride. Which, in its own way, contributes to the confidence he has in himself. It's not too much, in his opinion- especially not when he believes it to be well-earned- but he's picked up on not shying away from…
anything, really. He's seen enough to know what uncertainty does, especially in a life like his, so he refuses to be the next victim of anything like that. Instead, he speaks, and carries himself, like he's
certain of things, leaving no room for questioning. While there's a lot that he may not be, he's taken on the mindset of
fake it till you make it. If he can help it, nobody will see him slip. Fortunately for him, Hoarfrostpaw has the means and methods that only drill in his certainty for everything. He's resourceful, using the land to his advantage when he can- and quick-thinking enough that it just so happens that he has the chance more often than not.
For all their help, Thunderclan and the cats within will be kept at arms' distance. Hoarfrostpaw doesn't know what happened to its mother or sibling, and the last thing it wants is to have to repeat that all over again. So, in one last bid to make sure it doesn't, it can be surprisingly distant. If given the chance, it'll be the perfect guest up until the moment it leaves- because it
is certain it'll leave, sooner rather than later. If it finds itself staying, though. Eventually even that will dissipate. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Hoarfrostpaw is competitive, really, given its upbringing. What may be more surprising is how common it is- it'll try everything in its power to spark up friendly rivalries with anyone that it thinks it can. Even much older cats. Competition is the way to its heart, and despite its attempts at being distant, it'll assume it's the same for everyone should it finally give in and try to make friends. Whether or not how well this will work is up to the other cat in question. Especially given that, should Hoarfrostpaw put its mind to something, it won't give up that easily. As a matter of fact, when it comes to certain things, it can almost come off as pushy with its insistence to stick by what it thinks.
Hoarfrostpaw wouldn't be a part of the fight club if he had a
normal temper, would he? Once he's comfortable enough, however that may come, it'll become clear enough that he has a sort of
hit first, ask questions later temper, especially when it comes to strangers. He's not the sort to back down that easily, and if he thinks he's been challenged, he'll absolutely rise to the occasion. He
tries to keep his temper under control, when he can, but the chances of that happening when he's truly upset or irritated are slim to none. And, in a way, his restlessness is driven by it; Hoarfrostpaw isn't exactly the sort to settle down anywhere, especially when he's not been expected to before. Now that he's given the chance, he's not entirely sure
what to do, flipping between staying and leaving on a regular basis. His indecisiveness in it shows in more minor ways; he'll be quick to shut down any solid conversation of the future when he can, instead trying to change the subject or leave things vague. In his defense, however, it comes from his own fair share of pessimism. He's sure things won't work out the way anyone would want, and he doesn't want anyone else to get attached and hurt when his predictions come true. Luck hasn't exactly been on his side so far, after all.
✧ has a habit of collecting, and potentially gifting, any spare twoleg trinkets that may wind up in thunderclan territory- bonus points if it's anything colorful
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———-,. ° ✧- RELATIONSHIPS -✧ ° .-,———
Elodie x ??? | beloved
Slow to trust, slow to befriend, does hold grudges
☼ Mentored by TBN
✧ previously mentor to/mentored by
☼ Mate to TBN
✧ open to plots
☼ Friends with
☼ Likes
☼ Dislikes
☼ Hates
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———-,. ° ✧- INTERACTIONS -✧ ° .-,———
☼ Will start & end fights,
will show mercy,
won't run away
☼ Excels at stealth, agility
☼ Poor at brute strength, reasoning
☼ Peaceful powerplay allowed- will not react well, harmful powerplay not
☼ Smells like chervil
✧ penned by cherry
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———-,. ° ✧- HISTORY & PLOTS -✧ ° .-,———
☼ Hoarfrostpaw, then Lucky, and his sister were named by hopes of what they'd be when they had to leave Elodie's side. She's a doting mother, if a bit attached. Beloved, just as attached to their mother, insists on following her one day on a hunting trip and, unbeknownst to Lucky, the two of them are picked up by twolegs. While he doesn't know what happened, exactly, he does know that they wouldn't have just left him. For better or for worse, it's what pulls him toward the clan territories originally, hoping they may know what happened- or, if nothing else, he may find one of his family members there.
✧ Having been too young to survive on it own that well, Hoarfrostpaw took up offers of help from other cats, sticking around temporarily. Maybe someone else in the fight club knows it from that? Or maybe someone in Thunderclan already.
✧ Found by the Thunderclan patrol due to a dog attack; while it was originally more minor due to the dog in question being young and easily distracted by twolegs itself, not having any real knowledge of how to take care of his injuries would have led to the beginning stages of infection. For the first while, he would have been stuck in the medicine cat den.
✧ If "leader" of the fight club, it's first intent would have been partially to form it for itself. It hadn't expected it to get the traction it has, and is now kind of in over its head. Not that it would ever say that. It's now officially pretending it knows what to do.
✧ To anyone that asks, Hoarfrostpaw's time in Thunderclan is always claimed to be temporary. The timing of
when he'll leave, though, has changed- originally he decided it'll be after he heals, but now it's once he's sure the fight club has served its purpose. What will the next one be? Who knows. Maybe he means it this time.
✧ The matter of Hoarfrostpaw's other parent is left vague, but I would like for them to be a clan cat. Should things pan out, I'd be okay with them being in any clan. I do think Thunderclan would be the most fun, though, for the revelation that someone had a child they probably didn't even know about.
✧ Hoarfrostpaw, at the end of the day, is still vulnerable, and it doesn't really know
anything about Starclan or the Dark Forest. So when a mystery cat offers a way to help? Of course it's going to agree, landing it with either Memoriam (should its desire to be more based around finding its family) or Coagulate (the offer for help revolving around helping it fight). I am slightly leaning toward Memoriam, due to the nature of it and the angst of the memory loss.
✧ Was, perhaps, unintentionally (or intentionally) directed straight into the path of the dog by another clan cat. Regardless of which one it may have have been, he'll hold distrust toward said clan, especially if it was purposeful. Maybe some outright border skirmishes because of that?
