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✦ ° — YOU DON'T KNOW MY KIND / SLATE
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SLATE ; a name that is simple yet strong
⤷ named after his dark-colored fur. his family all had naturistic-themed names.
— cis male; he/him; bisexual
— lead warrior of skyclan; former rogue
— 39 moons / created 4.27.21, brought to tt 11.26.22 / ages on the 1st
— penned by beatles; HEARTCHART ; PINTEREST ; PLAYLIST
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LONGHAIRED BLACK MAINE COON WITH YELLOW EYES / TOYHOUSE
Slate is a purebred Maine Coon and is hefty, weighing approximately 20 lbs and standing 14 inches at the shoulder. He has long charcoal-black fur with a rusted underbelly and wisps of tan on the tips of his belly fur. He has amber-colored eyes that are comparable to the flicker of a steady flame. He possesses many scars scattered across his body, namely two across the bridge of his nose, a torn right ear, a long scar along his right eye,bite marks on his neck and shoulder, and deep scarring on his underbelly. Slate also has a folded left ear due to an ear mite infestation, which has since been treated by twolegs. Descended from show cat parents, his features are quite handsome and sharp. -
Once a street cat living with no sense of honor or integrity, clan life is forging Slate's character and unearthing traits that he previously thought himself incapable of. He is someone who won't back down and wants to succeed at everything he does. He is driven to work and complete tasks and missions and doesn't enjoy messing around on the job or wasting time; he likes the sense of purpose a clan has given him.
Socially, he is pretty reserved and offers little words to most, keeping others at arm's length. Rarely does he loosen up, especially around those he doesn't know well. Since he tends to be so focused on his job, he comes off as distant and usually takes some time to truly warm up to others. However, he is quick to unleash sarcasm onto just about anybody. Straight to the point, as he doesn't prefer to sugarcoat things or beat around the bush, which makes him come off as blunt.
Morally ambiguous. He is unopposed to siding with "good" or "bad"; ultimately he will support whatever benefits/appeals to him. Although he supports individuals and their agendas rather than specific alignments, he is more likely to agree with more strong-willed and iron-fisted leaders. However, distrust and wariness of authority figures have arisen within him for personal reasons. It is rare for him to wholeheartedly pledge his loyalty to anyone.
Slate has a short fuse and will lash out if provoked (which doesn't take much). He is often quick to argue and even violence in order to solve his problems. He is rarely apologetic and is incredibly stubborn, though when he is sincere he tends to be uncomfortable simply because he's not used to acknowledging his emotions or making amends. He is not used to being shown patience or gentleness and reacts awkwardly when done so.
Due to feeling manipulated/not feeling in control during his youth, Slate can be incredibly controlling over other people. He is very adamant about ultimately being his own boss and, although he may work under a leader, he will only obey orders if they suit him. Slate may have the capacity to be very ambitious and power-hungry as well if given the opportunity.
He is a hypocrite, holding others to a standard that he doesn't hold himself to; will be quick to judge others but will turn around and do the exact same thing, except he'll find a way to justify his actions. Wants to believe that he's always in the right and gets ruffled when he's called out on it.
Slate is very loyal to those whom he forms bonds with and would perhaps even sacrifice his life for them, though such individuals are few and far between. Somewhere in his heart, he has the potential to be a loving and genuine man, though rarely shows such qualities as he is lonesome and detached from other people.
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ROCKY xx BROOK sibling to cloverjaw | mentoring coffeepaw | mentored cherryblossom
NOTABLE FRIENDS: orangestar, cloverjaw
TOLERATES: howlfire, dogbite
DISLIKES: bobbie, thunderclan, windclan, kittypets, twitchbolt
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[ KITHOOD ] Born to two purebred Maine Coon parents named Rocky and Brook alongside his littermate named Clover. Pampered and doted upon, Slate and his sibling were always told that they were highly desired by twolegs and were born to be pets who were admired for their looks. Wanting a more fulfilling life for himself, Slate ran away from his adopted twolegs to live the life of a "wild cat".
[ THE STREETS / ADOLESCENCE-YOUNG ADULTHOOD ] Overwhelmed by the outside world and after nearly being run over by a monster, Slate joined up with a pair of rogues and learned street survival skills from them, including how to hunt rats, fight other cats, and outwit predators. They were apart of a rogue group called The Blackguards, which Slate was a part of by association.
One day his "mentors", out of selfish desperation, literally threw Slate to the hounds as bait. Only eight months old, he managed to escape with a few scars and lived on his own from then on. He met a Pine Colony cat named Orange Blossom a few months later and began a casual situationship with her, though he stopped seeing her when they began to grow too close.
Slate met another rogue named Silver and scrapped with him over a mouse, which ended in him nearly taking Silver's right eye.
[ 2023 ]
After living in the twolegplace as an aggressive rogue for years, he shows up on SkyClan's borders and is vouched for by his brother, Cloverjaw. He reunited with Silversmoke, refueling a long-standing rivalry from before the creation of the clans. Not long after Slate joins, he participates in a battle against WindClan and witnesses Blazestar lose a life.
Slate aids a small patrol in driving out a fox from SkyClan's territory, though the tip of his right ear is torn off. A murderous rogue named Kuiper is put on trial, where Slate and several others speak out against his heinous crimes.
Weeks after multiple cats have been taken from SkyClan's territory by twolegs, Silversmoke and Slate get into a heated argument and near-altercation before being interrupted by a stray dog. Not long after, Slate himself is trapped by twolegs and taken away to the shelter.
After a moon spent in the shelter, Slate and the other SkyClanners are freed and return to camp. In the following meeting, Blazestar apprentices Howlpaw to Slate and promotes him to Lead Warrior.
An attack from WindClan occurs at random, and Slate battles a warrior named Cygnetstare. They engage in a proper scuffle, and although WindClan technically wins the fight, Slate has nearly torn her throat out.
Slate gets into an argument with Bobbie and Sweetybee when Fantastream brings toy mice into camp. He voices his concerns about the way that SkyClan handles joiners, especially kittypet joiners, in a council meeting. Unexpectedly, and begrudgingly, Slate takes on Cherrypaw as his new apprentice.
Yellowcough plagues the clans, and when Blazestar makes a call for volunteers to embark on a dangerous journey to find the cure, Slate offers himself in a perhaps surprising turn of events.
Through all of the dangerous and treacherous events that face the journeying cats, Slate perseveres. However, he finds himself truly feeling hopeless during the cave-in event, where he has a panic attack and is talked through it by the ShadowClan medicine cat apprentice, Magpiepaw.
Slate saves a WindClan apprentice from a badger attack, teaming up with Figfeather in the process. He also happens upon the scene of Little Wolf's death, where he promptly scolds his apprentice Cherrypaw for venturing off on her own in the first place.
The journeying group, almost home, is ambushed by dogs and Slate freezes out of fear right before being knocked into reality by Orangeblossom and Milkpaw. Utterly flustered from nearly being mauled, Slate urged the group to continue on despite there being injured party members. Much to his dismay, Slate and Figfeather are the only SkyClanners who return home on time. Shortly after, Slate breaks the news to Blazestar that his former mate and the mother of his kits, Little Wolf, had been killed on the journey.
Slate realizes, after a period of denial, that he still has romantic feelings for Orangeblossom.
[ 2024 ] The rogues descend upon SkyClan. Slate's patrol runs into a rogue, though he kills them in the name of SkyClan. He is seriously injured in the process, landing him in the medicine den for a few weeks.
Blazestar dies, leaving Orangeblossom to take her place as SkyClan's leader. He begins sleeping at the entrance of her den, feeling that she could use extra protection. Slate's apprentice, Cherryblossom, receives her warrior name. After tensions escalate between the daylight warriors of the clan and the small anti-kittypet crowd, Orangestar gives her lead warriors a stern reprimanding.
A border patrol is attacked by a pair of foxes, killing Orangestar and wounding most of the others. Slate received medium-grade injuries, landing him back in the medicine den. -
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