blazing bright // sunspark

[SUNSPARK]

——— GENERAL ———
Sunspark ‧ for her unyielding personality

⤷ Sunny ‧ Anna ‧ Sunpaw
⤷ cisfemale, she/her​

RiverClan ‧ Warrior

⤷ it was a bumpy road, but becoming a warrior was proof of her ability to find a place to belong. A culmination of her choices and challenges, and a loyalty that will never be easily shaken.​

12 moons ‧ ages every 4th

⤷ created 09/04/2024
⤷ active ‧ 15-20+ posts / month​

——— APPEARANCE ———
a short-furred rosetted tabby mix ‧ ref

— Sunspark is a girl who holds her head high. Higher than most. It's like a shield against anything that's thrown against her. If she keeps her eyes up, paws forward, there's nothing that can stop her, no matter what she feels. For a long time, it's this stubborn streak of hers that got her into trouble. It's not as though it's simply disappeared now that she had a full warrior name to herself, but it's something she's slowly learning to channel into other places. It just simply cannot be said that Sunspark would ever lie down and roll over and take something.

If she sees something she thinks is wrong, she'll say something. If someone does something she thinks is incorrect, she'll tell them.

It's not as though she believes herself to be above others, but she has a lot of faith in her own self-identified strengths and an even stronger sense of justice. Call it a former loner, a former kittypet- wherever her attitude comes from, it resonates through her entire body until there's only one thing that another cat could truly call Sunspark when they look at her: proud.​

⤷ genetics tbd​

— keeps a dry, mostly-withered crown of flowers.​

——— PERSONALITY ———
❝ THE LOUDEST ONE IN THE ROOM ❞

— Loud, boisterous, unyielding. These are all words that describe Sunspark on a face value impression. She's prideful, holds her head high, and doesn't shirk away from people who try to put her down. She'll be the first to speak out against injustice, even if she speaks too loudly about it and puts her paw in her mouth instead. Growing up a good deal outside the Clans, she brings with her a rather isolated experience of life, a life where she had to fight and defend and keep herself safe. She's still learning how to let down those walls and to approach people as an equal. A fact of which she is rapidly also beginning to understand opens up a lot of questions about herself she had never allowed herself to answer - like what is it to have a family, what is it to have no family left, and what happens to someone who doesn't even know how to define herself?​

⤷ Loyal ‧ Outgoing ‧ Observant
⤷ Prideful ‧ strong-willed ‧ big-sister vibes
⤷ Loud ‧ Quick-tempered ‧ volitile​

— likes ‧ salmon ‧ orange and yellow ‧ swimming
— dislikes ‧ feeling powerless ‧ feeling angry ‧ that weird squish that happens when you step in mud​

——— RELATIONSHIPS ———
NPC ✕ NPC ‧ generation 1 - former loner - former kittypet

— sibling to: UNKNOWN​

questioning orientation ‧ single

— unknown polyamorous / monogamous
— (maybe) crushing on Owlcrest​

⤷ Mother to: No one.​

— No other known family.​

Mentor to no one

⤷ previously mentored by Foxtail​

In social spheres, this character is not always the easiest to befriend, but if you do, she's your ride or die. She's loud, and is only just now learning how to put a filter on her mouth. But it's not as though she's crass; it's more correct to say that she doesn't have the best emotional regulation, and frustration and anger tend to rise first. But she also thinks carefully, observes carefully, and is trying to figure out how to make it something more... tolerable for others.

⤷ admires Foxtail ‧ Despite her initial impressions, he's kind of a cool guy. That's all the elaboration you'll get.
⤷ friends with Owlpaw ‧ Her ride or die, her right hand guy- getting two months worth of punishment for mouthing off did nothing to thwart their friendship. Owlpaw is one of the few cats who Sunspark would trust with her entire life, and all of her secrets.
Twinkleflight ‧ Girl gang, whatever you call it, Sunspark has come to see Twinkleflight as one of those friends you seek out when you want to have some fun
⤷ rivals with tbd ‧ why
⤷ enemies with someone, I'm sure ‧ She's not good at making friends​

——— SNAPSHOT ———
Swimming ‧ Running ‧ Stamina

⤷ As a former loner/kittypet turned Clan cat, she had a steep learning curve when she first joined RiverClan. But nothing compared to the freedom of Clan life. No more was she locked up in some tiny space and not able to run - and when she was given the chance to run, she flew. She took to swimming like a fish does to water, and it rapidly became her favorite thing to do. Her calm down spot too. With swimming came running; she's fast, and with her penchant for athletic things, it also built her stamina. Sunspark will go and go until the sun goes down and rise up the next morning ready to do it all again. ​

Strength ‧ Endurance ‧ Size

⤷ A natural opposite to her agile nature, she doesn't have the most raw body strength to be able to go head to head with an opponent. In a one on one fight, she's most likely the first to go down unless she can use speed and evasion to her advantage. She's more likely to be on the defensive, working towards staying out of reach and tiring out her opponent rather than taking them head on - and even then, she'd much rather be running information back and forth or choosing to stay on the sidelines of a battle. She's not the tiniest, but she's on the smaller side for her age, and she'd much rather not get caught in the crossfire. ​

In battles . . .

— will start verbal fights, will not start physical fights​

⤷ will end them​

— will flee if outmatched​

⤷ will show mercy​

Speech is #FFA800

— peaceful powerplay allowed​

⤷ any other notes​

——— DEVELOPMENT ———
listen up, hatchet man ‧ development

— Sunpaw is reassigned from her NPC mentor, Brookpelt, who didn't want her as an apprentice anymore, to Foxtail.​

don't talk about this ‧ interaction

— Owlpaw and Sunpaw, two unlikely friends, meet late at night when they can't sleep and solidify their acquaintanceship into friendship​

rulebreaker ‧ interaction

— testing the boundaries with her new mentor, a man she thinks is too cowardly to stop her​

wouldn't you love to love her ‧ interaction

— Twinklepaw starts up the rumor mill that Owlpaw likes Sunpaw. Owlpaw doesn't respond with a firm answer, and Sunpaw gets mad​

last to admit I need a hand to hold ‧ development

— Owlpaw apologies to Sunpaw for the rumor incident. He gives her a crown of flowers, which she accepts​

years staring at the sea ‧ interaction

— Sunpaw acts independently during the flash flood, which leads many to later think that she's taking too much charge for someone who's still only an apprentice​

call from home ‧ development

— a one-shot-ish monologue where Sunpaw symbolically chooses between staying when the going gets tough, or running away and accepting that RiverClan might not be a forever home, just like so many before. She chooses to stay.​

the clock ticks life away ‧ development

— Owlpaw moves their nests together; they forever question their friendship.​

you're so goddamn frail ‧ development

— Foxtail believes that Sunpaw isn't showing him enough respect and confronts her publicly. Sunpaw blows up, Owlpaw assists, and they get punished for two moons for their behavior​

broken hearted ‧ interaction

— Post-argument, Owlpaw and Sunpaw come back together on the first night to talk about the incident. They debate running away, discuss their positions in the clan, and grieve their stupid choices​

restart ‧ interaction

— Immediately following the public fall out with her mentor, Moonbeam tries to help Sunpaw see a new perspective​

metamorphosis ‧ development

— With two moons of growth and thinking, Sunpaw feels guilty for how she acted and apologizes to her mentor for her behavior. Her punishment, to her surprise, is lifted.​

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