- Feb 12, 2025
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litter application said:WILTINGKIT
(later changed to Dahliakit)
YOU STAY SOFT, GET EATEN
ONLY NATURAL TO HARDEN UP
THEY / SHE | AGENDER LESBIAN
DUSKCLAN > SKYCLAN | KITEWAIL x FLORABREEZE
LH BLUE SMOKE / LILAC SMOKE CHIMERA W/ LOW WHITE
carrying non-silver, will display vitiligo in adulthood
a blot of dust among the graying landscapes of the shrublands, wiltingkit is draped in soft grays and lilacs. not quite either of her parents, she calls to mind a faded memory. deep swirling greys climb across her washed out form like puffs of smoke. dark blotted hearts stretch across her flank. her fur itself is wispy, tufting in odd places and downy despite all that surrounds her.
in body, she takes after kite. small among clanmates in both shrublands and pines, wiltingkit is quick to fade into the background. at first, they relish it. they move gingerly, each step light as to not be noticed. they mimic their brother's posture, low and bowing. and then, slowly, they begin to unfurl. in time, dahliakit's head will be held high and their chin tilted in challenge. their ivory fangs peek from their mouth like a ghost of violence past, revealed in the light of the sun.
can they ever truly accept skyclan, or will the ghosts of their past haunt them until their grave? have kitewail's actions tainted them forever, or can fate be changed?
➺ does what they must to survive. will show their belly when they have to, defer to those with power and rage. dreads conflict, yet sees it as inevitable. while they do their best to avoid getting in trouble, they are always braced for it. leashes their anger, though the leash is quick to snap. a pushover until pushed too hard. can switch from fawning to fighting on a dime, but never flees.
➺ seeks to understand the rules by which the world works. logical and pragmatic, they live in pursuit of the right way forward. in duskclan, the world works on strength and survival. it is a skewed first impression, and one they struggle to move on from. even as they pry through the shifted reality of skyclan, they cannot shake that feeling that darkness lurks in the hearts of those who surround them. can never escape the feeling of clawing their way through a world that is against them
➺ speaks only when there is something to gain from it. views conversation as a means to an end, a tool for gaining information. very deliberate way of speaking, slow and measured. words are unnecessary and deceptive, actions are true.
➺ believes love is a liability and yet is drawn to it like a moth to a flame. love lets you get hurt - and love makes you do terrible things. for all their pragmatism, all their detachment, they are just as susceptible.
➺ fragile, both in anger and hurt. never forgets the actions another takes against them.
➺ looks up to larkspur as a mediator, turns to him when things go south. aims to emulate him once severed from duskclan.
at first, they are meek. they make themselves so, to survive. it is only a matter of time before they snap. it is something small that sets them off, and suddenly wiltingkit becomes frenzied, claws and teeth pouring out all that has been pent up. maybe it is towards a sibling, maybe a clanmate. maybe it worries kite, maybe pushes them towards their final decision. they need to get out of there, before all that gentleness is consumed with cruelty.
CRUSADES: when brought to skyclan, they seek understanding. dahliakit questions those around them with fervor, struggles to put the pieces together to form a full picture. none of it makes sense. florabreeze is different from kitewail, and they struggle to trust her. skyclan goes against all that they knew, and it is a hard thing for a child to parse.
they understand action better. they understand rules - and the easiest way to learn the rules is to break them. shortly after being brought to a place of respite, dahliakit begins to act out. they seek the darkness they know must be lurking. how long until the kind facade drops? how far can they take their new freedom before the leash is pulled?
(how far can a kind cat be pushed before cruelty takes hold? how much did it take for kite? they want to understand)
gentleness is a thing that will take time for dahliakit to trust. they will need patience from their new caretakers before they can even begin.
IN FULL BLOOM: given the space, dahliakit will find new purpose. rather than being driven by protection themself, they seek to protect others. it is not something that comes naturally to them. their meekness turns to placation, cordial and diplomatic to those with power and nurturing to those who lack it.
still, even as they play at being the kind of warrior skyclan honors, something dark lurks beneath their skin. they seek out nonviolence when possible, because anger feels a little too close to indulgence. there is satisfaction in letting themself explode, a different cat coming out as soon as they have justification. they can be merciless, and that is what scares them. mercy is something they pursue with purposefulness.
they have been playing at gentleness since they were small; maybe if they wear the sheep's skin long enough it will eventually fit.
- DND CLASS: PALADIN - a protector, valiant yet violent. they are driven by something greater, some purpose which they desperately seek. knowing, in a way beyond their years.
OATH will be decided upon reaching apprenticeship based on IC dev. may be devotion, redemption, vengeance... and will decide their future path
MOTIFS: seers, prophets, those burdened with knowledge and purpose. flowers both wilting and blooming. moths, flames, and the consequences therein. the violence of love. fate and the endless struggle to change it.
PALETTE:
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