i. general overview
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★ ・ katydidkit ➝ katydidpaw ➝ katydid???, explanation here
★ ・ 9 months old, ages every 1st of each month
★ ・ cisgender female︱uses she / her / hers pronouns
★ ・ biromantic bisexual︱single, monogamous︱not interested in romance, not looking
★ ・ skyclan apprentice︱no mentor︱curious about the other clans, mixed feelings about kittypets
ii. visuals
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★ ・ calico molly with high white and blue eyes
★ ・ katydidpaw shares the lithe and elegant build her siblings possess, a figure that stands a big below the average height of cats her age, but nothing to noticiable to be something she could be teased over (unless you're chrysalispaw, in which something as small as that could easily be used as ammunition for harsh words aimed at your sister). most of her fur, short and as neatly groomed as she can keep it, is covered in white. scattered and contained blotches of black and muddy orange break up the snowy pelt on her right shoulder, back left leg, head, tail, and a small section of her right paw that she's formed a nervous habit of poking at with her other paw. her most attention grabbing feature are her eyes, a deep blue unlike that of sapphire gems, both haunting and beautiful in their own ways
★ ・ small scars across body but hidden under fur, all gained during apprentice training
iii. persona
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★ ・ infj
★ ・ lawful neutral
★ ・ she's heard her name brought up in many conversations her entire life, the change in seasons and suffixes doing little to stop the continuing comparisons of her very being to others. her tone and words a weak echo of the sharpened barbs that slip from her brother's maw, seemingly not caring for the lingering negative effects they cause the recipient to feel. her quiet demeanor making it easy to slip in and out of the crowds, a hidden figure tucked in the shadows merely observing the happenings of the world around her, not too dissimilar to the way her mother and sibling hold themselves, meek and small, hiding from the eyes of others. and, an admittedly newer one: the similarities to the little insignificant creature behind namesake, the katydid. a hardened exterior like an exoskeleton, nobody allowed in to see the intricacies that make up the apprentice, but still loud in the way she exists, like she knows she's better than everyone else there and everyone else outside the bounds of the clan, better than any kittypet or rogue that decides to enter the ranks of the wild and brazen. loud like the choruses of katydids trying to attract attention of others around them.
there's truth in the observations people make of her, she can't deny it. her words can, more often than not, come out as blunt and hurtful, especially when the situation is shrouded in stress and anxiety- but unlike her brother, she knows how words can land like blows thrown in battle, and tries her best to soften her words, ease in the truth when it's hard to swallow, provide comfort when it's needed. after all, any action is better than inaction, something that she vehemently believes in after her mother (the cat she is most compared to in all aspects physical and mental) did little to protect her children from her father in her eyes.
she is quiet, extremely observant, sticks to the sidelines by her lonesome; but she also steps outside when necessary, speaks up during important matters or relaxed conversations, providing when she knows she can. it's especially reflected in her apprentice training, something she is extremely proud of. katydidpaw once used her want, her need to impress her father as the fuel behind her training, wishing that the silence or thinly veiled insults he paid her and her siblings were instead compliments and admiration for how much she seemed to care for her future and the future of her clan. but that time has come and gone, and now she's only fueled by her own progress, believing she needs to impress nobody but herself. she throws herself into her duties, not bothering to talk to anyone while doing so. it's energy spent in the wrong places.
katydidpaw is a hardened individual, seemingly placing importance in herself and only herself, and despite how much she dislikes the idea, she also knows that isn't too skewed of an observation either. but she has so much space in her heart for others, not just herself. her clan as a whole and its members, the creatures big and small she sees when she goes out for her training, the beauty of nature constantly around her... her siblings, chrysalispaw and termitepaw - despite how much she wishes to cuff her brother behind his head every second of the day while nearly coddling their oldest sibling and taking as much interest in their love for bugs as she can. her parents as well, even if their names are attached to little more but disappointment and "what ifs" in her mind than anything else. she cares greatly and can show it if she tries, but katydidpaw believes that she needs to be at her best first before being able to let others in; be better protected and secure before someone else can let her down just like her parents did
