↳ by Snowypaw, after her father, Chittertongue
— Kit of ShadowClan
— Female, she/her, bisexual, monogamous
— Chittertongue x Needledrift, Ferndance, sibling to Morelkit and Branchkit; Wisteriapaw, Bonepaw, Shadepaw, Snowypaw, Bloodpaw
Long-/short-haired chimera lilac tabby she-cat with pale green eyes With a lilac chimera pelt alternating long- and short-hair, Gigglekit is young she-cat with pale green eyes. Much like her father, Gigglekit has a splash of white, spiky fur on the back of her neck, as well as the same coming off the sides of her face. As she grows, she'll come into more of her father's genes, becoming a lanky she-cat with thin features. She is capable of changing her posture on a dime, though mostly carries herself with a quiet grace when in the presence of others; by herself, Giggle has no respect for proper posture, and slouches.
↳ carrying / masking / etc?
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As a kit, Gigglekit is nothing short of deserving of her name - the life of the party, never letting one thing or another get her down. One might consider her livelihood as that of a normal kitten: playing, sleeping, getting into mischief with den- and littermates. Whether it be due to her age or sensibilities, Gigglekit is easy to cry when faced with troubles, a nod to her growing empathy.
Becoming an apprentice is a large change for any cat, but it brings its own trials and tribulations for Gigglepaw. Growing into the new 'paw moniker, Gigglepaw sees little reason to change her cheerful ways when she can balance that with newfound responsibilities. However, something happens that changes Gigglepaw's worldview [see plots] and curls her joyous nature into a jaded one. As she learns more about the real world and its hardships, Gigglepaw realizes that it would still be beneficial for herself and others if she had remained innocent and carefree, and so she puts on a mask and teaches herself how to act the part of a happy girl. The only thing that remains of her childlike personality that she can't mask is her empathy, and she cries easily.
Any will that Giggle might have had as an apprentice has dried up by the time she becomes a warrior. She continues to act as if she is unaffected, making sure that her persona of happiness never slips, though there are more occasions where her mask cracks and reveals a very drained, tired reality. She becomes a relative loner in proximity to others in her Clan, though manages to make her absences less noticeable through her social facade. When she isn't around Clanmates, Giggle is glowering and glum, much in the way that other Clan cats might stereotype a ShadowClanner as.
As she grows older, Giggle will come to realize that her life isn't going to feel fulfilled as long as she lives as she does, always hiding behind a mask. She finds someone that can draw out her true, inner colors that she'd thought long dead [see plots] and she starts using her facade less and less, and letting her true feelings show; those feelings might not be picture-perfect like everything she practiced was, but it's genuinely her, and she's learned that being true to herself is what matters to those around her.
— mannerisms: practiced spirited giggling
— will start fights | will end fights | will not flee | will not show mercy
— (will) excel at reading the room, putting on a performance
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Plots:
— Reality finally hits when Gigglepaw is an apprentice. Something happens that causes her otherwise joyous worldview to change, whether that be simple meanness from a bully or rival, or something more hard-hitting such as the death of a loved one or experiencing a traumatic event. This will be the catalyst for the showmanship that she'll put on in place of real happiness.
— Someone catches her in her lie. Giggle spends a lot of her time outside of camp once she gets the chance to as she ages, where she can be by herself and slouch and frown to her heart's content, a cold contrast to the bright persona she puts on when around her Clanmates. With sharp senses, Giggle is not easily caught off-guard, which is what would make this interaction notable.
— Giggle finds her true laugh again. In the presence of the right cat, possibly a family member or possibly a friend or romantic interest, Giggle's faith in reality is reignited and she laughs candidly for the first time in moons. It isn't like her practiced laugh, but it still rings clear as a bell and marks a change in the girl's life.
— Like her father, Giggle has a tendency to laugh in any situation that triggers a strong emotion, and it's one of the few things that can get her to drop her happy facade. If during an incident that calls for sympathy, Giggle wants nothing less than to not laugh; but it's something she can't help, the one part of herself that she can't control.
— Being named after the father she never knew in life is something that Gigglekit takes in stride - her name is a joyous thing, a namesake that bears happiness. As a kit, she certainly has no qualms with the name, even taking every chance she can to learn more about her father from her mothers and Clanmates; she even loves to elicit giggles from her Clanmates for the sole reason that it's her name, and if she can bring about giggles, surely that means she's doing a good job! As she grows, however, Giggle will come to have some problems with her name - she forces herself to be joyful each day, and the constant mocking reminder of her name does more to drain Giggle than it does give her any color. With any luck, by her waning years, Giggle will have found peace with her unique, meaningful name.
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Bonus Information:
— Voice claim would be Nanako Dojima [as a child] --> Arashi Narukami [as an adult]
— Human AU name would most likely be a variation of Chittertongue's human name
— Similar characters to Giggle are Furina de Fontaine from Genshin Impact
