sensitive topics THUNDERCLAN ANGST LITTER || BAYING HOUND x DUKE [CLOSED]

[SATURNID]

BAYING HOUND x DUKE
( general litter cw for parental abuse & death )​

This is not a story of love.

It is a story of two rogues, both tattered and jaded. Baying Hound, bitter and vengeful, a mother driven mad with misplaced grief. And Duke, a detached drifter leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Both found one another while licking their wounds, resorting to the care of twolegs in order to survive. It was a companionship born of convenience. They were lonely, and both knew that they would never see one another again once they set apart.

The kits were an accident. A curse, to Baying Hound, who had already lost her eldest litter to ThunderClan. Left to raise children alone for a second time, the rogue only grew colder. Her children were unwanted, and she did not hesitate to let them know. Never to leave the fox-burrow that they call home without their mother to accompany them, the kits' world was very small: a cruel mother telling stories of a crueler world. She named them in their image, knowing it would not be enough to keep them by her side. Baying Hound waited with bared teeth and bristling fur for the day the kits will inevitably leave her, providing for them only out of a twisted sense of obligation.

It is the kits' older sister Fallowpaw who finds them, its teeth dripping with blood. Far from anyone's vision of a savior, it will nonetheless do all it can to keep them safe - starting by stealing them away to ThunderClan. They will be left in the care of Tansyshine, a foster mother who brings a gentle touch the kits have never known.

Their troubles are not over once they leave Baying Hound's grasp; the clan they are brought to is one wracked by conflict and prejudice. Their youth is not one of peace, but resilience.

This is not FCFS. Applications will close at midnight EST on 08/03 and chosen applicants will be announced on 08/04. The thread in which Fallowpaw finds the kits will go up on 08/05, with kits starting at 3 moons. Form is FFA as long as basic information is included. Number of slots is flexible, but will likely remain at 2-3 While there is no set activity requirement, kits are expected to maintain at least casual activity, enough to remain on the census. Two months of inactivity without notice will result in rehoming. Characters should not die or permanently leave ThunderClan until the age of 12 moons, unless a plot is discussed prior with myself. Angsty or evil characters are allowed, given the circumstances of the litter. Disabilities are permitted given that they are researched and played respectfully. Kits may have a contentious relationship with Fallowpaw due to her actions, but please keep in mind that she will not be cruel or abusive towards these kits.

Sire: LH black smoke Maine Coone w/ polydactyly (carrying non-silver)
Dam: LH chocolate lynx sepia w/ low white (carrying dilute, cinnamon, solid)

Kits can be black, black tabby, black smoke, or silver tabby

- Kits will be longhaired
- Kits can have no white or low white
- Kits w/o white can have any realistic eye color besides blue; kits with white can have any realistic eye color
- Kits will have polydactyly
- Kits will be 50% Maine Coon and may show some breed traits
- Kits will carry chocolate or cinnamon; kits will carry sepia; kits may or may not carry dilute; tabbies will carry solid; silver kits will carry non-silver; kits will carry non-polydactyly

Baying Hound is gen 1 | Duke is gen 1 | Kits will be gen 2
Kits will be maternal half-siblings to Fallowpaw, Antlerpaw, & Doepaw
Kits will unknowingly be paternal half-siblings to Lupinesong, Drowsynose, & Crowsight

This litter has a set naming theme of dogs and wolves. Any prefix which fits the theme in some way can be used. Feel free to check with me if you are unsure if your name fits, but I will be pretty lenient when it comes to this. Kits will begin with loner names and have the -kit suffix added upon joining ThunderClan.

Examples of the theme are listed below (with OOC favorites in bold):

- Dog, Wolf, Hound, Pup (literal names)
- Bark, Bay, Howl, Snarl, Growl, Whine, Yip (sound-based names)
- Bite, Snap, Fang, Thrash, Chase/Chasing (violent names)

As the naming pool is fairly limited, it is encouraged to include an alternate prefix in your application.
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optional slot three​

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[BossTaurus]

tracking tentatively with snarl/snarling/growl/yipkit.... LH black w/low white or silver tabby....

 

[dallas]

sibling track :3 (please feel free to plot w/ me/antler if you apply!)

 

[meghan]

YIP BAYING HOUND XX DUKE

YIPPINGKIT upon renaming; ALT NAMES; WARRIOR NAMES
INTERSEX, HE / SHE / THEY | KIT OF THUNDERCLAN | 03 MOONS

POLYDACTYLY LH BLACK SMOKE WITH HIGH WHITE & PALE BLUE-GRAY EYES
even from youth, it is easy to tell that yip will be huge. between his maine coon heritage and his long fur, yip is impossible to miss even when he most wants to be ignored. he hates being so obvious to others, and this fact is not helped by his bright white fur, dotted through with patches of black smoke patterning. in childhood, his pelt is almost constantly matted and run through with mud. he often refuses to groom, and so is very shaggy. pine needles and other various sprouts find their way into his pelt like moths find their way to flame. yip, like his littermates, also sports extra toes. these toes are often of little issue for him, though they can make climbing awkward from time to time. his eyes are so blue and pale they appear a silvery gray.

- impersonal to the max. hardly thinks of her own littermates as family, and will certainly think less of her non-littermate siblings. baying hound insisted on being her mother, so yip thinks of her as such; however, she also knows her mother never wanted her. her idea of love and family has been skewed by this push and pull of rejection and affection. her siblings are definitely allowed to be offended or confused by her detachment.
- ultimate doormat. never stood up to baying hound and lacks a backbone. she would do the bidding of any cat who looked kindly at her, even if they told her to jump off a cliff. this is not to say she would do ANYTHING anyone asks of her — but damn near.
- tactically-minded. constantly assesses escape routes; hypervigilant to emotions in others due to the volatility of her first home. makes her a very good strategist and problem-solver, but she will often refuse to apply herself until she is asked or feels like she is in danger of some sort.
- named after her mother, she often felt most responsible for the well-being of her litter and placating her mother's aggression. does not think of herself as the favorite, but would not challenge her siblings if they thought as much. would not challenge them if they disliked her for it, either. very non-confrontational.
- rich inner world; yip uses escapist methods to maintain some sense of intrigue for life. she would not share her musings unprompted, but i can imagine small and warm moments of her siblings prying in to her daydreams and her meekly sharing them.
- he is extremely intelligent and learns quickly, but struggles to apply himself. i would love if a mentor or other warrior (including tansyshine or his siblings) could see his talents and push him to use them
- if she has intrinsic morals or beliefs, you would not know it. her will is easily bent by those with more power than her. she would do whatever she needed to to get out from under the thumb of others
- she quietly resents her image as a doll to be played with or a toy soldier to be wound, but standing up for herself is not in yip's blood. the pressure in her chamber will build and build until, one day, she snaps.

• PLOT 1: joining a xenophobic thunderclan will undoubtedly be hard for yip. when even the clan's kits share a warrior's bigotry, it is difficult for a new joiner — especially one so averse to being the center of attention — to prove themselves. i anticipate yip slotting themselves in to whichever friendgroup is nice to her first, and from there she will warp her own beliefs to match those of her friends'. her belief system will also be influenced by tansyshine and fallowpaw. of fallowpaw's litter, i think yip would be closest to it due to it being the one to find her. i don't think she would view tansyshine as a literal mother, but would be receptive to tansyshine's care.
• PLOT 2: an obedient soldier in his youth, i think being walked all over for his whole life will eventually drive yip to violence (physical or emotional). whether this makes him a villain or simply emphasizes the beginning of his upswing, yip will build the will to do what he wants to do according to his own beliefs. whether he acts out of confidence or spite, he will begin standing up for himself, and prove to thunderclan that he has undeniable skill in the ways of warriorhood, and they aren't privy to that just because they took him in. basically an extremely late bloomer
• PLOT 3: yip believes that he has a special connection with baying hound despite her never embracing this litter as her children. seeing her come home more and more injured will prompt him to fawn over his mother in her final days. when she dies, yip will be distraught; though he knows that baying hound resented this litter, she was also the only thing he had. inspires a fawning fear response and a sense of deep guilt that he might never atone for.

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[Icey !]

WOLFKIT BAYING HOUND XX DUKE

" alt names - fangkit, chase/chasingkit
AMAB, HE / HIM | KIT OF THUNDERCLAN | 03 MOONS

BASIC PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
As a kit, Wolf will be blanketed by long, black fur. As he grows older and more nourished, the smoke will become more apparent. He has two extra paws on each front foot, and his back feet are each dipped in white. His tail will be large and plume-like, much like that of a Maine Coon. His eyes will be large, and a piercing shade of blue. On each ear are large tufts. After joining Thunderclan, he will really start to fill out, growing into a large bulky figure. As he grows older, he will start to be meticulous over his coat, always making sure it looks pristine.

PERSONALITY
positive traits - alert, hardworking (later-on), meticulous, observant, protective, stoic
neutral traits - aggressive, reserved, stubborn, unpredictable
negative traits - anxious, blunt, dependent, destructive, easily discouraged, misguided, obsessive

In the beginning, Wolf will have a difficult time settling into Thunderclan. The only present figure in his life besides his siblings was Baying Hound, and she had made it clear throughout their entire lives that she did not want them. He will be possessive and protective over anything that he thinks is his (food, litter mates, nest, trinkets, etc). Wolf will be quick to start fights, and will not back down from anything. He will be quick to push Tansyshine away, not realizing that she is trying to show them the love that they had been neglected of for so long. Raised on tales at how evil and terrible the clans are, at first he will not want to be in Thunderclan, viewing Fallowpaw as the one who 'stole them', but he will also not want to return to Baying Hound, so he will agree to stay.

As he reaches apprenticeship, he will try to find comfort in things that he can control. His nest will always be clean, his pelt will always be spotless and well maintained. Coming from a life where he was forced to stay in a fox-burrow, never to see outside, the constant changes and busyness of Thunderclan will sometimes be overwhelming. He will often have nightmares, but will not share them with his littermates due to the need of wanting to appear strong.

• OTHER NOTES
• Warrior name possibilities: Wolfbelly, Wolfeye, Wolffang, Wolfsnarl, Wolfmask
• Will possibly try to sneak out of the camp in the beginning, resulting in being quickly discovered by the queens
• Would like for him to get into a fight with one of the other kits in the clan, or for another clanmate to bully him for being a rogue's son.
• may add more later

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[ixora]

i don't need another tcer... i dont need another tcer.... (tracking)

 

[ouijeejuice]

THRASH(KIT) BAYING HOUND XX DUKE
Alternative names: Whinekit, Howlkit
" This beast that you’re after will eat you alive "
AMAB, Any pronouns (he/she/they/it) | Rogue child | Kit of ThunderClan | 3 MOONS

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Long haired black smoke with amber eyes and polydactyly (50% maine coon, carries chocolate, sepia, non-polydactyly)

Thrashkit is a child of the wilds and that is heavily evident in their fur, scraggly and curled in tufts around his face and body. Matted and wild from the lack of a caring mother, the result of which is making her look like a mockery of the shrubbery around them. His fur is a deep midnight colour before shifting to that signature smoke grey, resembling stories of big bad wolves and horrors that Baying Hound had told it and its littermates to keep them in line. The inherent Polydactly shows itself on his front paws, already larger than normal due to her fathers genetics. This size difference will take getting used to, she will always try to run and fail, tripping over accursed paws that he is not yet used to.

She is an odd looking kit both due to the odd fur presentation and how she carries herself. He will inherit that iconic maine coon maine, presenting another wild layer of wisps and curls than what it was already used to. As balance will be an issue for it all the way up to adulthood her walking posture will reflect that. Having the odd stance of leading with their hind legs and having the front legs follow suit. Hunkered down to have a closer core balance makes him always seemingly to be stalking, even at the most innocent of times. Her eyes are a deep amber colour, the eyes resembling monsters on thunderpaths and the moon on rich nights simultaneously haunting and pretty. It is an acquired taste in terms of objective beauty and aesthetics.

PERSONALITY

Thrashkit is above all else a quiet child. Seemingly been taught to keep quiet lest they be taken by the horrors of the world. Temperamental and quick to anger it will be a common scene for him to lash out against others. Taught violence for survival she will rely on that and won't shy away from using dirty tactics that they learnt from watching their mother. Claws will almost never be sheathed in the early days, it will take time and patience for her to be coaxed into the idea that not everything is a threat when upset. As a child born into brutality this realisation will be confronting and uprooting a lot of her ideals and understanding of the world.

As it grows older she will learn to keep that temper at bay, using it masterfully to get others off of their back. Happy to observe those around her he will be taking that time to take note of any flaws that she can understand and learning the brutality that comes with using one's most embarrassing moments against them rather than his claws. Turning out to be quite manipulative in that regard when they're older, though it will only show when his back is pressed into a corner. Still hopeless in social situations when it can't rely on that new strand of viciousness. when As she grows she will become paranoid of Baying Hound, desperate to be seen as a golden child of sorts they will put on a front whenever he believes that she is somehow watching him. Mood will shift into a much more callous beast relying on violence and outbursts like when he was a kit if he believes she's nearby, wanting to prove that he didn't want to leave her but if that was the case why did he stay?

Born with an innate hunger that only the wilds of the forest can give he will have a huge sense of wanderlust, constantly facing punishments for trying to wander out to the forest as a kit. This will cease as an apprentice as she has a fear of isolation and would never walk into the forest alone once they realise that no one would follow. Severe attachment issues with his littermates, possessive and self sacrificial when regarding them. Has that innate ferocity of a rabid dog when trying to protect them against what she perceives as a threat, including clanmates or loved ones to those littermates.

Overtime a softer side of her will be brought out by Tansyshine, resistant at first until around mid apprentice. A softer Thrashkit will be seen as clingy, finding safety will bring out their more possessive nature, one of desperation to hold onto that feeling of being safe rather than malice. Though this will be aimed at his littermates, there will be an unspoken self sacrificial loyalty to Tansyshine as well. This softness will lead them to try being a mediator in his own way, wanting to fix a world that she was taught by Baying Hound to be cruel and malicious.

Spoiler: plots

FAMILY

• Depending on littermates personalities would be interesting if he was seen as overbearing and there was an attempt of separation, would cause him to spiral
• If Bayinghound told them of fallow then they genuinely believe that it's a ghost and will attempt to avoid her for a first stages of their life. That will gradually move on to trying to test if its a ghost and upon realising that she's not will progress to having a normalish relationship with it
• general older sibling plot would be to try and figure out why they left Thrashkit / attempt to convince them to leave with him, believing it would earn him high praises with their mother
• Will be standoffish with Doepaw and Antlerpaw at the start as well but to a lesser degree compared to Fallowpaw since they weren’t the ones who took her.

CLANMATES / DEVELOPMENT

• I think it would be interesting for him to have a childhood friend but they have a falling out due to it not changing and still being a snarling and callous cat (up to other player to decide if friendship is rekindled if self improvement occurs)
• in apprentice hood gets separated with mentor in the forest and freaks out, figures out that they have a fear of isolation
• getting too invested in trying to fix the world around him to make it less scary compard to her mothers warnings has him prying too much in warriors business, maybe a less than tolerant warrior would confront him about it, depending on how poor i would roll (lol) that leads to Trashkit losing temper and attacking
• Will quietly spend time with clan mates, tricking himself into believing its for viewing weak points and where vulnerabilities lie but in actuality it's because he finds he enjoys the company of others. (will hopefully figure the latter out in later apprenticeship
  
  All plots are circumstance to IC events and may change over time

Spoiler: Inspiration

• Red riding hood / Big bad wolf
• Heathcliffe - Wuthering Heights
• Ylfa Snorgelsson - Dimension 20
• Claudia - Interview with a vampire
• Brothers grimm fairy tales (aesthetic)
• Southern gothic (aesthetic)
• Harpyhare - yaelokre (song)
• Show your fangs - the crane wives (song)
• Rabbit heart (Raise it up) - florence and the machine
• Eat you alive - the oh hellos (song)

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[nocthymia]

I dont need another tcer
Tentative Track with Howlkit and Houndkit

 

[eezy]

trackingggg !! (tis i ur secret half sister)

 

[Tikki]

tentative track with pup, hound, fang, or thrash(ing)
thinking probably black smoke

 

[euphoria]

WHINEKIT
(alt names: yip)

lovely to be rained on with you​

THUNDERCLAN | BAYING HOUND x DUKE
SHE/HER | AFAB

A LONGHAIRED BLACK TABBY MOLLY WITH BLUE EYES AND LOW WHITE
carrying chocolate and sepia

Born with Baying Hound's brown fur marred with Duke's ebony tabby stripes, Whine is a fluffy child who is a fine mix of her parents. Her coat has splashes of white, the most noticeable being a large splash of white that takes up a portion of her face, minus a splotch around her left eye and nose. Her paws are covered in white socks, as well as the tip of her tail. Despite being the runt of the litter, Whine still dons the traits of a maine coon, most noted in her large tufted ears and long bushy tail. She also has large and expressive blue eyes and the thick-water repellent coat. Due to her petite size, Whine can often be seen making large movements in order to keep up with her larger littermates. Usually seen doing something akin to hops or skipping to keep pace.

PART I — discovery PART II — foundation PART III — future REFERENCES

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  The smallest of her siblings, Whine was named for the first whining mewl to spill from her lips. A child who looks at the world with wide eyes. At first glance, she seems to carry herself with an almost skittish energy, fearing the dark violent world that her mother has painted in her young mind. However, there's more that lays beneath the young, easily frightened spirit that she shows. The world and environment around Whine is ever-changing, and she will shift much like the seasons as she tries to discover who she's meant to be in this violent world.
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  In youth, when it is just her with her mother and littermates, she's considered the delicate one, the weak link. Knowing nothing but her mother and siblings, she is gullible to her mother's words of how the world is. Due to this, Whine has developed an almost black and white view of a cruel world outside the fox burrow where her siblings and herself reside. To Whine, her world mainly revolves around her siblings, with her having naturally developed an almost dependent dynamic on her littermates, and fears at being left behind. When her life is changed by the appearance of a sibling she never knew, Whine regards it with an intense wariness and skittishness. With a gentle foster mother immensely unlike her own, Whine will cling to the sudden affection once it's received. In some ways, she will develop something akin to an obsession with being loved.
  NOTES: Her personality & plots will be a very 'play by the ear' development style. For the most part, this is a base guide concept, since I would like for some of her traits to develop through ic interactions completely ♡
  
  
• LOVE? IS IT MINE?: After being given genuine love for the first time in her life, Whine has developed a hopeless romantic obsession once she reaches apprentice age. She will eventually reach a point of her life, likely witnessing other relationships develop around her, where she will begin to long for a romance for herself. She has the equal potential to develop an obsession over the idea of being loved, or focusing this obsession on an affectionate friend, clan mate or otherwise.
  
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[chuff]

FOSTER MOTHER TRACK

 

[SATURNID]

small bump - one week remaining before this closes! <3

 

[SATURNID]

three days until this closes!! loving the apps so far <3

 

[tieirlys]

big sister track (tragically late)

so excited to see these babies waaaaa

 

[DetectLife]

FANG(KIT) BAYING HOUND XX DUKE | AFAB, THEY / THEM | KIT OF THUNDERCLAN | 3 MOONS
ALT NAMES (if allowed) Twist / Shatter / Bite

" COME WITH A SHARPER KNIFE, MAKE ME BLEED TONIGHT ! "​

A PIED SCRAP; SMALL BLACK AND WHITE CAT WITH ODD EYES
Fang is a puff of fur in kithood, fringed with debris from skittering along the walls of the nursery. Snowy patches are cut into a dark smoke pelt. Their smaller stature fights their father's image, though his polydactyl paws lend a sturdy foundation as they age. One amber eye makes plain Baying Hound's place as their mother, the other a muted silver-blue.
(rough ref subject to change)

[ FIGHT/FLIGHT ] Born into a dark burrow, Fang will be unused to anything more than tunnels that spanned their mother’s tail length, or the muffled echo of their siblings' cries. Taught to fear the outside world, being moved to Thunderclan will dismantle the tender stability they clung to. What's more, it proves Baying Hound’s omnipotence- they had left her as predicted. With their mother’s cruel wisdom at their back, Fang will bite and cry and cling desperately to whatever they think theirs. They will hate the way their small form fits into the cavernous hollows of camp and hate those who take up so much of the space even more vehemently.

[ NOTHING NEW ] As they grow older, that roiling terror will stiffen into a near-immovable nonchalance. A callous disinterest masks an inability to focus on and summon enthusiasm towards anything not vital for survival. Perhaps seen as vacant or even lazy, Fang’s counter to being overwhelmed in kithood brings about fresh complications.
Surrounded by those who are likely still unwelcoming of rogue born outsiders, and still steeped in the insecurity of being unwanted by their mother, Fang will dismiss any relationships outside of family as a lost cause. Safety was in what they knew, and it’s not like they are any good at it. Any ‘friendships’ formed will be constructed on comparison and distrust.

[ ACTION ] Catch sight of Fang training or on patrol, and you’ll see a different cat. Once past the point of instruction, their lurking volatility will be put to fuel a well-oiled machine. Quick to act, single-minded and possessing an impeccable ignorance of their own limits, putting a stop to Fang’s momentum is hard, thankless work. They’re contributing after all- and isn’t that what the clan valued?

[ CHALLENGER ] Unwilling, or unable, to grasp the social goings-on in camp, they will be most aware of patrol and training scheduling. This extends even to the plans of their fellow apprentices, subjectively to an intrusive degree. All of it in service of further opportunities, for action and competition. The most efficient way to gauge their place in the clan, Fang will be prone to rivalries, one sided or otherwise. And well, it’s fun. If it takes riling a cat to anger to secure a challenge, they’ll do it.

• Will be overly fierce while play fighting as a kit, potentially extending to spars as an apprentice. Takes great offense to being underestimated
• Learning to direct their rampant energy will make up a big part of Fang’s apprenticeship, and thrill-seeking behaviour will likely fill the void of healthier strategies.
• May develop a flawed interest in Starclan, placing emphasis on the security of an eternal hunting ground, compounding their recklessness
• Future dev most dependent on IC interactions- of which I am super eager to improve in engaging in <3
  

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[vulture]

HOWLKIT
(alt names: snarlkit, gnashkit)

TELL ME I’M A BAD MAN
KICK ME LIKE A STRAY​

THUNDERCLAN | BAYING HOUND x DUKE
HE/IT

LH BLACK SMOKE MAINE COON W/ LOW WHITE, AMBER EYES
carrying cinnamon, sepia, dilute, non-silver, polydactyly; has polydactyly, 50% maine coon

howl is a sturdy kit with a long black smoke pelt, a dark and ethereal coat that shimmers with silver undertones as the light catches it. his fur seems to flow like shadows, giving him an almost ghostly appearance, especially in dim light. the only disruption in the smooth darkness of his pelt is a single streak of white running down the bridge of his nose, a stark contrast that draws attention to his face.

his eyes are a pale amber, almost translucent, with a sharpness that seems out of place in a kit so young. they hold a constant wariness, always watchful, as if he’s perpetually on guard against an unseen threat. those eyes miss nothing, absorbing every detail around him, though they often carry a weight of sadness or anger that contrast his tender age.

howl’s body, even at a young three months, is already large and sturdy, hinting at the maine coon blood in his veins. he has broad shoulders and strong legs, with paws that are larger than those of most kits his age, not least due to the extra toes on each of his paws. these paws make his steps heavier and more deliberate, as if he’s constantly aware of the space he occupies. his build, while not yet fully grown, suggests a future where he’ll be a formidable presence, his body shaped by survival and the harsh lessons of his upbringing.

his face is marked by sharp, defined features, with a narrow muzzle and high cheekbones. the white streak on his nose only enhances the intensity of his gaze, giving him a look that is both captivating and more than slightly unsettling. his ears are tall and tufted, perpetually alert, and his whiskers are long and fine, twitching at the slightest movement around him.

when howl speaks, his voice is low and measured, each word chosen carefully, as if he’s weighing its importance before allowing it to be heard. there’s a hint of roughness to his tone, a result of the many times he’s had to suppress emotions, forcing them down until they emerged in clipped, guarded speech. he doesn’t waste words, preferring to observe rather than engage in idle chatter.

howl’s typical gait is cautious,deliberate. he walks with a heavy tread, his sturdy frame and large paws giving him a steady way of moving through life. when he runs, it’s with purpose, each stride powerful but controlled. he moves with the air of someone who’s had to be on guard since birth and knows the importance of being prepared.

his scent is a blend of pine needles and damp leaves, like the scent of a forest after rain. it carries a faint undertone of something darker, almost metallic, reminiscent of the fox-burrow he was born in, where the air was thick with the scent of his mother’s warning growls and the distant, lingering trace of prey blood.

PART I — discovery PART II — foundation PART III — future INSPIRATION

• howl is a brooding and resilient kit whose early life has instilled in him a deep-seated wariness and guarded nature. with his longhaired black smoke pelt, pale amber eyes, and imposing maine coon build, he carries a heavy air of caution and introspection. despite his external toughness, he possesses a profound inner strength and a fierce loyalty that emerges once trust is earned. his journey in thunderclan is one of navigating his tumultuous past, grappling with his deep-seated fears, and slowly learning to embrace hope and connection in a new and uncertain world.
• + LOYAL + RESILIENT
  = INTROSPECTIVE = ALERT
  - GUARDED - DISTRUSTFUL
  
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  growing up under the purview of baying hound, he learned early that the world was a place of constant threat. this upbringing has shaped him into a kit who is perpetually on guard, his every action and word measured with a level of caution far beyond his years. he carries a visible wariness, his amber eyes always scanning his surroundings, wary of potential dangers and hidden motives. this vigilance is not just a habit but a necessity, born from the lessons taught by his mother’s cruel demeanor.
  
  because of this, howl is inherently reserved, his emotions tightly controlled and rarely exposed. he speaks with a low, deliberate voice, each word carefully chosen and often laced with an underlying edge of distrust. this guarded nature is a defense mechanism, a way to protect himself from further hurt. howl’s interactions are minimal, preferring to observe rather than engage, his silence often speaking volumes more than his words ever could. he is deeply introspective, his thoughts frequently occupied by the shadows of his past and the uncertainty of his present.
  
  underneath this exterior of caution lies a sense of resilience. his upbringing has fostered in him a fierce determination to survive. he has a remarkable ability to adapt and overcome, driven by constitutional strength that keeps him moving forward even when everything around him seems bleak. this resilience manifests in his actions as much as it does in his physical presence, his large and imposing figure.
  
  howl’s loyalty, once earned, is unwavering and profound. though he is slow to trust, once he does, he forms a bond that is both fierce and protective. this loyalty is a reflection of his deep-seated need for connection and acceptance, something he has long been deprived of. it is a stark contrast to the coldness he experienced with his mother, highlighting a desire for genuine relationships where he can finally feel safe.
  
  his inner turmoil is palpable, a constant battle between the anger of his past and the longing for a better future. howl often experiences bouts of vulnerability, where his tough exterior cracks and what he dies beneath rises to the surface. it is in these instances that his true self emerges—a young kit grappling with a world that has been unkind, yet still holding onto a fragile hope for a kinder future.
  
  
• PLOT ONE: howl’s deep-seated mistrust is a significant barrier to forming meaningful relationships. at first, he views fallowpaw’s rescue and the clan’s kindness with skepticism, believing there must be a hidden agenda. his interactions with other kits and the rest of the thunderclanners are fraught with tension, as he struggles to reconcile their supposed care with his ingrained suspicion. this mistrust leads to frequent misunderstandings, as howl’s defensive behavior sometimes comes across as hostility. over time, this would develop to focus on howl’s gradual integration into thunderclan as he learns to be more open and accept the help he’s been provided.
  
  PLOT TWO: his past has left him with a volatile temperament when he feels cornered or threatened. the idea revolves heavily around howl’s tendency to react defensively to perceived slights or challenges. his interactions with others might often escalate into heated arguments or physical confrontations, driven by his fear of vulnerability and his instinct to protect himself. these outbursts could lead to strained relationships and potential conflicts between him and his clanmates.
  
  PLOT THREE: as howl adjusts to life in thunderclan, he faces the challenge of defining who he is outside of his past experiences. this would focus on howl’s journey to understand himself and his place in the clan. he will grapple with questions about his identity, purpose, and how he fits into the clan’s social structure, with him trying to fit himself somewhere in order to figure out who he is and who he wants to be in regards to the future.
  
  
• house of wolves - my chemical romance
  
  snap back - twenty one pilots
  
  i will not bow - breaking benjamin
  
  basket case - green day
  
  

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24 HOURS REMAIN. ​

y'all are gonna make this a hard decision huh. make sure to get the final touches on ur apps in!! <3

AND AN IMPORTANT ADDITION: i had been planning to keep it secret, but since we're so close to the date and i've noticed a few people plotting around her, i will give notice that baying hound is going to die within the next few days. whether the kits know of this is something that can be plotted out with the picked applicants!!

(and if anyone would like to use it as additional flavor, the kits would have noticed her coming home wounded more frequently and struggling to be as active as she used to)​

 

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THIS IS NOW CLOSED!! chosen applicants will be announced tomorrow morning <3

 

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AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO the dayingduke kits will be:
@meghan with yip(pingkit)
@ouijeejuice with thrash(kit)
and @vulture with howl(kit) !!

congrats to the three of you, and thank you so much to everyone who applied!! this was not an easy decision <3

everyone who was picked will be added to a family chat shortly, and i'll get the introduction thread up sometime in the next couple of days