Tinypaw- WindClan

TINYPAW ✻ WINDCLAN

name

tinykit tinypaw tinyfeather

reasoning

At birth, she was named ‘tiny’ for her size, despite being an only kit.
As a warrior, she was given the suffix ‘feather’ for her speed and agility

age

8 moons old

gender

she-cat

alliance

WindClan

rank

apprentice

physique

short description

a very pale calico she-cat with green eyes.

physical description

Most noticeably, Tinypaw is tiny: short legs, short tail, small body. True to her name, she looks more like a kit that wandered out of the nursery than an apprentice. The way she holds herself, calm and collected, and the cautious way she walks, indicates otherwise. It’s easy to identify her as a WindClan cat, with the traditional light frame and lithe build.

Her fur is somewhat unusual, dominated by silvery-white fur. Patches of faint ginger and brown swirl and blend on her back, like clouds of mud mixing in an otherwise clear streambed. Faint tabby markings adorn her forehead; swipes of pale brown accent her cheeks. Her eyes are pale green in the center, fading to blue. Overall, she looks like a tortoiseshell that stayed out too long in the snow.

Often times, Tinypaw can be heard sniffing and sneezing, most often due to allergies. However, she rarely goes to the medicine cat for it since they have become perpetual. As a kit she was sickly; those days are (hopefully) behind her.

Picture here (credit to Chriss Pagani)

personality

positives

• brave- Tinypaw strives to be brave. It shows, whether she realizes it herself or not.
  
• clever- She's a smart one, and relies on her smarts when her strength and speed fail her. Strategy is her strong suit.
  
• gentle- Tinypaw has a big heart, much like a queen, and is kind to many cats regardless of whether they deserve it.
  
• calm-  her demeanor is quite calm, allowing her to make rational decisions when they count.
  
• optimistic- Even in the darkest of times, Tinypaw clings to the idea that it could always be worse, and that something better is on the way.
  

negatives

• naive- A lot of things escape Tinypaw's attention, and she can be easily to manipulate  for this reason.
  
• sensitive- She takes criticism to heart sometimes. She is especially sensitive to snide remarks about WindClan as a whole.
  
• cautious- Tinypaw approaches everything- conversations, borders, cats- with an air of caution, making her seem meek and timid.
  
• stubborn-Rarely does this side manifest, but when it does, it is a quiet stubbornness
  
• weak- In her mind, Tinypaw is weak, and will mentally beat herself up for it. It's a case of mind over matter- as long as she believes she is weak, she acts like it.
  

the past

the history

Her birth was rushed, a week earlier than it should have been. For some, a week is nothing. For a kit, a week is everything.

Her mother, Finchwing, named the newly born kit Tinykit. Worried as many first-time mothers tend to be, Finchwing pressed the kit close to her belly and curled tightly around her. The queen refused to move from this position, worried that if she did, Tinykit would freeze. Gradually, as the kit grew, Finchwing became less and less worried. By the time she was two and a half moons old, Tinykit was allowed to play with the other kits in the nursery.

Tinykit still lived up to her namesake, as one of the smallest cats for her age, but it didn’t stop her from running around camp with the other kits, and some of the younger apprentices. She was also quick to catch sniffles, coughs, and colds from the other kits as well, and slow to recover from them. Often times Finchwing could be seen carrying the kit to the medicine cat’s den for some herbs, much to Tinykit’s feeble protests.

A particularly bad case of coughs just before turning six moons old made Finchwing as the leader to delay Tinykit’s apprentice ceremony until she was better. Dejected, Tinykit watched from the nursery as her denmates were promoted and carried received their new suffix with pride. She promised herself with a sniffle that she’d catch up- no, surpass them- in no time at all.

A moon later, at seven moons old, Tinykit became Tinypaw. Though delayed, it was the proudest moment of her life so far. As she padded towards the apprentice’s den, her mother whispered to her.

“Be careful dear, you know how fragile you are.”

Fragile. The word stuck with Tinypaw like a thorn in her side. But rather than argue, she mewed over her shoulder,

“It’s okay, I can take care of myself now.”

about you

alias Memo
timezone, state, and country USA, NJ (or VA when I’m home) Eastern Standard Time
other character None Currently