Firebug

== Firebug ==
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Her toyhouse
== Appearance ==
Firebug is a tall, lean SilkWing who wears nothing but round black earrings. Before going through metamorphosis her scales were purely dark, grey with black stripes. Only her eyes had color, being a warm orange.
Crawling out of her cocoon her flamesilk abilities really showed. Her dark scales became littered with orange and yellow freckles, with her underbelly, antenna, horns, and spines glowing orange as well. Her new wings resemble those of a monarch butterlfy, black with orange like the rest of her but with pale spots as well. Firebug quite literally lights up at night, her flamsilk attributes giving off a warm glow.
== Personality ==
Introverted and aloof, Firebug doesn't get along with other dragons easily because of her inexperience dealing with them. She is unused to being in crowds, and at her best is on edge and jumpy when with lots of dragons. Firebug is much more comfortable hanging around with one or two dragons at a time, though she usually comes off as snappy and blunt. She sees no need to hide her true thoughts and feelings with dragons she knows.
Firebug is a rather angry dragon. Angry with the HiveWings, angry that they wanted to use her as a tool, angry that they took away 6 years of her life by isolating her in a small prison. She has much to be angry about, anger that stewed and festered for years and only recently was able to truly be released. Despite this she doesn't take her anger out on other dragons underserving of it, but it plays a factor in how easily she can get fed up by smaller things. Firebug is very vocal about her feelings, going on rants about the evil of HiveWings and how they need to pay for all they've done whenever the topic is brought up.
Not everything about Firebug is all negativities relating to her past though. She's very passionate about everything she does, whether it be lighting up the LeafWing village with her silk or just being a friend. Her friends will never have to doubt their friendship with how much Firebug makes it clear she loves them. Firebug is invested in and enjoys just about everything she does, her appreciation for her new life is boundless.
== History ==
Firebug was born with black scales, a rare trait that normally would cause the dragonet to be terminated. However she was part of the Flamesilk project, and her chance to be a Flamesilk saved her due to the much needed resource. Instead of being killed she was hidden away where no SilkWing knew of her existence, with only a few select HiveWings knowing about her.
She was raised alone in a small chamber on the exterior of Wasp Hive. The HiveWings would take care of her and teach her how to speak, with a few nicer ones educating her on basic matters. They didn't give her a name, instead just referring to her as "dragonet" or "nine" after her egg number. She was a small, underweight dragonet due to only being given minimum necessities.
Most of the HiveWing caretakers didn't enter the room by the time she went into her chrysalis, instead just pushing food and water through every once in awhile as usual. They failed to notice this development and move her into the Flamesilk Factory. When she finished her metamorphosis Firebug was shocked by her new appearance and abilities. Giving her wings a few experimental flaps she messily shot her flamesilk at the wooden wall of her chamber, burning through. Without hesitation she flew through and to freedom, escaping the HiveWing due to her head start.
She was ecstatic, overjoyed by her freedom and amazed by the brand new world around her. In celebration she finally gave herself a proper name, Firebug, after her powers. Her first few days out of the Hives were spent learning about the outside world, taking in everything while she flew farther and farther away from her old prison.
Firebug met the very first dragon that was not one of her captors at Lake Scorpion, a LeafWing. Both were very wary around each other, unsure of the others intention. After some explanation the LeafWing, named Drosera, took pity on her and told Firebug to wait at the lake. She was quick to agree, very trusting of Drosera because of her kindness. Firebug didn't mind waiting, curious and excited and anxious all at the same time.
She was surprised when a few days later a group of LeafWings arrived to greet her. They told her about the Treewars, and how they were The Lost, a group of LeafWings who got split off from the rest of the tribe during the war. They lived further to the East on the "tail" of Pantala, where they inhabit and grow the native forest. Firebug gladly accepted their invitation to join the village, eager to start a brand new life.
Things weren't as easy as expected, Firebug was freaked out by the size of the community and her social skills were lacking. It took awhile for her to settle into things, but Drosera helped her through it. In a few months Firebug had made a small circle of friends, and found a place by providing both flamesilk and normal silk to improve the village.
== Relationships ==
Drosera: Drosera was Firebug's first friend, and introduced her to what it was actually like to live and feel safe with other dragons. Firebug appreciates her patient and calm nature, and could spend hours just sitting around with the LeafWing. 
HiveWings: Firebug has yet to see a HiveWing after her initial escape, and it's best she never sees one again. Her hatred for how they treated her was only fueled by the knowledge of the Tree Wars and what Queen Wasp did. At best she would feel unsafe with one around, or lash out from panic and outrage at worst. 
==Art==
Firebug Base Ref New.png|Base by Linsaangs
angry firebug.png|Art by Basilisk
Firebug_lineless.png|Art by Basilisk
Lil firebug.png|Art by Basilisk
Night fires.png|Art by Basilisk
Firebug Head.png|Art by Basilisk
Little Flame.png|Firebug and Tawny, Art by Basilisk
Firebug Sketch.png|Art by Basilisk
Firebug Bust.png|Art by Basilisk
Glowing Firebug.png|Art by Basilisk
Firebugz.png|Art by Basilisk
Firebug Night.png|Art by Basilisk
freedom.png|Art by Basilisk
Sad girl.png|Before metamorphosis, Art by Basilisk
Smol Firebug.png|Before metamorphosis, Art by Basilisk
Category:Characters
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Category:LGBT+
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Category:Subtype (Flamesilk)