Brushflame (WC)

***“ I like to pretend that I am a good cat to confide in. “ - Brushpaw, to Stingpaw***

## Looks

Brushflame is a short-ish, heather-brown she-cat with small, round ears and fluffy cheek fur (not represented in the picture below). She has lighter accents around her slightly diamond-shaped muzzle, around her belly, her tail and her paws. She has fluffy head fur as well, with darker markings on the top of her head and her back. Her eyes are a cornflower blue, and her nose is black. She has a strong build in her shoulders and haunches, her legs being medium-length and stocky. Her paws are wide, and she has a thin tail with fluffier fur near the base.

## Kit-hood

Brush, a kit-loner, grew up in a small clearing (Sky Place) with her father and her three sisters. Her father, Beech, was taken from the kits when Brush was three moons old. Brush, being the oldest of the litter, stepped up to take care of her siblings. When she was four moons, she was swept down a river to a sunlit glade where she met a runaway-kittypet named Peter. She and Peter traveled the land, finding out from a rogue that Brush’s

## Brushflame

### Affiliation

Clan Member (neither warrior nor medicine cat)

## Physical Appearance

### Pelt Colour

Medium brown medium-length fur with darker markings on her back and top of her head, light accents around her belly, paws and muzzle

### Build

Slim, medium-length legs, stocky in the shoulders and haunches

## Biographical Information

### Place of Birth

Sky Place (small clearing north of the clans)

sisters were taken in by twolegs. Brush visited them once, then set out with Peter. They settled near the Clan’s territory to live there when Peter was attacked by badgers. Brush was only seven moons when her friend died. She was extremely saddened by this.

One day while Brush was hunting near WindClan territory, a tree, rotten to it’s roots, fell on her back. She was taken to WindClan camp by Shadebriar and Brindlecloud and was told by Goosewillow that her back was broken, meaning that she couldn’t walk and was paralyzed from the waist down. That day was the day she became a member of WindClan.

## Apprenticeship

\*Note: Brushpaw was never given a mentor due to her disability, but she was the age of an apprentice at the time so she was given the ‘-paw’ suffix

Brushpaw was grateful to Emberstar for giving her a new name and welcoming her into WindClan. Goosewillow and Starlingpaw gave her some excerises to clear her chest (her chest has to stay clear or else there is risk of infection), and some stretches to keep her active. She practices them everyday.

One day, a cat by the name of Hornet (formerly Blazepaw) entered WindClan, and was apprenticed to Wolfstep. His name was changed to Stingpaw.

He had entered camp with a rabbit, and Brushpaw had complimented him on his catch. They started talking and quickly became friends. He told her that his friend, Silver (her name was changed to Echopaw upon entering WindClan), had been attacked by a cat near RiverClan.

Brushpaw had been sad about her injury, so Stingpaw offered to take her out of camp to explore for a bit. She agreed and they left, him carrying her on his back. They had lots of fun.

Once Brushpaw was back, Stingpaw had a heated argument with Hornetpaw, a fellow apprentice. Stingpaw and Brushpaw had talked after, and Brushpaw had told him that she wouldn’t be biased to save her life (not the exact words), so she didn’t side with either of them.

While talking with Brushpaw for the second time, Stingpaw had realized that he belonged in RiverClan. He and Echopaw left the next day.

Brushpaw was sad that her new-found friends had left, but quickly remembered that not everything lasts.

She met Snowpaw, and they discussed hobbies and flower-collecting and how Beepaw, Snowpaw’s friend, loved to collect rocks. Brushpaw helped her find a shiny, small black rock near the nursery for her to give to him.

She and Beepaw talked about his new apprenticeship outside of the apprentice’s den.

Brushpaw finally met Hornetpaw, the cat who had gotten in an argument with Stingpaw. She recognized that he was a very smart cat who used knowledge in his every word, so she decided to put the argument aside for a bit. They talked for a while, not exactly becoming friends but merely acquaintances. Brushpaw recognized that he did not reveal things easily, therefor not prodding him for information. She respected his wit and thoughtfulness.

Their second conversation was a little bit heated, as Brushpaw had decided to bring up the matter of Stingpaw and Hornetpaw’s argument. He had noted how brash and idiotic Stingpaw was in that conversation, but Brushpaw stopped him before he could go off on a “rant”, as she called it. Hornetpaw got a bit defensive and said that he didn’t “rant”, though Brushpaw was just a stubborn as to not choosing a side as she was the first time. She was a little dismissive, she’d admit now.

He had promptly left camp with a dry remark, Brushpaw returning one of her own. Once he came back, they did not speak to each other, Brushpaw a little too proud to admit she was in the wrong.

The next time they spoke it was darted glances and such, just like the last time. However, a couple of hours later she had seen Hornetpaw pacing outside the apprentice’s den, distressed. Brushpaw had demanded what was wrong, though Hornetpaw deflected her question multiple times through explaining stereotypical empathy, and how WindClan was lacking. She had suggested that she be the exception, and that she was a good listener. Hornetpaw grudgingly obliged in revealing that he didn’t think that he was training hard enough, and that Gracklesong was disappointed in him.

Brushpaw didn’t believe a word of it, she thought that these were just critical thoughts inside his head. He had said that he was not enough, but Brushpaw replied that he was, to her.

He was still skeptical when she provided evidence, but he was listening. He finally did admit that maybe he was being a little bit ridged in his evaluation of himself. She had helped him realize that he was better than he thought he was. They are now friends.

Brushpaw met Wolfstep, they talked and exchanged details about their past loner-lives. When Brushpaw had been sad that she didn’t have any kin in the clan, Wolfstep offered to adopt her. Brushpaw immediately said yes, happy that she had someone who was now a parental figure.

## Adult-life

Brushpaw received the name Brushflame from Emberstar, even though she had not trained to be a warrior. She was incredibly thankful to her for making her feel like a part of the clan. Wolfstep and she celebrated.

Brushflame watched as Emberstar got a check-up on her chest from Goosewillow and Starlingpaw. She was trying to learn some of the herbs, just in case she needed to know their names and uses one day.

Brushflame and Hornetpaw talked again, and she told him that there might be a chance that through a lot of physical therapy, Brushflame’s injury could heal. Hornetpaw helped her roll her shoulders to try and get a bit of feeling back into a part of her shoulder blade.

She meets a bunch of new cats who she now calls her friends, such as Wolfstep’s mate, Clovewillow. She recognizes that he is an anxious and self-deprecating cat, but knows that he will be a good father to, who she just found out her mother was having, Wolfstep’s kits.

Wolfstep has her kits! Iriskit, Mothkit and Mallardkit. Brushflame and Clovewillow are overjoyed.

Brushflame talks with Fidgetspark for a while, teaching him how to ’drum’ his paws on the ground. She enjoyed her time with him, they are now friends.

Brushflame meets Mallardkit, one of Wolfstep’s kits. They click quickly, Brushflame complimenting Mallardkit’s beetle-friend, Wolf (who was sweetly named after his mother). He told her that he wanted to be a medicine cat someday, and Brushflame told him that she hoped that he would become one as well.

Brushflame talks with Snowpaw in a small clearing riddled with flowers close to camp.

Brushflame and Fidgetspark talk about things, getting to know each other. Brushflame can see his growing fondness for her, and it is making her anxious.

She and Hornetpaw talk again, about how Brushflame doesn’t feel like she has been doing enough for her clan. Hornetpaw tells her that all that she has been doing has been for everyone else in her clan, and that she was selfless and a good friend. Brushflame appreciated this greatly, thanking him for being there. This is when she realized that she had an affection for him greater than friendship, and she scolded herself.

He was something she couldn’t allow herself to have.

She and Fidgetspark were in the medicine den as he had gotten a thorn in his paw, and she had been tired. They talked for a while, and Brushflame grew even more anxious at the love in his eyes. She tried to tell herself it was nothing, that it was just a friend-to-friend relationship, but she knew she was wrong. She dreaded the night that he would tell her.

A few nights later, Fidgetspark confessed. Brushflame rejected him, trying to be gentle, but she could tell he was hurt. She felt awful, but knew that her feelings were elsewhere.

She met Sorrelfrost, a witty and kindhearted cat who had moved to WindClan a few moons before. They bonded on their familiarity with Fidgetspark, and quickly became friends.

Brushflame and Gracklesong, Hornetpaw’s mentor, met near the fresh-kill pile. She recognized that Gracklesong and Hornetpaw were the perfect match for mentor and apprentice; they both were distant and snappy, but also somewhat kind in a way that could only be seen if you looked hard enough. She wondered if Emberstar had sensed this when she chose Gracklesong for Hornetpaw.

In the same conversation, Gracklesong remembered that Brushflame was Hornetpaw’s friend, and asked how fond she was of him. She hesitated, thinking he was asking her if she had romantic attraction for him, when he had actually only asked how much of a friend he was to her. The hesitation gave her away, and Gracklesong discovered Brushflame’s love for his apprentice. She could tell he didn’t know how to feel about that, but she trusted he would not tell him. He also gave her a lecture on not refusing Hornetpaw’s returned feelings (if they ever happened to come into existence) just on the fact that she was not equal physically.

Brushflame later talked with Hornetpaw, now Hornetflight, about his newfound warriorhood.

In the same conversation (but time-skipped), Hornetflight mentioned how Fidgetspark was acting weird towards him. Brushflame had a realization that Fidgetspark could know about her feelings for Hornetflight. She promised Hornetflight that she would talk to him.

She had a talk with Fidgetspark, who said that he hadn’t been acting weird to Hornetflight. He had also not realized Brushflame’s feelings for Hornetflight, but since Brushflame had *mentioned* it right then, he had now discovered them. Brushflame wondered why Hornetflight would lie, because she knew that his brain was far too advanced to have missed it.

She waited, upset, to talk with Hornetflight again. They resolved the problem, but Hornetflight put two-and-two together and asked why Fidgetspark had had a reason to be jealous, if Brushflame did not have any romantic attraction towards himself. Brushflame panicked and told him it was an assumption, that he had though they were together. But Hornetflight was two steps ahead, remembering that she hadn’t panicked when she had told everyone else that she didn’t have feelings for him. He then asked what she felt for him, what she *really* felt for him, and Brushflame had no choice but to confess.

Turns out, Hornetflight had the same feelings for her that she had for him. She told him not to say that, that he couldn’t, because she didn’t know how long she would live for, how long she would last with her diseases and disability. He had told her that he wanted all of her, and that he didn’t care and that she had to let him love her. She agreed, and they both promised not to hold back anything. Not their pasts, not their weaknesses, nothing. This was the happiest day in Brushflame‘s life.

Hornetflight and Brushflame told Wolfstep about how they were mates now, and she was overjoyed, saying that she knew it would happen from the start. Hornetflight was disbelieving, but Brushflame knew that the queen had her ways. When Wolfstep asked if there would be adopted grandkits on the way, Brushflame became sad that she couldn’t give her mates the biological family that she yearned for them to have. He reassured her that she was perfect the way she was, and that adopted kits would be perfect too. She felt better hearing him say that.

Brushflame tells Sorrelfrost about Hornetflight and she. She is overjoyed, beginning to tell the story of what happened between Fidgetspark and she. They became mates!

## Personality Traits

* (+) **Calm-minded -** She often tries to keep a conversation neutral and calm, but sometimes it can get out of hand if the other cat provokes her.
* (+) **Warm -** Whenever Brushflame meets someone new, she comes off as friendly and kind. She tries her hardest to be a good cat to everyone.
* (-) **Stubborn -** Brushflame is extremely stubborn, in all possible ways. She puts everyone else before herself, and it is hard to convince her to let someone else take the blunt of a situation (whether figurative or literal).
* (+) **Committed** **-** She never lets someone tell her that it is over, that she can’t change something. Like stubborn, she will not give up on someone if they need her, even if the odds are not in her favor.
* (=) **Challenging -** She is not afraid to challenge a higher power if she does not believe their cause. She will object to anything that she believes is not right.
* (=) **Selfless -** While this can often lead to her taking a consequence she does not deserve, she will stand up and say that she did something just to make sure the cat that actually did it does not get a certain punishment. She tries her hardest to help everyone she can.
* (-) **Self-depriving -** She can refuse things just to help others, which can lead to her own starvation and fatigue. She pushes herself too far and too often.
* (+) **Brave -** When she has to do something that will either save her or save someone else, she will accept the challenge immediately. She never backs down from something unless she sees that it is a bad idea.
* (+) **Smart/Witty -** Though she always tries to be ‘the nice one’, she uses words instead of claws against cats who make a fool out of her, and she loves to use knowledge in her conversations. That’s one of the reasons why she and Hornetpaw clicked pretty fast. She has some pretty good judgement as well, though her wit *can* lead to her overthinking common phrases or situations.

## Personal Thoughts On Friends/Clanmates

* **Stingpaw/Hornet/Blazepaw [friend | deceased ]-** You were a good cat, who always seeked out a way to make someone feel better. You could be brash at times, but I didn’t hold that against you. I enjoyed my short time as your friend. I miss you, Blazepaw, and I wish we could have had more time. More time for me to dissolve all of the doubts and insecurities you had, so you would have had a better chance. I’m sorry. May StarClan guide your path, always.
* **Hornetpaw/flight [crush/mate | alive ] -** You are a witty cat who, deep down, has everyone’s best interests at heart. I’m glad that you are my mate, and you are stronger and faster than you know. I respect you. I get a little bit anxious, in a good way, around you. You make me feel cherished and certain that things will turn out just the way they’re supposed to be as long as I have you. No words will ever be able to express how much I love you, Hornetflight.
* **Wolfstep [friend/adoptive mother | alive ] -** You are like a mother to me. You are always concerned about my well-being, and generally seem to enjoy my company. I thank you, and your kits are just as noble and kind as their mother and father. They will have good guidance in the coming moons and beyond. I hope you can find happiness again, as well. After Clovewillow, I doubted you would ever be able to see the light again. But you have an incredible mind and moral compass, so I know you will, someday.
* **Clovewillow [friend | deceased ] -** Though you doubted yourself often (I could see it in your eyes), but you loved your mate dearly and were willing to protect everyone you knew and loved. I still respect you, but you needed to learn to respect yourself. We miss you greatly, especially Wolfstep. May StarClan guide your path, always.
* **Goosewillow [friend/former WindClan medicine cat | alive ] -** You are a great medicine cat who always strives to heal and protect the sick and innocent. You are wiser and stronger than you know. Don’t doubt yourself as a good medicine cat, because you are. I respect you. I was sad when you left, but I could see how important it was to you, how much you longed to be elsewhere. Whatever or whoever you left for, I hope you found it. I hope you’re as happy as you wanted to be.
* **Starlingfrost [friend/WindClan medicine cat | alive ] -** You have a lot of conflict going on in your mind, whether it is between clans ties or loyalties, I can see it. Just trust yourself to choose the right path. You will always be a gentle and kind cat in my mind, no matter what happens. I respect you.
* **Emberstar [WindClan leader | alive ]-** I can’t thank you enough for welcoming me into WindClan. You and your clan took care of me when I was ill, and I’ll never be able to repay your kindness. You are the best leader WindClan, and I, could ever hope for. I respect you, more than you’ll ever know.
* **Mallardkit [friend/adoptive brother | alive ] -** You are caring, intuitive kit who strives to know every herb and remedy. I really do hope you become the medicine cat that you were destined to be from the start.
* **Sorrelfrost [close friend | alive ]**- You are a wonderful, wonderful friend and an even greater cat. I can’t express how grateful I am for you talking to me even when I appear to be grumpy. You are always kind and never hesitate to help someone in need. I respect and cherish you greatly.

## Diseases/Disorders

* **Paralyzation -** Brushflame’s whole lower half is paralyzed, there for she can‘t move it. ***Is it healable?*** Possibly, with extreme physical therapy exercises, in time it could heal.
* **Chylothorax -** A condition caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in the chest cavity. Lymph is a bodily fluid that carries protein and cells to tissues through small vessels known as lymphatics. It is seen more often in cats with heart disease, blood clots, or cancer, but often no obvious cause is identified. ***Is it healable?*** No, it is not (I might actually have her die from this later on, though not soon, I’m planning on her living for a long time).
* **Bulimia -** Anemotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting. An eating disorder in which a large quantity of food is consumed in a short period of time, often followed by feelings of guilt or shame **(Brushflame doesn’t not have a desire to lose weight, but she does not like food because of her distaste of taking something someone else [a healthier someone, in her mind] could have)**.

## Notable Quotes

”I know all about pity. That is the one thing I won’t give you.” - Brushpaw, to Hornetpaw (about his skillset)

”I like to pretend that I am a good cat to confide in.” - Brushpaw, to Stingpaw (about why she was such a good listener)

## Friends/Family

Hornetflight, tom, apprentice, mate

Blazepaw, tom, apprentice, friend

Wolfstep, she-cat, warrior/queen, friend/parental figure

Clovewillow, tom, warrior, friend

Snowpaw, she-cat, apprentice, friend

Goosewillow, tom, medicine cat, friend

Starlingpaw, tom, medicine cat apprentice, friend

Beepetal, tom, apprentice, acquaintance

Fidgetspark, tom, warrior, close friend =

Emberstar, she-cat, leader, role-model

Mallardkit, tom, Wolfstep’s kit, tiny baby adorable friendo :D/adoptive brother

Sorrelfrost, she-cat, warrior, close friend