Dandelioncrown

> “You’re that cat, the one I talked to a while ago! You’re… looking worse.”
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## Physical Description

Dandelioncrown is a tall, slender tom who has no distinct breed. He is quite fluffy, which makes him look bigger than he is. It also makes him look frankly ridiculous when wet. His ears have tufts of fur at the tips, and are slightly longer than average. His eyes are also large and round, which, while it was cute in his kithood, means he has to work a bit harder to be intimidating while on patrol. He has, on multiple occasions, been mistaken for a tall apprentice. His eyes are bright amber, with a ring of green around the iris. His base coat is that of a brown tinted ginger tabby, though he has a white mask and mantle pattern.

## Personality

Dandelioncrown tends towards introversion, though if you manage to get him talking he is quite good at maintaining that conversation. He values his friends highly, and goes out of his way to make sure they are all doing well. He is quite sarcastic, and can go too far when teasing others, as he doesn’t really catch the traditional social cues that mean “stop.” Though he is unable to understand most of these cues, if someone actually tells him to stop, or says that he is going too far, he will immediately stop and apologize, and make sure not to cross that line in the future. He is observant and enjoys making lists, as the lists help calm him down in moments of stress. He is hard working, but quite the perfectionist, to the point where it impacts his own health. He thinks a lot about how people see him and tries to live up to their expectations, but feels he falls short often. This ties into his self-critical behavior. If he does not feel he is performing at a “perfect” level, or he is not fulfilling what others think of him, he can become quite upset, though he tries to keep this turmoil hidden, it can seep into his interactions and work, which kind of causes a repeating down spiral until there is some external intervention.

## Skills And Weaknesses

Skills:

* Hunting: Dandelioncrown enjoys hunting and does it often, and as such he has quite an affinity to it.
* He has taught himself to swim in the Cloud Lake, though he has not tried in bad weather.
* Dandelioncrown has a very good memory.

Weaknesses:

* Directions: Dandelioncrown has an issue with directions as a symptom of his mild dyslexia; he has had to memorize where the borders are, and has a hard time figuring out where he is or needs to go sometimes.
* Fluffy fur: As a Windclan cat, his fluffy fur can cause him a lot of problems in hot weather. He is usually lethargic and has trouble hunting when weather gets too hot.
* Social Skills: Dandelioncrown has very bad social skills, and can be very insensitive at times without intending to.

## Life

### Kithood:

Dandelioncrown was born to a rouge father and a kittypet mother, with two littermates, himself being the youngest in the litter. Nothing else truly eventful happened for his kithood.

### Apprenticeship

Dandelioncrown made the choice to join Windclan after kithood, against the advice of his father. He had a normal apprenticeship, and worked hard for his place in the clan.

### Adulthood:

Dandelioncrown didn't have a very eventful childhood, in the traditional sense, but he also didn't have very many friends. This is notable because when he found himself on border patrol and ran into a Thunderclan cat while they both were on their own sides of the border, he didn't quite know how to speak to him. The conversation was stilted at first, but he quickly grew to like the other tom. In spite of the awkward start to the conversation and perpetual nervousness Dandelioncrown felt about catching whatever illness the Thunderclan tom had, by the end of their talk Dandelioncrown had decided he liked Caneclatter. After a few more run ins over the next few moons, he thought that he could firmly claim Caneclatter as a friend.

Dandelioncrown was having trouble sleeping one night and decided, as he usually does on the nights he can't sleep, to go for a walk. He ran into Midnightbreeze at the camp entrance.

(To Be Continued)