Thrushpaw

Thrushpaw is a small, ashy brown tabby tom with a white chest, underbelly, muzzle, front toes, and hind socks, and yellow-green eyes.

## Personality

Thrushpaw is, overall, a very sweet boy. He is thoughtlessly kindhearted, and extremely compassionate and empathetic, offering help and support to those around him unconditionally, and always tending to sympathize with others, providing them with comfort if they're upset and oftentimes taking on more of others' problems than he really should. He's a people-pleaser by nature, so he always does his best to make everyone happy, even if that means stressing himself out or exhausting himself in order to help. He's a bit of a perfectionist in general, constantly criticizing or finding flaws with himself and his performance of various tasks, resulting in him constantly pushing himself to do better. His perfectionism motivates him to learn and improve his skills, but also tends to lead to him overworking himself to the point of collapse, sometimes even forgoing food and sleep in favor of making sure he's got whatever he's working on just right. Stress tends to make him even more critical of himself, which only prompts more of his self-destructive tendencies, and subsequently only begets more stress: a vicious cycle. If he doesn't have someone there who can drag him off and bully him into taking care of himself, he'll likely just repeat the same patterns and overall neglect himself in unhealthy ways. He spreads himself too thin trying to make everyone happy and "be enough" for everyone, including himself, but still finds fault with himself often enough that he suffers some insecurities and worries over his inadequacy. Being brushed off, ridiculed, or accused subsequently doesn't usually sit well with him, often wearing him down over time even if he doesn't let it get to him at first. He hates arguing, especially with cats that he cares about, but he does have strong morals and beliefs, and can be pretty damn stubborn if he thinks he's right about something. His stubbornness can be applied to his own bad habits, certainly, but it flares up more when trying to talk others into taking better care of themselves. As hypocritical of him as it is, he still does it, as he is a naturally caring and nurturing cat, with an almost motherly side to him. He's very protective of his loved ones, and while he might just sit back quietly and stew in his uncertainties if someone insults him, he will be up and shouting in a heartbeat if someone does the same to his loved ones, even willing to start physical fights in order to protect them from any and all perceived threats. He isn't one to judge others, and always does his best to support and encourage them, even if he sometimes acts over-the-top and embarrassing about it. He'll sometimes tease other cats because he likes to be a little bit of a brat sometimes, whining when he doesn't get what he wants or when he's not being paid attention to, but he only exhibits that behavior around cats he's comfortable with and who he knows won't get upset with him for it. He mostly plays up these traits for comedic effect, or to lighten the mood, but he does crave attention and validation, even if he tries to play it off as a joke; due to his insecurities, assurances of his worth go quite a long way to helping him feel more grounded and confident. He acts confident enough in himself most of the time, being unafraid to tease those he's familiar with, and occasionally even behaving in a flirty manner, but feelings beyond attraction tend to scare him, and he rarely acts on any of his feelings beyond pining from a distance or paying the object of his affections the occasional compliment. His own insecurities tend to get in the way of him forming romantic relationships with others, as he'll often worry over how they feel, overanalyze their behaviors towards him, and generally put himself down, often considering the object of his affections "out of his league" or he himself "not good enough." His insecurities and kindness can open him up to be taken advantage of, but he's not a pushover, and he won't just let others walk all over him if he's realized that he's being used. He's a huge sentimentalist, but he also has something of a materialistic streak, craving the "finer things" in life and really loving to be pampered. Overall, though, he's a very sweet and selfless tom who is very hardworking, has a lot of love to give to others, and craves others returning that love, as he sometimes finds it difficult to love himself.