Velvetkit

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**Velvetkit** is a small black molly with hazel eyes and a long, plumy tail.
**Velvetkit** was born to an unknown molly, stillborn. Silkstar granted her a second chance at life alongside her sister. Since then, the two of them have lived in The Clan of Sunlit Prairies under Dawnstar's Reign. Velvetkit has since been involved in a badger's assault on camp.

## General Information

### Scent:

She has a warm milk and fresh moss scent, with a soft hint of oleanders. she also sports a somewhat ghostly sweet alyssum scent, though no cat is sure how exactly she came to smell of a flower that has since been lost in the territory move.

## Relations

Crush: N/A

Friendships: Lavendersnow (mostly one-sided), Dogbanethorn, Pansykit, Poseykit, Polarkit, Poppykit, Iriskit, Azaleanectar, Magnoliagloom, Dawnstar, Shellkit

## Interests

*Likes*

lavendersnow, badger rides, friendly, trustworthy cats, forest prey, cuddling, her sister, sunbathing, stretching, chasing around moss balls, chasing cat's tails, the medicine den, the scent of herbs, flowers (all kinds), practicing stalking, cold rain, thick fluffy clouds, starless nights (she believes thats what her pelt is made out of), soft feathers, bundles of leaves, piles of dirty moss (she hates being dirty, but she loves to hide in old bedding), attempting to follow cats out of camp, bossing around her clanmates, listening to and sharing gossip, the concept of waterfalls, the concept of doves (she's never seen one), feeling full, having cats baby her and treat her like a princess, having her belly nuzzled, playing games with cats, the scent of moor-runners, her kit friends, dawnstar, new nests (she has a habit of playing in the nest so roughly she tears it apart), attention, affection, physical touch, having her fur groomed, cats playing with her fur. she loves the chance to embrace her femininity, and won’t stand for cats treating her different just because she’s a molly, or because she’s small. compliments.

*Dislikes*

rude cats, being told what to do, being scolded, being scolded by lavendersnow (greatly upsets and disappoints her rather than making her angry or frustrated, the only thing she wants is to be just like lavendersnow.) shes terrified of water as well as heights, it would be easy for the molly to get stuck high off the ground, requiring saving, other kits touching her property, cats telling on her, being spoken to like a kit, being treated like a kit, cats kneading her fur, cats messing up her fur, comments about her fur color, insensitive cats, strange cats (she thinks the fresh-kill pile is an extension of her territory. there have been times the young kit has thrown herself at tourists attempting to get themselves prey), being taken away from lavendersnow or dawnstar, being left alone (shes petrified of being alone). being called “short” or “small.”

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

she's incredibly quiet, and due to her black pelt it makes it nearly impossible to spot her if shes stalking you. it's very common for cats to be taken off-guard by her when she flings herself under their paws. she's also quite creative, with plenty of fresh ideas for different concepts. she also is somewhat of a natural born leader, leading patrols of kits around camp and instructing her friends on occasion to do her bidding, something many cats have joked about with her apprenticeship being filled with her finding opportunities to have the other apprentice do the work for her while she lazily watched. she walks with a mimicked confidence as lavendersnow and dawnstar, being forever impressed that the two mollies are so large. she dreams of one day waking up to be their size, feeling like her practicing the posture now would pay off one day. (she also somewhat believes that good posture helps a kit grow faster and bigger.) she is quite graceful, and with her beautiful plumy tail she spends a majority of her time grooming, making sure her pelt copies her namesake at all times, she takes great pride in her appearance. she's very nimble, and has a lithe, thin body beneath her soft silky coat, making her the perfect cat for fitting into smaller spots. she’s great at hiding, and knows how to hide her scent very well.

*Faults*

shes been described as way too trustworthy at times, occasionally finding it difficult to believe the cats of her own clan could be toxic. she's also somewhat fragile due to her small kitten size, so she's very easily hurt when not carefully watched over. because of her assumed leadership over the other kits, its not uncommon for cats to find other kits muzzle deep in situations velvetkit put them up too. she's also very adventurous, which is problematic for a kit her age. she easily becomes tired of the monotonous gripe of clan life, and prefers to go out on her own adventures. despite being great at stalking, the disadvantage of her pelt color is the territory seemingly attempting to roast the molly's pelt off. she spends most of her time in the shade, and shes already expressed her desire to stay out of the main moor territories, as to not further lighten her pelt, and to keep from becoming easily overheated. she pants constantly, as her fur absorbs the heat of the sun and sticks to her pelt. she'd work best as a night or early morning patrol cat, and her sleep patterns usually reflect this. she's very territorial over her property, or items she believes she has some sort of possession over. she's been in multiple kitten fights already where a cat tred in her nest and she flung at them, claws unsheathed, ready to defend what was hers. she's got a youthful charm to her, though she has been described as somewhat of a show-off, which in itself wouldn't be bad if she did not boast about it. she loves to tell the others kits everything \*she\* got to do that they didn't. she looks similar to a burr attached to lavendersnow's side at basically all times, and though the molly isn't in love with the idea of having velvetkit around she tolerates it, as its common for velvetkit to sulk if she's not welcome to follow her. velvetkit is very defensive over the molly as well, not quite understanding why some cats dislike the pretty snowshoe. she spends a lot of her time thinking about lavendersnow, which has got some cats convinced that she'd desire to be a nurse like the molly, when in reality she wishes to find her own paws and forge a path specifically for herself. she struggles with anxiety, and occasionally will freeze up in conversation if she isn't prepared for the cat's question. she also believes herself to be a higher level of intelligence than some other cats, and sometimes feels as if she needs to dumb down what she says to help them better understand it, though this was a bad habit she seems to have picked up from lavendersnow. she seems to struggle with abandonment issues, finding it incredibly difficult to be left alone. she gets scared without other cats around her, as shes so used to being surrounded by the clan, its not uncommon to hear her wail and cry until some cat comes to find her. she makes sure to let cats know when shes hurt or sick as well, wailing and sobbing until she gets treatment or begins to be fussed over. she has a very low pain tolerance, so things like thorns in her pad or a wrenched paw feels incredibly painful for her, and feels like the end of the world. she heavily despises being dirty, and often times refuses to come out of the den if it's raining, preferring not to spend ages grooming mud out of her pelt.

## Personality

she's been described as an old soul, free-spirited, and somewhat manipulative, though it's usually only when she wants something done for her rather than convincing cats to take her side, "or something dumb like that." its not uncommon for her to imprint onto cats and become very attached, copying their mannerisms and ways of speech. she's very very trusting, and usually gives cats many chances after wronging her to right it. shes got a massively inflated ego, and is spoiled beyond belief. she almost cannot see the bad in cats or even really be able to sense it, being blindly faithful and loyal to cats she may not even know don't deserve it. she's incredibly energetic, never seeming to be able to rest in her nest. shes also incredibly adventurous, commonly wandering away from the cats in charge of watching over them. shes a very goofy kit, and loves a good game. she spends a lot of time chasing cats around trying to talk them into playing with her. she's somewhat funny, and likes to crack jokes even at her own expense. she can be quite sarcastic, another trait she learned from lavendersnow, though shes usually more respectful with it, and sparingly sprinkles it into conversations. shes incredibly vocal it she feels she hasnt been treated fairly, and is a well known tattle-tail (tattletale) among the other kits, only keeping their adventures hushed when she gets to be included. she doesn't seem to care much about being left behind by her parents, rather seeing the entire clan as her kin. shes very loyal to her clan, and incredibly invested in the "will of starclan," a trait picked up from dawnstar. shes quite needy, and often requests attention on a regular basis from her clanmates. she likes when cats groom her fur for her, finding the action soothing, its an easy way to get her to fall asleep if shes become quite rowdy. dawnstar is one of the few cats who know this though, and often times when the queens are struggling to keep her contained they send the young kit to dawnstar's den, who will tell her stories and lap her fur until she falls asleep in her arms, snuggled up tight against her chest. she’s sensitive, but doesn’t exactly like to say so when it comes to her insecurities. it’ll mess her up for moons if a cat says something cruel towards her. she can sometimes be a bit of a pushover, and is incredibly naive. she won’t stand up for herself if being spoken down on by a “friend.” she’s quite sweet however, and loves to give out compliments to her friends and cats she enjoys looking at. she’s known to stare, directly at cats…. for uncomfortable amounts of time. she's still quite young, so her bio will be updated as she ages.

## Detailed Appearance

she has always been somewhat small due to her genetics, though shes the larger kit between her and her sister. in stark contrast to cottonkit, she has a deep, indigo-hued black pelt that seems to glow hints of purple in direct sunlight, with average sized ears tufted at the base and surrounding the area where her ears meet her head. she has sleek, velvety, soft, thin, plumy black fur along her haunches, the back of her legs, and mainly in her tail, that plumes outwards like a draped feather. she's got a somewhat small face for a kit, yet her paws are massive in comparison to her body, making her look as if she'd be very clumsy. she has long, draping black whiskers that curl under her chin, and a tiny purple hued nose that rests comfortably on her small muzzle. her eyelashes are somewhat long, at least in comparison to that of other cats, and her reflexes are almost instant, she protects her eyes with an intense vigor. her pupils consistently dilate, often making it look as if she has no eye color at all, though in direct sunlight her eyes are a lovely hazel, with green surrounding her iris, and a majority of one of her eyes shining gold, as if they'd been carved out with it. Gold flakes seem to swim in her eyes with her emotions, with the light brown of her eyes usually deepening her expression even if its a small amount. Her eyes are very wide, with curved edges that indicate that with age, they will grow slender. The fur around her cheeks cups her face nicely, showing off her slender features utilizing shadows to drape her pelt over her defined jawline, neck, and her somewhat visible cheekbones. Her fur curls under itself and over her shoulders, giving her an appearance of having curly hair, similar to that of a two-leg. Her ears are wide at the base. She has slender shoulders that meet at her chest, sporting thin, lanky, long arms. She has a small muzzle with a very small mouth, small nose, and a thin, rounded chin. Her browline is somewhat higher than most cat's, and her bridge slopes slightly down where it meets her muzzle. She has large, soft cheeks with fur that grows somewhat curled, with narrow, visible hips and a small waist line. Her wrists are also quite small, seemingly making it interesting how she may be able to walk on them. She often walks with purpose and grace, only ever dragging her tail when sulking about something.

## Kin

Mother: Cosmicgarden

Father: Unknown

Brother: Batkit

Grandmother: Spidersilk

Grandfather: Cormorantcry

## Backstory

she was born to two unknown parents alongside her sister, cottonkit. it's believed and has been retold by many cats that during the birth of the two kits, their mother began to lose immense amounts of blood, nearly dying due to velvetkit facing the wrong way. though through first hand accounts by the queens that watched over the molly at the time, it seemed as if silkstar herself appeared in the den, taking a form of swirling pink petals and mist, guiding lavendersnow's paws to help their mother endure the pain, and finally give birth to velvetkit. the queens tell the story of the molly, her pink eyes as vibrant as the sunset blazing through the nursery as she herself touched her nose to each kit in turn, causing both of them to mewl out. it's believed that the two kits were born deceased, though silkstar blessed them once more with life. she has since been living in the nursery, raised by other queens alongside her sister after their mother mysteriously vanished, leaving the two kits as orphans. they're practically raised by the clan entirely.

## Trivia

* She was stillborn, and based on accounts from Queens in the nursery at the time, it is said that Silkstar herself had come down to bless the pair with life, which is how she acquired her strange scent.
* while not the runt of her litter, due to her genetics she will not grow to be a very large cat. she's meant to be a head shorter than most cats of the clan, with cats such as lavendersnow and dawnstar towering over her.
* Dawnstar absolutely ADORES her and her antics, and looks after her similarly to how she did Petalpaw, since the latter had grown into an apprentice, much like her own kits had at the time of her looking after Petalpaw. She had been somewhat adopted by Magnoliagloom and Azaleanectar, though Dawnstar acts as a third motherly figure for her and her sister.

## Links

Theme Song/Voice Claim

* Playlist: Spotify
* Kit/Young Voice Claim: Baby Jane from BioShock / Baby Jane 2
* Adult Voice Claim: Valeera Sanguinar from World of Warcraft/Hearthstone

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