Wheatnose

### Kits

Cobrakit (son, dead), Lynxkit, Nettlekit, & Dustkit (daughters, dead), Silverclaw, Patchpounce, Flaxpaw, Webpaw, & Pigeonkit (sons), Tawnypaw, Cloudpaw, & Calicokit (daughters) Monarchflame (foster daughter) Thistlespring (adopted daughter)

### Parents

Jackalbark (father, dead) & Cloversky (mother)

### Enemies

Myrtlepelt (former apprentice)

Wheatnose is OasisClan's resident grouchy dad. He and his mate Skyflower have raised 14 kits together and are one of the iconic couples of ABW. Despite his irritated resting face and general grouchy vibe, Wheatnose is a respected member of his Clan and does his best to be a good role model for the kits he raises and apprentices he trains.

## Appearance & Personality

### Appearance

Wheatnose is instantly recognizable to anyone who knows him, with a bobbed tail and slightly curled back ears. His pelt is a dusty tan, striped with thick tabby stripes. Three cream dots are located under each of his eyes, which are a deceptively soft gray. Darker brown flecks mark his nose and ear tips, the same color as his tabby stripes. The cream color of his face spots matches the cream on his muzzle, paws, chest, and belly. He's also shorter than the average cat.

### Personality

Wheatnose has never been known to be the most pleasant cat, but he's certainly mellowed since moving to his wife's Clan. His gruff exterior hasn't faded and neither has his lack of patience for nonsense, but his softer nature has come out a lot more with extended time spent with his mate and kits. He has a deep and abiding love and appreciation for his family. His loyalty and devotion to Skyflower and their kits cannot be overstated.

## Background

### Kithood

CW: Peonykit dies in a pretty bad way & Wheatkit loses his tail. Maybe skip if you don't want to read that.

Wheatkit was born in OasisClan to Jackalbark and Cloversky. He had one littermate, a sister named Peonykit. Peonykit and Wheatkit were two peas in a pod, completely inseparable. They didn't always agree on what to do, but whatever it was, they did it together.

Elders' tales bored Wheatkit, but Peonykit always promised to play mossball afterward, so he ended up sitting through a lot of stories. He liked the Ebonystar saga, proclaiming that he would've been one of the spies if he'd been around at the time. Peonykit laughed at him for that. Wheatkit didn't appreciate that. A lot of their storytimes ended with play fights as Wheatkit got bored halfway through and attacked Peonykit. Fun times.

Everything was perfect until Wheatkit was three moons old. Peonykit had become a little antsy, a little hungry for adventure, and had decided to sneak out of camp one night. Despite Wheatkit's protests, she made him go with her. Wheatkit would much rather have stayed home and slept and in fact, it probably would've been better for both of them if they had simply stayed at home. While out in the territory, they found a half-rotted log to play in. They pretended it was the apprentices den and climbed all over it and had a blast. It was suddenly not a blast when Wheatkit tripped while on top of it, causing it to collapse with Peonykit inside. A sizable chunk of it pinned his tail, which was incredibly painful. He screamed and cried and tried to free himself or his sister, but nothing worked. It didn't take long for Peonykit to die (not that he could tell when, but he figured it was a possibility), though whether it was from being crushed or suffocation we'll never know.

They were finally found in the morning by a patrol. The overnight stay with his tail pinned under sharp shards of wood had left it dead and useless and a little bit of careful digging revealed that there was absolutely no chance Peonykit had survived. Wheatkit was taken back to the medicine den, where the majority of his tail had to be removed. He pretty much couldn't feel it at that point, since most of the nerves were damaged pretty badly, which might have been the only good part to the whole ordeal. Wheatkit was good to go in about a week, having experienced the worst things he likely ever would, at which point they held a funeral and burial for Peonykit.

Wheatkit couldn't help but feel like it was partially his fault. After all, if he had just refused to go out with her, maybe she wouldn't have gone. Maybe if he had woken Cloversky up, she would've stopped Peonykit from leaving. It was a constant loop of what ifs that he didn't want to think about. Fun.

Jackalbark decided that the family needed a bit of a change of pace. He hoped that it would help Wheatkit cope with the grief of losing Peonykit. By the time Wheatkit was four moons old, they had settled into OrchidClan.

Wheatkit found all the sights and scents overwhelming. He was used to OasisClan, but having to meet new Clanmates and get to know a new camp was awful. He missed Peonykit, even more when his mother showed him what a peony was. Needless to say, he was not having the time of his life.

### Apprenticeship

It only got worse when he was six moons old and apprenticed to a cat called Rosejay. Rosejay was a very sweet cat and Wheatpaw hated her. She did her best to be patient with him, even as he grew more and more grumpy. Wheatpaw, on the other hand, was doing everything he could to make life miserable for his mentor. He frequently skipped training, was rude to her face, snuck out of sessions without telling her, and more problematic behavior.

Rosejay did her best, but Wheatpaw didn't really change his behavior that much as his apprenticeship went on. Cloversky finally pulled him aside after about a moon of this and asked Wheatpaw to explain himself. Wheatpaw didn't really have an answer for that.

* Meets Skypaw and Flowerpaw
* Flowerpaw dies
* Fails his first assessment

### Warrior Life

* 26 moons - introduced irp
* 27 moons - goes to OasisClan to be with Skyflower
* 28 moons - WheatSky v.1 is born (Cobra, Nettle, & Lynx)
* 29 at least - Training Myrtlepaw
* 36 moons - WheatSky v.2 is born (Dust, Patch, Silver); stuck in OrchidClan due to closed borders; helps create the OrC rebellion
* 37 moons - moved to OasisClan after the Gathering; the children tried a pomegranate while Snakespeckle tried to teach them not to meddle with the medicine den
* 40 moons - Dustkit killed by an owl; brings the feathers home to Skyflower; plague begins
* 41 moons - Trying to take care of his mate during her depression
* 42 moons - WheatSky v.3 is born
* 48 moons - Silkpaw’s mentor
* 49 moons - HC hike. Did not go but did show up in HC with Skyflower to catch up with friends.
* 51 moons - v4 born

## Other

### Trivia

* The number of times I have almost mistyped his name as Wheatsky is a little concerning. I talk about this ship so often that Wheatnose doesn't have a name anymore. Rip.
* Patchpounce is his favorite v.2 kit. He felt that Silverclaw was just too similar to him and Dustkit... well, he tries not to think about Dustkit. He likes Patchpounce's energy and curiosity
* Wheatnose and Skyflower have the most kits, not only in ABW, but also in Warriors canon, where the record is 9 kits. Even without Mona and Thiss, WheatSky have twelve.
* Headcanon voice is 2005 Mr. Darcy. Bro that proposal scene, that's just how Wheatnose is <3 <3

### Playlist

* Say You Won't Let Go | James Arthur | *but i wanna stay with you until we're grey and old* | WheatSky vibes are off the charts here. They've spent their life together and when they die, they'll spend that together too
* Car's Outside | James Arthur | *i'm tired of lovin' from afar and never being where you are* | I feel like this is a bit of an apology/promise to Skyflower when he finally chose to move to OasisClan full time. As much as he loves OrchidClan, he knows his place is by her side and that his stubbornness has cost them too much time apart from each other. He's just a middle-aged dad who loves his wife
* I Will Follow You Into The Dark | Death Cab for Cutie | *if there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, then i'll follow you into the dark* | sobbing it's them it's WheatSky, this is how their death is gonna go, I can't

### Quotes

*"Don't hurt things that can't defend themselves."* | *"Be careful of Suncurrent. He's an interesting warrior, but not one I want you anywhere near. Lavenderstar is great as long as you properly respect her. Lionspark is okay, but he's always with his mate. Firestorm doesn't seem like much on the outside but he does, in fact, have a heart. Palestep is the last one you'll have to worry about. He's an idiot."* | *"My name is Wheatnose. Lavenderstar isn't coming to this Gathering. OrchidClan's borders are remaining closed."*

**New RP**