Buddingpaw

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brothers: buzzpaw, buttonpawsister: butterflypaw

## Birth and Death

### Date of Birth

returned to thunderclan at 2 moons on 3/18/22 after being bored outside clan territories

## ⚘ physical description ⚘

⚘ written physical description ⚘

➼ buddingpaw is an average height, short-haired, silver ticked tabby tom with soft green eyes and a kinked tail. at adult height he'd be 8.7 inches.

❀ [ written by @WarriorsWOF4LYFE3 ] ❀

## ⚘ personality ⚘

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➼ [+], kind-hearted

➼ [+], patient

➼ [+], honest

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➼ [=], omnivert

➼ [=], socially awkward

➼ [=], reticent

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➼ [-], over-dramatic

➼ [-], over-exerting

➼ [-], clumsy

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## ⚘ life ⚘

### ❀ kithood —

[ 3 / 18 / 22 — ( return roleplay w/ family ) — credit to their responses ^^ ] ⚘

⚘ bubblecatcher // It was between sunrise and sunlight when the grey warrior entered the territory. Sunlight was fighting it's way to the forest floor through the trees, dappling the ground, and Bubblecatcher's pelt. It had been moons. Several moons. He had missed this place. Home. The fog had lead the warrior to be lost, with little hope of return. But now he was back. And even better, back with his own, precious kits. Bubblecatcher turned around to look at the four, with a soft smile on his face. "We're almost there!" He purred. The journey had taken a few days, of course. Traveling with four kits was no easy feat. And alone? Trying to protect the four? No wonder Dah and the code always said to keep kits in camp. He had never realized how dangerous the outside world could be for a kit. And he was now thankful they would have a place to stay. To be safe. It took him a second to realize he was going a little too fast for the kits, so he paused to let their little legs catch up with him. "You guys ready to meet your family?"

⚘ buttonkit // A small gray kit trotted not far behind, grinning widely. His legs were sore, but he didn't mind too much. ' ' Mhm! ' ' He said enthusiastically, a little bounce in his stride as he excitedly followed his father. ' ' 'M ready! ' ' He added. If it was anything like he had been told, this new place was gonna be awesome! Buttonkit's blue-and-yellow eyes were filled with a youth-like sparkle of eagerness and anticipation.

⚘ butterflykit // Butterflykit sniffled as she stumbled over tree roots and any other obstacles that stood in her way. She kept her gaze down in an attempt to see all of the bumps, but that meant she was caught off-guard by low-hanging branches or spiderwebs. She had already cried multiple times this trip. She didn’t know why they had to walk this far. She didn’t break her concentration as she frowned. Buzzkit and Buttonkit and Buddingkit were all here! “Fam’ly?” She looked up for just a second to look at her Da.

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit was silently marching behind the rest of his family with a lost look in his eyes. He seemed distracted as his gaze continued to dart from one object to another. A sharp stick, a tiny pebble, a cloud in the shape of a mouse; pretty much anything somewhat interesting. As patient as he was (that a kit could be) he had begun to become slightly antsy and tired through their journey back home.

⚘ bubblecatcher // Bubblecatcher caught sight of the kit, and tilted his head. "You alright back there, Buddingkit?"

⚘ buddingkit // His head quickly darted up from the pebble his mind has gotten lost in thinking about, wondering how the curved edges would feel under his paws. “ ‘M good-!” He quickly chirped out in a positive tone. Buddingkit blinked a few times before he lot out a soft yawn, stumbling slightly on the spot.

⚘ bubblecatcher // "Tired, little one?" He asked, tilting his head even more. "We just entered ThunderClan territory. We're not too far from home now!"

⚘ buddingkit // Making sure he was once again stable on all four paws, he gave a small nod. “Yeah…” he responded stiffly, stifling yet another yawn. However, the tiredness didn’t last long, as his eyes quickly wondered as he realized what his father said “We’re almost there-?!” He chirped quickly, words coming out jumbled due to his excitement. Buddingkit seemed to take on a whole new persona as he was filled with newfound energy

⚘ bubblecatcher // "Yeah! Not too much longer! We should be in camp like, before sun-high!"

⚘ buddingkit // He let out a squeal, tiny legs quickly picking up pace as he ran to his father side. All of his prior impatience seemed to wash away as excitement took hits place. He was going to meet his /family!/ it would mean no more walking around! More cats to meet besides his siblings! A bright smile lit up on his face as he practically buzzed and vibrated in place as he walked paw in paw with his father, trying to match his steps to calm down his excitement and bliss.

⚘ bubblecatcher // "We are almost there! I promise. In fact, we might run into one of our clan mates!" He purred. As far as Bubblecatcher was concerned, his kits were ThunderClan, through and through. Just because they weren't born in the same nursery as him, didn't make him feel like they weren't ThunderClaners. Although, he would admit that the fog had made him doubtful for return. But now- his kits had grown old enough to travel. And he was excited to bring them home. Though he would admit that the loss of their mother saddened him.

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit let out another yawn, stumbling unsteadily on his paws again with tiredness. He blinkeda few times to keep himself awake, getting back on his four stable paws once again. He opened his mouth to complain of his exhaustion once again, but closed it, finding himself too tired to talk from the journey. Instead, he just grumbled something incoherent under his breath and let out another kit-like yawn.

⚘ bubblecatcher // "D'ya want to climb on up here with your sister, Buddingkit?" Bubblecatcher asked, addressing the kit's obvious tiredness. "Or do you wanna keep walking until we make it?" His expression grew a little clouded in thought. "Once we get to camp, I can show you the nursery. You can have a nice, longgggg nap there. Okay?"

⚘ buddingkit // His eyes lit up at the idea of a long nap, in a comfortable and warm little den surrounded by his family. A smile grew on his face as he looked up to his father, “Yes please-!” He meowed a bit too excitingly, bouncing up and down as he awaited the sweet relief that would be not walking on the ground anymore and instead being able to look through the world at a more lofty point of view.

⚘ bubblecatcher // The warrior chuckled, and slowly crouched down, careful not to cause Butterflykit to fall off. "Make sure you hang on though! And please be careful of the wings. Okay?" He mewed, once he was down to Buddingkit's level. "I'm sorry you've had to walk so much, really. But we won't have to travel like that again, okay? Certainly not any time soon."

⚘ buddingkit // He nodded, slightly disregarding his father’s apologies in favor of climbing up onto his back. He squabbled slightly, whimpering as he pulled himself up. Buddingkit let out a satisfied sigh as he situated himself to be next to Butterflykit, who had also climbed on earlier in her own exhaustion. His eyes widened as he looked around at the forest, now at this taller view. The kit giggled, squirming around slightly to remain comfortable. “Onward!” He chirped.

⚘ bubblecatcher // Bubblecatcher was about to follow his don't playful command, when Burnetrose stopped him in his tracks. He knew that voice. He knew that voice well. And hearing it filled him with warmth and happiness. "Hello?" He called back, trying to contain his excitement. "Is that Burnetrose and..." He trailed off, trying to figure out the cat that he could smell accompanying him. It was also a familiar scent. Similar to Burnetrose...and a tom. He knew that. So... was it...? "...Bristledream???"

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit slightly stiffened as he heard his father’s voice ring through the forest. Was he about to actually meet some new cats? His breaths came in short gasps of excitement, unable to withstand the small squeal that escaped him. The kit quickly lifted his nose in the air to see if he too could scent the oncoming cats (and if he wasn’t able to distinguish anything that was between him and his noise) A bright smile was on his face as he tail waved back and forth with bliss.

⚘ bubblecatcher // "Bristledream! Burnetrose!" Bubblecatcher exclaimed cheerfully, greeting them. "It's been so long I-" He had missed them. So, so terribly much. Their chats, their bonding. The love they shared as brothers. "I missed you!" He started to purr really loudly, and made a few steps towards his younger brothers, careful to not shake off his kits. He then spotted the wing he had given Bristledream. He still has it! For some reason, seeing it filled Bubblecatcher with joy. And Burnetrose- although his brother had short fur, he wondered if he had kept what he had given him too. "It's so good to see you guys again!"

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit’s eyes managed to somehow widen even more at the new coming cats. Even though he was a kit, he could still distinguish the different scent; one strange and unfamiliar and yet also faintly similar to the one his father and his siblings gave off. He couldn’t describe it in words completely. Nonetheless, Buddingkit was very excited to go meet them, and quickly began to squabble and squirm on his father’s back, mewing out happily. He looked up at the new cat with wide eyes and a growing smile. Any previous feelings of impatience and exhaustion had seemingly disappeared as he gazed upon the older cats. This must’ve meant they had made it, right? Maybe more cats would be coming soon-! He let out a small meow of amusement as he attempted once again to scramble off of his father’s back safely—which was surprisingly quite the task.

⚘ bubblecatcher // "Ah! Kits! Yes yes! I'd like for you to meet Butterflykit, Buttonkit, Buddingkit, and Buzzkit!" There was a certain pride in the older warrior's voice as he introduced his kits to Burnetrose and Bristledream, gazing at his children fondly. Well, his son's that were in his vision, at least. Butterflykit was significantly harder to see. He then turned to the kits. "Kits," Bubblecatcher started with a purr, "I'd like for you to meet Burnetrose and Bristledream. My younger brothers! Some of your kin!"

⚘ buddingkit // Somehow, Buddingkit’s eyes managed to open even wider. “‘Kin-?” He chirped with excitement, accidentally having his grasp on Bubblecatcher loosen, causing him to fall off of his father’s back in a blur of fur. He mumbled something to himself, standing back up as if it had never happened, too full of adrenaline and bliss to care. He let out a quick reassuring purr and starting clambering over to his uncles.

⚘ non-canon — roleplay unfinished // They family of five alongside Burnetrose and Bristledream then made their way back to ThunderClan camp, chatting amongst themselves about the past and what would be of the future.

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[ 3 / 20 / 22 — ( clanlife ) — roleplay w/ butterflykit; credit to their responses ^^ ] ⚘

⚘ non-canon — roleplay unfinished // Buddingkit and Butterflykit had a small chat about what their new life in ThunderClan could be like and how their futures would work out, alongside how they may cope with this new lifestyle. The two talked about what they thought of the clan, exclaiming how everyone “was really big” compared to their Da. They then tried to focus on straightening up a small moss ball that Butterflykit managed to mold into some statue looking object. The two fell asleep before finishing it.

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[ 4 / 2 / 22 — ( nicknames ) — roleplay w/ buzzkit; credit to their responses ^^ ] ⚘

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit was hastily enjoying himself as he sat close to the entrance of the nursery. A broad ray of sunlight found itself filtering into the den, the light caressing the entrance that he sat comfortably at. He let out a quiet purr at the warmth that flooded through him, content in his current circumstances. However, a faint sense of boredom ever so slightly itches the back of his mind, hoping he could get the chance to speak with someome.

⚘ buzzkit // What a nice day it was. The sun particularly radiated bright with warmth that day, thawing Thunderclan’s hearts with a day of good weather. Of course, Buzzkit knew nothing of the bitter winter winds that imprisoned Thunderclan in it’s very own territory in the dead of new-leaf. No warrior had bothered to tell him, besides, Buzzkit hadn’t even talked to any warriors besides his Da. Despite this, all seemed serene from as far as an unobservant kit could see from within Thunderclan’s camp. All that day was to Buzzkit was another day to leisurely bathe in the sun and count the days, yes, what a wonderful day it was to bathe in the sun. Considering this thought, Buzzkit silently walked up beside Buddingkit where the sun’s streams of heat seemed to shine the brightest. The tom collapsed to his paws, sighing as a wave of warmth washed over his spotted fur. “Oh… hi, bud… is it okay if I call you that?”

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit’s tail flicked slightly as Buzzkit sat next to him. He gave a soft giggle, turning towards his brother. “Sure! I don’t mind!” He paused for a moment, before adding on, “can I call you Buzz…?” The kit questioned softly. “It’s alright if not yknow- but if you’re gonna call me Bud all the time it’s only fair-“ he cut himself off with another soft chuckle, his kinked tail lightly brushing back and forth on the ground with bliss. He smiled widely at Buzzkit, turning back towards the camp.

⚘ buzzkit // “Heh, sure… now we have super secret names for eachother that nobody will know! You can’t tell anybody.” Buzzkit purred softly, following the newly nicknamed Bud’s gaze to the camp’s center. “Hey, what if we nickname every cat we know? I can’t think of anything better to do… except stare at the camp… and do nothing…” Buzz sighed.

⚘ buddingkit // His eyes lit up. “Yes! That’s sound so much fun Buzz-!” He managed to cut himself off to allow the newly made nickname contently slide off his tongue before focusing back in the conversation. “Ok, ok. Lets see um… what aboutttt~ Butterflykit!” He quickly suggested. “That’s a hard one, hm…” a few names filtered through his mind as his ear flicked in concentration

⚘ buzzkit // “Butter? Tye, because it rhymes with fly… maybe…” Buzzkit’s sepia gaze flitted corner to corner in the nursery, searching for an object that could inspire a nickname that would fit perfectly for Butterflykit. Just then, a light breeze twirled through the nursery, lifting a leaf into the breeze. The leaf spun and flowed with the breeze, but it almost looked like it was… fluttering! “What about flutter?”

⚘ buddingkit // His eyes lit up at the name. “Woah! That’s so cool! Get it, because a butterfly flutters and it’s wings do the little flappy thing-!? That’s so cool! Does that mean Buttonkit is Button then? Or like um… Mushroom?” He said, racking his brain for something intriguing sounding that relates to the button-like shrooms his brother was named after. “Why is this so hard~“ he whined half-heartedly

⚘ buzzkit // “Butter? Butter 2?… Eh, that’s unfair to Butterfly, why don’t we pick some easy names?…like… let’s go look for some warriors!” Buzzkit suddenly stepped forward, the afternoon’s sunlight whipping him right in the eyes like sharp thorn. It took Zee a few moments to recover from the abrupt change in brightness, standing still for his vision to phase in with the bright light of the outside. Starclan, the nursery was so dim! “What were we doing again…” Buzzkit lifted a paw above his sepia eyes, providing a protective shade for himself.

⚘ buddingkit // “Um…” he trailed off, creeping up slightly more carefully up to his brother after noticing his recoil to the sudden change of light. “..warrior? nicknames?” He said, questioning his own intuition. /Right?/ he thought to himself quietly, eyes widening at his mind’s sudden change of attitude. He shook his head out of the clouds, a smile lighting up his face again. “Yep! Warrior names! Except- I don’t know any warriors-“ he quickly blurted out.

⚘ non-canon — roleplay unfinished // The two ended up randomly nicknaming cats in the clearing of camp just by looking at them, before eventually getting bored and falling asleep.

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[ 4 / 3 / 22 — ( magicclan ) — roleplay w/ buttonkit; credit to their responses ^^ ] ⚘

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit was in simple terms, quite content with himself. He had located a few small stingy looking pebbles here and there that most likely had been blown in by the wind or something. Nonetheless, he was enjoying the small collection he had created. He had nicely organized them by his mossy nest and was purring to himself contently as his kinked tail swept back and forth behind him with pleasure, eyes swimming with bliss.

⚘ buttonkit // Buddingkit's dark-gray pelted brother, who had been playing outside, tumbled into the nursery after doing some of his rock-painting outside. He was sure that all of camp would appreciate his masterful artwork- the berry juice that happened to be smeared on almost every large rock nearby the nursery in unpredictable, and most likely random patterns. But now, he was bored of that- and his imagination had been brewing. Whether that was a good thing or a bad thing- well, that depended what cat you were. Buttonkit spotted his brother, bounding over with sparkles in his eyes, as per usual. ' ' Hiya Budbrother! ' ' He grinned. ' ' Whatcha' doing? ' '

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit’s eyes lit up and his gaze quickly darted to hone newly entering kit, a beaming grin growing on his face to match his brother’s own. He heard the nickname used by Buttonkit quickly fly past his head, looking forward more to his arrival. However, a sudden previous occurrence caused him to open his mouth and start to ramble once more. “Ooh! You just reminded me of the conversation Buzz and I had! We made up a ton of these cool nicknames for everyone, like Butterflykit was called Flutter and you were Button and I got to be Bud- and it was so much /fun/-“ he quickly caught himself mid-sentence, stopping his ramblings as he took in a breathe of air, trying to wrack his brain for the original question Buttonkit had asked him. “Oh! Right! Sorry! I- um, was just organizing my cool little stone things! I found them by the entrance! Aren’t they shiny?” He asked, full of enthusiasm.

⚘ buttonkit // Buttonkit nodded, ' ' Ooh! shiny- ' ' He tentatively reached out a paw to touch one of the stones, almost as if he were unsure if they were real. Then he gasped as an idea popped into his head. ' ' Oh! I bet these rocks came from a real cool place! Like... really far away, that's why they're so pretty! ' ' He exclaimed, holding his newly flower-covered tail up in the air. ' ' I could make up a story about them! I like making stories. ' ' He smiled at his brother, ' ' I could make one up about your cool rocks! ' '

⚘ buddingkit // His eyes widened and he gasped. “Woah… that would be so. cool!” He said, inhaling briskly to try and stop himself from the onslaught of ideas he already had tumbling out. “That makes sense! And-and only the shiniest and bestest, cool-looking rocks are from said magic place!” He puffed out his chest proudly, glad to have these ‘special’ rocks in his collection. “That place must be super pretty and full of shiny rocks too!” He excitingly chirped back.

⚘ buttonkit // ' ' Yeah! Yeah-- what should we call the magic place... ooh! What about MagicClan! It's a place far far away, where everything is cool and awesome and magical! ' ' He grinned, bouncing on his paws. ' ' Oh oh oh! That could be a new game we play! MagicClan... ' ' He thought for a moment. ' ' We can get the other kits in the nursery to join us, too! Then we can all be part of MagicClan! ' ' He grinned, proud of his idea. ' ' And we can share all the stories! I'll be MagicClan's... storyteller! I can tell all the stories 'n stuff. But I need a cool name... ' ' He paused, although not taking much time to think before saying ' ' Buttonbubble! How about you? Do you wanna play MagicClan too? You can be the leader! After all, you own the cool rocks. ' '

⚘ buddingkit // His eyes seemed to somehow widen even more, as if they were the size of the glorious sun in the sky. “WOAH-! THATS SO COOL-!” He yelled, slightly more loud than what was appropriate. He tried to clear his throat slightly, as if trying k act more profession in front of his fellow MagicClan clanmate and storyteller. “You have a similar name to Papa!” He giggled quietly to himself, trying to settle his amazement at the new clan they had created, just the two of them! His smiled widen as he thought up the possibilities that could come alongside this new world they had thought up. Finally, he cleared his throat and answered his brother’s question. “Yes! Yes I- uh- shall take the place of MagicClan’s /very/ cool leader and be called… Buddingstar!” He puffed out his chest proudly, clearing content with his ‘speech’. “And uh- as leader of this great clan- you are now the coolest and best storyteller out of all of them!” He did a small head nod now motion, stumbling on his paws for a moment.

⚘ buttonkit // Buttonkit- or, Button'bubble', bounced on his paws, eyes gleaming. ' ' Well, our Papa is super duper awesome, so if I have a name like his, I'm gonna be super duper awesome too! ' ' He smiled, then made an attempt to calm down. People who had important roles were calm and collected- or, at least, that's what he had learned through what little observation he had done. He dipped his head, probably more than what was necessary. ' ' I won't let you down, Budding/star/. ' ' He said, his excitement not hidden very well. ' ' I vow to be the bestest and most coolest storyteller, and tell only the most awesome of stories to our great clan! ' ' He grinned, sitting down to place a paw to his chest as he did so.

⚘ buddingkit // He giggled, eyes shining with a certain spark of excitement. He gave a loud and happy yelp of bliss as his tail waved back and forth behind him joyfully. "Well then! If you promise..." he started with a mischievous giggle,, "tell me a story right now!" He demanded gleefully, sitting down and curling his kinked tail around him to get comfortable. "The best one you have!" He added on quickly. Budding'star' gave a small nod of affirmation so his 'storyteller' could start.

⚘ non-canon — roleplay unfinished // Button’bubble’ rambled on about his many stories he had to tell, and the many he had made up on a whim. The two had a long day of playing MagicClan with each other, before eventually falling asleep.

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[ 4 / 10 / 22 — ( friendship ) — roleplay w/ belligerentkit; credit to their responses ^^ ] ⚘

⚘ belligerentkit // An odd-colored kit was sitting at the nursery entrance, letting a cool breeze ruffle his fur. He wasn't used to such untamed wind, his old home in the Twoleg place often did not get a lot of raw weather. However, he enjoyed the wind and the blistering sun and every little piece of sunshine he could savor.

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit was feeling kind of tired lately. He found himself in a slight disarray at the fact that he was going through that /woah I’m almost an apprentice/ phase, and had started thinking up different possibilities of what he may learn. He most certainty wasn’t an expert in that category, and had pretty much no sort of ground work on what apprentice duties would really be like, it was a nervously jittery feeling. He sighed, rolling over in his nest desperate to get his mind off of his thoughts

⚘ belligerentkit // The new kit noticed the almost apprentice rolling and shifting anxiously, curious as to why. At the moment, he didn't worry about anything- Besides, this new place was so much better than the lonely woods or the Twoleg place. He decided asking might be a good idea, so he padded over to Buddingkit. "Ello!"

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit's gaze quickly darted over towards the voice, jumping slightly in surprise. He let out a breath, before breaking out into small chuckles. "Oh-sorry- you just... really scared me-" He said with another exhale, shaking his fur out as he scrambled to his feet. "Hello!" Buddingkit quickly responded back with a happy meow. "I'm Buddingkit! I don't think I've seen you here before!"

⚘ belligerentkit // The young kit grinned, bright eyes in awe of the much bigger kit. He thought it was cool how Buddingkit's spotting was- He was yet to meet another cat with spotting like that. "I sorry," [ I'm sorry, ] He quickly apologized, remeambering that apologizing would be the respectful thing to do. "I ike your fur Uddi- Buddi- Can I all ou Buddie?" [ I like your fur Uddi- Buddi- Can I call you Buddie? ]

⚘ buddingkit // His eyes glistened with a sort of awe towards the young kit and he giggled fondly. “Yeah! You can call me Bud or Buddie! That’s what Buzz calls me!” He purred, glad to have someone besides his brother use his nickname. “What’s your name?” Buddingkit asked fondly, ear flicking with adoration towards the young kit. /He’s so small!/ he thought briefly to himself.

⚘ belligerentkit // Although Belligerentkit had no idea who Buzz was, he was glad that he didn't have to struggle through Buddingkit's name every time he wanted to mention him. "Imma Belligerenit!" He meowed, mixing up the 'kit' in his name and the end of 'belligerent'.

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit giggled at the young kit’s pronounciation. “Belligerentkit?” He asked kindly to confirm, eyes still wide with friendliness. “That’s such a pretty name!” The kit purred happily, ears flattening against his head with empathy.

⚘ belligerentkit // He nodded, not knowing the real meaning behind his name. Belligerent meant aggressive and hostile, and Belligerentkit was neither. However, he did bare his name like a crown, with pride that he had a name instead of the weird gibberish words the Twolges had called him. "Tank yoou!" [ Thank you! ] He nodded, tail flicking happily. "Y'ur really ig." [ You're really big. ] He stated, not noticing that the comment could be taken in an offensive manor.

⚘ buddingkit // He gave a soft giggle at the kit’s words. “Well, I’m much older than you, hm?” He responded playfully, kinked tail flicking slightly behind him. “Maybe I’m not big, maybe you’re just tiny!” Buddingkit hisses at the small kit in a playful sense, eyes wide and lit with amusement. Belligerent seemed like a nice kit, maybe he could make time to spend some of his apprenticeship with the small kit. He wasn’t acquainted with many his age anyways besides his siblings. He huffed softly to himself.

⚘ belligerentkit // The young kitten looked at himself, awestruck by the idea that he could simply be tiny and everyone else could be average-sized. "O! You th'nk so?" [ Oh! You think so? ] He asked, the idea of such a possiblity shocking to him.

⚘ buddingkit // He giggled softly, getting back to his paws and curling his kinked tail around them, the sound of his fur brushing up against the ground echoing through the small nursery. “Yep!” He said, his meow coming out slightly breathy. “Most kits your age are very tiny!” Buddingkit added on with another soft giggle, raising a paw to flatten down some of his unkempt fur

⚘ belligerentkit // Belligerentkit sat down as his mind puzzled over this, trying to grasp this new concept. /Does that mean that old elders are super big? Why don't cats start out huge and get smaller?/ These were the questions that swarmed the kit's little brain as he flicked his tail, mimicking Buddingkit's tail movement. "Why a'en't elders h'ge? Since dey old?" [ Why aren't elders huge? Since they're old? ] He finally asked, more questions and comments suddenly poured out of him. This happened a lot- Whenever he'd start talking, it would get hard for him to stop. "Why an't I big? Are ou bigest cat in da can? My sibing is petty ig." [ Why am I not big? Are you the biggest cat in the clan? My sibling is pretty big. ]

⚘ buddingkit // Buddingkit puffed out his chest a little bit with pride. “Yknow, maybe I /am/ the biggest cat in ThunderClan!” He said, giggling slightly with enthusiasm at his own joking tone. “Only one way to find out right?” The kit walked calmly behind Belligerentkit and bent down to pick up his tiny scruff, lifting him just barely off of the ground before quickly placing him down again before his strength wore out. “See! I’m super strong and mighty if I can lift the great Belligerentkit!” He meowed excitingly. His mind pondered back to Belligerentkit’s previous questions, thinking them over carefully in his head. /why are elders not the biggest cats in the clan-?/ before his thought process quickly changed, /well duh! they’re older and must just shrink! that makes sense, right?/ he shook his head out of his thoughts with a cheery smile.

⚘ non-canon — roleplay unfinished // Though short-lived, the two kits became very close friends/acquaintances; Belligerentkit’s chat with him helping Buddingkit relax about his apprenticeship.

### ❀ apprenticeship —

[ 4 / 15 / 22 — ( apprenticeship ) — clan roleplay; credit to their responses ^^ ] ⚘

⚘ non-canon — roleplay too long // Peonystar apprentices Buddingkit and the rest of his siblings, the apprentice in question getting assigned Turtleflip as a mentor.

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[ 4 / 15 / 22 — ( training ) — roleplay w/ turtleflip; credit to their responses ^^ ] ⚘

⚘ buddingpaw // Buddingpaw was practically buzzing with excitement after his ceremony. He had been waiting on baited breath the minute he had turned six moons for all of this new apprenticeship stuff ti be unfolded in him. Who would be his mentor? What would he be learning? Would he even be good at the skills they needed him to know? What if he messed up and embarrassed himself? Som much could go wrong! Buddingpaw shook his head out of his racing thoughts, eyes scanning around the camp to find the unfamiliar new warrior that had been assigned as his mentor /Turtleflip/ he reminded himself, hoping he wouldn’t forget the name like the over-excited cat he was in that moment.

⚘ turtleflip // Turtleflip had been surprised, especially after her last fail of an apprentice. Then again, she was just never able to find them. It wasn’t her fault. This time, though, they were ready. So much had been happening, being the mate of the new deputy and most cats now knowing her name-!! It was unusual, but she somewhat enjoyed the attention. She strode towards Buddingpaw, giving him a friendly smile. “Hey!! Buddingpaw, right? I’ll be your mentor!”

⚘ buddingpaw // Buddingpaw quickly flashed a wide grin. “That’s nice!” He quickly meowed with a slight nervous tone to his voice. /that was super awkward, get it together Buddingpaw!/ he cleared his throat, a smile still relevant on his face. “It’s good to meet you, Turtleflip!” The apprentice eagerly stated still practically vibrating in place from a mixture of nerves and enthusiam as to what was to come,

⚘ turtleflip // “Great to meet you, too! Do you wanna get started? I haven’t had time to plan everything, but for now I can show you the territory and introduce myself. And we can just get to know each other. How does that sound?”

⚘ buddingpaw // “Yes please!” He quickly yelped with excitement, still jittering with the sudden happiness that /oh my StarClan I’m gonna go see the forest!/ Buddingpaw gave another quick reassuring nod, kinked tail swaying behind him with joy as he tried to calm himself. He could tell if he was full of excitement or nervousness. /but that doesn’t matter right now! apprentice training!/ he reminded himself quickly.

⚘ turtleflip // “C’mon, then! I’ll introduce myself first,” Turtleflip meowed, starting out of camp. She made sure to stay at a slow pace. “Okay, so, I’m Turtleflip. I’ve been in ThunderClan my entire life. My last apprentice was a fail because I could never find them- but I plan to be productive with you. And I just recently became mates with Bunnyblitz!” Turtleflip meowed, listing anything interesting.

⚘ buddingpaw // Buddingpaw let out a small giggle as he bounded towards her, trying to keep up with her pace being but his first task. /first task as an apprentice!/ he reminded himself eagerly. He listened attentively as Turtleflip introduced himself with a smile on his face. “That’s so cool!” He meowed thoughtfully, “well, I’m Buddingpaw um, I came here to ThunderClan with my Da from this weird part of the forest when I was a few moons old… oh! and with my siblings! that’s about it!” He purred, leaving out smaller details like his mother passing after kitting. He never really knew her anyway, but he assumed that Da always did need some extra paws to help out. /maybe then, I can help him if I learn to be a great hunter!/ he thought to himself.

⚘ turtleflip // “That’s cool! Who’s your da?” Turtleflip meowed, looking over the apprentice with a curious gaze.

⚘ buddingpaw // "Bubblecatcher!" He said with a happy meow. "He's the best!” Buddingpaw quickly added on, his tail now more calmly dragging behind him, a smile eminent on his face as he walked in strides besides his mentor.

⚘ turtleflip // “That’s nice! I’ll have to meet him,” they meowed with a gentle smile. She loved the energy Buddingpaw emitted, incredibly excited and positive. At least that’s what she saw in her eyes. The trees rustled around them, birds chirping in an almost teasing manner. But Turtleflip ignored them.

⚘ buddingpaw // Buddingpaw giggled, head shaking up and down with affirmation. He watched, mind boggled, at the tall trees surrounding them as they continued their trek. His eyes were wide with curiosity as he took it all in, letting his ears pick up the faint sounds of chirping birds in the sky. A smile stretched across his face, a small noise of exclamation escaping him breathlessly.

⚘ turtleflip // “Do you know anything about hunting yet?” she questioned, thinking they’d go ahead and stop. And maybe try to hunt something.

⚘ buddingpaw // He gave a quick shake of his head as a no, still taking in the sights of the forest with excitement. “I’ve seen Da do it a lot before we entered the clan… but besides that-“ he said, drawing out the words.

⚘ turtleflip // “Ah, okay. Would you like to learn?” she smiled, sniffing the air for any sign of prey. Lots of birds…

⚘ buddingpaw // His eyes somehow widened even further a glint of determination shining evidently in his eyes. “Yes! Yes!” He quickly responded, shaking his head swiftly as he jumped in place. “Oh boy-! This is gonna be so cool!” Buddingpaw said aloud to himself, talk once again starting to thrash back and forth.

⚘ turtleflip // “Shhh…” she chuckled. The tabby cat dropped into a crouch, inching forward. After a few seconds, they pounced, smashing a bird under their paw.

⚘ buddingpaw // Buddingpaw’s eyes lit up in shock at the sudden action, watching it be done with the perfect and exact precision of a trained warrior. “That was- so cool!” He whisper-yellowed, more cautious after Turtleflip’s warning. His ear flicked as he continued to ponder at the scene, staring at the dead bird with awe. “I get to learn how to do that-!?” He asked softly, almost in shock that he would be able to learn that as well.

⚘ turtleflip // “Thank you! And yep! In fact, would you like to try? Just try copying what I did, and you’ll be fine.” Turtleflip sat down patiently.

⚘ buddingpaw // He felt an excited chill run down his spine as he shook his head fervently. Buddingpaw took a deep breath, trying to remember loosely the crouching method that his mentor used. He exhaled softly, shuffling his haunches behind him to get into a low, and rather uncomfortable, crouch. “Like this?” He whispered softly, just to be sure he didn’t scare any prey away. Buddingpaw instinctively raised his kinked tail from the forest floor, ears pricking quietly.

⚘ turtleflip // “Yep, good job. Can you smell any prey? You can try to catch it. No pressure, though,” Turtleflip meowed seriously.

⚘ buddingpaw // Buddingpaw hesitantly closed his eyes and attempted to take in the surrounding forest area. His nose twitched as it tried to take in the essential of any nearby prey, ear flicking slightly with annoyance as he started off without smelling any. Focusing his eyes closed together, he took in another breath, tension loosening as he scented another nearby bird. He screwed his eyes opened, looking about to try and find the bird. Buddingpaw held back a playful giggle as he noticed the prey, trying to distribute the weight between his haunches to get a good pounce. The bird was pretty far away from him, most likely out of his reach /it’s fine though! I’ll get good practice this way!/ he took a small breath, before leaping off of the forest floor a bit too noisily and attempting to reach his paws out for the bird. He let out a small yelp of surprise that alerted the bird and caused it to fly off, letting the small apprentice plant his face into the dirt. He huffed humorlessly, shaking off his fur and getting up once more, eager to try again. “That was so cool!” He blurted out with a lopsided grin.

⚘ turtleflip // Turtleflip watched her apprentice intently, and smiled broadly at his attempt. The apprentice was so positive! When they were an apprentice, she would’ve been incredibly annoyed. “That was a great try! Here, do you want to watch me again?” Turtleflip set down the bird, eyeing him with a questioning gaze.

⚘ buddingpaw // He gave an eager nod, quickly sitting down and fixating his eyes on Turtleflip with the utmost focus. He would do it this time, he knew it! If he just focused really hard and made sure to not scare the prey off, it would be simple! /I wonder how the rest of my littermates are doing right now? I bet they must be doing just as good!/

⚘ turtleflip // She took out a feather from her pelt, and placed it on the ground. They dropped into a crouch, tail hovering over the ground. She wriggled their rear before pouncing forward and biting it. “Or you can smash the prey with your paw.”

⚘ buddingpaw // He watched with fixated eyes, giving a brief nod as he too lowered swiftly into a crouch, repeating the previous actions and placing the weight onto his back haunches, rocking back and forth ever so slightly. He squinted his eyes, staring down the feather as if it were prey. Making sure her tail was on the ground, she quickly leapt up and outstretched her arms, bringing a paw down to swiftly place on top of the feather. He smiled, landing on the ground unevenly and tipping over slightly, attempting to regain his balance. “I did it!” He chirped excitingly.

⚘ turtleflip // “There you go!” Turtleflip praised him, giving a large smile. “You did an awesome job! Do you want to try biting it now?” she glanced back, looking for another feather.

⚘ buddingpaw // Buddingpaw beamed back at her, feeling proud of himself as he puffed his chest out. “Yes please!” He meowed quickly, still jittering in place with excitement as he awaited the second attempt. He just had to bite it, wouldn’t be that hard, right? /the feather is lighter than a mouse though./ he reminded himself, trying to think over the possible ways he could bite down on the strange object with it’s feathery ends.

⚘ turtleflip // “Okay! Go ahead,” Turtleflip dipped her head towards it, letting herself fall silent so they wouldn’t distract the giddy apprentice.

⚘ buddingpaw // He gave her another brief smile, before crouching down. The slightly uncomfortable posture was starting to become more natural the more he did it, starting to get used to the strange feeling. He took a quick breath bracing himself to leap. Then, he jumped up high in the air and darted towards the leaf, tail still raised and arms outstretched. He once again roughly landed by the death, this time biting down onto it before the gust of wind he caused blew it away. Buddingpaw smiled, picking up the feather with pride, before quickly spitting it out along with a few other stray feathers, chuckling to himself softly.

⚘ turtleflip // “Good job!!” she chirped happily. “Wanna try it on some prey?”

⚘ buddingpaw // He jumped to his paws and gave a quick nod. “Yes!” He chirped quickly, puffing out his chest with pride. “Maybe there’s some birds around here-!” He exclaimed, lifting his nose to try and scent any prey nearby.

⚘ turtleflip // Turtleflip sniffed the air, catching scent of a rabbit. A larger target for the apprentice, so why not? “Over there!” they meowed in a soft voice.

⚘ buddingpaw // His ears priced up accordingly, noticing the rabbit among the other scents in the forest. Buddingpaw slowly (and with minor discomfort) crawled towards it as he tried to keep his crouching position as even as possible. With a small breath, he quickly launched into the air and swung out a paw towards the rabbit. He noticed it’s floppy ears fly up just as he brought a paw down onto it, swiftly killing it with a swift bite. “I did it!” He chirped, rabbit still hanging from his jaw limply.

⚘ turtleflip // “That was amazing!!” the warrior gave a loud purr, already very proud of her apprentice. “Now, how about we head back and get something to eat. You’ve been working hard and deserve some food and rest.”

⚘ buddingpaw // He gave a sympathetic purr, making sure to hold on tightly to his newly caught prey in his jaw, chin lifted with pride as his tail swept the forest floor. “Let’s go!” He said, voice muffled through the fur as he trotted up besides his mentor and readied himself to leave.

⚘ turtleflip // Turtleflip started off towards camp, in a faster pace. “Try to keep up!” she meowed playfully.

⚘ buddingpaw // He giggled, attempting to run after his mentor with a beaming and large smile on his face, rabbit in mouth and tail perched high. His first day of being an apprentice! It couldn’t have gone better!

## ⚘ relationships ⚘

### ❀ familial —

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➼ bubblecatcher “ da ” ;; thunderclan warrior . he/him . alive ;; [ @WarriorsWOF4LYFE3 ] — ★★★★✩ — “I love my Da so much! he gave me a super cool butterfly wing, too!”

➼ buttonpaw “ brother ” ;; thunderclan apprentice . he/him . alive ;; [ @monochromatiic ] — ★★★✩✩ — “we don’t talk as much as we did when we were kits, but I love him nonetheless!”

➼ buzzpaw “ brother ” ;; thunderclan apprentice . he/him . alive ;; [ @f-fubuki ] — ★★★✩✩ — “buzzpaw is super cool! we made nicknames for our whole family together! we haven’t talked in awhile though . . .”

➼ butterflypaw “ sister ” ;; thunderclan apprentice . she/her . alive ;; [ @Raindrops\_in\_water ] — ★★★✩✩ — “my sister is really nice! I love to hang around her, even if we don’t talk often!”

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### ❀ platonic —

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➼ turtleflip; “ mentor ” [ @MillieMonkey7 ] — ★★★✩✩ — “turtleflip is the best mentor! even though we haven’t known each other long, I have a feeling we’ll become really good friends!”

➼ belligerentpaw; “ acquaintance ” [ @\_-HazingRoses-\_ ] — ★★★✩✩ — “I’ve only talked to belligerentkit once, but they were super nice and cheered me right up!”

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