Laene

**Laene** is a sleek, short-furred, long-legged silver tom with black speckles around his eyes, black toes, and bright, sparkling blue eyes. He is roleplayed by Cheetahspark.

## History

Laene grew up among a group of free cats with his family, and loved the group fiercely. He hated city cats with a burning passion, and his group was constantly fighting them. He thought everything was great, and he was ready to give his life to the group.

Then one day one of his sisters left the group without a trace. His whole family felt betrayed, and Laene threw himself into working, digging tunnels, fighting, anything he could do to keep his mind off of it.

His remaining family constantly pressured him to find a mate, but he avoided the fact by constantly giving excuses. In reality, he was hiding the fact that he was gay. He knew how much his group didn’t accept those kind of cats, so he pushed it down and ignored it. The only cat who knew was his remaining sister, Oke.

But then she died of greencough. Laene became filled with more rage than he ever had, and it was all for himself. If he’d only saved Oke. If he’d only convinced Uleia to stay. If he’d only loved Fayne. Sophia appeared to him. She told him he could fix it. Fix everything. Bring his sisters back. Fix himself.

## Personality

Laene is very loyal to those who raised him, and would do anything to protect them. However, this has made him unadaptable and dependent. He can barely handle being away from his family and group, and finds himself less confident in himself and his decisions without them to back him up. He was lonely within the group itself, however, because of the secrets he was keeping about himself. When he finds someone to be loyal to, Laene can be incredibly caring and will work hard to prove himself to them.

The tom is quite self-loathing, hating himself for his sexuality. He uses all of that hatred and guilt to mold himself into something his family would be proud of. Because of all of the lying to himself and others, he has trouble expressing his emotions in a comprehensible way. Laene is very stubborn, whether about matters concerning others or himself. However, under all of this, Laene is still a young cat who has a naive sense about the world and the other cats in it. His upbringing also hindered his social skills, since he knew the same group of cats his whole life and never had to be nervous around them. This can make him a bit awkward around new cats covered up by hostility.

## During the Tests 2.0

Turned up in the second Wait. Introduced himself to a she-cat named Camellia, but was interrupted when Nyx confronted him about being a free cat. Laene was stunned when Nyx said his mate was a tom. Ended up getting into a fight consisting of him, Camellia, Jiajun, Nyx, and Yeong, based off of their difference allegiances. It was cut short, and Laene was left feeling angry and confused.

He chose the Fire Tower in Test 2, feeling a strange connection to it. At first he got into a confrontation with Nyx and Yeong, but then they all agreed that they shouldn't fight, knowing it would harm rather than help. Once the fire starts, they run together and help each other out. Yeong and Laene tell each other puns to distract the other.

## Relationships

**Parents -** Scared of disappointing them

**Oke -** Loved her and she was the only person he could trust. Is still incredibly torn up about her death

**Uleia -** Holds a grudge against her for leaving them alone and doesn't have the faintest clue why she would leave

**Fayne -** Knows he should be looking for a mate in her, but can't bring himself to love her any more than a friend would

**Camellia -** Likes her, and wants to be allies

**Nyx -** Hates him at first, but is intrigued by his dead mate. When they have to team up in Test 2, Laene begins to see him for who he is instead of where he's from, and starts to get even more curious about him

**Yeong -** Thinks he's completely unreasonable and prone to starting fights for no reason. Once the second Test rolls around and they have to help each other, though, they start to bond over terrible puns and Laene thinks he might not be that bad