Beachgaze

Beachgaze is an ugly, mangy gray roan she-cat with hairless patches on her face, feet, and throat, webbed toes, a black nose, fuzzy scruff around her face, and bright gold eyes.

## Personality

Beachgaze is generally a steady and reliable cat. She likes her routines, and is usually not the best at taking initiative to try new things, sometimes even resisting them if or when others suggest them. This manifests mostly in her youth in her being a picky eater, though she'll likely grow out of that as she ages. However, her routine nature makes her quite dependable, as once she tries something new (since she does usually end up liking new things, despite her initial resistance), she may incorporate that into her routine and attend to it just as diligently as she does everything else in her daily life. If she makes a commitment to something, she'll tackle it and deal with any frustrations that may come out of it without complaint. She's generally more of a "slow and steady wins the race" sort of cat, however, and doesn't usually attack projects or problems with lots of vigor upfront, instead trying an angle to approach the matter from and methodically working her way through it until she eventually comes to a solution. She is not personally very competitive, not seeing the point in trying to "win" if she could be just as happy to learn something new or just spend time with her loved ones. However, she may be competitive on others' behalf, cheering on her loved ones enthusiastically and always feeling immensely proud and pleased when they succeed. She's definitely the mom friend, responsible and attentive to things that need to be done, and not afraid to remind others of the things that they need to do as well if they seem inclined to forget or ignore it. Those things could be duties for the Clan, or something as simple as looking after oneself - and she will drop her usually laid back attitude in a heartbeat to turn stern and uncompromising if need be. She's not overbearing, mostly letting others do what they want and make their own mistakes, as she has a very strong belief in "live and let live" virtues ("if it's safe, not against the Warrior Code, and everyone involved agrees to it and takes responsibility, then go hog wild I don't care"), but if she believes there's a rule or safety precaution or anything of the sort that needs heeding, she'll make damn sure that her loved ones heed it. She cares very deeply for her loved ones, not only encouraging them but also making a great effort to understand and appreciate the things that they care about, even if she herself doesn't really get it. She will never intentionally hurt someone she cares about, and will be devastated if she manages to do so anyway, feeling guilty and ashamed, the feeling never really going away, even after things are patched up and forgiven; if she's forgiven for whatever she did, it'll stop consuming her thoughts, but she'll still feel just as bad if she lets herself think about it for too long again. However, outside of her loved ones, she really couldn't care less what other cats think of her. She is intelligent and self-aware enough to recognize that she's very lucky to have the family she's got - not all cats can say that they have unconditionally supportive moms, loving grandparents, and a wonderful gaggle of sisters who are all there for them. She feels she's blessed enough to have the cats in her life that she's got, and if anyone else doesn't like her because of her attitude, or her looks, or anything else, then she doesn't need them, and won't feel any sort of loss at cutting them out of her life. She does her best not to waste time on anyone who won't appreciate her for who she is, but she is occasionally too nice for her own good, as she's always willing to give someone a chance or two, no matter what she hears about them from someone else. When she gets stressed out or worried, she avoids it like the plague, doing her best to not think about it and occupy herself with other things, even though it usually leads to procrastination. She keeps a lot of her troubles to herself rather than speaking about them, as she finds herself easily overwhelmed by attempting to explain or dissect her feelings, and since she knows that she's been fortunate to live the life she leads she feels insecure about sharing her problems. She feels that her life is good, so she doesn't have the right to complain when others have it worse than her. She may keep big worries or insecurities of hers from her loved ones purely because she doesn't know how to talk about them. Whatever she may be experiencing internally, however, she is prone to sarcasm, sass, and teasing in conversation, and can always appreciate a joke, even if she's upset.

## History

Her biological mother was a former kittypet who found that she could not take care of four kits out in the wild, and so abandoned Beachgaze and her siblings on WaveClan territory, where they were found and taken in by Shimmermist and Fallowstep.