Tunaspirit

Tunaspirit is a fluffy, white furred cat, with gray markings around their paws, tail, muzzle, and ears, which are surrounded by a cream ring. They have grey-green eyes, and two extra, deformed legs growing out of their hind legs below their ankles. They have several scars stretching across their belly and chest.

## Physical description

### Eye color

Grey-green

Tunaspirit is the current Mossclan deputy, under Fritillarystar's leadership. They were born to a rouge and a kittypet, along with their sister, Streampaw. However, due to Tuna's extra legs, their parents abandoned them and their sister. The two were then found and adopted by Tunablast, who was related to Streamstar, albeit distantly.

In their early kithood, they were quite energetic and naive. They met quite a few cats who would become like family to them, these being Honeycombhaze, Sunlitsky, Moonstone, and Whisperingchime. Quite soon after being adopted into the clan, Tunakit became incredibly self conscious about their legs. They started trying to hide their legs from sight, trying to avoid judgment. One day, they went and hid in the medic's den, trying to get away from all the cats. It was there that they met Shadekit, a quite depressed kit with a broken leg. Determined to cheer her up, they ran and brought her flowers to try to make her feel better. It was then that the kits discovered that they both really loved flowers. Immediately, the two became friends, and were nearly inseparable. They end up meeting a kit named Mistkit, and the three become a trio. Somewhere during this time, Tunakit and Shadekit both end up with flower necklaces that they made for each other.

As an apprentice, they became adventurous and somewhat daring. Tunapaw's beloved grandparental figure, Moonstone, gave them her Morning Glory flower. Sunlitsky became their mentor. And unfortunately, their sister decided to try and move to Flurryclan, but died in the process of transferring. But as they grew, they wanted to know what lay inside of Flurryclan. So, making perhaps their worst ever decision, they ventured over the border, a good distance into the territory. They had been walking along a cliff when the ground below them began to crumble, and they slid down, barely managing to hang on to the cliff. Tunapaw called for help, not even caring about the consequences of being caught in the opposite territory at that moment, and luckily, yet also unluckily, a Flurryclan apprentice was nearby. Crimsonpaw had been hunting, and heard their cries for help. Hoisting them up and away from the cliff, Crimsonpaw saved their life, for better or for worse. Before they had a chance to thank the Flurry apprentice, two more cats ended up stumbling across the scene: Treepaw of Flurryclan, and Zinniapaw of Mossclan. Zinniapaw was a blind apprentice, who had been following Tuna's scent trail. The poor apprentice had been unaware that she'd crossed the border. Crimsonpaw seemingly recognized the apprentice, and in a surge of anger, started to attack the apprentice. Tunapaw could only watch in horror as Crim murdered Zinnia. It was then that Crim turned her attention to Tunapaw. Leaping at them, Crismon managed to majorly injure Tutu before they managed to kick her away from them, causing Crimsonpaw to fall off the cliff and die. Enraged, Treepaw dragged Tuna to Flurryclan, where they stayed as a prisoner until they were nearly a warrior.

Finally getting to return home, Tunapaw ended up finding their crush, Shadepaw at the border waiting for them to come back. Both apprentices were overjoyed to see each other, and quickly returned to camp. At this time, Heatherstar was the leader, and she was told of what Tunapaw had done. Just before their warrior ceremony, Tutu requested a certain suffix in order to honor the apprentice they had accidentally murdered. Heather agreed, and so Tunapaw became Tunaspirit. It wasn't long afterwards that Shadesoul confessed her feelings to Tuna and they became mates. THings seemed to be looking up, but then two things happened. One, Tutu learned that Moonstone had committed suicide while they were away. And two, the fire came, forcing the clans to stay together at the ocean. Tunaspirit was incredibly uncomfortable during this time, but then they got their first ever apprentice to train: Bluejaypaw. Now, Bluejaypaw reminded them of themself. Tunaspirit wanted to be sure that he was ready for anything that would come his way, so they trained him as well as they possibly could. This may have been a mistake, however. The clans soon returned home from the ocean, once the fire had burned itself out, only to discover that it had destroyed most of their homes. On the way back, Tunaspirit found an abandoned litter of kits, which they decided to adopt.

A few days or so before the ceremony to announce who the new deputy would be, Shade adopted a litter of kits as well. Then, multiple tragedies struck. Tunaspirit had to first watch their adoptive father, Tunablast, die. Then their father figure, Honeycombhaze. Then when going to find Shadesoul to tell her about what had passed, they came across Bluejaypaw who stood above Shade's body having murdered her. Tunaspirit went into a strange state of numbness after these events. While they didn't know that they would be becoming deputy in a few days, they did have something big planned for the ceremony. They were going to tell the clan what Bluejay had done while he was in camp with the rest of them. And this way, he would never have the opportunity to hurt a cat ever again.

## Personality

Tunaspirit is a complicated soul, burdened by the guilt and grief of their past mistakes. They tend to be a people pleaser, often trying to avoid conflict as much as possible. They are incredibly considerate of others most of the time, and try to be as kind as possible, although this is partly due to their anxiety about, well, everything. They do have a bit of an ego at times, and can let their pride blind them, although since the incident they've gotten much better about this. They can be incredibly possessive and protective, worried that anything that they have could be lost forever should it leave their sight. This can extend to those they love. They are an incredibly smart cat, yet can also be cowardly. However they would stop at nothing to save those they loved, even potentially going as far as to sacrifice themself.

## Original Bio

Tunakit// Asexual Lesbian in the future// In future will become trans, then potentially genderfluid//Tuna as a kit is an energetic, unattentive cat. He's naive, and innocent, as well as (book) smart (meaning that he'd be intelligent about why things work the way they do, but, uh, acts kinda dumb lol). Tuna will love his family deeply, and look to them for comfort. He can be oblivious at times, and has a tendency to zone out. As he gets older, Tuna will begin to suffer with social anxiety, and eventually, depression. Tuna will become a lot more self conscious as well, and will begin to question his gender and sexuality. // Rp ex:)) Tunakit was happily bounding around camp, enjoying the feeling of the grass beneath his paws. He sat down next to a tiny patch of flowers, and began to pick them. "I hope my siblings like these!" Tuna exclaimed happily. Tuna could sit there all day, just playing in the grass and the flowers. Or, maybe not. That felt like he was sitting still for MUCH too long. He shifted positions and kept playing with the flowers. Just then, a nursery queen walked over to him. "Tunakit! I've called you five times already! Get back into the nursery!" Tuna looked up at the queen, guilt hot on his neck. "I'm sorry! I didn't hear you!" He scrambled off into the nursery. // Research for Polymelia (meaning has two extra legs): https://nypost.com/2018/08/02/kitten-born-with-nine-lives-and-six-legs/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymelia Tuna will also have ADHD, which I have, so research shouldn't be needed.

### Changes from original plan

Originally, Tuna would grow up to be genderfluid, ace, and a lesbo. Now, however, this has been changed as they've ended up nonbinary and pansexual. Also, Aurora was originally going to make Tunaspirit have a lot more of the symptoms of all of their disorders show through the character, however due to constantly forgetting to do this, it decided to just have the occasional ADHD stims and things like that. Tunaspirit was also originally not going to be very traumatized at all, as the owner had been planning on letting Tuna get a much happier life than themself, however as Aurora has a bit of a gothic writing style and a love for dark and grimy things, they ended up horribly traumatizing the poor child. Tutu was never meant to be the deputy, as the owner felt that if they were truly in the warrior cats universe as a cat, it wouldn't have ever become a deputy. Surprise surprise, they end up as one due to their traumatic past, apparently, as Fritillarystar was unused to having to deal with horrific events, and was also impressed that they hadn't crumbled after everything that had happened.

## Relationships

### Shadesoul

Tunaspirit has a close relationship with their former mate, Shadesoul. They agreed with her on a lot of things, and related to her quite a bit. They miss her immensly.

> *"My beloved........ She..... she passed recently. She was murdered. By my own apprentice. I miss her, so much." - Tunaspirit about their former mate.*
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### Tunablast

Tunaspirit has a rather distant relationship with their adoptive father, as he only really interacts with them twice. However, despite this, they still love him.

> *"He took me and Streampaw in. Not that he ever really interacted with us, except for when he told me that I couldn't be an apprentice, and when he was dying. I still love him though. I miss you, Dad."- Tunaspirit about Tunablast.*
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### Streampaw

Tunaspirit doesn't have much of a relationship with their sister, as the two never inteact. They were sad when they learned that she'd died trying to go to Flurryclan, but moved on quickly.

> *"She was my sister. Not that she ever paid any attention to me. Ever. She was the only blood relative that I had, yet she decided to leave me and Dad to go to Flurryclan. And then she died trying to get there. I'd forget her if I could, but I don't think I ever will. Miss you, sis."- Tunaspirit about Streampaw.*
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### Moonstone

Tunaspirit was very close with Moonstone, who they considered a grandparent to them. Moonstone helped support Tuna during the early stages of their life, and gave them her Morning Glory flower before she passed. Moonstone was the first cat to start using Tunaspirit's nickname, Tutu.

> *"She was like a grandmother to me. She took care of me, cheered me up, and helped fill some of the void that was left in my heart from my biological parents abandoning me and Stream, as well as my adoptive father neglecting me. She even gave me her strangely immortal flower. Then she died. I love you, Gramma Moonstone. I wish you could come back."- Tunaspirit about Moonstone.*
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### Honeycombhaze

Honeycombhaze was a father figure in Tutu's life. They looked up to him and interacted with him a ton. He helped teach them that their legs weren't something to be ashamed of, and that they wouldn't stop them from becoming a warrior. They often looked to him for advice and had a very close relationship with him.

> *"He was more of a dad to me than both my real father and my adoptive one. He helped deal with the cats who would bully me for my extra legs when I was a kit, and taught me that even with my legs, I could become a normal warrior. He got old, and sick. He has kits, and a mate, Graniterain. But he died. I miss him."-Tunaspirit about Honeycombhaze.*
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### Sunlitsky

At first, Tuna was scared of Sunlitsky, and thought that she was going to eat them. But now they've formed a close bond with their friend and mentor, and would consider her to be the mother that they never had. They consider her kits to be their younger siblings, in a way.

> *"She was my mentor and the one who I considered my mother. When I was really young, I was scared of her because she told me about some cat named Flailghost (who I think was Honeycomb's friend) who murdered a bunch of cats. She also at some point when she was expecting kits told me that the kits were in her belly because she ate them, and then threatened to eat me. Good times. She's dead now, as are pretty much any of the cats I loved as parents are."- Tutu about Sunlitsky*
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### Vanilla

Tunaspirit hates Vanilla, and only knows of her existence because of their mother's sister. Despite the fact that Vanilla was their mother, they never really met her before she died of infected wounds. They will deny that she ever existed, and state that Sunlitsky is their mother, nobody else.

> *"Apparently, she was my real mother. She was a kittypet who had kits with a loner, then because of my extra legs, abandoned me and my sister. I hate her, and I don't consider her to be my mother. I was told she existed by Bubblegum, who somehow recognized me and wanted to let me know that she'd died. Like I care."- Tutu about Vanilla.*
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### Topper

Tunaspirit doesn't really care about Topper at all, despite the fact that he was their father. They like him slightly better than they do Vanilla, though, as he was the one who caused the wounds that their mother eventually died from. They've never met him and assume him to be dead.

> *"Topper was the loner who was my father. I learned of his existence from Bubblegum. I also learned that he was furious with Vanilla when she abandoned us, and wounded her out of anger. That wound led to her demise. I know that he searched for us for like, a day before deciding that we must have been eaten by a fox or something. Bubblegum said that they never saw him again. Good riddance."-Tutu about Topper*
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### Bubblegum

Bubblegum is Tunaspirit's aunt. They don't have all that close of a relationship with her, but they like her far better than they do their parents. They are willing to accept the fact that she's related to them, and quite enjoy her sense of humor.

> *"Bubblegum is the kittypet who told me about my parents. Apparently, she's also my aunt. As kittypets go, she's pretty alright. Fiercer than the other kittypets. I bet she'd have been a good warrior. I don't visit her hardly at all though, as I'd rather not listen to stories about my parents."- Tutu about Bubblegum.*
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### Bright

Tuna has an...... interesting relationship with Bright, to say the least. Formly Treepw, Bright the loner named herself that due to her murdering a cat named Brightpaw, whom she thought was friends with Tunaspirit (she was incorrect). Bright is the one who dragged Tuna to Flurryclan and ultimately was the cause of them having to stay there.

> *"She's the one who dragged me in my majorly injured state to Flurryclan for accidentally murdering her friend (and crossing the border). I'm terrified that she may come to find me and get revenge for her friend."- Tutu about Bright.*
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### Crimsonpaw

Tunaspirit regrets everything that happened with Crimsonpaw. They wish that they could forget that she'd ever existed, but they can't. So instead, they requested Spirit as their warrior suffix to ensure that they never forgot what they did. They considered having crimson be their suffix, but ultimately went with spirit for simplicity.

> *"She's the cat I accidentally........ She killed Zinniapaw in front of me. When I tried to save her (and failed), she attacked me. Nearly killed me before I accidentally launched her off of the cliff we were fighting on. Bright witnessed the entire thing."-Tutu about Crimsonpaw.*
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### Bluejayfeather

Tunaspirit has had a strenuous relationship with their former apprentice, Bluejayfeather. They had enjoyed being his mentor and pittied him, but also saw themself in him. Then he murdered their mate, and the can't decide if they hate him or not, as he was kind of like a younger brother to them.

> *"Bluejayfeather was once my apprentice. I considered him a younger brother. But then he murdered Shade. I can't ever forgive him. I think I still love him, or at least some stubborn part of me does. I hope he gets what he deserves."- Tutu about Bluejayfeather.*
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### Petrichorpaw

Tunaspirit has a great relationship with their son, Petrichorpaw. They're quite close with him, as he reminds them of Shadesoul quite a bit.

> *"My son! I adopted him and his siblings a while ago. They were abandoned near the old willow tree. They were clearly starving. Even to death, for there was another sibling of theirs who was dead when I found them. Poor thing. Anyways, Pepe is my little raindrop, and quite adorable. I would protect him with my life. I hope to be a good parent for him, better than mine were for me."-Tunaspirit about Petrichorpaw*
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### Taffypaw

Tunaspirit has a rather distant relationship with their daughter, as the two don't talk very often.

> *"Taffypaw is my daughter. I haven't really heard from her in a while. I haven't been able to find her in camp either. I hope she's ok...." - Tunaspirit about Taffypaw*
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### Rolypolypaw

Tunaspirit has a close bond with Rolypolypaw, their child, who also has an extra leg. They help make sure that he knows that despite his extra leg, he can become a great warrior as well.

> *"My kiddo! They're a silly little dude, definitely quite playful. They, like me, have an extra leg. I think that's why the kits were abandoned. Nevertheless, regardless of their five-leggedness, I love them very much. I hope that I can support them in whatever way I can, as the years go by."- Tunaspirit about Rolypolypaw*
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### Stonepaw

Tunaspirit has a somewhat close relationship with Stonepaw, their daughter. Stone was named after Moonstone, and also looks slightly like Shadesoul. Stonekit is missing a leg, and Tunaspirit does their best to support her with this. Stonepaw is also one of their apprentices.

> *"YO WHAT I GOT MY CHILD AS MY APPRENTICE?!?!?!? But anyways, I really love her. She's so anxious most of the time, quite like me. And I get the feeling that she worries about her missing leg a lot. But hopefully, as I get to train her now, I can help make sure she becomes the best warrior ever seen in Mossclan." - Tunaspirit about Stonepaw*
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### Mistkit

Tunaspirit has a good relationship with their daughter, Mistkit. They often play together.

> *"Mistkit's a sweetheart, honestly. She's super playful, and energetic. I enjoy playing pretend with her." - Tuna about Mistkit*
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### Kestrelkit

Kestrelkit, Tutu's child, doesn't really talk to them ever.

> *"Kestrelkit seems to be avoiding me as of late. I wonder why....?" - Tutu about Kestrelkit*
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### Starkit

Starkit is their mute daughter. They have a close relationship with her, and they tell her stories often.

> *"Starit is my baby. I love her and hope to support her in everything possible. Recently I happened to accidentally scare her out of a tree. Lucily, she was alright." - Tuna about Starkit*
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### Moonshinekit

Moonshinekit is Tuna's son. He's got schizophrenia, just like Shadesoul used to, so they're quite good at telling when he's having an episode. They have a close relationship.

> *"Moonshinekit is a lovely little dude, but I get the feeling that other cats bully him when I'm not around. He's schizophrenic, just like Shade was, and I worry that when he has an episode around others, they mock and tease him for it. I hope to help him stay stronge." - Tutu about Moonshinekit.*
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### Spiritkit

Spiritkit also hasn't interacted with Tunaspirit, despite being their daughter.

> *"I haven't gotten to talk to Spiritkit. At all. I think I just realized that I may be a horrible parent." - Tuna about Spiritkit*
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### Chestnutpaw

Tunaspirit has an honestly amusing relationship with Chestnutpaw. Chestnut is one of their current apprentices, although he can be very snarky.

> *"There are a lot of things that I could say about him, but I won't, as I'd rather not teach my kits those words. However, he's a snarky, selfish, self-centered mousebrain with an ego larger than Starclan. He'll surely be horrible to train."- Tutu about Chestnutpaw.*
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### Fritillarystar

Tunaspirit is becoming fairly good friends with the leader, enjoying his positivity and child-like nature.

> *"Fritillarystar? Well, he's really quite lovely. It has a certain energy that makes me think of my kits, despite the fact that he's older than me. It also kind of reminds me of Honeycombhaze, who also had a rather childish demeanor." - Tuna about Fritillarystar*
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## Close kin

Abandoned by a kittypet mother named Vanilla, and a rouge father named Topper, Tunaspirit has one sister, Streampaw, who has died, along with their biological parents. Both they and their sister were adopted by Tunablast, who also died. Family tree link is here, but is currently still a bit of a wip.

## Fun Facts

* Tunaspirit was named after Tunascale, a Flurryclan cat whom they reminded Tunablast of.
* Tunaspirit has a giant hyperfixation on snakes, shiny things, and Twoleg related thiings.
* Tunaspirit's litter of adopted kits are actually biologically related to Flailghost.
* Tunaspirit does not believe in Starclan or the Dark Forest, and is deathly terrified of death because of this.
* Tuna was actually Aurora's (the owner of Tutu) first character that they weren't going to try and make the deputy. So of course they immediately became the deputy.
* Tunaspirit hates ducks. Nobody knows why.
* Almost every sentence of the "Fun Facts" starts with their name. We really should have been more creative while writing this.
* Their favourite flower is roses.
* They used to throw mossballs at birds as a child because they thought that the birds were actually working for Flurryclan to spy on them
* Tutu was originally based on their owner itself, who decided to make a character using a personality similar to theirs. This escalated and Tunaspirit is now a representation of part of Aurora's personality. Yes, this does in fact mean that Aurora used to throw rocks at birds. They thought the birds were robots spying on it for the government.

## Habits

* They tend to knead the ground beneath them when they feel nervous. Or bored.
* They zone out a LOT when they aren't interested in what's happening.
* They also tend to accidentally talk over cats.
* When excited, they have a habit of bouncing and getting incredibly loud.
* They forget, like, everything. They would forget their own head if it wasn't attached to their body.