Fanglily

## Appearance & Personality

Fanglily is a large, dark brown tabby molly with a sandy underbelly. Her larger size is due to her being a Maine coon. Of course some cats are taller than her, but normally stands a few heads above most other cats. Two of Fanglily's top canines are abnormally larger than the rest, hence her prefix Fang, and her eyes are a fiery, orangeish gold color.

Ever since she was little, Fanglily always possessed an adventurous nature, always determined to try things out and continue on to reach new heights, and accomplish new goals. And with that adventurous spirit, her competitive nature also began to build up, especially as she was placed amongst the other apprentices. She was determined to succeed above her peers, and fought on, working and training as hard as she could to try and prove herself, and to surpass them. Of all her flaws, the most noticeable would most likely be her hot-headedness, which occurs because she doesn't do so well with keeping her anger in check, which only adds on to her fighting spirit. Behind her fury and eagerness to put up a fight, Fanglily has a heart of gold. She cares deeply for a good chunk of cats in her Clan, and will stop at nothing to protect them. Fanglily is not exactly the most emotional cat, as she prefers to keep her deepest emotions to herself, in order to stay strong for others, and to very rarely show her weaknesses.

## Brief History

Fang was born as a rogue along with her brother, and ventured off - and after quite the journey she found herself on SkyClan territory, joining their ranks as an apprentice. She was mentored by Darkstar for a few moons before the leader was killed, Widowstar becoming her mentor soon after. Once Widowstar's reign was over, Fangpaw was made a warrior by Perchstar, taking on the name of Fanglily.

## Detailed History

Two kindhearted rogues by the names of Magpie and Acorn had settled down close to where ShadowClan currently resides, happily starting a family of their own. Their litter consisted of a small, raggedy tom whom they named Newt, and a slightly bigger she-kit, who they decided to call Fang, because of her odd teeth. No matter her abnormalities, her parents still loved her and her brother immensely. And, Fang never doubted that for a moment, which was why it had never been a worry for her. Her mind was set on bigger pictures; on seeing sights besides the stone and shrubs that surrounded their home... she craved adventure. She spoke with Newt about her fantasies of traveling away from home, but he would never share her desires, for he was satisfied with the life they lived, safe with their parents in their dark, rocky home. Annoyed by her brother unwilling to seek out the same desires as her, Fang decided to begin her travels on her own, only about 4 moons old at the time. Of course, that was never a problem for her. She believed she could fight off the toughest of beasts no matter how small she was.

Despite her confidence, she still ended up finding herself facing danger. Her parents hadn't come after her, and her fate seemed to be sealed as she encountered an eagle that had repeatedly been trying to claw at her with its talons, in an attempt to snatch her off the ground. Fang, while small because of her young age, still put up quite the fight against the flapping beast. A single mistake in her aim was her downfall, though, as the eagle managed to lift her up in its talons, high off the ground. Surely this was the end - she'd die here, without having found the adventurous life she craved so dearly. The flight was long, as if the eagle had traveled far from its nest to retrieve food for its young, and Fang had given up. She couldn't reach the eagle enough to strike it, and even if she did, she'd only plummet to the ground. However, as they neared the eagle's nest, a mysterious cat sprung from the ground, attacking the eagle and ultimately saving Fang from her dark fate. This cat provided her shelter and food for a few sunrises, before SkyClan began to form in the hills nearby. Fang saw an opportunity. An opportunity she couldn't pass up as Dark stepped forward as the leader of the new Clan. She left the mysterious cat's side, who she hadn't thought to ask the name of, lured in by the offer for her and other rogues and loners nearby to join this new Clan. Her savior chose not to join, leaving the area to live freely once more. And with that, Fang joined SkyClan's ranks and became Fangpaw.

A few moons passed, and Fangpaw struggled to find some cat to mentor her. She knew by Darkstar's words that apprentices needed a mentor to train them in the ways of the Clans, but without one, she was lost. She'd try and teach herself to hunt and to fight, traveling to the training hollow every other day. Without a mentor, she convinced herself she'd have to try even harder than the other apprentices to try and get stronger. Whilst she was practicing her hunting one day, she met Perchpaw. Just as she offered to hunt with the other young molly, Darkstar joined them, offering instead to take the two of them to practice fighting training. Fangpaw of course agreed, and did her best to train with the two of them, even if it was her first time training with another cat. She knew Perchpaw was a bit older than her, and had been training longer. That thought alone gave her enough strength to continue on, and not feel envious that the flamepoint molly had another cat to train her. Not long after, Darkstar decided it was time for Perchpaw to receive her warrior name - and she became Perchlily, already seeming so much older and wiser than Fangpaw could ever be. Fangpaw couldn't exactly keep her envy locked up for much longer, and it grew more difficult as she continued to train on her own, falling further and further behind her peers. It wasn't until Darkstar approached her, after having taking Mudpaw under her wing, that Fangpaw finally was able to train again. Once more she was asked to practice her battle training, and was not only repeatedly outmatched by the leader, but she learned a lot, as well. Darkstar offered to mentor Fangpaw after their training session, and after that, the young tabby molly believed everything was starting to look up for her.

Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. She had only been training with Darkstar and Mudpaw for only a few moons, until both the leader and Mellowbug had not returned home after the second Gathering of The Median. Distraught by the news of Widowstar claiming leadership, Fangpaw finally decided to speak with Mudpaw, outside of their training. The other molly was cold, and gave Fangpaw nothing but sass as she tried to speak with her. It was the grief they both shared regarding the deaths of their leader and medicine cat - which was much harder on Mudpaw, as Mellowbug had been her mother - that the two formed something similar to a friendship. A close bond, at least. The two of them vowed to prove to Widowstar that they were worthy of receiving their warrior names, and afterwards, they'd try to overthrow her, and save SkyClan. It seemed like a distant fantasy, trying to take Widowstar down with just the two of them. For fear and anxiety had swelled in both mollys' hearts as Widowstar summoned SkyClan and announced her refusal to pledge to The Median, and made Foxpaw a warrior for speaking out against her, only to immediately strip him of his life a heartbeat later. Their desire to prove themselves and take down Widowstar was gone as quick as Foxchaser's death had been. Fangpaw and Mudpaw had stood in fear as their Clanmate was killed, along with Zenithpaw. She had no knowledge of what Perchlily had planned with Roxiepaw, and never would, for after that meeting, Fangpaw retreated back to the apprentice's den, unwilling to simply obey the corrupted leader, despite knowing she couldn't do anything at all, else her life was at risk.

When Perchlily returned with Rainbowstar, Fadinglight, and many other WindClan cats, Fangpaw was just as surprised as the rest of her Clanmates, and, even though Widowstar commanded SkyClan to attack the intruders, none of them did, except Mudpaw, afraid to disobey the cruel leader. Fangpaw stood by with Zenithpaw as the WindClan cats gathered around them, watching as her friend brawled with a WindClan apprentice, who seemed to have no intention to fight. They watched in a horrified silence as Widowstar finally surrendered. As WindClan began to leave SkyClan's camp, Rainbowstar claimed that Darkstar had wanted Perchlily to take her place as leader all along, and Fangpaw couldn't help but feel happy for her friend, now Perchstar, and leading SkyClan to better days. In honor of this, Perchstar gave Cobrapaw and Fangpaw their warrior names at last, now known as Cobraswirl and Fanglily - Fanglily's very closely resembling the warrior names of SkyClan's new leader, along with Darkstar's and Lightlily's. Knowing this made Fanglily very proud, and she vowed from then on to serve SkyClan to the end of her days, just as the 'Lily's before her had.

Fanglily began to settle back into the new SkyClan, and had grown more sociable than she had been in her apprentice moons, where she'd always felt outcasted from her Clanmates. It seemed, by gaining her warrior name at long last, she finally felt a sense of belonging, no longer relying on another cat to guide her other than her leader. With this newfound confidence, she spoke with Ashdust, quickly joining the medicine cat on her journey to look for herbs. They'd found a sufficient amount of chervil to bring home that day, but Fanglily had injured her paw in the process, and was confined in camp for a couple days in order for it to heal. While it healed, she spent more time around camp, and stumbled upon Mushroomkit - a young, deaf tom. She had approached him out of sympathy, as no other kits were around to give him company, but realized the longer she remained with him, the happier she felt. Mushroomkit may have been deaf, but in creating their own creative way to communicate through scribbles in the sand, they were able to happily speak to one another. Her paw healed up soon after, and she was fully ready to get out of camp again. She bumped into Larkpaw on her way out, and offered to give the apprentice a hunting lesson, unaware that Larkpaw was, in fact, blind. It didn't matter, for her lesson had proved to be beneficial in some way to the both of them.

She and Ashdust slowly but surely began to grow close, nearly inseparable at this point. They would search for herbs together, sometimes even hunt, if Ashdust was willing to try her paw at chasing after a few squirrels. Fanglily approached the medicine cat one day, and immediately noticed her sullen mood, trying her best to get Ashdust to talk it out. When she did, Fanglily was beyond baffled. Mudsun had up and left SkyClan, all because Ashdust had gotten angry at the warrior insulting Mellowbug, her mentor, and Mudsun's own mother. Ashdust had expected Fanglily to hate her after she confessed, but, to her surprise, the warrior was understanding. They both agreed that Mudsun was a bit straightforward and rude at times, after all. But, Fanglily couldn't shake the worry knowing her frenemy was out there beyond the borders, alone.

Admittedly, Fanglily found herself growing more and more useless amongst her Clan, only really spending time with Ashdust, up until Shadow led BloodClan into their camp, aiming to steal SkyClan's prey and herbs. Fanglily sought an opportunity to protect her Clan by taking on Flame, preventing the molly from reaching the herbs. Unfortunately, Perchstar had lost a life to Shadow, and they were unsuccessful. They'd been raided.

Crestfallen and furious, she decided to patrol a border along the edges of SkyClan territory to clear her head after the raid. Fanglily was surprised to find Mudsun at the border, and the BloodClan scent on the molly alarmed Fang instantly. The two of them hardly had any casual talk, as Fanglily went off about SkyClan being raided, unaware that Mudsun was considering joining BloodClan. Finally, they had a few moments of actual chitchat, before Mudsun decided she should leave, and she told Fang to never patrol this border again with her in mind - as she wouldn't return. Fanglily hesitantly wished her former friend a kind farewell, before she ventured home.

Fanglily remained saddened for a few sunrises after encountering Mudsun, but as Ashdust came and talked to her, she seemed to brighten up a little, pushing her worries about her old friend away to focus only on the adorable medicine cat with her. They took a walk to the river, where they had watched the sunset on a day in the past. But this time seemed different, for as they arrived, both mollys seemed to be acting sheepish and hesitant. The last time they had been together, they'd dozed off by this river, pressed close to one another. Now felt no different, it seemed. They talked quietly to one another, until Fanglily finally understood. She understood the nervousness stirring in her heart and the fuzzy feeling in her chest. It was then that she confessed her feelings to Ashdust, who gave her a very flustered response - but it was clear they both felt the same. And, even if Ashdust was a medicine cat, the two of them vowed to keep their new relationship as mates hidden. Upon arriving back to camp, Fanglily was far more joyful, her heart fluttering with just the thought of Ashdust.

With the alliance between SkyClan and BloodClan, she grew anxious, watching as BloodClan would raid the other Clans just to help them... of course, only so they could have water in return. She didn't involve herself much in the fray until the last battle, after Perchstar had made her alliance with Shadow clear to all the Clans, and BloodClan turned on them. Fanglily fought hard in this, up until Roxierose called for her, prompting her to allow a BloodClan cat to flee so she could hurry into the medicine den. There, she saw Ashdust, her mate... bleeding heavily from her throat. The warrior was greatly distraught, hurrying to Ash's side and comforting her in her final moments, until she was gone. Fanglily hasn't been the same ever since, acting colder and more closed-off to her Clanmates. She had... never felt such loss before.