Smokestep

**Smokestep** is a pretty charcoal snow mink rosetted she-cat with a smoky mask.

## Description

### Appearance

She's awfully thin-boned for a cat with bengal, hence the feline fits in so well with the SteppeClan crowd. She is above average in height for a molly, standing on a pair of long, toned limbs lacerated with charcoal bengal patterns. She is narrow-chested, attributing to her aerodynamic physique that helps Smokestep fly through the tall grass of her clan's territory. Her streamline build is easy on the eyes as well, but does come at a disadvantage: fighting. Smokestep's all about running, not so much brawling. However, her light-weight does assist her in surprise attacks, as her stealth is superb.

Her coat is unique and beautiful. She is genetically a snow mink bengal, dappled with dark mocha rosettes and smoky-black points from her charcoal genes. The patterning on her face creates a smokey eyeliner appearance, cropping her lovely pair of turquoise pools. The fur along her spine is a dusty-brown, slowly fading to pale hues along her belly and undersides, until her limbs, tail, and face disrupt it with hues of charcoal black.

### Personality

Needless the say, the lovely she-cat has gone through quite a bit, and therefore has dependency issues. Smokestep lost all of her family at a young age, and as a result, she's turned into somewhat of a clingy cat. She used to be an extroverted social butterfly, but she's since taken up more of a wallflower position among her clan. She's sweet and even-tempered with her clanmates, but she's never the first to approach anymore. Smokestep, however, has always had a relaxed view on the other clans. She doesn't mind them, so long as they're going to be kind company.

The pretty feline is...well, awkward. She's beyond loyal in terms of relationships (perhaps not so much towards her clan or the code), obsessive even. However, she's willing to fall head-over-heels for just about anyone willing to give her the time of day and have a conversation with her. She's easily embarrassed, so Smokestep often awkwardly hovers around those she values, not explicitly making conversation because she doesn't know how to start it. They call her a stalker, more or less because she doesn't know how to start up a conversation anymore. Misunderstood? Absolutely.

## History

### Background

Smoke's family were loners when she was a youngster. They lived as a family compound, just her, her parents, and their small pawful of cousins. She was an older adolescent when SteppeClan was formed and her family was offered a place to live among Thrushstar's companions. Her parents had been close followers of the tom and the idea of bending the other clans to their will.

It was the day that the prophecy came true that Smokestep lost her entire family. Her parents, cousins, and littermates had all gone hunting while she had stayed at camp, nursing a small bout of greencough. She waited for them all evening to return, but they never did come home. They had died in a mudslide.

Since then, she has been a reserved member of the clan, shaken by her past, but hopeful towards having friends and family to call her own. She found inspiration in their new leader, Foxstar, and perhaps...something a little *more* then inspiration. However, she finds herself excessively awkward around him, and hasn't been able to approach the leader.

## Relationships

### Love Interests

**Foxstar:**

WIP