Crocusfire

### Siblings

Indigo (older sister), Falcon (older brother), Owl (brother/littermate), & Snowdrop (sister/littermate)

Crocusfire isn't the most vocal or outgoing cat in a Clan of cats that tend to prefer their own company, but she certainly isn't unfriendly. Her name isn't -fire for nothing. Her family means a lot to her, both her kits who she loves with her whole heart and her wife who she somehow loves more than that. Though she'll never say it, her home in HorizonClan means a lot to her and the cats there are incredibly important to her.

## Appearance & Personality

### Appearance

Crocusfire is a short-furred molly of average build. She has almond-shaped amber eyes that have a bit of an orange tint to them. Her fur is cream and red, with the cream acting as a base color and the red covering her ears, the top of her head, her back, and about half of her tail. A darker red mask stretches from her nose to about halfway around each eye and this darker red also forms tabby markings on all the other red patches. She has white on her tail tip, paws, and muzzle, as well as small clusters of white freckles on her nose, each cheek, and her back. She has very thin fur that looks rather spiked up, a hindrance in the winter months and an inconvenience the rest of the year.

## Background

### Kithood

Crocus was born in a litter of three to a molly named Penny. Her brother, oldest of the litter, was named Owl and her sister, the middle kit, was called Snowdrop. Her father was a tom named Brant, a cat who looked very serious but was actually a light-hearted, playful kind of guy. She also had another mom, Anise, and two siblings born to Anise about half a moon before her; the molly's name was Indigo and the tom was Falcon.

The family lived in a shallow cave hollowed into the side of a hill near a small pool. Crocus was very happy growing up, loved by her parents and close with her siblings. She was closer with some than others, of course - that's just how big families work - but she mostly got along with her siblings. She was particularly close with Snowdrop, as they were mollies in the same litter, but she also got along well with Owl. Crocus was a definite daddy's girl, close to her father from a young age.

It was early autumn at the time of Crocus's birth, so she was able to witness the changing leaves right as she was learning to walk. There weren't many trees near her home, but there were a few a bit further off that she could see from the nest.

With so many mouths to feed and winter fast approaching, Crocus and her siblings were often left at home with one parent while the other two went out hunting. All three took turns, but Anise stayed home more often due to being a worse hunter than either of her mates.

Not much changed during Crocus's first few moons of life. She was three moons old when she saw her first snowfall, which was fun. Things got very cold, especially for Crocus with her very thin, short coat, but that's the benefit of having four siblings to cuddle with. Crocus caught a bad cold at one point, but it wasn't life-threatening and she recovered without much trouble.

There were a few minor incidents, like the time the pool froze over and Indigo and Owl tried to walk on it but ended up falling through (Penny thoroughly scolded them for that), but for the most part Crocus's life was about as idyllic as they come.

The snow started melting when Crocus was about five moons old. Her parents decided that it was about time to start teaching the kits how to hunt and take care of themselves, so Brant and Penny started taking them out one at a time to show them how. Crocus picked up the techniques rather quickly, but struggled to actually use them. She missed most of her catches on these outings.

Her siblings were more successful for the most part. Indigo in particular became a very good hunter and managed to catch a mouse on her second outing. Crocus was jealous of her sister's natural talent, but she was also happy for her.

### Adolescence

Spring was in full swing by the time Crocus was six moons old. The hill and meadow they lived in bloomed with little yellow flowers, which Penny crafted into flower crowns. She taught Crocus and her siblings how to do so and whenever she wasn't trying to hunt, Crocus was typically practicing her flower crown skills.

A little less than a moon later, Anise announced that she was expecting another litter. Crocus was intrigued by the idea of little siblings, but was dismayed when Brant explained that another litter meant that Crocus and her siblings couldn’t live in the den anymore. There wouldn't be enough room for everyone if the older litter stayed. It was already rather crowded as it was and the new kits would need room.

Crocus was devastated to leave home, but Penny promised she wouldn't have to leave until she proved she could take care of herself.

### Adulthood/Warrior Life

* 18 moons - meets Marble
* 21 moons - joins HorizonClan with Marble, not Marbledawn
* 22 moons - proposes to Marbledawn
* 27 moons - kits born

## Other

### Trivia

* Crocusfire knows how to make flower crowns :) Penny taught her how and she passed the knowledge on to Magpiemask and Asterveil. Starlingswirl didn't want to learn, or else she would've taught her too.
* She owns a heart-shaped sapphire that Marbledawn gave her early in their courtship when they were still loners. Don't ask me how or where Marbledawn found a heart-shaped sapphire, I couldn't tell you.
* Crocusfire is her kits' other parent. She's not trans the cats are just magic. idk man i accidentally kept too much Crocus in Asterveil's design and I don't want to change it so Crocus is officially her kits' other parent.