Fuzzyflame

Character art by Speedst

*Character owned by Speedst (Speed)*

## Description

Fuzzyflame is a large, sturdy ginger tabby tom with hazel eyes, a scarred right shoulder and left side of his face, a nicked left ear, and thick, messy fur that sticks out in all directions.

## Personality

Fuzzyflame is tough, courageous, stern, perfectionistic, hot-headed, and hardworking. Although he's grown more wary over the moons, he has always been somewhat rowdy, arrogant and slow to back down from a challenge. At times, his quick temper can make him reckless and clumsy. He usually doesn't like to show any kind of vulnerability, and it can take a while for him to emotionally open up to others. Despite often having a grumpy attitude, he has a dry sense of humor, but he can come off as a bit mean-spirited. He is very loyal to DustClan, sometimes to a fault as he can be prejudiced towards cats from outside the clan and looks down upon cats he sees as "soft" (although, he has been working on it). While he can be brash on the outside, he is loving and protective toward those close to him.

## History

Fuzzyflame is a DustClan warrior who has lived under Boarstar's, Gingerstar's, Fadedstar's, and Fallenstar's leaderships.

He was born to Bumblebriar and an unknown she-cat and grew up during the Society's conflict with DustClan and ReedClan, which at the time had temporarily merged to become SeaClan. As a kit, Fuzzykit was rowdy, outgoing, and loved play-fighting with other kits. However, his stern and quiet father did not tolerate this. He saw that his son bore similarities to his own late brother, Hornetstorm, and took every measure to keep Fuzzykit from ending up like him. He tried to raise his son to be reserved, strait-laced and proper, but with little success. However, he did instill in Fuzzykit a sense of perfectionism as well as prejudice toward cats who were different, something the kit would unfortunately struggle to overcome as he grew older.

As Fuzzykit angrily rebelled against his father, Bumblebriar eventually gave up on trying to control him and became rather distant instead, denying responsibility for what his son would grow up to be. Fuzzykit knew he could never impress his father, so instead he tried to impress everyone else, wanting to be "perfect" in his own way-- in his view this meant to be tough, aggressive and unbeatable in a fight. He felt this would make him a great warrior one day, and he thought that DustClan would be stronger if everyone strove for the same thing. He looked down upon anyone who didn't share this desire, and anyone whom he considered "soft".

Fuzzypaw was quite ambitious as an apprentice and trained very hard, eager to become what he envisioned for himself. He was a quick learner and strove for perfection in his fighting, eventually becoming a powerful fighter. He put his skills to use when SeaClan drove the Society from the DustClan camp, where he and his clanmates returned.

After Fuzzypaw clashed with the hotheaded Blazepaw (later Blazestrike) during a sparring session, the two became fast rivals. Blazepaw was determined to prove he was superior, and Fuzzypaw responded with contempt. But deep down, much to his own surprise, he would begin to develop feelings for the other apprentice, though at first he denied them due to his arrogant nature. As the two of them got older, they gradually became closer, although they continued to argue and tease each other. There were occasional moments in which the two would emotionally open up to each other, leading Fuzzypaw to begin to fully realize his feelings and become more willing to be vulnerable.

During this time, Fuzzypaw also got to know two of Blazepaw's friends, Oasispaw and Bouncepaw (later Bouncespirit), though Fuzzypaw's nature was sometimes at odds with theirs.

After many moons of training, he became a warrior and earned the name Fuzzyflame. Though very proud to be a warrior, he alienated himself with his aggressive personality and the way he looked down on others. Furthermore, he was lonely without Blazepaw, who was a few moons younger than him and still hadn't become a warrior yet. Although he had earned his warrior name, Fuzzyflame never stopped trying to prove his strength, and his pride and temper got him into some bad situations. His first time leading a patrol was somewhat of a disaster, leading to a fight with a rogue named Typhon. Fuzzyflame was lucky to survive with nothing worse than a concussion and a bruised ego. Similar situations would follow in the future, over time leaving Fuzzyflame with a greater sense of humility.

Although his short temper never left him, Fuzzyflame felt much happier after Blazestrike became a warrior. Soon enough, the two of them finally confessed their love for each other and became mates.

After gaining experience as a warrior, Fuzzyflame took on his first apprentice, Dashingpaw (later Dashingwinds). Fuzzyflame was oblivious to Dashingpaw's developing romantic interest in Saffronpaw of CavernClan-- but he was a tough, strict, and protective mentor with a determination to shape Dashingpaw into a strong and loyal warrior. By the time he became a warrior, Dashingwinds had become the closest thing Fuzzyflame had to a son.

Fuzzyflame's loyalty to DustClan had always been unshakable, though ever since kithood he was very distrusting toward cats from outside the clan. This fueled his resentment toward Tangleburr, who was kittypet-born and later became DustClan's deputy. Fuzzyflame feared that taking in kittypets, and particularly having them in positions of leadership, would make DustClan "soft". He initially looked down on Tangleburr and didn't take his authority seriously, and the two didn't get along very well. However, with time and conversation with Tangleburr, Fuzzyflame gradually became more open to the idea of him becoming DustClan's leader.

## Other Details

- He is Speed's 42nd character on the server.

- Headcanon voice: Gonta from *Pom Poko* (English dub)

Fuzzyflame - Art by SpeedFuzzyflame & Blazestrike - Art by Speed