Wingbreak

Wingbreak is currently an elder of FallClan.

Name- Wingbreak

Gender- She-cat

Clan- HorizonClan (formerly), FallClan

Rank- Elder

Family- Larchburn (brother), Thicketkit and Ricekit (sisters), Creekrush (mother), Pebbleheart (father), Stoatthroat (mate), Bramblethorn, Stagheart, and Fogpaw (sons), Swallowfrost and Sun (granddaughters), Brokenslip and Rock (grandsons), Rushdapple (foster mother), Padkit and Vipersnap (foster brothers)

Friends- Ivybranch and Duckfeather (formerly), Twistwhisker

Enemies- ?????

## Appearance & Personality

#### Appearance

Wingbreak is a bony she-cat with long, tangled, curly silver fur, mottled with darker patches. She has light green eyes, a small slit in her left ear, and a pair of scars slashed across her upper right foreleg.

## Backstory

#### Kithood

Wingkit was born in HorizonClan alongside her sisters, Thicketkit and Ricekit, and her brother, Larchkit. Things were chill for two months. Unfortunately, Creekrush - her mother - had been suffering from some complications she got from the long, complex birth, and she died when her kits were two moons old. Wingkit and her siblings were pretty sad about that, despite barely retaining any memories of their mother later on, and were fostered by a different queen named Rushdapple. Rushdapple had two sons- Padkit and Viperkit. Viperkit and Padkit were two moons older than Wingkit and her siblings, and oh boy, were they rowdy. They sort of had a negative influence on the younger kits, who as such became more reckless and unruly, and started deliberately causing trouble and breaking rules simply out of a yearning for attention.

They snuck out of camp once at the older kits' suggestion. Big mistake. They ended up being targeted by a hawk. Ricekit got yeeted, as did Padkit. Wingkit, Larchkit, Thicketkit, and Viperkit were reasonably horrified and devastated, and they rushed back to the camp. Pebbleheart - their father - was extremely distraught, and at first blamed his remaining kits, although his anger at them quickly faded as he realized he wanted to stay as close with them as he could.

When they were four moons old, though, and Viperpaw had become an apprentice, tragedy struck yet again. Thicketkit caught greencough and was confined to the medicine den for fear of it spreading. Pebbleheart didn't care, though, because he didn't want to leave his sick daughter alone. He stayed with her - big mistake number two - and caught greencough as well. They both ended up dying from it. Wingkit and Larchkit, now the only two members of their family left, were of course miserable. They became closer than anything, and vowed to never leave one another. That, by the way, was big mistake number three.

#### Apprenticeship

Wingpaw became an apprentice. Even though she tried her best to stay close with Larchpaw, it was difficult. She was discontent in HorizonClan - nothing seemed right without her sisters and her parents. Every day seemed like torment, and she could barely focus on training at all. Viperpaw didn't help, either - he'd never liked her or her brother, and had turned into a bit of a bully. Even so, she did her best to keep her promise to her brother, and held on through the whole haze of her first moon of apprenticeship.

At her first gathering, she met a group of FallClan apprentices - Stoatpaw, Twistpaw, and Duckpaw. She became fast friends with Duckpaw, and found herself rather fascinated by Stoatpaw, and by his scar in particular. She asked about it, and he hesitantly told her about how he'd been attacked by a badger as a kit and had lost his brother, Tweak. This resonated with Wingpaw, and she told him about Thicketkit and Ricekit. She established something of a bond with Stoatpaw through this, and found herself being somewhat drawn to FallClan.

Finally, a half-moon later, she decided she couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't keep living in HorizonClan; it was painful. But she couldn't bear to tell Larchpaw, so she took the coward's way out. She didn't let anyone know she was leaving, and instead tried to slip out of camp at night. Larchpaw heard her, though, and followed her out of curiosity, revealing himself before she could cross the border. They got into a heated argument just before Wingpaw left, and Larchpaw finally ran off before she could apologize. She felt kind of awful, but she left anyways before anyone else could intercept her, and crossed OasisClan territory rather slowly, only arriving in FallClan at around the middle of the night. She was too tired and miserable to get anyone's attention, though, so she sort of just quietly snuck into the apprentices' den and laid down in an empty nest. Everyone was pretty confused in the morning, but they got things straightened out, and Wingpaw was accepted into FallClan.

She became friends with Stoatpaw, Duckpaw, and Twistpaw, sort of joining their little group. She was the closest with Duckpaw, although she still had something of a special bond with Stoatpaw. At the next few gatherings, she became friends with a MarshClan apprentice named Ivypaw and became fairly well acquainted with Brightpaw and Duskpaw, a pair of OrchidClan apprentices. They would exchange news and such. Wingpaw also reconnected with Larchpaw, and they started mending their relationship.

When she was eight moons old, Stoatpaw and Twistpaw were on their way to MarshClan to visit Twistpaw's sort-of girlfriend, Petalpaw - who was also Ivypaw's sister - when they were attacked by a badger. Twistpaw was injured, and he stayed in MarshClan during that time, meaning that Wingpaw had more time with Stoatpaw and Duckpaw. They all bonded a bit more, and Wingpaw found herself beginning to get a tiny lil crush on Stoatpaw.

Stoatthroat became a warrior three moons before Wingpaw, and he was really bummed out about his name, because it was an indication of his scar, and he felt as though he could never be free of it. During his vigil the following night, Wingpaw snuck out to speak to him, knowing he wasn't allowed to talk, but wanting him to listen to her. She said all that cliché stuff about how it's what's on the inside that matters, not the outside, and she thinks he's wonderful inside, blah blah blah. It was cute. Stoatthroat thought so, too. He started returning her feelings.

Once Duckfeather and Twistwhisker became warriors, Wingpaw was pretty lonely in the apprentices' den. She would spend a lot of time visiting Larchpaw in HorizonClan and the newly-named Ivybranch in MarshClan, where she got to formally meet the latter's sisters, Petalleaf and Fernfrost. That was a pretty boring but nice period of time. The moon before she became a warrior, she learned at a gathering that Vipersnap and Rushdapple had been killed in a cave-in during a temporary move to MarshClan. That made her somewhat sad, but she dealt with it well. Larchpaw and her friends were all there for her.

#### Warrior Life

Wingbreak earned her warrior name because during her assessment, she managed to kill a kestrel by slamming it into a tree and snapping its wings. Everyone thought that was cool, so she was named after it. She was happy to move back in with her friends, although she was mostly excited about being in the same den as Stoatthroat again. He was excited about it, too. Things were chill for a while, and Wingbreak pretty much just vibed and did nothing for a bit.

Before long, though, Twistwhisker had moved to MarshClan to be with Petalleaf, and Duckfeather soon followed suit in order to flirt with a different tom, Flamefur. Wingbreak sort of missed them, but now she had Stoatthroat almost all to herself. And oh boy, was she happy about that. They kept getting closer until they were sort of 'dating' to the point where their Clanmates would sometimes ask them when they were planning to become mates, which flustered both of them a great deal.

Eventually, though, it happened. One night, Stoatthroat took her to a pretty, quiet island where he'd already prepared a nice lil pile of fish and flowers, as well as a fancy assortment of rocks to form a sweet little pathway, and there, he asked Wingbreak to be his mate. She said yes, of course, because she loved him, and they were both thrilled. It was even cuter than the vigil thing. We all stan StoatWing. We all do.

They chilled for a bit. Wingbreak remained tight with Larchburn, Ivybranch, Duckfeather, and Twistwhisker despite the Clan boundaries. After a short while, though, she and Stoatthroat decided that they were prepared to start a family of their own. They started trying for it, and Wingbreak soon got pregnant. She told Stoatthroat, and they were both as excited and ecstatic as they could be. They began making preparations at once, and thought of a ton of different name combinations for their future kits.

When the time came, Wingbreak gave birth to three little toms: Fogkit, Stagkit, and Bramblekit. She loved them more than life, and she and Stoatthroat did everything in their power to give their sons a good kithood and the best parents they could hope for. Unfortunately, though, StarClan had other plans.

When their kits were midway through their apprenticeship, Fogpaw died after consuming water hemlock. It was never determined whether his death had been an accident or a suicide, and Wingbreak hated thinking about it. She and Stoatthroat were devastated by their son's death, and tried as hard as they could to be there for Stagpaw and Bramblepaw from that point forward.

Stagheart and Bramblethorn eventually became warriors. Wingbreak chilled for a while longer. One time, while on patrol with Stoatthroat and Bramblethorn, they came across a young loner named Reed being chased around by a fox. They scared the fox away and invited him to join FallClan. Mallowstar accepted him, and he was apprenticed to Stagheart.

Not long afterwards, Wingbreak became the mentor of a young apprentice named Sorrelpaw. She was glad to finally be someone's mentor, particularly since Stoatthroat had been assigned to Sorrelpaw's sister, Rosepaw. The two of them were able to train together for the most part. It was cool. Once she was named Sorrelseed, Wingbreak was pretty happy and proud of her.

You know what else was cool? The fact that she became a grandma! Stagheart had become mates with a loner named Ivory, and she'd died giving birth to his kits. He brought the only surviving one, Brokenkit, back to FallClan. Not much later, Bramblethorn got with Doecreek - one of Mallowstar's 8 billion grandkids - and had a daughter named Swallowkit. Wingbreak was very pleased about that, and she wanted to stick around for her grandchildren.

Alas, that was not to be. Bramblethorn was killed by a fox while Swallowkit was still very young, and Doecreek took her to live in OrchidClan. Brokenpaw had an accident and messed up one of his front legs permanently. Stagheart was killed by some strange sickness, and Brokenpaw got into an accident where he permanently messed up one of his front legs. Larchburn, Ivybranch, and Duckfeather died at around this time, too. Wingbreak got pretty depressed.

#### Retirement

Wingbreak existed for an incredibly long time, but once she got old enough, she retired to the elders' den alongside Stoatthroat. She was a sad old woman for a very long time, although she did her best to be there for Brokenslip and Swallowfrost whenever she could.

She was pretty upset when Lavenderstar closed OrchidClan's borders, for she could no longer see Swallowfrost, and she was even more upset when the plague struck. Thus far, no one she particularly cares about has died, so that's cool - but she's still worried.

A younger she-cat named Poppystem moved into the elders' den after being crippled in an incident with a badger, and a few moons later, Blazetuft also retired. Wingbreak was glad for the company.

Currently, she just vibes. Help her.

## Other

#### Trivia

* I didn't show it very well in her ref, but she was named Wingkit because the markings on her back are shaped like wings.
* I just realized that the whole dynamic between Wingbreak, Stoatthroat, Twistwhisker, and Duckfeather somewhat resembles the later gang consisting of Stormclaw, Sorrelseed, Reedstalk, and Rosefoot.
* There’s no real story behind her scars. She got the ones on her leg by tripping into shallow water once and scratching herself on some sharp stones. The notch in her ear is from failing at catching a mink that fought back unexpectedly.
* She was the next in line to become FallClan’s leader in the scenario that Mallowstar and Ducksun both died before appointing a new deputy. That didn’t happen, though. Milkweedstar happened.

#### Quotes

*"Just let me go. This is what I want. You can’t change my mind. I’ll always be your sister, but you have to let me go."* -(to Larchpaw when he catches her trying to leave)

*.*

*"Bramblekit! Don't bite your brother!"*

.