Tinywing

"*Oh no*."

## Description

a tan-grey ticked tabby she-cat with yellow-green eyes. she is small in size. scars: nick in one ear and claw marks on her back.

## Personality

tiny is a caring and selfless character, she does her best to help others even when she is rather timid. she has a curious spirit and can be found wandering around by herself a lot of the time. she has a motherly side to her that shines at unexpected moments. however kind that she is, tiny is rather sensitive and gullible. she is also rather meek, getting scared of the tiniest of things because of her small size.

## History

born to shiversnow and falconflight with whitepaw, greykit, patchpaw, and stonepaw. she had an eventful kithood, being the curious kitten that she is. she often stuck her nose into whatever she could get into; her size really helped her out with a lot of sneaking around. because she would never grow taller than six inches, a lot of her clanmates tend to overlook her. she met oakstar when she was 4 moons old. he was massive compared to her (still is) and she was very scared of him at first. but after being around him, she realized that he was just a big softie. they grew close and she often hangs out with him whenever she sees him in the clearing. then she met jaygaze, an adventurous soul. she liked him, and is sad that she no longer sees him around.

she became an apprentice on december 2, 2019. apprenticed to adderstrike, a strong yet philosophical old twat. he was adept at fighting, and even had made a name for himself because of it. however, he never taught fighting moves and almost always advocated for talk over battle. at first, tiny was skeptical of the male. she didn't know what to think of him and if she could even trust him. but as time went on, and they shared more and more of their thoughts together, she grew close to him. she treats him like an idol and has a good vibe when she's around him. around ten moons of age, she met a young warrior named doveflight. she was a very kind warrior and tiny took an immediate liking to her (rather rare, as she's skeptical of most cats because of their size difference to her). she has since stuck herself to both adder and dove as much as possible, as the two have adopted her as their daughter (she kick starts a lot of cats' parental instincts because of her size and childish spirit). she has also met butterflypaw (a very talkative she-cat) and goosepaw (another bird advocate) during her time as an apprentice.

however ready that tinypaw seems, she's actually quite insecure about herself. perhaps oakstar has rubbed off on her a little too much. she thinks that she does not mean anything in the clan, that her size makes her seem too much of a wallflower. that she will never amount to anything, no matter how many times dove and adder tell her otherwise. she has been kicked aside most of her life, no fault of anyone however. she doesn't feel that she is ready to be a warrior, but she has merely one moon left of her apprenticeship before she is due to be a warrior. will she be ready when the time comes?

she was made a warrior on february 26th under the name tinywing, and was handed her first apprentice a few days later, stagpaw. she hopes that she can be a good warrior, and mentor, despite her small size and her insecurities.

recently, she fell from a tree while out with adderstrike but doesn't remember a single thing from the whole ordeal. her mind labeled it as a trauma despite the fact that she survived unscathed. she doesn't go in trees anymore but doesn't quite understand why she prefers to stay grounded. she went out with her mother and was traumatized when the queen found herself trapped in a twoleg contraption and taken away by twolegs. also, while out with goosepaw in the forest, she got stuck in a human trap as well and taken back to the pound to be fixed. she met her mother and whitepaw there, but got separated. she doesn't know the whereabouts of her two family members. when she got back to thunderclan, she was more relaxed and lethargic, and no longer wishes to be among the trees.

she was in her first battle against riverclan, going head against deerpaw.

## Relationships

((just relations that have been rped; excluding family))

### 🌻 family

* shiversnow [mother] : admires; close
* falconflight [father] : neutral
* whitepaw [brother] : neutral
* greykit [sister] : n/a
* patchpaw [sister] : neutral
* stonepaw [brother] : neutral

### 💐 friends

* oakfang: likes
* adderstrike : likes; trusts
* doveflight : likes; trusts
* goosefeather: likes; trusts

### 💮 acquaintances

* mudsnout : curious
* jaygaze : likes
* butterflyspring : neutral
* littlepounce : neutral
* juniperstar : unsure
* owlgaze : n/a

## Facts

* she is a singapura (she's 6 inches tall)
* she likes watching birds
* she is fixed

## Other

persona ➝ isfp-t

likes ➝ birds; trees

dislikes ➝ confined spaces

fears ➝ abandonment; disappointing others

strengths ➝ swift paws; philosophical

## Quotes

"Everything is big and I'm small.

"I like exploring."

"You tried."

"It's not often where you can chase away your own demons if you're already drowning below the darkness."

"Some spontaneous choices are made with good intent and often get good results."

"Nobody hates someone without a reason. Even if they say there isn't one, there always is. Most of the time it's over something petty. Like prey? Or, I heard you guys like fighting over land. What does land matter when you still have your family? Sure, you may lose your family one day to the stars or to anger, but then what, you're still going to rage because someone decided you were nothing?"

"The survival of yourself is what matters most, if you can do that, why fight over something that's petty? That other kid is so narrow-minded on one thing. They'll do whatever to take it right? Even if it means forsaking their own clan to do so, right? Let them. Watch them fall from their highest pedestal. Then you'll truly see who's weak. If you cannot find peace in the darkest of times, are you really truly powerful?"

"Enemies are only made when someone doesn't share the same opinion and gets hot-headed over it rather than accepting that someone else has a different point of view to them."

"Does it matter? Is not the prettiest flower pretty inside and out? Just because a cat may not look like your idea of pretty doesn't mean they aren't pretty."

"You're trying your best. That's what counts."

"I could say the same to you, only about your flaws. Everyone has them. But what we choose to do about them is what really builds our character."

"It can be hard to block out the voices, but with time and patience, it becomes easier. Listen to your heart, not your head. Your paws will float over the earth easier than sinking into the sands of negativity."

"Nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes. What you choose to do about it is what makes you a better person. Are you going to sulk about it and make matters worse on yourself, or are you going to fight back and lift your head high? What others think of you shouldn't matter, for your opinion of yourself is far greater."

"I guess what I mean is that I think it's just silly? Why fight over land? Why fight over someone's ideals? We all have opinions. Not all share the same thoughts. We're clearly not of the same brain cell. And hence because of different opinions, you're bound to fight over something that is just...petty. So long as you know who you are and what you stand for, why fight over something that doesn't even belong with you when you die?"

"Stress can change a person. Whether for good or bad. They just have to figure out what ways to handle it best so that they won't lose their head about them. Strong and wise characters always grow much faster. But even a little pain is necessary sometimes."

"Anyways, if people could stop resorting to violence all the time, start trying to figure out what makes each other tick. What makes us think the way that we do, then perhaps we will have more peace. Though of course there will always be those that wish to get their claws into somebody's skin. Someone willing to put blame on an innocent. There's always chaos. But some chaos is good. Like the chaos before kits are born, the next generation of a clan. The chaos before a hunt, when you finally land that catch. It all depends on how you view the world. No two cats have the same mindset."

"I don't know who to trust these days. Everyone's always so close-minded about things. Prey? Yea, fight for that. Land? Yea fight for that. Love? Perhaps I'm too young for it, or so they say, but I can tell when two cats get real close and suddenly their character changes and they're either all mushy mushy or they become like an overprotective wolf. The least to say it is that you get to observe a lot when people forget that you even exist. I've seen some things. Things that maybe a young kit like me shouldn't have to see. But yet they were there and I was there, and things got a little complicated."

"Don't fight fire with fire."

"Use fire as a last resort, when there is truly no other way to win the fight. For sometimes words do not reach the clouded minds of others, but a good claw to the face will. Even if you are blinded for a mere second by your own rage, if you can pull yourself back together after trying your best, all that matters is that you did what you could. Some can become too far gone. But by then, it is not your priority any more than it was in the first place. Your own strength comes from within. If you can out flame yourself, then others plight and strife is no match for what comes next in your path. They could not even compare to the greatest strength of your character if they dare not open their minds to the possibilities of others."

"I feel that they are but watchers. Just how you and I can only do so much with a sick kit, so too can they only do so much with us, with watching from above. Not everyone has the all-mighty power to control the world. While you can mentor an apprentice and lead them onto a great path, somewhere along the way they could falter and stumble, making mistakes left and right. You can't force them to do what you want, they have to figure it out for themselves. And if their path happens to turn left instead of right, then so be it. They chose it for themselves, what more can you do? So is the way of Starclan, They only help guide us where they can, but if we choose to do one thing over the other, then that is by our consequence and not theirs. They will always accept us if we accept our wrong doings, but if we continue down the wrong path, they will not try to persuade us otherwise. Why should they, if they are only a guide and not a fierce wind? As for those that leave early, some of us have drawn out paths while others are meant for something more. True a kitten may not be able to continue living their lives here, but they will continue to reside in the stars, where they are needed much more than they are here. Their plans are greater than we could ever imagine. Why pin them to one star and hope they tell us more? Where would the mystery be in that?"

"I don't see the hubbub in all the fighting business. Why use your claws when you could just be civil and talk about it? It's such petty business that they must always resort to violence. It gets you nowhere and you almost always lose a few cats in doing so. Isn't that such a waste of potential?"

"Opinions are indeed what fuels this world. If we didn't have them, then what would we be? Mindless rats? Hunks of flesh without any embodiment of feeling? I'm always curious about what makes people tick. Why they think the way they do, why their minds stop on one this rather than going on to the other. It's always interesting to listen to them ramble."

"It's more that kits like us are afraid to say anything, not just because everyone's bigger than us, but there's that whole mantra of 'respect your elders'. Well why should we respect them if all they do is insult us and make us feel like we're nothing? It should instead be switched to something like 'respect those who respect you', it'd make things a lot easier and not place prejudice on every living thing that wants to speak up."