Post by bern on Mar 12, 2020 6:23:37 GMT -5
The Essentials
Name: Kookaburrasong
Prefix Meaning: Kookaburra- named for his coloration resembling the bird
Suffix Meaning: Song- for his charming nature and how he's never left for words
Sex: male
Age: 21 moons
Sexuality: heteroflexible (probably)
Rank: warrior
Role:
Adopt Thread: with permission from Aria and Jinn
Last Character: Magpiepaw
The Body
Base Coat Color: brown
Markings: ~50% white, classic tabby markings
Eye Color: dark amber/golden
Body Size and Build: tall and lean
Fur length and structure: mostly short and glossy, with a feathery tail
Additional Physical Traits: polydactyl (additional toe on each frontpaw), long legs and tail, handsome face
Health and Scars: healthy, small scar on chin
Full Appearance Description: Kookaburrasong is a handsome, tall tom that moves elegantly and with confidence on his gracefully long limbs. Due to polydactylism his frontpaws appear larger than average. This combined with his long legs made him look quite awkward as a teen but it has since grown into proportion.
His soft fur is mostly short, yet it seems to not have made up ist mind at some places growing longer into the medium-length spectre (mainly his on his tail and the base of his ears which are rather fluffy). This does not dampen his general good looks though.
His complete underside is covered with white fur, aside for some spots of brown on his underarms and ankles. The upper side of his body is framed by a light brown tabby fur, encircling his dark golden eyes, moving over his head, his shoulders, back and hips up into his dark tail tip.
The space between his eyes is devided by white. The bridge of his nose however has a brown colour, more defined when he was first born which looked like a kookaburra's beak and gave him his name.
["Nothing wrong with knowing you're easy on the eyes. Shouldn't be your main source of confidence but it can't hurt."]
The Identity
Positive Traits: easy-going, charming, attentive
Neutral Traits: flirtatious, intelligent, mischievous
Negative Traits: flighty, dense, passive
Full Trait Description: Kookaburrasong is a laidback cat who usually does not let things get to him and remains mostly calm and easy-going in most situations. He is attentive to his surroundings and fellow cats and usually has a pretty good idea about what is going on inside cats and what motivates them. This is a skill aiding him to be as charming as he is and having a way with words.
He is intelligent and good at problem-solving.
Kookaburrasong has been told that if he was just more ambitious he could "make it". When he was an apprentice however he was too busy being young and beautiful and now those words ring hollow as it was his father who had said those words and their relationship has long since crumbled.
Despite being intelligent and attentive he can be rather dense. Especially when it comes to cats'feelings towards him. It may have happened that he misinterpreted a cat's interest in him as being friendly. When he was younger he had also been oblivious to his sister's struggle and hatred of their father, shrugging it off as her just wanting to bicker and feel sorry for herself (which he now deeply regrets).
He has always been unconfrontational and not been taking part in bullying- albeit not interfering either. He is kind of passive in such situations, not wanting to tread on anyone's toes.
Kookaburrasong is known to be mischievous and does not shy away from the occasional good-natured prank on his clanmates. His charm usually helps him get away with it too.
It also helps when it comes to his flirty side. He started to develop it as an older apprentice and has used it to get out of trouble now and again. He even once tried to use it on Myrtleleaf and it almost worked. (Or that's what he's telling himself.)
Despite being as flirtatious and probably having cats express interest in him (he would not always know) he has yet to settle. He has a secret, yet deep-rooted fear of commitment that makes him rather flighty in his flirts and hinders him in finding a mate.
["Oh, relax! Nothing wrong with messing up. I feel like cats take themselves too seriously these days. You don't always have to be on top. It's okay to come in second best. Or tenth best even. As long as you gave it the best you could, where's the harm?
Your best today isn't always your best tomorrow."]
Loves: lazing about, leaf fall
Likes: bugs, new leaf, kits
Dislikes: the hot season, hard work, bad vibes
Hates: nothing really
Fears: spiders, desease
Secrets: fears he'd make for a terrible father, so he shies from commitment eventhough he'd really like to have a mate and kits
Dreams: he'd like to be head of his Family when he's older
Strengths: climbing, defense, smelling, stealth
Normals: hunting, hearing, eyesight, flexibility
Weaknesses: swimming, jumping, attack, speed
The Past
Born third in a litter of four, alongside two brothers an one sister, to Starwatcher, a respected permaqueen and former medicine cat apprentice, and her first mate into Pine Family. His father is part of the Oak Family and well respected in their ranks.
Kookaburrakit never felt much pressure put on him being the third kit and one of three toms and he pretty much went by unnoticed by most. Just one of Starwatcher's boys.
As a kit he would often (encouraged by his father) tease his sister Ivykit for her smaller size and for being a she-kit. This was mostly met with a stern telling off by his mother. The different stances his parents had on the teasing of his sister was rather confusing and gave him a bad feeling.
He was the first of his brothers to stop teasing their sister and instead invite her to Play with them.
She was rather fun too when you gave her a chance. It was only annoying when she did not get along with their father.
The rift between his sister and father only seemed to grow when they were apprentices and it soon seemed to affect the relationship between his parents aswell, much to his dislike.
He tried to focus on his education and became quite the tracker with the help of his mentor. His father would sometimes train him aswell and while laidback Kookaburrapaw never felt quite comfortable in combat, he actually developed quite the strength in defense against his father's attacks.
His education was getting along fine and while he was annoyed by Ivypaw's constant bickering - with their father, with their denmate Owlpaw, with their brothers and even him - he still made sure to be nice and charming to her just like Starwatcher had taught him to be.
The four siblings were still apprentices when their mother got pregnant with her second litter of kits. And while usually this would have been a joyous Occasion it was not.
His father had found a new mate in Oak Family and would raise a purely Oak Family litter with her.
This felt like a punch in the throat for Kookaburrapaw who used to adore his father.
He became rather closed off after this, only really taking to his mentor.
It took him a while but he finally realized that his father had actually failed as a parent.
Once he had earned his warrior name, he asked to switch Family and instead of deciding on a Family of his parents he chose to join the Family his mentor was part of.
He became a member of the Willow Family as his sister Ivynose became a member of Birch Family.
And while he does not regret his choice and feels quite at home with them, he started being more invested in his mother's life again once she had his younger brother and sister.
He actually liked hanging out with the kits and tried his best to distract from the fact that their father abandonened them- as he had abandoned Kookaburrasong and his littermates.
["Pine Family has been good to me. You have been good to me, Mother. Helped make me the cat I am.
But I don't belong.
I am not wise. I have been blind to father's flaws- and to my own.
And I have not been kind. Not to you who needed support after all this mess. Never kind enough to my dear sister to realize her struggle.
But I can live my life with grace and confidence with a new start. Willow Family will be where I belong. And I hope to make you proud."]
Kin:
mother: Starwatcher (@/aria)
father: unnamed (@/aria)
brother: unnamed
brother: unnamed
sister: Ivynose (@/jinn)
brother: Barkpaw (@/aria)
sister: Larkpaw (@/??)
half-brother: Houndpaw (@/jinxy)
cousin: Foxpaw (@/fen)