◤ fishpaw ◥

♔ non-binary. they/them or he/him. ♔

♔ silver classic tabby cat with black stripes, a slightly flat face and gray eyes. ♔

♔ rash. impulsive. impish. humorous. jokester. hard worker. persistent. can disregard others' feelings. difficult to anger. foolhardy. can be selfish. can become obsessed with reaching a goal. dislikes flattery. dislikes relying on others. ♔

◣ ❝ i never dreamed about success. instead, i worked for it ❞ ◢

❦ story ❦

fishpaw might've been a good asset to the clan, but his origin story was more peculiar than most. fishpaw and his sister were children of a rogue queen, charmaine, and a kittypet tom, lancaster. the tom seemed to care for his mate only as a possession, and when they split, the pregnant queen sought refuge in the clan that lived in the forest beyond twolegplace. the clan let her stay, but poor charmaine died in childbirth, giving her life to bring two kits into the world.

not willing to let his past define him, fishpaw made a conscious effort to move away from his past and get on good terms with the clan cats. his natural funny personality and charisma helped him rise in popularity quickly. eventually, he approached what would become his greatest challenge: befriending the detached hornetpaw.

unlike most, he didn't give up at the slightest taste of her barbed tongue and frosted walls. he talked to her, even when she didn't answer him. he followed her so much, the warriors thought he had developed a crush on her. perhaps they were right.

but his mistake was letting his goal consume his time with his existing friends. he should've considered himself lucky that they didn't sever ties for his neglect of them, however tempted they might've been. but they gradually grew farther from him.

fishpaw was a whisker-length away from noticing this too late. he tried to repair his relationship with his friends; it wasn't easy, but he did it. and still he wouldn't give up on lonely hornetpaw.

time and time again, he tried to talk to her, and time and time again she would turn away... but eventually, slowly but surely, she softened up to him. finally, fishpaw had created a chip in the ice.

but that wasn't all he did. he had talked about her to the other apprentices, encouraging them to try to get closer to her. at first, they dismissed fishpaw as desperate, but one by one, they seemed to start to agree with him...

fishpaw had saved a cat from bring doomed to be alone forever almost single-pawed. one would wonder if, when his time was up, would they tell his story?