Puffinpelt - Thistle in the Weeds (pre-revamp)
Male - He/Him - 47 moons - Homosexual - Taken
Much to his own chagrin, the first word that comes to mind when thinking of Puffinpelt is average. He's never been particularly skilled or special in any warrior-specific attribute, something that he very clearly hates. One area where he does seem to have above average skill in is ruining relationships. He was with his ex-mate for a long time before eventually dumping her after their children were born, and very quickly getting with his current boyfriend - but still wanting to hide the fact that they were together (due to internal homophobia). Despite his average nature, he was made deputy of ThunderClan... and then started having some weird dreams.
Personality
temperamental, hates to be wrong, loving, charismatic, analytical, rash, fatherly (tries), hard-working, idealistic, stubborn, painfully average
Puffinpelt has never been a stand-out kind of cat. He’s average in almost every way – appearance, skills, intelligence, you name it. Despite this, he works hard to fight against this average image, trying to show that he can be exceptional. This harsh feeling of insecurity seems to lead to Puffinpelt being quite temperamental, especially when his skills (or lack thereof) are called into question. He’s quick to anger if he grows frustrated, and that expresses itself in explosive arguments. He cannot stand being wrong, and as such can get quite stubborn as he tries to prove himself right, no matter what situation it’s in.
Despite all that though, Puffinpelt does have some positive traits. For starters, while it doesn’t come naturally, Puffinpelt has trained himself to be charismatic. He’s not necessarily warm or friendly, but there’s a certain charm in knowing that he’s going to tell you exactly what he thinks and won’t lie to preserve your feelings if he can help it. He is a bit rash, not thinking things through all the way, especially on the emotional side of the spectrum. He tends more toward analytical intelligence, and while he’s average in that area too, he’s certainly better at that than emotional intelligence.
Puffinpelt is loving when he finds the right cat. He’s fought so hard against the opinions that have been drilled into him since birth and has finally begun being more open about himself and who he loves – romantically or otherwise. He did love Cinderflower, just not in the way she loved him, not in the way he was supposed to. He’s afraid, some may even call him cowardly, to admit this and try to reforge their relationship, though.
Puffinpelt is also quite idealistic, wanting to have the perfect family. Though what that looks like has been an ever-shifting image in his mind. He wants to be able to have it all, in a way. He wants Cinderflower, Bramblebug, and Dipperpaw all at once, even though that would be a disaster. On the subject of his son, Puffinpelt does his best to be fatherly, though isn’t quite sure what that looks like. He tries to bond with Dipperpaw and engage in things he likes, however Puffinpelt is not a good liar, unless he’s lying to himself. He finds it difficult to feign interest in things he’s not actually interested in, and as such struggles to maintain relationships in any fashion.
Family
Mother - Skunktail - deceased
Father - Blackfrost - deceased
Ex-Wife - Cinderflower - played by Misty
Son - Dipperpaw - played by Snowy
Son - Ouzelkit - deceased
Daughter - Lichenkit - deceased
Boyfriend - Bramblebug - played by Rainbow
Mentor - Cariboustorm - played by Sibyl
Apprentice - Hickoryhawk - npc
Timeline
TW for homophobia, internalized homophobia, and (false) rumors of infidelity
0 Moons: Born to Skunktail and Blackfrost
3 Moons: Parents begin pressing their thoughts and opinions (largely revolving around disdain for anything other than a nuclear family) into Puffin’s mind. He starts to internalize them. His mother expresses that while other things may be fine for other families, she knows he will get with a good molly and give her grandchildren.
6 Moons: Puffinpaw becomes an apprentice. His mentor is Cariboustorm, who intimidates him.
7 Moons: Puffinpaw begins experiencing crushes. They are exclusively on male cats, but he excuses this by telling himself he’s just admiring their strength and other warrior skills. He tries to convince himself he’s crushing romantically on female cats.
7 Moons: Garstar begins acting violently toward WindClan and ShadowClan
8 Moons: Training with Cariboustorm is difficult, and Puffinpaw finds it hard to see any progress despite his mentor's best efforts. He seems to want to find Puffinpaw's best skill and exploit it, but Puffinpaw remains average to the frustration of them both.
9 Moons: Puffinpaw forms a close friendship with Cinderpaw that he mistakes for romantic feelings
10 Moons: Puffinpaw gets a crush on Bramblepaw and pretends it’s just friendship
11 Moons: Cariboustorm impresses the importance of rising above the mundane to Puffinpaw, which feels like an insurmountable task. He also continues pressing that crows are never to be hunted, less Puffinpaw become cursed.
12 Moons: Moosestar dies, Asterstar becomes leader
13 Moons: Puffinpelt is given his warrior name after passing his assessment a moon later than normal.
15 Moons: Asterstar begins helping ShadowClan and WindClan. He gives up territory to ShadowClan. Puffinpelt’s parents are against this decision, however know better than to speak out against the Clan leader. They commiserate with like minded cats. Puffinpelt echoes their sentiments in an effort to not disappoint his parents.
19 Moons: ThunderClan aids WindClan in destroying SkyClan’s tunnel entrances.
22 Moons: Asterstar sends cats with ShadowClan and WindClan to dethrone Garstar
23 Moons: Becomes a mentor to Hickorypaw.
24 Moons: With the looming threat of Garstar over, Puffinpelt’s mother pressures him for grandkits, leading to him asking Cinderflower to be his mate.
27 Moons: Puffinpelt spends more time with Bramblebug than with Cinderflower. He refuses to acknowledge the reasons why.
30 Moons: Hickorypaw becomes Hickoryhawk
36 Moons: Cinderflower gives birth to Puffinpelt’s offspring. There is only one kit who survives.
38 Moons: Dipperkit begins to resent his father for the lack of time Puffinpelt spends with him and Cinderflower. Puffinpelt notices this but doesn’t know how to fix it and is unable to find common ground between him and Dipperkit (though he doesn’t try very hard).
40 Moons: Skunktail dies from illness
40 Moons: Without the pressure from his mother, Puffinpelt finally sits down and examines his feelings and tries to form his own opinions. He and Cinderflower break up.
41 Moons: Puffinpelt begins a relationship with Bramblebug extremely quickly after the breakup. He begs Bramblebug to keep it a secret, as he’s still battling internalized homophobia
43 Moons: Tired of hiding it, Bramblebug no longer keeps the secret and engages in PDA with Puffinpelt, telling anyone who asks. Puffinpelt doesn’t deny anything, but grows angry and bitter toward Bramblebug - but is too stubborn to instigate a break up.
43 Moons: Cinderflower is heartbroken all over again, hearing (false) rumours that Puffinpelt was with Bramblebug while he was still with Cinderflower. Dipperpaw begins to resent his absent father even more due to how quickly he apparently moved on.
45 Moons: ThunderClan is hit with a mysterious illness, which ends up causing Asterstar's death. Sparrowstar becomes leader, and names Puffinpelt his deputy. Sparrowstar tries to lay out a plan on how to fight this illness and find where it's come from, as well as makes changes to the mentoring system in ThunderClan. Puffinpelt begins having dreams from "StarClan".
Extras
Puffinpelt is loosely based on Marvin from Falsettos!
Puffinpelt’s perk (a boon system used by Thistle in the Weeds) is as follows: Cursed by the Dark Puffinpelt, knowingly or not, has forged a bond with their darker clan ancestors. At night they can receive private training and advice dreams from the Dark Forest. +2 chr +2 str
Other Iterations
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I’m working on a masterpost of thoroughbreds that are what I call “off color”, meaning white, sabino, spotted, etc horses, horses with excess amounts of splash, or horses with interesting markings and features (bloodmarks, skunktails).
It will be a list of names with links to pedigree and pictures.
If anyone wants to contribute to make sure I don’t “forget” anyone, reblog with names of horses.
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