Post by &poi !} on Dec 27, 2011 14:45:30 GMT -5
shrikepaw
WEEP FOR YOURSELF, MY MAN, YOU'LL NEVER BE WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART
WEEP LITTLE LION MAN, YOU'RE NOT AS BRAVE AS YOU WERE AT THE START
RATE YOURSELF AND RAKE YOURSELF, TAKE ALL THE COURAGE YOU HAVE LEFT
WASTED ON FIXING ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU MADE IN YOUR OWN HEAD
WEEP FOR YOURSELF, MY MAN, YOU'LL NEVER BE WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART
WEEP LITTLE LION MAN, YOU'RE NOT AS BRAVE AS YOU WERE AT THE START
RATE YOURSELF AND RAKE YOURSELF, TAKE ALL THE COURAGE YOU HAVE LEFT
WASTED ON FIXING ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU MADE IN YOUR OWN HEAD
name...Shrikepaw
age...Eight moons
gender...Male
clan...Tigerclan
position...Apprentice
species...Bengal Tiger
apperance...A compact young tiger, Shrikepaw is neither slender, nor husky. He's a tad on the taller side for his age, yet his bulk matches his overall size. His relatively compact body allows for a good amount of speed, however he's not extremely agile due to his bulk. His speed aids him in both hunting and fighting, but he much prefers to take advantage of it during fights.
His fur is still much like a kitten in texture, which annoys him. It's fluffy and soft, yet to smooth out into coarse fur like a full grown tiger's. The base of his fluffy coat is white like snow, almost blindingly bright. Unlike many of his snowy counterparts, his stripes are a reddish brown tone rather than black. They range in thickness, but the majority of the lines are thinner, letting the white shine through.
Short white whiskers extend from dark dots on his muzzle, and his soft blue eyes are very deceiving when it comes to his mood. They often give off a content, loving glow, while in reality Shrikepaw could be seething with anger. A better place to look for his emotion would be his paws, seeing as he stomps them continuously on the ground when he's upset.
Overall his appearance is a charming one, much to the opposition of his personality. Even Shrikepaw himself would say he's strikingly good looking, which he is.
personality...Shrikepaw is an extremely angry young cat. The cold icy bitterness ebbs and flows from his pelt like water gushes from an endless stream. Not only is he frustrated, fed up, and irritated, but he also has no belief in starclan, nor does he care for the code he's mandated to follow. Much of his rage is generated from a lack of understanding or respect from important figures. Aside from simple fury, Shrikepaw is also fairly open in his ideas. In more basic terms, he has an extremely short temper and sharp tongue. Everyone's aware of his arrival, he doesn't bother to keep quiet or stay hidden.
By being so obnoxious, what occurs between Shrikepaw and others can hardly be called an interaction. It turns out to be more of a quarrel, whether with the use of voice or batting and claws. Shrikepaw has feeling close to abhorrence towards most all of his clanmates, and he assumes the same for himself. Any defense he provides for his clan is more done out of duty rather than pride. Shrikepaw wouldn't hesitate to refuse his skills in any battle he disagrees with, whether it brings more hate to him or not.
Anyone who can manage to get to know Shrikepaw, which would take a lot of time to listen, would come to know that his morals are not entirely rotten, despite his disgust of the warrior code. His idea and basis of life is relationships, of which he has none. He'd prefer to live with the concept that trust, honesty, respect, communication, and love are among the most important codes to follow. In depth, he's a very intimate and honest cat, however misunderstood he is. He's also under the impression that whoever you fall in love with is acceptable, making him bisexual. He's not a flirt, nor one to show his positive feelings, even with his negative opinions flowing so freely from his maw.
Shrikepaw firmly stands by his beliefs, whether the majority agrees or disagrees with him. He doesn't really give anyone else's thoughts a chance unless they first choose to hear his ideas out. If he sees that he himself isn't being heard, he refuses to roll over and take it. Instead, he'll get upset, and deny anyone else their chance to speak. Even if he does give someone the opportunity to talk, he's likely to stay in his own realm of thought, not easily swayed into another universe of ideas.
Some cats think his immense anger disrespect is a facade - a face that he puts on to protect himself - and that hidden underneath is a caring, loving little kitten. This assumption is false however. There is no other side to Shrikepaw; who he is at the heart of a battle is the same cat he is with his closest friends. He truly has nothing to hide, considering he stopped caring about what anyone else thinks of him long before he even reaches apprenticeship. He expects cats to be hateful toward him, and would not assume any less.
Anger is the base of Shrikepaw, however he is not spoiled in his morals and pride, aside from his disbelief in starclan and the warrior code. He's open to anyone who's open to him, however he has a hot temper and his fury is too much for anyone to bear. Shrikepaw is open to relationships, very much so that he doesn't care what gender he falls in love with.
history...Shrikepaw was born the runt of the litter in the clan to two respected tigers. His father was highly admired by the younger cats, although the brave male was very negligent towards Shrikekit and his two siblings. Not that he did anything abusive, he simply was not around to listen, nor did he care if he were. He would make little effort to understand, and shrugged anything off that he didn't deem important. Shrikekit's brother is a huge bully, and always took much advantage of Shrikekit, seeing as he was the smallest. Lilykit didn't have to deal with as much, but her unbounded enthusiasm and optimism irritated Shrikekit, and still does, although the two have a fairly close relationship. Especially when considering Shrikepaw's ability to easily push cats away from him because of his fury.
The entire clan took to poking fun at Shrikekit for his size, among other things. Their reaction to his complaints about the subject appalled him. He would kindly ask for them not to joke, and they would continue to kid and laugh at his request for it to stop. It began transforming him into an irritable and hateful young kit and formed his distaste for so-called "starclan". If a clan did exist, they wouldn't put such torture on a kit like himself.
It turned into a vicious cycle. Shrikekit's anger made others dislike him more, and their distaste made him even more upset. Eventually, he hit his boiling point, and no longer stood for anything, his sharp and open tongue began slicing the throats of others. He learned that to keep himself from going crazy, he needed to be honest and open, no matter the outcome.
Apprenticed to a good and loyal warrior named Skyfire, his anger continues to bubble. Shrikepaw doesn't appreciate taking orders from a cat that clearly feels superior. He doesn't much like taking orders in the first place, not to mention from a cat so loyal like Skyfire. Shrikepaw often rebels and doesn't follow instruction, he also talks back to the warrior constantly, and he's sure that Skyfire has a distaste for him as strong as any other, if not greatly more. He doesn't mind, he's not too fond of his mentor, either.
If Skyfire gave him half of a chance, maybe than could be close, but Shrikepaw makes himself so difficult that Skyfire hardly gets the chance to do much other than scold him for whatever he didn't do. The one thing he is inclined to do, is train. Training is the only thing Shrikepaw will willingly attend and actively participate in, as well as occasional hunting. Any other orders or duties, he fails to follow through on.
