#shortberry

Aliases / Nicknames: Idiot, Coward, Sick-spreader

Gender: tom

Sexuality: bisexual (realized in afterlife)

Family: Sandyfreckle (mother), Fallowmark (father), Warmcreek (sister), Burntthroat (brother)

Other Relations: Gorseflower (mentor)

Clan: ThunderClan

Rank: warrior

Characteristics: incredibly shy, hates bothering others, would rather suffer than risk embarrassment, doubts himself a lot, has severe anxiety

Murder Motive: N/A

Number of Victims: 4+ (unintentional)

Number of Murders: 4 (unintentional)

Murder Method: neglecting own sickness and spreading it to others

Known Victims: Cloudkit, Lakefeather, Stormpeak, his Clanmates

Victim Profile: elders, kits, warriors

Cause of Death: greencough

Cautionary Tale: ??

Story: 

He was horrible at expressing his needs or wants, or anything that might bother someone else.

He wanted to confess his feelings to his long-time crush, but he was sure that she would say no and feel awkward and uncomfortable. Eventually she found a mate in someone else, and together they had kits.

It was the future Shortberry could have had....but it was fine. She was happier with the other tom than she would have been with him, surely.

He had wanted to become a medicine cat as a kit, but his parents were clearly hoping he would be a warrior, and he didn't want to let them down...

It is ironic, then, that he and his victims fell to sickness.

It was only a sniffle, he had told himself. The medicine cat had expressed displeasure at cats who visited for minor reasons, especially with it being leaf-bare and herbs being short on stock...

It was nothing.

He was just being dramatic, he always was.

So he continued to sleep in the warriors' den. He continued to go on patrol and catch food that the others would eat, and to share tongues with his Clanmates who, day-by-day, started to notice how tired he looked.

By the time they realized he was sick, it was too late. It had already spread. Many had gotten sick, and the medicine den was becoming increasingly full. There were so little herbs to help them all...

Lakefeather, the oldest elder, fell first.

Then came Cloudkit, merely two moons old.

Stormpeak came last, the only warrior that succumbed to the illness, other than Shortberry.

When he died, Shortberry was one of the few 'lucky' ones to be put on trial. However, he saw no reason to be accepted into a paradise like StarClan. He was an idiot, too cowardly to share his concerns with an irritable medicine cat, and because of that--because of him--three of his Clanmates died, one of them a kit.

He told the cats who faced him that he did not deserve a place among the Stars, and accepted his place in the Dark Forest.

Additional Information: 

--One of the song residences! I can't remember the order exactly...I think this was 229 by @wills-woodland-warriors

The song is Sorry To Bother You by Unlike Pluto! Lyrics here

--His nicknames are to himself.

aw thats so nice thank you!! and yes i do! i have a rough outline of his story one day that i might fuck around and write one day if i get the notion but here is my boy!

This is Shortstar (formerly Shortberry) and hes a former Thunderclan warrior who moved into Riverclan to be with his mate. Some fun notes -his father, wolfwar, was the former tc deputy -shortly after shortberrys exile, wolfwar's body is found washed up at the lake under mysterious circumstances -his death was eventually ruled as an accident -the cream fur between his claws had washed away by the time he was found -wolfwar gives shortberry one of his 9 lives purely out of spite, and he made sure his was the most painful i actually commed a PMV from the wonderful AutumnLynxx on youtube that shows what went down

1- shitty until half then it got better ! A bit sad at the end but then Shortberry!

10- NF - the search. Definitely that one.

19- got rid of a few bad friendships irl

💫- Where you a space kid?

Yes! And I still am, just not as much!

🌼- You have Summer vibes

fuck- well, first, thank you! Second, summer is way too hot and i'm not. Third, if this was spring I'd be surprised, because I was born during spring

🌌- I want to stargaze with you

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1: Why do you like/dislike this character?

Blackclover

I like him because he's tragic and full of angst, he's gay, and his relationship with Geodeflash is entertaining.

I don't like that I chose a picrew and gave him markings that are difficult to copy in a way that I like, so I can't do bases with him.

Shortberry

I just think he's neat! I picture him always trembling just a little, a jittery guy.

I don't think there's anything I don't like! But it would be neat if he found a loving mate and had kits and had tiny jittery babies.

7: What is something the fandom (you guys) do when it comes to this character that you like?

This goes for any of my characters, but I like it in general when he's included in something! Being art (especially art tbh, that's super cool), base stuff, or stories. Him and his poly along with the Tunnel Poly are my very very favourites, so I enjoy seeing them the most, though again seeing any of my characters receive love is absolutely amazing!

I also like it when people make him a little shit. Honestly it's true, he is such a little shit.

10: Could you be best friends with this character?

Uhh....

or 9 & 10 for Shortberry?

Shortberry -- 9

Is your OC laid back or do they thrive on drama? What role do they play in their group of friends/associates?

Neither. He doesn't enjoy drama, but he's far too anxious to be laid back at all. At any given time, he is worrying about something. And what role does he play in his group of friends? Uh...does he really have any? Surely they all don't actually like him and thinks he's annoying

(he's a good caring friend and is loved he just can't see it)

Shortberry -- 10

Is your OC sentimental or pragmatic? Do they keep mementos or only what they need to survive? Have they always been this way or did something happen to make them change?

He is INCREDIBLY sentimental. You could give him a twig as a gift and he would keep it forever because that's such a nice thing to do and it was so sweet. Though he does keep mementos and collects things he finds cool, he doesn't show them to others often, cause he doubts anyone else would be interested. He's always been this way!

Blackclover -- 12

Is your OC cynical or optimistic? Who or what shaped their outlook on life?

He is one of the most cynical characters out there.

He was a happy warrior that thought 'look on the bright side,' but certain situations lead to a very different outlook, which will be seen in his story!

Blackclover -- 14

How important is friendship to your OC? Do they prefer to have one or two close friends or a large group of casual friends? Or do they prefer their own company over that of others?

On the inside, he enjoys having good relations with many cats. He craves friendship (cool if there's lots but a handful is okay if they're really good), but he doesn't trust them not to abandon him and doesn't trust himself not to hurt them (mostly doesn't trust himself), so he pushes everyone away before that could happen.

Blackclover -- 15

What places hold significant meaning or memories for your OC? Do they have a positive or negative association with those places?

The small clearing where he proposed to his mate as young warriors. It's bittersweet, as they loved each other dearly, but things ended badly. Both positive and negative because of that.

Shortberry--dead version