Dawnpelt and her relationships
Here’s a small dive into what I’m working on with Dawnpelt (She/her and Xe/xem)
Dawnpelt’s family was composed mostly of her parents and siblings for a good portion of the time. Tawnystar (She/Vae/It) and Lavenderbud (They/It/Ai) were two very different cats but are very much in love and wanted their kits to grow without the burden of their grandfather looming over them. Dawnpelt is closer to Tawnystar. Admiring her mother as a hero figure. She always wanted to impress Tawnystar. Tawnystar sometimes has a hard time showing her pride and overworks vaerself but has always been proud of Dawnpelt since the beginning. They both have that firelike spark in their blood, pushing them forward. Though due to Dawnpelt’s idolization of Tawnystar, xe takes any insult against Shadowclan as an insult to Tawnystar and will fiercely protect xir parent’s name.Â
Lavenderbud is the more nurturing of the two and when Dawnpelt feels vulnerable she will collapse into Lavenderbud, who always knows what to say. Lavenderbud is more worried about Dawnpelt’s personal growth due to seeing the softer side of xem but Tawnystar usually sees the best in them, causing some confusion between the two. Despite this, Dawnpelt loves and respects her other parent greatly, but doesn’t quite envy the life Lavenderbud chose for themself.
Being born in a litter of three with no siblings meant a lot of personal play when Dawnpelt was younger, but as she got older she found herself extremely isolated from others her age. After Flametail’s (He/him) accident and him becoming a more dedicated medicine cat after, Dawnpelt and him grew farther apart until she hardly felt like she knew him as more than a doctor. She’s closer to Tigerheart (He/Bun) who was always more rough and tumble than Flametail was, but Tigerheart was always a more emotional cat like Lavenderbud and had very different dreams from Dawnpelt.Â
Despite her extended family visiting, she rarely talked with her grandmother, half uncle, uncle, or cousins. This causes her to feel more isolated and out of place, feeling like the only one chasing after xir parent’s star.Â
Her mentor was kindly and patient and wanted her to chase that fire inside her, but Dawnpelt knew Ivytail (Ae/aer) didn’t have the same goals in mind either. Ae wanted Dawnpelt to be the best warrior xe could be, but didn’t see how Dawnpelt could become like Tawnystar. Whenever the topic came up, Ivytail would shy away from it.
It wasn’t until Sneezecloud (They/Cloud) that she broke out of her self inflicted loneliness and destructive patterns. Sneezecloud was always bubbly, silly, and saw the world through the eyes of a kit. They never ran for a big goal or worried about loneliness. Sneezecloud saw friends wherever cloud went! Dawnpelt’s fire slowly tempered under Sneezecloud’s honeysuckle personality and the two had kits together.
Dawnpelt was always distant as a parent finding herself unable to perform like her parents had. She feared finding her own way to parent and held a type of guilt that overwhelmed her when Sleekwhisker joined The Kin and Juniperclaw showed signs of self hate. She is now awkwardly overbearing and awkwardly trying to form a relationship with her last kit, Strikestone.Â
Lastly, she’s a distant but protective aunt of Wasptail (He/She/Per) her Niece/Nephew.Â