[Mercury]

Name- Turtleshade

Age- 25 moons

Gender: Trans FtM

Sexuality: Pansexual, demisexual

Residence- RiverClan

Brief Personality- Turtleshade is a chaotic tortoiseshell with some issues. At a young age, he was maimed by a dog on a foolhardy expedition outside RiverClan’s territory. He, after being somewhat healed by a loner with an extensive knowledge of herbs, made his way back to RiverClan. He has permanent scarring on his belly, and has lost his left hind leg. His face is somewhat mutilated as well, and he’s lost an eye. He transitioned from female to male soon after.

Nonetheless, he forces himself to be a happy, joyful cat. He doesn’t want anyone to know how disgusted he feels by his appearance, or how broken he is inside. He makes himself excited about the littlest things, like dragonflies and shells, though he feels like a liar with every word of exuberance. He really needs someone he can feel more comfortable around, and I think he and Kes could grow together quite well, even if only platonically!

Interaction/Meeting Ideas- Perhaps they could go on a patrol together? I could see Turtle trying to prove he's okay - if the leader of RiverClan believes he's okay, he should be- right?