[jimothy]

hey @Rockfall! I hope you enjoy this application, and I wish everyone the best!

here's my submission for Sunkit, an old design. featured is a comic of how Peachfrost receives a prophecy. I hope I did her design and vibe some justice.

The sun enters a dream...

LINK to full comic strip
OPEN SPOILERS to view in WCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The darkness:
The ongoing battles with Shadowclan and Sunkit's design heavily inspired the basis for character. The growing tension and fears of vulnerability would naturally concern their healer. With the other clans' medicine cats being difficult and Peachfrost operating on her own, I'd imagine that sleep doesn't come easily or she's knocked out by fatigue. For Sunkit to be brought up during these strenuous moons, he's not too keen on play fighting or listening in on meetings. Stories of Shadowclan as well as the war between Thunderclan and Riverclan have planted seeds of wariness and uncertainty. Not to mention the scary prey shortage as well. Sunkit was confused. Why was there so much fighting and hardship at the borders? Wasn't the warrior code meant to structure and support the community? For balance in the forest? He admires how Windclan pulls itself up with Twilightstar as the kindest leader amongst the four, though hearing talk of striking back, Sunkit fears more struggles. In his sleep, he seeks calm in his dreams, with hope reaching for something near. Then, he properly meets with Peachfrost in a shared dreamspace, strangely more comfortable in this quiet place than the medicine den of pungent herbs and injured clanmates. He respects her service to the clan and wants to help her; she must see the worst of it all - the aftermaths of attacks. He's just a kid. What did he have to shoulder compared to her?

Sunkit:
Sunkit looks a bit scary and his quietness doesn't help. But he's really a sweet kid and maybe a bit dry. He's well behaved, keeps his coat clean, and says hi to the elders and queens everyday. He doesn't leave that area of camp much because he doesn't want to get in the way of anything. Observing the older cats on the daily, it's obvious - the cloud of apprehension that floats with them all. The fresh-kill pile is smaller these days and the apprentices talk non-stop about battle training. Sunkit doesn't like to feel scared, as with any kid, so he tries not to think about battle much. That was simple enough. Without really thinking about it, Sunkit is more receptive to the tenderness and protective spirit of the clan's mothers and elderly. He respects their compassion and knowledge, with warrior background as a powerful contrasting backdrop to their gentleness.

My writing and offerings:
I think that Sunkit and Peachfrost would get along quite well, with Sunkit aspiring to be a great help to her. However, Peachfrost's distrust of the other clans may peck at Sunkit's comfort as he gets older. I think this could lead to interesting discussions of where their complicated feelings stem from: on one side, a young solo healer trying to support a battle-riddled clan vs Sunkit who's early upbringing was full of confusion towards the politics of their wars.

I got quite some range with writing! I do my best to read the vibe of the thread and my rp partners. Long posts are fun to exercise my writing, and shorter, quicker replies are totally doable for light fun - they also help to practice quality over quantity. Years ago I used to join fan clans all the time to give my shot at writing a medicine cat, so I thought I would give this a go! I'd love to get more involved with WCO and build some super cool relationships, and I know that'd be a blast with Sunkit.

I work freelance from home. If that changes, I'd def be clear about my schedule/time. And I'm reachable on discord, whether online or on mobile. ;P