Rushtail Young Warrior | A Boi | Designed by @squirrelfights
The only kitten of Birchfur and Beewhisker, his father died shortly before he was born of FIV. Other than that his early life was pretty nice until the Blight swept in. Being an Apprentice at the time, and one of the last to get sick, meant that Rushtail, then -paw, worked himself into the ground trying to provide for the Clan... and his mother, who didn’t look like she would survive. He actually stepped clear through a stick, confining him to Camp and to a few extra moons of training, where he then fell ill, too.
Thankfully he survived, falling head over heels for Possumfoot, one of the queens Scalestar recruited to boost their numbers. He is a naturally really sweet little guy, so both of them training alongside young cats when they were well into adulthood allowed for some Major Adorable Bonding. However, the damage from his wound was permanent; he’s got a slight limp, hindering his stalking and running at times, but he’s still an excellent little guy. Likes to sit up, as illustrated, to keep weight off it and look around; he’s got incredible balance as a result.
At first he was very iffy about his mother taking on a new mate, but having never met his father he bonded very easily with Barkflower; he sometimes helps his step-dad keep an eye on kittens and they can often be seen chatting in the shade.
Very bisexual and so indecisive, he still doesn’t know if he really is ready for/wants to be mates with Possumfoot. For the record, his mom says to go for it.