parents: lightningstar of skyclan and shellfang the rogue, stormfrost of skyclan (in a stepdad sort of way? it’s complicated)
siblings: none
mate: russetshine of shadowclan
children: alderkit and applekit of skyclan
other family:
grandfather: kai the loner
grandmother: cherryfrost of skyclan
mentor: swiftspring
apprentices: none yet (hoping to mentor one of snowblossom’s kits)
story info under readmore
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DESIGN NOTES
ok so this was originally posted on my main blog as a cat-ified version of a homestuck character (yes yes i know), but i realized i liked the designs too much to just not use them again, so some of them will be posted here as background characters. i’m going to be careful to make sure they’re distinctly different characters, but if i’m wrong to do so please let me know.
that said, he has the exact same eye color as his father, grandfather, and daughter
also inherited spiky fur and bent tail from his dad
ears too got dam big, top teeth also too got dam big
small square chin, triangle nose, and strong hind legs
lean and sort of lanky
short list of personality traits: irritable, skittish, quiet, loyal, workaholic, spacey, witty, prideful, usually has good intentions at heart
son of lightningclaw and shellfang. his mother was exiled for treason when he was around 4 moons old, and even before then, he was always aware of how poorly she treated his father. while shellfang was never explicitly unkind to sparkkit, he’d witnessed how easily she turned on others when she didn’t get her way, and so he learned early on to walk on eggshells around her. after her exile, lightningclaw moved into the nursery to care for him until he was apprenticed, and the two grew very close. after sparkpaw became an apprentice, his father was called away by starclan to go on a journey, but for all sparkpaw knew he was dead or chased out by the halfclan-hating thunderclan and riverclan leaders. during this time, he confided a great deal in his mentor, swiftspring, and found comfort in the shadowclan apprentice russetpaw.
he was ecstatic when lightningclaw returned alive and well, and even prouder when his father became deputy. he gained his warrior name, sparkflight, for his skill in navigating the tallest of treetops, but even afterwards he continued to meet russetshine in secret. their relationship became more open after the battle with foxstar resulted in a more relaxed following of the warrior code, and a few moons later russetshine was pregnant. although of course she loved them, she wasn’t ready to raise kits alone and loved shadowclan too much to move to skyclan, so sparkflight brought his children to be raised as skyclan, with occasional visits to see their mother at the border. he became one of skyclan’s most trusted warriors and remained close with his family, helping lightningstar in his old age, maintaining a relationship with russetshine, and raising his kits the best he could.
Sparkflight is Breezeclan’s deputy, after Badgerstar who became leader. She was born of Cloudjay and Ravenwatcher, who also gave her a sister, Sorrelfire, Breezeclan’s medicine cat. Sparkflight is known to be very optimistic, energetic, and positive towards others. She loves making friends with other cats and doesn’t mind the cats who are mean to her; she treats them as she would any other cat. She is also the only cat known to Breezeclan that can make Badgerstar smile, seeing him not only as her leader but as a second father.