stockholm ++S H A R K__; syndrome))

[idk my bff brindle]

This is the first (thing I remember)
Now it's the last (thing left on my mind)
Afraid of the dark (do you hear me whisper)

sharkpaw

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any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.

/////////tom
///11 moons
/////cloudclan
/////apprentice

An empty heart (replaced with paranoia)
Where do we go (life's temporary)
After we're gone (like new years resolutions)
Why is this hard (do you recognize me)
I know I'm wrong (but I can't help believing)

Sharkpaw is a fairly small cat, but he looks large. His paws are wide and steady, though his short legs are slim- but they never waver. His shoulders are smooth, but they don't ripple under his pelt. Sharkpaw isn't that strong. His tail is long, and so is his body. He's low to the ground, but his limbs are gangly and too long. Because of this, he often moves awkwardly. When he's older, Sharkpaw will shoot up in height and finally fit his limbs, but for now, he's a bit off balance. You can't see this by looking at him, though. Sharkpaw had managed to learn a way of walking which completely offsets the body differences he has. His neck is thick, making him look strong and tough. His head is wide, and his cheekbones jut out. His muzzle doesn't stick out too far, but it looks strangely big. His eyes are small, and they glow a dark brown in colour. His ears are large and pointed, also adding to his appearence of height. From far away, Sharkpaw looks big, but he's actually quite small.

His pelt is a white in base colour. It's pure and bright. Grey fur overlays it on his back, almost in a saddle pattern. It goes down slightly onto his tail. There's a patch of grey over his left ear, too, but mostly, the apprentice is white. White is an enlarging colour, so Sharkpaw stands out and looks bigger than others his size, except in the snow. The reason his mouth looks so big is because it is. His two front fangs are larger than they should be, so they stretched his muzzle. It's a birth deformity that Sharkpaw is ashamed of. It's not noticeable until he opens his mouth, however, you would still notice that his muzzle is larger than normal.

I'm so lost
I'm barely here
I wish I could explain myself
But words escape me

From Sharkpaw's appearence, you might think that he's tough and feisty, despite being rather small. It's true that the tom can look menacing with his large teeth and small eyes, not to mention his sharp claws, but that's the total opposite of his personality. One of the smaller toms out there, his personality reflects more on his size than actual looks. He's very timid and shy, especially because many cats are turned off by his fangs. He doesn't talk much, and when he does, it isn't in a stutter. Sharkpaw isn't afraid of talking, but he just doesn't do it much. Because of this, his social skills need a little work. He's not weird or anything, but the tom has trouble keeping a conversation flowing. Some of the more popular apprentices let him hang out with them, but Sharkpaw doesn't really say anything. If you had to label him, he would spend time with the "cooler" apprentices, but he doesn't judge at all.

He's also extremely loyal, and he doesn't let any of his friends break the Warrior Code. He wouldn't break it, either. He plans to stay in CloudClan for the rest of his life. While he's rather quiet and ashamed of his fangs, he can be as tough as nails when threatened. He's a good fighter, though he doesn't usually make a fuss about it. He doesn't back down from a fight, despite the fact that he tries super hard not to get into them. He still needs to prove himself when someone else insults him, but he'd rather not fight.

It's too late
To save me
You're too late
You're too late

Swifthawk was a perfectly average warrior, though rather small for a tom. He was a pure white in colour, not a hint of black on him except for one spot near his paws, which prompted his name. Mistyfeather was a large she-cat, and a dark grey. She was loud and boisterous, always trying to get her way. Swifthawk was small and shy, and the two were stuck together on a hunting patrol once. Mistyfeather took total control, bossing Swifthawk around and making him run ahead and check borders and answer to her like an apprentice. Somewhat upset, Swifthawk went to her after the patrol. He told her why he was upset. He also admitted that he had always liked her, but now he had lost hope because it was obvious she didn't like him. Mistyfeather surprised him by saying the reason she had been so bossy was bcause she did like him. The two became mates.

Shark-kit was the result of their copulating. He was small, but he demanded a lot of milk. His brother, Rook-kit, had been stillorn. Shark-kit didn't know any of that, however. He just kept on growing and growing. he was larger than the other kits in the nursery, but then he jjust stopped growing. The po' little guy had to watch as all of the other kits he had brawled with before grew larger and taller than him. He eventually became an apprentice by te name of Sharkpaw. Some of the older toms began to show interest in him and started hanging out with him, securing him as a friend. He might have been quiet, but his large teeth were pretty popular to gawk at.

You're cold with disappointment
While I'm drowning in the next room
The last contagious victim of this plague between us
I'm sick with apprehension
I'm crippled from exhaustion
And I dread the moment when you finally come to kill me

swifthawk dad
mistyfeather mum
rookkit brother[/s]

This is the first (thing I remember)
Now it's the last (thing left on my mind)
Afraid of the dark (do you hear me whisper)
An empty heart (replaced with paranoia)
Where do we go (life's temporary)
After we're gone (like new years resolutions)
Why is this hard (do you recognize me)
I know I'm wrong (but I can't help believing)

painting portraits of ghosts
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[(aurora) of the problematique]

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