Willow

Willow was always in shadow. First, it was in that deity-awful place he was before Mocha took him in. That cursed building… he still can't stand the feeling of cold air on his scales, or cool stone underfoot. Those horrid stone hallways were torturous and unending in that nightmarish House. A place for hatchlings to find homes. Though, it was like a movie cliche, and a horrible, tortuous place that would leave any inhabitants scarred for life.
Now, he is in the bottomless shadows of the tight coil of this newfound family.
Mocha was always hard to read. His siblings are easier. Magpie especially. Her inside is just like her outside, and she always says just what she thinks. She actually pays attention to him, seems to realize he is actually in a room before he has to make himself known by preventing Bumblebee, Salamander, and Atlas from causing even more trouble.
But Acraea… she seemed to understand things even better. She put more thought into him than the others did, he could tell. Her quiet, understanding personality made her perfect company for Willow’s subtle thoughtfulness.
Even though it’s been years, he still feels like he’s adjusting. He still feels foreign to this place, this family. He loves them though. More than he loved anything before. And he knows they love him, he just wonders if… do they consider him an outsider, even now, after so long? Perhaps if he had made more of an effort to get involved in their lives than just being the self-imposed mediator both them and himself could feel more of a sense of belonging.
No matter. No matter how he felt, he had to be there for his family. He couldn’t be weighted down by these feelings.

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Adopted by Mocha, Willow spent a long time trying to adjust to their new life with the clan. For him, Mocha was always difficult to read, while Ryu was quite the opposite, like an open book. Growing up, the eventually learned to look to his siblings for help when he needed it, taking a long time to trust them. It took longer for him to trust Mocha, but realized that her sharp exterior wasn't a perfect reflection of who she was, seeing as Ryu could bring out a different side of her. Willow is quiet and thoughtful, getting along best with Acraea at times because of her quiet understanding nature. He is looked to as the clan mediator and is quite proud of his ability to seek out the truth. When Magpie and Angel are reading together, they often invite Willow to join them. While it took a while for him to agree, he was quite surprised by the comfort he got from spending time with them. Willow has trust issues but knows who he can rely on to be truthful. His adoptive siblings are Magpie, Acraea, Bumblebee, Angel, Atlas, and Salamander. Glory, Penguin, and Caramel included.