♛ Maleficentstar’s Death ♛

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After four (four!!) whole years, Maleficentstar is officially dying. Maleficentstar will be killed by Bashfulcrush, and will spend his afterlife residing in the Dark Forest. Please comment in the appropriate sections below. Do not roleplay unless you were invited :) Bunch of yapping past this point ●══════⋆☆⋆══════● The idea of Maleficentstar living for four years is an absolutely insane concept to me. Honestly, it’s quite hard for me to properly grasp it. When I posted his birthday art last year on March 27th, I thought that would be his last birthday. He was meant to die by February of this year, but life happened, I got busy, and I had to push it back. Now, he’s lived past that date, meaning he’s hit the four year mark already. His final age is 210 moons To say he’s meant a lot to me would be an understatement, as silly as that may seem since he’s a fictional cat on the internet. But he has, and still does. Honestly, I could see myself continuing to use him as a personal oc, even when I leave TFC. I first applied for him all the way back in middle school and now I’m in high school. When I first applied, I remember sitting in some of my classes and just constantly refreshing the litter project to see if the results posted and rereading my application endlessly to see if I made any mistakes. I think the music for the project is burned into my mind at this point, haha. I can’t remember what I was doing when I saw I won him, but I do remember being absolutely /elated/ and deciding I would pour as much work as I could into him. I can’t remember how many words his application was, but I know it was more than 600. As soon as I was able to, I roleplayed Mal as much as I could. I don’t think I could recap everything he’s done since he is OLD, but there were so many events that stand out to me, such as the first and second change in territories, becoming a dark forest trainee, meeting other cats and plots starting with them and their roleplayers, the TC plot, etc. There’s way too many things to list, but every part of his life is something I’ve always found fun in, even something as small as a roleplay with one cat that may have not happened ever again. And of course, I can’t forget about his second-in-command deputy ceremony and his leadership ceremony. Absolutely nothing could’ve prepared me for seeing that notification asking me if I wanted to become deputy. Even now, it still shocks me! His leadership ceremony, the Moon’s Crown, is still a memory I look back on fondly. I think my favorite part of it was seeing all the excitement and character arcs going on. Everyone wrote so well during that event and put so much work into their characters, and being able to be involved in that event felt very special. Mal’s life would not be as half as fun as it was for me if it were not for the people I’ve roleplayed with. There were times where his character was pushed in a direction or scenario that I did not expect at all or did not plan for, which only made it all the more exciting. Mal’s character development comes a bit from my own planning, but an even bigger portion I owe to the way other characters have impacted him. I’ve seen so many people and characters come and go over the years, but I still miss a lot of them. Not to mention, I’ve met my closest friends through him. (they know who they are ❤️) I could probably spend hourss on this part, but I don’t want this to be too long (even though it’s already pretty wordy lol), but just know this particular aspect of his life is very important to me :) I also feel it’s only fair to express gratitude towards anyone who’s been following him or anyone who I’ve plotted with before, even if only briefly. It always means more to me that I can express when I’m told by people that they enjoy Mal as a character, or that I get to work with people on plot. I won’t point any specific people out for the sake of not leaving anyone out, but I hope this message properly portrays my thanks regardless Killing Mal does feel a bit hard, but honestly I think it’s just a long time coming haha. He’s been alive for four whole years, and I’m getting a lot busier. Having to do ceremonies for multiple years is not an easy thing to do for one lol. There’s also some other things I could say, but I don’t think that here is the time nor the place to do so. Bottom line is that it makes me sentimental, since he’s pretty much been a constant in my life for years, but I also think he’s lived a good life and I am happy with how his life has played out. (also, he’s been leader for years, I think it’s time pass on the role LOL) +