[Captain]

CLOUDPAW
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➣ Pushing against the chilling winds and harsh rainstorm, the large black-and-white apprentice managed to arrive at the familiar beach with the rest of RiverClan. The stars seemed far from on their side tonight, given the current weather forecast, but then again: when were his ancestors ever merciful? A low voice in the back of his head even questioned why Cloudpaw was here right now. He hated gatherings, always had, since the very first one he went to as a small child. And yet here he was amongst his own clanmates in the bitter cold. The curly-furred tomcat knew very well why he was present though. His light blue-hued eyes had no trouble finding the beautiful molly known as Fawnlight─his best friend─from the medicine cat’s perch on the Seastones.

This was her first gathering as a full medicine cat, so obviously he had to come here for support and consolation if she ever happened to need it. He didn’t tell her that he was going to be here tonight, so Cloudpaw was already setting himself up for a bad time. He had no friends other than her and he made no real attempt to change that. The white-and-black tomcat was lucky enough to still have her as a close friend, considering their vastly different social circles and responsibilities. It was a miracle that she was still alive after being missing for a full moon too, so he was probably the last thing on her mind.

Tucking himself away in the corner of the crowd, Cloudpaw sat down and curled his tail around himself, shuddering against the rain. Maybe he should’ve stayed back at camp. He could have spent the time catching up on his battle moves, or guarding the camp itself. But no, the RiverClan apprentice let his selfish wants get the better of him yet again. Fawnlight was a busy cat, with a high status, so Cloudpaw wanted to be able to see her as much as he could. Some would call it foolish, others might even label it as obsession, but that wasn’t the case… was it? He shook his head, tearing his fixed gaze away from the Seastones and staring down at his paws. Perhaps he was nothing more than a stupid boy with a crush for a girl that was way out of his league. Dumbass. Hopefully, all the clans would be eager to get back home and out of this storm, making this gathering a quick one. He could only hope.