wormpaw was fumbling around in his bedding, trying to fix it up. most of the apprentices were out of the den today-- either doing training sessions or were on patrol. however, the lanky apprentice was free for once and decided it was time for a cleanse! he tucked away the thrush feather shimmeringpaw had given him, hiding it away from any prying eyes. wormpaw picked up a pebble, humming as he thought carefully about it. "i suppose it can go, " he mew-- a sad tone in his voice. wormpaw picked the pebble out and placed it outside the den-- with the other junk. he let out a sigh, deciding to take a small break as he walked back in-- sitting down on his bedding. he closed his eyes, leaning against the wall.
@CheetahPelt

wormpaw jumped, whipping his head to face the sudden voice. he blink, relaxing at the sight of his clanmate. "heya, " he mumbled out-- tilting his head as he squinted. familiar. ''you're asterpaw, right?" he questioned, sootpaw had spoken highly of the kit-- now apprentice. so it was nice to actually see the cat. he turned his body to face asterpaw, "liking apprenticeship so far?" he questioned, if any cat was picking on the new apprentice wormpaw was ready to stir some trouble up- kidding. ish.

wormpaw was uncomfortable. he needed sleep. he wanted sleep. sleep did not want wormpaw. which he was generally offended about. he shuffled around in his spot-- squeezing his eyes shut as he did his best to stay still. he just kept fidgeting. eventually an apprentice had spoke up, snapping at the lanky apprentice to go sleep outside to see if it would help. wormpaw sighed and slowly rose to his paws, his pink-tinted eyes glazing over the sleeping bodies. the cold helped him sleep anyway. he carefully stepped over the cats, making his way to the entrance. it was going so peacefully until someone decided to sleep so very close to the entrance. wormpaw stumbled, tripping over the cat. he fell onto the ground. "mmghr?" he grunted, his voice muffled by the ground-- wormpaw quickly stood up, whipping around to see the damage done. ah great. wormpaw's ears flattened to his skull, dipping his head. "sorrysorrysorry-" words fumbled out of wormpaw's mouth, his brain too fuzzy and sleepy to create a proper sorry. he backed up to the point half of his body was out the den. he tilt his head, knitting his eyebrows together as he gazed at the tom who was known as.. palepaw? if wormpaw was correct. ''are you okay?" he questioned in a hushed tone. @hxneysuckle

wormpaw let out a helpless sigh. ''when i was a kit i was pretty fragile and squirmy. she liked keeping it practical. ish, " he explained-- mumbling something under his breath for his ears only. the tom really did get the bad case of the naming. his sister was named shimmeringpaw. it did make insults towards him more interesting he had found.
wormpaw click his tongue, oh no. that-- that was an interesting spot to sleep. he decided he would let asterpaw learn on his on why so.
''do you wish to do some training? i can't stand being cooped up in camp, '' he questioned. while you couldn't go into the territory without a warrior or permission, the apprentice didn't seem to care. after all, they only got in trouble if they got caught.

wormpaw gave his shoulder an embarrassed short lick. he shuffled his weight to a different side, mumbling out one last sorry. he blink, shaking his head softly as a quiet chuckle escaped his lips. "how is your well-being was my original question. are you hurt?" he rephrased, hoping palepaw was in good shape. shiver..shiverpetal couldn't really help cats that much so it would be best if palepaw didn't have to see em. the apprentice while he did have (very) little knowledge of healing-- cobwebs seemed to help. llike everything. he could cover palepaw in them if needed!
wormpaw sat down, his fur being illuminated by the moonlight. though he did seem like just a shadow. "i'm wormpaw, " he introduced himself.

@CheetahPelt
"of course. however, it really only applies if you get caught. if we do, i'll take full responsibility. you can i pressured you, " wormpaw explained, "we'll stick around the middle of the territory. away from the borders, you'll be safe, " the lanky tom comforted in reassurance. he understood the anxiety, it took him forever to build up enough confidence to leave camp. "of course, it's all optional. in all honestly sootpaw is more interesting, " wormpaw admitted, chuckling softly. it wasn't self-deprecating. not intentionally. he didn't have much goals in mind and was focused primarily on training.

wormpaw blink, turning his head away in a weak attempt to cover up his flustered expression. ''thank you, " he coughed-- shuffling his paws. however his eyebrows shot up, wildly blinking in confusion as-- as palepaw stated that they didn't know what a worm was. palepaw must have lived under a rock. confirmed. yep. that was the only reasonable explanation. wormpaw would quickly nod his head, "of course!" he would watch palepaw boing around the den for a moment, just simply following the movement with his eyes. wormpaw clear his throat, standing up. ''shh..! it's still night, remember..? i can try to dig some up, though no promises. you'll probably have to wait until new-leaf to see them properly, " wormpaw chuckle, oh boy. he hope they weren't causing too much racket-- though the lanky tom could swear he could feel glares on his back. he pause for a moment, ''do you want to come with or just wait here while i test my luck?"

@Shimm
"A..,,aw-- Achoo!" Wormpaw sniffled, scrunching his nose up. It had been quite some time since the apprentice had gotten a cold but, well swimming in freezing water was sure to guarantee it. Yet, he had an more important task to focus on.

Wormpaw was leaning against the wall of the den-- sitting in his bedding. His clouded gaze on Shimmeringpaw. Which.. was another subject he would have to talk about soon. "So.. How have you been? Are you and Goosepaw close? How did you assessment go?" The tom questioned, casually blurting out questions. The second question was hushed. Wormpaw would bring a paw up, licking it to distract his obvious curiosity.

Depending on his sister's answers, he may or may not have a talk with Sir Goosey.

Shimmeringpaw's abrupt awake seem to even surprise Wormpaw. Oops. He didn't know she was sleeping. Actually. He did. Probably.
He would stick out his bottom lip, huffing grumpily. "Neither. It was.. simply a, " Wormpaw scrunched his nose up, as if he was going to sneeze again. He turn his head away, letting out a more stifled sneeze before turning back to Shimmeringpaw. "Sandwhisker's fault, " He would briskly explain-- his ears twitched, listening to his sister's answers. Wormpaw shrug his shoulders simply, he never really dreamed. Just sometime down the line he would pass out and wake up. "Your fault. You should be more aware, " Wormpaw would return her gesture by also sticking his tongue out. As he would listen to the molly's replies, Wormpaw didn't miss a beat.
He didn't need wonderful sight to get the hint. His face scrunched up, grimacing. He knew Shimmeringpaw did fine on the test. Hell, she was one of the best apprentices in Riverclan. Even if he was biased. What made Wormpaw lean forward, leaning down to be eye-level with Shimmeringpaw was the second question.
"Shimmy, you know exactly what I'm talking about. How. close. are. you. and. Goosey?" Depending on her answer, he would either just slink down into his bedding in relief or go start another fight.