[alec]

->> roachflare <<-
[ he/bug | shadowclan | 19moons | purrks ]

roachflare had dragged himself from the warriors den after dawn, with the sun already spreading shattered rays along the half melted snow and ice covering shadowclans clearing. blinking heavy sleep from mismatched eyes, he was shaken by a full body shudder. stars why was it so darn cold??
bug wasnt even sure why he had left the warriors den already at all, during leafbare, it wasnt even frowned upon to hide away as much as possible. so why not use this opportunity? ah well you see, roachflare never quite managed to shake the training his late father had forced down his throat far too early. even shaken and bloody, it never left the back of his mind. whispering, stabbing at his quiet, crumbling pile of pride like a kit at its first real prey. with sleep and night terrors still heavy in his bones, he had huddled up at the edge of camp to drearily chew on a small bird before staring ahead unseeing. by the time sleepysunrise called for patrols and he snapped to attention, he didnt feel quite as heavy anymore. the tortoiseshell tom stood, unruly fur floofed up to shield him from the cold, and padded closer. wormbelly and stormypaw for chervil and blessed thistle. roach thought he had seen chervil before, last patrol perhaps, and listened carefully for a destription of blessed thistle.

with a cold flash of anxiety, bug realised the other two had already found one another and joined them quietly, mismatched eyes large and expertly avoiding all eye contact. "r-ready.. to go?" the small tom asked with a glance to the other cats making their way out.

[ @Silverfur & Co ; @seeingstars ]