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°˖✿˚⋆|[ Adderpaw ]|⋆˚✿˖°
She/her | Shadowclan kit | 6 moons
“I wish I knew where to find my words so I could speak and be heard.”
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Adderpaw had expected pinekit to go away and leave her alone but he didn't. Instead he stayed standing at the bottom of the mound with no clear motive other than to insult her and mushroomkit. Pinekits words about reporting her to the deputy for ’lying’ about mushroomkit being weird made her raise an eyebrow. He was aware that Mistlewhisker was one of her mom's right? That, and Adderpaw was certain the deputy would want to hear about something so trivial. The braided tabby's frown deepened as pinekit continued to call mushroomkit weird but then he said something that caught her off guard. He called her- her weird. Adderpaw's ears flattened against her head. Pinekit had signalled out her speech ritual and called it weird, she supposed it was weird since no one else did it- bit- but she had to do it otherwise her words wouldn't come out correct! It was something she had to do! Even with that thought in mind, Adderpaw felt her chest tighten and a prickling feeling beneath her fur. Weird, that's what she was. That and many other things, Pinekit was the second cat to acknowledge this. The first cat being herself. She had assumed others were just being polite or they just didn't really realize.

”Falling behind, you're forever behind” her tail curled around her paws tightly as if shielding them, protecting them. ”disgrace to your blood line”- Adderpaw squeezed her eyes shut and willed the thoughts away before she could spiral again. When she opened her eyes again she noticed the kit was no longer at the bottom of the mound? Oh, had he left? That was good. The sound of someone behind her told her that she was wrong. The apprentice turned to face the kit just as he attempted to shove her off the mound. What in stars name- she braced herself with her front paws and then stood up at full height. She was the daughter of Dawnstar and naturally had her mother's size. Add that to being older than pinekit she was definitely bigger than him and his efforts did literally nothing. The she cat blinked both stunned and confused. She raised her paw slightly to begin the speaking ritual but stopped when reminded by what pinekit had said. She clenched her jaw and placed her paw back down. ”Wh-w..what are y-you doing..?”

{ Pinekit ; @sturgeonwind }