The apprentice nodded, "Alright! Should we get going then?" Dewpaw was buzzing with excitement. She attempted to make eye contact, at least as best as she could. She began walking to the clans entrance, tail held high in the air.
Caveclaw-She/They
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The lykoi nodded, heading to the exit of camp.
[I will tag you at Rugged Range next]
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icehawk • 38 moons • tom (he/his) • riverclan • tags: OPEN
the large tomcat sauntered out of the warriors den and into the broad belly of camp, tail swishing as though to clear the last of sleep from his mind. so, he'd slept in. another late start to the day. jaws unfurling in a yawn, icehawk reached his forelimbs out before him, back arching in a luxurious stretch that dissolved into a thorough shake of his long-haired pelt. the sun caught on the pale silver hairs, casting them almost white between the ebony stripes interrupting their pristine expanse. golden eyes blinked open to finally behold the day, scanning over the camp for something to do - or someone to bother.
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icehawk • 38 moons • tom (he/his) • riverclan • tags: OPEN
the large tomcat sauntered out of the warriors den and into the broad belly of camp, tail swishing as though to clear the last of sleep from his mind. so, he'd slept in. another late start to the day. jaws unfurling in a yawn, icehawk reached his forelimbs out before him, back arching in a luxurious stretch that dissolved into a thorough shake of his long-haired pelt. the sun caught on the pale silver hairs, casting them almost white between the ebony stripes interrupting their pristine expanse. golden eyes blinked open to finally behold the day, scanning over the camp for something to do - or someone to bother.
`~Owltalon
She, Her\Lionheart\43 moons\Riverclan
"Are you listening, starchild?"
Her amber eyes watched the clearing as she dug her paws into the ground. The bulky she-cat had a lot on her mind. Often days, her thoughts never stopped buzzing with things to do, cats to meet, expectations to build up to. The Lionheart ducked away from the sun as suddenly rose from underneath a few branches, it's light interrupting her train of thought.
She watched as a warrior--- Icehawk ---emerged from the warriors den. The cat seemed to be just getting up. At this hour? Well, maybe she'd have the honors of taking them out to a hunt, just to whip them back into shape, wake up their mind a little bit.
"Aye! Chap!" Owltalon called over to the warrior, brown paws taking long strides towards the large tom. "Open for a nice huntin'? I've got nothin' to do, crazy right? With how thin's 'ave been lookin', I would've thought that'd be impossible." She smiled widely, finding excitement in actually being able to go out and do some stuff. "I was thinkin' Haven Springs, 'aven't been there in a while. So, wha' do ya say?"
Hopefully yes. A yes would be ideal. she thought as she shifted her weight from paw to paw.
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Her amber eyes watched the clearing as she dug her paws into the ground. The bulky she-cat had a lot on her mind. Often days, her thoughts never stopped buzzing with things to do, cats to meet, expectations to build up to. The Lionheart ducked away from the sun as suddenly rose from underneath a few branches, it's light interrupting her train of thought.
She watched as a warrior--- Icehawk ---emerged from the warriors den. The cat seemed to be just getting up. At this hour? Well, maybe she'd have the honors of taking them out to a hunt, just to whip them back into shape, wake up their mind a little bit.
"Aye! Chap!" Owltalon called over to the warrior, brown paws taking long strides towards the large tom. "Open for a nice huntin'? I've got nothin' to do, crazy right? With how thin's 'ave been lookin', I would've thought that'd be impossible." She smiled widely, finding excitement in actually being able to go out and do some stuff. "I was thinkin' Haven Springs, 'aven't been there in a while. So, wha' do ya say?"
Hopefully yes. A yes would be ideal. she thought as she shifted her weight from paw to paw.
icehawk's ears perked atop the crown of his head at a nearby voice. the tomcat's head turned in suit towards the source of the noise - a brawny she-cat, whom he quickly recognized as owltalon. a warm smile split his maw as he dipped his head in a gracious greeting. "morning, owltalon," he mused, fluffy tail swishing cheerily. he fixed his golden gaze back on her. "a hunt, huh? i'd love that. it's probably best i sneak out of camp before anyone else notices i'm up as late as i am and decides to give me an earful about it." icehawk wasn't lazy, surely - he was just a deep sleeper. and social. he would much rather hunt with a clan-mate than be scooped up on some patrol to perform his warrior duties. on large paws, the muscular tomcat began making his way towards the entrance of camp."where should we go? anywhere works for me. well, obviously not windclan's border. but anywhere else." he flashed a sheepish grin at the she-cat. was that obvious? maybe he hadn't fully woken up, yet.
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icehawk's ears perked atop the crown of his head at a nearby voice. the tomcat's head turned in suit towards the source of the noise - a brawny she-cat, whom he quickly recognized as owltalon. a warm smile split his maw as he dipped his head in a gracious greeting. "morning, owltalon," he mused, fluffy tail swishing cheerily. he fixed his golden gaze back on her. "a hunt, huh? i'd love that. it's probably best i sneak out of camp before anyone else notices i'm up as late as i am and decides to give me an earful about it." icehawk wasn't lazy, surely - he was just a deep sleeper. and social. he would much rather hunt with a clan-mate than be scooped up on some patrol to perform his warrior duties. on large paws, the muscular tomcat began making his way towards the entrance of camp."where should we go? anywhere works for me. well, obviously not windclan's border. but anywhere else." he flashed a sheepish grin at the she-cat. was that obvious? maybe he hadn't fully woken up, yet.
`~Owltalon
She, Her\Lionheart\43 moons\Riverclan
"Are you listening, starchild?"
A yes! Exactly what she'd been hoping for. Owltalon had fully expected the warrior to be a bit grumpy after just waking up, but he seemed more than happy to accompany her. "Oh yeah, I'm sure somecat'll have your tail." She teased. She could very well be that somecat, scolding him for sleeping in so late. She decided against it though since he wasn't complaining about being dragged into a hunting exposition.
She listened with a gaze of amusement as Icehawk rambled on, nodding between the words and sentences when she saw it was most appropriate. He continued to chat as the large tom made haste towards the exit, spouting out suggestions for hunting. He was pretty chatty, wasn't he? It was far better than being as boring as a grey rock though, too many cats in this clan weren't willing to have a bit of fun.
"Haven Springs maybe? They're not a buncha prey there, but it'll be a nice outin', that's for sure. I'm positive we'll at least catch a bird or two, if ya know of to catch 'em." Owltalon wasn't the best at birds. She wasn't really the leapy springy type, more like the stalking type. Still, she'd caught her own fair share of birds. "If the huntin' seems to be dwindling, we can just switch land marks."
(About to leave! I didn't have time for formatting lol. Sorry for errors!!)
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That much was obvious to anyone who cared. (No one cared.) Everything was a mess. She was a mess. This Clan was a mess. Her emotions were a hurricane, and she was caught in it. She was constantly fighting the tide of this raging river off sadness and anger and loneliness and every single time that her head bobbed out of the water, just enough for her to get the tiniest of breaths, she was dragged right back down. She was trying to swim. She was really trying. But she was sinking. She was drowning, and the cold harsh waves of reality were filling up her lungs it felt like. She couldn't breathe, she couldn't fight it.
Her limbs were getting sore and tired. She wasn't sure if she could keep this up for much longer. The waves were dragging her under. She wasn't in a river, she was being dragged out to sea. Salt water burned her eyes when she tried to open them. She was engulfed by the ocean. Her pelt was drenched, and only dragged her under more and more. Her paws flailed helplessly. Just another reminder of how useless she was. An absolute failure. What a waste of space. Contributing nothing to the Clan, except for eating their prey.
Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. FAILURE.
Their voices chanted in her ears. Fogpaw. Hollyflight. Beanfloat. Berryflare.
She finally managed to drag herself out of the water long enough to gasp for air and pant. As she weakly attempted to paddled. There was a large long rock, with jagged edges. Above it sat Fogpaw. He was surrounded by shadowy figures that reeked of ShadowClan and marshes and pines. The entire air was flooded with the stench. His miserable gaze fell upon her and his lips curled into a frown. "Why didn't you save me?" He mewled weakly, like a little kit. He was bruised, bloody, like some sort of tortured prey, a helpless victim of ShadowClan's terror. "It's all your fault that I'm here-"
She sank back down again. The calico fought fiercely, desperately trying to get back up talk to Fogpaw, to save him from the shadowy claws... but who was she kidding? She couldn't save anyone. Not even herself. How on earth would she save her brother?
"There's a reason that everyone who loves you has left. It's because of you." A voice whispered in her ears as she sank farther and farther.
"Tulippaw! Tulippaw! TulipkitTulippaw! Tulippaw! Tulippaw! Tulippaw!" Her name was called out over and over by her Clanmates and her mother and her mentors and Fogpaw and-
Tulippaw's eyes flung open as she gasped for air. Her heart felt like it must be beating faster than a rabbit. Her head shot up and whipped from side to side. She was dry. She was war. She was in her nest. She was safe. She was home?
She took a minute to settle down. It was just a nightmare. Just a bad dream. Everything was fine. She forced herself to get up. That's the first step. Then stretch. That's the second step. The trudge outside and let the sun glare right in her eyes. There's the third step. She squinted as she adjusted to the gleam of the golden rays of sun. She'd started counting out the steps of her daily routine each day. It forced her to do something. She had no motivation, and if she forced herself to repeat the same routine each day... it kept her doing something. Something to distract her from the world around her.
The forth step- that changed each day. And apparently today's was to watch a kit or apprentice(?) stumble around and trip on their paws like they were born yesterday. She watched for a second, with stoic green eyes. But after a bit she found herself... chuckling. The kit (she assumed it was a kit, she'd never seen it in the apprentice den before) was quite lively and amusing, a drastic juxtaposition to Tulippaw's pessimism and self loathing nature.
She wasn't sure why. But she was drawn to the little kits. Tulippaw found herself calling. "Hey! Watcha doing with that feather?"
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@Marigoldwhisper - >:3 angst be gone!! sorry for making you read this monster of a post btw
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