before sunrise [closed for sunkit]

Toadkit needed a friend that wasn’t so down all the time. When Rookkit wasn’t being mean they hardly spoke at all, and Darkkit took things just far too seriously— it seemed like no kit wanted to have fun around here! Sure, maybe part of it was because no kit wanted to have fun with Toadkit, but he digresses. He needed a buddy that he could spend time with without arguing or sitting in uncomfortable silence.

Enter Sunkit. Sunkit was Rookkit’s best friend, and while that was a little disheartening to hear, the attitude didn’t seem to stretch to the little ginger tom. He was always smiling wide and bright, and always seemed to incredibly happy it was nearly contagious— Toadkit wasn’t a particularly happy person, especially not around Sunkit’s siblings, but still he always left from meeting with him with a smile on his face. Toadkit desperately wanted to be friends with Sunkit.

Que Toadkit waiting just outside the nursery entrance for Sunkit to wander out, yellow eyes wide and gangly little body vibrating with excitement. He wanted to conceal himself a tad in the brush, just so he was inconspicuous… He didn’t want to scare Sunkit off! His hiding skills were top tier— warrior level, really, even though his worm-like tail stuck out and his eyes shone through.

Darn it.

Toadkit’s hiding didn’t work, which was surprising, because Toadkit’s hiding skills were very good. Sunkit must have very good eyes, or the ability to see through leaves. One or the other.

”Oh! Hello Sunkit! Weird to see you here!” It wasn’t weird at all. This is where Sunkit lived. ”I was just, ah… looking at the clouds! Clouds are great, you know. Sometimes, if you squint your eyes, they look like things they’re not!” Toadkit drug himself out from behind the brush and padded towards where Sunkit stood, wide yellow eyes trained towards the blinding sky. Luckily for his lie, large fluffy clouds covered most of the blue, making the white snow and leafless trees even harsher to the eyes. At random Toadkit picked a particularly odd-shaped one, floating far enough away from the sun so that his eyes didn’t burn. See, that one looks like Perchstar, I think! You look up there and see what you can find, Sunkit!”