The future's in your paws. Shape it well.Roleplay in a cat Clan of warriors. Based off the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. Takes place in an AU before the cats in the books existed.
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Characters : [L]Lilyvalley, [E]Elmstorm, [A]Addercrest, [T]Thistledown Clan/Rank : [L]ShadowClan T5 Warrior, [E]RiverClan T2 Warrior, [A]ThunderClan T2 Warrior, [T]WindClan T2 Warrior Number of posts : 2522 Gender : Any Pronouns Age : 22
Subject: Friends with the Monster [Fishpaw] Sat 21 Sep 2024 - 21:46
LILYVALLEY
If we did what was easy
For the first time in ages, Lilyvalley's mind was quiet. There was no thoughts of what she had lost, just a sort of numbness. She wouldn't call it peace, it was far from that. But she had reached a sort of acceptance.
Or at least she learned to push her pain aside. Let it be absent.
In either case, she was growing more active in the Clan again. Going on patrols. Keeping busy.
Trying to return to some sense of normalcy, whatever that may be.
Today she was on patrol with Fishpaw, one of the newer members of the Clan. At least, he was new to her. He'd probably settled into the Clan, and yet this would be the first time they ever interacted. She watched the tom from the corner of her eye, before she finally decided to start some idle conversation.
"How are you liking Clan life? The others treating you well?"
Subject: Re: Friends with the Monster [Fishpaw] Tue 22 Oct 2024 - 20:43
FISHPAW
Now I face out, I hold out...
Fishpaw was content to walk along in Lilyvalley’s company. He hadn’t seen much of her since he joined the Clan; or rather, whenever he did see her, it was always as a shadow. She’d lost most of her litter recently and spent much of her time in isolation. While he didn’t know her well, it was good nonetheless to see her coming into… herself? again. Fishpaw didn’t know if it was really herself she was (re)becoming, but whoever it was seemed to have moved on from the grief.
Aside from the recent losses… Fishpaw had heard little good about Lilyvalley. Hedgepaw’s brother held no love for her--though Silverhawk didn’t seem to like him much, either, so maybe that opinion wasn’t the best to go off--and he had heard other voices circulate her name with distaste. But, so far as their quiet patrol had gone so far, Fishpaw didn’t see where any of them were coming from. She seemed alright enough. That was a bit hard to judge from silence, though. He would have been happy to do so, but breaking the silence fell to Lilyvalley instead. Fishpaw angled his head up toward her and blinked curiously at her question.
”Oh, sure,” he answered with a swish of his tail. His mind wandered toward Sablestrike’s thinly veiled threats, toward Wolfpaw, but Fishpaw squeezed his teeth together around bringing either of them up. He doubted anyone would believe his word, anyway; he was, after all, the lowly rogue who had only recently come into the Clan. A rattle of his head brought his thoughts back into order. ”Everyone’s fine. Mostly. And Clan life is great.” He smiled, toothy and bright. ”It’s a lot easier than my old life. A lot nicer, too.” A pang went through his chest. He tried to push thoughts of his family from his mind the instant they arose, but that never quite stopped the ache from passing through.
Another shake of his head. Fishpaw studied his companion for a stretch of quiet moments before speaking up again. ”Hey, can I ask you a question?” He did not wait for an answer before pressing on. ”I’ve heard a few cats talk bad about you. Why is that?” There was a simple, earnest curiosity in his eyes. ”You seem alright. Did you do something?”
Characters : [L]Lilyvalley, [E]Elmstorm, [A]Addercrest, [T]Thistledown Clan/Rank : [L]ShadowClan T5 Warrior, [E]RiverClan T2 Warrior, [A]ThunderClan T2 Warrior, [T]WindClan T2 Warrior Number of posts : 2522 Gender : Any Pronouns Age : 22
Subject: Re: Friends with the Monster [Fishpaw] Tue 29 Oct 2024 - 11:23
LILYVALLEY
If we did what was easy
Of course Fishpaw had heard rumors about her. Every cat knew about her. Why was Lilyvalley even surprised?
Still, Fishpaw was granting her a chance that most other cats didn't. While they mostly listened to hearsay, this was the first time that Lilyvalley truly got to defend herself, to make her own impression on one of them.
But then, there wasn't much to defend, was there?
"I stuck my nose where it doesn't belong. And I did a lot of fighting to justify it. I spent too much time thinking of myself as superior to every cat. In one way, I guess the experience was humbling. Taught me a lesson I should have learned a long time ago. But then, that lesson came too late, and cats aren't keen on forgetting. They tend to hold a lot of grudges here."
She let out a sigh. "I've decided to stop trying to show my worth. It has become clear that there is none. I just do what I can, now."
After a beat of silence, she let out a smile. "It isn't all bad, to be fair. There are a lot of cats who look out for you. Even after everything, I'm not completely alone, and that in itself is all I can ask for. I've lived in the twoleg cities, and it is not something I would wish on anyone. I would be dead without cats to watch my back."
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