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From 2021

A Fawn sticker design. I keep forgetting to actually get this made because I want it on my water bottle. OTL

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From 2021

Anger like an inferno.

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Blackkit found out the hard way why kits aren't allowed to leave the nursery without an adult.

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From 2021

A totally normal sloth gestures for you to approach.

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From 2021

Softpaw's first visit to the Moonfall. ✨

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From 2021

Hauntings can be nice actually.

Context below the cut.

Rockfall is always talking to his deceased mate, Dovefeather, like she is there with him. Everyone assumes it's cuz he misses her and he's losing it a little in his old age. If one were to ask Rockfall, it's because he can still feel her with him and, more jokingly: "If I ignore her I'll never hear the end of it once I get to StarClan." 💕

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Howl

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They'll hatch soon.

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From 2021

Scourge from a DTIYS by @paintedpawcat I still really love how this turned out. 💕

Also, I make his collar whatever color I feel like making it cuz actually his real collar color is slowly shifting through a gradient that includes every color.

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From 2021

Gullshade and Spottedshell family portrait.

Family tea under the cut.

Spottedshell's side of the family has a history of difficult and/or still births, but Spottedshell was determined to be a mother. She and Gullshade lost many litters. At some point Gullshade had given up on being a father and was more worried about the toll losing all those litters had on Spottedshell. She convinced him they should try one more time (it was always one more time) and they finally had Lightkit and Stormykit. By then they were nearly elders, but were absolutely thrilled to finally be parents.

Lightkit's deformity was a concern at first, but after a "different but healthy" diagnosis from Dapplefur, everything seemed perfect. The only consistent issue was unkind words from other cats, the worst of which was Pinestar's suggestion that Lightkit be put out of her misery. Spottedshell practically chased him out of the nursery at that and became very protective of Lightkit and distrusting of her clan leader. Gullshade was made temporary deputy afterward and was kept very busy by Pinestar, barely having time to visit the nursery. Spottedshell saw this as an attempt by Pinestar to punish her for standing up to him.

After Lightkit's death, Spottedshell broke. She openly accused Pinestar of killing her kit and began a swift mental decline. Dapplefur diagnosed her with "confusion" (feline dementia) and believes the trauma of losing her first living kit jumpstarted the decline that should've happened more gradually.

In all the chaos, Stormykit was often forgotten and left on her own. Gullshade tried to step in to be with his daughter when he could, but between looking after Spottedshell and performing his deputy duties, Stormykit often fell through the cracks. Luckily Nightwhisker and her kits were more than happy to be there for Stormykit when her parents weren't.

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Pinestar and Nightwhisker family portrait.

Family tea under the cut.

Pinegaze and Nightwhisker were very much in love, but Pinegaze started to change after becoming leader. Nightwhisker chalked it up to missing the former leader (his grandfather) and stood by him. Nightwhisker didn't really want kits, but Pinestar was bound as RedwoodClan's leader to produce heirs so she was like "yeah fine" rather than send him off to be with another cat and/or lose him. Luckily she loved being a mother, cuz that def coulda gone sideways.

Bearkit was the only kit in her first litter. After he was born Pinestar changed and became obsessed with his possible heir being perfect, to the detriment of little Bearkit. Nightwhisker and Pinestar essentially cat-divorced over his treatment of their kit, but ended up making amends after Bearear became a warrior and Pinestar promised to be better.

Then, while Nightwhisker was pregnant with their second litter, Stormykit and Lightkit were born to Spottedshell and Gullshade. Pinestar was very cruel toward Lightkit to the point of saying she should be culled for her deformity. Nightwhisker lost it at that point and wanted nothing more to do with him.

Unfortunately there was only so much she could do to keep him away from their second litter, Flamekit and Shadowkit, once they were born. 💔

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From 2021

The folklore around spooky black dogs is so fascinating to me. 💕

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From 2021 Nursery days cuz I love drawing my OCs as babies. 🥹 (also ominous foreshadowing if you squint)

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LeoShadow doodle page, featuring baby Night. 💕

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You've interrupted its shedding.

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From 2021

Blacktalon likes to collect flowers during his patrols to decorate his and Weaselthroat's nest, and Weaselthroat too if she's in it. 😊

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From 2021

My main Pokémon team! (Sasha and Knight switch with Hawk and Hex for cave exploration.) Names below the cut.

Aza the Blaziken Poka the Espeon Sasha the Ampharos Knight the Absol Mystic the Dragonite Hawk the Honchkrow Hex the Mismagius Runt the Tyrantrum