#dove lake

[dobbsie81]

Shingles

[yellowplumfruit]

while yes all pigeons in the us are domesticated and there is nothing legally wrong with taking a pigeon off the street to keep as a pet, please keep in mind that you could be taking it away from it’s partner or babies :(

if you are serious about keeping a pigeon, i strongly suggest looking into rescues because there are always always pigeons in need of homes!

[dovesick]

no peace here

[bonefall]

Hello! I absolutely adore Better Bones despite never reading beyond the first series of Warrior Cats. Last time I checked canon, Bramblestar was a kit that nearly died in a fire. So your canon is canon to me and it’s probably better that way.

I do have a question though. How big do your cats think the world is? The meaningful size of their world is from the Lake to the Forest to the Ocean, but I keep thinking of how medieval peasants sometimes had their whole lives uprooted for a crusade thousands of miles away, and wondering what Clan Cats think the real edges are. Do they see Ireland and France as mythical, far off lands filled with fairytale creatures? Do they know that anything exists beyond the oceans at all? The other side of possibility is that kittypets have given them some concept of human geography, and the cats can tell stories about a land further south than a cat could walk in a lifetime, where the stars are unrecognizable and the very moon is upside down.

Have fun with your worldbuilding!

Clan cats believe that the sky, earth, ground, and aquifers below are actually one big mobius strip, and that existence repeats from top-to-bottom. Water that soaks to the bottom ends up in the sky just as steam rises up to it.

Moles dig down so far that their pelts become gently touched by StarClan, and that's why they're so soft without shine.

The world in a horizontal sense is less important, they don't talk to kittypets very much, not enough for cultural diffusion to take place in regards to human geography. They are blissfully unaware of London, let alone anything beyond the coast of Albion.

The closest anyone's really come to learning more was Heartstar, when she was on her Dovewing Quest, seeing trains and a singing cat. She decided that this was not anything she needed to know about.

SO when they see something like the sea, they believe it's a really big lake. Airplanes are probably birds flying far away. Clan cats believe that StarClan is the greatest force in the world, so surely, wherever they choose for the cats to live must be the most beautiful of all. They're a pretty self-absorbed bunch, but more than that, culturally discourage "wandering" cats!

Depending on where they are exactly (this is why Albion isn't exactly the isle of Great Britain and it's been renamed, I'm shuffling some geography) they may also be able to see part of Wales, Ireland, or the Isle of Man from where they usually collect salt. Which just leads to them believing the ocean is just a big, salty lake, given time.

[marejadilla]

Marie Spartali Stillman, (1844 - 1927), "Love's Messenger", detail, 1885. Watercolour, tempera and gold paint on paper. Uk artist. Delaware Museum of Art.

[da-birb-writes-sometimes]

The Cottage by the Sea [Closed]

Before we get to the event proper, let me lay out the important information~

Fandom

Currently, I am only writing for TWST; but feel free to request the main cast, side characters, or staff!

Duration

I will be doing this event for 10 asks for followers. I may consider doing more if my mutuals weren't able to get in.

The ask box will be open from 9 am EST to 10 pm EST; I don't want it flooding when I'm asleep. Once all the slots are filled, I will be closing the ask box until I'm done all of the requests; I will also be editing this post with [Closed] in the title.

Rules

1 request per person. 1 character per request.

Please include, at most, 2 backup characters and prompts, as I will only be writing for a character twice to avoid repetition.

Also, feel free to leave up to 3 emojis in brackets if you want to add anything extra.

Please include if you would like it to be platonic or romantic. Also, include if you want fluff or not; they should be fluffy but I can't guarantee it.

Anything romantic will be aged up; imagine the cast to be in an actual college.

Ortho & Grim are strictly platonic.

No NSFW; sorry thirsty people. Maybe someday???

If you are on Anon, do feel free to leave an emoji (see here for taken emojis)

If you ask please reblog. Reblogs are how content is shared, plus I want to hear your thoughts.

I primarily write for a gender-neutral reader, but I can make exceptions for trans reader, please just include gender identity and pronouns!

To the event!

The Cottage by the Sea

A flower garden in the front. The shudders weathered by the salty air. A shed in the backyard contains some paddles and a tandem bicycle with a wicker basket. An idyllic scene, for a relaxing getaway. Your very own cottage by the sea.

Prompts

Warm mornings

A day in town

Discovering old secrets

Seaside picnic

Tandem bike

Rainy nights

Nights spent in

Without a paddle

Fairytale scene

The taste of salt

These will be in the form of drabbles; between 500 and 900 words. I may or may not exceed that limit, if I do, congrats, your ask gave me brain worms.

Tagging the Mutuals [open to doing more if you can't squeeze in, just please shoot me a message or hop into my main blog's ask box]

@eynnwwyjth, @krenenbaker,  @twistwonderlanddevotee, @ithseem, @inkybloom-luv, @leonistic, @hydra-sea, @xxoomiii, @aqua-beam, @hisui-dreamer, @identity-theft-101, @i-like-forgs, @officialdaydreamer00, @vioisgoinginsane, @red-viewe, @ryker-writes, @azulashengrottospiano, @silvers-numberonefan

As a reminder, do not put my work — or others for that matter — into AI as it steals. Link to Masterlist

All works will be under the tags #dove does events & #follower event as well. Each work will be added to the Events Masterlist and their respective dorm masterlist after being posted.

[this-world-of-beautiful-monsters]

I love how much More daniel is when it comes to courting sean. cassidy shows off with music and finn shows off with knives and daniel shows off with godlike displays of telekinesis. cassidy and finn are trying to mark sean with haircuts and tattoos and daniel tears a whole fucking eye out. clearly the mvp of Passionate Extremes at camp weed.

[dovedrangeas]

the mariana snailfish is. an alternate form of the axolotl

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Dove Cottage, home of William Wordsworth

from A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley, ep. 1

[dobbsie81]

Dove Lake Boatshed

[compassmili]

you can feel free to ask abt turtle dove btw since she's a newer oc

[dove-da-birb]

Going out for a bit <3

[brenna]

the vibe for march 26th is rainy morning and chonky mourning doves. it's watermelon, sarcastic lyrics, and the demons of your gayness.

[dansnaturepictures]

02/03/2024-Testwood Lakes

Pictures taken here today in this set are of; eyecatching Cormorants, a prepossessing female Marsh Harrier which I got an extraordinary view of flying over and putting up the waterfowl a special moment with a bird I love, magical scarlet elf cup mushrooms which I enjoyed seeing, beautiful views on a great time here, one of three Roe Deers I got excellent views of, mercury, Lapwing a key bird seen and heard with their pleasant "pee-wit" calls today and some smashing jelly ear or wood ear fungi it was sensational to see loads of on a tree near the scarlet elf cups I enjoyed seeing them my first ever. Other highlights here today were Shoveler, Gadwall, Greylag Goose, Oystercatcher, Great Crested Grebes, two Mute Swans fighting with another nearby which I could hear from the hide from the other side of the water the splashes and flaps strongly audible, amazing views of a wonderful Cetti's Warbler hearing their distinctive call well too, Ring-necked Parakeets, Stock Dove, male Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit and gorgeous daffodils and primroses.

[namekujii]

i miss the upper peninsula so bad sometimes

[cat-alyzing]

Archaic Lake Cats

See also: Archaic Lake Cats Culture

Leaders

Half Moon: a small tufty white molly with eyes white like stars. She led the Lake Cats to the mountains and became the first Speaker for the Stars of the Tribe of Rushing Water. See The First Speaker of the Stars for more information

Smooth Stone: bulky really silky dark blue molly with a large overbite and lavender eyes. Partnered with Broken Shadow and sire of Fallen Leaves, Dusk, Dawn, and Cumulous. She split from the original Archaic Lake Cats with the cats who sided with her going away from the mountains. See the Sisters for More Information

Adults

Cloudy Sun: fluffy golden molly with tufted ears and odd white markings that slowly grew across her pelt as she aged. Followed Stone in the casting of stones. Her descendants are a particular bloodline in the current day Sisters in particular Sunlight, Sunshine, and Sunray.

Buzzard Wing: a lanky gray swirled tabby with rich eyes and tufts on her backs like wings. Followed Half Moon to the Tribe of Rushing Water and was the mother of Jay Finding Falls and Dove Finding Flowers.

Jay Feathers: a tufty gray tabby with darker stripes and sharp warm brown eyes. Followed Half Moon to the Tribe of Rushing Water and recorded down in the great cavern for being apart of the two cats to find their new home, only stumbling upon it after running after his younger sibling Dove Beak. Known more as Jay Finding Falls for this reason. See The Siblings Who Found the Falls for more information.

Dark Sky: a bulky black tom with eyes a pale blue. Followed Half Moon and loved the journey, went on to create the new ceremony of the cats after his own kittens would need to perform it there. Partner of Owl Wings and father of Fox that Shrieks, Waves on Water, and Pounce on Mouse.

Broken Shadow: round black molly with broken ginger patches and amber eyes. She followed her partner Stone in going to the open lands instead of the mountains, her decision fueled also by her only kits recent death in the caves at the Lake. Become one of the first Sister. Partner of Stone and mother of Fallen Leaves, Dusk, Dawn, and Cumulous.

Owl Wings: a muscular long light and dull brown patched molly with huge paws. Followed Half Moon as a nursing mother with her little kits Red, Shade, and Patches later named Fox that Shrieks, Waves on Water, and Pounce on Mouse.

Wild Fire: a double coated red tabby with bright green eyes and white spots across her fur, her tail is particularly bushy. Followed Half Moon and was the first cat to train a bird being called the mother of falconry, her own bird usually depicted as a beautiful hawk with feathers reddish brown like her own fur. See The First Falconer for more information

Running Horse: a towering dark brown cat with gray flecks to their fur and particularly weak joints. Followed Stone and become one of the first Sisters.

Jagged Lightning: a leggy black and white tom with rich rosy eyes. Stayed with his parent Running Horse and joined the Sisters.

Small Fawn: a tiny fluffy pale gray and pinkish tabby molly with spotted striped and white spots on her back. She followed Stone and became on of the first Sisters.

Adolescents

Fallen Leaves: a skinny but silky molly with white, ginger, and black patches resembling leaves in Leaffall. Known for his ceremony that he never escaped from, the event that triggered both his mothers to go away from the stony mountains. Ever since then he’s been a ghost trapped but for what reason? See Fallen Leaves The Stuck Spirit for more information.

Dove Beak: a tiny puffball of light gray fur with large eyes and yellow spots across their pelt. Followed Half Moon to the Tribe and later renamed to Dove Finding Flowers after completing their coming of age ceremony. Recorded down by the Tribe as the cat who found the great cavern by chasing petals in the wind beside her older brother Jay Feathers who went after her. The Tribe’s affinity for throwing flowers comes from this story

Fish Scales: a sleek perm molly with wavy brown patterns and green eyes. Followed Stone after she escaped the tunnels but when her crush Fallen Leaves didn’t she traveled away from the mountains.