#grayclaw

[warrior-cats-rewritten]

Grayclaw

"Looks like we're gonna have to kill this guy, Jinx Arcane."

"Damn."

Grayclaw is a silver tabby tom with spiral patterned stripes, long fur, sharp claws, broad shoulders, and ears that begin to curl inward at the tips by ASC Book 4. His eyes are ice-blue.

Poor Graypaw. He takes each loss he feels so deeply to heart. He was inconsolable when his Papa was gone, as he and Jayclaw had an incredibly close bond despite how young Graykit was.

When Curlfeather passed, Graypaw took it even more terribly. He was very nearly in denial, trying to hold himself together to be the "rock" for his sisters. He did not do it well.

Splashtail sunk his claws into him. Promised him security in return for support. He was Curlfeather's apprentice, he knew she would want him to watch over her kits. She was such a good, loving mother, wasn't she? Such a shame she's gone, she would have made a perfect leader, good thing she shared all her ideas with me to make me a perfect new candidate. Ah, rest, sweet Curlstar, I shall take care of your children for you...

Graypaw buys it. He supports Splashtail, his new best friend. When Splashtail claims his leadership, Graypaw vouches for him. His mother trusted him, he must clearly be worthy.

Then Frostpaw is "killed". She runs away from the Clans into a strange place with a small party of other cats, Sunbeam, Nightheart, Whistlepaw, and Shadowsight. No one knows this, of course. She is assumed to have died as well. Graypaw snaps. He cannot take another loss, and hangs on to every word Splashtail says. Splashtail is young and born from tumultuous times himself. Starclan has lead them astray in his eyes, and his mentality stems from a long cycle of violence that is as inevitable as an egg spoiling in summer heat. Graypaw swears he will do anything to keep Riverclan safe, and follow Splashstar's every order.

In return, Graypaw is immediately given his warrior name, Grayclaw. In honour of his beloved father, who would be so proud to see him. Splashstar tells Riverclan to yowl loud enough that Jayclaw will hear his name being honored. Funny that he left out any mention of 'Curlstar'.

Grayclaw becomes one of Splashstar's enforcers, quickly climbing the ranks. Grayclaw, Duskfur, Shinetoe, Brackenpelt, Foxnose, Shadenose, Wavesplash, Spikeleaf, and Mallownose all support him. While Mallownose is made deputy, Splashstar creates a second position. Head Enforcer.

Grayclaw is placed in that decorated position. He is in charge of enforcing Splashstar's rules, and making sure cats are compliant with them. He buries his head in the sand when it comes to complaints. The only one he'll listen to is his sister. Mistpaw, denied a warrior name for not singing Splashstar's praises, doesn't complain, but... She does make suggestions. She saw a lot of salmon in the stream, maybe they could do more hunting patrols today rather than making everyone go over battle moves for the 5th time in a row?

Grayclaw grieves his missing sister, presumed dead, he cannot stop thinking about how much of a failure he must be, that the only hope he has left is to keep Mistpaw safe... If she keeps looking upset, Splashstar will get angry...

He forces Mistpaw to bow to Splashstar, calling him Riverclan's true leader, and that the only reason she'd held off was due to her own grief for her mother. Of course Splashstar understands, he's so generous, so wise.

He gives her the name Mistwillow instantly, a beautiful name, and seems to settle down. Grayclaw sees this as having been the correct thing to do. It kept his sister safe and in line, and Splashstar approved.

Then, when the dust seemingly settled during a horrible battle with Windclan, Frostpaw appeared in the moonlight, silver fur shining and curled ears framing the crescent moon. She had a small group with her that was growing quickly, leading a rebellion against Splashstar and his enforcers. Grayclaw at first was enraged, he had mourned her so badly, fought so hard for the peace he had built for Mistwillow and himself, and now she came in trying to tear it all down. He fought like hell at first, going after the River Rebels and doing his best to destroy them.

And then he grew desperate. He begged Frostpaw to join them. They'd be a happy family again. They wouldn't have to be alone anymore. They could just go back to the way things used to be. She just had to give all of this up...

Frostfeather refuses, and The River Rebels make another push back into their home.

Grayclaw can't take it. He can't handle his sister abandoning him again. He needs to be better, to keep what he has left together as it slips through his claws like feathers in a hurricane. He resolves himself of one thing...

He'll always have his sister's memory.

Grayclaw catches his sister, crashing into her after a long chase up onto the highest cliff of Sun-Drown Place, the two rolling over each other, almost off the edge of the cliff.

As thunder cracks deafeningly above them and lightning shines in Frostfeather's star-filled eyes, Grayclaw pins her against soaking wet rock, sharpened claws raised high, dripping from the torrential rain around them... He knows if Frostfeather perishes, the rebellion will too. Splashstar needs him to do this.

He has to do this.

Why can't he do this?

[hunxi-after-hours]

Smoke held his breath; he reached out a finger, gently poking the delicate, silky flower petals. This week, there was a bellflower in the vase. Shu Jun threw a t-shirt to Smoke. "You like flowers?" "I see them very rarely where I live." Smoke didn't undress yet. He held the t-shirt carefully, as if afraid of getting it dirty. "I heard people say that there's a huge ocean of flowers outside the city, they even set up a viewing tower," Shu Jun said cheerfully. "Once I become an official member of the corps, I can leave the city. We can go see it together then." Smoke turned his head, and that peculiar expression appeared on his face again — he seemed to be enduring something painful, sorrow surfacing in his eyes. Swiftly, Smoke turned his head away, and Shu Jun could no longer see his face.

ok so I don't usually go for 竹马 backstories but this one gets rights because ow

[oflgtfol]

oh ym god we just got a new clanmember by finding them injured by the side of the road. so yet another fucking injured cat. i swear this workload is going to kill my current medicine cat he is an old ass man with no successor he needs help but EVERYONE IS INJURED

LOOK AT THEM ALL

[jitterysims]

meet Ambrosia Bella Brown ~

Ambrosia, born into a wealthy and ancient vampire family in the secluded town of Forgotten Hollow, enjoyed a life of luxury for 23 years. Despite the comfort, her family's age-old feud with the Grayclaw werewolf clan cast a shadow over her existence, a feud so old that its origins were lost in history. Ambrosia, however, paid little attention to this feud, viewing it as a distant and insignificant aspect of her life. In an unexpected turn of events, Ambrosia formed a secret relationship with Mason, a charming werewolf from the Grayclaw family. Their love blossomed despite the perilous circumstances, but their families eventually discovered their affair, putting an end to their dreams of unity. Ambrosia's protective family swiftly sent her to Windenburg, a distant town, to keep her safe from Mason's family and to distance her from him. In Windenburg, Ambrosia adapted to her new life, concealing her true identity and blending in with the human society. While her communication with her family became sporadic, they continued to provide financial support, including assistance with the house they bought for her and her bakery. This support allowed her to pursue her passion for baking, offering her both purpose and a means to make a living as she navigated the unfamiliar territory of her new home.

next

my founder for @simelune's the joy of life challenge! i'm so excited to start playing and posting more of Ambrosia :') and special thanks to the amazing @elysiantrait for helping me pick her name! ily<3

[everybody-loves-purdy]

Based off of the excerpt, I have a few predictions!

→ Frostpaw’s presence in ShadowClan gives us the ShadowClan POV we’ve been missing since Sunbeam arrived in ThunderClan, though deprives us of a RiverClan POV. I wonder how that will be handled. Will we receive a fourth POV like we did in Night Whispers for Flametail? We’ll definitely catch a glimpse of how life in ShadowClan has been between Sunbeam’s departure and this Gathering. Perhaps Sunbeam and Frostpaw may forge an unlikely alliance to heal Berryheart?

→ Speaking of unlikely alliances, we could also see this kind of alliance between Sunbeam and Breezepelt to help Berryheart. However, I’m not willing to bet that Breezepelt would risk being discovered by his Clanmates aiding a ThunderClan warrior in helping her ShadowClan family. Breezepelt’s little nudge may be all the help he can give her.

→ Wasp and Waffle contrast each other. Wasp is put off by Clan life upon watching Frostpaw’s exile from RiverClan, and finds it difficult to understand deeply-rooted Clan traditions, specifically those exclusive to ThunderClan. However, Waffle still has hope for what Clan life can be like and is eager to learn whatever he can. I believe Wasp may end up leaving ThunderClan. Unlike Waffle, he doesn’t have a confirmed apprentice name, hinting that within the next moon, he’ll decide to search for greener pastures.

→ There may likely be some sort of movement formed against Splashtail. Frostpaw has already put it into Duskfur’s head that Splashtail killed Curlfeather, and Splashtail’s attempt to cover his own tail confirms for her that he isn’t as truthful of a cat as he may seem. Since a large part of RiverClan seems to have accepted his authority, whether out of true agreement or fear (Mistpaw & Graypaw), this may not happen until Splashtail does something that irreversibly damages his credibility within RiverClan.

→ Splashtail said that he won’t receive his nine lives, but I wonder if this is something he’ll stick to. I can definitely see him pulling a Nightpelt, naming himself Splashstar and lying about receiving his nine lives when in reality, he just has the one. What if Splashtail gets wounded in battle before RiverClan has returned itself to its former glory? Will he, if ever, understand the importance of a leader having nine lives?

→ I can see Mistpaw and Graypaw’s lives being in danger now that Frostpaw has so openly spoken out against Splashtail. As of right now, Curlfeather is the only cat we know for a fact conspired with Splashtail, and in turn, he killed her. Splashtail has proven himself to be a cold and calculating warrior who’ll go to any means as long as the ends justify them. He’d absolutely kill Mistpaw and/or Graypaw, or threaten them, to keep Frostpaw quiet about the truth.

→ Adding on to my previous point, Whistlepaw is the only cat outside of RiverClan who has reason to believe the allegations against Splashtail. She helped Frostpaw fake her death and remained silent about what truly happened. I can definitely see Splashtail either launching an attack on WindClan and having Whistlepaw killed in the process, or using Podlight to either kill her or find some way to discredit her. Discrediting her will be easy, especially now that she’s damaged Harestar and Kestrelflight’s trust in her.

→ It’s about time for Mistpaw and Graypaw to become warriors, so I’m thinking their names will be either of the following:

Mistpaw → Mistfeather, Mistheart, Mistflower, Mistpool, or Mistlight.

Graypaw → Grayfeather, Graypelt, Graystone, Grayfrost, Grayclaw, or Graystream.

I think all of these are extremely likely but I feel Whistlepaw will survive this book given that she gives the Ivypool SE prophecy, unless of course she does that with her dying breath in this book which is entirely possible.

A Sunbeam and Frostpaw team up would be such a good way to finally have these girls communicate. Maybe Nightheart will request Frostpaw’s help on Sunbeam’s behalf at first before Sun and Frost then get to know each other?

I think it would be really really funny if Splashtail named Mistpaw and Graypaw after himself - Misttail and Graysplash lol, but for more serious names I do love your suggestions, particularly Graystream and Mistlight.

[wildfire-rewrite]

Record of Cats: Fall Thunderbringer Sect

This record is specifically prior to the beginning of the Fire Period. Circa March 2000.

Cat Count : 53 cats

Notes: -- Around 2/3rds of these cats end up dead, slaughtered or murdered, by the end of the first arc. The surviving cats are not going to enjoy piecing the sect back together. -- You'll notice some cats' ages have been changed, along with some missing characters. Don't worry, I'll have a post explaining the changes soon.

LEADER :

Sun Bluefeather - a thick-furred gray ticked new-catte with vibrant eyes.

DEPUTY :

Redowl - a scruffy solid black and red tortoiseshell new-kater with a white face.

DOCTORS :

Spottedflower – a round black and red tortoiseshell catte with a white belly, paws, and tail tip. Training Ravenclaw

SENTRY :

Featherwhisker – a pale gray and cream tortoiseshell kattu with warm yellow eyes.

HERBALISTS :

Dappletail – a brown and ginger tortoiseshell tabby catte with green eyes. Lynxstorm – a gray colorpoint tabby kater with blue eyes. Training Sandclaw

DECORATOR :

Grouseflight – a pale cinnamon tabby with a white belly and a ripped ear.

CRAFTCATS :

Crowtail – a solid black kater with green eyes. Featherfur – a deaf solid white kater with strange red eyes. Frostfur – a white catte with vibrant yellow eyes. Cricketstrike – a pale brown tabby with a white belly. Training Darkclaw

BASEKEEPERS :

Sparrowchest – a dark tabby kater with half of a tail and wild yellow eyes. Goldenflower – a cream and white tabby catte with yellow eyes. Cloverlegs – a pale brown tabby catte with distinctly darker stripes and a white underbelly.

MESSENGER :

Sweetberry – a mostly white catte with ginger and black tortoiseshell brindle patches.

SOLDIERS :

Adderfang – an elderly ginger tabby kater with scars across his pelt. Thrushpetal – a pale brown kater with wide green eyes. Training Chestnutclaw Tigerchaser – a sturdy brown tabby kater with intimidating golden eyes. Brindlejay – a gray spotted tabby catte with calm hazel eyes. Patchedpelt – a brown spotted tabby and white kater with brown eyes. Speckletail – a ginger new-catte with scars across her chest and face. Rosebloom – a brown and ginger tortoiseshell tabby catte with yellow eyes. Mousefang – a short brown tabby kater with green eyes.

HUNTERS :

Smallsmoke – a solid dark gray kater with small ears and a lip scar. Poppydawn – a deep ginger catte with a huge scar down her flank. Whitetail – a mostly white, cream tabby catte. Training Dustclaw Darkleopard – a thin dark spotted tabby catte with wide green eyes. Robinfeather – a brown ticked tabby catte with narrow yellow eyes. Willowleaf – a gray ticked tabby catte with blue eyes. Training Cherryclaw

KITTENWATCHERS :

Swiftbreeze – a dark tabby catte with huge white dapples and brown eyes. Lionheart – a huge cream tabby kater with soft hazel eyes.

APPRENTICES :

Ravenclaw – a black kater with a white flash of white on his chest. Dustclaw – a brown tabby kater with a white chest and yellow eyes. Cherryclaw – a dark tabby catte with huge white dapples. Chestnutclaw – a solid black and brown tabby kater with yellow eyes. Sandclaw – a pale cream tabby catte with narrow green eyes. Darkclaw – a dark gray ticked tabby kater with narrow yellow eyes. Grayclaw – a gray tabby kater with wide hazel eyes.

KITTENS :

Cinderpaw – a brown colorpoint tabby catte with wide blue eyes. Ashpaw – a ticked gray tabby kater with brown eyes. Daisypaw – a ginger and brown tortoiseshell tabby catte. Swiftpaw – a gray and cream tortoiseshell and white kater. Fernpaw – a gray spotted tabby and white kater. Tulippaw – a gray spotted colorpoint catte with blue eyes. Berrypaw –  a gray spotted tabby catte. Brackenpaw – a ginger and white tabby kater with kind hazel eyes. Thornpaw – a cream and white tabby catte. Brightpaw – a cream and white tabby catte with narrow yellow eyes.

ELDERS :

Windflight – a spotted gray tabby kater with a missing leg and brown eyes. Goosefeather – a gray ticked tabby with wide green eyes. Branchgaze – a lithe brown tabby with hazel eyes. Stormtail – a gray classic tabby kater with wild yellow eyes. Tawnyspots – a mostly white, heavily scarred, gray spotted tabby catte.

[loveyourhate]

Probably the last time I'll ever re-draw my OG girl swanfur :') I made her for ye olde warrior cats rp groups on deviantart back in 2015! Met a lot of friends through her, even if she herself was never much of a character,,, she'll always hold a special place in my heart.

According to the bare-bones (and typo-filled) ref-sheet I made for her, she was a member of Rainclan, had four kits (Otterkit,Petal kit, Rainkit and Cherrykit) and smelled like 'fresh rain and rose pedals" Apparently she also had a brother (Grayclaw) who I literally cannot remember ever referencing again.

[flipseed]

The Rewritten Warrior Code

- Period One: Might of Justice Era

- Cloudberry's Lament/Rule One (no inter clan relationships)

- Stonestar's Interpretation/Rule Two (trespassing among clans is forbidden)

- Splashstar's Promise/Rule Three/Privilege of the Weak (elders, queens, & kits eat first)

- Driftkit's Lesson/Rule Four (prey is killed only to be eaten give thanks to starclan)

- Daisytail's Plan/Rule Five (kits must be six moons old to be apprenticed)

- Meadowpelt's Frustration/The Night of Listening/Rule Six (vigil for new warriors)

- Acorntail's Inexperience/Rule Seven (deputies must have at least one apprentice prior to becoming deputy)

- Beechstar's Mistake/Deputy's Right/Rule Eight (deputy must be made leader after previous one dies/retires)

- Period Two: Post-Golden Era, Pre-Bloodstained Era

- Ripplestar's Rebellion/StarClan's Wrath/Rule Nine (full moon truce)

- Period Two: Bloodstained Era

- Redscar's Sign/Mossfire's Hypocrisy/Jumpfoot's Pride/The Moonhigh Doctrine/Rule Ten (new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh)

- Poppycloud's Rule/Rule Eleven (borders should be marked/checked daily)

- Grayclaw's Regret/Rule Twelve (don't neglect kits no matter where they are from)

- Darkstar's Order/Raincloud's Despair/Rule Thirteen (leader's word is law)

- The Medicine Cats Decide/The Honor Doctrine/Rule Fourteen (warriors do not have to kill to win battles except in cases of self-defense or if they are outside the warrior code)

- Period Three: Pre-Secrecy Era

- Mapleshade's Vengeance/Queen's Right/Rule Fifteen (a queen does not have to share the father of her kits)

- Period Three: Thunder's Rise Era

- Pinestar's Secret/Lionpaw's Discovery/Rule Sixteen (a warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet)

- Period Four: Fire Alone Era

- Brightheart's Honor/Bluestar's Dare/Rule Seventeen (bans cruel names like Lostface + Crookedjaw)

- Period Five: Beyond Stars Era

- Moth Flight's Vow/The Medicine Cat's Unspoken Rule/Rule Eighteen (a medicine cat cannot have kits)

- Period Five: Recovery Era

- Ivypool's Decision/The Loyalty Doctrine/Rule Nineteen (DF trainees cannot be exiled purely on the basis they trained in the DF/cats may atone through their unwavering loyalty through a series of tasks as decided by their Clan leaders and Clanmates)

- Bramblestar's Realization/The Clans Unite/Rule Twenty (the clans must help each other)

- Period Six: SkyClan's Return Era

- Mediator's Right/Rule Twenty-One (a mediator must be appointed for all Clan conflicts, and that mediator may travel as they please in order to gain a deeper understanding of all five Clans)

[balibean]

Some transformers animated ocs grayclaw hawkwing SteelEdge and alphawing (aka songbird)

[dhampiravidi]

D&D OC - Renee LeBeau

template from here:

BASIC DESCRIPTION

Full Name: Raen [Ray-in] Li Darkhelm Freevale Age: plot-dependent; late 20s Species: Fey'ri (Fey'ri, Illuskan, Drow, Shou) Gender: Genderfluid (she/they) Sexuality: Bisexual (Biromantic)

APPEARANCE (FC is Janel Parrish)

Raen stands at 5'4.5" (1.64 m). She has a toned frame that is somewhat lithe for her height, and light skin that tends to tan rather than burn in the sun. Her facial features come from her mother, with the exception of her eye color (black sclera with red irises), which comes from her father. She has dark, wavy, chin-length hair, and both her ears (which are pointed) have been pierced multiple times. When she isn't shapeshifting to hide them, her fey'ri/demonic traits are her fangs/sharp canines, her equally sharp (and very durable) black nails/claws, and 4" (10 cm) four black convex horns, the last of which rest atop her head like pillars supporting a roof. Raen wears light armor in the form of a close-fitting top with bracers and hidden padding, relaxed black pants, and dusky leather boots. The fabrics are all in various shades of grey, and they're wrapped in several belts; these are used to distract others from the secret pockets lining her clothes. (Outfit image used is by Julia Kovalyova of DeviantArt.)

PERSONALITY

Raen has always been an adventurous, excitable, and passionate person. In a way, she takes after both of her biological parents. Most people tend to say she reminds them of her dad, Remy, because of her eyes, smirk, natural charm, confidence, and tendency to flirt (for fun or for manipulation). Others say she reminds them of her mother, Haelwyn, because of her face and mannerisms. Some even say she gets her spunk and defensiveness from her other mom, Arenna. Regardless, Raen is her own person. She’s a hedonist who secretly cares a lot about doing the right thing (even if she breaks some rules along the way).

BACKGROUND

Chaotic Neutral; Sorcerer/Rogue (similar to the Arcane Trickster): Raen was born to the Fey'ri Rogue Remy Freevale and the Half-Drow Li Haelwyn. She was raised by both of them, as well as their Dhampir wife Arenna Darkhelm, all of whom had experience as adventurers. The trio had healthy relationships with each other, their child, and their friends in Xavier's Guild--not to mention a lot of money--so Raen grew up fairly happy. She always looked up to her parents, so she put lots of effort into learning to read, write, fight, play cards, and master the spells of her chosen domains. Still, the world is cruel. Raen disliked having to hide her demonic physical characteristics when she went out. On top of that, she saw the wealth gap for what it was. Thievery became an outlet for her anger and a way to get cute clothes. She rarely got caught, as her father, who used to be part of the Grayclaws thieves' guild in Tantras, taught her everything he knew. When she was old enough to make her own way, Raen politely told her parents that she wanted to use her inheritance for adventuring (and managing her own band of thieves) rather than studying at a university. They weren't enthusiastic, but they did accept her choice. She still writes to them...when she has time.

SKILLS

Acrobatics - can cartwheel and scale buildings w/o difficulty Deception - skilled at lying and fabricating emotions Persuasion - good at encouraging others to do her bidding Intimidation - can scare others into acting how she wants

OTHER PROFICIENCIES/LANGUAGE

Tools: Playing Card Set, Poisoner's Kit, Thieves' Tools Spells: of the Trickery and Diabolic domains Languages: Common, Thieves’ Cant, Elvish, bit of Undercommon Weapons: dagger, light crossbow, darts (blowgun)

EXTRA

Elves typically are given a simple, unisex first name at birth. Then, when they reach adulthood, they choose a gendered, more complex first name. Because Raen is genderfluid, she chose to continue going by her given name (though, as someone who is of Elvish and Fey'ri descent, she's hardly lived a quarter of her possible lifespan). Li is her biological mother's last name. Freevale is her father's last name, which was given to him by the man in the Grayclaws who adopted him.

[warrior-cats-rewritten]

I know you haven't planned anything for ASC yet, but do you plan on keeping Shadowsight and Frostpaw bonding? I honestly see them as like, sibling-figures to each other ^^

Anon, Shadowsight is doing more than just being there for her.

He is going on a journey with her.

He, Whistlepaw, and Nightheart are all heading into a tunnel Frostpaw accidentally unearthed (sorry, Rock!) and heading back in time to meet the one and only River Ripple, and his niece Flutter.

They are incredibly close, Shadowsight may look eerie but Frostpaw was taught to never ever judge a cat by appearance. He may not be a good fighter but he is incredibly protective over her, and Whistlepaw. He sees them like little sisters and when Shadowsight's family needs to take refuge later on, she learns to make his favorite dinner to cheer him up. When Grayclaw snaps and begins to attack, Shadowsight uses his massive size and bowls him over, buying Frostpaw time to get away from him.

The two stay close when all is said and done, and the dust settles. Shadowsight will always be there for his adoptive sister, and she will always return the favour for her adoptive brother.

[dcalyssaanis]

Warrior cat oc that based on Warrior cat fanfic AU

Her name is BrownShade

She's Daughter of Mapleshade and Birchface

She kinda depression girl become insane cat

(after Her father die cause drowning and her mother Left her and found out she got killer by her new mate from riverclan)

She married with the tom cat Called Grayclaw and had Daughter name BrambleHeart

Note : HERE'S LITTLE FANFIC AU OF WARRIOR CAT

=> Mapleshade fall in love with Birchface.They spend a alot together.and until,Brownkit was born.It was a happy family at all,alongside with frecklewish.Brownpaw become apprentice,and traning fight well,until (Based on Warrior cat book in Mapleshade vengeance) Appledusk Killed Birchface and he drown into the river,alongside with Flowerpaw for saving him.Then He's dead and Brownpaw Crying in front of Birchface's Body,alongside with frecklewish.two days ago,after Birchface's funeral BrownShade seeing her mother, Mapleshade Pregnant but She had felt strange about her ever since Birchface's death.Until it was born and named larchkit,petalkit,and Patchkit.But suddenly It found out of the father is Appledusk, Mapleshade got banished.Brownshade try to Explain and Help for her mother,but it doesn't work.Then Mapleshade got Banished.BrownShade followed her across the river, surprisingly when She arrived at the Riverclan territory, he was killed by Appledusk making brownshade sad and at the same time a psychopath.

[hunxi-after-hours]

"Hey, the Ai Clinic is pretty good. How about in a bit we'll send Brother Grayclaw over, and then we'll go buy supplies. I know a good place for weapons—" "I want to accompany him," Zhu Yanchen said. Shu Jun: "..." That was way too direct; at least come up with your own ailment, mister high general! He wasn't injured to the point where he couldn't travel on his own, and they weren't children who needed to hold hands looking for a bathroom. The way Zhu Yanchen phrased it, they sounded suspicious in the other kind of way. Shu Jun facepalmed through his face mask, sighing deeply. Zhu Yanchen continued staring out the window, obviously not planning to clear up any sort of misunderstanding. Pragmatic people were terrifying, Shu Jun thought silently to himself.

hhh is "pragmatism" what we're calling it now, captain shu

[oflgtfol]

Once it reached the camp, the disease was quick to spread.

Smokewhisper was one of the first to be infected. He had already been bedridden in the medicine den for moons with the ups and downs of a rocky postnatal recovery. Right as Faithstripe believed he was on the mends, an infection struck, and Smokewhisper was kept by the medicine cats' side for yet another moon. He watched his kits grow up without him, only brief flashes through the pain and fatigue. Each time he saw them, they were a little taller, their eyes a little brighter, their fur a little longer, until the next thing he knew his little kits were suddenly 'paws.

It began as a sore throat, just a few weeks later. The sore throat turned into a sore chest turned into sore lungs. Each breath came laboriously between wet, hacking coughs, until even staying awake was a chore. Sometimes he was cold, reduced to a trembling mess where he laid. Other times, bursts of fevered heat shot through him, and he panted in clouds of chilled leafbare air.

He was joined shortly after by a kitten he didn't recognize. One of the new additions to the Clan he had missed during his recovery. The two of them were quarantined away from the rest of the camp. In the quiet, dark corner of the medicine den, consciousness came fleetingly, days indistinguishable from those that came before or next. In one of Smokewhisper's moments of lucidity, Faithstripe had explained that another warrior, Grayclaw, had been grappling with greencough, and their proximity in the medicine den had likely spread it to Smokewhisper. Both he and Mantiskit had been struck by yellowcough. Milder than greencough and thus more hopeful to survive, but still too contagious to allow for any visitors lest the illness spread any further than it already had.

Flurryclaw, the Clan deputy, was the next to join, and soon Mantiskit became Mantispaw, apprenticed to the young Vixenfeather with her eyes still streaming and words punctuated with harsh wheezes. But the 'paw was still young, and soon found her way out of the medicine den while Smokewhisper kept Flurryclaw company. It seemed to be a small outbreak, kept to only the handful of cats already infected. Smokewhisper grew stronger each day, sleeping less and eating more, and things were looking up.

Until Icypaw and Tansypaw joined them in quarantine.

His kits — only a moon into their apprenticeship, they were still just kits, and they would always be his kits. Curled up together in their shared nest, bodies wracked with shivers, they looked as small as they had before their eyes had even opened. He was helpless to do anything but lay beside them and try to keep them warm.

The current state of the outbreak had put a strain on supplies, and a sudden cold snap had killed the rest of the medicinal herbs, leaving Faithstripe with only a few more lungwort leaves to give. If only Smokewhisper could remove all the treatments that had brought him his strength back and give them to his daughters, he would. Let Icypaw and Tansypaw receive the lungwort, and he would gladly waste away in exchange, if only to guarantee they would live another day.

As his own senses returned to him, his daughters further deteriorated. Faithstripe kicked him out of the medicine den the day he was declared free of yellowcough.

"They are my kits," he snarled. "I can't leave them behind!"

"I'm sorry, Smokewhisper." The old medicine cat watched him somberly. "But this is an epidemic. We need to enforce full quarantine measures. I swear upon StarClan, I will do everything I can to save your daughters."

Icypaw died one moon later.

The procession was a subdued affair. The yellowcough epidemic had put everyone on edge, had kept friendships cool and guards high for fear of contagion. But the death of one so young was a shock few could process, Smokewhisper included. He watched her too-small body be carried out to the center of camp and felt nothing but the leafbare cold settle deep in his limbs and heart.

She was still so short, limbs awkward and lanky before she could grow into them. Big paws, big ears, white fur still downy and kitten-like. She hadn't even completed a moon of training before it was cut short. In the frigid moonlight, Smokewhisper watched over her. He kept vigil by her side all night.

Tansypaw died three weeks later. She and her sister were the only fatalities.

With his second and last daughter's death came the thaw. The cold weather melted away, and with it, so too did the ice around Smokewhisper's heart. The numbness in his limbs snapped and faded and gave way to pain, pain he could not see an end to. He could not handle another round of condolences, another funeral, another daughter dead at his paws. He sat vigil that night, head bowed and body trembling, and did not listen to his Clanmates as they said goodbye to Tansypaw.

In the morning, he carried her body out to her final resting place and began the burial. The moon shone brightly on the cloudless dawn horizon, and shining above, two new stars had joined the cosmic dance of Silverpelt.

[paleblank]

What’s a good Warrior name for Riku

[latte-paws]

I don’t post much on here anymore, so here’s some quick doodles I did!

Rainmask and Grayclaw little companion pieces! Redesigned them both completely and I’m really happy with them <3