#oc: milkflower

[ridgeclan]

Snippets: Fallen Feathers, Fallen Angels

Word Count: 748

Characters: Hawkclaw, Milkflower, Asterflower

Hawkclaw is named after a nursery story, one that hovers over her life like a bird circling overhead, waiting for her to slip up, to not live up to expectations. She decides to end that when she has a kit of her own.

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    There’s a story in TalonClan about their founder. She was a kittypet before she was a Clan cat, and every morning she’d find a hawk’s feather outside her housefolks’ den. She ignored it for many sunrises until the wind picked it up and took it far away, towards a mountain path that the older kittypets had warned her against taking. They had told her that the mountain was full of strange cats the size of lions who ate wandering housecats, and despite their warnings and her own apprehension, she followed the feather. It led her up trails and paths carved by many different animals, through caves and sheer cliffs with no end in sight, and on snow and rough stone that wore down her pawpads, but still, she followed it, for she felt it called to her. 

     Her flanks were heaving by the time she had reached the peak of the mountain, and the clouds were mere foxlengths away. She looked down the cliffs and saw that her twoleg home was just a series of blurry brown dens. There was a stillness to the air, no wind to taint the taste, just the scent of air where it was its purest, and she felt more at ease than she had when swaddled by twoleg blankets. 

     It was then when her heart had opened to accept the mountain that she saw the hawk where the feather had originated. It spoke to her.

     The hawk told her that she was chosen by StarClan to establish a Clan here near the mountain’s peak where only the bravest and most true could survive. Her Clan would be watched over by him and when they fell, he would carry them in his talons to the stars. He would help guide her, and the leader after her, and the leader after them, and so on.

     Hawkclaw had been told that story many times. Her elders told her it was a great honor to be named after the hawk that watched over their Clan, and she usually gritted her teeth and nodded to their empty words. There was no need to kick up a fuss, but she’d heard other warriors murmur how they deserved her name more than she did many times.

      Let them have it and see how they like having the hawk’s eye on them. She thought bitterly as she sat in a moss nest decorated with hawk feathers. She picked at one idly with a claw. That’ll change their tune real quick.

      Asterflower, her mother, slunk into the nursery with a freshly caught mouse that she almost dropped when her jaw opened wide in awe upon seeing the kit nursing at Hawkclaw’s belly. Quick as a lightning strike, Aspenflower rushed over to her side and crouched over the small patched kit cooing like a dove. 

       “He’s beautiful, my hawk.” Her mother nuzzled the tom-kit, licking between his ears with a delicate tongue. As if recognizing his kin, the kitten leaned towards the tender affection. He was a loving kit that wanted nothing more than a warm body by his side at all times. “Have you thought of a name?”

       Hawkclaw knew what her mother was thinking; what the whole clan was thinking. Featherkit for the kit of a hawk-named. It was only right after all.

      “Milkkit,” She said.

       Asterflower blinked, certainly surprised but didn’t argue. “His white patches do resemble milk,” She said after a moment in a measured tone.

       She nodded and didn’t say that she hadn’t even thought of his patched fur when she chose the name. She had named him after milk because it was what truly allowed TalonClan to live here, not StarClan or a hawk watching over them. When a cat was their weakest, it was their mother’s milk that gave them strength to grow; it was their kin that guided and watched over them. There was no influence of the stars when it came to raising kittens, only the dedication of the living. 

      “Tell Icewhisker I chose a name.” 

      “I will,” Asterflower mewed, seeing the dismissal for what it was.

      Once her mother’s tail tip disappeared from the nursery entrance, Hawkclaw gave Milkkit a quick lick, ruffling the fur that had just been smoothed down. “Welcome to TalonClan Milkkit. Let’s hope I don’t regret this.” 

     But she knew there was no other option. She could never levy those expectations upon her own blood. Let them whisper that he deserved a better name, never a worse one

[yarnpika]

me and my friend @divinemodes dnd ocs as warrior cats. they are freakin lesbians!!! (browntabby quailheart belongs to said friend, cream kitty milkflower)

[fallowheart]

Milkstar, current leader of RiverClan, allegedly a pure white cat but that’s boring to draw so now she’s a vanilla and coffee ice cream cat.

Milk is completely deaf since birth, but that tends to be a non-issue in RiverClan since their hunting methods rely less on hearing and they’re rarely the cats defending against other clans. For gatherings and such, her deputy Mallowheart will act as interpreter since pawspeak is a bit more difficult to use for large crowds.

Milkstar’s warrior name was Milkflower, and she has a habit of adopting every kit that crosses her path, despite never having a litter of her own.

[we-rate-warrior-names]

i followed this blog on my old account and i remember loving how you described my ocs :), so how about Tigerwillow (f), Finchstorm (m), Ravencloud (f), Milkflower (f), Obsidianwhisker (m), Opalclaw (f), Hookstar (m), Hurricanepath (f), Murkslash (m), Sporeclaw (m), and Bonepaw (m)? i'm sorry these are a lot but these are my fav names i've made but i'd like to see how you'd think of some of them :)

No need to apologise, I hope you enjoy these!

Tigerwillow - A skilful and thoughtful she-cat. Tigerwillow will always thinks before she acts and she tries not to blindly follow orders wherever possible, she likes to do what she believes is right, and when she feels particularly passionate about something she becomes bold enough to suggest an alternative, even if this directly contradicts her leader. Tigerwillow can easily move silently through the densest undergrowth, despite her strength, this combination of attributes means that she is a powerful warrior, and she is greatly respected amongst all the clans for the mercy she shows in battle, she will never continue to attack a cat that is clearly beaten, and will even wave a signal with her tail for a medicine cat to come over before she jumps back into action, 15/10

Finchstorm- An energetic and determined tom. Finchstorm will never give up on anything he sets his mind to, no matter what happens, many cats can’t help but admire his stubbornness. Finchstorm is always ready and eager to do something, he just can’t seem to sit still, if he ever gets a free moment where he isn’t expected to do anything, he will often go and hunt or practise his battle moves, even in the middle of the night if he can’t sleep, which is a reasonably regular occurrence, 15/10

Ravencloud - An intelligent and curious she-cat. Ravencloud likes to know everything she can, she is always investigating things, ranging from new clump of plants in her territory or the possibility another clan is hiding something. Ravencloud is a quick thinker and can easily keep a cool head in a crisis since she looks at things logically and works problems out that way, so she never overthinks things, only ever seeing a situation for what it is, 15/10

Milkflower- A kind and hardworking she-cat. Milkflower always puts 100% into everything she does, she is always more than happy to help a clanmate and would hate to let them down, so she always carries out every task as it is the most important thing in the world to complete. Milkflower has a very motherly nature and is always looking out for the well-being of her clanmates, and it isn’t uncommon for a cat to come and ask her for advice, she will always happily help a cat with whatever they need, even if it’s just a sympathetic ear and some comfort, 15/10

Obsidianwhisker - An introverted and serious tom. Obsidianwhisker largely keeps to himself, but that doesn’t stop him judging other cats, he will silently judge warriors he sees messing around when they are supposed to be on duty, they are supposed to be warriors, not apprentices. Obsidianwhisker will speak up to make his voice heard when he feels it is needed, but he prefers not to, but he will often openly growl to make his opinion heard if he disagrees with something, cats kind of prefer to stay away from him because of his gloomy nature and that suits him just fine, 15/10

Opalclaw- A skilful and thoughtful she-cat. Opalclaw prides herself on her precision, she hasn’t missed a single target in hunting or battle since she was an apprentice, and she works hard in order to maintain this skill, often going out at night to swipe at fast-flying insects to do so. Opalclaw will always consider political situations carefully before offering her input, and she will never make a judgement until she knows all the facts of a situation, if she does get involved, it is almost impossible to beat her in an argument as she tries to make sure she is as knowledgeable about a situation as possible before getting involved, 13/10

Hookstar- A confident and determined tom. Hookstar will always rise to a challange, he is determined to not be known as a weak leader of a weak clan, Hookstar wants the story of his reign to be told for seasons to come for all the best reasons. Hookstar will never hesitate to make a show of strength to the other clans, and he always likes to ensure his warriors are in top condition, and will once a season he asks each of his apprenticeless warriors to be involved in at least one apprentice battle training session in order to help keep their skills sharp. Hookstar’s greatest fear is being remembered as a weak leader, so he will do anything to prove his strength, 14/10

Hurricanepath- A bold and adventurous she-cat. Hurricanepath is amazingly strong, she can easily knock a cat over and send them tumbling for a tail-length with a single swipe, she is not a cat you want to get on the bad side on, but her strength also gives her confidence and she is always the first to volunteer for anything, the more dangerous the better. Hurricanepath always lives for adventure and loves to try new things, and will even on occasion sneak off at night and do a little exploring and hope no one notices, if they do, she just claims she was tracking a fox scent and cats tend to leave her alone, they know that if they were to challange her they would just lose anyway and besides she’s friendly enough when she’s not in battle, and no cat wants to find out what happens if you decide to make an enemy of her, 15/10

Murkslash - A creative and introverted tom. Many cats think Murkslash is a little odd, mainly because he gets excited for the rain to come, because rain means mud, and Murkslash uses the mud to make patterns on rocks, often taking great pride in his work, but he gets embarrassed by this hobby so he tries to keep it as quiet as possible, but always after a storm patrols will notice dried mud patterns on rocks, and many think it’s actually rather pretty until the rain washes it away again and Murkslash gets to draw something new. Murkslash lacks the confidence to speak in crowds and he doesn’t do well under pressure, having to lead a patrol is his worst nightmare, as he will get nervous and make what he perceives to be embarrassing mistakes. However, Murkslash is a beast in battle, the strokes he uses when making his mud patterns have helped him with his paw and claw movements, allowing him to land strong and precise blows when he needs to, 14/10

Sporeclaw- A mischievous and skilful tom. Sporeclaw will never say no to causing a little bit of harmless chaos, he finds great amusement at the inconvenience of others and he can barely contain his purrs about thinking about what he plans to do next. When he isn’t causing mischief, Sporeclaw will often be found hunting, since he has always been a gifted hunter and enjoys it almost as much as he does pranking, he will often challange himself to see how many pieces of prey he can catch from sunhigh to to sunset, even having a competition with a friend or two if they are available, 13/10

Bonepaw- A serious and intelligent tom. Bonepaw takes his apprenticeship very seriously, he wants to prove himself to his clan and show what potential he has. Bonepaw will never stop trying to learn a technique unless he is sure he has gotten it perfect, and he will often recite things under his breath repeatedly in order to help him remember them. Bonepaw stays out of the other apprentices playing around, he believes that games belong in the nursery, he believes that apprenticeships need to be taken seriously or a cat will never become a warrior, and Bonepaw wants to be a warrior more than anything in the world, 14/10

[liquidshiba]

Colored sketches of some of my Warrior Cats OCs

(In order, Darkkit, Milkflower, Coldstar, Brindlekit, Rosekit, Thornpaw, Honeymilk, Toadkit, Pollenkit, Shroomkit and Hornetkit!)

I'm also open for $10 sketch commissions similar to this if you're interested!