camp DON'T SUGARCOAT ME BABY 。-゚reintro & repairing nest

TIGERSPLASH.

DON'T SUGARCOAT ME BABY
Jan 1, 2025
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the afternoon was pleasant, surprisingly so for the depths of leafbare -- so much so that tiger's paws were itching to get back out. an early hunting patrol that morning had produced a catch that would have been at best neutral during their more plentiful greenleaf moons, but was a blessing right now. still, the weather led itself to more than just a pleasant hunt -- the camp was bustling with a more alive energy than it had for weeks, elders that she hadn't seen in a bit sharing tongues in the sun, kits running afoot.

after depositing her catch of the day in the freshkill pile, tigersplash threaded through her active clanmates, murmuring a few quiet hellos along the way, but attention mainly focused on gathering fallen reeds and branches along the edges of the camp. after all, she had more to do today than just hunting, as much as she wished she could spend the rest of the day testing her luck against fish. after some time and collecting what she needed, she set up in a corner of camp just outside of the warrior's den, dragging out her nest next to her. she had the misfortune of nesting next to, how to put it, a quite active sleeper, which was to say that a hole had finally been punched in the side of her nest that she had no interest in tolerating in these frigid nights.

humming to herself, tigersplash began pulling out broken and dented strands of reeds from the gaping hole in her nest, careful not to upset the trinkets she had collected over her warrior days as she did so. should anyone approach her, she'd give a bright smile in response -- the weather was too good to not have a sunny mood as well, after all.

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  • TIGERSPLASH (she/her/any) is a 26 moon old riverclan warrior with longhair chocolate/cinnamon fur with high white and amber eyes. she is the gen1 daughter of redfur and dawnflower.

    TAGS. penned by riyue. dm me on discord (xriyue) for plots.

 
✦•··········•✦•··········•✦ He tends to watch his clanmates when he has the time for it. Not a strange thing to do, really; he knows many of them have the same pastime, though he doubts they have the same reason for it. Usually, he's at least multitasking, either grooming another RiverClanner or contributing to the general upkeep of their camp, but the oddly pleasant weather lets him (ostensibly) enjoy the afternoon sprawled out. Sunningrocks would probably be a better location for it, but he can't keep an eye on most of RiverClan there, however much he'd like to revel in their regained territory.

Some of the elders are reminiscing, and he listens for a little while, but there's nothing that might lead him to worry for Cicadaflight or Beefang. Less innocuous are a pair of warriors exchanging frequent glances from across camp, and when he spies Tigersplash mending her nest, he approaches her purely for a better vantage point to watch them. He glances down at her nest briefly, notices the hole torn in the side and frowns. It doesn't look like she made it herself, at least not in her sleep; it's facing outward, like someone nearby might've clawed it.

"What happened to your nest?" He asks her curiously, the bright incline of his voice masking what suspicions have begun to form. Shapeless and misty, for now, until he can see more of the pieces at play. "Oh, and if you want, Hawkcloud found some weird twoleg feathers not long ago on patrol. Should still be some left; seems to work great for padding."
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loveburn (formerly lovepaw and starlightpaw) — currently seventeen moons old
son of cicadastar & smokestar — brother to cicadaflight & beefang — he / him
single & not really looking — peaceful/nonviolent actions may be powerplayed
please note that loveburn has persecutory delusions & sometimes personal prose
will make patently untrue assumptions and mischaracterizations of other people.
 
It feels like it's been moons since they've seen the sun shine so brightly. He still sees his breath when he exhales, still feels the cold ground with each step he takes.... but the sun beaming on his pelt feels good. He imagines the sunningrocks would be perfect for a quick nap, but he shakes the thought away. He should probably head out soon; he didn't have much luck with hunting this morning. Maybe he'll have more luck now, he hopes he can return to camp with some prey in his jaws.

Foxtail takes a step out of the warrior's den, and his ears prick up at the familiar paw steps of his littermate, Tigersplash, exiting the den as well.. She drags her nest with her, and that nest looks pretty beaten up. He wonders how it managed to get a hole in it's side.... it looks like someone kicked it? He knows his nest is near Tigersplash's, but he reminds himself that he sleeps curled up on himself. It's very unlikely that he's the culprit.

(Plus, if it were him, he's certain Tigersplash wouldn't let him hear the end of it!)

He pads after her, giving a nod of greeting to Loveburn before he attempts to lightly brush up against her pelt. "...That's q-quite some damage you g-got there," He mews, sharing the same curiosity as his clanmate. He wonders who took a chunk out of her nest, does Tigersplash have an idea on who? "Do y-you need help repairing i-it?" He offers, with a light smile— he's sure Hawkcloud will be happy to share some feathers.... if their littermate has any leftover.

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    credit to raphaelion (via da) for the artwork <3
  • Foxtail
    lead warrior
    26 moons
    warmhearted
    timid
    experience: trained
    backstory: [HYPERLINK]
    biography: [HYPERLINK]
    credit to rai for the chibi <3
    cisgender male [he / him]
    eyes: green
    pelt: cinnamon/chocolate
    fur length: long
    parents: dawnflower and redfur (riverclan npcs)