private FOOLISH DREAMER ☾ TIGERKIT

[THRASHPAW]

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He had been begrudgingly thinking about Tigerkit a lot, the pair aren't exactly the most social together. Both seeming to grapple with their own issues in regards to opening up around others. Thrashpaw had been certain that he wouldn't find himself in the company of others other than kin. Despite the ultimate goal of fitting in he struggled with speaking, both to his elders and peers. Maybe it found friendship with Tigerkit easier because she's relatively quiet? It's never uneasy, she's pleasantly surprised that things could be this comfortable around someone who wasn't considered a sibling.

The apprentices den is loud, it hurts her ears to be there for too long outside of sleeping. Granted the nursery is equally as loud, filled with kits screaming even if they can talk perfectly fine. Despite it's reservations of the forest he thought it was nice because it's quiet, maybe when Tigerkit becomes an apprentice she would also enjoy it? He can't really go there with her right now since she's a kit and stuff but maybe he could bring the forest to her.

They strayed a little from Antlerbreeze on a patrol, slowly growing more comfortable in a cursed ridden land. The smoke had been fortunate enough to find the last remembers of oak leaves that had fallen from the trees, they're rather brittle but the bottom of it had been semi preserved in amber. It was peculiar but he thought maybe she would like it. Not understanding that he can just start a conversation without having a purpose he marched back to camp delicately cradling the leaf in tow.

"Tigerkit" he calls in a grumble, a trace of softness around usual hard edges. Fear gripped her, forcing it to tamper the usual wild jagged aspects of her tone. This is her only friend, they surprisingly really didn't want to mess it up. "I… Found this… For.. You" there is hesitance in It's normal slow speech, forcing a tremor to still as it shows the amber encased leaf to her. "You're… Going to… be Tigerpaw soon, so… I thought it would be… a nice gift" There is a higher pitch in his tone as he presents it, embarrassment running up their spine like a chill.

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• @TIGERKIT

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  THRASHPAW
  any pronouns, 6 moons
  ☆ A black smoke with abnormally bright amber eyes and a habit of crouching while they walk.
  ☆ Bayinghound x Duke | Littermates with Howlpaw & Yippingkit
  ☆ Mentored by Antlerbreeze
  ☆ "speech" | thoughts | attacking
  ☆ All opinions are IC only!

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[TIGERPAW]

Tigerkit gets really worried sometimes... She worries... what if Thrashpaw won't want to be her friend anymore? Because Thrashpaw's a whole apprentice now and Flamestar wouldn't make her one yet... and now Thrashpaw gets to hang out with a bunch of older, cooler apprentices like Scartletpaw... And warriors too, like Antlerbreeze... Even if she was the best kit, there's no way she could ever compete with apprentices and warriors... Or even the deputy, who Thrashpaw sees every day now for patrols... Tigerkit tries to find them when she can to make sure they won't forget about her...

It's nice, it's really nice when Thrashpaw finds her instead today. Her ears prick at the sound of their voice, all growly-like... Since they were such good friends, Tigerkit knew that was just the way he talked... She tries not to look too excited... Or maybe she should look very excited? She was happy when other cats seemed excited to see her, like... right now. She can't really make up her mind, and her face ends up looking pretty normal, she thinks... but her tail is set in a cheerful swaying motion. Tigerkit leans just a bit too far on the tips of her toes, maybe...

Trashpaw has a leaf with her, and she says its for her! Tigerkit gapes. Her eyes are round now, not their usual roundness, but wide and surprised and she's so happy and she's smiling the biggest smile she's ever smiled, she's pretty sure. " For me? " Absolutely just for her, not a piece of prey she would have to fight with all of her brothers and sisters for. Just her.

" Thank you! " A purr rips from her, the sort that only Raccoonstripe or Nightbird have ever heard from her before. She bets none of her siblings had a friend this good. " You're my best friend, Thrashpaw! I love it so much, " she tells him. This had to be what it was like to have a best friend. " I'm gonna put it somewhere everyone can see, " she says, reaching to pluck the stem with her teeth.​

 

[THRASHPAW]

-ˋˏ ༻☾༺ ˎˊ-​

The moon can't rival Tigerkit in how bright she seems today, the sun could be a better comparison but Thrashpaw has found he doesn't like it very much. Unlike the moon on the clearer nights, the she-kit's eyes seem to be as wide as a full one right now too. It's weird... To see someone smile because of them, Antlerbreeze smiles but it seems pitying sometimes, warm but guarded. Doepath's is tired, where Tigerkit is genuine. There is joy there, joy because of him. It makes her pelt itch, burrowing deep beneath smoky black fur and it burns but it's not destructive. Maybe in this moment the sun is the better description, she kind of feels like she's relaxing beneath a sunbeam when with her friend right now. It's a rare moment of peace, something foreign to it, there is the desire to remain guarded but it's a conscious effort rather than something deep and instinctual.

"For you" because who else would it be for? Thrashpaw doesn't have any other friends, he thinks the closest to being one would be Mottledpaw but he isn't sure if they count. They aren't really sure what to do beyond this, they have only seen in passing gifts be given. It doesn't understand what it should really be doing right now. It is willing to wager that their pelt shouldn't be bristling at the sound of her purr but it does, it's a subtle thing. When a cat already has untamed fluffy fur how obvious can it be that their tail grows a little bigger. It's not an act of aggression, it sounds nice. It's just weird, purring comes from contentment, right? Thrashpaw isn't used to that, they don't know what they're supposed to do with it.

Best friend sounds nice though, a clumsy smile is given back. Teeth misaligned and flashing maybe a little too much but it's genuine in it's broken form. "You're... My... Best friend too" words for once don't feel as stunted even if the delivery is a wispy croak. He hopes this means he's doing well, that having a best friend is a good sign that he's starting to fit in. The idea of everyone knowing that he has given her a gift is frightening but at the same time he doesn't seem to mind too much. So it nods in approval, settling on his haunches with his tail swaying haphazardly across the floor beneath them. "...When you're... An apprentice... We could look for... More leaves together?" There might not be any by then, but she seems to really like leaves so they want to try looking with her for more.

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• 

• 
  THRASHPAW
  any pronouns, 6 moons
  ☆ A black smoke with abnormally bright amber eyes and a habit of crouching while they walk.
  ☆ Bayinghound x Duke | Littermates with Howlpaw & Yippingpaw
  ☆ Mentored by Antlerbreeze
  ☆ "speech" | thoughts | attacking
  ☆ All opinions are IC only!

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[TIGERPAW]

Thrashpaw smiles back at her. It's a weird, not really right smile, but that's okay. She was smiling because of her, and if Tigerkit kept making her smile, it'd fix itself eventually. They're best friends, the two of them. She's really glad they agree. She likes that Thrashpaw is easy. They don't make lots of faces and they tell the truth... They don't tell her one thing and then do another, like Raccoonstripe... Was it her fault for not understanding? Was she just not old enough? Tigerkit looks her friend up and down for a moment. She wonders if she's missing anything.

She thinks about what he says as she finds a spot to put her gift... He approves, which he didn't have to do, but she liked that she did anyways. The funny thing is, she's not sure if she wanted more leaves. They were fragile, and no matter where she put this, it was probably gonna crushed in a day or so... She doesn't really care about leaves, but she likes that Thrashpaw gave her something. " Maybe, " she mews. She thinks she might put it in Nightbird's nest, so even if it got stepped on, she'd ask how it got there and then Tigerkit could tell her about it. " But maybe you could keep surprising me too? " she says it like it's a question. Tigerkit's not really sure what she wants, yet.

Still, she wants to spend lots more time with her, obviously... And maybe she could make friends with Howlpaw too, and all of the cool older apprentices. " We're gonna do lots together. You'll protect me from bullies, right? " She sets her gift to the ground before turning back to Thrashpaw. " I hope I don't have bullies. I want a lot of friends. I mean, I have a lot already, but... " She's not sure why she tells them that. " B-but I want more. All of them, hopefullly... But you'll always be my best friend, " she assures them. If it was her, she'd want to be assured, she thinks... " I can help you get lots of friends too. " Tigerkit had a nice smile. A better smile, and she was kind of glad about that. She'd be glad to help Thrashpaw too, she thinks.​