- Mar 25, 2024
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Somehow the mutiny had felt like it lasted a lifetime, and yet they seemed to be moving in fast forward since her mother was crowned leader. Every night she fell asleep to nightmares, shadows haunting her dreams and the overwhelming sense of dread that something terrible was coming for her family. And every day she woke, restless, plagued by the ghosts of her inesecurities. Squirrelpaw hadn’t been able to do anything to protect Sparrowpaw or Bugpaw from Skyclaw’s wrath, and even with time she hadn’t grown bolder. If anything, her fears had greatly increased. How good would she be now? What could she possibly do if someone tried to hurt her mother? The thought of sitting by and helplessly watching someone she loved die nine deaths was agony.
But the deed was done now. It had only been a few days since Flamewhisker had returned from the moonstone as Flamestar, Thunderclan’s new matriarch. And Squirrelpaw had so far done a good job of avoiding her mother’s attention. She hadn’t been ready to talk about it yet, because if they talked about it then that meant it was all real. However, there was one question burning a hole in her heart and the wily apprentice felt she might just combust if she didn’t get it out. Flycatcher had been on her mind a lot since the uprising. She didn’t know her father, but from everything she’d heard of him her whole life, it seemed like he was every bit the golden hero. If he had been around during the takeover, she had no doubt that he would’ve been able to protect their family. So what must he think of her now?
The blue torbie finally summoned the courage to act, rising to her paws and forcing them to carry her to the leaders den. Flamestar was now officially moved in, and while she and her littermates spent most nights here with her, for the past few days she’d just needed a bit of space. Now, she poked her head into the cave, her pupils dilating to adjust to the dimness. “Mom?” She called hesitantly into the dark, waiting for permission to enter before she lightly stepped inside. A flaming figure sat within, and Squirrelpaw quietly pressed herself into her mother’s side. She sat that way for several long moments, feeling like the words she needed to get out were stuck in her throat. But eventually, she managed. “Did you see him there? Dad?” She inquired softly, but her gaze drifted to her paws. ‘Do you think he’s disappointed in me?’
But the deed was done now. It had only been a few days since Flamewhisker had returned from the moonstone as Flamestar, Thunderclan’s new matriarch. And Squirrelpaw had so far done a good job of avoiding her mother’s attention. She hadn’t been ready to talk about it yet, because if they talked about it then that meant it was all real. However, there was one question burning a hole in her heart and the wily apprentice felt she might just combust if she didn’t get it out. Flycatcher had been on her mind a lot since the uprising. She didn’t know her father, but from everything she’d heard of him her whole life, it seemed like he was every bit the golden hero. If he had been around during the takeover, she had no doubt that he would’ve been able to protect their family. So what must he think of her now?
The blue torbie finally summoned the courage to act, rising to her paws and forcing them to carry her to the leaders den. Flamestar was now officially moved in, and while she and her littermates spent most nights here with her, for the past few days she’d just needed a bit of space. Now, she poked her head into the cave, her pupils dilating to adjust to the dimness. “Mom?” She called hesitantly into the dark, waiting for permission to enter before she lightly stepped inside. A flaming figure sat within, and Squirrelpaw quietly pressed herself into her mother’s side. She sat that way for several long moments, feeling like the words she needed to get out were stuck in her throat. But eventually, she managed. “Did you see him there? Dad?” She inquired softly, but her gaze drifted to her paws. ‘Do you think he’s disappointed in me?’
- [ @Flamestar this is set shortly after flame returned with her lives <3 ]
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SQUIRRELPAW ♥ she/her, apprentice of thunderclan, 9 moons
⭃ lh blue torbie with high white and green eyes // slender but fluffy
⭃ single, bisexual, crushing on no one // flamestar xflycatcher
⭃ sister to bugpaw, ravenpaw, sunpaw, falconheart and stormfeather
⭃ mentored by lightflower // adoptive sister tosparrowpaw
⭃ peaceful powerplay permitted // underline and tag when attacking
⭃ penned by limerence ↛ @limericks. on discord, dm for plots