*+:｡.｡ Halfpaw was the first to approach him which, oddly enough, eased some of the glare in Singepaw's boiling blue eyes. Still, he didn't hide the roll of them as she spoke up. "
You can't avoid being nest neighbors with me forever, rabbit-eater" he smirks at her next comment, lifting his chin up and snarling with a good-natured look in his eye, "
I'd rather eat it on your nest, hope you like sleeping on frog juice!" He's about ready to lower himself into a crouch and pounce on her, when Opposumpaw suddenly appears.
His scowl returns up until his den-mate offers a compliment. Singepaw remains wary, never fully trusting kind words after he'd gone through such an embarrassing failure of a mission. But instead of hitting a bear with rocks, he receives a perfect pebble to a waiting can, the clink of a satisfying pitch makes Singepaw loosen up. Extending his neck to show off his impressive bite scars, Singepaw would grin, "
I wish the story behind them was cooler, but the scars are pretty killer, huh? I bet no one will mess with me seein' I survived these bad boys" he purrs, before wincing as he pulls the skin a little too taut. Fighting the urge to rub at his neck, he turns his attention to Laurelpaw.
Singepaw's smile vanishes in an instant as Laurelpaw - ever the buzzkill compared to Halfpaw - comes at him already ready with a lecture. He'd been waiting for this, of course, but it pisses him off to receive it from someone like Laurelpaw who got to have his early apprenticehood not only in one clan but two! "
Oh shut up Laurelpaw, you sound like your dad" he spits, before growing quiet for a moment at his next comment. "
No. Ill take it." he says with a huff, glancing away. Having nowhere else to look, he trains his glower on Chilledstar's den. He...had a lot of trust to rebuild, and if that meant going on the earliest patrols and doing the worst of the apprentice's chores, then so be it. As long as he can stretch his legs and show his clan - his
leader - that he means it when he says he's ready then...he'll do whatever it takes.
And all at once, the glare is gone from his eyes as Sneezepaw appears. His little brother always brings out the softer side in Singepaw, keeping him perfectly still as his striped sibling sniffs his wounds. Suddenly, Sin feels a little less proud of his scars. He hopes 'Zee isn't too stressed about it...that he still isn't angry with Sin. "
I promise I'm okay," he says at last to his brother, a smile finding its way onto his maw, touched by his brother's care. Of all the cats here, Sneezepaw is more allowed than anyone to call Singepaw out on his stupidity. All he has to do is ask him why he didn't invite Sneezepaw and Singepaw's plan falls apart in an instant.
Because it could be dangerous he would've said.
Instead, 'Zee shows his care, though Sin doesn't miss the edge of bitterness temporarily in his eyes. But Singepaw remains all smiles when 'Zee offers to help him catch up, leaving the hot-head only enough thought to nod vigorously, happy for the offer.
To Lilacfur, Singepaw hardens but not by a significant margin. He appreciates that the first adult didn't follow Laurelpaw's goody-two-shoes lead and lecture him on things he already knew. Glancing nervously at Sneezepaw, he replies, "
Starlingheart said I needed further observation, or whatever" with a shrug. Truth was, the idiot managed to catch a fever at the last second. A raging one that had him asleep for most of his time in the den. He hated that so much time had passed - much more than he should've needed. Another reminder that this body of his wasn't as strong as he'd thought.
That
he wasn't as strong as he thought.
Digging his claws into the earth, a frustration the color of red hot flames blooms in his chest. No matter what, though, he's better now. And he'll work his ass off until he's even
better than better!
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GENERAL:
☄ Singepaw
☄ Cismale — He/him — Questioning sexuality
☄ 6 moons — Ages 1 moon every month on the 2nd
☄ NPC x Duckshimmer (brother to Swallowpaw, Sneezepaw)
☄ Shadowclan — Kit
☄ Apprenticed to Pipitclaw
COMBAT:
☄ Physically easy | mentally easy
☄ Attack in bold #b8312f
☄ Can be power played just ask
injuries: Throat bite, flank scratches, various cutes [pained until 04/03/24]
