camp ROMANTICIZE THE LIFE | pregnancy announcement + moving to the nursery

[Echolight]

It was due time for this, Echolight knew that.
Telling Sootstar had surprisingly been the easy part of this whole ordeal. Her leader wasn’t nosey, and that much she had to be grateful for.
She opted to be subtle about it, she’d be the only Queen in the nursery anyhow, so it’s not like she’d have denmates to explain herself to.
She is still blinking the sleep from her eyes as she begins to roll up her nest. In only a few sunrises her pregnancy had gone from semi-hidden to painfully obvious.
She recounts the latest events, something she had been doing too much lately.
Elmbreeze was going to meet her at their spot in two days time now, and they would come up with a decision. As Echolight saw it, the only option she wanted was to be able to tell Sootstar, and raise their children together, give them the happy lives her little bunnies deserved.
In reality, the only option she had that included Elmbreeze in her future was to tell Sootstar and face the scathing consequences.
That won’t matter though… I’ll always have him… maybe.
She gives herself a shake, and continues with her work.
The move is easy enough she decides as she finishes flattening out her nest in the nursery, she’s only been inside once or twice but it’s fairly cozy.
She leans back, brows drawn together in thought- maybe she could scrounge up some sheep’s wool somewhere. Leaf-bare was practically here, after all.

"Speech."
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[ WHAT A TIME ]​

 

[Bristlekit]

DON'T MAKE ME BE THE BAD GUY​

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Bristlekit is still in the nursery for now, still waiting with eager eyes for his apprentice ceremony, which he was certain must be soon. He can't deny that he's grateful for the shelter from the biting cold, though. Many in the clan insisted that it would only get worse, that there would be some strange weather event called snow soon. Well... as long as it didn't get in the way of his training, Bristlekit didn't care how cold it got. He'd fight through it like a true warrior.

For now, though, he's curled up in his nest, just waking from his latest nap. The little tabby stretches, and his cobalt eyes catch upon Echolight. Curious, the boy sits up in his bedding and tilts his head at her, "Are you gunna have kits soon?" The youth questions. He thinks that must be it, because why else would Echolight be moving a nest into the nursery? "Don't worry, I'm moving out soon. There will be enough room!" A small smile flashes across his maw.​

 

[VULTUREMASK]

Echolight was pregnant. The news had come as a shocking surprise when overhearing two npcs gossiping about it that morning how Echolight was going to move into the nursery den. He had been left in the dark about this but he guesses they were not close enough for her to tell him about it in person. Or maybe that was a given considering his personality. That meant Echolight would no longer be his mentor and he would soon get assigned a new one. Great. Just like with White-Eye he was left to scratch one again. He couldn't wait until he become a warrior so he not needed to deal with getting new mentors from left to right.

Huffing, Leechpaw had just returned back from a patrol to clean his head, not really upset with Echolight just frustrated over his own loss in this. He had not returned back empty handed though. He had searched top and low after some damn moss which was hard to come by now. He had ended up close to thunderclans territory to found some. Maybe later he would scavenge closer to the horseplace...breaking a law or two just to found something warm for Echolight to lay on. She needed to be keept warm in this cold for the sake of the kits.

He entered the den to approach over to Echolight and Bristlekit so he could place the moss down at her paws. " I heared you moved into the nursery den so...i got some moss for you. Anything else you need?." he avoided looking them directly in the eye. Mothers made him feel uncomfortable and Echolight was going to be one soon... That also meant she was going to be busy, too busy to spend time with him. Narrowing his orbs his gaze settled down on the kit, not saying anything to them beside observing. It was true. They where old enough to become an apprentice soon just like Perwinklepaw.


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[SOOTSTAR]

Leaf-bare was a horrible time to have kits, Sootstar isn't sure what Echolight was thinking... or if she had been at all. Yet sometimes life happens, as a mother to another soon-to-be mother she surprisingly didn't have the heart to judge too critically. WindClan was strong and they were constantly in StarClan's favor, the gods and goddesses who watched down upon them would protect these children.

Besides... they'd have awhile yet until they were born. Time to prepare and reinforce the nursery, get it comfortable with fluff and moss.

Sootstar is nosily poking her nose around in the nursery and cats seem to be taking note of Echolight's presence. Sootstar and her have already had an exchange, her congratulations have already been spoken. "Have you spoken with Dandelionwish at all?" She isn't sure if the medicine cat was how she found out, or if the physical signs had been noted by the molly herself first. "Maybe he could tell you how many kits you're having." ...Would also be good to know, how many more mouths would they soon have to feed? It wasn't too much of a bother to Sootstar, truly, but... it was leaf-bare. ​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 10/19

( primary character / "speech" / ic opinions )​

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 32 moons . pisces. ages on the first
╰ ‣ windclan leader . marsh-born . believes in starclan
╰ ‣ former soldier of the marsh group

╰ ★ ჻ 002 VISUALS & AESTHETICS ,
· DOMESTIC FELINE, smells like heather and wet dirt , status — 100%
╰ ‣ blue smoke . scarred chest, difficult to see through fur . green eyes

╰ ★ ჻ 003 MENTALITY & MANNERISMS ,
· ESTJ-A ❝ EXECTUTIVE ❞ , Slytherin, Lawful Evil
╰ ‣ Cunning, brash, fierce, confident, self-reliant, envious & selfish
╰ ‣ finds great difficulty in relating to others . can be cruel, usually shows mercy to those she can find sympathy with
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. romantically interested in Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to windpaw & sootpaw
╰ ‣ mentor to sootpaw & coyotepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.

 

[✧ Marmotbite.]

I ACT LIKE I DON'T F*CKING CARE​

marmotkit | 1.5 months | female | she/her | physically easy | mentally medium | attack in bold #9ab973​

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Marmotkit doesn't want to have to share this den Its bad enough she has to share with bristlekit, and now theres a grown-up intruding into her space. Mismatched gaze watches warily, a frown set stiffly upon her jaw as she grits her teeth. If it were up to her, she wouldn't be here at all. But she knows that she'd die all alone by herself, and mother and brother are nowhere to be found. She's grateful Sootstar had taken a half-dead scrap of fur like herself into the clan, but it doesn't mean she's happy about all the changes.

As more cats join them, she ignores the grumpy one in favor of her leader - gaze lightening and gleaming with unbridled curiosity. She's only glimpsed the molly from afar, only heard whispers. A great yet terrifying leader is the consensus. An immortal goddess the strange newcomers whisper. Savior adds her own mind. Sootstar - it is a title Marmotkit commits to memory, even in this strange place with to many cats. Having a name doesn't seem so excessive when you command so much respect and power.

Still, she doesn't say anything, doesn't make any attempt to move - tiny frame coiled about her nest like a snake waiting to strike, pelt twitching and tail flicking with a nervous energy that always seems to be present in the young girl.

 

[MALLOWLARK]

What a menagerie- a mess of pelts, patchy-sooty-brown, his sister's among them! Teetering aim somehow managed a successful beeline, sooty paws carrying him over to his sister. He already knew, of course- it felt like his head would explode all over the place with all the knowledge he was keeping stashed secret inside it, but one at least had sprung free now! Gleeful, the grinning ghoul took his rank, wide eyes of silver practically burning his sister alive with the intensity of their stare. How long would it be, he wondered? Surely, surely soon... she looked like she might roll if he pushed her!

"Oooh, there better be enough room!" he loomed over Bristlekit, his jovial words unintentionally coming across like a vague threat. Sootstar snagged his attention, her idle wondering of the number of spawn making the cogs in his own brain begin to whir as well. As if something had ben lit behind his eyes, his attention snapped toward the leader in a movement as quick as a killing bite. "We should guess! That'd be fun," a song pondering entertainment wove from his maw, tangoing the already-gleeful air. ​

[ PENNED BY PIN ]​

 

[Duskfire]

I WANT SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS​

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Rumors had a tendency to spread quickly in Windclan, and between the interested murmurings of his clanmates and the crowd growing outside of the nursery, it was pretty safe to assume that the rumors were true. Duskfire didn't know much about families or the feelings they inspired in others, but he imagined that this was an exciting time for Echolight and her family.

Windclan was growing, becoming stronger between the rogues and these new kits. He knew that the former wee still a point of controversy in the clan, but the bengal chose to optimistic over their future with the rogue merge. After all, a good majority of the current Windclanners -himself included- had been loners or rogues at some point in their lives, so the holding one of those titles didn't automatically make you bad or incompetent. He was sure that many of them would take to the moors like a Riverclanner to water.

"Congrats Echolight. Heard the news that you were moving into the nursery on my way in from patrol this morning. The clans excited to have new kits running around." the Deputy said as he made his way over to join the little group of cats. Mallows words would cause him to chuckle softly, not against the idea. "That could be fun. I bet there'll be four of of them."

OOC- I haven't checked the adoption thread so i honestly have no idea if thats correct or not, just going with my gut XD

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windclan deputy - male - 22 months - single - tall, strong bengal tomcat

 

[Echolight]

A tony, but cordial voice is able to tear Echolight from her thoughts. Her head has to crane to meet Bristlekit’s eyes, but for the first time that morning, a small smile begins to grow.
"I am. There’ll be plenty of room for all of us" she assures the tomkit.
A shadow enters then, but Echolight’s expression almost instantaneously lights up as she quickly recognizes the other. Moss is dropped at her paws, and she almost steps to give him a warm greeting, but Leechpaw’s demeanor has shifted, and the queen holds herself back. She tilts her head before nudging the moss towards her, still keeping a warm smile for her apprentice. "Thank you so much Leechpaw, I’m-" She begins, ready to give the tom an apology, his presence giving her the alarming reminder that of all the cats she had broken the news to first, he had not been one of them.
She wants to reach out for him, to finish her apology, but something silver catches her peripheral, shortly before Sootstar’s voice notes her appearance.
"Yes, he thinks I’ll be hav-"
Echolight begins, having already begun to reach for her brother to gently tug him away from Bristlekit, but he turns quicker than she can process, and she snaps her paw back, using it to nudge him playfully instead. "Careful, Mal" she warns, but her tone is light.
His suggestion however, does actually sound like fun. The calico taps the seat next to her, gesturing for the ivory warrior to sit.
"Sure-" she begins to nod, but stops to acknowledge Duskfire, dipping her head.
"Thank you!" She purrs- though, she wasn’t sure if that was the full truth. It was the beginning of leafbare, after all.
When the deputy begins to play along, Echolight can’t help the gentle laughter that escapes her, he was close!
"Speech."
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[ WHAT A TIME ]​

 

[SOOTSTAR]

Guess? Make a game out of it? Sootstar doesn't know if she has time for such a game... she has important matters to attend to. Yet when Duskfire gives into Mallowlark's idea Sootstar cannot help but shake her head, "Too many for a first litter." She would counterargue light-heartedly, though she still almost carries a deadpan expression. It wasn't impossible for a first time queen to have that many, but a litter on the smaller side is the most likely.

"My guess is two." Sootstar gives into the game. Two like her own first litter, perhaps Echolight will surprise them with more? If she loses a kit-guessing game to a tom she was going to eat nothing but rabbit tail fluff for the next several days.​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 10/19

( primary character / "speech" / ic opinions )​

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 32 moons . pisces. ages on the first
╰ ‣ windclan leader . marsh-born . believes in starclan
╰ ‣ former soldier of the marsh group

╰ ★ ჻ 002 VISUALS & AESTHETICS ,
· DOMESTIC FELINE, smells like heather and wet dirt , status — 100%
╰ ‣ blue smoke . scarred chest, difficult to see through fur . green eyes

╰ ★ ჻ 003 MENTALITY & MANNERISMS ,
· ESTJ-A ❝ EXECTUTIVE ❞ , Slytherin, Lawful Evil
╰ ‣ Cunning, brash, fierce, confident, self-reliant, envious & selfish
╰ ‣ finds great difficulty in relating to others . can be cruel, usually shows mercy to those she can find sympathy with
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. romantically interested in Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to windpaw & sootpaw
╰ ‣ mentor to sootpaw & coyotepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.