private rulebreaker // foxtail

[SUNPAW.]

Of all the things that Sunpaw has done to accidentally earn herself an extra day of apprentice chores, this one will surely take the cake. Honestly, even she's not sure if she should do it. There are rules here, and while she may not agree with all of them this one is pretty common sense.

And maybe her motives are a little bit selfish. Which is why instead of comitting to what she wants to do - which is to leave camp and go swim, just for a little bit - she sits tentatively at the edge of camp. It's late, so most cats are already in their nests for the night, but Sunpaw is still up, paws tapping on the edge of the invisible boundary that makes up the camp and the rest of the RiverClan territory.

It'd be stupid, right? But her paws itch anyway, and she already knows she's not going to sleep. And she's already come this far, right? What's such a big deal about this invisible line in front of her? It's that thought alone that has her pushing up to her paws. Well, if she hasn't made up her mind all the way yet she can at least do this - one paw step over another until she's standing just outside the boundary of camp. Quite literally toeing the line,but still wrestling if it's going to be worth the chores she's going to be doing for the next season. She takes another step, still undecided.​

 

[FOXTAIL]

Foxtail twists and turns in his nest, his eyes squeezed shut. The lead warrior wants to let out a frustrated groan; but with his slumbering clanmates surrounding him, he holds himself back. He's been in his nest for a couple hours now— he should be in deep sleep right now; where he'd be dreaming about catching a flying fish or where a dog tries to join RiverClan. The night should go by in the blink of an eye, but it goes by slower than he thought was physically possible. How long have I been awake? Foxtail thinks as he finally opens his tired eyes, and he sits up in his nest.

Eventually, Foxtail finds himself leaving the warrior's den; and silverpelt still cloaks the sky. Well, if he can't sleep, he might as well go on a walk... or a nightly swim to pass the time. The camp is quiet; most cats have retreated to their nests for the night.... besides him. Foxtail trudges forward into the night, crickets softly chirping in the background. And as the lead warrior gets closer and closer to the edge of camp, a silhouette appears. His nose wrinkles at the familiar scent; he hadn't thought of checking if his apprentices were in their nests, but Sunpaw's scent radiates off the silhouette....

He approaches her from behind, raising an eyebrow as she seems.... to be literally toeing the line. She takes a step forward, but she seems uncertain.... undecided if she wants to venture out of camp.... in the dead of night. "Can't s-sleep, Sunpaw?" Foxtail's voice is hushed, but it's just loud enough to reach her ears. "...I can't e-either."

He... he should punish her for this.... But in all technicality, she is still in camp, she's literally toeing at the edge. He makes his way into her view, his tail swishing lowly. He doesn't want to reward this behavior.... apprentices shouldn't wander off on their own. Especially not at night. Oh StarClan, what should he do?​

𝐨𝐨𝐜 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭

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  credit to raphaelion (via da) for the artwork <3
  
• Foxtail

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  lead warrior
  23 moons
  warmhearted
  timid
  experience: trained
  backstory: [HYPERLINK]
  biography: [HYPERLINK]
  credit to trops for the chibi <3
  

  cisgender male [he / him]
  eyes: green
  pelt: cinnamon/chocolate
  fur length: long
  parents: dawnflower and redfur (riverclan npcs)
  

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