- Jan 5, 2023
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[ ummm backwritten to before the journey cats came back im so bad at making threads in a timely manner msncbvjshbcjshdbvj]
The scents of ShadowClan's medicine den are rampant yet she can hardly hold onto any single one. Her nose is clogged, her mind delirious, and every time she shuts her eyes she believes herself passing on. This time, too, she closes them and feels as if she's floating - the relief is minimal and not painless, but being asleep is better than wallowing whilst awake.
When she opens her eyes once again, she sees a pale, starry field. Her heart drops and she feels as if there's stones in her belly. "No... no," she whispers. Periwinklebreeze - he cannot come home to her dead. He cannot leave the Clan on a journey, believing himself to be some sort of hero, never even knowing that she had fallen ill - just to return to her gravesite. Her paw brushes the fur on her chest and she seats herself, wondering if she would be as tangible in death, or if StarClan walks no different than the living.
The grass rustles, and she tilts her gaze to find a familiar grey and white tabby. Her paws feel heavier than bricks, now. "Hyacinthbreath?" she asks, ears folding back, "I'm dreaming - it can't be you, this isn't StarClan. This - this isn't real..."
The scents of ShadowClan's medicine den are rampant yet she can hardly hold onto any single one. Her nose is clogged, her mind delirious, and every time she shuts her eyes she believes herself passing on. This time, too, she closes them and feels as if she's floating - the relief is minimal and not painless, but being asleep is better than wallowing whilst awake.
When she opens her eyes once again, she sees a pale, starry field. Her heart drops and she feels as if there's stones in her belly. "No... no," she whispers. Periwinklebreeze - he cannot come home to her dead. He cannot leave the Clan on a journey, believing himself to be some sort of hero, never even knowing that she had fallen ill - just to return to her gravesite. Her paw brushes the fur on her chest and she seats herself, wondering if she would be as tangible in death, or if StarClan walks no different than the living.
The grass rustles, and she tilts her gaze to find a familiar grey and white tabby. Her paws feel heavier than bricks, now. "Hyacinthbreath?" she asks, ears folding back, "I'm dreaming - it can't be you, this isn't StarClan. This - this isn't real..."