private THE MOUSE AND ITS FRIEND THE DEER &. doepath

[ORANGEPAW.]

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- "so, i was thinking that maybe when you heal some more and stuff I can take you on a walk to my favorite place in the forest? I have a lotsa favorite places in the territory and stuff but I gotta favorite of the favorite of the favorite, and I wanna take you... if you want. I'd like to take you. but only if you're up to it, doepath."

he starts off rambling, taking little pauses as he moves to clean through doepath's fur, in places she can't reach. she can't see really well, if he's remember correctly, so he just wants to help her clean up her fur. not that he thinks it's dirty! not really! he's just being helpful. that's it. his tail swishes behind him as he pauses in his thoughts before twitching his ears.

"doepath? what do you do when you feel really far behind? have you ever felt that far behind? it's just, um, I've been in the medicine cat den for a long time. I don't even know how to... really... do a lot. and that's fine, you know? I can learn! I want to learn, but... leafhusk has to teach me and fadingpaw, and fadingpaw hasn't been in the medicine cat den. she's not behind. I am. what if... I never catch up?"

he knows he's rambling. he can't help it. once he gets going he just keeps going and suddenly he feels weird. a twist in his stomach and orange only laughs, offering a nervous smile.

"sorry, we don't gotta talk about me. let's talk about you! mhm! how are you doing?"
@doepath ࿔

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  ORANGEPAW ✩ he/they, apprentice of thunderclan, 10 moons.
  ⭃ rather large polydactyl orange tabby with white markings, green eyes, a broken left hind leg, and scars on his face and right side
  ⭃ npc x npc // no known family. mother is deceased
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ not necessarily great in battle. semi easy to attack due to lack of expereince alone.
  ⭃ penned by scar ↛ @salemdraws on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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[doepath ࿔]

The invitation to go on an adventure to explore some of her friend's most cherished places is achingly exciting.... her paws itch to be on the move again, even if her gait remains unsteady and awkward. It would come with time, like everything did... surely. Her ears flick around eagerly, listening to the soft rambling of a purred explanation, discussions of getaways and favorites of favorites... Doepath hadn't ever thought to care too intently on her favorite places but a nagging worry in her belly says she knows what places she doesn't like very much. The soft brush of a tongue between her fur pauses and sun-bright eyes turn to glance towards a dandelion-shaded pelt. "What's wrong? I definitely wanna go, we'll just have to hope that Fallowbite doesn't get jealous that I get to leave befor-"

He pipes up finally, the syllables of her name spoken in hesitance before a long-winded downward spiral comes pouring out. Oh... oh... Her heart sinks, overwhelmed by a sense of empathetic sadness. She knew that feeling... even if she had graduated 'on time' so to speak, it had been a constant struggle and one clouded by insecurity. Cobwebtail was a patient mentor- the thought of sun-bleached fur rips like a rosebush in her chest- and had offered her nothing but time and encouragement. What would it have been like.. to be overshadowed by someone younger than her, stealing his attention away, his care? "Awww, my poor blossom," she coos, shifting to face him and plant a swipe of her tongue on the flat of his forehead. "Luck is... not as generous for us as it is to others," she confirms, offering a weak-willed smile, "But... where we fall behind in the... technical stuff, like hunting and fighting... we make up for in a different skill, a different strength."

She lifts to sit up, wobbling under the pressure of her own body weight on a disfigured ankle, "Look... We've endured a lot more than most our age and we're still here! That's gotta amount to something, yeah? We're a special kind of resilient... stubborn maybe. You'll get there and if I can do anything to help, you know I will! You're not alone... and you can take your time. Ignore Fadingpaw... she isn't a fair measurement to go off of."

He tries to double back and shift towards her, which earns an amused snort, "Me? I'm fine silly... Yippingkit and Thrashkit both came to visit me a bit ago, I think I'm making some progress with them... and Gentlestorm hasn't chased Sunshinespot out of my nest so I'm more than happy. Plussss, it sounds like I get to spend a fun day with one of my best friends once I get outta here so all in all, I'd say I'm winning!"

She reaches out to try to tenderly bap his nose, "Nice tryyyy but we're talking about you."

please dont leave me ➺ in the dark

• DOEPATH
  fourteen month old warrior of thunderclan
  she/her fawn sepia with low white and yellow eyes

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[ORANGEPAW.]

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- "ig...nore her? isn't that... not nice? I don't wanna be not nice, doepath."

the conversation that he had with roaringsun still burns in his chest but he decides to not address that. he doesn't want to put so much on doepath's plate, as he already is. he feels bad enough for spilling all of this on her. he gently moves to bump his cheek against her shoulder, before looking back at her with a few blinks. he's trying his best to... understand what she means. he thinks he does, at this moment. but does he really?

"but I think... I understand what you're saying. are you saying that just because I can't fight and hunt as well as other cats my age, I'm not really that behind? because I have other stuff like, uhm, being kind?"

he nods his head when she talks about how she's feeling. he feels a lot more comfortable talking about that, but she only presses a paw quickly to his nose, making him blink and slightly shake his head in surprise.

"h-huh? no, we don't gotta talk about me! I'm okay, now, see you fixed it! I'm... I wanna talk more about you. like if you have plans for when you're finally able to get outta here? or uhm, if you love sunshinespot! how do you know if you're in love with him?"

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── IN A RAGING BLACK OCEAN ⋅❁⋅ LOW IN THE WATER, AND NOWHERE TO GO ──┐‎

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  ORANGEPAW ✩ he/they, apprentice of thunderclan, 11 moons.
  ⭃ rather large polydactyl orange tabby with white markings, green eyes, a broken left hind leg, and scars on his face and right side
  ⭃ npc x npc // no known family. mother is deceased
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ not necessarily great in battle. semi easy to attack due to lack of experience alone.
  ⭃ penned by scar ↛ @salemdraws on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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