THIS NIGHTMARE ⋆ ★ ⋆ intro

[SPARKPAW]

The cool morning breeze wouldn't keep the young tom tucked away inside his nest, nor would it dampen further his already sour mood. As with most mornings, Sparkpaw found himself huddled near Thunderclan's camp entrance, waiting for the rest of the patrol to gather. Why his mentor insisted on starting every morning with a dawn patrol, followed by a hunting patrol (if they were lucky enough to find anything after all his mentor's yapping) was beyond him. Did his mentor truly not see the point in variety of training? "They better hurry up so we can get this over with." Rumbling to nobody in particular under his breath, the tom quickly licks a stubborn patch of fur on his shoulder before scanning the camp, trying to see who else would be joining him on this chilly morning.
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SOMEBODY WAKE ME FROM THIS NIGHTMARE ⋆ ★ ⋆ ITS NOT THE REAL ME

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• SPARKPAW
  ↪ sparkpaw / cisgender male (he/him)
  ↪ 08 moons / ages one month on the 17th
  ↪ thunderclan apprentice
  ↪ lh red tabby
  ↪ peaceful && healing actions may be powerplayed !! / attack in underline & @/account
  ↪ tags / toyhouse / penned by halimede
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[Flamestar]

〔✦〕Sparkpaw's mumble hadn't fallen upon deaf ears as the leader joined the apprentice near the camp's entrance. "Apologies for any inconvenience. Greytuft was feeling unwell, so I offered to take his place this morning." her tone is neutral, but her gaze rests upon the fiery young apprentice. Dawn patrols were not something she particularly enjoyed either, especially with the cold nip of leafbare teasing with each gust of wind, but it was a necessary evil. The clans around them seemed to each be losing their minds one by one, leaving only Thunderclan as the honorable warriors in the forest. "The others should be here soon, then we can head out."

even on my weakest days ( I get a little bit stronger ) //

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  Apprentice tag, @MERLINPAW
• FLAMESTAR —— leader of thunderclan , mentoring merlinpaw . storm x lily . littermate to nala, smokey, and nemo ✦ penned by icey !
  ✦ afab / she/her / 38 moons & ages every 20ᵗʰ
  ✦ widowed / heterosexual / closed to romance
  ✦ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / underline & tag account when attacking
  —— difficult in battle
  ★★★★★★★★★
  
  ✦ "speech", 'thoughts', all opinions are in character
  ✦ tags — msg on discord for plots — toyhouse
  
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  a longhaired red tabby with low white and green eyes. flamewhisker's fur is a vibrant hue of red, riddled with thick classic tabby markings. her fur is medium in length, and she has a large, feathery tail. her chest, belly, tail tip, and her paws are dipped white. flamewhisker's eyes are a dark, deep shade of green. her shoulder has a large scar on it from a fight with a dog. she also has a shredded ear from a disagreement with a loner during her time alone before joining thunderclan. on particularly cold days, or sometimes before a major weather change, she will walk with a slight limp from her shoulder injury.

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[STORMYWING]

Stormywing arrives at the camp entrance with her apprentices padding close behind her. The morning breeze tugs at her fur, and she takes in a deep breath, feeling the sharp, cold air fill her lungs. Her golden gaze falls on Sparkpaw and Flamestar, and she flicks her tail in greeting. "Good morning," She trills, dipping her head respectfully to her leader. Her gaze shifts to the fiery apprentice, catching the tension in his posture. A smirk tugs at the corner of her mouth, his impatience a bit obvious. "We'll make sure this patrol doesn't drag out too long," She adds onto Flamestar's words with a playful glint in her eye, trying to lighten the mood. "I know how much you all love being out here this early."

Turning to Coltpaw and Mottledpaw, she gives them both a pointed look. "Stay sharp. Leaf-bare's coming, and we can't afford to slack off." She brushes her tail against Mottledpaw's shoulder in a confident show of camaraderie (an attempt to bond with the girl). With a final glance at Sparkpaw, Stormywing steps closer to Flamestar. "Ready when you are," She grins energetically, always eager to get moving.

// @COLTPAW @mottledpaw
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[STORMPAW.]

He could hear the complaining nearby - narrowed his eyes with suspicion, rolled them a bit, but let curiosity pull him over with a twitching nose. There wasn't much to do or think about this early in the morning, and so many of his peers weren't even up yet ... but Stormkit did like to flit between the dawn patrols in the morning, say hello, that sort of thing. They probably wouldn't be able to fulfil them, but he liked to put his requests in, too. Hearing the small bustle, he wandered over, slowing when he thought he was getting closer and twitching his whiskers to find the way.

"Can you bring me back something nice, please?" He blinked, looking up on a random direction and hoping to make eye-contact or whatever with one of the patrolling cats. "Like.... a squirrel, maybe?" They were yummy, most of the time. If they could find one... well, he'd be so thankful! In fact... "You'd be my best friend!"​

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[mottledpaw]

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A yawn stretches across her face, winking against the early rays of morning light... She should've woken up earlier, she thinks with a sort of forlorn glance at her usual breakfast spot. Duty demands her diligent paw-steps to sally forth into the forest... She will just have to eat later and hope that her belly does not rumble so loudly as to scare off what prey she might hope to catch. The glimmers of sleep still freckle her stare as it flicks towards Stormywing, startled by the sudden touch of the older she-cat's tail. "Huh?"

She lifts a paw to scrub at her nose, hoping to wipe some of the sticky sleep off of her as her ears register way too late what the instructions had been. To stay sharp. She groans internally, realizing her dumb-founded response may very well seem like the opposite and get her into trouble- luckily Stormkit is here to offer a special request and she lunges at the chance to take the attention off of her.

"You'll be my best friend... Seems like an unbalanced prize but I guess I can look out for a squirrel anyways... Just means you owe me one later when you start hunting... sound fair?" The dappled cat was not particularly interest in being 'besties' with someone almost half her age but maybe Stormywing wouldn't cuff her ears off if she chose to be nice about it.

"Coltpaw... wanna help?" As much as they loathe to admit it, the constant presence of the other apprentice had worn on her prickly nature... they found him tolerable, even.​

 

[MERLINPAW]

Merlinpaw duly followed after Flamestar's lead, gravitating just around Sparkpaw's presence like he was an open hearth ablaze, singeing at the very tips of the young apprentice's whiskers with his brasher attitude. Chilly winds entangled themselves in the apprentice's pelt, of which she noticed had grown more into a thicket than an adornment, no matter how much she had tried to groom herself. The other red tabby seemed to have more gusto than she, even if it germinated violently from the throes of youthful impatience. The demure molly always found it hard to mesh with those of stronger body and mind, as though her smolders could never compare to the greater fires, and so all she could do is hold the embers of her heart upon a cupped palm to her chest. She could never imagine bad-mouthing her mentor or her superiors, at the very least, though she had not caught upon what Sparkpaw said before her arrival. The dilute tortoiseshell only dipped her head to the crowd that formed around Sparkpaw, though she stood a little apart as if she were wholly separate from those that meshed together, like lashing tongue of oil to waters. Aureate eyes blinked upon Stormkit for a second, who requested "something nice." I'll try my best. My best isn't that good, though.​

 

[SPARKPAW]

It wouldn't take long before the group slowly began to form, leaving Sparkpaw exhaling in relief. Finally. Flamestar is the first to arrive, followed soon by Stormywing, Mottledpaw and Merlinpaw. Stormkit too approaches the group, out and about earlier than he would have anticipated (forgetting how early he would rise as a kitten) for someone so young. With the request to bring him back something nice, like a squirrel, he silently vows to beat the other apprentices in the request. "Oh that'll be easy! Anything for my new best friend!" He boasts, winking at Stormkit as he speaks, waiting for the signal to head out on patrol.
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SOMEBODY WAKE ME FROM THIS NIGHTMARE ⋆ ★ ⋆ ITS NOT THE REAL ME

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• SPARKPAW
  ↪ sparkpaw / cisgender male (he/him)
  ↪ 08 moons / ages one month on the 17th
  ↪ thunderclan apprentice
  ↪ lh red tabby
  ↪ peaceful && healing actions may be powerplayed !! / attack in underline & @/account
  ↪ tags / toyhouse / penned by halimede
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[nightbird]

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ nightbird was no fan of dawn patrol, being saved from it in recent moons had been nice at first. now she looked towards her clanmates readying to leave with a sense of longing she would have never expected. stormkit seemed to have no problems waking and making his demands, with a twitching ear she pads after her son to go collect him.

by the time she has arrived, the kitten has roped multiple apprentices into doing his bidding. nightbird lets out an amused huff, flicking an unruly dark flank with her tail. "you're distracting them," she hums in a teasing chide, poking stormkit's shoulder with a white paw. "come, we can tell your siblings all about the fresh squirrel your new friends are bringing back." with all the help stormkit had garnered for his cause, she found it unlikely they'd fall short. still, nightbird wishes them all luck with a flick of her ear.

BURNING SWORD // ───‎ ⋆ GUIDE MY HAND‎ ‎‎ ‎‎☽

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  NIGHTBIRD ✩ she/her, lead warrior of thunderclan, 37 ☾'s
  ⭃ a small black smoke molly with a white paw and pale silver eyes. currently a queen residing in the nursery.
  ⭃ mate to raccoonstripe / / currently mentoring none.
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by vayle ↛ @vayl3 on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

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