private Tryin' to look good while crying ♫ Falconheart

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*+:。.。 It's the first night out of the nursery, and Bugpaw is handling it great!
She's so excited about tomorrow's training, that she can't keep her eyes closed! So she makes the shadows around her dance, although only in the corners of her eyes. They've got sharp claws and gnashing teeth - all the better to keep her safe, you see! Not that there's any danger here, even with all the new scents and sounds of people she doesn't know - yet! - sleeping soundly, probably not wanting to be disturbed, 'cus they're excited to train tomorrow, too! Bugpaw's surrounded by friends!

Ah...who is she kidding?

Carefully, the girl rolls to her paws. With the den so dark and everyone fast asleep, she doesn't need to worry about what her face might read as. So she lets the stiff smile she'd been maintaining drop as she sits up. Rubbing her arms, she looks around the dark, eyes lingering on the rise and fall of bellies she doesn't recognize. She's used to her den-mates being smaller than her, or the bigger ones being queens, but in the apprentice's den, it feels like everyone is bigger. She sniffles.
There's no denying she's excited to be an apprentice. She's happy that her mom seems just as eager to leave behind the nursery and return to her duties, especially with Falconheart keeping her company in the warrior's den, so there's really nothing to complain about. And yet it's also true...she misses sharing a nest with her mamma. This is all so new, it's hard not to feel overwhelmed. With a muted sigh, she gets to her feet and carefully heads for the apprentice's den entrance. She winces, almost tripping on new tails and nests - the den is so much bigger, yet so much more cramped than the nursery. She misses being familiar with every pawstep.

Breaking out into the cooler night air, Bugpaw lets herself breathe.
Only to end up hiccuping.
"Change is good, right pappa?" she mumbles into the night, pawing at the warm drops of rain dampening her cheeks and brightening her eyes in the gloom. "But Im gonna be sad about it for just a minute, okay? Don't worry too much, I'll be okay" she continues, smiling up at the cloudless night sky, twinkling with stars. She lets her tears fall freely now.




  • GENERAL:
    Bugpaw
    DFAB— She/Her
    6 moons — Ages 1 moon every month real-time
    Daughter to Flamewhisker and Flycatcher
    Sibling to Falconheart, Stormfeather, Lilykit, Butterflykit, Scorchedpaw, Squirrelpaw, Sunpaw
    Thunderclan — apprentice




    COMBAT:
    Physically easy | mentally easy
    Attack in bold pink
    injuries: None currently
 
𓍊𓋼 It’s the first night that his younger siblings are out of the nursery, and Falconheart feels more disappointed than ever before. He’d thought, certainly, that he’d be assigned an apprentice. His mother was chosen to mentor one of her kits; what did he do wrong, to not earn the same honor? He shouldn’t be so bothered by it, but he just can’t push the thoughts from his mind. He climbs out of his nest, stepping past his mother’s flame-licked tail as he exits the warriors’ den. He isn’t sure why his paws carry him where they do—but when he comes across Bugpaw’s dappled form under the shadow of night, he freezes. He isn’t sure how to approach his younger siblings after the meeting. He’d promised that he would mentor one of them, and had gotten their hopes up along with his own. Now, he’s unsure whether he’ll be able to withstand their disappointment.

Still, he hears Bugpaw talking and feels like he has to approach her. Her voice is soft, but he can just make out the words his little sister speaks to the night sky. To Flycatcher. "Hey, Buggy," he says quietly, in an attempt not to startle her. Pale paws lead him closer until he’s near enough to settle into his haunches beside Bugpaw and sweep his fluffy tail around her. "What’re you sad about? Is your apprenticeship not going well? Are the older apprentices being cruel? I can…" he trails off, embarrassment passing over his expression. Is he overstepping? "Sorry. Just… I’m here for you, if you ever need me."

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    FALCONHEART ❯❯ he/him, thunderclan warrior
    shorter than average cream tabby with white spotting. seems gloomy and has few friends, but is a hard worker and never neglects his duties.
    son of flamewhisker and flycatcher ; brother to stormfeather, scorchedpaw, bugpaw, sunpaw, squirrelpaw, sparrowpaw
    peaceful and healing powerplay permitted
    penned by foxlore
 
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