private YOU WITH THE WATERCOLOR EYES [ orangepaw ]

BASILPAW!

Apr 26, 2024
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( 𖤓 ) sturdy paws shuffle lightly through the bracken and brambles that line thunderclan's camp, a cream-colored snout pushing past the overgrown vines to break through into the clearing. ivory hued teeth clutch within them a gathering of three sunflowers, each bigger than the last, eclipsing the boy's face as he maneuvers clumsily around resting warriors and galloping kits. today, basilpaw is on a mission, one of the first well-meaning tasks he has ever set for himself. it's not that he's been mean or cruel - he is a kind and over all principled tom, but he has never been more than self involved.

thunderclan's civil war has changed that. gone is the slightly dumb, prankster with a penchant for a bit of a mean joke. replaced is an anxious, mumbling mess, brought upon by the absolute lack of anything he feels he has done to help. so, today he is on a mission, to find and confront each of his clanmates, to force them into taking care of themselves, because gentlestorm cannot possibly do it on his own. green eyes catch the larger frame of a fellow apprentice, just the tom basilpaw has been looking for, and he beelines for him, talking around the flowers in his maw. "owrengephaw!"

the other tom sits outside of the medicine den, looking as uncomfortable as basilpaw ever sees him look. his denmate has not had the best go of things recently. setting the sunflowers down at the tom's paws, basilpaw will nudge them towards him. "for you," he explains, white dashed tail twitching behind him. "uhm, to just brighten your day. 'cause i know it's not been easy recently."

he feels as though he has just made known the understatement of the year, but he'll shrug it off, ears twitching. "are y-you going to be okay, d'you think?" he'll ask, vaguely eyeing various scrapes and scratches that flood the older tom's body. silence envelops the two for a second before basilpaw speaks again, eyes suddenly wide, voice low. "do you think everything is going to be alright now? i know you talk to gentlestorm a lot, a-and you're like smart and stuff. so everything's fine, right?"

  • // @ORANGEPAW. "#FAC966"
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  • BASILPAW 𖤓 HE / THEY, APPRENTICE OF THUNDERCLAN. MENTORED BY CAMPIONSONG. SIBLING TO MERLINPAW, WOLFPAW. 6 MOONS OLD, PENNED BY LAVS
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    a cream ticked tabby with high white, and green eyes. a tall boy sporting a chaotically ruffled coat of pale cream tabby. darker ticked stripes flow down his fur, and band around his legs and face. his chest, stomach, muzzle, and most of his tail are white, and he has ferny-green eyes that sparkle with mischief.
 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- orangepaw did not exactly... want to feel how he was feeling. there was a lot of emotions raging within him, and while outwardly he did his best to smile and laugh through it all, trying to find that bit of light his mom always said was there, inwardly he could not do the same. he is struggling and the fact that others are taking notice... he shakes his head slightly, ears perking upwards as he looks over to basilpaw who seems to be bringing him something. he adjusts the way he sits, licking at the fur on his chest for a swift moment and offering the younger apprentice a smile.

"hi, basilpaw. what's this?"

his head tilts curiously as the other sets the bright set of flowers down. his body perks and he finds himself shaking for a moment, as he is unable to catch his tears. still, a smile never leaves him as he gently reaches out with his paw, aiming to gently ruffle the fur on the top of the cream colored tom cat's head.

"oh, these are just lovely!! thank you so much. my mom will enjoy them too."

he sniffles, gently wiping his face as he furrows his brows, sweeping his tail so that basilpaw might sit beside him.

"hey. don't you worry about me, alright? i'm always gonna be okay! that i can certainly promise. no matter what happens, you won't see me without a smile, okay?"

he reassures. he isn't too sure about the rest of the clan, though. he can't just lie to basilpaw. surely that will not help the younger apprentice either.

"i... hope so. i am a little surprised to hear you think I'm smart. if you ask fallowbite, it might tell you different."

he giggles, before he just turns his body, licking down a few stray furs from basilpaw's body, and offering a gentle smile.

"best thing we can do is make sure it's okay. it's gonna take a long time for some cats to feel that way. what happened hurt a... lot of cats. a lot of them aren't sure how to heal, or where to go from here. but with our help, we can take some of that burden away from them. just make sure you stay strong and brave. you can do that, can't you? i know you can. look, we can even go collect some more flowers for cats if you want?"