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Aging crept up on him like a slow shadow. Some days it was harder to move, harder to see, harder to hear. He was prideful, but it was becoming obvious that the older tom had days where he struggled. His left ear had entirely ceased, an absence of sound when other felines spoke to him from that side. Still, he wasn't ready to retire. He often joked to his family that, much like his dad, he would keep working until his bones completely gave out. Ironically, however, Peatgrass seemed to have opted to mostly retire. Though, he was still a fierce competitor in family hunting excursions.
He sauntered into camp, his wide frame making his way over to Fireflysnap. The tom was laying in a particularly nice looking sunbeam, piercing through the cold of leafbare. To everyone, they seemed like the oddest couple in the world. Swamp was large, visible fangs and an almost frightening appearance --- but in truth he was the softest and gentlest giant one could ever meet. Meanwhile, Firefly was a lithe tom, a slim chimera that was blind in one eye and came off as a rather cranky old man to most that knew him. There had been curious glances, murmurs wondering how such an opposite pair had gotten together. Swamp didn't pay those much mind though, all he cared about was his husband and how his heart felt like it may burst every time he laid eyes on the tom; even after all these years.
He grinned, his fangs glinting as he approached his mate, brushing his face against his affectionately. "Hello my little bug," He smiled, the rumble of a purr in his throat. Their children were older now, dealing with their own struggles and coming into their own. All his siblings were also adults now too, with families of their own. It was nice to be able to spend his days with Firefly, no longer worried about having to parent their children. "Hopefully the kits were kind to you." He chuckled, laying next to his mate. Kits and apprentices would sometimes flock to the older tom, looking for stories or asking what happened to his eye. They often did the same to his father, hoping for stories from a time they could not fathom.
He pressed his large frame into his mate, a grin on his face that could only be described as hopelessly in love and utterly blissful. Their love and life together had been a whirlwind, Fireflysnap was the more outwardly romantic of the two. He would often take Swamphound to see beautiful sights, often making for romantic outings between the two. Swamphound rumbled with a contented purr thinking about it, licking his mate's cheek.
He sauntered into camp, his wide frame making his way over to Fireflysnap. The tom was laying in a particularly nice looking sunbeam, piercing through the cold of leafbare. To everyone, they seemed like the oddest couple in the world. Swamp was large, visible fangs and an almost frightening appearance --- but in truth he was the softest and gentlest giant one could ever meet. Meanwhile, Firefly was a lithe tom, a slim chimera that was blind in one eye and came off as a rather cranky old man to most that knew him. There had been curious glances, murmurs wondering how such an opposite pair had gotten together. Swamp didn't pay those much mind though, all he cared about was his husband and how his heart felt like it may burst every time he laid eyes on the tom; even after all these years.
He grinned, his fangs glinting as he approached his mate, brushing his face against his affectionately. "Hello my little bug," He smiled, the rumble of a purr in his throat. Their children were older now, dealing with their own struggles and coming into their own. All his siblings were also adults now too, with families of their own. It was nice to be able to spend his days with Firefly, no longer worried about having to parent their children. "Hopefully the kits were kind to you." He chuckled, laying next to his mate. Kits and apprentices would sometimes flock to the older tom, looking for stories or asking what happened to his eye. They often did the same to his father, hoping for stories from a time they could not fathom.
He pressed his large frame into his mate, a grin on his face that could only be described as hopelessly in love and utterly blissful. Their love and life together had been a whirlwind, Fireflysnap was the more outwardly romantic of the two. He would often take Swamphound to see beautiful sights, often making for romantic outings between the two. Swamphound rumbled with a contented purr thinking about it, licking his mate's cheek.
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☆.𓋼𓍊 𓆏 𓍊𓋼𓍊.☆
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SENIOR WARRIOR OF SHADOWCLAN
he / him, amab (male)
91 moons old, ages on the 30th.
peatgrass xalpine, sibling to ivysnap, frogheart
mentored by ???, mentor to no one yet
mated to fireflysnap, father to bogfang, dragonflyshine
has gone deaf in his LEFT ear
SPEECH // THOUGHTS // INTERACTIONpenned by asteiri
