Camp WindClan shiny love for a small family // sweet & honey

[Cricketkit Cricketkit]

Cricketkit toddled around camp with an absolutely determined look on her face, tail high and her good eye shining like she'd just won a great battle. Her cheeks were fluffed up, almost as if she were trying not to smile too much, like the grin bubbling on her maw might escape before she was ready. Carefully balanced in a bundle of moss at her paws were a handful of carefully gathered treasures: a beetle wing that shimmered green-blue, a stone smooth and sun-warmed with tiny white speckles, and even a tuft of feather she'd found caught on a bramble bush.

" Okay, okay... Deep breaths, Cricket... " she mumbled to herself, taking a second to fluff her chest fur and sit just right before trotting across camp. She approached Sweetnose and Honeyflower with what she hoped was the most mature expression she could manage... but as soon as she saw them, saw Honeyflower looking so... glowy? Soft and warm like sunshine... She nearly tripped over her own paw in flustered excitement.

" I... uh... I gots you things! " she burst out suddenly, eye wide, paws twitching as she gently nudged the moss bundle forward like it was some ancient sacred offering. " Because you're... you're really important! An' sweet! And glowing! I dunno why but it feels like the kinda glow you get from the stars when they're real close and soft and... " she trailed off, face heating up.

She took a breath, then tapped the beetle wing gently. " This is from the r-- uuuhh... J... Just out of camp!! It glows when the sun hits it just right! " She corrected herself quickly, then moved her attention ot the stone. Hesitated for a second before looking to Sweetnose, puffing herself up even more so. " L... Look, I know... I know you can't see the pretties but... Uhm... You can feel it..! I made sure it gots all clean and nice and stuff! " she squeaked excitedly, shoving the stone toward Sweetnose until it gently nudged at his paw.

Then she gently poked at the feather, gave a shy broken toothy grin at Honeyflower and shoved the feather toward her. " An' this one... just made me think of Honeyflower. Dunno why. Maybe 'cause it's soft and nice. Like you! "

She sat back with a big, toothy grin, her disfigured eye scrunching in delight as she tried not to bounce in place. " You two take care of me so much… so now I take care of you too, 'kay? With shiny protection! It keeps the dark away. " And then, with a dramatic little wiggle and a squeaky laugh, she continued. " You're not allowed to say no. That's in the rules!! "

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• CRICKET she/her, windclan, five moons.
  ☆ a lh diluted tortie with blue eyes and unruly fur / petite and scarred
  ☆ mentored by nobody yet
  ☆ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / always tag @lionharted
  ☆ penned by lionharted↛ LionheartedPhoenix on discord, feel free to dm for plots / click for toyhou.se