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{$title} TW: mentions of violence, death, grief, and survivor's guilt
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Like usual, Grayflight was out late at night.
The chill of leaf-fall was hardly noticeable thanks to his thick fur, and while that wouldn't last through leaf-bare, especially if it were as harsh as the lack of prey suggested it would be, it made nights like this one comfortable and easy.
Yes, the cool air was one of the reasons the tom kept a mostly nocturnal life, but as his sixtieth moon had recently come to pass, marking a great number of seasons of life, he'd found himself a bit more restless. With Blacktree helping to care for so many kits in the den and facing down a potential famine, he couldn't help but think back to the old days, when they were family with their other sister, with their parents. Even if Fluffy had left four seasons before the Clans had even founded, there was still a significant time they were all together. Now he'd lost a nephew, was estranged from his other niblings, and their mother... Fern had taken the blow meant for him.
And he'd run.
Had he earned the nearly twelve moons since losing her? That was what kept the tom up at night, if he were honest with himself. What had he done to honor Fern's sacrifice?
Lost in thought, he hardly noticed that he was not alone as he made his way back to camp. Needledrift too was awake, and he dipped his head to the warrior.
"Evening, Needledrift," he murmured. "You're up pretty late, eh?"
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ShadowClan Thief
60 moons || he/him
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