TW: Sensitive Content Open SC what doesn't kill you | accident

[oleanderkit]

CONTENT WARNING: mentions of blood

At five weeks old, the newest litter of the Clan had finally began their tumbling around. Noises and sometimes single words are uttered in high-pitched squeaks as the kittens navigate their surroundings, slowly and surely. Today, the middle-born of the group finds a newfound confidence within himself. As sunlight dances into the den, Oleanderkit climbs out of the nest, pushing on his siblings to rise to his feet.

He'd taken plenty of steps just outside of the nest, but the rest of the nursery is yet to be explored! With his tail held high and his fur puffed out, the pale kitten trots and leaps here and there, pouncing on whatever he can find: specks of dust, mirages of light, the occasional ant. For a moment, he seems to lose his sense of care for the world as childlike wonder and imagination takes over him. His first perception of fun. Just him, and this wide-open, seemingly endless space of the nursery.

Little does he know, enjoyment isn't the only thing he'd discover today. As Oleanderkit prances and spins and hops, chasing whatever has caught his attention now, his still-developing eyesight leaves a particular hazard in a blind spot. It is not until a sharp rock slices into the soft pink of his paws that the kitten finally returns to the real world with a harsh awakening. With a loud squeal, the boy tumbles forward and lands clumsily on his chest, limbs sprawled out for only a mere moment before he pulls the injured paw in close.

"Ow!"

he cries out, tears swelling around his eyes as he searches blurrily for his mother. Whatever this feeling is, he hopes he never has to feel it again!

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OLEANDERKIT he/him, shadowclan kit 00 moons old.
a short, well-groomed pale feline with a lilac overcoat and grey stripes
mentored by none // mentoring none
littermate to elderkit, deathberrykit, goldenrodkit, maggotkit, and centipedekit
half-sibling to cloudberrypaw, mistletoepaw, and hemlockpaw
CICADABUZZ x WISTERIASTRIKE // father/mother to none // mated to none
"speech"
penned by IXORA ↛ .ixora on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

ooc // uh oh! babys first wound </3 the injury is a minor cut to the paw pad! tagging @wisteriastrike

 

[Maggotkit]

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MAGGOTKIT

Maggotkit's mind still doesn't truly comprehend the world around it. Round golden eyes watch the world with mild interest, learning, but the kitten has no desire to explore by itself - it much more prefers learning about the world through its siblings, watching them discover the joys and dangers while Maggotkit merely watches.

Perhaps the fun Oleanderkit is having, chasing after every single thing that comes into his view, would be interesting, but Maggotkit does not move. Its paws are still too clumsy, stance uneven. The world outside the nest feels too cold and distant. No, Maggotkit much more prefers to watch as Oleanderkit pounces at the next thing he spots.

And not soon after, a loud noise echoes throughout the nursery, coming from none other than the adventurous kit. Maggotkit lowers its ears, the sound ringing in its mind painfully, and turns away. Oleanderkit is too loud, his sobs and whines too much for Maggotkit to handle. Instead, the quiet child buries itself in the closest cat's fur, muffling the sound of the outside world, of Oleanderkit, drowning them away. It has no desire to listen to the high pitch of crying any longer.

OOC: Sorry brother you're too loud