Backwritten RiverClan ShadowClan Will you and I make a breakthrough? ☼ // Stoatpaw

[Torrentpaw]

{$title} takes place may 31st at moonhigh

- TORRENTPAW -

Not some average bones, I believe in love!

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The young tom's paws swiftly jumped across stones as the river lapped at their edges, moonlight reflecting in the river as it lay overhead. A mix of excitement, nervousness, and adrenaline fizzed in his paws as he reached the other side of the river, his eyes set on Fourtrees as he neared the location where he had first met Stoatpaw.

Despite his excitement, Pineheart's wary words still echoed in his head. He needed to be sharp, for both his and Stoatpaw's safety. If anycat had followed her, who knows what misfortune it could mean for the two clans. Though despite the risks, Stoatpaw's trust in him would not be taken for granted, and he planned to return that trust in her tenfold.

Continuing to sprint the remainder of the way, Torrentpaw eventually slowed to a halt as he pushed through undergrowth and into a clearing, his eyes travelling up the trunk of the great tree before him. He scented the air, padding briskly around the clearing as his gaze travelled the area in search of a familiar white pelt. No other scent had yet touched his nose, as the tom slowed on his paws to glance over the clearing where he stood.

"Stoatpaw?" Torrentpaw called hopefully, his tone soft as his tail swayed behind him in anticipation, ears swivelling to catch any sound of movement.

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• Torrentpaw
  ‎ ‎ He/Him | Riverclan Apprentice
  
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  "speech" - text - thoughts
  
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  Mentored by Pineheart
  
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  A rosetted charcoal Bengal.
  
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  Has a sturdy build with a large head and paws, and short thick fur.
  
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  Holds a zealous and determined demeanor.
  
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  Usually seen with Squid

 

[Stoatpaw Stoatpaw]

——————————————— Together, we'll make our way home ✦

Her heart raced in her chest, fear thundering through the paws that drummed across the tar-rich, scented pathway. The slightest glimpse of a bright light behind her as she escaped the pocosin was enough for her fur to stand on end. She had never feared the monsters, but tonight she feared everything.

That last meeting was happenstance, a coincidence, easily explained away. But this time, she was going against every last thing she had been told. Leaving the territory - going against her punishment from Sablestar-, meeting with a Riverclan cat - something her clan would despise her for if they learned it -, hiding her plan from them all. Her every action these last few nights, in the nights to come, she was risking everything she ever knew, but the danger felt worth it.

She tried to steady the shake in her paws as she padded along, but she couldn't stifle the panic as she kept darting her eyes around. The last time she was here, she was scared to be seen by Riverclan, this time, she was petrified of being found by her own clanmates. In just a week of time, everything felt like it had been turned upside down.

But a familiar scent caught her attention, and for a moment she could breathe easily. He was already there; she wouldn't have to pace in a panic for him to keep the promise. The ivory apprentice trudged forward, still undeniably in a state of disarray and nerves, but she gave her friend a small smile as she walked to the opening.

"Torrentpaw." For just a moment, maybe she could relax, padding to her friend and sitting at his side with a huff. She didn't need to be quiet, nor blindly listen to her mentor's rules and demands. "S-sorry I'm late, leaving Shadowclan isn't so easy for me anymore..." She admitted, sheepish yet with an edge of bitterness. It had only been a week of her punishment, and already it had taken its toll on her, most of her nerves slowly being replaced with a frustration following the raid; it was hard to be fearful when she had begun to grow resentment elsewhere.

——— While you were sleeping,

Everything changed at once. ———

• 100th post with Stoatpaw!!​
  
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  Stoatpaw
  ✦—Shadowclan apprentice | 9 Moons
  ✦—She/Her
  ✦—"SPEECH", 'THOUGHTS', ATTACK, PAWSPEAK
  ✦—A slender white cat with faint lilac markings and blue eyes.
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  ⤷ Written by Phoenix ​

 

[Torrentpaw]

- TORRENTPAW -

Not some average bones, I believe in love!

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‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ⟡

His head swung towards the sound of rustling as Stoatpaw had stepped into the clearing, his eyes brightening at the sight of his friend, despite the darkness that surrounded them.

"Thats okay," Torrentpaw meowed, tilting his head to the side as she settled next to him. "I'm just glad you got here safely." He paused, examining her pelt for a moment as moonlight reflected on it. New flowers dotted her pelt, different from the ones he had last seen tucked away in her fur. The scent of them made his nose tingle, causing his whiskers to twitch.

Padding forward and around to face the other apprentice, and with one last twitch of his whiskers, Torrentpaw settled onto his haunches as his gaze found hers.

"The patrol to Shadowclan seemed to have gone well–well, as good as it could have," He began, eager to hear of any news Stoatpaw could share with him. "Sablestar requested the two of our medicine cats exchange herbs with each other to make up for what was lost." Torrentpaw explained, his mew carrying reflection as he weighed Sablestar's proposal. "From what my mentor told me, your leader knows of the two that ambushed our camp. He said it was 'unnecessary.'" He continued, his tail lashing once in slight irritance. Unnecessary was a generous description. Cruel and dishonorable were far better fitting. Torrentpaw caught Stoatpaw's eye for a moment, trying to grasp any sort of reaction from his words.

Trying his best to smooth the fur on his shoulders that had threatened to rise, Torrentpaw let out a soft exhale.

"Have you heard anything about this within Shadowclan?" He asked, his tone growing more curious rather than resentful. Though before she could answer, his gaze suddenly flickered towards her flower speckled pelt once again, finding it hard not to grow distracted as the scent hit his nose.

"I like those flowers in your fur." He blurted, eyes flashing momentarily in sudden contentment and admiration before they travelled back to meet blue.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ You can't change me ⟡ You can't hide me‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

• ⟡ OOC -
  
  
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• Torrentpaw
  ‎ ‎ He/Him | Riverclan Apprentice
  
  ⟡
  "speech" - text - thoughts
  
  ⟡
  Mentored by Pineheart
  
  ⟡
  A rosetted charcoal Bengal.
  
  ⟡
  Has a sturdy build with a large head and paws, and short thick fur.
  
  ⟡
  Holds a zealous and determined demeanor.
  
  ⟡
  Usually seen with Squid

 

[Stoatpaw Stoatpaw]

——————————————— Together, we'll make our way home ✦

She just had to smile as Torrentpaw settled across from her. Everything well and truly sucked right now, but remembering this meeting was inevitable made it all a little easier to deal with. Stoatpaw met his gaze as he sat before her; she was ever grateful he was quick to adjust how he talked to make it easier on her.

Though her face fell a little with what Torrent had to say. "Wait, wait, WAIT. Exchange? Sablestar wanted you to give us herbs back for the stores we stole from?" She laughed dryly, like maybe it was some dumb joke, but the sincerity in Torrent's face just made her own fall more. "That's ridiculous! You had so many cats injured a-and you've got cats who need those herbs more!" Her mind drifted back to that weird encounter, right after meeting Torrentpaw. Wavesong and Peachtrot, the kindly soon-to-be queen trying to retrieve her own herbs ready for her kitting. "No way, please tell me you didn't accept."

Stoatpaw shook her head, infuriated already. "There's no reason for you all to have to work to pay us for the stuff we all did." She shook her head, it was something she wanted to keep under wraps but... "I-I've been gathering herbs already, I'm not really that knowledgeable on them outside flowers, but I decided I wanted to do something to help. I thought I'd just leave them on the border or something.." She admitted, her half-baked plan spilling from her lips. "It's not much, but it's a start." Her eyes glittered, she hated what Shadowclan did, and as much as she feared Riverclan, she wanted to prove to them in some way that not all the Shadowclan cats think the same way.

But, just with that thought, the two rogue attackers were brought up, a smile spreading on her face. "Good! I hope they get punished for it, at least something fair would come out of all of this." Stoatpaw grumbled, her frustration evident about... Something.

For a moment, she paused, before sighing. "N-no. They haven't mentioned a word past when Sablestar first blew up on all of us but-" She looked down at her paws, face beginning to scrunch up in a frustration that grew into fury. "Maybe they have, I-I don't know. I haven't been in camp much, I-I'm the one who got in trouble cause of the hiest." Stoatpaw grew sheepish, ashamed almost.

A weak smile spread across her face with the mention of her flowers; no one else had really even mentioned them, even though it had been almost a week of wearing them. "Thank you, my sister gave them to me when she was out gathering herbs for Cicadabuzz too. It's all I've been doing since Sablestar won't let me go far from camp alone anymore." With a tender paw, she pulled one from her fur and inspected it, face falling a little. "They're dying, though. I'm not sure what they are and I haven't found more since, and I've been out most of the week trying to collect flowers and herbs...."

Her face fell again, letting the dried flower fall to the ground in kind. She looked up at Torrentpaw, a pain in her eyes. "I'm sorry I can't be more help, I've been trying to keep an eye out, but it's like walking on eggshells at home now." She shrugged, plucking absently at the fur on her paws. Her frustration, as always melted into shame faster than she could allow herself to stay upset at the cats who had caused all of this.

——— While you were sleeping,

Everything changed at once. ———

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  Stoatpaw
  ✦—Shadowclan apprentice | 9 Moons
  ✦—She/Her
  ✦—"SPEECH", 'THOUGHTS', ATTACK, PAWSPEAK
  ✦—A slender white cat with faint lilac markings and blue eyes.
  #96d5f1/#50BBF0
  
  ⤷ Written by Phoenix ​