[Sunnyside]

Username: Sunnyside
Cat Name: Dapplepaw (will be Dapplethorn)
Gender: She-Cat
Age: 15 moons
Clan: Cliffclan
Rank: apprentice
Relationship: Dapplepaw joined Cliffclan when she was a mere 6-moon-old rogue, and was dubbed Dapplepaw. Not even a moon later, the clan found a stranded kittypet named Blondie, which they adopted into their ranks under the name Sweetpaw. Dapplepaw was ecstatic- another apprentice! Someone she could be friends with! Sweetpaw was... weird though. She didn't seem too excited about clan life, but she sure did like to talk. Mostly about their clanmates- specifically Buzzardcry and Rattlerfang.

Sweetpaw was assigned Honeydust as a mentor, while Dapplepaw got the deputy, Rowanflame. Dapplepaw was ready to work hard, and Rowanflame sure did make her work. Sweetpaw though... Sweetpaw didn't want to work at all. And Sweetpaw, under the guise of friendship, got Dapplepaw to do all her duties for her. And Honeydust didn't seem to care that her apprentice was the biggest slacker in the entire clan.

Dapplepaw grew to resent her 'friend'. She was always exhausted, doing the work of two cats, and only ever getting half the recognition. And one day, when Sweetpaw asked Dapplepaw to change the moss in the warriors' nests, she finally snapped. When their mentors found Dapplepaw yelling in rage, and Sweetpaw cowering, her strict mentor dragged Dapplepaw away for a scolding. Dapplepaw took the scolding, silently fuming as Honeydust coddled her apprentice. Then Rowanflame told her that he was postponing her final warrior examination until she "grew up a bit." Despite knowing it wouldn't help her case, Dapplepaw stormed away, racing out of camp before Rowanflame could call her back.

When she finally returned to camp, Rowanflame was waiting for her, his tail lashing in annoyance. "You're to help Mothwatcher remove ticks from our clanmates' pelts as a punishment." Dapplepaw opened her mouth to protest before hanging her head, and making her way to the medicine den.

That night, Otterstar called a clan meeting. After crawling out of the medicine den smelling of mouse bile, Dapplepaw saw Honeydust and Sweetpaw sitting at the front of the crowd, underneath the the Talking Ledge. Otterstar was up on the ledge, looking down over his clan. "Cats of Cliffclan, I've gathered you all here to honour Sweetpaw, as she has completed her journey as an apprentice, and is finally ready to join our ranks as a full warrior in her turn." Dapplepaw struggled to keep her fur from bristling and her claws sheathed. This was so unfair! Sweetpaw hadn't done any work her entire apprenticeship, Dapplepaw had done it all! And yet, Sweetpaw was getting her warrior name first. Dapplepaw narrowed her eyes at the newly named Sweetbriar, and made a vow to herself to undermine the new warrior in whatever way she could.

tl;dr - started as friends, then Sweetbriar abused their friendship and they're now nemeses.

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Cat Name: Spottedmoon
Gender: She-Cat
Age: Twenty Moons
Clan: Twilightclan
Rank: Warrior
Relationship: Daughter-figure to Dawnstar

Spottedmoon was found as just a kitten while Dawnstar was looking amongst the Twilightclan borders for new members when it was first founded. She was lost and confused, desperately searching for her family, but they were nowhere to be found. They had abandoned her and left the runt of their litter for dead, moving on without her. She didn't even have a name, her parents never bothered to give her one.

When Spottedkit first saw Dawnstar, she was terrified. The fluffy she-cat could've easily mauled her, but instead, she sat down and introduced herself with a warm smile. Spottedkit's eyes were wide and full of terror but she grew to look up to the she-cat as if she was her own mother. The two became inseparable quickly, Dawnstar teaching Spottedkit how to hunt and fight, while also showing her how the clan system worked. She began to understand it, and soon, Dawnstar made her an apprentice.

While there weren't many other clan members, Spottedkit was still remembered as the first. Dawnstar loved her dearly and raised her as her own kit. Spottedpaw was mentored by Dawnstar herself, and while the two bickered occasionally, like a normal mother and her kitten, they always came back to each other.

When Spottedpaw became Spottedmoon, she could see the pride shimmering in Dawnstar's eyes. She felt so proud of herself for becoming such a strong cat under Twilightclan's new frontier. She was a part of something big. While at first she didn't, she quickly began to refer to Dawnstar as her own mother. That's what she was. She took her in and loved her unconditionally no matter what happened between them.

Spottedmoon and Dawnstar are the mother-daughter duo that you don't want to mess with. They protect each other and love each other dearly, no conditions. No matter what they do, they have each others' backs through thick and thin and always will. Spottedmoon will never forget the day she stumbled out of that bush to meet a pair of kind blue eyes staring down at her.

[aergia]

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🌿 aergia | twenty-seven moons | molly | OceanClan | warrior | relationship w/ Sedgefur

Deputy’s’ mouse;; Teacher's pet
Tail-over-claws;; Head-over-heals
feather-brain;; silly

“… and Brindlefern, Fawnwish and myself will patrol the north-east borders.” 

Brindlefern scowled as Sedgefur finished listing the dawn border patrols. She still couldn’t find it in herself to forgive him, his cruel deeds of the past may have been forgiven and forgotten by some, but she was not one of them. Her eyes narrowed as the brown tabby leapt down from MidBranch, beckoning Fawnwish and her with his tail. Ever the deputy’s mouse, Fawnwish immediately darted after him, leaving Brindlefern alone and glowering.

She knew her feet would eventually give in and follow her deputy, her loyalty to Sealstar was unwavering despite often questioning her judgement. That time soon came and Brindlefern found her legs taking her into the forest, dragging behind Fawnwish as he happily chattered to Sedgefur.

“Are you still there Brindlefern?” Sedgefur called out, looking behind him.

“Unfortunately so.” She replied curtly, jogging to catch up with them.

She heard Sedgefur audibly sigh as she approached but brushed it off, if anyone was in the wrong, it was him. A few seasons of niceties could not make up for the moons and moons of havoc and chaos he had wrought upon her kittypet and loner friends from before the days of OceanClan.

“We’ve both seen many leaf-fall’s in OceanClan together. All this time has passed and you’re the only cat left still to dislike me.” Sedgefur interrupted her peaceful train of thought suddenly.

“I don’t dislike you.” Brindlefern said. “I downright abhor you. I loathe that every time I look at your face I see my friends and kin’s lost lives staring back at me. The others can forgive you, none but Maplestorm and I ever knew the true extent of your brutality. And she was still tail-over-claws for you even after your pitiful excuse of a brother left her for dead.”

A glazed look appeared across Sedgefur’s face as Brindlefern continued to speak. She reminded him of all the destruction he personally had caused.

“Nothing you do will ever make up for your past. Not for me. You can shed your coat but deep down a cat stays the same.”

Brindlefern ran ahead to catch up with Fawnwish who had fled at the smallest sign of conflict.

“I heard what you said to Sedgefur.” The former kittypet piped up.

“Look,” Brindlefern began, letting out a light groan. ‘Sedgefur isn’t all that bad. It’s just, well, me and him have a complicated past. Don’t let my opinion of him cloud yours.”

“That’s not what I was saying feather-brain.” Fawnwish purred mischievously. “I merely want to say that you’re wrong, cats can change. I did.”

“Maybe so.” Brindlefern responded. “But some things cannot be forgiven.”


Sedgefur was still hanging back from the two of them, as if he was afraid to come closer. Brindlefern turned and gave him a stern look which clearly said ’we don’t have to get along but stop being ridiculous’ to which Sedgefur eventually crept closer, still stepping lightly. The rest of the patrol continued with what would’ve been an awkward silence if not for Fawnwish’s constant chattering.

While lying in her nest that night, waiting for the moonhigh patrol to be called, Brindlefern had a realisation. Maybe she had been wrong. Maybe a cat could change deep down. But she still knew of one thing unchangeable.

The past.

[wolf ;;]

Username: wolf ;;
Cat Name: Firespark
Gender: She-Cat
Age: 45 moons
Clan:rippleclan
Rank: warrior
Relationship: Frogfall, the clans medicine cat, is something of a son to the she-cat. Despite not being related by blood, the two are left without any proper blood kin.
Firespark hadn't been in the clan for long when Frogfall and his sister, Slateclaw, had been born - and with no parent wanting to claim the kits as their own, she took them under her wing. The kits followed her everywhere, and she made sure that they were always protected and had a warm nest to sleep in. She couldn't thank StarClan enough for giving her two kits who needed someone to call their own. The two kept their bond close, even as Frogfall became medicine cat - she's the cat he trusts the most, the cat who allows him to come with her with all his worries. She's there to listen, and Firespark would insist that theres no other cat who would know her better than Frogfall. And Frogfall would say there was no other cat who would be better suited as a mother.

[tynahi]

Closed for judging

[werewolfisms]

Good luck all!

[tynahi]

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Username: dimi.

Cat Name: Acornpaw, Acornskip

Gender: She-Cat

Age: 10 moons

Clan: Silentclan

Rank: Apprentice

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Relationship;;

"Take a deep breath." The bicolored torbie whispered, her muzzle pressed against the soft and sleek fur of the tortie. Before the torbie was a distressed tortie with golden eyes that stood out against her fur. The tortie's eyes were wide and dampened by oncoming tears, her lips quivering violently. She was in the middle of a panic attack; the source was unknown to the torbie. A soothing silence was shared between the two of them for a mere moment, quiet and relaxing purrs exchanged between the two of them. After a moment, the torbie leaned back, speaking softly.

"Sundrop. You're here. It's okay." Acornpaw whispered, her vibrant green eyes locked on the trembling form of the she-cat before her. Sundrop had began the process of calming down, her head burrowed against the shorter apprentice's shoulder, allowing Acornpaw to feel even the smallest of her series of panicked motions. The cat had just awoken from a nightmare, a nightmare that brought back a painful event from her past. Her apprentice, Acornpaw, was assigned to stay beside her at all times for this exact reason; to protect her own mentor.

The roles were balanced in this case. Acornpaw was the mentor to guide Sundrop's emotions to be healthy, and Sundrop was Acornpaw's mentor to teach her how to fight and how to defend herself; to prevent her apprentice from suffering the same amount of pain she did solely because of her lack of physical strength. Acornpaw and Sundrop help one another in multiple ways, and treat one another like family, putting each other before anything and anyone else.

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Congrats Dimi! I really liked the dynamic of their relationship.

Thanks for all who participated! I enjoyed reading through the forms.

[dimi.]

aaaAHHHH

Thank you so much, Tyhani! I had fun writing it and cannot wait to develop Acorn further

[dimi.]

This cat has been sold to Ezai c:

[Guest]

posting that she is now mine