[canadianhowl]

This cat seems to have gotten into a pile of snow!
What’s the story behind this?
Max 700 words, art is welcomed!

Ends 12/24 at 11:59pm MST

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Description: blue silver rosette tabby with mid white
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Edits: [NR] expression, accessories
[C] whiskers, pointed ears, ear placement
[UC] med fur
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[SilentMelody]

Username: SilentMelody
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Prompt: So pretty ahhh mark!!

[Skiteralz]

Username: dino nuggie
Cat Name: Cloudedice
Gender: She-cat
Rank: warrior
Clan: Sunclan
Age: 28 moons
Prompt: It was boring in the camp, never had it been so quiet before, usually it was buzzing with excitement, but ever since their leader died and Eveningsong(later eveningstar) had been made deputy, everyone was gloomy. Cloudedice wanted to escape from that so she sneaked out of camp at night using her snow colored pelt to blend in with the blankets of snow that covered the warm grass, only to find honeystream searching for surviving herbs near the stream. She felt sorry for her, being out in the cold. So she went up to her and asked if they could play in the snow, honeystream excitedly said "Sure! where are we going to play though? most of the patrols are all over Sunvalley!" "Don't worry so much! i have a secret place where i like to go and calm down or just chill." Cloudedice whispered. "If you say so, just make sure we dont get caught." Honeysteam sighed. Cloudedice sure was a pawful.

When they went to her secret place they began to play out in the snowflakes. Cloudedice was having so much fun that she forgot where she was going and ran straight into a tree, all the snow that was in the tree came toppling down crashing onto her and covering her with snow, she looked around and saw honeystream on the ground laughing hysterically at her! But then she heard one of the senior warriors behind her, "what do you think your doing!?" she scolded. "i-i just wanted to have some fun..." Cloudedice's pelt grew hot with embarrassment as she looked at the snowy ground. "For starclans sake! just get that snow off of you and go join the dawn patrol." Cloudedice just nodded. She had never seen her so snappy before! "you arent even deputy" she muttered to herself. She spun around angrily and saw honeystream chuckling at her, at first she was mad but then she started to laugh. If she thought about it, it was funny in some way or another. "hey! stop laughing at me!" She yowled playfully. She chased her all around camp until she knew it was time for the dawn patrol. She said her goodbyes and was already looking forward to the next day, Wishing that winter could last forever, and ever.
And all she could do was sit there and laugh remembering the joy with her friend. not minding the fact that she still hadn't shaken off the snow on her fur anymore.

[néktar]

Username: nektar
Cat Name: puma
Gender: tom
Rank: apprentice
Clan: shallowclan
Age: 12 moons
Prompt: the young tom hadn't been apart of the clan long, having been driven from his homeland, he came upon this forgotten oasis some three moons ago. puma still had a lot to learn, especially with hunting. he didn't have a whole lot of confidence though he did his best in the face of adversary and listened to his mentor with open ears. his excitement did get the best of him most days, consisting of but not limited to; running out ahead, being too loud during a hunt, biting the wrong tail, getting distracted by ducklings, and sometimes eating berries or other such wild vegetables.

though this snow blanketed morning puma found himself dug into his nest, the chilling morning breeze creeping it's way through the apprentice's den. seeming to bring with it a hint of frost that crawled it's way underneath puma's heavy coat causing his fur to puff out. this still didn't get the young tom out of his nest, only tucked him in deeper but in the next moment his head shot up as the deep bellowing voice of his mentor called out to him from the lightened den entrance. puma scuttled out of the pile of moss and bird feathers ─ knowing better then have slept so long. he rushed out not bothering to fix his pelt. the grey and white furred tom tumbled out into the frosted winter air but he only felt the heat of burning amber eyes, it was grimstorm ─ who had been waiting for him to show while assigning morning patrols.

the depute sat with steely silence, seeming to be waiting for puma to say something. the apprentice raised his maw to speak, his ears falling down sheepishly ─ feeling his fur get even hotter, he swallowed. "i'm sorry for not waking up on time. i have no excuse, it will not happen again grimstorm." his blue eyes looking up at the deputy like fresh spring dew. the tom only blinked, his whiskers twitching with slight amusement, he craned his neck and passed his tongue over a messy piece of fur on the tom's head. turning around the senior clan cat motioned for puma to follow him. without a second wasted he raced across the sandy floor of camp, creating ripples in the shallow moat around camp and out through the mouth of the sanctuary. the young tom hurried after his mentor, his tail fluffing out in excitement as he noticed the bits of snowflakes drifting down from the caved in ceiling.

as puma followed grimstorm up and around to the cliffs above the cove, he couldn't help but struggle in the snow, it had piled up surprisingly high overnight. he found himself floundering about, trying to hop or rather swim through the ice cold white snow. after what seemed like forever they arrived at the training meadow some ways from the sanctuary. grimstorm looked back for his apprentice but couldn't find him anywhere, he shook off the bits of snow that clung to his pelt, beginning to worry. "puma?!" his voice echoed through the cold frost bitten meadow, his breath bellowing out in front of him. puma pushed through the last of the snowbank appearing behind his mentor completely covered in snow. the young tom let out a soft morrow of laughter as grimstorm looked at him, amusement building on the toms maw. "oh! you'll get use to that! it snows here a lot in the winter puma.”
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[elliott.]

username: elliott.
cat name: willownettle
gender: afab, they/she
rank: prey-hunter
clan: tribe of forgotten past
age: 32m
prompt:

"C'mon, Robincall! It's snowing!" Willownettle chirped, prodding at the nest of the tortoiseshell cat. "We need to go play before dawn patrol!" Her voice was high with excitement, way too perky for the sun to have not even risen yet.

The other prey-hunter groaned, rolling on their back and stretching their paws into the air. "Willownettle, go back to sleeep. The snow will be here after the sun rises, and during dawn patrol, and after dawn patrol, and after I've slept enough to be happy and satisfied." They pushed a paw towards Willownettle's face, nudging at their muzzle before covering their own eyes.

"Robin that Calls at Dawn, get your butt out of your nest, you lazy bird." She sternly spoke, and the male tortoiseshell immediately rolled onto his belly, ears perking.

Robincall groaned, laying his head back down on his paws. "You didn't have to use the whole name, Nettle that Sprouts near Willow."

Willownettle tilted her head, brow furrowing. "That's not my name? I'm just Willownettle?" She then shook her head, nudging Robincall with her nose. "Get up, fat lug. Let's go."

Begrudgingly, Robincall followed Willownettle out of the den, eyes squinting at the absence of darkness. They hadn't expected the sun to be out, but he guessed that it was because of how long they had been arguing about coming out.

With a loud cheer, Willownettle bolted into the clearing, diving directly into a newly-settled pile of snow. It easily swallowed her whole, and Robincall just watched until his best friend suddenly busted out the top, a joyous look on her face as snow that originally piled on her head and back started falling to the ground. "C'mon, Robincall! What are you waiting for?"

[GrimmRatt]

Username: GrimmRatt
Cat Name: Lynxpond
Gender: transmale Male (he/him)
Rank: new Warrior
Clan: Rushingclan
Age: 12 moons
Prompt:

mark

[slythecho]

username; echo into void
cat name; snowstorm
gender; tom
rank; warrior
clan; snowclan
age; 15 moons

snowstorm is a beginner warrior, especially when it comes to hunting in the snow.

darkfire was trying to teach him how to hunt in the snow one day. at first, snowstorm was very focused and determined to learn and get it right. he really admired darkfire. he looked up to her. so he was trying his best to impress her.

"stay low to the ground. use your nose," darkfire would tell him. he did as he was told.

he got as low to the ground as he could without the chill of the snow reaching his underbelly. he went completely still. he opened his mouth slightly so that he could get a better idea of the smells that surrounded him.

"what do you smell?" darkfire whispered from nearby.

"rabbit," he whispered back.

snowstorm knew that during the snowy months, rabbits burrowed into the snow in order to find food. so his mission now was to figure out where inside the snow this rabbit was hiding. all without scaring it away.

"can you tell where?"

"not exactly," snowstorm replied, slightly embarrassed.

"close your eyes. only focus on where the smell is coming from," darkfire said with wisdom in her voice. again, he did as he was told. he focused all his entire being on the smell of the rabbit.

suddenly, he knew exactly where the rabbit was. it was like he had a sixth sense. he dove into the snow without hesitation, excited to taste the fresh rabbit in the clasp of his teeth.

the snow was a bit deeper than he had anticipated, but luckily the rabbit couldn't get out of the snow fast enough to avoid snowstorm's rapid snap of his jaw.

snowstorm dug himself out of the deep snow to show darkfire his prize. she looked very pleased as she sat, grinning at him.

"you know you're covered in snow, right?" she asked, pointing.

he didn't realize because of all the adrenaline, but once she pointed it out, he felt the chill throughout his bones. he shuddered as he dropped the now dead rabbit to the ground and began shaking off all the snow from his pelt.

"good job," darkfire said with a smile. "let's take your trophy back to camp."

snowstorm picked the rabbit back up, and they both began trotting back towards camp.

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[Kazin]

Username: Kazin
Cat Name: Snowpath
Gender: tom [afab]
Rank: warrior
Clan: TreeClan
Age: 13 moons
Prompt:

Believe it or not, Snowpath was not one that smiled or laughed when he first joined the clan. An anxious cat, insecure and afraid that he didn't know anyone, he was sure this clan was not going to be the place for him. For the first couple of days, no one even realized that he had officially joined - Snowpath spent most of his time hiding, usually behind the thick tree trunks that littered the camp and forest territory. He was sure the cats were going to be mean to him, weren't going to understand him, were going to laugh at him... So many what ifs wracked his brain that he couldn't get himself to focus and allow himself to be who he truly was.

Stormbranch was the one to get Snowpath to get out of his shell.

wip!!

[LittleMaple]

Username: LittleMaple
Cat Name: Frost
Gender: female she/her
Rank: warrior, stand in medic
Clan: Aetherclan
Age: 3 years
Prompt: "Eveningdawn, when I grow up, I wanna be just like you!"

That was a little less than 3 years ago. Before the clan split because no one could agree on the solution to the ever present problem the clan was facing. Prey was scare, even in newleaf, and many were starving. My mom had enough, she took me and left. Now, here I am, years later. Back in the clan where it all started. And there she is, Eveningstar now. Would she recognize me? What would she think? "Oh there's that apprentice that ran off years ago?" Gosh, I hope not. Well, here goes nothing.

"Hello? Uh, I was told that this is the territory of Aetherclan?" I stutter out, hoping I dont look as nervous as I feel. Eveningstar comes into view, and my heart stops. She got... really pretty... woah. Her fur creates a halo around her perfect face... and those eyes... It takes me a minute to realize I'm staring, but I think she was doing the same. I smile nervously and tilt my head, hoping to look friendly. Before I know it, I'm being tackled to the ground, or more like the snow.

She's barreled me into a snow bank, and usually I'd be furious, but not now. I open my eyes and see that she's laughing, and it's the sweetest sound I've ever heard. It's like summer rain, the sweetest morning dew. Its fantastic, and I start laughing with her. For a second, it's just the two of us, laughing in the snow. We stand up and look at each other for a second before I step forward and pull her into me with my head. In that moment, nothing else is real. It's just us.

She pulls away and I see her look me up and down, before she starts laughing. She points at my fur and I realize that there's snow all over me. I try to shrug it off, but some is stuck to my pelt. I sigh but she just giggles and motions for me to follow her. I do, and what I see amazes me. Its Aetherclan, but it looks so much better than I remember it. The vines shielding the medicine cat den from the icy breeze look healthy, the prey pile looks full, and the cats look young and spry.

"After I became leader, and recruited some cats, Aetherclan started to thrive again," Eveningstar said, looking proud. "You've done amazing, I couldn't even recognize the medicine cat den," I responded, eyes wide with awe. She chuckled, and I felt my face grow warm. This goes on for a while, her showing me the new territory, which in all honesty isnt too different. Like the same room, just a different coat of paint. When she shows me a part, I mention how its changed, she explains how it happened, and we get off topic and go on and on.

Eventually, shes shown me all there is to see. We head to the rocks that overlook her den and lay down together. She looks so at peace, so much happier than she was. She finally asks, "So, you've come crawling back?" We laugh for a second, and I nudge her shoulder. "I mean, yeah, basically. I guess I just couldn't stay away," I joke. She smiles and gets this far off look on her face. "I'm glad you're back Fro- oh, wait, you never did get a warrior name, did you?" She chuckles and shakes her head, embarrassed. I laugh too to make her feel better before speaking, "Nope, never did. That's alright though! You can call me Frost." I tell her. She smiles, and leans into me. I feel warmer, and I know it's not just her warmth seeping into my pelt.

The next morning, I'm met with snow in my face. She's managed to toss up some snow and hit me with it, and it looks like shes having a blast with it. I get up and chase after her. Soon, we're playing in the snow, acting like kits. With snow all over me, and Eveningstar's eyes shining like diamonds, I knew coming back was the right choice.

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