thistlekit and egretkit were matching blue spotted toms with brilliant green eyes and long tails. their mother passed a few days after they were born, from postpartum infection. their father took in his two sons, loving them with every fiber of his being. on the day of their apprentice ceremony, he tragically passed after a twoleg monster snapped his spine. grieving for their father, thistlepaw and egretpaw mourned for moons, slowly falling behind on their apprentice training. their mentors, working together, took them under their wings and tried their hardest to bring them out of their funk.
unfortunately, the sadness was too much for the twins, and they both fell to greencough. while sleeping, thistlepaw received a dream from his mother and father in starclan, explaining that he shouldn't mourn any longer, and that he needed to look out for egretpaw now. so, when he woke from his fever dream, thistlepaw woke egretpaw. after explaining the dream, egretpaw was happy and seemed to get better for a couple of days. he eventually passed while sitting outside the medicine cat's den, falling quietly asleep while thistlepaw sat beside him grooming his fur. egretpaw was welcomed into starclan as egretwing, for attempting to overcome his greatest adversary.
thistlepaw received his warrior name, thistlestorm, for his great bravery and gallantry. a sweet tom a few seasons older than himself caught his eye, a long-haired gray tom named sparrowheart. they fell in love, and asked a sweet black molly by the name of puddlemouse to be their surrogate. puddlemouse safely delivered three kits that thistlestorm and sparrowheart decided to name the little gray tom rainkit, the bicolored molly midgekit, and the gray flecked molly egretkit, in memory of thistlestorm's deceased brother.
all three kits grew to be fine warriors, rainkit becoming rainstorm, midgekit becoming the shadowclan medicine cat under the name midgeflower, and egretkit becoming shadowclan deputy under the name egretfeather.
thistlestorm was a wise, but reserved tom cat, with a knack for tracking through the murky marshes of shadowclan. he was considered a father to half the clan, and those who did not personally know him simply knew of his considerate nature. despite his clan's opposition toward outsiders, thistlestorm strove for equality between clan and outsider cats alike. he was kind in his golden days, enjoying his time in the elders' den with his mate, sparrowheart, until he passed from a heart attack. thistlestorm was welcomed with open arms by his deceased family. sparrowheart joined him a couple of seasons later, and they share each other's company in starclan.
(i really enjoyed writing about him!)
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