username: klaus.
cat's name: Themis
gender: female
age: 32 moons
rank: Corrector
clan: Cats of the Tides (for now)
prompt:
"Watch where you're going, Buck!" Themis snapped as the limping, blind tom shuffled past. The male's wounds were fresh and his fur was ruffled, making it clear that a battle had just taken place and Themis wondered when the ceremony would be announced. The Buck, named Eight, paused at her words and briefly met her eyes, making a chill run down her spine before he looked away and kept moving with a muttered apology.
"Ah, Themis, don't be rude," came the voice of her best friend as the brown tabby approached from behind and draped her tail over the younger she-cat's spine. "The male has clearly had a rough day."
"Isn't everyday a rough day for a Buck? Especially for that one?"
Mazikeen snorted, turning her head to follow the injured male's journey to a far tunnel, "I suppose you're right.. didn't you have a crush on that one once?"
"Oh, for Aurora's sake.." Themis groaned, shoving Maze's shoulder. "Don't remind me!"
"Why not? It was cute!" she chuckled, wiggling her eyebrows with a smirk.
"I was a child!"
"Well, he clearly still harbours feelings for you, even if he's not allowed to participate in the Running. Still brings you any prey he catches."
"I know.. it's a little embarrassing, but I suppose if Nyx hasn't stopped him, then it's fine," she shrugged, shaking her head slightly. "And sure, it sucked to break the Buck's heart but I wasn't going to risk my status just for something as trivial as a crush!"
"Wow, brutal aren't you, The?"
"Would you risk losing your rank and becoming one of the Odium?"
"Well, no, but I also don't form kithood crushes on cats destined to be training dummies," Maze snorted. "And certainly not a blind one."
"I didn't know he was blind! He hid it from all of us!"
"Until he fell down a tunnel in progress and Nyx had to yank him out by his tail."
"She was soo mad!" Themis chuckled before lowering her head with a tiny frown. "And then created a whole new job just for him.. and took away his chances of having litters. Not wanting to spoil bloodlines and all."
"The way his whole face dropped when she told him was heartbreaking, honestly."
"I know.. I didn't want to tell Nyx but we were too short to get him out ourselves. Hardest thing I'd ever done at that age.. choosing between a crush and my training."
(409 words)
cat's name: Themis
gender: female
age: 32 moons
rank: Corrector
clan: Cats of the Tides (for now)
prompt:
"Watch where you're going, Buck!" Themis snapped as the limping, blind tom shuffled past. The male's wounds were fresh and his fur was ruffled, making it clear that a battle had just taken place and Themis wondered when the ceremony would be announced. The Buck, named Eight, paused at her words and briefly met her eyes, making a chill run down her spine before he looked away and kept moving with a muttered apology.
"Ah, Themis, don't be rude," came the voice of her best friend as the brown tabby approached from behind and draped her tail over the younger she-cat's spine. "The male has clearly had a rough day."
"Isn't everyday a rough day for a Buck? Especially for that one?"
Mazikeen snorted, turning her head to follow the injured male's journey to a far tunnel, "I suppose you're right.. didn't you have a crush on that one once?"
"Oh, for Aurora's sake.." Themis groaned, shoving Maze's shoulder. "Don't remind me!"
"Why not? It was cute!" she chuckled, wiggling her eyebrows with a smirk.
"I was a child!"
"Well, he clearly still harbours feelings for you, even if he's not allowed to participate in the Running. Still brings you any prey he catches."
"I know.. it's a little embarrassing, but I suppose if Nyx hasn't stopped him, then it's fine," she shrugged, shaking her head slightly. "And sure, it sucked to break the Buck's heart but I wasn't going to risk my status just for something as trivial as a crush!"
"Wow, brutal aren't you, The?"
"Would you risk losing your rank and becoming one of the Odium?"
"Well, no, but I also don't form kithood crushes on cats destined to be training dummies," Maze snorted. "And certainly not a blind one."
"I didn't know he was blind! He hid it from all of us!"
"Until he fell down a tunnel in progress and Nyx had to yank him out by his tail."
"She was soo mad!" Themis chuckled before lowering her head with a tiny frown. "And then created a whole new job just for him.. and took away his chances of having litters. Not wanting to spoil bloodlines and all."
"The way his whole face dropped when she told him was heartbreaking, honestly."
"I know.. I didn't want to tell Nyx but we were too short to get him out ourselves. Hardest thing I'd ever done at that age.. choosing between a crush and my training."
(409 words)