#Honeysnake

[bonefall]

BB!Honeyfern -> Honeysnake

A girl who's gonna be stealing a little more time in BB.

[ID: The Better Bones version of Honeyfern. She is a spiky, golden, blue-eyed cat with a brown mask and stripes. Her torso, paws, and 'boots' are creamy. She is being bitten by an adder, and prepares to bite back]

Clanmew Name: Mlashiff, Mlasis (Mla = Honey + Shiff = Frond, the leaf of a fern) (Mla = Honey + Sis = Serpent, generic term for snakes)

Alignment: ThunderClan

Relations: Parents - Sorreltail, Brackenfur Siblings - Molepaw, Cinderheart, Poppyfrost Ex-Mate - Berrynose Apprentice - Briarlight

Honeyfern stands tall as the strongest, most ambitious kitten in the Brackenfour litter. Through BB!Po3, she is a rising star in ThunderClan, and Hollypaw's rival. Honeyfern's ferocity was only matched by her compassion; in early BB!OotS, she doesn't hesitate to lay her life on the line to attack an adder in defense of Briarkit.

After fighting for several days against one of the worst injuries Clan cats know of, Honeyfern survives, and is bestowed the Honor Title of Honeysnake before even getting her first apprentice.

(One of the first completely uncontroversial choices that Bramblestar makes!)

But, the painful ordeal causes Honeysnake to realize things about her boyfriend, Berrynose. Traits that had once been endearing were suddenly not so cute. Boldness comes across as selfishness. Protectiveness becomes controlling behavior. His 'sense of humor' means he doesn't take things seriously.

If only it could have been so simple to just leave him. No, she never would have guessed that the week she left Berrynose, he would immediately become interested in her sister. Poppyfrost!! What are you doing?! GIRL

With her uncle Thornclaw as deputy and far too busy for an apprentice anyway, it's obvious who Briarkit's mentor must be. The brave cat who saved her life became her guide and best friend, staying by her side through every hardship until her fateful death during the Battle of the True Eclipse (BOTTE).

LOTS more under the cut!

Honeysnake's personality is firm, responsible, and occasionally overly proud of herself. At the same time, she is driven by kindness more than anything else, and would break her own back to lessen the burden on her clanmates. She takes after her dad, Brackenfur, more than any of her siblings!

Because she massively values her own strength and her helpfulness, she can be goaded into overexerting herself and bossing around other cats. She doesn't mean to be pushy, but her heart is so large that she sometimes fails to realize that she's only made things worse. Big sister energy!

She must learn to balance this; a flaw is often a value in excess.

When she was an apprentice, her personality could really clash with Cinderpaw's.

Cinderpaw is very emotional, to the point of instability. Honeypaw couldn't understand that Cinder had to learn to work it out on her own, and sometimes inserted herself into her problems

This would make them both upset, as it wouldn't work and then Honeypaw would scold Cinderpaw for not taking her unsolicited advice.

In spite of all this, they love each other and got closer when they got older. It's ironic that Honey and Poppy would eventually be the ones fighting-- they NEVER fought as kids!

She fell in love with Berrynose after he developed a crush on her. Honey hadn't really thought much about romance before then, but she fell hard.

Berrynose was bold and exciting. She was always the one chasing after other people, finding ways to help everyone except herself. To BE pursued instead felt flattering, even freeing. He could be REALLY mean, yeah... but that was endearing, for a time. It felt like honesty, and it was refreshing that he would just say the things she would hold back to be polite, or diplomatic.

They were getting serious before the snake, which is now shuffled to happen in the first book of BB!OotS

The energy in ThunderClan had been... off, for a while. Since Hollyleaf had revealed the secret of her parentage and vanished, uncle Thornclaw had replaced Squirrelflight as deputy, and Leafpool was demoted as Cleric.

The couple had been discussing kittens and such, something uplifting so things could start to heal and move on.

In hindsight, they were normal adult discussions. In Honeysnake's reflections, something is ironic about how mature Berrynose had been just before the incident. Like he really was growing up, for a while.

Was he truly getting better? Or was that just a side of him she stopped being able to see in the new light? She'll never know.

The fight with the adder is burned into her mind, in extreme detail.

She remembers being cuddled next to Berrynose from the second level of the camp. She remembers the way her stomach dropped when she realized, from her vantage point, that a branch-shaped object under the wall was slithering. How she screamed for Briarkit to get back and bound across the quarry faster than she'd ever moved before.

The snake bit her first, and then she bit it back.

Venom from an adder burns. It quickly spread up her paw and through her arm, searing her veins like fire. She crumpled into a screaming heap next to her dead foe, sending the entire camp into a panic.

Jayfeather, already overwhelmed through being a new Cleric working alone after Leafpool's demotion, having recently been publicly disowned, and still mourning his sister, had to spring into action

And the very first crack that Honey noticed on her mate was how Berrynose threatened Jayfeather. "You'd better save her, if you don't I'LL kill you!"

Jayf didn't even dignify it with a response. She was glad he didn't. She didn't want Jay doing anything but helping her not have burning blood.

An adder bite is one of the deadliest, most painful, difficult injuries to treat across all four Clans. She required round-the-clock care and was in constant pain, for days, without guarantee she would survive.

And Berrynose was unhelpful, to say the least. Even going so far as to wrinkle his nose when Jay chewed up a mouthful of nettle for Honeyfern's treatments.

What she once found funny and endearing wasn't so cute when he couldn't be serious when she wanted him to be.

Leafpool, ex-Cleric, started stepping in to help Jayfeather in the den... against Bramblestar's demotion. Jay had never treated such a serious injury before, the rest of the Clan didn't stop needing treatment

The Clan was already a bit split on the idea of Leafpool not being a Cleric anymore. She's Leafpool Moonpool. She made mistakes-- but what else are the Queen's Rights even for?

Has she not already been punished? And what about Honeyfern, their clanmate, who needed her help right now?

And Bramblestar would NEVER prevent Leafpool from giving an injured cat from getting the proper treatment they need..........

But, of course, Berrynose was more loyal to his mentor than almost anything else. He had concerns about an unholy, codebreaking ex-Cleric attempting to heal his mate, and what it would mean for Bramble to rescind an earlier command.

Honeyfern, obviously, didn't care if StarClan themselves had come down to say Leafpool Bad. She wanted to not suffer and die.

And after monumental effort on the part of two trained cats, the entire Clan doing their part to support her, and Honeyfern's indomitable will to survive, the burning cooled to embers and the pain subsided.

She survived the bite of an adder, killing the beast in the process. An achievement that was so impressive that ThunderClan concluded she MUST be truly blessed.

Bramblestar is stingy when it comes to Honor Titles, but for this? He could not ignore it. The Clan needed a morale boost. She had survived the insurmountable. Everyone had come together over this situation, in a way that they hadn't in many moons.

So, as soon as she could stand for a ceremony, he decreed before their ancestors that the venom had been an anointment (thornclaw came up with that line). From now on, she would be known as Honeysnake, in honor of her survival.

It's rare that cats who are so young receive such Honor Titles, and it immediately boosted her up in status.

Berrynose was jealous of this. Not in a way where he'd say so openly, but in the way he would downplay her Title, not celebrate her achievements, or use it to deflect in conversations.

The breaking point was when the newest crop of apprentices was assigned, and Bramblestar decided that Honeysnake was absolutely ready for her first apprentice.

(Millie's three kits, despite being a little older than Dove and Ivy, were slightly delayed in their apprenticeship so they could all be apprenticed at once)

Hazeltail and Mousewhisker had proven themselves strong and competent, ready for their first apprentices. Mousewhisker was given Bumblepaw, Hazeltail receives Blossompaw.

To make sure there weren't too many young mentors, Birchfall was given Dovepaw, and Brightheart received Ivypaw.

And, lastly, to commemorate her strength and honor how she'd saved this child, Honeysnake was given Briarpaw.

...leaving Berrynose as the only cat of his litter without an apprentice! While Bramblestar, HIS mentor, was leader!!

But instead of being upset with Bramblestar, he felt Honeysnake had taken what he'd been owed.

Maybe some other time, Honey would have tried to comfort him, and make him feel better about it all

But she was DONE. That was ENOUGH coddling! SHE was the one who had gone through all of that, killed an adder and saved Briarpaw, and now he feels so entitled to an apprentice that he's upset with HIS MATE?

Poppyfrost, meanwhile, had been watching the ceremony of the apprentices with a forlorn gaze... and was about to get sucked in.

Without getting into Poppyfrost too much here, her key traits are Curiosity and Avoidance. Setting boundaries has always been difficult for her, or saying no to people. So when Berrynose turned his sights on her following his breakup with her sister...

Poppyfrost felt good. She felt desirable, for the first time since she'd given birth to Jayfeather's secret children. She hadn't shared with anyone how low she'd felt for the past 6 months, and it suddenly felt like there was a light in her life.

From Honeysnake's perspective, though, Berrynose found a whole new way to get into her life through Poppyfrost. Poppy started taking his side, or at the very least, not supporting her sister. Honey couldn't get away from Berry without avoiding Poppy, too. So the fights continued.

But, the most important thing in Honey's life quickly became her apprentice.

Briarpaw was attentive and enthusiastic, a bright little ball of light and hope. Honeysnake had a lot to teach her and she listened eagerly

But Honeysnake couldn't save her when the tree came crashing down.

Briarpaw lost control of her back legs, and it was immediately, widely accepted she would not be able to become a warrior.

As Jayfeather spoke with Littlecloud about how to treat her and give her a good quality of life, picking up the "notes" for Wildfur's old mobility device, Millie started becoming very controlling of her daughter.

At first, Honeysnake tried to give the family space... she didn't know what to do, if it was right to get involved or not.

After all, Millie is Briarpaw's mother. She just wants what's best for her, and Honeysnake wasn't sure how much Briarpaw could do now either. She loves her apprentice, so she didn't want to hurt her, or ruin her family by accident.

But then she started to realize how miserable Briarpaw was becoming. She was always such a joyful kid, so excited to get out there and try everything. A radiant little fireball, eager to fight for her Clan.

Now, she was silent, just letting her mother speak for her, only ever piping up to comfort her own parent.

Her quietness wasn't coming from her injury-- it was coming from how Millie was making her feel like her life was over. Like it would have been better if she died, since it was hurting her mom so much to "see her like this."

One day something hit Honeysnake, like a revelation. "I never stopped being her mentor. It's STILL my job to be there for her!!"

She couldn't completely stop Millie from making Briarlight feel awful. She couldn't prevent Blossompaw from misplacing her anger on her sister. She couldn't make Graystripe do his job as a dad to help his kids.

But Honey could be there for Briarpaw. She could be a safe place to talk, a friend and a mentor, and just get her away from Millie for a few hours a day.

And she was even wise enough now to realize that arguing with Millie directly would only make things worse for the young cat. Everything was for Briarpaw, what SHE needed. How to help her.

Together with Jayfeather, they'd even planned out how to schedule things so that Briarpaw could speak for herself without Millie interjecting.

For Briarpaw, it meant everything. There were people in her corner.

Though she couldn't pass an assessment in the usual way, Bramblestar still allowed Briarlight to get her full name. After all, she, like her mentor, had survived the unthinkable.

Honeysnake had never been so proud of anything in her whole life.

And at the end, just before the Battle of the True Eclipse when the Dark Forest was going to attack, they had a final conversation. Watching the moon inch closer to the sun, and knowing it may be the last time they ever spoke.

Briarlight said something she'd been holding back for a long time. "I'm sorry I couldn't be the apprentice you deserved..."

It made Honeysnake's belly lurch. After all they'd been through, to hear she was still holding onto a piece of what Millie made her believe was painful. "What...? I didn't save you to make a warrior. I did it because you have a life to live. Brili, I'm your mentor. I'm supposed to deserve you."

It turned out to be exactly what they suspected, the last words they'd ever speak to each other. Honeysnake fought ferociously for the Clans in the BOTTE, reunited with her old rival Hollyleaf and putting her quarrels aside. She meets her fate halfway through the night, in the bloody Second Wave.

Her death fills ThunderClan with sorrow. She's deeply mourned by everyone; her mother, sisters, friends, nespring, Clanmates. But most of all, Briarlight holds her memory close to fill her with strength in the coming years.

Honeysnake's spirit is invoked for fulfilling one's full potential, and making hard, painful choices to reach it. As the generations go on, she's associated with the shed skin of snakes and beetles, and the 'necessity' of putting oneself in danger to help others.

OTHER TRIVIA

SPIKY. I decided to give her Brackenfur's colors with Sorreltail's texture. She's the most intensely-colored of her siblings, BRIGHT golden, hence the name.

She's also got Sorreltail's torso marking going on, and her fuzzy 'dividers.' She got the boots from Brackenfur though.

In BB, she has Sweetness Tolerance! Ironically enough, she is able to taste and enjoy honey... and boy does she like her sauces.

Her favorite food is honey-glazed bacon, meat strips cut from the belly of a boar. A rare treat but a delicious one. She likes to eat the whole thing like a noodle, chewing it upwards and not using her paws at all.

As a kit, Brackenfur used to tell her to mind her manners. She had a bad habit of eating things without using her paws, because she likes sauce but not getting it on her beans.

She had her eyes on deputyship from a young age. She wanted to be just like her dad.

Losing him was rough. It was even harder when Bramblestar took power just a few months later, she felt like she should have been seeing her dad making the announcements...

But, she stayed strong, especially for her siblings who seemed to be taking it even worse.

Canon doesn't mention what sort of snake bit her, but BB takes place in northern England and the only venomous snakes there are ADDERS babey!!

I drew a girl adder on purpose because something felt very funny about this. here I go pitting two bad bitches against each other. diversity win! The wild animal that tries to eat a baby is a girl!

ADDERFACT: A female Vipera Berus is brown, a male is black and white, but their color can vary immensely.

Bramblestar is a terrible namer. Honeysnake, Mlasis, is a fine name, but he chose the generic term for all serpents (sis) instead of an adder specifically (sipya). In his head it sounded more honorable.

But! It's not the worst!

"Honeyfern" was given by Firestar, and intended to be a nod to her rivalry with Hollyleaf! Hollyleaf's suffix referred to the leaves of most trees, and Honeyfern's to the leaves of ferns.

Both them were named after Brackenfur, who they both looked up to. Brackens are a type of fern, and Firestar wanted to invoke a plant for the names of both cats.

Because Honeyfern was named first and also Brackenfur's child, she got the word for fern leaves.

Of course *Holly*leaf was already named after a plant... but no one ever said Firestar was a FANTASTIC namer either, after all, he's the genius behind "Brambleclaw."

Honeysnake's relationship with Poppyfrost was stable at the time of her death, with her two young nespring having been born... but if it was ever going to "improve," who knows.

but they were cordial. At the very least. She would have been involved in the lives of Mole and Cherry.

Unfortunately there's always a lot left unsaid when someone dies so young. She had a whole life in front of her, cut short because of Tigerclaw's ambition.

[tequiilasunriise]

I’ve seen some Wenclay shippers call their ship Gothbee and I think that’s so damn cute so here’s to my RWBY roots when it comes to theme based shipnames:

Wenclair: I’ve seen some people complain we could’ve had Sinday, or Wenid, but guys… ✨Woewolf✨

Yokovina: I do ship them lots but uhhhh maybe? Background Baddies??? We dunno much about Divina and Yoko and I’m so, so sorry fer this lame suggestion please comment a better one fer me

Bianko: Another great ship, and now I’m just throwing random suggestions- Fangqueen?

Biankovina: I think they’d be a cute throuple and maybe Bloodsong? We got vamps and sirens AND it sounds badass

Enko? Yonid?: I ship them as bros like I do Freezerburn but I saw someone call em Wolfbat and I think that’s cute

Wyl*r: I hate this ship immensely but Hyde & Seek would be a hella funny theme shipname you have to admit

W*vier: Also hate this ship immensely and uh. Idk. You know there’s art hoes? Well call this one Artwoes

Tyler x Xavier,, Tylope? Is that it???: I’ve seen this one gaining popularity after Hunter joked about it and I think that’s enough to ship it, call em Wednesday’s Rejects- KIDDING KIDDING idk Hydeart

Ajax x Xavier, idk Ajaxavier???: I’ve seen this one a few times and you know what? Artstoner because all of my braincells went into cool sapphic shipnames

Ajax x Tyler, Tyjax?: Also seen this a few times in fics, so maybe Hydestone? Idk man I rlly dont

Enid x Ajax, Enjax?: Don’t ship them personally, theyre more chaos homies together in my eyes, but call em Rattlewolf like a rattlesnake you know?

Ajax x Eugene, Genejax?: I saw this once or twice on ao3 and honestly sure why not? Honeysnake might do the trick

[bravehero96]

Guess we’re having Sakura x Aguilera(honeysnake) after all 

[fakeloveaskblog]

I do believe it would be for the best for you to have that nice day with Janus that you'd planned to have, Logan. Like you said, you shouldn't neglect your own wellbeing, and your emotional wellbeing looks like it could use the break.

(Words: 3431)

Logan let out a sigh "You're right. Worrying nonstop for Remy won't help them either way"

--

Two days later Janus had a devious smile on his lips as he sat in the passanger seat of Logan's car. His boyfriend had picked him up directly from his apartement. He hadn't said where they were going.

"Let me guess. You are taking me to the woods and surround me by your league of vampires so you can go through with your monthly blood sucking ritual” Janus guessed.

"Oh no dear. That I do with Patty the first thursday of every month" Logan replied druly.

His hands were shaking slightly as he held onto the steering wheel. Every time he looked over to his boyfriend all he could see was Remy passed out with the bruise all around their neck. He could hear every word they'd yelled. His throat tightened.

Logan hit the brake and the car slid to a stop. They were near a park. It was 9 pm and the sky had started to darken.

"We can- We can walk the rest of the way yes? Some fresh air has almost never hurt anyone and the cases where it has are very fascinating" He hoped it would distract him.

“Ah yes because I am so well known for enjoying long walks!” Jan replied sarcastically “Maybe I will if it’s with you”

Logan took out a bag from the backseat. Jan took his boyfriend's free hand and leaned his cheek against his shoulder as they went into the park.

"Is that the bag you're going to hide my body in?"

"I'm afraid the bag is too small for that"

Janus let out an incredibly dramatic gasp while gripping his chest "The rudeness!! Baffling rudeness!!!"

“Yes. I took you here to surprise you with my rudeness”

They went on a path lined with trees until they got to a hill. The trees all but surronded the hill. Aside from some teenagers playing music far away they seemed to be some of the only people in the park.

Once they got to the top Logan pressed a kiss to his boyfriend’s cheek “Close your eyes” He murmured into his ear.

His cheeks immediately turned bright red “Well darling since you will now most definitely murder me I am glad your face will be the last thing I see!”

He stood in blindness for at least 3 minutes. His chest was bubbling over with excitement. He didn’t even realize he was shimmying his shoulders to happy stim.

“Alright. My honeysnake you may open your eyes” Logan’s voice was also filled with excitement.

Janus let out a small gasp as he looked. Logan had laid out a star embroidered blanket and sat with his legs crossed on it. He held out a bottle of red wine, his boyfriend’s favorite kind of course. He’d brought several different pastries. Jam drops shaped like hearts, a lemon pie, strawberry bars, 2 cupcakes one with frosting made to look like a snake and one made to look like an owl.

“Oh....” Janus was speechless for a moment before getting a smug smirk on his lips “I see that you’re going in the route of poisoning me through romantic food”

“I am estimating that you will continue with that joke all night, yes?”

“Correct” 

Janus cuddled up to his side. Logan took his hand and pressed a kiss to the top of it before handing him a glass of wine. They clinked their glasses together. The stars had started to come out.

He inspected each and every dessert in an incredibly dramatic fashion before taking a strawberry bar. As soon as he took a bite his eyes went wide.

"Darling which overworked soccer mom did you rob these from???"

Logan triumphantly pointed at himself "This overworked soccer mom. I bake even more than on a regular basis when I am stressed, and I have been experiencing a lot of stress lately"

He held onto his hand harder "My boyfriend senses did go off before. Do you want to talk about it? Or shall I simply push whoever is causing you the stress down a flight of stairs?"

"Oh I wish you would throw him down many stairs" Logan mumbled to himself. ".....It is....quite alright dear. I want this night to be a sort of distraction...for now please dont ask about it"

"My lips are sealed then...but not for the food!"

They cuddled together, ate and drank while looking at the stars. There were no clouds out. No wind. It was like the universe had wanted them to have a good night.

Janus pointed at each and every star constellation he could make out and made an intentionally horrible guess on what it was so Logan could infodump. His eyes were glimmering as he explained it. He looked so beautiful Jan wanted to kiss him endleesly.

“Okay...so..Andromeda was your favorite right?” Janus asked. He had jam on his lips from the sweets (crofters obviously) “Which one is it?”

Logan leaned close to his side and laid his hand on his boyfriend’s chin to move his head to see it “Right there. It’s brightest star is alpha andromedea”

Janus nodded along “Darling what constellation do you think suits me best?”

His expression turned incredibly serious. This was a life or death answer! “Well Patty’s favorite is ursa major aka big bear but you hmmmm Lacerta is a quite obvious once since it’s a lizard...but I think Horologium fits you better"

"Honey all I heard there was you saying ancient latin to summon a demon"

"It’s a pendulum clock! It fits you since they’re mysterious and" He gazed into his boyfriends eyes "They're also very pretty to look at"

Janus let out a pff while shoving his hand in Logan’s face to make him look away "Dork" He chuckled out as his cheeks heated up.

"Oh yes that reminds me"

He pressed a quick kiss to Jan's nose before scrambling around in his bag. He took out a long yellow plush snake. It had a black hat and a red tounge sticking out.

"This was for some reason on my doorstep a few nights ago. It reminded me of you so I thought you should have it"

Janus looked at it with wide eyes "Wait"

He took out a big blue owl plushie from his bag. It had a tiny bow and square glasses. It was incredibly fluffy for an owl.

“This was by my door as well!”

“I am sure there is a logical explanation for this! I am also sure you deserve a snake present”

They switched the plushies. Janus held the snake plushie in his hands and looked down at it’s big kind eyes. He grimaced.

“Darling...I uh already have a snake at home...and  it’s totally not like that owl reminds me of you and I’ve already grown attached to having it in my bed and imagining it’s you or anything...totally not”

Logan let out a breathe of relief “Oh yes! Honey I have been hugging that snake as if it’s my second lung. So I technically don’t need it but it does help me live!”

Janus hugged the owl plushie close to his chest while Logan put the snake around his neck like a scarf. Lo looked over to his boyfriend and got a small smile on his face.

“But my sweet honeysnake you can....slither into my apartement and into my arms whenever the plushie isn’t enough” He moved his hand to his boyfriend’s chin and leaned in. 

Janus flinched away, for a moment there was fear in his eyes.

“I am very sorry” Logan said “I was not intending to kiss you on your lips. I am aware of your boundaries and will not do it until you tell me you’re ready. I was going for your cheek”

“Sorry” He hid his face in the owl’s soft fur so his boyfriend wouldn’t see his embarrassment “I’m sorry”

“There is no reason to apologize here but I will accept your aplogy nonetheless”

Logan gave his boyfriend some time to gather himself, he knew how easily overwhelmed he got. He munched on some of the leftover pie. Janus sunk in on himself. 

“Can I tell you something?” Janus quietly asked while fiddling with the owl’s wing to keep himself calm.

“Of course hun”

“...I contacted Picani..and I have been talking to him. It-it’s only been 3 or so sessions and they’re only like 15 or 30 minutes. It’s barely anything. But I’d thought I’d tell you”

He glanced back up to Logan and was taken aback by the big goofy grin on his lips. It was so unlike him.

“Janus that’s great!” He threw his arms around him and pulled him into a hug so sudden they both nearly tumbled over “I’m so proud of you!”

It took a moment before Janus took it in. He shone up into a smile and leaned into the hug. His nose pressed against the slope of his boyfriend’s neck and the plushies got crushed between them.

"You just sounded uncannily much like Patty" Jan chuckled out.

“I can accept that!” He took his boyfriend’s hand while stimming with the other “Is the therapy helping you progress emotionally? Of course it’s alright if you haven’t yet, asking for help is well enough”

Janus leaned away from him, just a bit so Logan’s arms were still around him but they weren’t pressed against each other. He looked away to the stars and bit the inside of his cheek.

“It’s doing wonders! I don’t have tentacles sprouting out of my back anymore” He tried to joke but it didn’t sound happy “..It is helping...genuinely..It’s just....I think my family might not have been the best. THey weren’t abusive! Not anywhere close! So I am unsure if they really were bad at all, even if Picani says so”

“Oh honey” Logan said it so very softly “They don’t have to have been abusive, or mean to treat you bad. If they hurt you they hurt you. That’s all that matters”

He nodded “Right....right. May I vent about it?”

“Of course”

He moved his hand through the owl’s fur to keep him calm “My mom would comment on what I ate constantly. Anything I ate was too much for her since I already looked disgusting-”

“You don’t. Objectivly so”

“I- I know. But I still think about it every time I eat. And I worry about eating around other people, what if they think I’m gross”

“Then they’re objectivly an asshole and I will kick my knee into their chin. Including your mother!” 

“Logan no!”

“Logan yes!”

Lo knew he had succeeded when Janus let up into a laugh. 

“Oh it was horrible” Janus continued through the last small chuckles “Every time she forced me to go buy clothes with her I would get panic attacks from what she said about my body and I always hid it because I was afraid of what she would say. And the one time she heard me literally sobbing in a dressing room all she said was that I was overreacting and to hurry up”

Logan was very quickly forgetting that the kicking in face thing was supposed to be a joke “Mhm yes that does indeed sound astronomically horrible yes”

Janus wiped his hand over his eye as if to rub memories away “It was....I thought so much of it was normal..I didn’t know-”

“You shouldn’t have had to think like that in the first place”

“I know....I know...They made me feel so much shame...Before I even knew...Just hearing my dad talk about...people like me on the tv made me feel shame before I even fathomed the idea that I could like men”

He let up into another laugh. The kind of laugh that came when he remembered something so bad the only thing he could do to not cry was to laugh.

“I- I’d never heard my mom say anything about it so I tried coming out to her” He chuckled “It didn’t go well! I used a youtube video because I couldn’t physically say the word gay. And then she outed me to my dad behind my back and never told me! I found out through my aunt!”

Logan was moving away from a knee kick and instead thinking of bringing a baseball bat.

“And- And I should have known because right after when- we were on vacation and my dad- I was 14 I think maybe it’s blurry- I-I saw two men hold hands in public and I’d never- I felt so happy- I wanted to run up to them- I couldn’t stop staring and then..and then my dad moved his arm around my shoulders and pointed at them and he looked into my eyes and his voice was so steady” Janus’ eyes had stopped moving, they were staring out into thin air as if he could see it happening again “He told me that what the men were doing was wrong. That We didn’t like that. That it was disgusting. And then he forced me to walk away”

Janus’ hand was shaking as he gripped onto the plushie to keep himself present. Logan gently took one of his hands and pressed a kiss to it.

“You shouldn’t have had to hear that, ever”

“It feels so good to finally tell someone” He sighed “Aside from Picani I’ve held that to myself for so so long....It’s...It’s been so many years. Shouldn’t I be over this. The shame has gotten a bit better...but it’s still there”

“Honey, For how long have you lived without being in contact with those...those wretched humans made out of boiled together pieces of maggot bones?” Logan asked in a straightforward tone.

“Around 14 months? I think? It’s all so blurry. Me before and after meeting you totally don’t feel like 2 different people or anything”

“Mhm. How many times have you gone to therapy?”

“3 times”

“No human being can be expected to recover from several years of trauma, because it is trauma, in such a short amount of time. Especially with such a small amount of professional help” Logan said in a very agressive but somehow also loving voice while smacking his hand to the top of his boyfriend’s head to pat him.

Janus looked at him. He looked at the way he was trying so hard to comfort him in his own lovely way. Looked around at the stars lighting up their date. Looked at the leftover food his boyfriend had spent time to make just to share between them, because he never saw him as disgusnting no matter what he ate.

He let up into a smile before leaning forward so his and Logan’s foreheads were pressing against each other. He intertwined their fingers. He felt his boyfriend’s breathe against his nose. 

Oh he was so alive. He was holding hands with his boyfriend and he was so alive.

“I love you” Janus murmured out.

Logan shone up into a soft smile “I love you too”

He cupped Janus’ cheeks and leaned even closer. Their eyes met so perfectly. Logan could see the stars mirroring in his boyfriend’s eyes, like a small galaxy.

“And honey- Janus, you’re not perfect because none of us are and you shouldn’t feel the need to be perfect, but there is not a goddamn part of you you should ever feel ashamed of”

A warm feeling filled Janus’ chest. He leaned forward and kissed Logan.

His boyfriend’s lips were so soft against his, he closed his eyes and melted into the kiss. For a moment he didn’t even realize what he’d done, all he could think about was Logan’s warm hands against his cheeks and his lips that tasted like strawberries and coffee.

BUT OH BOY THEN JANUS REALIZED WHAT THE FUCK HE WAS DOING.

He practically flung away from Logan just as suddenly as he’d kissed him. His chest was rapidly heaving up and down as he gasped for breathe. He clasped his hand over his mouth.

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t- I’m sorry- I should have asked you before- Sorry” 

Logan was tracing his fingers over his lips, as if he could barely even believe what had just happened “Honey dear sweetheart beloved you” He let out a small happy sound “I think I’ve made it quite clear I was Very ready for you kissing me whenever you wanted to”

“Oh- Oh okay. Phew”

“Your lips taste like crofters! This is amazing! A scientific miracle! I have to study your lips! In multiple ways!!”

Janus let up into a light laugh “Darling there was crofters in the jam drops you made. Of course I taste like crofters”

“hmm. Seems logical. Your lips are still from here on out classified as a scientific miracle either way”

“Can we...” Janus was full on grinning as he nervously asked “Can we kiss again? Please?”

Logan didn’t answer. He simply squeezed his boyfriend’s cheeks and kissed him. And kissed him. And kissed him. 

He kissed so hard they both tumbled over. Janus fell down on his back and Logan used his arms to not fall down on top of him. They looked at each other for a moment, cheeks flushed, lips red, eyes wide, and smiled.

Janus tugged at his boyfriend’s tie to pull him into another kiss. His hand was in his hair, the other on his lower back. His thigh was somewhere pressed against Logan’s ribs. All he could focus on was the feeling of his lips. It felt like electricity was going up and down through his body at hyper speed.

This wasn’t exactly Logan’s first rodeo so he noticed very quickly when Janus opened his eyes and started looking unsure. He quickly moved away and laid himself down beside him. His arm was laid out across his boyfriend’s chest and their hands were still intertwined.

“Sorry. This is totally not at all a lot to take in” Janus panted out “I only need a second and a spa bath to process it”

“That is alright dear” Logan was still grinning. His cheeks started to hurt from it. He let up into happy flaps “I have been waiting for this for approximately 12 months and I will have you know it was very worth the wait. You are a natural my love. The first time I kissed Patty I fell off a swing and broke my glasses immediately afterwards”

Janus giggled at his story. He clasped his mouth shut. The giggles sounded so unlike him. They were so light and loud, but he couldn’t stop giggling. It was like millions of small butterflies were finally leaving his stomach and were transforming right into giggles. 

They laughed together, their bodies pressed close together, as they looked up at the night sky. The tree tops outlined the galaxy above them.

“Darling it was a great night to take me star-gayzing” Janus chuckled out.

Logan stared at him as if he’d just thrown a watermelon into his eye “Was that a pun I heard?! I automatically despise you!”

“You love me! You said it!!” He giggled back.

“How do I keep ending up with pun makers. This is highly ridicolous!"

"Muhahaha. It is all in the plan deary!” Janus moved his arms around mysteriously “The great evil pun plan!"

“I’ll kiss you until you tell me all about it”

“Hard bargain, but I’ll surely manage”

Logan pouted while moving to press a kiss to his boyfriends collar bones. He kept littering kisses to his neck and cheek and nose until kissing him on the lips again.

He wished they weren’t in a public space so he could kiss his wonderful thighs, his stomach rolls, his shoulders, every stretch mark on his chest. So he could give him all the love he'd daydreamed about.

Janus looked at him with a sneaky grin and red cheeks "Would it be acceptable to try with tounge now?"

"Incredibly acceptabe"

He gently moved Janus so he sat on top of his hips. His hands were leaned on either side of Logan’s face. 

"Are you sure I’m not too heavy?" Janus mumbled out.

"Honey Patty is about the same size as you. I am Very used to having my pelvic crushed. In multiple ways"

Janus nodded and let up into a nervous smile. Logan moved his boyfriend’s head close and parced his lips. His hand rested against his cheek.

"You're beautiful. You're so incredibly beautiful" Logan murmured before brining him in for another kiss.

[thebestworstidea]

Blast Radius

Update fic, update fic, I’m writin’ me some update fic

Spoilers for Putting Others First

Deceit-centric, all characters mentioned. I am a dedicated Dukeceit shipper and love adorable.

Janus felt giddy. 

He hadn’t really anticipated this when they woke up this morning. He’d anticipated a hard day’s work, in his own quiet way. There was no way Thomas was getting through a day that heavy with social interaction without his help. 

Especially given everything else. 

Patton had been mostly quiet. 

Roman had been similarly subdued. 

Logan had been stubbornly uninterested.

Virgil had been stifling himself so hard it bordered on auto-erotic asphyxiation, for much the same reason Deceit had been prepared to work so hard. 

Remus had been Remus, but not particularly distracting. 

And Deceit had been ready with half truths and social lies. 

But mostly, they had just let Thomas be Thomas, which was the safest thing, retiring to prompting whispers when he needed them.

Frankly if Thomas hadn’t had a breakdown when he’d gotten home, Deceit would have been more surprised. It was practically inevitable that they would rehash everything again. But then Logan had been ejected from the conversation, practically into Deceit’s arms. Well technically, yes. He’d pulled when Patton had pushed. But still they’d both been surprised. Patton had often talked over Logan, and pushed his own opinions, but not usually after asking for Logan’s opinion. Logan was shocked and offended enough it had been easy for Deceit to press him back- essentially tucking him momentarily in a closet- and take his place for further philosophical debate, and pressing his point. Which, he supposed might have been why Patton broke down and lashed out the way he did, but Patton’s poorly attempted reform hadn’t exactly been doing much good anyway. He was attempting though. 

So he’d decided to go straightforward, instead of playing the villain- play to Roman’s Disney-flavored symbolism and take off his gloves in a non-combative way. He really should have seen Roman’s reaction coming anyway. And he knew he was hardly blameless, lashing right back as he yanked his glove back on. So much for showing good will. 

But even with all of that, there was Patton’s acceptance of his motivations, if not his actions, and Thomas admitting that he was right- He would play that clip over and over in his head forever if he had any chance. He was still giggly and giddy when he returned to the mindscape.  Patton was trying to talk to Logan and Roman again, but they weren’t who Janus expected to see anyway. 

Virgil, frothing at the mouth, maybe. 

But the only side there was Remus sitting on the back of the couch, hands tucked under his chin and staring at the wall. Janus couldn't help it, he practically twirled up to the other Side. 

“I told them.”

“Mnn.” 

Janus blinked. That hadn’t been the reaction he expected. It was… subdued. Disturbingly so. Remus blinked, both eyes, then one eye after the other, like he was rebooting. He turned to look at Janus. 

“Yay?” he offered. 

“This is an unusual brand of weird for you.” Janus commented, eyes narrow. 

“I don’t like being compared to Roman any more than he likes being compared to me.” 

Janus winced. He knew that. And he’d done it anyway.

“I was just lashing out.” 

“I know.”

“I thought you liked being the evil twin.”

“I do!” Remus sat up fast enough that he fell over the back of the couch, feet sticking up. Janus knelt on the couch and folded his arms on the back, looking down at him. “Look, D.J. I’m sorry. Look at you being all listened to, and-”

“And I hurt you.” the smile was gone now. “I’m sorry.” 

“You don’t have to say that, I know you don’t mean it.”

“I do. You of all people can tell when I-”

“No, I mean, you didn’t mean I was the same as Roman.” He didn’t move, his neck at an uncomfortable looking angle. “Don’t get me wrong, I am down for you hurting my brother. Do it all you want, he deserves it. I’d just gotten used to you not hurting me- well, in not fun ways.” 

Janus slithered over the back of the couch to lay on top of Remus, letting his hat fall to the ground as he tucked himself under the other man’s chin. 

“It’s so fucking stupid.” Remus complained, as arms wrapped around him. “I thought I was done bleeding when he got cut!” He choked and shook his head. “How is that little shit making it about him when he’s not even HERE, we should be getting name reveal smoothies! J-man, we should be bothering the fuck out of Virgil! Not… this.”

“I’m fine where I am.” Janus mumbled into the v of flesh at Remus’s collar “Though you are right, it would be fun to rub it in that I got a better result sharing my name than Virgil did.” 

“And he’d probably be exasperated at Ro’s complete and utter lack of character growth since then.” 

Janus snorted. 

“Honestly at least he phoned in effort to make fun of me.” He pushed himself up to look Remus in the face. “But you’re right. Let’s go steal Virge for margaritas before he gets pulled into Roman’s drama blast radius. As a favor for a former colleague.” 

“Former?” 

“Good and bad are made up nonsense anyway. Just because I’m right doesn’t mean I’m light.” Remus squished Janus back against him. 

“Aw, honeysnake, you rhymed!”

“Yes, and totally on purpose too.” he mumbled, and relaxed into the embrace. Struggling only made Remus cling harder. 

Well. Maybe a little struggle…

[wolves-on-caffeine]

Leon making a little pin that’s a snake with gold and black stripes, and wings? And calling it a honeysnake? And giving it to Deceit, saying, “Look. It’s us!”????

@roanoaks

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I’m very invested in your Lizardstripe now

I have noticed that Mistystar, Lizardstripe, and Bumble tend to really catch people's attention lmao

If I go 5 minutes without a woman being cool I will die <3

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Why did Honeyfern and Berrynose breakup? Because that's really got me intrigued!

Berrynose IS A JERK that's really it!!

For one he was probably SUPER flaky when she got bit. Like, girl was in burning agony for several days fighting for her life and he's like, "im gonna get myself extra moss, its not comfy in here. Ew, you have to chew her medicine for her?"

But like, okay, that's kinda funny, she fell in love with him because he's Funny like that. But the same reasons why you fall in love with someone can be a reason why you fall out.

Sense of humor suddenly becomes "not taking things seriously." Being "honest" becomes "insensitive." "Always wanting more for himself and loved ones" becomes "inability to appreciate what he has"

It becomes grating, once those traits you loved become flaws in your mind.

She threw herself in front of an adder and feels like she's dying painfully and he's... a big child. More interested in teasing Jayfeather than helping chew her nettle.

Later when she tries to talk to him, he's defensive because, "I was by your side the whole time and what, you want me to go back and do it all over again because i wasn't perfect? Let you get bit by another snake?"

"That's not what I meant-- and it was an ADDER, I survived an adder! It wasn't JUST a snake!"

"You've got an honor title for it and it's just 'snake.'"

"It's not my fault Bramble-- hold on, what is this? This is NOT what I was trying to talk about!"

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I'm pretty attached to Honeyfern's snake death just because it's so memorable, but at the same time I'd love more Poppy/Berry/Honey drama, especially if Berry's being a little shit and Poppy's taking his side and is kind of in the wrong. I love Poppy and I love what you're doing with her already, but Berry/Poppy has always seemed like Thistle/Snow-lite to me. Like, I don't think Poppy would get so hopped up on her mate's ideology and get so absorbed in chasing outsiders that she'd get herself killed, but I do think her affection for and relationship with Berry would be a negative influence on her. I get really bored when BerryPoppy is just depicted as Little Slimeball Asshole and His Perfect Mate Who is Too Good for Him, Too Pure-- I think it'd be really fun if Poppy got to be a bit messier and her whole relationships with Berry and Honey were more Complicated!

YOU. YOU GET IT

Poppyfrost as someone who is so profoundly bad at ever confronting conflict that she has no idea what to do when her sister's shitty ex is now interested in her

Feeling REALLY GOOD about being desirable again, after Jayfeather chose his Clerichood over the kittens she got pregnant with

Sister Cinderheart raising the kittens expecting you to help out, since she did this for you in the first place, and then you flake out because looking at them reminds you of what you can't have. Especially, especially when they become apprentices.

But Honeyfern trying to warn you about her shitty ex, with a FAIR amount of resentment that you would even think about it, but now you either have to say no to her, or no to Berrynose, and Berrynose wins out because he is more assertive, but also you can't muster the heart to tell Honeyfern what to do

BUT OH NOOO now, through you, they're spending time together and having a serious "vitriolic exes" fallout and you're caught in the middle, because you couldn't SET BOUNDARIES

And you're PREGNANT (again)

Spending as much time as possible in the garden, with the catmint, because catmint doesn't have SOAP OPERA levels of drama of your own making. Catmint is too good. Too pure for this world.

And JAYFEATHER is over here trying to SALVAGE YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIENDSHIP (she cuts the catmint too short because her mind was distracted. Shit.)

Basically, if I end up letting Honeyfern live to the BOTTE then the amount of drama that's going to happen is incredible. Give Poppyfrost her own novella we'll call it, "Poppyfrost's Problems."

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wait who is happyface? is this another missing kit you repurposed?

Yep, he's a missing kit I repurposed. He's going to be showing up in AVoS era and beyond! ShadowClan is SUPER scarce on cats.

The story behind the funny name is that Pinenose has a kitten who is killed in the canon Great Battle, who is not named. We just see Tallpoppy bringing her the body in Last Hope. OotS was actually planned to be the last arc of Warrior Cats, so the fans made up the name "Happykit."

When Kate received word of it, she thought it was a nice name. So for a while its name was Happykit.

Then, when the new team took over and eventually made the WC website, they 'paved over' that information by giving the kitten an official name-- Weaselkit. So Happykit became Weaselkit.

For BB I've decided that they were TWO separate kittens! They're the children of Pinenose and Owlclaw. Weaselkit was killed brutally during the Great Battle, and Happykit survived because of Hallowflight's efforts. The stress of this event eventually lead to his parents splitting up, and his mother's second litter was sired by her new mate, Spikefur.

Happypaw is the oldest apprentice in Sleekwhisker's little rebel group. He has the skills to be a warrior, but defies orders so often that it's delayed his ceremony. He chose the name Happyface for himself when he joined the Kin.

[ID: A sketch of a cat with V-shaped stripes on his hip, chest, and face.]

Also. Clown. I will draw him like a clown and no one will stop me

[bonefall]

Okay but if Honeysnake lives imagine her relationship with Briarlight? I think it'd be really sweet if they became close friends up until Honey's death!

SLAMS MY FUCKING HANDS ON THE TABLE

HONEYSNAKE CAN BE HER MENTOR

Honey was perfectly eligible for an apprentice at this point, sporting an Honor Title before having one

Considered an easy GOOD move on Bramble's part, so his choices aren't all terrible

They would be close after Honey saves her from the snake, and Thornclaw is acting deputy at the time of her apprenticeship ceremony. This makes the most sense.

They can remain close even after Briar's injury, and have a final scene together just before the BOTTE about the meaning of life, Briarlight finally venting out something about her internalized ableism like,

"I'm sorry I couldn't be the apprentice you deserved"

"Bri, I didn't save you to make a warrior. I did it because you have a life to live. I'm your mentor, I'm supposed to deserve you."

This way I can set up Briar's arc in ThunderClan's Tempest right after, how she finds the strength to cut Millie off, plus make the fallout of the BOTTE bite REALLY hard as Briarlight is mourning Honeysnake.

Cackling evilly as all the pieces fall into place!!

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I voted keep Honeyfern's death with the snake, bc I was in elementary school reading that scene for the first time when the book came out and now I'm 25 and I still think about "My blood is on fire!" Also a good scene for med cat characterization depending on how you use it bc I also distinctly remember starting to hate Leafpool for doing nothing during it. I'm also just one anon who also doesn't give a fuck about Berrynose so if it's better to have her alive for the Drama you do you, love it x)

I think it's actually going to end up being the case that Leafpool is DEMOTED during this, because it now comes AFTER the reveal, which is even juicier on the face of it

Like, Bramblestar immediately stripped her of her Cleric rank after the reveal came out, and now Honeyfern needs round-the-clock care for one of the most painful injuries a cat can possibly have. Jayfeather can't do this on his own-- what are you gonna do?

Stop Leafpool from helping? No... Bramblestar would never do such a thing... (FORESHADOWING)

And boy does that inspire some... feelings. The Clan is very divided on Leafpool. She did everything she was "supposed" to after "making a mistake," giving her kits to Squilf to claim the Queen's Rights over. But she still made that mistake, the kittens are HalfClan, it's not a hard argument that she needs SOME kind of punishment...

But it's also the Fire Alone Clan, who define themselves on Firestar's ideals. They sheltered TigerClan refugees, there are cats still alive to remember that.

Without reawakening the argument the way this situation ABSOLUTELY would, there's a Lot Of Opinions here.

And now Honeyfern's in AGONY for several days, might not survive, needs all the help she can get. Leafpool Moonpool didn't stop being a Cleric, even with her rank stripped. It makes you think... what was even the point of the punishment?

Plus, not only can I do more with Berrynose and the drama around him, this makes a good situation to force Jayfeather and Leafpool to interact.

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Ooh what’s Honeyfern/snake’s personality like in your rewrite?

Y'know Blossom, from Powerpuff Girls? Quickest way to describe it

Responsible, commanding, can be a little bit of a know-it-all. Honeysnake would have made a fantastic deputy someday! Her biggest flaw is her ego, if you imply she can't do something, she will feel like she needs to prove you wrong to her own detriment.

But she's not intentionally condescending. She has a really big heart and always wants to help out, and that can make her a bit intimidating. She's the "oldest sibling" of her litter and it shows, huuuge biggest sister energy.

When they were little, she got in a TON of fights with Cinderheart in particular. Their sisterhood is going to be one of the focuses of the BPD arc Cinder is getting in BB!Po3.

But anyway, Honey takes the most from her dad than any of her siblings. She's a lot like Brackenfur! And to clarify, her name before surviving the bite is Honeyfern, her name after is Honeysnake. It's an Honor Title.

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If Honeyfern ends up living to the Great Battle, why not make Mole and Cherry her kits with Berrynose? Or even just one of them, causing even more drama for Honey/Berry/Poppy

That does sound VERY funny, have the two of them be half-sibs close in age because Berrynose is just THAT much of a scuzz

Or even have Mole and Cherry be born closer to the BOTTE, so suddenly Honey isn't there anymore and Poppyfrost finds herself raising her nespring/stepkids

But also Poppy dropping the bomb in the middle of a ferocious "toxic ex" argument between Honey and Berry, "btw uh im pregnant" is ALSO very funny

There's a lot of options here and all of them are looking a lot more fun than canon's "my nice dead sister has given me the okay to move on with her mate," maybe it's better to have Honey be alive for this drama so she can have an actual opinion on it

[bonefall]

i think it’d be cool if mole and cherry were honeyferns, but she dies in the battle when they are really young, so poppyfrost has to raise them. parallels with cinder and dove/ivy anyone?

I'll have a more committed answer to this when I better establish the timeline of OotS... it's going to depend heavily on when, exactly, the adder bite falls.

BB!OotS is a story about the Dark Forest trainees, exploring why each one finds themself drawn there, how Hawkfrost threads this alliance together, how the plan is driving the politics of the living Clans, and how prophetic pressure from their father Lionblaze is driving a wedge between Dovepaw and Ivypaw.

And in canon, Honeyfern dies in Sunrise... the events of which are getting shuffled in BB, over to Cruel Season (an in-between book.)

But that's too early for BB I think. Cruel Season is about the fire, Ashfur's attempted murder, Firestar's assassination, the secret reveal, the conception of Ivy and Dove, and how they lose Hollyleaf. If saving Briarkit from the adder got squeezed in there, it would get buried.

Sooo maybe I'll kill two birds with one stone, push up Honey's snake to the first book of BB!OotS, and make the Graykin litter closer in age to Ivy and Dove... but if that's the case, that means she's going to break up with Berry around book 2 or 3, which would mean the Honey kit would be at least teenage/apprenticed by BOTTE. That would still be a fine age to have that plot, though.

And would it be both Cherry and Mole? Or would I split the litter, one for Honey and one for Poppy... If I did that I would want Cherry to be the older one, since she is going to meet Stormcloud a couple months after the Great Battle.

Still considering...

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If Honeyfern survives, what's an alternate reason that Poppyfrost would go up to the moonpool and be attacked by Breezepelt?

I have plenty of options here for that, honestly, the Moonpool thing is the least of my concerns

BB!Poppyfrost's defining trait is curiosity. She wants to know everything. She's always thinking of new questions, running little experiments ("if seed watered 1 time per day vs never watered, which grows faster?"), and looking for answers. This is paired with her other trait-- that she avoids conflict.

So going to the Moonpool is perfectly within character, even if the situation is changed. She could just want to check her karma, even, she did give birth to Jayfeather's kits a few months ago but gave them to Cinderheart and Lionblaze.

And, heck, why are only Clerics allowed to go to the Moonpool regularly? BB!Poppyfrost is just Like That. She wants to know what happens.

And she doesn't have to be visiting Honeyfern. Dad Brackenfur died at the end of Po3. @halogenwarrior suggested that Grandma Frostfur could have died in the Jayfeather-Fights-God Greencough Outbreak just before Cruel Season. Molepaw/flight has been Jayfeather's hostile angel for this arc. That's three family members she could be trying to contact.

But really the thing that's up in the air is Cherryfall and Molewhisker, her kittens with Berrynose. But I mean... there's an age inconsistency with them anyway. Maybe it's better I make them be born later?

Or maybe even split the litter, one born now and the other born later.

Unsure.