#let cats react appropriately and with common sense

[thunders-warcats-stuff]

Warriors in all but name

Fireheart makes sure every cat in the apprentice den gets their warrior name.

“Fireheart.” His leader’s voice was dull. “What do you want?”

“Just reporting, Bluestar.” Fireheart slipped into the den and stood in front of his leader. “All the cats are back. There are no serious injuries, as far as I can see.”

“Good.” Sounding a little more interested, she added, “Your apprentice fought well today.”

“Yes, he did.” Fireheart felt a rush of pride in his kin. Whatever problems there had been with Cloudpaw in the past, no one could question his courage.

“I think it’s time he became a warrior,” Bluestar went on. “We’ll hold his naming ceremony at sunset.” Hope flared in Fireheart’s chest.

Had Bluestar finally accepted the need to make new warriors?

His optimism ebbed away like water into sand when her muzzle curled into a sneer.

“There must be a ceremony, I suppose. It means nothing to me, but these cats are so gullible they’ll never accept Cloudpaw without one.”

And how much meaning does the ceremony have for Cloudpaw? Fireheart asked himself. Does he really care about the warrior code? If not… then the white tom didn’t deserve to become a warrior no matter how well he fought.

It seemed that Bluestar had made up her mind, though, so there was no point trying to dissuade her.

“Swiftpaw should be a warrior too. He did well today.” Fireheart found himself saying instead.

“Swiftpaw carried a message back to the camp. That’s apprentice work. He’s not ready to become a warrior yet.”

“But he came back to the battle!” Fireheart objected.

“No!” Bluestar’s tail lashed in anger. “I cannot trust Swiftpaw. Cloudpaw is stronger and braver. Besides, he doesn’t grovel to StarClan like the rest of you. The Clan needs more warriors like that.”

“The Clan needs more warriors, period!” Fireheart snapped, frustrated. “You can’t elevate one apprentice when all of them are on the same level. You’ve made that mistake before.”

A dangerous gleam shone in Bluestar’s eyes as she reared up to face Fireheart, standing up to her full height despite them almost being the same size.

“Do you challenge me, Fireheart?”

“Yes.” The ginger tom insisted. “You’ve made this mistake before. It’s backfired before. All it does is sow resentment among cats who should be working together.”

“And when,” Bluestar purred eerily. “Have I insisted otherwise?”

“You promoted Greystripe and me before Sandstorm and Dustpelt. Despite us being moons apart in training and despite us being much younger than them. They were ready before us but you passed them over.”

“You were braver than them!” Bluestar scoffed. “You and Greystripe were the ones to clear Yellowfang’s name and end Brokentail’s reign. What did Sandstorm and Dustpelt do besides hunt and fight?”

“Mourn!” Fireheart snapped. “ Like the rest of the Clan was doing! Spottedleaf was dead! Yellowfang was gone and the Clan thought she’d turned traitor. Tigerstar was so good at turning the Clan against Ravenpaw that Frostfur would have killed him rather than look at him! And we might never see him again because of that! We weren’t brave, Bluestar. Not like these apprentices are now.”

“Then what were you?”

“Lucky. In the right place at the right time, just like Cloudpaw was. If Cloudpaw was the faster cat and Swiftpaw fought, would you promote him then?”

“No.”

“Of course not.” Fireheart spat disgustedly, turning around to leave the den. “No, you’re so focused on Tigerstar’s betrayal, you ignore what’s right in front of you.”

“That vile cat should not have been made leader!”

“And you think Brokenstar should have?” Fireheart scoffed. “They got nine lives, same as you and Crookedstar and Tallstar.”

“That he shouldn’t have!”

“If you’re so concerned about what Tigerstar gets up to in his own Clan on his own time, do something about it. But Cloudpaw cannot be made a warrior yet. He’s keeping up with his siblings nicely enough and you wouldn’t dare promote either of them.”

“Alright, you useless lump of fur. I’ll do something about Tigerclaw, don’t you worry. Those precious apprentices of yours just might get their names after all… but it’ll be over my dead body.”

“Bluestar-.”

“Get out.”

“That’s the complete opposite of what I meant-.”

“OUT!”

“Promise me you won’t go off and do something fur-brained!”

“That’s not a promise I can make, Fireheart. Why don’t you pray to your precious ancestors? Maybe they’ll deign to lift a paw when you ask.”

“Unlike you, I have no ancestors among the Stars.” Fireheart said coldly. “Maybe your mother and sister can talk some sense into you. Or one of your kits.”

“You dare-?!”

“Get some rest, Bluestar. I’ll expect you to be here tomorrow when I come to sort out dawn patrols.”

“Go, then, you good-for-nothing crowfood! I never should have taken you in!”

Fireheart dipped his head and backed out of the den. When he turned around, he was met with the stunned faces of his Clan.

“Did she just… please tell me she didn’t just call you that.” Whitestorm choked out.

Fireheart exhaled roughly, feeling the weight of ten cats crashing down on him.

“How much did you hear?” He asked wearily.

“I think that’s the first time I’ve ever heard you talk about Spottedleaf.” Sandstorm admitted as she padded up to him. Pain flared in her pale green eyes as she pressed against him.

“You were right to say she’s promoted cats early before.” Speckletail murmured uneasily.

“Do you really think I would have killed an apprentice?” Frostfur asked, horrified.

“You really stood up for us.” Swiftpaw breathed, amazed.

“Not that it will do much. Fireheart yawned. “I don’t need any of you trying to do something dangerous just because you might not get your warrior names. Bluestar is sick and I don’t know what to do about that just yet. But I need you all with me on this. You are warriors in every way that counts. So the Clan needs you to act like it.”

Brightpaw was the first to speak.

“Okay, Fireheart.” She said. “What do you need us to do?”

[palmett-hoes]

per your post "every single one of the monsters is autistic and/or adhd" will you elaborate on that?, if you do i will love you forever (not that i wont if you dont do it)

oh boy i would love to!!! unironically nothing brings me more joy than writing long, convoluted character analysis posts

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okay so i’ve written several posts before about why andrew is autistic. his moral code, the roundabout way he communicates, his body language, his stimulation-seeking behavior, his strict adherence to transactional deals, the emphasis on honesty, and a dozen other details. at this point i just take andrew being autistic as fact, not just an interpretation

h o w e v e r  i also hc that andrew is dyslexic, which is also a neurodiverse condition

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similarly, i’ve seen more than one person interpret kevin as autistic, and i absolutely agree that it fits. not just the hyperfocus on exy but mostly the way he communicates. he’s very indirect, especially in his affection but very direct with his opinions. he tries to be helpful in a material way to the people he cares about, even if he comes off as negative. he wants the people he cares about to be safe and successful so he pushes them to work hard and reminds them in measurable ways how to stay healthy. he doesn’t factor in a lot of room for emotions, so instead he focuses on quantifiable things that he can improve. i personally act very similarly. approaching someone emotionally is hard for me, so when the people i care about have problems all i can think to do is try offering solutions, check up on their well-being, etc. practicality instead of conventional sentiment is extremely common with asd

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so now let’s talk about neil. i had to think on this one for a WHILE but ultimately came to the conclusion that neil is adhd, probably hyperactive type. 

like obviously neil is high energy. i would say he probably does the most exercise of anyone on the team. morning run, morning practice, afternoon practice, night practice with kevin and andrew, plus he doesn’t have a car so he runs to class (on a BIG ass campus), and goes for an extra run when he feels stressed. that’s... insane, honestly.

neil reminds me SO MUCH of this post that goes:

“Was just informed by my mom that I do in fact have ADHD and the reason I thought I didn’t was because ever since I was seven whenever I got super energetic my mom would have me go chop wood so now when I’m feeling The ADHD I go chop wood”

(phenomenal post) and that’s neil to a t. tell me this isn’t exactly how neil handles his problems and also exactly what mary would have had to do to keep her unmedicated and very energetic son focused on the task of staying alive

neil also definitely has that ADHD on/off switch with his interest. the obvious being exy which is like the definition of a hyperfixation, but you can see it in other things: the way he runs totally hot or totally cold with people, his complete disinterest in his schoolwork, the way he can’t seem to sit still long enough to follow movies. but then there’s also the hyperfocus. doing the same drill for hours on end. watching exy game after exy game. staring at andrew until time falls away

what’s more, neil on many occasions shows racing thoughts, both in an anxiety way (and anxiety often goes hand-and-hand with adhd) but also as a way to quickly and accurately take in details about people to build a character profile of them. this is what allows him to connect with the foxes, how he manages to get through andrew’s puzzles, and even how he knows what to say in order to knock riko down a peg. his brain just works so fast and it takes in a lot of very specific details and disparate information to make connections.

but also like,, neil has a HUGE problem with time blindness. like the instant he didn’t have his mother around to manage and direct him anymore he lost all sense of time. he stayed in Millport for a YEAR. and what did he keep telling himself during that time? basically “i really need to move on, but not just yet.” for a YEAR! then he gets to palmetto and he’s like “i’ll cut and run in a month or two” then he doesn’t “i’ll be gone by halloween” wrong again “i’ll leave by the raven’s game” nope. like,, the boy just has NO sense of time and he can’t seem to make himself DO anything outside of an externally enforced schedule. and even then,,, HE HAD 48 FUCKING DAYS TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING TO DO TO NOT GET MURDERED! 48 WHOLE DAYS. he didn’t make a plan, he didn’t write down any letters with goodbyes, he didn’t GO TO THE FBI LIKE HE’D INTENDED TO THE WHOLE TIME! nah he just made out with andrew and when he finally got to zero he was just like “ah shit, that was fast. oh well guess i’ll die” and that’s time blindness, babey!

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let’s move on to nicky. 

now i think it would be really easy to say nicky is just adhd because he’s high energy and forgetful but tbh,, i don’t think that’s all of it. like if you really look at nicky’s character and especially at his problems, he has asd problems just as much as he has adhd problems.

so nicky is dual diagnosis asd and adhd. also nicky reminds me a lot of a girl i used to know who was autistic/adhd

so, adhd:

very generally speaking, ppl with adhd will struggle with sitting still, listening to and following instructions, planning/organization, following a schedule, and some social boundaries like “appropriate” times and topics of conversation

i would say you see hints of this with nicky. he’s definitely a rambunctious personality, constantly on the move, constantly stimulation seeking. he’s very tactile. he likes to dance, he likes to party, he complains about it but he’s an elite-level athlete. he’s also decidedly very chatty, and doesn’t seem to really pay attention to what he’s saying. he distracts himself and the people around him have to keep him on track. he has some trouble with boundaries. he’s a little all over the place. he’s almost a bit of an adhd stereotype

also one thing i find interesting is that when neil sees him in the library doing work neil is surprised to see he’s capable of that, especially bc when we see the upperclassmen doing work they generally do it in their dorms or on the bus and/or with other people around. that hyper-social nicky would be alone in a quiet place is weird. but this is like the most common tip for dealing with adhd. don’t do it in a familiar space. have a designated space and time to do work. limit distractions. just a lil detail

so now, asd:

in all honesty, most of nicky’s actual problems in the narrative could be viewed as stemming from asd symptoms. his number one issue being that he has a lot of trouble with nonverbal cues (and tbh, verbal ones too). the twins are mostly quiet. andrew especially (when he’s sober) communicates primarily nonverbally, and nicky seems to have a lot of trouble with this. despite knowing them for the longest on the team, nicky honestly seems to have the least insight into the way either of the twins actually thinks or processes things. he loves them, and he’s very forgiving of them, but he fundamentally doesn’t understand them. 

the twins, andrew especially, put up a LOT of nonverbal boundaries, and nicky sort of inadvertently keeps trampling all over them. he’s touchy in a way they don’t like. he talks a lot about their personal lives to other people. he treats them like they’re joking when they’re serious. etc. and like,,, you kind of get the sense that the upperclassmen feel similarly about him. beyond the homophobia, beyond the fact that he’s loyal to andrew, the upperclassmen still treat him with this sense of,, bafflement, i suppose? it’s clear that they don’t really understand him and he doesn’t really understand them. although, nicky IS curious about the upperclassmen, while the upperclassmen are pretty dismissive of him. it reminds me of when my sweet, floppy dog tries to play with my cat. their body language is different; they’re each receiving different signals than they believe they’re sending out

only,, nicky loves people!! he likes being around them, he likes talking to them. he’s interested in their lives and stories, but it’s very clear that he can’t read between the lines on people. he has an incredibly hard time with people who expect their actions to speak for them, which is most people, but is especially his cousins.

actually this is very much also an issue that i have: things need to be spelled out for me. the way i deal with it is i ask a lot of questions. ‘how do you want me to react to this potential situation?’ ‘what are specific things that make you most comfortable?’ ‘please explain to me exactly how you feel and what has prompted those feelings?’ and i’m always communicating vice versa like that with other people. a lot of specifics in both questions and answers

and the interesting thing is, when i was skimming through the books reviewing dialogue styles for another ask, i noticed that, actually, nicky DOES do this. with neil and the upperclassmen, nicky asks a LOT of quick, clarifying questions. things that ask after tone, that ask after intent. it’s kinda sad that he does this for communicating with acquaintances, but with the twins, the people he’s closest to, he makes a lot more assumptions. and i’m really proud of nicky for having this coping skill, because i can’t imagine it’s something he grew up doing. there’s no way he was raised in an environment that fostered this kind of open communication so it must have been something he learned about much later, probably in germany with the kloses, which would also explain why he’s a lil imperfect about it

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now last but not least, aaron

this is another one i had to think through for a long time before it felt like it fit

much like how i felt that it would be easy to read nicky as simply adhd rather than also asd, i think it would be easy to say aaron is autistic simply because he is quieter, less rambunctious. however, i actually think he’s adhd, likely primarily inattentive type

in all honesty, aaron’s #1 character trait for the first two books is basically that he’s disconnected. detached. separated both from his family and his team. not in the same forcefully apathetic way that andrew is, more,, spaced out. he’s just kind,, there. not really paying attention to what’s going on, tuning in every once in a while only if something really catches his eye/ear then tuning right back out again. just sits in his corner and plays on his phone. and the thing is, from the moments when he does tune in, you can tell that he actually does care. he backs nicky when seth insults him in tfc, and we know he cares deeply about andrew even if he’s become disillusioned with their fraught relationship. he even hangs with his family, doesn’t seem to really try and slip away to other friends besides katelyn, he’s fine spending his leisure time with the monsters. so it’s not totally apathy, he’s just,,, tuned out most of the time

and, yea, that sounds like adhd. it’s not the type that most people are familiar with, and for a lot of people this causes it to slip under the radar. it can make it hard to get help or a dx because it doesn’t fit with how adhd “should” look or how someone “should” act, but difficulty focusing your thoughts and staying in tune with the current moment is absolutely part of adhd

addiction is also a huge problem for people with adhd. a lot of stimulants affect people with adhd very differently than neurotypicals, especially in small doses, and an adhd kid who’s struggled their whole lives with the disorder might try speed or god-forbid meth or fuck even coffee and suddenly find that things are a lot easier for them. they start to self-medicate, they don’t actually know what they’re doing, and then they’re addicted, and everything spirals out of control. we don’t know too many details about aaron’s addiction other than that his mother enabled him, but wouldn’t this fit? it’s also an explanation for aaron still taking drugs at eden’s, given that cracker dust seems to be a mild amphetamine. (aaron talk to betsy about the neurocog and get an actual prescription please)

(total throw away but aaron plays videogames and videogames are like,, adhd culture)

[ootori-sibs]

Kyoya's second shot

Episode five: Kyoya's willing day out, part one!

Sorry for the wait lads.

Kyoya got up early the next morning, it took everything he had to drag himself out of bed, having to actually sike himself up for it. He had showered and gotten dry and brushed his hair by the time the maids brought him his breakfast, not that it mattered much, he was completely ignoring it as he knelt by his drawers, looking through his clothes and cursing his own terrible fashion sense, Tamaki wouldn't think any of this looked good!

Fiyumi walked in on her baby brother laying face down in a pile of clothes, completely silent. "Kyoya..?" She hesitantly approached, putting her makeup bag down on the table, sparing a glance to the uneaten food.

"None of this looks good…" he mumbles, still face down in the clothes, Fiyumi knelt down next to him, putting a hand on his back.

"Hey, it's ok. Try not to think about what other people would like and just focus on what you feel looks cute, ok?"

Kyoya slowly nodded, sitting up and looking at her, "so… what do I do first?"

Fiyumi chuckled at that, standing up and stretching, "well first off, where are you going?"

"Hmm, well we're going to this commoner shop and then we might take a walk around… just some commoner place, it's nowhere important…"

His sister nodded at that, confident and optimistic as always, "alright! Well since it's a nice day out, let's grab one of your sleeveless tops, what colour do you want?"

"No." Kyoya almost panicked, tightening his bathrobe around himself, "why not just a thin turtleneck?" He was kicking himself for reacting like that, now Fiyumi was looking at him in suspicion. She sighs, holding out her hand, frowning.

"Show me your arm." It wasn't a question, more of a demand, Kyoya was instantly on the defensive, wrapping his arms around him. Fiyumi wasn't one to drop this kind of topic, still holding out her hand, "do I need to count to three? Don't make me count to three." Still using tricks that worked on him when he was a toddler- and of course they still worked, he wasn't about to disappoint his sister even further.

He sighed heavily, putting his arm in her hand hesitantly. Kyoya was incredibly nervous as she pulled back his sleeve and stared down at the scars there, Fiyumi had always been the most caring of the siblings, and the only one who actually knew about Kyoya's scars. So when she traced her fingers gently over his scars, he suddenly felt like tearing up, he knew how sad it made her, he never wanted to make her sad… he felt so selfish all of a sudden, he hadn't thought about her at all.

She looked up at Kyoya, the pain clear in her eyes, "oh Kyoya… I'm so sorry, I noticed you were spiralling, I didn't think you'd go this far again…" she pulled him into a warm hug, stroking his hair softly. "I'm so sorry I let this happen to you, I should have checked on you more…"

Kyoya leant into her touch, feeling like a child again, being comforted by his big sister after a nightmare of a particularly nasty tantrum. He sighs and just lets her comfort him, he hates to upset her, but he also knows that if he tries to apologize then she'd be even sadder, so he just stays silent. She gave him a soft kiss on the top of his head, looking down at him sadly, "I'm going to check your arms again when you get home, ok? You make sure you keep them clean, do you want to bandage them up so the sleeves don't rub?"

Kyoya nodded as she got up to grab the first aid kit, he had woken up this morning, quite excited for his day out, and now he only had an hour to prepare and the only thing his sister cared about was his dumb fucking scars. Got up and sat on the sofa, running his own fingers along the scars, he didn't see the big deal, it wasn't like he was hurting anyone but himself… he sighed, pulling his sleeves back down, it upset him to look at them for some strange reason. He checked his phone, Tamaki had texted him…

{Tamaki}: Good morning Kyoya 🤍

How are you doing this morning?

Excited for today? I am!

I don't know if you're awake yet, but I hope you're having a great morning!

Seeing those messages cheered Kyoya right up, he couldn't help but to smile at Tamaki's liberal use of a heart. He was like an over excited labrador puppy and Kyoya was the cat sitting on the wall just out of reach, it wouldn't be as fun for the king once he had him, but teasing and toying was innocent enough, at least for Tamaki- Kyoya was always the one to go the extra mile, surprisingly enough. He glanced over, seeing Fiyumi had noticed the unsorted laundry pile in the corner and begun to sort through it. He had time to reply.

✍️Mommy dearest (Kyoya) 💜: I'm getting ready now, Fiyumi came over so it's a little slower than usual.

{Tamaki}: Oh I love Fiyumi! Tell her I said hi!

✍️Mommy dearest (Kyoya) 💜: Will do.

He glanced over at Fiyumi, sighing, "Tamaki told me to say hello."

"Oh!" She smiles, hurting over with the bandages and a lilac turtleneck, "oh Tamaki is a sweetheart isn't he? Such a sweet guy, you couldn't do any better." She begins to wrap his arms up as he sighs.

"We're not dating… he's just overly friendly." He watched her tie the bandages up, he hadn't told her that Tamaki was actually dating Haruhi yet, he didn't think he ever would- she definitely wouldn't approve. "I will be trying to make advances however."

Fiyumi smiled at that, chuckling, "you couldn't make an advance if you were ordered to." She smiled softly, finishing up one arm and starting on the other, "if anything, he'll be the one making the advances."

"He wouldn't do that…" Kyoya sighed, knowing damn well he'd have to make all the advances, as Tamaki was a taken man. He didn't mind, he needed to learn how to talk to hot guys at some point in life- and who better to start on then the man he wanted to spend his entire life with?

"He absolutely would, I've never seen anyone go gooey-eyed like that for a friend." Fiyumi finished the second arm, smiling softly and holding up the turtleneck, "how about this? I think it looks nice, lighter colours look better on you then you think."

Kyoya paused, his sister had nothing but faith in him, she saw the best in him… he shook the thoughts from his mind, smiling and nodding, "alright then, what do you think would go with it?"

"Hmm, maybe your chords? The black ones, and maybe a nice grey cardigan? Do you have any?"

"Yeah I think I've got an oversized one…" Kyoya began, nodding, "but I really think we should start on the makeu-"

"Makeup comes last Kyoya, don't you know that?" She chuckles, going and grabbing the clothes, tossing them at him, "get dressed first." He sighed at that, knowing better than to question the order in which Fiyumi does things, just doing as he's told and getting up to change in the bathroom.

When he finished, leaving the bathroom to see Fiyumi getting her makeup out and setting it out on the coffee table, she glanced over, gasping. "Aww! You look adorable Kyo! There's no way he won't fall for you like that!"

Kyoya smiled softly at that, buttoning his cardigan up and going over to sit on the sofa. "You think so? It's a lot softer than my usual style…"

Fiyumi had to laugh at that, picking out the ride shade of foundation, "you don't have a style, you literally just throw on whatever's weather appropriate." She was right to be fair, and Kyoya simply shrugged in response. "Now I want to know what your thoughts are on fake freckles."

"Fake freckles? Why would I want that, he knows I don't have freckles, that would just be ridiculous." Kyoya was confused why she would even suggest that, it sounds completely alien to him. But Fiyumi just chuckled at that, mocking him, Kyoya had to frown- wondering if he'd missed something, "what?"

"They're not supposed to look realistic, like purple or white ones, shiny glittery ones! They're supposed to look cute!" She pauses, "maybe that's a little much for you though, you're not quite as extra as that… oh! Maybe some iridescent powder under the eyes, that'd work, hmm…" she trails off, focusing on the foundation.

By the time she was finished, Kyoya only had only five minutes until he was supposed to meet up with Tamaki. Fiyumi held a hand mirror up for Kyoya, letting her little brother examine her handy work. There was a purple shimmer around his eyes, with the sharpest eyeliner he'd ever seen, Fiyumi had given him fake eyelashes, that faded into white. His lips were a soft lavender, and Kyoya had to say he'd never seen such a unnatural colour blush, but it did look really cute… almost fairy-like in a sense. Kyoya genuinely didn't think he could look that feminine, that soft... Tamaki liked soft, Tamaki liked girly, Kyoya knew that, he began to wonder if Fiyumi knew that too. "I… it's very nice, thank you Fiyumi."

Fiyumi smiled, glancing up towards the door, she stood up and packed her things up, "you're welcome, I'll get out of your hair now, have fun on your day out." She patted Kyoya on the shoulder gently, leaving the room. Kyoya slowly stood, turning to watch her leave- he froze when he realised she wasn't the only one in the doorway.

Tamaki had come early it seemed, and was standing there in the doorway, cheeks red and eyes wide. Kyoya instantly felt nervous, so glad the makeup didn't betray the warmth of his own face, he began to wonder how long Tamaki had been standing there… "woah… I didn't even know you could look like that, you look so pretty Kyoya!" Tamaki chuckled happily, dancing over towards Kyoya, luckily not noticing how his breath hitched when Tamaki spoke those words. Was he really pretty..? "You look like a fairy, mon ami! Or like, a siren or some kind of magical boy!" The prince smiled sweetly, putting a hand on Kyoya's arm, tilting his head slightly, "we should get Fiyumi to do some of Haruhi's makeup some time."

Oh, now that's promising… Tamaki was comparing Kyoya to Haruhi, and if Kyoya heard that correctly, Kyoya was the favourable option. He smiled softly, nodding, "I'm sure they'd get along. Now," he unbuttoned his cardigan and grabbed his bag, "shall we head out?"

In the town, it was a lovely clear day and Kyoya wouldn't help but admire how Tamaki's hair reflected the light, he looked like an angel… he noticed how Tamaki kept glancing to him as well, he wondered if he was admiring the makeup, Fiyumi had done an excellent job. They walked slowly through the town, mostly because Tamaki wanted to stop every five seconds to look at the commoner products, Kyoya had to admit it was endearing- plus he was also a little interested to see how the other side lived.

They entered the shop they were here for, finally, Kyoya noticed how small it was, but it had lots of snacks and treats on display, it had a wonderful rustic… homely feel, the soft music and smell of baking bread, making Kyoya feel nostalgic for a place he'd never been, it was straight out of a storybook, and it didn't help that the prince was right by his side as they entered. It was Tamaki who made his way to the counter, smiling at the poor cashier who was- as per Tamaki's usual aura, completely smitten from the moment she saw him. "Hello, we're looking to order six Of your customisable food platters? Would that be possible?"

The girl nodded, bright red and Kyoya couldn't blame her. "Oh! Of course, we'd have to order it though, you're welcome to take a look around and make a list of things you want in your platters, uh, do you need paper?"

"Kyoya?" Tamaki glanced back at him, smiling, "can we use a page from your book?" Kyoya nods in response, clicking his pen on as he opened the book, realising that he hadn't written a single thing this morning, huh.

10:15 - Fiyumi helped with my makeup this morning, I am currently out with Tamaki. He has already compared me to Haruhi, a good sign. We are currently ordering the platters.

He turned the page as Tamaki beamed, going and dancing among the tightly packed isles, "who first? We gotta save ourselves for last obviously- oh! Let's start with Haruhi!" He chuckled as Kyoya sighed, he'd forgotten how they'd be focusing on the other hosts today.

Haruhi's food platter:

• Watermelon snacks (commoners love those.)

• Milk chocolate buttons

• Apple slices

• Fruit gummies (commoners seem to love fruit imitations)

• Oatmeal cookies

Mori's food platter:

• Green tea flavoured treats

• Salt and pepper crackers (savoury treats are more his speed)

• Spicy peanuts (a contrast to the sweetness of honey's platter)

• Grape hard candy

• Chocolate and hazelnut spread

Honey's food platter:

• Syrup wafers

• Mini cupcakes (even though cupcakes are already miniature cakes)

• White chocolate chips

• Pink chocolate (I have no idea how the commoners managed this, neither does Tamaki.)

• Strawberry gummies shaped like rabbits

The twins food platter (extra large):

• Nerds (strange little rainbow candies, Tamaki thought the name was funny)

• Pocky

• Bubblegum

• Orange chocolate (not in colour, in flavour only)

• Popping candy (I fear this candy may be too violent for the guests, but Tamaki seems to think the twins at least would love it)

• Candied orange slices

After deciding on the twins platter, Tamaki gasped, "ooh! Can we do mine next?" Kyoya wasn't exactly one to say no to him, though he was a little upset he'd been forgotten until last.

"Of course, what would you like?"

[partyinthemysterymachine]

sucks in a breath

if you thought i was done with my CATS bullshit you were dead wrong

rewatching the jellicle ball I Noticed that Alonzo, Plato, and Admetus join both Munkustrap AND Tugger’s quintet piece. Coricopat is switched out for Mungojerrie in Tugger’s.

S O 

shoves up sleeves

anyway i got more Ideas for that whole “munkustrap has magical abilities” thing even tho i really gotta go to bed bc i’m zzzz but fuck me tbh

to refresh: Munkustrap makes the Jellicle Choice and Macavity was supposed to go to the Heavyside as a Choice

Alonzo, Plato, and Admetus are captains, so to speak, of the guardians. each of them have their own “unit”. the three of them oversee their respective units and have their tasks cover the bases that relate to what Munkustrap needs and what Tugger needs. Tugger and Munkustrap each have their own right-hand man, a combined advisor and scout. 

ALSO SOMETHING TO NOTE (for myself lol) is that in the quintet, Munkustrap is in the center, but in the last row. in Tugger’s, he’s up front. that puts it perfectly. Munkustrap’s duties in protection are in the inside and Tugger’s on the outside. Tugger is the “face” of things, he’s bold, he’s up front and center, can’t ignore this dude, while Munkustrap stays in the background, watching, observant, calculating, protected and protecting.

Munkustrap needs Coricopat on his side of things. because they’re both attuned, it’s best that they work together to control the inner defense of the Junkyard. Coricopat caught on to Munkustrap’s static first, having a higher perception and strengthened connection to his magic before the tabby started figuring his own out. like Misto, Cori’s (and thus Tantomile’s) plane doesn’t align with Munkustrap’s. Cori and Tantomile align more with Misto.

i age Cori older than Munkustrap in this scenario. if Munkustrap is, say, 35 now, Cori would be 41. six years isn’t too significant but it’s enough to put Cori much higher in his attunement - and he did have a lot of practice and a good mentor. his relationship and usage with his sister helps a hell of a lot. unfortunately, there’s no tutoring Munkustrap. 

in fact, he still doesn’t even know what his magic does. there’s something closed off to Cori and Tantomile when they try to pick at Munkustrap’s head or at his static. there’s a forcefield, for the lack of better phrasing, in Munkustrap’s psyche and if they try to penetrate his attunements, the static shocks them right back. he’s a total mystery and it puts both of them on edge. they were able to needle at Misto and other attuned, so if they can’t prod Munkustrap, that feels very shifty and concerning.

they picked each other out, though. Munkustrap could feel their static and approached both of them for a part of the inner defense team, but Tantomile refused. she didn’t want anything to do with it; the static didn’t set well with her. she tried to dissuade Cori from accepting but he eventually did. Tantomile’s main concern is depletion. she claims that being around Munkustrap enough seems to deplete her psychic energies, but Cori says he hasn’t had problems with it. it causes a bit of tension between them. Cori’s tried to reassure her that if he gets closer, he might be able to make sense of whatever the hell Munkustrap is. that’s kept her mostly agreeable so far.

so Cori and Munkustrap work together to maintain and keep on top of the inner defense. then the three captains are consulted, any changes made, and they’re off. Munkustrap and Cori’s relationship is friendly and upbeat. they like each other, though they remain very wary all the same. it’s a really odd place to be in. (not to mention how the siblings reacted about Macavity, and after that really strange Ball, or when he left..)

on the other side, the three captains also look to Tugger. Tugger commands the outside defense. that’s the perimeter of the Junkyard territory and beyond into the streets. he and Mungojerrie go back quite a ways. they even call each other best friends. being so forward, outgoing, congenial, and silver tongued, they can utilize their particular strains of it to their benefit. this isn’t to say that they’re 100% conscious of it the entire time. both of them have their moments in which they purposefully use their best weapons to get somewhere. they have the gift of the gab and differing swaggers that are, honestly, moldable. 

Tugger relies on Mungojerrie and his connections across the grapevine. meanwhile, Tugger does his own means of protection by doing the same thing - but more face to face. he’s a charmer, that one. Mungojerrie is too, but again, it comes down to their distinct brands of it. from here, Tugger can pull the captains together and let them know what’s going on so they can reassign roles appropriately.

interestingly Tugger’s role as a tactician and protector goes unnoticed within the tribe - and that’s intentional. for all everyone else knows, he and Munkustrap share their close friends and, of course, Tugger is closer to Mungojerrie and Munkustrap, Coricopat. it’s no big. they’re all buddies. keeping Munkustrap the forefront leader for the protectors allows the focus to be trained on him. Tugger and Mungojerrie are looked at only for what they’ve made themselves, and so go otherwise unnoticed and unsuspected. 

it works very well.

Tugger is not attuned. he doesn’t have any static, no magic, nothing. he can’t feel it from his brother or any other magic user, no matter how close he is to them. non-attuned can’t feel attuned at all. 

while everyone knows that Coricopat, Tantomile, and Misto (with the common knowledge of Macavity aside) are magic users, no one has an inkling that Munkustrap is at all. it’s for his, and the Jellicles’, safety. not to mention that his attunement is so goddamn essential and honesty, very controversial. it’s a hard burden to bear. no one (else) can know what he is and what crucial role he plays.

So Tugger doesn’t even know that his brother IS a magic user. again, for the best. he was thankful that Munkustrap even suggested that he take over outside protector duties. it gives Tugger something to focus on, to do, to get out and about and doing what he wants, while also honing his skills and serving the tribe.

he really needs that distraction.

things have gotten better, but he’s still on shaky ground with his brother and father ever since Macavity left..

[horror-game-fanatic]

The Infected (Survival Horror Manual)

The Infected –

It is a dark lonesome night. I am huddled away in my shelter, my hands pressed against my mouth, and my eyes shut tight. I hear the moan, the shuffle of feet, and smell the stench of rot in the air. The moan is low and guttural, its deep and feels heavy as if the maker of the noise cannot do much more than allow an escape of air from its otherwise unresponsive body. A body that seems to be more of a suit than flesh itself. It hangs in places like rags, it sags like a wet sack filled with dirty water, and the smell. Oh God the smell. They are dead, I know they are, but God I can see them move about as if in a daze… and alive. They are searching for me; it is only a matter of time. God help me. God help us all…” – Wilmer Drisk

The Infected enemy is by all accounts, that which has been “infected”. Be it whether a virus made in a lab by man or a curse brought down upon the earth by Gods. It could also be corpses that have been reanimated through dark and/or sinister magic. Because of its lack of intelligence, a zombie of any kind will be very rudimentary and straightforward. The Infected is also any creature type that can either spread its disease or virus or can “infect” other targets through some means. They can follow simple tasks, they can do very simple actions, but unless controlled by any other force; zombies follow three basic rules:

1. They need to feed. 2. They never sleep. 3. They push forward, regardless of what is in their way.

Any creature can become a zombie type, provided they follow the worlds rules as to how to become a zombie. Some rules state that zombies can only be created by the dead scratching or biting a living creature. That is the most common but not always the main reason. It is up to the DM to decide how the virus or curse is transferred, IF it is at all. There are worlds where zombies serve a master and have only been made by them for them and thus no amount of biting or scratching will change another into one of the undead. Other worlds show that regardless of how the living target dies, they will reanimate as the undead. There are more versions of the Infected than just the ‘zombie’ trope so we will refer to them as the ‘Infected’ for the purposes of this category.

Hit Dice: When calculating the health of an Infected, double the HP of the target. The Infected should always have more HP than the players or NPC’s, or even any other living creature. They are harder to put down and take more damage and that should be represented in how much HP they have. If a standard NPC has 10 HP, when they reanimate, they should have 20. If they have taken damage before they turned then they will come back at full health. All damage prior to Infection is in void (unless of extenuating circumstances such as explosive damage or a separation of limbs).

*Please refer to Hit Die section to calculate proper health*

Speed: All speed for Infected must reduce to its lowest rating. A standard NPC can move up to 15 feet within one reaction, so an Infected should be only able to move 5 feet and be considered clumsy. They can, however, move every reaction, even the players. They have the Unstoppable perk, which means they cannot stop moving until either they are destroyed or otherwise incapable of moving forward. Whether it is crawling or shuffling forward, an Infected must always be moving. That means, on its reaction, on any players reaction, or any NPC’s reaction, the infected can and should move. If the base creature can fly, before infection, then it can do so after infection.

Armor Class: The strike window for an infected should be pretty large as they are not trying to avoid being shot. The strike window must reflect whatever they are wearing at the time of their infection and can change depending on how much damage their body has taken. A 40-point strike window should be appropriate with the window increasing as their size increases.

Size Strike Window (-/+) Tiny or Smaller -15 Small -10 Medium 0 Large +10 Huge +15 Gargantuan +20 Colossal +30

Base Attack: Damage in this system is very unforgiving. A typical NPC or player should only be able to handle two, maybe three hits, tops. As such, damage for the Infected (and all classes) should be calculated from their base hit die and then add their STR mod twice for damage.

Infected Size Stats Slam DMG React/Recovery Range Tiny or Smaller STR: 2 2d6 2 5 ft Small STR: +4 2d6 4 10 ft Medium STR: +6 3d8 6 20 ft Large STR: +8 4d8 8 30 ft Huge STR: +10 3d10 10 40 ft Gargantuan STR: +12 3d12 12 60 ft Colossal STR: +16 3d20 14 80 ft

Attacks: An infected retains whatever weapons they had in their hands when they died. All ranged weaponry becomes melee weaponry in the hands of an Infected. All infected have only one attack per reaction. In their repertoire they also have a slam attack and an increased grapple attack. If any target moves within, or past, an infected then the infected automatically gets grapple reaction. Target must move away, past, or through an infected threatened square for the grapple reaction to take place.

Damage: (Please refer to chart above) When grappling, add their STR mod twice (the STR mod is added to the strike window of the target twice). The reasoning is as the infected goes to grapple, they throw their whole weight on the target and thus makes it harder for their prey to escape. They must be within 5 feet of the target. When grappling, the STR mod is used to calculate hit. It must wait till its next reaction to actually damage its target. Calculate damage normally, with an additional die of damage added on. Depending on the DM’s discretion, a bite from an infected has a chance of contamination, which means the target can sustain damage over time unless, its wound is treated, and can eventually die from it. If it does, then it becomes an infected as well. It depends on how the DM wants their infected to transfer the infection. The slam-attack an infected has takes up 2 reactions per size (for example, Colossal takes 14 reactions to perform). The slam has an area of effect that doubles by ten for each size increment, except for the last two in which it increases by 20. Anything caught within the area of effect, be it enemy or ally, takes the damage. **It is important to note that AOE attacks work differently in this system. If an attack connects with multiple targets simultaneously then the damage is rolled for EACH target. There is not one set number, and everything gets that amount. The reasoning behind this is to add individuality to each player. Not everyone will take the same damage, whether it's because of perks, level, or just per luck of nature. That probability allows for each encounter to be different and unique. Certain perks can be used to mitigate the damage. ** Certain perks can be used to mitigate the damage. It is best to learn the signs of an incoming slam attack and take evasive measures to make sure the worst does not come. After the attack, the infected must take a set of time to recover. It is recommended that it takes the same amount of time to recover as it takes to perform the slam attack.

*For harder difficulties (or DM’s discretion), the react/recovery time should be cut in half. *

Special Attacks: It depends on any attributes the infected have taken on, if any, but typically the infected retain none of the base creatures’ special attacks. Depending on any cross mutations (see The Mutated section for more information), the infected can take on a number of elemental properties so long as it makes sense narratively.

Special Qualities: Unless otherwise noted by the DM, a standard infected loses all the special qualities of its base creature. It does retain any extraordinary qualities that improves its melee attacks.

Resistances: An infected feels no pain and thus has resistances to all damage types except for fire. As such, any damage done to an infected automatically gets a -5 damage reduction. If fire is used or a fire-based weapon is used, then the infected takes two additional die of damage.

Skills: An Infected has no skills. Perks: An infected loses all the feats of the base creature but does gain Unstoppable

Size: An Infected comes in seven sizes:

SIZE COMPARISON Tiny or smaller Small child, domestic animal, bird Small Young kid, large cat, wolf Medium Human, lion, pony Large Horse, bear, rowboat Huge Ogre, small car, elephant Gargantuan House, blue whale, yacht Colossal Ship, dragon, jumbo jet

Challenge Rating: Most infected, by themselves, are low on the challenge rating. However, in groups, or multi-classed with other enemy categories, they can quickly rise up to become quite formidable foes. Even one infected, no matter what size, should be seen as a threat, simply because of these possibilities.

((I spent forever trying to bring the tables I made over to Tumblr without success so if you wish to see this in a much more professional light please let me know or wait for the finished product.))

[lucasburch]

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[thunders-warcats-stuff]

Reject the Deputy

Fireheart can’t take the deputyship but he refuses to leave his Clan to fend for themselves.

“Ah, Fireheart. Come to report on how the extra patrols are going?”

“I’ve come to ask a favor.” Fireheart corrected nervously.

“Not unusual for you. Go on.”

“I need you to make someone else deputy. Someone older, maybe. Like Whitestorm or Speckletail.”

“No.”

“There are cats far more experienced than me who are able to help you guide this Clan.”

“And yet I have chosen you.”

“You chose wrong!” Fireheart insisted. “Why can’t Whitestorm be deputy? Or Mousefur? Longtail and Darkstripe already think they can do a better job, why not make one of them deputy?”

“Because I don’t want to.” Bluestar sneered. “A deputy is a cat I will have to stare at and talk to for most of the day. Half your choices are insufferable and the other half would not be willing or able to guide the Clan through such a difficult time. “Furthermore, you were the first to warm me about Tigerclaw’s treacherous ways. None of these cats knew. I sure didn’t, at first. Even then I didn’t want to believe you and look what happened?!” Bluestar snapped. “Clearly you are the cat StarClan wanted to lead from the beginning. So lead.”

With those words, Bluestar flicked her tail and dismissed Fireheart from her den.

Outside, Fireheart stood, stiff and quiet, as if a tree’s roots had sprung from the ground and wrapped themselves around his legs.

“She can’t be serious.” He whispered after a few moments of his heart thudding in his ears. “She can’t be. There has to be another choice.”

“It sounds like she wants you.” Darkstripe sneered.

“Foxdung to that!” Fireheart snapped. “I have spent the last few moons running around doing my part to make sure the Clan runs smoothly, trying to make sure Tigerclaw didn’t hurt anyone else, and training three apprentices, one whose training ended due to another one of Tigerclaw’s mouse-brained fox-hearted plots and you all think I’m going to lead you? I’d rather go back to being an apprentice than lead such an ungrateful group of cats anywhere! Pick someone else and hope you all don’t fall apart because Bluestar won’t get any better.”

With those words, Fireheart stormed for the gorse tunnel and out of the camp.

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He didn’t really know where he was going until he stopped and found himself at Fourtrees, the neutral Gathering place of all four Clans. Right now it stood empty and was the perfect place to think.

“This can’t be all I’m good for. This isn’t what I was meant to do. StarClan can’t have chosen me. For what?”

“It’d be a good idea to find out.” A slightly welcome and familiar voice offered.

Fireheart whipped around, fur bushed up and claws unsheathed.

“What?” He snapped, annoyed.

“It’d be a good idea to find out.” Dustpelt said again. The dark brown tabby looked uncomfortable as he spoke and Fireheart couldn’t help but wonder who sent him.

“I’m not even your apprentice anymore and you’re still wearing me out.” Cinderpelt panted as she limped into the clearing.

Ah. That made sense.

“Sandstorm’s around here somewhere. She’s the one who led us to you, but she wasn’t sure if she’d be welcome.”

“And you two thought you were?”

“I’m always welcome.” Cinderpelt snorted. “Dustpelt wanted to talk to you.”

“Did he?” Fireheart scoffed, letting his fur relax. “What about? And what would be the point of having Sandstorm lead you here if she’s not going to show herself?”

He raised his voice for the last part and watched as a pale ginger form slunk through the treetops and skipped down one of the trunks to join them.

“Well met, Fireheart.” She offered courteously.

“Indeed. What are you all here for? I’d rather not have to deal with whatever mess someone made at camp.”

“Well, originally we came to make sure you didn’t do something stupid, like cross into another Clan’s territory, but Fourtrees is as good a spot as any.”

“It is. You can go now. I might leave, but I’m not that quite enough of a fox-heart to send you all to war.”

“Leave?” Dustpelt scoffed. “And go where? You’re no kittypet-.”

“Wow, what a turn-around. Seasons on seasons of the same old insults and you only admit the truth when you need me to do something for you. Great to know. But there are more than just housecats in the Twolegplace.”

“Are you taking Cloudpaw with you?”

“If he wants to leave the Clan, he’s welcome to join me, but he’d be going straight back to his mother.”

Dustpelt scowled and burst out,

“I can’t believe you’re actually considering this. You’ve been here your whole life-.”

“No, I haven’t.” Fireheart corrected numbly.

“Close to. You’ve been a Clan cat longer than you’ve been anything else and you’re just going to leave that behind? For what, because of a few insults?”

“It’d be one thing if it were just you that I were dealing with.”

“Why does it sound like there’s more to this?” Sandstorm asked.

“I’m surprised you’re not on his side.”

“There is no side, Fireheart, we need you!” Sandstorm snapped. “As a Clanmate, whether you’re our deputy or not. But Bluestar seems to think you should be. Why? And why don’t you want to be?”

“Bluestar’s still sick, isn’t she?” Cinderpelt realized. “This is more than just greencough.”

“It’s been, what, two or three moons since Tigerclaw left. I’m tired of running interference for cats who don’t know what it takes to deal with Bluestar when she’s like this. When she’s paranoid.” He added. “So I’ve stepped down as deputy and you all can choose among yourselves.”

“But you’re coming back, right? You’ll still be a warrior.” Sandstorm insisted.

“Maybe. I could just as easily find Barley and be a barn cat. I hear he’s got great hunting.”

“Fireheart-.”

“I need to think. You should get back to camp. Cats will actually wonder where you’ve gone.”

“Fireheart-.”

“Let’s just go.” Dustpelt ground out. “He clearly doesn’t want to hear from us.”

The three of them left with Dustpelt in the lead, each cat more reluctant than the last.

“Peace and quiet.” Fireheart grumbled as he settled himself to the ground and stewed in his thoughts.

If only the quiet was enough.

At some point, his paws lead him back to camp with a mouthful of prey. He puts it on the pile and settles himself at the center of the camp. It wasn’t particularly cold, being green-leaf and all. And he didn’t want to face any cat until he absolutely had to and was trying to put that off for as long as possible.

He drifted off without interference and woke to moonlight streaming through the trees overhead.

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“This isn’t what we wanted for you.” came a familiar raspy voice.

“Right back at you.” Fireheart grumbled, shifting so that he could face the former medicine cat properly.

“Fair enough. Fire was supposed to save the Clan, not be trampled underpaw.”

“Sorry.” Fireheart mumbled, ears heating up. Whitestorm wouldn’t flounder like he’d been.

“Not your fault.” Yellowfang rebuked. “There is still a chance, though. You’re not snuffed out yet, Flame. Show those cats why.”

Fireheart sniffled and inhaled Yellowfang’s scent. He felt like half a cat, whatever these ancestors thought.

“Sandstorm is a good cat.” Yellowfang said out of nowhere. “If anyone can help you through this, it’s her.”

“Funny that you think so.” Fireheart snorted. “But I guess I’ll make like a fish and bite. What are you on about?”

“She’ll be a valuable ally, to start with. And a good friend, if you let her.”

“If I let her. One of the cats who made fun of me for my entire kithood suddenly wants to be friends?”

“You saved her life at the gorge. That caused her to re-evaluate some things.”

“Right. Good to know.”

“Give it time, she’ll prove me right.”

“That’s about as likely as Bluestar reuniting with her kits.”

“That’s cold, kit.” Yellowfang scowled. “She’s not well, you know that.”

“Stars above, do I know.” Fireheart groaned. “I don’t have to be deputy up here, do I?”

“You don’t belong up here.”

“But no one expects me to do anything big here. I can just be a normal warrior with no expectations, no cats begging for patrols or food or anything else.”

“You can’t stay here, kit.”

“I’m tired, Yellowfang. I don’t want to be deputy. I’m not even sure I want to be a warrior.”

“I know, kit… I know. You can’t stay here, though. You have to wake up, Fireheart.”

“Wake up!” Chanted some bodiless voices around him. "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, Fireheart! Wake up!”

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“Wake up!” Came Sandstorm’s voice.

Fireheart’s eyes snapped open and, sure enough, Sandstorm crouched before him, worry leaking from every hair on her pelt.

“What happened?” Fireheart groaned as he got to his paws.

“Stay down, nothing’s wrong with the Clan.” Sandstorm insisted, guessing correctly.

“Then what’d you want?”

“I… you stopped breathing a few heartbeats ago. I thought you were on your way to StarClan.”

Fireheart decided it probably wasn’t a good idea to tell her about seeing Yellowfang.

“Nope.” He grumbled, ambling to his paws and shaking each one out. “Anything happen overnight?”

“No.”

The pair settled onto the grass as sunlight peeked between the trees.

“It’s just about dawn. Have patrols been worked out?”

“Mousefur and Breezefoot are doing the border patrols today and Speckletail and Goldenflower handle hunting. We plan in pairs and rotate. Start from one end of the dens and go to the other. It’s been working, for now.”

“Sounds good. Feel free to say I’m on one of those.”

“You’re going for a walk?”

“Yes.”

“Can I come with you?”

“Sure.” Fireheart muttered, more than a bit confused.

“Give me a few heartbeats.”

Fireheart nodded and Sandstorm wheeled around, racing for the warriors’ den.

He didn’t have to wait long before she came back.

“Let’s go.” She chirped.

The pair headed for the gorse tunnel and soon the ravine was far behind them.

“Do you want the center nest?” Sandstorm asked suddenly.

“What for? I don’t even know if I’m staying.”

“But if you are…”

“No, I don’t want the center nest. That’s Tigerclaw’s nest.”

“It’s the deputy’s nest. It could just as easily be Whitestorm’s or Mousefur’s.”

“It should be.”

“Bluestar won’t talk to anyone, not even Whitestorm. She only wants to see you.”

“Well that bites like trout scales.” Fireheart deadpanned.

“What?”

“It’s a RiverClan saying. Means that’s not a good thing. But what am I supposed to do about it?”

“Depends on what you’re willing to do.”

“Apparently it’s not about willing.”

“We can rotate on handling Bluestar, we can keep track of our own patrols, we can scour every step of the territory to make sure Tigerclaw isn’t a problem anymore-.”

“Aren’t you already doing that? What do you need me for?”

“To speak for us. Officially. No Clan is considered complete without a leader and a deputy. It’s why the Code is so strict about the line of succession.”

“ShadowClan was complete and look what that got them.”

“Fair enough. That rule in particular can go eat mouse-dung.”

“Apparently there’s some medicine cat rule that means they can’t make their own families. Seems kind of weird to draw the line at mates and kits when cats are rarely born alone. Is Cinderpelt not allowed to acknowledge Frostfur as her mother? Or Thorn, Bracken, and Bright as her siblings?”

“When you put it that way, it doesn’t seem fair.” Sandstorm mused. “I didn’t know that was a rule. Poor Spottedleaf must have been so alone after Redtail died, especially if the medicine cat rules say she can’t acknowledge Willowpelt.”

“Now Willowpelt is pretty alone, I guess. Except for Whitestorm, so maybe not for long. Ugh, I am not looking forward to Cloudpaw asking where kittens come from.”

“Where do kittens come from, Fireheart?” Sandstorm snickered.

“The nursery.” Fireheart deadpanned.

“Good choice.”

“Simple and has the bonus of being true.”

“How do they get to the nursery?”

“That’s a completely different question. And their mothers carry them, of course. Mothers carry their kits everywhere.”

“Inside and out!” Sandstorm cackled. “Oh, Fireheart, this is brilliant! You have got to let me know when Cloudpaw starts asking around. I want to see his face.”

“I’ll consider it.” Fireheart snorted, amused. “Might be better to let his mother handle that one. Princess is rather blunt and not very faint-hearted. She worries for us, of course, but she’s got her own way of explaining the facts of life.”

“Definitely take me with you next time you see her.” Sandstorm was giddy with laughter and excitement. “Tulipwood could have used this on me and I wouldn’t have known the difference!”

“Your mother?”

“Yes. She was from Mousefur’s litter. She died not long before I was apprenticed. It was a hard leaf-bare.”

“I’m sorry you had to go through that.”

“It was a while ago. Besides, I still have Mousefur, Breezefoot, Whitepelt, and Sparrowpelt.”

“I only know Mousefur.” Fireheart offered apologetically.

“You know all of them. Elders can change their names when they retire. Sparrowpelt lost his tail to a badger and Whitepelt is pretty much blind and deaf.”

“Halftail and One-eye.” Fireheart realized, breathless. “Are all names so cruel?”

“They named themselves. It’s Clan tradition, and who are we to go against our elders?”

“Clan tradition doesn’t always mean it’s right.” Fireheart scowled.

“Bluestar was right to choose you.” Sandstorm said, obviously changing the subject.

“What?”

“Bluestar was right to choose you, even if she did it past moon-high. You’ve been doing such a good job that no one saw how much stress you were under until you cracked… I’m sorry I didn’t see it before.”

“It wasn’t for you to see.” Fireheart admitted. “I didn’t want anyone to see.”

“I… that’s fair. You’ve been under a lot of pressure. I just… let me know before you leave again.”

“What?”

“Tell me when you feel like leaving and I won’t stop you. With the way things are going, I might even scoop up Cloudpaw and come with you.”

“Why?”

“Because he’s your nephew. He’d miss you if you left.”

“He has family here. And in Twolegplace.”

“Ever since he found out he was adopted, he hasn’t been as open with anyone else. He could go back to his mother, but I doubt he would truly be happy as a house-cat. He likes to explore.” Sandstorm deadpanned, recalling when she and Fireheart went looking for three adventurous kittens, one of whom successfully caught prey.

“He sure does.” Fireheart agreed with a laugh, recalling the exact same thing. “Why would you want to come with me?”

Sandstorm was quiet as they walked and she spoke after they passed a few trees.

“I’d miss you. If you left. Even if you did tell me before you went, I… I don’t think I can see ThunderClan lasting much longer without you.”

“So you’d want to get out while you can?”

“No, I’d want to go with you.” She insisted.

“Why?”

“Because I… I think you’re a good cat, Fireheart. And I’d be willing to follow you wherever you felt like you needed to be.”

Fireheart narrowed his eyes and snorted.

“Whatever helps you sleep at night.” He offered neutrally.

“A race might.”

“What?”

“Help me sleep better.”

“You’ve always been faster than me.”

“Well, then, I guess it’ll be a hunting race. Whoever brings the most prey back to camp at sunset gets a favor.”

“You’re on!” Fireheart crowed.

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Cloudpaw sat at the center of the camp when Fireheart and Sandstorm returned with their hunting wares. His fur bristled with excitement and his eyes were wide with determination. He fidgeted from time to time, something that the cats around him didn’t appreciate.

“Relax, Cloud! Either he’ll come back or he won’t and if he doesn’t come back by moon-high, he probably won’t ever.” Ashpaw scoffed.

“You shut your muzzle before I bury it in the dirtplace!”

“That’s not how you talk to your Clanmates.” Sandstorm called out, voice muffled by the mound of prey she carried in her jaws. Once all of their collective stash was on the fresh-kill pile, she turned to talk to the apprentices.

“Apologize, Cloudpaw. What you said was inappropriate. No one should be shoving anyone’s muzzle anywhere near the dirtplace unless it’s to cough up a hairball or gag.”

“Ew!” The apprentices groaned in a chorus.

“Exactly.” Sandstorm snorted, satisfied. “And I heard what you said to Cloudpaw, Ashpaw. That was not okay. You need to apologize to him as well.”

The apprentices exchanged half-hearted apologies, even though Ashpaw protestested while doing so.

“It’s not like Fireheart is coming back. You heard him just like everyone else. He hates us all.”

“If that were the truth I’d have left you to Tigerclaw a long time ago.” Fireheart muttered, irritated, before springing from behind the nursery and creeping toward the apprentices.

“You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Dustpelt does.”

“I doubt that.”

“I’m going to tell him you said that.”

“Go ahead.” Sandstorm scowled through gritted teeth. “Though I can’t say you’ll have much of a mentor to run to.”

Fireheart fought the urge to snort and decided to change his approach.

“Leave the kits to their dreams, Sandstorm. Everyone’s got to look up to someone.”

“Fireheart!” Cloudpaw screeched, bowling him over. Several heads popped out of various dens and soon the clearing was filled with cats.

“I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry please don’t ever leave again-.”

“-don’t know how you handled all these patrols-.”

“-Bluestar is just not herself at all, how did we not notice?!”

“Back up!” Greystripe snapped suddenly. “Let Fireheart breathe. And he might listen better if he knew what you were saying.”

“Right, because you always know what he’s doing and when and how he feels about it.” Mousefur snorted.

“Because he looks overwhelmed.” Sandstorm corrected quietly. “Just this once, I agree with Greystripe.”

She turned to Fireheart to find that he’d since sat up and was now curled around Cloudpaw, who sniffled and clung to his fur.

“-I wasn’t exactly using my head at the time, kit. I panicked and that was the result. I didn’t think I’d need as long as I did but I also didn’t want you to see me like that. Yelling at the entire Clan was bad enough.”

“But you left without saying anything! And then you didn’t come back for days! I only didn’t get to look for you because Sandstorm wouldn’t let me. She kept saying you were okay.”

“And you didn’t believe her because you never believe anyone about anything.” Fireheart snorted fondly.

“I believe you.”

“I know you do.”

“I think you’re a good deputy.”

“I think that Bluestar forgot to ask if I wanted the job.”

“Well, you proved everyone wrong. Now they know we need you, just like I do.”

“Good to hear, Cloud, but I do believe that moon-high approaches.”

“Aw, no!” Cloudpaw half-whined half-snarled.

“Now, Cloudpaw, you know Whitestorm planned to train you with Brightpaw-.” Brindleface began.

“Fireheart won’t be here tomorrow if I go to sleep. You all ran him off and we’re lucky he spent the day with Sandstorm.”

“Cloudpaw, what are you talking about? He’s right here. You knew he was going to come back, you said it yourself.”

“I said he would come back, not that he would stay.” Cloudpaw retorted icily. “I won’t be late for training tomorrow, just let me talk to him a bit more.”

“Slow down, Cloudpaw.” Fireheart murmured. “No one’s in trouble. You can talk to me whenever you like.”

“They ran you off!”

“I’m pretty sure I used my own four legs, kit.” The ginger tom chuckled.

“You don’t like it here, though.” Cloudpaw insisted.

“I like ThunderClan just fine. Things just aren’t going all that well for everyone and I wasn’t handling it like I should have. I needed space and I got it.”

“So you’re not going to be a loner?”

“Nope. But I’ll let you know if I’m going away for longer than the sun is up. You need your sleep.”

“Okay.” Cloudpaw said simply. The white tom got to his paws and trudged for the medicine den, only looking back once to make sure his uncle was really there.

“I almost forgot what that felt like.” Fireheart grumbled, annoyed, and swiped his tongue against his teeth as if there were a bad taste on it.

“Forgot what?”

“Cats who live with Twolegs give up all rights to their litters after the kits are weaned off milk. Usually the Twolegs are generous and let them have long enough for the kits to be taught some things, but it’s pretty well-known that there’s a deadline. It’s why my sister asked me to take Cloud in the first place. She wanted to make sure at least one of her kits was someplace she could find. It’s safe to say that Cloudpaw feels differently about family than the rest of you and that he’ll always want to be around the cats he’s closest to.”

“You said you almost forgot.” Swiftpaw noted. “Did… did you get taken from your mother too?”

“Everyone does at some point. It’s like leaving the nursery to go to the apprentice den.”

“That’s not the same at all.” Longtail sputtered. “When you first came to the Clan… you never mentioned any family. How long had you been alone?”

“Had to be two or three moons, I think. It’s a bit foggy, but I know my sister and I are the spitting image of our parents. At least, according to the cats around town.”

“So you just… never saw your entire family again?”

“I’ve seen Princess a few times when I was younger. And she gave me Cloud.”

“It’s different.” Goldenflower choked out. “Fireheart, I couldn’t imagine giving up my kits. How did your mother ever cope with not seeing you at all? How is your sister faring with what amounts to the loss of an entire litter?”

“Feel free to come ask her if I ever meet up with her again, because I’m not touching that with a Twoleg stick even if you gave me all your fresh-kill.”

“I think I would like to meet this sister of yours.” Brindleface mused. “She must know so much about Cloudpaw, maybe she’ll be able to help him through this.”

“No wonder he was so upset all this time.” Fernpaw realized. “Fireheart is all he has and the rest of the cats he’s surrounded by don’t like him.”

“It’s not that we don’t like him-.”

“You never liked him.” Sandstorm insisted bluntly. “I’m not exactly blameless in any of this but I can admit Fireheart got piled on like a patrol trying to take down a dog.”

“And… so did….” Swiftpaw offered in an odd voice.

“Hey, Cloudpaw!” He called, springing to his paws and racing for the medicine cat den.

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AU where Bluestar blurts out all her troubles to either Snowfur, Rosetail, Thrushpelt, and Sunstar. When Snowfur dies, Rosetail and Thrushpelt are right there with her, making sure she eats and gets out to hunt and keeping her claws sharp even if she doesn’t go into battle as often as her Clanmates. Sunstar knows Bluefur has a lover and that Thrushpelt is a candidate but the three warriors never really talked about any of them taking a mate or having kits so he figured it was a spur of the moment thing with a passing rogue and they all agree that if Bluefur has kits, Thrushpelt will claim them and Rosetail will help raise them.

This changes the prophecy because although the prophecy was given to Bluefur, she has a support system and Rosetail (at the very least) knows that Tigerpaw is being trained rather fiercely. So she puts herself in the running to become deputy. Bluefur and Thrushpelt raise the kits. She’s a doting aunt. She becomes leader when Sunstar dies. Oakheart knows his kits’ names and Stormstar (Crookedstar keeps his name because I said so) eventually declares Sunningrocks neutral territory because Sunstar was right about ThunderClan getting more use out of it but it was their land first.

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