#pythonback

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A deep conversation with a stranger ft Heronstar of @juniper-clan

I'd imagine Python and Heron would get along well in another universe, two cats thrust into crippling responsibility at such a young age while dealing with the grief of losing a loved one; needing to be strong for everyone but themselves. Said responsibility doesn't easily foster friendship, though, now does it? Strangers will have to do

[leohnoz]

Leaders 2 + Edits

MORE leaders (or adjacent) from clangen blogs i follow! First post here

TW for flashing/flickering in the video, blood, and eyestrain for close-ups. Those close-ups, credit @'s, timestamps and extras below.

0:00 - Splinterstar, 0:38 - Amberstar/feather, 2:57 - Honeystar

@songclangen

1:02 - Cinnamonstar

@silkclan

1:37 - Ashpaw/sight

@ashpaw-is-alone

2:01 - Rapidstar

@horizonclansfate

2:30 - Dancingstar, 2:39 - Partridgestar

@silverclangen

3:25 - Poppypaw

@lostclanwc

3:41 - Kestrelstar

@echoes-in-echoclan

4:08 - Froststar, 4:35 - Branchstar II, 5:14 - Brindlestar

@through-frost-and-flames

5:38 - Fallenstar

@poppyclangen

6:16 - Pearlstar

@aphidclan-clangen

7:05 - Shadestar

@tidalclan

7:29 - Flyquiver/star

@clanoflotus-clangen

7:54 - Pythonback

@rise-of-littleclan

8:16 - Brownleaf

@the-path-of-dreamers

9:02 - Leapstar

@nectarclan

9:48 - Messing with backgrounds

Notes:

-forgot to save the image without my watermark on all the cats... so had to go back and redo it all

-redrew Twistedeyes because of the 3d effect on her, and redo Fogstars/Foamstars fade effects

-generally fixing little mistakes from the first batch

-had to go back thru Songclangen because HONEYSTAR

-lots of forgetting to resize these cats

-forgot to record for a few

-went back and fixed Leapstars face, didn't like it

-messed around with placements a lot

Edits:

@fallenclan, @whispering-clan, @juniper-clan, @we-are-dogclan, @bitterclan

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Welcome to The Little Circus! Everyone take your seats, the show is about to start!

Sleekspin is a tightrope plate spinner! Talk about a balancing act!

Sharppaw and Dancingpaw are the twin dagger throwers! It's double trouble!

Snappaw introduces a new act with her mighty bullwhip! Supersonic!

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I've been seeing everyone making @circus-clangen inspired characters, and I'm very excited to hop on that train with a LittleClan AU! It was very fun to assign everyone an act and come up with silly outfits! I've already come up with rudimentary lore for character dynamics and appearances (someone help me)

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Moon 0 Part 3

<- Part 2 | Part 4 ->

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Moon 2 Moon 1 | Moon 3

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Moon 1 Moon 0 Pt. 4 | Moon 2

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Moon 0 Part 4 - End of Prologue

<;- Part 3 | Moon 1 ->

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Moon 0 - Part 2

CW: Blood, Gore, Animal Death

<- Part 1 | Part 3 ->

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Dreamers lay within visions sparse, Of blushing glimpses one can parse, To vanish in mornings break, For dreamers when they wake

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Moon 0 - Part 1

CW: Blood, Gore

Pythonback twitches and shifts in his nest, one the young warrior has had for moons now but still feels foreign and stiff to him. Unable to sleep, the spindly tom gazes lazily out the entrance to the Warriors den as he has for hours, watching the moon's slow trek across the deep, twinkling sky and musing about how cold and barren the camp looks during the night. His father, Echoglare slept soundly a pace behind him, but he could hear Fennelpeak moving in his nest, the russet-furred deputy has been under a lot of stress recently and Pythonback felt a pang of sympathy for the overworked tom. Amber eyes dart again to the clearing where a familiar pelt stalked into camp. With a few bleary blinks Pythonback recognized Jumpfang's sandy dappled pelt as he made his way to the apprentice's den. The young warrior's eyes narrowed in confusion; What could Jumpfang need from Buzzardpaw at this hour? He wondered speculatively. Maybe a night hunting lesson? The older warrior was known to be stuffy and strict with his training regiments, so it wasn't completely out of the blue. What was stranger though, was the tom exiting and all three smaller forms of LeapClan's apprentices following behind him. From the distance it was hard to tell, but from the puffed pelts and anxious glances around camp, the apprentices seemed scared of something. At this Pythonback stood, trying to be as quiet as possible to not wake the warriors around him, and padded out of the den. As he breached the archway into the clearing Jumpfang's gaze met his, and the toms ears briefly fell flat against his head before flicking back upwards alertly. "Jumpfang.. What's happening?" Pythonback asked as he approached. The older tom glanced behind him into the warriors den then met Pythonback's gaze, hissing out a quick hush. He seemed irritated, which was only accentuated by his rapidly flicking tail. Jumpfang grumbled as his gaze flicked from the cream warrior to the trio of apprentices and then back. "Pythonback, you need to take the apprentices deep into the territory, now. Quickly, go." He shoved the apprentices towards him with his tail and narrowed his eyes at Pythonback expectantly. Pythonback froze momentarily, taking in the urgency in Jumpfang's tone before nodding and ushering the apprentices towards him. This is how I can prove myself, I'll keep them safe from… From whatever is happening. As the group of four rushed out of camp through a rear exit, Pythonback spared a final glance to Jumpfang, who hadn't yet moved, staring the group down as they left. It sent a prickle down Pythonback's spine as he again turned and fled camp with the apprentices. It wasn't long after the small group fled camp that yowls of alarm rang in the distance, and not long after that yowls of fear and pain. Pythonback's stomach flipped on itself but he pressed forward, keeping the apprentices in front of him to catch them when they stumbled or tripped. Finally, deep into the territory as Jumpfang instructed, the group came to a slow stop. The cries were so distant they were barely perceivable, and after a minute halted altogether. The trio of apprentices collapsed in a heap, curling against each other. Lilacpaw pressed into her brother, Bluepaw, comfortingly as he curled into a ball, the younger Buzzardpaw doing the same against Lilacpaw's flank. Pythonback hesitated as he glanced around, Should I go back? I think they're safe here… The tom hunched over and eased his labored breathing. Yes, I'll… I'll go back and help. Just need to catch my breath. In the commotion of everyone settling, the nearing thrum of pawsteps goes unnoticed.

Part 2

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Here are the refs of our four founders! Feel free to ask them questions through the askbox!

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Pythonback, do you know what killed Echoglare/your dad at all? I also hope you got the chance to bury him if you didn't leave before he died.

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pythonback, how does it feel to be the only adult in the group?

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We'll be right back folks

I thought I would give everyone an update/heads up that I'm going on a (hopefully) short hiatus due to classwork, mental health, and mild art block. No need to worry about me, I'll still be around!

I primarily don't want to work on moon updates until I'm back 100%, so now is a perfect time for asks of any kind, as well as doodle requests either for LittleClan or another Clangen page :)

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Some fanart for @mossclan-moons! I think their story is so cute so far, and oh my gosh Otterstar's litter of FIVE is insane!! I'll volunteer LittleClan to help babysit

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LittleClan Spoilers DO NOT PUBLISH

Pythonback begins to be bullied by the apprentices over his name. They tell him nothing is special about his back so his suffix is stupid; he renames himself Pythonpatch to escape their torment.

Bluepaw and Lilacpaw become warriors and name themselves Blueback and Lilacback respectively. Pythonpatch is confused and tells the two their backs aren't special either, and the two berate Pythonpatch about how their backs are incredibly special and deserve to be their namesake. Pythonpatch cries himself to sleep.

Lilacback finds a fox cub and adopts it as her child, naming it Pythonback. Pythonback bites Pythonpatch upon meeting him and Pythonpatch immediately dies.

Buzzardpaw seizes the power vacuum and declares herself Buzzardstar. Blueback thinks he deserves to be leader instead and attacks Buzzardstar, and in their scuffle fall off a cliff and both die.

Lilacback takes Pythonback and decides to go back to LeapClan territory. She is greeted by the whole of LeapClan, who are actually all alive, and they are so moved by her story they pronounce her the true leader of LeapClan, with Pythonback acting as her deputy.