#currentseeker

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Month 9 - Leaffall

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The nursery was quiet. Smokyrose sat curled around the sleeping forms of her kits, her two baby girls. Sagetooth had insisted that it was important for her to be left alone after the birth, that it was important for a mother to get to know her kits without any extra stressors. Still, Smokyrose felt utterly and deeply alone. 

She wished someone was there. She felt like she ought to want Ghost there with her, but she almost couldn’t bear the thought of him, somewhere else, not missing her at all, possibly plotting against her Clan. Instead, she found herself longing for Currentseeker most of all. She could almost see her big brown muzzle laid over her back, smell the sunshine and river water on her fur. 

Look at them, she would say, our perfect little monsters. They will be monsters - once their eyes are open. I can just tell. 

“We always wanted a litter of our own,” murmured Smokyrose. “I just wish you were here. I wish they would be able to know you.” Her mind failed to imagine a proper response and the image of her beloved slipped away from her grasp. She sighed and the act seemed to break the seal that had been holding back the emotion trapped inside her. Tears pooled in her eyes and her expression crumpled pathetically. She was exhausted and moody and so, so alone. The fight earlier had done nothing but make her feel even more alienated from her Clanmates. She wished- Stars, what did she wish? That Scorchplume had told her? That Ghost was here? That she had never met him? That Currentseeker had never died? There was too much going on, too much she wanted to change. 

Ultimately, she wished that things were different. 

“Smoky?” 

She lifted her head, sniffling, and saw Songdust standing in the nursery entrance. “Oh, Songdust,” she tried to smile, wiping at her cheek with a paw. “Please, come in. Are you here to see the girls?” 

“Yeah,” Songdust said carefully as she approached. “Are you alright?” 

Smokyrose opened her mouth to lie but couldn’t bring herself to say yes. “No, but I guess that’s to be expected. I’ll be okay in time.” She knew that in her head even if it felt impossible right now. 

“I’m sorry,” Songdust said, settling down beside her. “I know you’re upset-”

“It’s fine,” Smokyrose said firmly. “Let’s just forget about it.” 

Songdust sighed. “What are their names?” 

Smokyrose looked back down at her kits, her perfect, special, wonderful little girls and sighed as well. “This is Fogkit,” she said, her tail tip touching lightly over the back of the sleeping, pale grey tabby. “And this is Slatekit,” she said, nosing the kit that seemed the perfect image of herself. 

“What lovely names,” Songdust said softly, nuzzling up against Smokyrose’s cheek. 

“Thank you,” she purred weakly, leaning in to the very welcome touch. An unexpected yawn parted her jaws, causing Songdust to chuckle. 

“Should I let you sleep?” Songdust asked, shifting to stand, and Smokyrose reached out to pull her back.

“No,” she said quickly. “Or- Would you stay with me while I sleep?” 

Songdust smiled and nodded. “Of course, Rose.” She stood just enough to scoot forward, stretching out to wrap around Smokyrose with the kits nestled between their bodies. Smokyrose sighed in relief and laid her head over Songdust’s tail, allowing herself to close her eyes. Sleep came quickly and gently, a much needed rest accentuated by the feeling of her kits’ heartbeats against her side.

UPDATES:

- Smokyrose had a litter of two kittens, Fogkit and Slatekit. She refuses to talk about their father.

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will we get to see a design for Currentseeker?

Ask and ye shall receive

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fantastic job on the recent updates they were absolutely incredible to read, smokyrose’s death was absolutely crushing in a good way! not sure if this counts as a question which delves into spoilers so of course feel free to not answer, but will smoky and currentseeker reunite in starclan? does current know smoky died even? i was a bit surprised that she wasn’t the one who collected her spirit but i hope the two can get back together again, maybe both watch over poor fogkit and slatekit from the clouds. the angst here is really juicy, loving it.

Thank you! I worked really hard on them and the rest of the stuff coming out this month so I'm really glad it hit right.

And yes! Currentseeker and Smokyrose are reunited in StarClan, same with Sunstar and all of their other Clanmates. In my head, each Clan has a specific cat who functions as their StarClan guide and they're the only ones who can really travel to Earth on a regular basis. There's a chance that cats can get lost and stuck without a guide and there's also a chance that StarClan cats who aren't properly trained as guides can get lost if they try to go back on their own. Poppyblaze is RisingClan's guide and she's the one who makes sure dead cats find their way safely to StarClan, especially when they die far from home like Smokyrose did.

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Apologies if someone’s asked this before buuttt

If Currentseeker (Smokyrose’s previous mate, I think that’s what her name was?) were to ever meet Fogpaw and Slatepaw, how do you think they’d get along?

I know realistically they would- never meet, this is just a fun little what-if :3

Oh, absolutely. Currentseeker was a very relaxed and friendly cat who would have adored her daughters with every fiber of her being. She and Smokyrose likely watch them from StarClan and talk about how proud they are of their little girls.