#ghostwatcher

[sunkissedliterarylightofchrist]

sooooo that girl content? 👀

What do you think is the ‘checklist’ to be one?

Waking up at 6 AM or earlier every morning no matter what, and going to bed earlier as a result

Daily Bible and prayer time for at least 30 minutes, preferably longer. And intentionally pray multiple times a day

Self-discipline

Consistency

Routine and habits

Delayed gratification

Daily exercise

Highly limit social media- assess where it adds actual value to your life and cut everything else out ruthelessly

Asking who you want to be. Then seeing what steps you need to take to get there. Then do it.

Blocking out distractions

Saying no to people

Have a clean space

Drink water and eat healthy foods

Only have friends who bring actual value to your life. You don’t need thirty friends. A handful of ride-or-dies is all you need

Having a simple effective beauty routine. Rather than jumping on beauty trends or obsessing over your appearence, figure out how to enhance your natural beauty and stick with it. Genuinely teach yourself to love the way you look and be confident in it without becoming vain.

Treating yourself with the value and respect that God sees in you

Having beauty (inner and outer) and intelligence be your default setting

Keep your cards close to your chest, only share required information with people you trust

Always be learning. If you’re in school, achieve academic excellence. If you’re not, still be learning things each day and filling your mind with knowledge. Read books and articles, and listen to podcasts and watch informative movies and videos

People will always be smarter than you and wiser than you. Surround yourself with those people and ask them to teach you

Intentionally look for the beauty in everything and be thankful for it

You can always grow and improve more in every area

Set yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily goals and break down the steps to achieve them and follow through. Focus on the proccess

Devote yourself to the things you love

Focus on the mindset > the aesthetic

Stop consuming self-improvement content and actually doing the hard work that self-improvement requires

Don’t tie yourself to anyone’s opinions but God and people who also follow His will

Work on your dreams. Actually work on them, don't just dream about them. If it seems impossible, do whatever you have to do to make it achievable

Kick laziness and procrastination out the window

Intentionally set aside time to rest and make sure that the time you rest is actually restful and fills you up. And when you’re not resting, you’re working.

Make a list of your priorities, in order. The ones at the top are what you spend the most time on, and things that aren't on the list don't deserve your attention

Hold yourself accountable for what you do every day. Celebrate your wins, and acknowledge your losses. What do you fail at, figure out why, and then take the steps to make sure that it won't happen again

Take care of your outer physical body and your mental health

Quit the excuses. There is a difference between having an actual legitimate reason for not doing something and just trying to beg off how you've failed yourself.

Develop a good work ethic

Do not shy away from hard conversations that make you uncomfortable and force you to change the way you think

Do small acts of beauty and self-care each day that only take a few minutes, but make you feel good and excite you

Forgive yourself for your past mistakes and failures but don't let it happen again

Be kind and humble and loving to everyone. But people who haven't proven themselves to you haven't earned anything from you

Motivation is wonderful. Find it, use it, harness it. But it isn't constant. Be able to work just as much with it as you can without it

Praise God for the work He has done in you and the prayers He has answered. What you have right now? That just used to be a pleading cry for help. Thank Him for it, it came from Him and not you, and make sure everyone else knows it.

Develop speech and debate skills

Develop a workout routine that covers all the bases and that you genuinely enjoy doing. The goal of working out should not be to punish yourself or your body, but to love to move your body and get physically stronger and more capable.

No screens for the first or last hour of the day

And finally, submit everything that you do to the Lord and ensure that it is His will. And if you are ever unsure if He wants you to take a course of action or not, just step out in faith and see what happens.

I know that this list sounds exhausting and utterly impossible. But it isn't. It has taken me three years from the time I decided to start caring about myself in this way and becoming a hard-working disciplined 'Christian That Girl' to today, but I am here. Every single thing on this list I actively do, I'm not just listing it to sound better than I am. I'm not perfect at it and I mess up sometimes. But I do intentionally do each and every one of these things. And guess what? I started seeing results from the immediate things after days. And a lot of these longer term things are only a few months of hard work away.

At the end of the day, if you don't have something you want that you could've had, that's because you chose comfort in the moment over success in the future. Of course, life and tragedy happens, but for way more things than you realize, YOU are in control of your life and everything that you do has consequences. It is up to you to decide if they will be positive or negative. Don't look back kicking yourself saying 'I wish I had spent my time doing that.' Instead, look back and say, 'Praise God I spent my time doing that.'

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Okay fuck it coming up with names for Vanillatoe and Birdfall's kits:

Boarkit

Sheepkit

Roosterkit

Horsekit

Cowkit

I'm actually thinking that Birdfall was formerly a barn cat before falling in love with Vanillatoe and joining SkyClan, hence the barn animal naming theme for her and Vanillatoe's kits!!!! Shame they all died though... not sure how exactly yet though, I'm leaning towards some kind of animal killing them all, but not sure which one

for some reason I get 'killed by weasel' vibes. It's plausible and also I like to imagine something smaller than a fox or badger

[applerums]

yeea i made this in like, an hour? maybe less

that's my boy Ghostwatcher, he's a warrior that got hit on the head and now can see hallucinations, which all his clanmates take as prophecies/omens/signs/anything that has to do with starclan

here's how he USED TO look, and its disgusting:

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Dark Forest Resident: Ghostwatcher

Aliases / Nicknames: The Reaper, Spirit of the Woods, Casper 

Gender: tom 

Sexuality: unlabeled

Family: unnamed biological mother, unnamed biological father, Birdfall (adoptive mother), Vanillatoe (adoptive father), Loki, Jasper (brothers), Nala, Penny (sisters), Vinestar (adoptive uncle)

Other Relations: Vinestar (mentor) 

Clan: SkyClan 

Rank: senior warrior

Characteristics: kills to avenge his siblings, kills at random, quiet and emotionless, detached

Number of Victims: 49+ 

Number of Murders: 49+

Known Victims: Flickerpine, Scorch, Riptide, several unnamed warriors, loners, and rogues

Victim Profile: young cats who went into the woods alone at night 

Cause of Death: calicivirus 

Cautionary Tale: don't go out alone at night, you never know what may be lurking in the territories

Story: 

Casper warned his siblings not to go into the forest. 

His mother had told them all the stories of the wild cats in the forest, and he was the only one who understood the danger they posed to them. But his siblings didn't care. They just laughed, called him a coward, and dragged him along anyways, the allure of adventure too strong for them to resist.

His fears were proven right when he and his siblings ran into two terrifying looking rogues, their bodies covered in scars and their grins terrifying. Casper had shrunk back, but his siblings marched up to them and introduced themselves cheerily. They were answered by the rogues descending on them and Casper with claws and teeth. 

He couldn't tell whose blood was his and whose was his siblings. The last thing he saw before his vision blurred to black was another group of wild cats charging at the rogues.

When Casper came to, he couldn't see anymore. Wherever he was smelled overwhelmingly like plants, but he could also smell two cats there.

One of the cats spoke, his voice deep yet warm. He introduced himself as "Vinestar" and told Casper that he was in something called a "medicine den" in the camp of a group of cats called "SkyClan.” He sadly informed Casper that all of his siblings had been killed, and his own face, chest, and front legs would be permanently disfigured, but they had found him just in time to bring him to be healed.

Vinestar then asked Casper if he would like to become one of these "Clan cats.” All Casper could do was nod numbly in acceptance. Casper was renamed Ghostkit, as a testament to his miraculous survival, and placed into the care of Vinestar's brother, Vanillatoe and his mate, Birdfall, whose own litter had all sadly been stillborn. 

They doted on him just as much, if not more, than his own mother. Vinestar came to check on him constantly as well, and he was showered in love in general. 

But it didn't feel right. 

Ghostkit knew that they all loved him, but he couldn't bring himself to care for them, even though he appreciated them. Ghostkit became an apprentice, Ghostpaw, under Vinestar himself. Under his excellent mentorship, along with physical therapy from the medicine cat, Creekpond, Ghostpaw was able to become a very talented hunter and fighter, with a particular knack for stealth.

This gave Ghostpaw an idea. Why not try to avenge his siblings?

So that night he snuck out, using the sensations on the ground, his nose, and his hearing to see if he could find the killer. He didn't, but he did smell a young tom from one of the other Clans, ShadowClan, he thought. Just for practice, he slowly snuck up on the tom before pouncing on him and sinking his teeth into his neck. The thrill from that was the first time he had felt an emotion since his siblings' death.

Every night from then on, Ghostpaw would sneak out to track down an unsuspecting cat to kill. He was still mainly killing with the goal of avenging his siblings, but the thrill was a nice bonus.

He was able to achieve his original goal on the night he received his warrior name, Ghostwatcher. Vinestar, Vanillatoe, and Birdfall told him that it was a "tradition" to keep vigil, but he couldn't help himself. And he had a good feeling about tonight.

His good feelings were proven correct, as he finally caught the scents that had ruined his life all those moons ago. They were the only victims he talked to before killing them, to ask their names and to ask why they did what they did. The rouges responded that their names were Scorch and Riptide, and asked "Which one were you again? There's been so many toys we've played with, we've lost count."

The taste of their blood was the most satisfying taste Ghostwatcher had ever known in his life. Ghostwatcher was satisfied, but he still continued to kill cats, even after that night. It was still the only thing he found true enjoyment in.

To his Clanmates, he was an inspiration, a model warrior who preserved through everything with such grievous injuries. There were even whispers that he should be the next deputy, though he always denied the rumors. He didn't want to be deputy anyways. He liked being just a normal warrior-- it took the suspicion off of him.

Ghostwatcher continued on with his murders for a long time. But when he was a senior warrior, he spent some time playing with some kits. A few days later, the kits came down with an illness called "toad-spot sickness,” and a few days later, Ghostwatcher started showing symptoms as well.

The new medicine cat tried their absolute hardest to save him, but the sores quickly spread across Ghostwatcher's face, breaking into his old scar tissue and causing facial infections. Soon, there was nothing anyone could do, and Ghostwatcher passed away in the middle of the night, his adoptive parents and Vinestar sleeping by his nest.

Ghostwatcher wasn't surprised to find himself in the Dark Forest. He was more surprised that all of the afterlife crap the Clan cats kept yammering on about was actually real. At least he was in a place with like-minded cats now.

Additional Information:

--Submission by @starfalcon555​

--Ghostwatcher's front legs are both heavily scarred and twisted at the paws. Thanks to Creekpond's incredible physical therapist skills, though, he walks on them just fine, albeit with some pain.

--Ghostwatcher was named for his quiet and observant nature, allowing him to learn things about many of his Clanmates. It is NOT a cruel jab at his lack of eyes.

--Ghostwatcher had heterochromia before his eyes were torn out - his left eye was blue, and his right eye was yellow

--As a kittypet, he was named after Casper the Friendly Ghost

--The rogues that killed Ghostwatcher's siblings and mauled Ghostwatcher were named after two of their Pokemon Mystery Dungeon OCs. Their personalities are also largely based off of said OCs.

--Flickerpine would probably be mad at Ghostwatcher first, but when he realizes that he also killed for fun like him, and that he was just a random target, they probably become great friends

--Flickerpine was his first murder.

--Since Ghostwatcher has no eyes, his Dark Forest design has the scars covering his eyes glowing bright red instead.

[applerums]

oh my god Ghostwatcher get your poppy seeds

[applerums]

a quick doodle of my oc Ghostwatcher

got something in your eye, buddy?

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

I could easily see Viperthorn, Vixenlight, and Vanillatoe (and Birdfall, ofc) coming with Vinestar to the DF!

Vixenlight and Viperthorn barely even got a chance to be warriors, so I'm sure they'd revel in the opportunity to grow in the DF!

And ofc Vanillatoe and Birdfall would love to spend time with their adoptive son and his new family - though Ghostwatcher's murders came as a shock to them, they still love him to the end and back regardless!

...Actually, I just remembered that Vanillatoe and Birdfall had a litter of kits that all passed away right before they adopted Ghostkit/watcher. Maybe they come with their parents as well, so they can grow up?

*screams so loud that I break the sound barrier*

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Since Vinestar seems to be the hot topic now, here's some lore about him I came up with on the spot:

-He is the second youngest of the Dark Reign leaders, only being beat by Alderstar himself. He was born right after the events of Gorsedaisy's Nightmare to Thistlefrost and Wolftalon, both of whom were unfortunately killed by dogs right after Vinestar and his littermates became apprentices.

-He has three littermates - two brothers, Vanillatoe and Viperthorn, and a sister, Vixenlight. Viperthorn and Vixenlight passed away in a greencough outbreak shortly after the four became warriors. Vanillatoe survived and eventually went on to adopt Ghostwatcher alongside his mate, Birdfall.

-Vinestar's warrior name was Vinestripe!

-Vinestar's mentor was the deputy of SkyClan at the time, Egretbone. The two became extremely close, to the point where when Vinestripe discovered that Egretbone was secretly mates with a RiverClan warrior, Horsecreek, he encouraged Egretbone to leave SkyClan to be happy in RiverClan with Horsecreek. Egretbone recommended Vinestripe to be the next deputy in gratitude.

-His other apprentice aside from Ghostwatcher (the apprentice he needed to become deputy was Ashenwing (a warrior seen in the Rainstar's Burden allegiances) The two didn't get along as well as Vinestar did with Egretbone, and Vinestar wanted to get a second chance at that close bond with Ghostpaw/watcher.

-Vinestar died about thirty or so moons into Rainstar's leadership of ShadowClan, saving a group of apprentices from a badger. He had four lives remaining, but the badger tore his head off of his body, causing him to lose all of those lives instantaneously.

-Vinestar only found out about Ghostwatcher's murders when he went to StarClan, and was instantly torn up with grief. I could easily see him choosing to move permanently to the Dark Forest to spend more time with Ghostwatcher and his family!

I actually thought "man I want this man to get attention" after designing him, so THIS MAKES ME HAPPY

damn man got his whole head taken off

I do like the thought of him coming to the DF, too! Maybe some family comes with him, like Viperthorn and possibly his parents?