#gooseleaf

[rustingsunau]

Rusting Sun: No Two Stripes Are The Same

Bluedusk could feel the ground thrum beneath her paws as she gazed down at the excited kit- no, apprentice, her apprentice beaming up at her, practically marching in place.

He wasn't subtle at all, no matter how hard he tried.

Her uncle's ramblings echoed in her mind even as her whiskers twitched in amusement at the sight of a peeking fang from Tigerpaw's eager grin.

"That kit, he'll grow big, much too big, he can swallow the clan whole or he can lift it to reach Silverpelt THEMSELVES. It's why his father, that coward, that foolish slitprick tom-!"

What could Gooseleaf have possibly seen to warrant him yowling constantly about the clan's impending demise? What did Pinestar hear from Starclan to have their own leader flee from the sight of his kin?

Well, it didn't matter. Because it won't end that way, many don't tend to listen to a Healer's words - Sevens have patience with them - but she did.

There's still a chance to make Tigerpaw into a warrior that will let them reach new heights. Slim as it is now, without his father's guidance-

There was still his mentor, who could teach him a thing or two.

Bluedusk trilled lightly in surprise from the bump against her nose, it seemed the excitement found an outlet that lead to her almost having her face smashed into.

"Rather eager, aren't we?" Tigerpaw merely held his head high, chest puffing up and held her gaze. A fighter, a bold one, could be reckless. The sheer opposite of his sire.

She had a lot of work to do.

Credits to @redux-iterum for Bluefur and Goosefeather's name changes, I like them a lot :3

Note: the art will likely be spruced up later

[redux-iterum]

Hi, sorry if you've been asked this question before, but what was Gooseleaf's relationship with his apprentice like?

Thankfully, Comfreynose did great with Gooseleaf. He was patient, quiet and understanding, which was exactly what his mentor needed in an apprentice. Comfreynose got pretty good at figuring out what was a true vision and what was a hallucination before he was even given his name! Some would have argued the two got along better than Gooseleaf did with his own flesh-and-blood. But that's not entirely rare when it comes to apprentices and mentors.

[powerade]

my epic warrior cat ocs. spiderpaw was honeystars apprentice and cherrypaw is nectarsongs apprentice. Duckclaw is honeystars deputy and both him and gooseleaf were some of her best friends. Railgun is a kittypet that loves annoying the clans because of how she is as a person

[wc-rippleclan]

Gooseleaf - Female - 40 moons - Rippleclan

-Goose- for her colors, and -leaf due to her spattered pattern, much like a leaf that is changing for fall. 

-Her sister is Smallpelt

-Gooseleaf is a short she-cat, but she has large claws, which often surprises her opponents. She’s exceptionally good at fighting, and can easily overpower cats who overlook her. 

-Quiet and somber, Gooseleaf isn’t a cat many talk to or get along with, which leaves to a lonely life for the she-cat, but she doesn’t seem to care much.

-She can be impatient, and Snakestar is hesitant to give her an apprentice due to this.

[redux-iterum]

Did Gooseleaf ever receive any omens about Tigerkit? To mirror that one time in canon where Tigerkit went into the medicine cat den and Goosefeather lost his shit.

No one knows for sure. He didn't react well to him, but then again he didn't react well to anybody. Bluestar and her sister were the only time he was as tranquil as he had ever been, and most assumed that was because they're related to him.

[redux-iterum]

so assuming Goosefeather/storm being a schizophrenic carries over into this version of the Redux as well, how was the relationship between him and his sister?

Hello to you! Gooseleaf was indeed schizophrenic, which proved to be a little challenging to deal with for everyone. If it wasn’t for the fact that he was such a fantastic seer with pinpoint accuracy in his visions and extended knowledge about long dead cats, he would have been retired to the elder’s den almost as soon as he earned his name. His mentor channeled it into speaking with the stars, reasoning that most seers are pretty loopy anyway because of living in a dreamlike world and having to pay attention to things one can’t even see, so he should be fine (or at least fine-adjacent). Luckily, she turned out to be right, and he was very successful in his field!  

His sister's name was Silverface, and their relationship was a little strained - not out of any fault from either of them doing anything wrong; it was the sort of strain that seems to automatically develops between a neurotypical person and a severely mentally challenged one that seem to have no common ground. It was hard to talk to him because of his hallucinations and paranoia, not to mention that extended periods of socialization could stress him out and make them worse. She and her family did love him, but they never really learned how to communicate with him beyond expressing concern and care in the distant ways they could that wouldn’t freak him out. 

When her kits were born, he was the one to visit her in the nursery - which was normally rare, as his presence and behavior made queens nervous - and talk about what he saw in her kits’ futures. He sat there quietly for a while, looking at them, before meeting Silverface’s eyes and telling her two things she had never heard from him before and never would again.

The first was that he loved her and his nieces. The second, after regarding Bluekit with a gentle serenity he rarely had, was that “fire really isn’t all that bad after all, is it?”. 

Silverface was quite surprised, but she recovered enough to respond that she loved him too and was proud of him (he said he knew, but he was very relieved to hear it out loud). She didn’t ask for clarification about that second remark, because she knew she wouldn’t understand, so they sat there together in silence for a while. It was a nice moment, and the nicest they’d ever had in each other’s company. 

After that, they were more comfortable with each other, but unfortunately Silverface died before they could be any closer. Gooseleaf was inconsolable for many days after that.