#ibtwicm

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what does ibtwicm stand for?

Holy fuck it’s been too long since I’ve updated this one. That’s why I’m doing it tonight.

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I'm curious, how do you picture / head canon Cinder's injured leg? Some people imagine her dragging it behind her like a dead weight, others picture her walking on it with almost no issue other then a limp and slower movements. Is her mobility different / improved in the Wind au thanks to the help and training from Deadfoot and the others?

i picture it the way it's described in the books!

sorry, i just have strong opinions on the fact that people don't really...pay attention to how it's described in the books? lol. i actually deviate from the book description a bit.

i picture it as turned out slightly. i don't really know how to describe it...maybe 15 degrees out and 5 degrees back? unfortunately, they don't sell cat mannequins for sketching (i wanted to buy one), so i can't show you what i mean, but nothing super dramatic.

(i take some amount of issue with people who treat it super dramatically when, like, in the books it's pretty subtle. idk. maybe i'm overthinking things.)

pretty much all of her pt work was done w yellowfang, before leaving for windclan. the only major difference is that she continued to work the muscles, etc., like a warrior would, which does keep her in better shape, and there's, like, uh. some issues, they get better if you keep the muscles involved strong?

frankly most of what she needed was cats who believe in her.

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Good news for tonight guys

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I saw your reply to the comment on the newest chapter of IBTWICM where you mentioned it's almost been a year since you had last updated. I didn't believe it until I went back a chapter and saw the comments left from June 2021. That's insane, I swear I thought you last updated it in like December. You're right, time really can get funky! It was well worth the wait though! Such a good series <3

thank you! i'm glad you like it (& think it's worth the wait!)

i knew it had been a long time, but a long time is anything from one day to four years in my brain, y'know? it wasn't until...oh, when i was posting it, i wanted to look @ it lengthwise, to make sure i wasn't missing any scenes (if the chapter had only been like 4k words i would've known i needed to add something), and i noticed the last chapter was posted in june.

time flies when you're. well.

anyway, thank you again! it makes me feel very warm to know you like it and that you were reading my responsese to comments...

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

chapter summary: Cinderpaw, from injury to WindClan.

tumblr exclusive: i (not matthew) posted this one, so if there's some glaring missing scene or left in editing notes (usually [] or {}), feel free to tell us so matthew can yell at me.

(no but seriously if i missed something let us know so matthew can fix it)

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Medicine cats learn healing timelines, not from being taught, but from experience. Some things are counted in heartbeats. Halted breathing. Serious cuts. Time spent underwater. Others are counted in claws of the moon. Kittings. The distance between coughing fits. Unconsciousness. Most things are counted in days. Torn claws. Healing wounds. Illness. A few things are counted in moons. Broken bones. Pregnancies. Recovery from blood loss.

everything that we’re denied (i’ll believe the wind is calling me, ch. 2)

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so i've hit that stage of outlining

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Me: I want to read the next chapter of ibtwicm

Also me: I can't believe I have to write the next chapter of ibtwicm