#maplestrike

[smallfire]

been trying to do more backgrounds.... @threeclans artfight is perfect motivation :]

[whoopsie-daisys]

It's a long road walking into the sun The heat can make you lose your head, your sense of direction Oh steady, steady I am ready 

to be the one. x

[we-rate-warrior-names]

it's cool, I just changed things about previously submitted cats Roseslash: same deputy-mentor-nursery cat. Just a bit more stressed, a bit more dad, and may have killed someone. Lilacstar: he got his wakeup call. Now he's having a midlife crisis. He and rose are mates. Maplestrike: she's angrier than before. Milkkit: roseslash's adopted kit! She's a fiesty little thing, best friends with dustykit Dustykit: another kit. They're a troublemaker and rope milkkit into shenanigans.

Roseslash- An thoughtful and proud tom. Roseslash is a bit of a mystery- even to Lilacstar, a lot of the time he is very open and kind to the ones he loves, but sometimes he is quiet and reserved, he still appreciates company but he probably won’t speak. Roseslash is juggling a lot of responsibilities and he loves all of them, even if it does cause him stress, Lilacstar always tries to help out when he can but Roseslash often insists on keeping the workload unless he is really desperate - he hates admitting any kind of defeat, especially since Milkkit came into his life, he wants to be strong for her and not let her down, 15/10

Lilacstar- A thoughtful and anxious tom. After receiving his wake up call his famous confidence was shattered and now he’s a shadow of his former self, a lot of the time he will lie in his den and think, with Roseslash often trying in vain to cheer him up - one thing Lilacstar doesn’t regret is settling with Roseslash as his mate, he believes that Roseslash is a better cat than he will ever be and feels lucky to have him by his side. Rather than try and start trouble at gatherings he now sits by and let things be, barely contributing apart from the usual clan bulletins, but if another leader tries to take advantage of him thinking he’s gone soft, some of Lilacstar’s old confidence will come through and let this other cat know he is still capable of defending himself and his clan. Lilacstar is trying to get involved with clan life but currently this tends to fail since his clanmates don’t really want to interact with him, Roseslash is the one the clan tends to look to. Lilacstar wants to fix things but he doesn’t know how, 15/10

Maplestrike - A grumpy and determined she-cat. Maplestrike doesn’t trust this apparent change of heart in Lilacstar- she believes he is up to something, even if it’s just attention seeking, and as a result she has become a lot more resentful towards him - she didn’t even know that was possible. Maplestrike tends to stick to herself and doesn’t really interact with her clanmates, due to her trust issues she isn’t very social towards them, and will often snap at them if she is feeling particularly rotten, 15/10

Milkkit- An extroverted and energetic she-kit. It’s almost impossible to win an argument against Milkkit, she’s very opinionated and it’s very hard to change her mind, Roseslash often jokes to Lilacstar that she will make a great leader one day. Milkkit will often chat with any cat that makes eye contact with her, she always asks questions about things and it isn’t uncommon for her to beg warriors to take her out into the forest or to teach her some battle moves, it also isn’t uncommon for her and Dustykit to be thwarted in their attempts to leave camp, 14/10

Dustykit- A mischievous and confident kit. Dustykit is a pawful, they often go looking for trouble - staying in camp all the time is so dull, they want to do something exciting! Getting into trouble never seems to phase Dustykit, they always seem to take in in their stride and often have a cocky reply at the ready - they won’t be an easy cat to mentor, Lilacstar and Roseslash are thinking very carefully about who might be up to the challenge, 14/10

[doerunners]

"I should be free now, I should be fine.

But the life I fought for still isn't mine.

Some believe in fairy stories and the ghosts that they can't see.

I know that I could do so much if I could just believe in me!

Mirror mirror, tell me something, can I stop my fall?"

...

"We can't just wait with lives at stake, until they think we're ready.

Our enemies are gathering, the storm is growing deadly!

Now it's time to say goodbye to the things we loved, and the innocence of youth.

How the time seemed to fly, from our carefree lives, and the solitude and peace we always knew."

[pikeclaw]

born to fill a legacy

existing just to fill your needs

a casualty (for @stonefangs)

[four-clans-incorrect-quotes]

Frostantler: First of all, as you know, I keep a list of everyone in the clan in order of how likely they are to betray me. We've established this.

Maplestrike: Where am I on the list?

Frostantler: Well, I can't tell you that because then you'll quickly move up or down depending on your reaction.

[swanface]

What's Mantisstar think of Stonefang? (; And Coppertail about Maplestrike

“She’s one of JaggedClan’s finest cats. ...StarClan, I sound so formal. Stonefang is a friend, one I can’t imagine living without.”

Mantisstar is incredibly fond of Stonefang. It’s no secret that Mantisstar is a social cat, easily getting along with all of her clanmates, but Stonefang...Stonefang is special. She’s not a cat Mantisstar would have believed she could relate to so heavily at first, as she leans toward seeing other rogues and loners as more similar to her, but they both have pasts that are similar in both how events were carried out, and just in...how deeply it affected both of them. Stonefang opening up to Mantisstar about her past was a big step for them, a big step toward Mantisstar truly believing that her feelings of love and care for Stonefang and her place in JaggedClan are reflected in how Stonefang feels about her, too. Mantisstar is friendly and social, as I mentioned, but her trust, her genuine trust, is something else entirely, difficult to gain. Stonefang has it, though, implicitly. Mantisstar believes in her. She admires her, the strength she carries, the way she so apparently cares for not just her family, but all cats around her...Really, to make it simple, Mantisstar just thinks that Stonefang is incredible in just about every way a cat can be. She has become one of her dearest friends, and that’s something Mantisstar will value for the rest of her life.

“...No one’s listening in on me, right? ...Okay. I love my sister, of course. I miss her. ...It feels like she’s grown up without me. Almost...like she’s different now.”

Coppertail’s loyalties and love lie with Maplestrike, as well as with the rest of her family. The reason she’s carrying out such a grand ruse despite such having such disdain for the cats she’s living with, despite wanting nothing more than to go home, is because she loves her family. They’re what she’s dedicated herself to, especially now that CreekClan’s shown her little regard. She’d do just about anything for her sister. She sees Maplestrike as an equal (while Minkcloud is the little baby brother she has to protect), which would normally make her feel threatened, but...really, Coppertail just loves her sister. 

But. With Maplestrike off in NettleClan, training under Loonwind, a FogClan cat, their mother’s own apprentice...her sister has undeniably changed. Coppertail doesn’t want to acknowledge it, doesn’t want to pay attention to the fact that Maplestrike feels a connection with those nasty NettleClan cats. She wants to pretend that all Maplestrike has is her family, just as all Coppertail has is her family, but the reality that her sister has found a home in NettleClan, too, is sneaking up on her. It terrifies her, deep down, and though Coppertail’s not particularly prone to anxiety, it’s one thing that truly worries her. What if Maplestrike has changed too much?

[whoopsie-daisys]

It’s not you I’m leaving. x

@swanface