he jumped at the sound of another voice, a soft squeak pulled from his throat. "powdernose," the tom said quickly, body tense as he moved his gaze from his paws to the other deputy. powdernose's ears flattened and he frowned. it's better not to speak, powdernose. you'll make an utter fool of yourself, his head resonated, tail curling up to his side in response. "i-- i need to pay attention to my clanmates, sorry," he mumbled, head turning to look out across where all the thunderclan cats had begun to mingle. unintentionally, he found himself searching for a certain silver warrior, but he stopped doing so after a while.
crystal blue eyes were wide and bright with both embarrassment and curiosity, as he had never made it to many gatherings before. either he was sleeping or had made an excuse not to come and instead hide away, staring at the stars. paws kneading the ground, powdernose let out a slow breath and forced his tensed body to relax.