[Socks]

Originally Posted by Charmer

Rainpelt approached the younger cat, and stared down at him with an unflinching gaze. She leaned forward, her next words were a whisper. "I can't help. No one can help either of us..." It was the closest Rainpelt could get herself to an admission, that she was the same. That she was unhappy with her gender. That she had come to accept that she'd never be happy. "It's not about being happy. It's about being a good warrior. There's nothing else."

Runningpaw looked everywhere but at their mentor and stayed silent. They pushed the earth with their paw, acting like they were a little kit being scolded. "Well, I want to be happy and the cats in my life try to make me feel happy." Their gaze was glued to the ground, watching the dirt move around with their paw "I want every cat to be happy too, I wanted you to be happy..." They finally looked up, not smiling but their ears raised up from laying flat on their head.