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ﾟ。 Mossfreckle (ShC)
　ﾟ･｡･ﾟ they/he ~ medicine cat apprentice

Freckled oriental form curled around Birdkit as if his pelt around her could shelter her from all the pain and prickles of inadequacy, yet, claws of insecurity ripped into the broken pieces of his heart as he knew he could not shelter her from the cruelties of the world… stars why couldn't the problem be something he could kill… violence was never something Mossfreckle saw as valid - a necessary evil yes but there was never a strong enough argument for those actions to be completely and utterly justified - but for Birdkit he would more then willingly rip his morals to shreds along with the tension that hung as a thick and heavy burden around the young kit. White tipped paw sunk thorn like claws into the ground in a more subdued version of Birdkit’s brutal assault on the frosted crunchy grass of the clearing corner they were cooped up in, if he pressed deep enough into the soil could he sever the strings of tension that tethered Birdkit to a state of dismay and bitter insecurity… selfishly he allowed his claws to subtly stretch as far as they could - the chill seeped up into his sensitive skin and his claws tugged in the dirt but maybe, just maybe if he stretched just a fraction harder it would sever the entanglement of emotions that held Birdkit like prey in its web.

Small body wracked with sobs as something finally snapped lose in Birdkit - something unraveled and and all of the emotions held tediously within came pouring out - and tears flowed hotly and freely down the kits checks and fell to the frosted ground in thawing drops. As the clearing floor thawed with Birdkit’s tears, Mossfreckle’s heart began to frost over and his mind began a tête-à-tête between reason and selfish need… something, anything… anything… he pleaded with his starry mind in the hopes that he could come up with a solution when Birdkit had fallen short, but nothing really came to his mind. Demeanour was unusually calm even as his starry mind reeled and his paw hold on the cliffs edge seemed to be slipping with every passing minute… focus, focus, focus… there had to be something he could say… even though his knee deep in his core that there was not anything that was a worthwhile and productive solution for him at least.

“Little birdie Princess,” he soothed through comforting licks, “little one, little bird,” he purred as his feathery tail flicked to rub soothingly down her back. Mossy hues met her little teary eyes and his heart felt utterly destroyed… why, why, why, this was not fair… but life was not fair - Mossfreckle knew that better than any cat, “In and out, deep breaths…” he refused to say it was okay, it as not okay and to say it was would mean denying a blatant truth… it would mean looking deeply into the two moon old kits eyes and lying to her and that was not something Mossfreckle could do… not to Birdkit, all he could do was soothe and calm and selfishly pretend that he was going to be able to shelter her from anything else that was going to be throw at her by the cruel games of fortune. Angular head moved to lay gently on Birdkit’s own smaller angular head, “I am sorry that there is so little I can do for you my little princess,” his tones laid him out bare and raw… he would not hide his feelings form Birdkit when she had laid herself open to him, “it is not a solution by any sense of the word but… I’m here for you, little bird… I always will be.” Freckled pelt prickled with guilt and anxiety but - as always - Mossfreckle shoved those feelings into his core, deep into the dark abyss of his starry mind… later… he assured himself - he would deal with his own breaking heart later.

{ @Micanomancy ~ Birdkit }
(My babbyyy :sob: mica you broke my heart /lh)