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Originally Posted by taillow

 

Stormstar - RiverClan Leader

Startled as Cobs leapt to her paws, Stormstar's claws immediately came out. Was there someone coming? A threat she hadn't seen? But... the leader couldn't scent anything, though she continued watching her kid sister as her fur flattened and she sat down. What in the world was happening? Stormstar had thought that... that this had been left behind. She had seemed to strong on the day of her warrior ceremony, so... not afraid anymore.

And now there were secrets. Blue eyes shifted towards Cobs, a mixture of shock and hurt flashing in them. For a moment she faltered, the responsibilities of this Clan's leader falling off her shoulders in favor of protecting her kid sister. The tear she felt between the two was more painful than she could've expected. What was it that Cobs felt like she could talk to Berries about but not her? Was doing her job as leader going to push Cobs away?

...Was this what had happened between her and her brother, coming back to repeat itself?

"Until I say otherwise, you're not goin' to any Gatherin'," Stormstar clarified, ignoring the pain in her chest as she had to correct Cobs once again. She needed the medicine cat apprentice to know that this decision wasn't up to her, and as much as it pained her to speak in this tone to her sister, Stormstar had an entire Clan to think about.

And then came the defeat. Watching as Cobs offered no other reasoning or words, except those to dismiss herself, the leader sighed. "...Fine. Go, then." Swallowing whatever betrayal she had felt and hoping it cleared from her gaze, the leader looked at Berries. "Berries, I'll need you to stay a moment." If Cobs wanted to end this conversation, slip out and not understand that Stormstar was trying to do what was best for RiverClan, then so be it.

[ @squidz @finley !! ]

Originally Posted by finley !!

c o b w e b f e r n ┆ ☆

she / they . 22 moons . riverclan mca

a very scarred, grey fluffy bengal with a missing back right leg. she has fluffs of white and darker grey fur.
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trigger warning ; this character frequently talks and thinks about past abuse, panic attacks, anxiety, and depression. interact with care <3

└> . . . @squidz - berry ; @taillow ; storm

she hadn't expected how much it would hurt. mind still flashing with images of her father, her father with blood on his claws, her father screaming at her- cobwebfern's heart ached, she felt ill with how much it hurt to visibly see the bond between her and stormy.. no, not stormy, anymore, she wasn't a sad little kit anymore--stormstar.. breaking. ' um. r-right. g-good-goodnight. ' cobwebfern's voice shook and she turned.

her paws shook, and as she turned from stormstar's den and exited, she let them fall, only allowing herself to get halfway to her own den before breaking into sobs. she slumped into her nest, shoulders shaking as she was wracked with tears. she wanted to talk to stormy so bad, wanted to make this right so bad, but the pure agony she felt was too debilitating. cobwebfern felt a bit like her world was crumbling down slowly, and while this was overdramatic, she told herself, it hurt awfully.

stormstar's feelings about her were reciprocated- she had thought she was done with this. she thought her dad was gone, that the thoughts about him that plagued her were gone-

guess not.

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" i'm bout to die and the only thing i find i'm worried about is you.. "

| BERRYSHINE |

small & nimble dark brown she-cat with darker flecks and light, leafy-green eyes | the collector | dreamwalker |

[ riverclan medicine cat | she-cat | 13 moons | timid, kind, hardworking ]

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Berryshine had also leapt to her paws when Cobwebfern suddenly rounded on her, the already-jumpy she-cat's fur standing on end in a flash. What happened? Was someone there? Why did Cobwebfern seem to look at her like that?

But it was over almost as quickly as it happened, and Berryshine relaxed slightly, a frown crossing her maw of concern and confusion. The disappointment and tension was palpable between Stormstar and Cobwebfern, and Berry felt almost helpless just to witness and add her own uncertain thoughts here or there.

When Cob mentioned to speak to her later, Berryshine — as naive as she could be about such things — was able to pick up that Cobwebfern was clearly concealing something that she didn't want to bring up here. "Uh... o-okay, yeah. Sure," she mewed hesitantly, not wanting to push anything in this rather tense moment.

And then Cobwebfern was dismissed, clearly upset, Berryshine felt an instinctive urge to follow and comfort her, staring after the grey-and-white tail that disappeared through the entrance. But, despite being young, the medicine cat had already matured beyond her moons in many ways. So ignoring her empathy, pushing it off till later, she turned and faced Stormstar. Nodding solemnly with a worried look on her face, the small brown molly took in a deep breath and focused. "Y-Yes, of course, Stormstar."

Asking 'what is it?' would feel rather redundant in this scenario, considering she could just about guess full well what Stormstar was going to say. So she went quiet for a moment and waited, holding herself poised yet concerned as she faced her leader. Thank the stars she felt comfortable around Stormstar, and that the leader wasn't mad at her directly — if she had been, Berry might have been a shaky little mess. But somehow, StarClan help her, she was able to be a somewhat-stable force for once in a river that's waters were rushing around her. If only for this moment.