one more star (Petalrain x Cloudtail x Kitting Thread)
Oct 19, 2022 22:43:11 GMT -5
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Post by Jos on Oct 19, 2022 22:43:11 GMT -5
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CLOUDTAIL
Gorgeclan Deputy
Gorgeclan Deputy
The day was cool and cloudy, a little windy and a bit drizzly.
Cloudtail had spent his morning with his apprentice, saving afternoons for his mate, Petalrain, who was carrying his kits. He doted on the queen, bringing her the juiciest of prey from his hunting excursions and cleaning out the moss in her nest on an almost daily basis. He wanted her to be as comfortable as any pregnant she-cat could be. Perhaps he was being a bit overbearing. Perhaps his attention to Petalrain was unbefitting to a warrior such as himself. To be lavishing so much attention on a she-cat was embarrassing!
Or, that’s what his father would have said. But luckily for Cloudtail, and his new family, his father was dead. So that little voice that sounded like his father, that said all these nasty things to Cloudtail to get him to toughen up and quit acting like an emotional she-kit…that voice didn’t really exist. It was just this nasty sound that came from his doubts and insecurities, and the more he listened to it, the more it spoke. So he simply ignored it, and continued caring for Petalrain the way he felt was best.
Of course, his deputy duties sometimes got in the way of being with his mate all day every day. He was often called upon to solve a problem or run a patrol or some other clerical thing that needed to happen so the clan would run properly. In truth, the other queens in the nursery were glad to see him gone. Sure it was nice that a tom was so involved but maybe Cloudtail was just a bit…too involved.
On this day, Petalrain and Cloudtail decided to go for a little walk not too far away from camp. It wasn’t the nicest day for a walk but Cloudtail had planned just a little one, just enough to spend some quality time together without their clanmates stepping on their tails. “Don’t you just love leaf-fall, Petalrain?” Cloudtail mewed thoughtfully, “I know it means that leaf-bare is coming, but for the moment the leaves on the trees are beautiful and everything smells warm and comfortable. Like bedding down for the night in a fresh new nest.” He fluffed his fur out and pressed his flank to Petalrain’s, where their kits were safely nestled.
“I love you so much, Petalrain.” He purred. “You’ve…changed my life. I’m a better tom because of you. I hope that I can be just as good a mate to you, and a better father to our kits than I ever had.”
((Hellion ))
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