#ibtwicm

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what does ibtwicm stand for?

Holy fuck it’s been too long since I’ve updated this one. That’s why I’m doing it tonight.

#mine #ask #anon #ibtwicm #it’s I’ll believe the wind is calling me #you’ll see #it’s been frozen bc I have been paralyzed by edits #I say I #I do not think I’m the kid who wrote it LOL #but he did say he was posting it tonight and I would like it off our collective psyche

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I'm curious, how do you picture / head canon Cinder's injured leg? Some people imagine her dragging it behind her like a dead weight, others picture her walking on it with almost no issue other then a limp and slower movements. Is her mobility different / improved in the Wind au thanks to the help and training from Deadfoot and the others?

i picture it the way it's described in the books!

sorry, i just have strong opinions on the fact that people don't really...pay attention to how it's described in the books? lol. i actually deviate from the book description a bit.

i picture it as turned out slightly. i don't really know how to describe it...maybe 15 degrees out and 5 degrees back? unfortunately, they don't sell cat mannequins for sketching (i wanted to buy one), so i can't show you what i mean, but nothing super dramatic.

(i take some amount of issue with people who treat it super dramatically when, like, in the books it's pretty subtle. idk. maybe i'm overthinking things.)

pretty much all of her pt work was done w yellowfang, before leaving for windclan. the only major difference is that she continued to work the muscles, etc., like a warrior would, which does keep her in better shape, and there's, like, uh. some issues, they get better if you keep the muscles involved strong?

frankly most of what she needed was cats who believe in her.

<3

#ask #anon #mine #ibtwicm #cinderpelt

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Good news for tonight guys

#mine #ibtwicm

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I saw your reply to the comment on the newest chapter of IBTWICM where you mentioned it's almost been a year since you had last updated. I didn't believe it until I went back a chapter and saw the comments left from June 2021. That's insane, I swear I thought you last updated it in like December. You're right, time really can get funky! It was well worth the wait though! Such a good series <3

thank you! i'm glad you like it (& think it's worth the wait!)

i knew it had been a long time, but a long time is anything from one day to four years in my brain, y'know? it wasn't until...oh, when i was posting it, i wanted to look @ it lengthwise, to make sure i wasn't missing any scenes (if the chapter had only been like 4k words i would've known i needed to add something), and i noticed the last chapter was posted in june.

time flies when you're. well.

anyway, thank you again! it makes me feel very warm to know you like it and that you were reading my responsese to comments...

<3

#ask #anon #mine #ibtwicm

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chapter summary: Cinderpaw, from injury to WindClan.

tumblr exclusive: i (not matthew) posted this one, so if there's some glaring missing scene or left in editing notes (usually [] or {}), feel free to tell us so matthew can yell at me.

(no but seriously if i missed something let us know so matthew can fix it)

#mine #ibtwicm

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"Is that what you want?"

"To be a medicine cat?"

"Yes."

That's not the right question.

if you love being free (i'll believe the wind is calling me, chapter 5)

#mine #ibtwicm #q #warriors #cinderpelt #fireheart #tpb #windclan

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k i went thru ten comments which puts me on pace w where i was before finals, thank fuck

#mine #technically i only wrote like three responses #a lot of it was marking read replies to other comments #but it made number go down #i think i still have to do post-posting routine for ch5 of ibtwicm #one of the other guys posted it for me so #*shrug*

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Btw to the anon who calls me mr mallow. I want u to know I love u. All of ur asks r great I’ve just been busy so I only have time to answer an ask or two a day but ily. Also for the thing about writing you recently sent—

Practice. Also the beta for ibtwicm commented that I tended to use a rhythm of

“A few words,” said cat. “A longer sentence that continued.”

Over and over again, and ever since I’ve been hyper aware of it.

#mine

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haha i have forgotten but what does atwri stand for??

as the water rushes in

:3c nice try, but the only reason i made that response to the ibtwicm ask was because the latest chapter had been finished for...many, many months. i just had to commit to finishing edits (or posting as is, which is what i ended up doing). the next instalment of atwri ("swear my ever dying love and then tear it apart") is close to finished, drafting progress wise, but needs to be fully typed up, edited, etc., and isn't next on my list.

(next on my list, for the curious, is ch 4 of btbm, "think of the fragile things.")

#ask #anon #mine #atwri #ig?

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Medicine cats learn healing timelines, not from being taught, but from experience. Some things are counted in heartbeats. Halted breathing. Serious cuts. Time spent underwater. Others are counted in claws of the moon. Kittings. The distance between coughing fits. Unconsciousness. Most things are counted in days. Torn claws. Healing wounds. Illness. A few things are counted in moons. Broken bones. Pregnancies. Recovery from blood loss.

everything that we’re denied (i’ll believe the wind is calling me, ch. 2)

#warriors #warriors culture #warriors lore #yellowfang #medicine cats #q #mine #quotation #5th #June #2021 #June 5th 2021 #tgatw #ibtwicm #11th #June 11th 2021

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so i've hit that stage of outlining

#mine #click #6th #July #2021 #July 6th 2021 #memery #ibtwicm

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Me: I want to read the next chapter of ibtwicm

Also me: I can't believe I have to write the next chapter of ibtwicm

#love this fic so much #y'all remember you should enjoy reading your own fics #mine #memery #ibtwicm #after I finish it I'm doing some clean up #in terms of blog organization

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cat gait resources masterpost

so let's say you're writing a fic where a cat with an injured leg is getting lessons on how to run and therefore knowing the exact way the feet fall is helpful.

or you're procrastinating writing a fic where a cat with an injured leg is getting lessons on how to run and you tell yourself knowing the exact way the feet fall is helpful.

either way, some resources for you.

general quadraped overview

pictures of gaits in sand

this one just has a video with a really pretty cat that i slowed down to .25 speed to make sure i understood what was happening

has a gif of the gaits

anyway also keep in mind that cats walk with what's called a direct registering gait which basically means their hind paws fall where their front paws were. it's pretty rare, and it's how cats walk so quietly. well, part of it.

related, cats move both left legs then both right legs. not sure if the general quadraped sources are clear about that.

#mine #txt #4th #July #2021 #July 4th 2021 #masterpost #research #ibtwicm #essay #resources

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Tallstar closes his eyes, drinking in Jake’s scent and the feeling of him, even if it’s devoid of warmth. “Of course. Anything for you.”

it’s the obstacle that casts it (i’ll believe the wind is calling me, ch. 4)

i could never do this scene justice…but i tried

#warriors #jake #talljake #starclan #tallstar #q #mine #quotation #22nd #June #2021 #June 22nd 2021 #ibtwicm #tgatw #27th #June 27th 2021

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Go, Matthew go! I believe in you, show that fic who's boss!

thank you <3333 i literally cried when i wrote the last sentence.

i've had a bag of alfajores sitting next to me for like two days and i told myself i could have one when i finished the chapter and i did and it was so good.

#there's still a lot of work to be done! #but the draft is finally done and that's all that matters #aerial jace #ask #ask me stuff #minerva mcgonagall #ibtwicm #txt #friend tag

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Cinderpaw can do this, just as he became a warrior. She’s still young, and she wants, and Fireheart will mentor her for the rest of her life if it means she can achieve her dreams. He won’t fail her again.

grounding of a foot uncompromising (i’ll believe the wind is calling me, ch. 3)

#cinderpelt #firestar #windclan #warriors #tpb #q #mine #quotation #28th #November #2021 #November 28th 2021 #ibtwicm #tgatw #5th #December #December 5th 2021