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elementclangen · 1 month

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Moon 115-Leaf-fall

Well, the Clan has solved one leg of the love quadrangle. It’s actually the side that few cats expected to come first: Airclaw (57) and Cressfreckle (31). Airclaw loves how Cressfreckle balances her out. Where she can be impulsive and confrontational, he is calm and relaxed. Where she enjoys getting out of camp and going for a hunt, Cressfreckle would rather stay and watch over the kits. She loves that about him. And she’d be okay if he loved other cats too. She knows she does. . .Yellowcreek (42) is a little shocked that his friend and crush now has a mate. He has to go on a long walk, alone, at night to process it. Meanwhile, Antlersky (73) is realizing that she’s now a senior warrior, and that younger cats are annoying. Cressfreckle never does anything, and Frostheart (18) is always stealing the best prey. Don’t these cats know respect! Her mate, Caterpillarmallow (65) is much more appreciative of the young cats, especially her fellow Healers. Needlepelt (18) fought off a rogue while gathering herbs the other day. And she’s not even a warrior! Impressive. Yellowcreek feels like he’s finally starting to find his place in the Clan. He chatted with Yuccastar (94) (who he’s still a little afraid of-she is a murderer, afterall) and feels like he understands where she’s coming from better. She’s afraid of losing power after gaining it. It doesn’t excuse her murdering Rindlefish and Judaschaser, but it does explain some of it. He’s definitely hesitant to expose her, though. Flurrypelt (28) and Graysong (28) keep drifting farther apart. The brothers used to do everything together, but now it feels like Graysong is closer with their sisters than he is with him. And being the only water-blessed warrior, Flurrypelt feels out of place. He can’t hear Bushmask (225), Frostheart and Antlersky as they whisper to each other over the wind and he can’t play ‘rockball’ with Brightfalcon (157) Graysong, Needlepelt. He just doesn’t fit in with the rest of his family seems to have.

Meta: By 'few cats' I mean me. I did not see Cressfreckle x Airclaw coming. I thought it would be Yellowcreek and Cressfreckle who got together first, because they've had romantic like for each other the longest (since moon 98). But Cressfreckle and Airclaw are pretty cute together too.

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elementclangen · 29 days

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Moon 119-Leaf-bare

As the war with FurledClan continues, it claims its first casualty. Antlersky (77) was on a patrol and fell into a pit trap set by FurledClan warriors. It was layered with earth-blessing shaped spikes that impaled her before she had a chance to get out with her air magic. Brightfalcon (162) is shocked by the loss of her eldest daughter so soon after the loss of her son. She sits vigil that night as grief fills her heart. In the days to come, Brightfalcon barely stirs from her nest. Bushmask (129), too, is devastated by the loss of his adoptive daughter. He worked so hard to earn her affection, and he’s glad for the time they had together. He searches for cats to help but, when no one needs anything from him, he breaks down, wailing uncontrollably and cursing the world that took Antlersky instead of him. Caterpillarmallow (69) mourns the loss of her mate. She knew they might not always be together, but she didn’t expect them to be separated so soon. She visits Antlersky’s grave, bittersweetly recalling all the happy memories they shared. There is a bright spot amidst all this grief. Graysong (32) and Yellowcreek (46) have become mates! Yellowcreek can’t believe he’s so lucky as to have a cat that cares about him as much as Graysong does, and Graysong appreciates Yellowcreek’s help in coping with his brother’s loss. Now they just have to see what Airclaw (61) and Cressfreckle (35) think about polycules. . .Peakspots (88) is still recovering from his injury. But when he’s recovered, he hopes he doesn’t end up going on a patrol with Stonefreckle (102). For some reason, he’s never been very close with his older foster brother. Maybe he’s jealous that Stonefreckle got more time with Nightingaletree. Or maybe they’re just too different to get along. Speaking of cats not getting along, Gentle (106) feels like Yuccastar (98) has been relegating the powerless cats in the Clan to useless tasks. He brings this up with her, but the two of them just fight and end up resentful of each other. Meanwhile, his kits are also having some tension. Timberfleck (16) is jealous that Midgepurr (16) got to fight in a border skirmish when he didn’t. He wants to serve his Clan too! ElementClan seems to be the Clan of the wind-blessed cats, as another former loner named Amethystdapple (46) has joined the Clan with medium-strength wind powers.

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