Cinderwhisper & Tangleloon
Bonding
RiverClan Camp, Elder's den
25
Retirement? I prefer ‘extended vacation with benefits.’
✧ ⭒ ♦ ⭒ ❦ ⭒ ♦ ⭒ ✧
The robin hung limp in his jaws, feathers still bright and gleaming like firelight despite the chill in the air. Tangleloon moved carefully through the camp, mindful of the burden he carried - not the bird, but the moment. It felt important. Small, but important.
Cinderwhisper’s den was tucked away, shadowed and still, the kind of place you had to want to visit. Not out of obligation or kindness but because something in you needed to. He stepped inside with gentle paws, his usual theatrics dimmed to a softer shimmer as he tiptowed through the thatched darkness.
"Cinher'hisper." He murmured around the robin, voice quieter than usual, as if the stillness here might break if he raised it too high. He placed the bird delicately on the ground beside her nest, then sat down, wrapping his tail around his paws.
"I thought you might like a bit of robin. The feathers are still soft, seeee?" His voice was a birdlike tenor, a warble. He nudged it slightly with a paw, eyes flicking up to her face, watching for a flicker of recognition, of interest...of anything. It didn’t matter if she answered. Tangleloon hadn’t come expecting words. He just wanted to sit. To share. To exist beside someone who didn’t fill the air with noise.
And maybe hear something in the silence.
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merrypaw, ♀ Steadfast Apprentice
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Brindlespice, ♀ Selfish Warrior
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
Rimekit, ♀ Rowdy kit
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherkit, ♀ Sweet Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskpaw, ♂ Opportunistic Apprentice
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
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Cold. That's how Cinderwhisper felt despite the clear skies and bright sunshine, a grumble of displeasure escaping the molly as she sat in her nest. Each day, she felt herself slowly but surely slipping away, growing weaker. Maybe it was just the cold getting to her. But if it wasn't and she really was going to StarClan soon then she wouldn't be upset. Her sister's grandchildren still had each other. Her work here was done.
Once Tangleloon stepped in, the she-cat looked up at him, greeting him with a slow blink before watching him place the bird down ay her paws. Of course. With the river still cold they still wouldn't have much fish for a while.
When the tom spoke, the elder cracked the smallest of smiles. Oh how she saw Wolfcry in in Cinderwisp and Tangleloon. She trusted that they would grow to be even more wonderful then they already were. Cinderwisper started to eat, more then happy to listen to Tangleloon.
I play...
From WindClan
Bayflower (NB) an understanding warrior
Cedarkit (NB) a loving kit
Ashkit (M) an affectionate kit
From ShadowClan
Swampkit (NB) a grumpy kit
From ThunderClan
Finchkit (M) a reserved kit
From RiverClan
Cinderwhisper (F) a silent elder
From beyond the clans
Noah (M) a lazy semi-feral
Raven (F) a playful domestic kitten
Retirement? I prefer ‘extended vacation with benefits.’
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Tangleloon’s shoulders loosened when she blinked at him slow and deliberate like the hush of wind through long grass. That was all he needed. That blink... and the faintest pull of her smile - it warmed something in his chest. He didn’t speak again right away, just watched her begin to eat, content with the silence between them. No fanfare. No awkward fussing.
"I like bringing things to cats who don't ask...!" He murmured after a moment, eyes wandering across the den’s worn edges, the places softened by moons of breath and fur and time. "And sometimes I get to stretch my legs a bit too - "
He looked back at her, tilting his head with that half lopsided, curious grace. "Do you remember hunting robins?" He asked knowing she might not answer. "They're tricksters! Dive between brambles like they’re showing off. Dizzying things, robins are - but rather plentiful in newleaf, at least when the thaw melts. The River should...HOPEFULLY... any day now!"
With his tail tucked close and ears angled gently toward her, Tangleloon settled deeper into the den, as if rooting himself beside her. There was no rush. No point to be made. Just a moment to sit in the quiet.
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merrypaw, ♀ Steadfast Apprentice
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Brindlespice, ♀ Selfish Warrior
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
Rimekit, ♀ Rowdy kit
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherkit, ♀ Sweet Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskpaw, ♂ Opportunistic Apprentice
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
