thought process when designing grey characters
The legacies people leave behind in you.
My handwriting is the same style as the teacherâs who I had when I was nine. Iâm now twenty one and heâs been dead eight years but my iâs still curve the same way as his.
I watched the last season of a TV show recently but I started it with my friend in high school. We havenât spoken in four years.
I make lentil soup through the recipe my gran gave me.
I curl my hair the way my best friend showed me.
I learned to love books because my father loved them first.
How terrifying, how excruciatingly painful to acknowledge this. That I am a jigsaw puzzle of everyone I have briefly known and loved. I carry them on with me even if I donât know it. How beautiful.
A comic for the new Sensory 2023 comic takeover! About special interests and how they intersect with being societally valued and the job market.
some frouis stuff ive made in gmod!! theyre kinda cringy and generic and stupid but i havent had any good ideas đđșđșđș
everyoneâs gathered around to watch Kira drink Quarkâs decaf concoctionâŠ.. how sweet, team bonding.
I finally made my own Keith, his visual just pop in my head yesterday
ah, well i didnt get chosen, oh well! guess I'll share it with you all, even though it's not Petalkit's Shadow related, haha :] it was quite hard to write a whole scene in just 500 words. Hope you enjoy!
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Adderfang pushed his way into the nursery, his amber eyes gleaming with warmth.
âGrandpaw!â Tigerkit squeaked, bounding forward.
âGood morning, little one,â Adderfang purred, bowing to touch his nose to Tigerkitâs head. Then, he turned his gaze to Leopardfoot, his daughter. âHow are you this morning?â
âPinestar hasnât come to visit them today,â Leopardfoot dodged his question, drawing her tail in closer. Two more kits sat at her belly; tiny, sick, and barely strong enough to feed.Â
âNo catâs seen him,â Adderfang tried to comfort her. Tigerkit wriggled his haunches and pounced on Adderfangâs long, thin tail.
âYee-owch!â Adderfang yelped, jumping dramatically away from Tigerkit. âGreat StarClan, look at his claws. Heâs got the makings of a great warrior for sure!â
Tigerkit puffed out his chest proudly, and Leopardfoot felt a spark of affection. Once as weak as his sisters, Tigerkit now stood strong enough to pounce and play like a proper kit. But despite Tigerkitâs miraculous recovery, she couldnât suppress the worry that Nightkit and Mistkit would never follow in his pawsteps.Â
Tigerkit was the weakest, Leopardfoot told herself determinedly, watching Tigerkit dart after Adderfangâs tail. If he survived, so will his sisters.Â
A commotion outside the den roused Leopardfoot from her thoughts.Â
âLet all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here for a clan meeting!â called the unmistakable voice of Pinestar. Leopardfoot and Adderfang exchanged a glance.Â
âNeed help getting the kits out?â Adderfang asked. Leopardfoot nodded graciously. Nightkit and Mistkit were so weak, Leopardfoot always worried each opportunity to see their father would be the last.
When Leopardfoot and Adderfang managed to get the kits into the clearing, Pinestar stood at the base of the highrock, the cats of ThunderClan crowded around him.
Whatâs going on?Â
âSunfall will make a good leader,â White-eye nodded to the deputy. Slowly, Leopardfoot pieced the situation together, watching Pinestar turn towards the gorse tunnel. Dread and disbelief settled in her belly like a cold, hard stone.
He canât be-
Desperately, Leopardfoot surged forward, bundling her kits along. At the last moment she slid in front of Pinestar, blocking his path to the gorse tunnel.
âPinestar, what about our kits?!â she pleaded, gazing into his eyes. She searched them for something, anything to show that he might change his mind. âWonât you stay to watch them grow up?â
Nightkit and Mistkit mewed pitifully. They sat at her paws, next to Tigerkit. Pinestar flicked his tail uncomfortably, and Tigerkit followed it with wide, alert eyes.Â
âTheyâll be fine with you, Leopardfoot,â Pinestar mewed, looking away.âIâm not a father they could be proud of. But I will always be proud of them.â
Unable to speak, Leopardfootâs blood turned to ice. She watched numbly as Pinestar bent down, addressing Tigerkit in a low voice. âEspecially you, little warrior. Be strong, my precious son. Serve your clan well.â
Something unknowable flashed through Pinestarâs eyes as he gazed at his son.
Then, he turned to the gorse tunnel, and was gone.Â