Stormclaw

If you're here, you've probably at least seen something about this dude. Stormclaw is the current deputy of FallClan, and the father of Emberglow. He was formerly mates with Sorrelseed and a rogue named Hazel, and he currently has a rather poor reputation due to his short temper and generally standoffish demeanor. In spite of this, he is recognized for his fishing skills and dedication toward whatever he sets his mind to. Also, since he's the deputy now, he's a lil bit more respected.

Name - Stormclaw

Gender - Tom

Clan - MarshClan (formerly), FallClan

Rank - Deputy

Family - Emberglow and Moon (daughters), Void (son, deceased), Hazel and Sorrelseed (ex-mates), Sootsnow and Whitebird (sisters), Darksplash (father, deceased), Fernfrost (mother, deceased), Duckfeather (foster mother, deceased), Scorchstripe (foster brother, deceased), Ivybranch and Petalleaf (aunts, deceased), Fawnflower (cousin), Dodger II (grandson), Shadow, Midnight, and Cinder (granddaughters)

Friends - Reedstalk and Rosefoot (formerly), also Sorrelseed

Enemies - Formerly Scorchstripe, tho he ded... and specifically Hazel as of now.

Appearance
Stormclaw has dark gray tabby fur and sharp dark green eyes. He has a sturdy build, but is still more on the lean side. There is a small notch in the side of his left ear that was given to him by Hazel as an apprentice, and a thin scar along his right flank that he received from a dog as a young warrior. His fur is thick and bristly in some areas, although he prefers to keep it sleek. His pelt is shot through with the occasional streak of silver or black.

Personality
He's generally stubborn and headstrong. Around cats he gets along with, he's sarcastic and cheeky, but otherwise, he tries not to show much concern for anyone. He's very down-to-earth and blunt, and sometimes goes out of his way to be antagonistic, although he's trying to get better about that. He's brave and loyal to the core, though, and has a very strong sense of duty.

During his youth, he was very sharp-tongued and hotheaded. He was reckless, impulsive, and kind of an idiot, although he had a much keener sense of humor as well as a greater ego and sense of pride to defend. Now he's just kind of grouchy and awkward most of the time. He tries, though. He's a good deputy and tries to be a good dad. He still regrets his decision to be with Hazel, although he has to admit that he does sometimes miss her. Nonetheless, he's never going to forgive her for what she put Emberglow through.

Kithood
Stormkit was born in MarshClan to Fernfrost and Darksplash alongside his two sisters, Whitekit and Sootkit. He was a actually a pretty quiet kit, mostly keeping to himself, although he was daring and adventurous around his parents and littermates. But his quietness definitely shouldn't have been mistaken for shyness or anything - he didn't talk much because he was always watching and scheming things, taking in information so that he could use it later on. Stormkit was a shifty little bugger. At only two moons old, he once managed to steal a bunch of raspberries from the medicine den somehow and stash them under his nest in the nursery because he liked the taste. Fernfrost found out straight away, of course, but she thought his efforts were impressive, especially since he could still barely walk and couldn't even speak yet at the time. She was always highly amused by his antics, and while she outwardly discouraged his behavior, Stormkit could tell that his mother was having fun with them.When he was slightly older, Stormkit was almost always following his dad around and pestering him to bring him out of camp. Darksplash only obliged a few times, and on each of those occasions, it was very difficult to keep track of Stormkit, because he'd pretty much just tear off and do whatever he wanted. On one of these trips, while poking around at the FallClan border, he accidentally fell into the water. Darksplash yeeted him out and yelled at him, but Stormkit didn't care. He thought it was cool. He liked the water, and he wanted to do it again. Have I mentioned yet that Stormkit was extremely annoying?

He squabbled with Whitekit a lot, but he and Sootkit were usually chill. Stormkit loved his sisters, but truly enjoyed nothing more than bothering them half to death. Needless to say, he gained more confidence as he aged, and got himself and them into a fair amount of trouble, particularly one time when they snuck out into the tunnels in an attempt to explore them before becoming apprentices. It had been Stormkit's idea, of course. Neither of his sisters had wanted to go with him, but he found some way to pressure them into it. This backfired, however, and they instead got lost, wandered around aimlessly for a whole hour or two, and ended up being found by Darksplash and some other cats who’d been sent out to search for them. Their dad took them back to Fernfrost and they got thoroughly yelled at for the eight billionth time. Good job, Stormkit.

During the later moons of Stormkit's kithood, though - starting when he and his littermates were about four to four and a half moons old - Fernfrost fell ill with a severe case of greencough and was unable to watch over her kits as much as she had used to. She was confined to the medicine den for almost an entire moon. Stormkit never really worried much about her illness, and didn't pay much attention to it. He complained that his sisters - particularly Whitekit, who’d taken an interest in herbs - were only overreacting. At first, it seemed as though he was right, because when they were five moons old, Fernfrost got better and was allowed back into the nursery.

Only a few days later however, Stormkit was messing around and tussling with his sisters when Fernfrost just randomly died. She just sort of spasmed, started coughing, and dun donked, right in front of her children. Sootkit ran off to find Darksplash, and Whitekit went to get the medicine cat, Cherrycloud, so Stormkit was kind of just alone with his dead mom for a few minutes. It was sort of low-key traumatizing for him. By the time Cherrycloud got to the nursery, nothing could be done. Stormkit was grief-stricken and horrified, and he was actually quiet and well behaved for about a half-moon after that. Then he became less cheerful and rambunctious, and more hot-tempered. His good-natured pranks turned more into mischief that was intentionally brought about with the aim of garnering attention. He decided that he would become the best and strongest warrior he could for his mother's sake, perhaps even a Clan leader someday. He and his sisters were fostered for their last moon in the nursery by a she-cat named Duckfeather - a friend of their mother’s - alongside her son, Scorchkit. Scorchkit was two moons younger than Stormkit. He never got along with Scorchkit. Scorchkit was annoying and witty and rude, much like Stormkit. They butted heads constantly until Stormkit became an apprentice.

Apprenticeship
Stormpaw was at first apprenticed to Ivybranch, Fernfrost's sister and his aunt, but he quickly found that MarshClan's moors didn't seem nearly as grand as they had when he was a kit. He was irritable and discontent in MarshClan, and he once more started causing problems for himself and for others, mostly on purpose. He was an unruly apprentice and hated doing as he was told, preferring to train how he wanted. He'd fail to show up to Ivybranch's training sessions all the time, and she'd often find him hunting on his own in a different area than she'd instructed and other such things. Stormpaw soon realized that he was fascinated with FallClan's way of life, however, recalling the occasion when he'd fallen into the water as a kit, and started spending more time near the border. He taught himself to catch small fish, and even started trying to swim a bit in the shallow waters when no one was watching him. He enjoyed that. It was a relief to him to be able to enjoy something, because ever since his mother's death he'd pretty much just been extremely unhappy and on edge.

He didn't stop getting into trouble, either. He once tried to show all of the nursery's kits how to reach through and under den walls to swat at paws and tails. Or, more specifically, to steal herbs from the medicine den. He used some stolen raspberries as an incentive - he knew it would work, because after all, he'd loved raspberries as a kit. And he was right: It did work. He was doing pretty well at first, too, and avoided getting caught. Whitepaw and Cherrycloud were incredibly confused as to why their herbs kept disappearing. Stormpaw thought it was hilarious. But then it became a big deal, and they were worried that someone was actually stealing them and doing things they weren't supposed to be doing, and the Clan leader got involved. That was sort of awkward. Stormpaw tried to keep laying low, but Whitepaw already had a pretty good idea that he'd done it and exposed him. He tried to pin it on Scorchkit, because he didn't like Scorchkit, but no one bought it. He was punished pretty severely for the whole fiasco and missed his first gathering. Good job, Stormpaw.

About a moon later, though, he encountered a FallClan apprentice named Reedpaw at the border. Reedpaw had missed a fish, and Stormpaw caught one himself just to show off. Then Stormpaw decided to give the fish to Reedpaw since Ivybranch would've only gotten mad at him for catching it instead of a rabbit. They struck up a friendship, and would talk at gatherings and stuff. Stormpaw’s interest in FallClan peaked, and he determined that he did indeed want to live there after all. He shared this with his father and siblings, and while they weren't exactly happy about it, they wished him well. That was good enough for Stormpaw. And so, when he was eight moons old, he switched Clans altogether. It was partially because Scorchpaw had just become an apprentice and Stormpaw wanted none of that, but he also just couldn't bear to stay away from the water any longer. He moved to FallClan, and his new mentor was the tom Stonesnap. He was happier in FallClan, and although he at first had difficulty adjusting, he was helped to settle in by Reedpaw and two younger apprentices- a pair of sisters, Rosepaw and Sorrelpaw. The four of them became their own tight-knit little friend group, and they would cause all sorts of problems for their Clanmates, all in good fun. For example, they liked leaving random dead fish lying around in nooks and crannies around the camp, just to surprise and confuse everyone. They thought it was great. Until they all got caught and yelled at, that is. Stonesnap had to be very strict with Stormpaw in order to keep him disciplined, and while it aggravated him to no end at the time, he was later grateful that his mentor had been able to reign him in a bit.

There was one spot in particular where he, Reedpaw, Sorrelpaw, and Rosepaw would usually hang out to plot their evil plans- a little pool near the OasisClan border. The water wasn't too deep there, and it was surrounded by solid rocks. It was not only a good fishing spot, but it was also a good spot to chill without being seen or overheard by anyone. That was usually where they'd meet up to plan their worst- sorry, best- offenses. Such as that one time when they left scraps of moss and prey fur lying around the territory in a trail and managed to convince more than half the Clan that there was some kind of swimming badger on the loose. But that's a story that doesn't require elaboration. He also got into a physical fight once on the border with Scorchpaw over whose mom had been nicer to him, but that’s neither here nor there. Let's just suffice it to say that over the course of his apprenticeship, Stormpaw managed to miss a lot of gatherings.

In any case, when he was ten moons old, Sootpaw and Whitepaw visited him to share the news that Darksplash had been killed in a thunderstorm the night before, having been struck by a falling tree branch while trying to find shelter. Stormpaw was devastated by the loss, and regretted having not visited during the past moon. He missed his parents. Sorrelpaw in particular tried to comfort him, because she was crushing on him. Stormpaw didn't pick up on that, though. His coping mechanism was to spend more time with Reedpaw. Reedpaw was fun. He could come up with some kind of fun idea or prank to make Stormpaw forget the grief for a little while. Sorrelpaw was just... Sorrelpaw. She was cool, but definitely not Stormpaw's favorite friend of the group. Anyways, he was sad over Darksplash for a while, but he eventually moved on.

Near the end of his apprenticeship, he encountered a young loner named Hazel trespassing in FallClan territory. Excited by the chance to defend his borders, he confronted her. When she refused to leave, he attacked, and subsequently got a notch torn out of his ear. He stood his ground until she swam off, but he was more than a bit shaken at having received a permanent scar. While the experience was jarring for him, he didn't forget Hazel, and he often wondered about the strange, strong loner he had tangled with.

Warrior Life
He managed to pass his assessment on his first try, and received the name of Stormclaw. He had matured during the last couple of moons, and while he was no longer much of a troublemaker, he still did not get along well with most of his Clanmates. The only cats he spent much time with were Reedstalk, Rosefoot, and Sorrelseed. The next several moons, with the exception of Duckfeather, Stonesnap, and Ivybranch dying, and Scorchstripe leaving the Clans, were largely uneventful. Reedstalk and Rosefoot became mates, though, and started spending more time with each other. Stormclaw was kind of bored without Reedstalk to goof off with, because Reedstalk had pretty much been his number one partner in crime. He was left with Sorrelseed as most of his company, and while they got along and he liked her, she was... well, again- frankly, his least favorite of the friend group. This disappointed her since she still thought he was attractive. Oh, and he ran into Hazel again at MarshClan’s border while trying to visit his sisters once. They had an actual conversation instead of beating each other up this time, and it was almost completely civil. Hazel teased him a lot and boasted about ripping his ear, which he thought was annoying, but he also thought she was hot, so... it cancelled out. They agreed to meet up daily and sort of became friends eventually. They agreed to meet at the MarshClan border every day. They’d hunt sometimes and Hazel would force him to run around with her. It was fun. She also told him a little bit about her family and her parents' harsh treatment of her, and he thought that was pretty uncool. They made up cute nicknames for each other and were just generally kind of adorable. He got to visit her heather patch home beyond MarshClan's outer border. He thought it was nice. He thought she was nice. They were nice. HazelStorm was nice.

When he was nineteen moons old, though, badness happened. He was exploring with Reedstalk beyond FallClan's outer border, because for some unfathomable reason, he had thought that would be a good idea. He'd had to argue a little with Reedstalk first and convince him to leave Rosefoot alone for a bit so they could explore. Reedstalk eventually agreed to it, and Stormclaw was glad to have his best friend back by his side for another adventure. They ended up in the direction of the twolegplace on the outskirts of Clan land, and were suddenly assaulted by a rabid dog that had escaped from the city and managed to make it all the way there. They knew they couldn't lead it back to their camp, but they didn't know where else to run to. The dog attacked Reedstalk first, and ended up killing him almost immediately. Stormclaw tried to fight it off, and it bit into his side, leaving a permanent scar. He managed to lead it back toward twolegplace, but the damage had already been done. He was left to bring the body back to camp by himself while slowly bleeding out. It wasn't fun. He was badly shaken by the ordeal, as was Rosefoot upon his return. After getting into a heated argument with Stormclaw the following night, she left the Clans, leaving him with Sorrelseed as his only companion. This series of events hardened him, and he grew even more snappish and unapproachable toward most of his Clanmates, losing a considerable amount of his sense of humor.

While this was happening, Sorrelseed was still for some reason crushing on him. She kept trying to be flirty. He didn't notice, because he was amazingly terrible at noticing things. He didn't return her feelings. He didn't even know she had them. I mean, he started to get an idea later on, but at this time he had no clue. And romantically, he was wholly uninterested in her. In fact, he found her constant tries at spending time with him to be irritating. Stormclaw was kind of a mess at this point. He had no idea what he wanted or why. He missed a few meetings with Hazel, though, and felt somewhat guilty about it. Speaking of that!! Over the course of the previous few moons, however, he‘d ended up getting even closer with Hazel. Two days after the dog incident, he worked up his courage and went to their meeting spot at the usual time. Hazel was there even though he'd failed to show up twice, which he thought was quite kind of her. He spent a couple of days living with her in her heather patch to recover from Reedstalk being nae-nae’d in front of him. It worked, kind of. Hazel was able to sort of fix up the injury on his flank, and they were cute. They hunted and chatted a little and admired the night sky. He suggested that they try burying rabbits to save them for winter. They did that, marking their spot with a branch they'd broken off of a bush in OasisClan territory. They also stayed up late on the second night and renamed Venus because they thought it was just a rlly bright star. They named it Aurora at Hazel’s suggestion. Stormclaw thought that was an incredibly dumb name for a star, but he went along with it just for her. Anyways, they had a fun time and sort of fell in love. Sorrelseed (and everyone else) yelled at him when he got back, but he still thought it had been worth it. He still didn’t tell anyone about Hazel, partially just enjoying the secret and partially afraid of getting into some kind of trouble for it.

They also tended to fight a lot, though. He tried to show Hazel how to fish multiple times and somehow didn’t pick up on the fact that she despised it. He then caught a rare pupfish for her and she got mad at him, so he got mad at her in return. He felt bad later and caught her a rabbit, though, which turned out to be a good idea because she’d been attacked by several rogues earlier and was having a bad day anyways. So... points for him. He started coming over to spend nights with her every so often. It was ~romantic.~

At one point, while sneaking back to camp at sunrise after spending a night with Hazel, Stormclaw found Brokenpaw trying to drown himself and decided that was a bad idea, so he yeeted him out of the water. I mean, he didn’t know it was a(n indirect) suicide attempt, because Brokenpaw broke his paw (ba-dum tssss) and probably passed it off as just being a bad jump, but still. Yes. Good job, Stormclaw.

Anyways, Stormclaw and Hazel ended up becoming unofficial mates, even though Stormclaw was beginning to have doubts about their relationship. He felt as though he was being disloyal to his Clan, and felt guilty about keeping the relationship a secret. Hazel was not easy to stay on good terms, with, either. She was harsh and difficult, and they were getting into more and more arguments, and he was beginning to lose interest anyways. It was getting to be too much for him - too demanding and too limiting. Stormclaw hadn't exactly been ready for a full relationship when he'd gotten with Hazel, and in the end, it meant far more to her than it did to him. He knew that their relationship was starting to fall apart. He ended up leaving her, but he was unaware that she was pregnant with his kits.

He was pretty salty and bitter after that. Just to distract himself and make himself feel better, he agreed to become mates with Sorrelseed, telling himself that it was fine because she wanted it. Their relationship was not the best, and they also got into fights a lot, becoming more distanced from each other than they had been when they were just friends. He didn't actually have any feelings for her, and she suspected as much, making their relationship very uncomfortable and complicated. They both tried to stay friendly, but Sorrelseed wanted something more while Stormclaw was hoping their relationship could stay pretty much the same. It was different and awkward for both of them, though. Tensions were pretty high. Quite a few more moons passed and nothing interesting happened. I mean, Ashface came to FallClan. She was a weirdo and she liked dogs. That annoyed Stormclaw, because due to his past experiences, he did not like dogs. He didn't like that FallClan's new mediator was a weirdo, either. And he kept accidentally causing problems that she had to fix, too. So they didn't get along very well. He also argued a lot with Tidewave, Sorrelseed's younger cousin. Stormclaw and Tidewave never liked each other, but as Stormclaw got older, he pretty much just decided he was done and stopped reacting to Tidewave's attempts to provoke him. Their animosity sort of dwindled off, but they still didn't get along at all. Sorrelseed was probably happy about that, though.

When he was forty moons old, Emberkit came to FallClan. He had no idea she was his daughter, but he took an interest in her, wanting to get to know the strange, quiet kit. She came to trust him, and they got along pretty well. He took her swimming a couple of times in the little pool near OasisClan's border where he used to vibe with his friends. Two moons later, he became Emberpaw's mentor. He was glad for that. He liked Emberpaw and they were pretty close. They trained like normal cats. Stormclaw was relieved that she wasn't difficult and unruly like he had been, and for the first time, he started wondering how Stonesnap had ever managed to survive training him. Emberpaw's training went smoothly for the first... four or five moons, let's say.

Meaning... everything was pretty much fine and dandy until soon before Emberpaw became a warrior. During one of their fishing trips, she mentioned Hazel by name, and Stormclaw was shook. Emberpaw told him that Hazel had given her the scars and abandoned her, and he didn't know what to think. He didn't say anything to her about it right then - he had no idea what he could've said. That night, Stormclaw was visited in a dream by Fallstar and Emberpaw’s brother, Void, who confirmed that he was indeed their father, and Hazel had indeed been a horrible and abusive monster of a mother to them. Stormclaw was pretty stunned by that. He sort of awkwardly interacted with Void, promised to protect Emberpaw to the best of his ability, and apologized for having been a sucky dad. That was kind of meaningful because Stormclaw sucks at apologizing. He had some trouble wrapping his head around the fact that he was a father, but he felt really guilty about what his kits had to endure because of his idiocy. He vowed to be better from then on.

Anyways, as much as he wanted to, Stormclaw knew he couldn't really put it off, so he pulled aside Emberpaw and told her the truth the very next morning. She got angry with him at first, which he knew he completely deserved, but then she for some reason forgave him. He was confused but happy about that, so he took her to MarshClan where they visited Whitebird and Sootsnow, reconnected with their kin, and had a grand old time. They told stories about their families and kithoods and made fun of each other. It was great. Emberpaw soon became a warrior with the name of Emberglow, and Stormclaw was proud of her. He decided to sort things out with Sorrelseed, too, so he took her to an isolated island to talk. They agreed to stop being mates, but to try and stay friends. That was cool. He also went fishing with Emberglow on one occasion afterwards and they talked a lil bit more about Hazel and all that. It was pretty chill. He was sort of confused when she started becoming friends with Ashface, but he decided not to make a fuss out of it. He didn't really care anymore by that rate. Ashface could be weird and like dogs if she so desired. That was mostly fine by him. Anyways, my point is that he was starting to get his life back together. Good job, Stormclaw.

So Stormclaw just vibed for a while. At one point, Scorchstripe returned to the Clans with Applekit, Foxkit, and Redkit, and joined OrchidClan, although he died, like, a moon later. Stormclaw didn’t really care. He’d never liked Scorchstripe anyways. I mean, he was a little disappointed, because he wouldn't have minded trying to reconnect on better terms, but oh well. Whatever the case, a bunch of moons went by. Lavenderstar closed OrchidClan's borders, and he thought that was funky, but again, he honestly couldn't have cared less. Then the plague happened. Oh no. Like,, half of everyone died. That was a lil spoopy. No one he particularly cared about got nae-nae'd, but there were a few close calls.

After Milkweedstar lost all nine of his lives to the plague, Weepingstar appointed Stormclaw as FallClan's new deputy. He was pretty surprised about that, but was all the same pleased with his new role. He vowed to continue working to improve himself and to not disappoint his Clanmates. During his youth, he'd always wanted to become deputy and later leader, and while he no longer had any desire to become leader, he was quite fond of his new role and hoped to serve FallClan well in the seasons to come. He awkwardly tried to comfort Emberglow after the death of her sort-of boyfriend, Larchflight. She showed him the grave she’d made for Void, and he helped her collect flowers to decorate it with. She then told him that she wanted to leave FallClan with Ashface for a bit in search of her sister Moon, and while he was sort of worried about that, he supported her decision and wished her luck. They also gave each other really awkward cat-hugs and exchanged even more awkward “I love you”s, and it was kind of cute. Then Emberglow and Ashface left. He also officially decided to stop actively disliking Ashface since she was friends with his daughter and he didn't want to complicate things. He was getting too old to hold dumb grudges anyways, and he knew he didn't really have a good reason to not get along with her. So... he stopped. They were chill after that. Yay.

He received his second apprentice before too long as well - Turtlepaw. Her brother, Puddlepaw, went to Sorrelseed. They were looking forward to training their apprentices together. But then, uh, both of the medicine cats died. So Puddlepaw moved into the medicine den to take their place since he had a little bit of knowledge in the medical field. Stormclaw no longer had anyone to train Turtlepaw with. But that was fine. He was still glad to have another apprentice. He trained her for six moons and was happy about it. Then she earned the name Turtleheart and it was pretty great.

Currently, Stormclaw is working on his overall demeanor and is trying to make everybody stop hating him. He's still trying to sort out his relationships with Emberglow and Sorrelseed, but at least he's making progress. The plague is still a big issue, though, especially since it has already limited gatherings, messed up messengers' jobs, and caused everyone to close their borders per Aspenstar's suggestion. Stormclaw is hoping that no one he cares about dies, but he's sort of worried about Whitebird, because she's kind of working herself to death over in MarshClan. Also Sootsnow since she’s a messenger and is therefore exposed to the other Clans more. He’s just worried about his family. He's also concerned about Emberglow now that she's traveling around in search of a long lost sister who hated her the last time they interacted, and he really hopes nothing dumb happens to her.

Also, he's an old man now. Almost 70 moons, I think. Wow, time flies.

Trivia

 * Not to be confused with Stormstalker, a MarshClan dude who did nothing notable and then died. Or Stormshadow, Cedarpoppy's dad. Or Stormheart, the dad of Basilpool, Sagestep, and Elmleap. Or any of those other deceased stormy guys. Nope. This is the OG Storm.
 * He was extremely lucky not to get rabies from the dog bite. He very easily could have, and... yeah, we know how that would've gone.
 * Fernfrost named Stormkit for the pattern of his fur, because it resembled... well, a storm. He looks stormy. I like his design.
 * When he first joined FallClan, Stonesnap failed to explain how to avoid getting earfuls of water. Stormpaw had to teach himself the hard way.
 * His favorite prey has always been fish - no particular kind, just all fish - and he enjoys teasing his kin in MarshClan about it.
 * He hates the smell and texture of dust.
 * I admit that he is absolutely a ripoff of Crowfeather. He's just a tad less edgy and a tad more likable.
 * Personality-wise, I think he would be a Capricorn. Yes, I (Starling) am a star sign nerd. Do not judge me.
 * He used to call Hazel "Hazel-cat" sometimes as a joke, because she would often call him "fish-cat". It actually sort of makes sense, and it's funny, but I'm too lazy to explain exactly why. You can see it in his quotes if you're curious enough.
 * I accidentally called him Armclaw once.
 * He cannot climb trees. He’d be ashamed to admit it, but it is true.

Quotes
"Yeah. You tell that fish." - (to Reedpaw during their first meeting)

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"Ivybranch’ll tear my ears off for doing this instead of catching rabbits, but then again, when have I ever cared what Ivybranch thinks?"

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Stormpaw: "You FallClan cats are cool."

Reedpaw: "We are?"

Stormpaw: "Never mind. I have to go. If I’m not back with a rabbit soon, I’ll be forced to take care of the elders or something.”

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"Right. Games to the death are my favorite." - (to Hazel during their first meeting, while they're supposedly fighting to the death)

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"Hello, Hazel. I’m sure you’re more than capable of shredding me, but I’d actually prefer if you didn’t. Thanks.”

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Stormclaw: "No one else has caught you yet? It's been a few days."

Hazel: "I stay pretty well hidden. Except from you, of course."

Stormclaw: "I'm flattered."

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"I'm quite used to being yelled at. In case you haven't noticed, I'm very annoying."

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Stormclaw: "How exactly, may I ask, am I odd?"

Hazel: "No, you may not ask."

Stormclaw: "Oh. Well, alright, then."

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Stormclaw: "Hey, you haven't insulted me yet today. Are you feeling alright?"

Hazel: "Of course I am. Don't be stupid."

Stormclaw: "Alright, alright. I'm not being stupid. I've never been stupid. I'm the least stupid cat you'll ever meet."

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"So what'd you think of that? It seems I can still hunt on land after all. I'm not such the average fish-face, then, am I?"

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"I don't mind stupid. Go ahead and stupid to your heart's content."

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. Stormclaw: "Myself, I don’t understand how anyone could enjoy living on the moor with this vast expanse of water right there beside them, just waiting to be swam in. But to each their own, I guess.”

Hazel: "Maybe because rabbits are the best prey ever?"

Stormclaw: "Maybe, if their opinions are incorrect. Joking. Don't kill me."

Hazel: "Liking rabbits is the only correct opinion."

Stormclaw: "Yes, ma'am."

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Stormclaw: "I - for some reason - I thought it'd be interesting to venture out past FallClan's borders a little bit. With my friend. I got the idea from the moors we were hunting on, you know. He wanted to stay at the camp with his mate. I convinced him to come along. As it turns out, it wasn't interesting."

Hazel: "Well, that was a really dumb decision."

Stormclaw: "Yeah, I realize that."

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Hazel: "Well, it's not quite sunset. What do you want to do now?"

Stormclaw: "Since you're not letting me move around much, I guess our options are somewhat limited."

Hazel: "I'm trying to make sure you don't die. You can thank me when you're in a better mood."

Stormclaw: "Okay."

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"In FallClan, we sometimes bury fish and save them for the colder seasons since the water freezes over. That might work with rabbits.”

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Stormclaw: "A fox or a badger or something might pick up your scent there, though, and they're likely to find the prey and dig it up if it's nearby."

Hazel: "So I'll fight them off."

Stormclaw: "Alright, then."

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Hazel: "I admit, I'm not the most organized cat ever, but you'd think... aha!"

Stormclaw: "Aha? What are you 'aha'ing?"

Hazel: "Found what I was looking for."

Stormclaw: "Oh, yes. That's very aha-worthy indeed."

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"Sure. I always enjoy a good rock hunt."

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Stormclaw: "Maybe I’ll start calling you rabbit-cat. That doesn’t really have the same ring to it, though. Hare-cat? Coney-cat?”

Hazel: "I think you should stick with Hazel."

Stormclaw: "Hazel-cat?"

Hazel: "You're an idiot."

Stormclaw: "I know."

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Hazel: "I agree. I like hunting rabbits. Great reward afterward, too. And you stay very fit. There is no reason to not love rabbits."

Stormclaw: "Remember that time you told me to stop rattling off all the reasons fish were amazing?”

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"The sun really ought to know better than to mess with you."

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“I love you, too.”

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Hazel: “You’re impossible.”

Stormclaw: “No, I’m Stormclaw.”

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"It was fun while it lasted. Bye."

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"As a young apprentice, back in MarshClan, I was always intrigued by FallClan from the moment I was taken to the border for the first time. I thought it was fascinating how a Clan could function with so much water everywhere - and it is fascinating! Do you like it here?"

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"I used to want that. It does sound appealing. But... I don't think I'm quite right for that position. I'm too impulsive. Too ambitious. It just wouldn't be a good role for me. Hunting and fighting for my Clanmates as a warrior makes me happy, so that's what I'll continue to be." - (to Emberkit when she asks if he wants to become leader. Ironically, he ends up being FallClan's deputy later anyways.)

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"It's... not your fault, either, Emberpaw. Don't hate who you are because of what (Hazel) inflicted on you. You're a lot stronger than you realize."

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"I will. I won’t let anything happen to (Emberpaw). I caused her great pain in the past, and it is my responsibility now to make sure that doesn’t happen again. I’ll take care of Emberpaw to the best of my ability, until I’m here in StarClan with you. I promise you that." - (to Void)

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"I'm sorry Hazel was like that. You were all so young. You deserved more. A better chance at life. I'm sorry for taking that away from you."

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"Yes. Hazel... was my mate. I was - I am your father. Everything she did to you would not have happened if I’d stayed. For what it’s worth, I’m sorry."

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"There she is, up there. I'm going to sneak up on her. I really am a kit, aren't I?" - (to Emberpaw when he sees Sootsnow)

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"(Whitebird)'s right. You shouldn't have to feel unwelcome anymore."

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"Well, you can swim like a fish, and you’re better at catching them than most of the warriors in the Clan, so I’ll daresay you did." - (in response to Emberpaw asking if she passed her assessment)

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"Okay, I would rather you didn't insult me in front of my daughter, thanks."

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"Bye, Whitedirt. Thanks for having us."

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"Maybe keep your voice down. Y'know, so as not to scare away every rabbit on the moor."

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"Knew it. That's my daughter, alright. Good choice, Emberpaw." -(to Emberpaw after she chooses a fish over a rabbit)

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"Hey, don't give me that look. Let’s... try to be graceful about this, okay? Like, don’t blow up at me. I’m about to be real upfront and honest here, and I think that’s a good thing. Please?" - (to Sorrelseed right before they have "The Talk"™)

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"I don't know what I thought. But what I do know is that I'm a rotten fox-heart and I don't deserve you. So I'm telling you the truth now."

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"Thank you. Thank you so much. I-I don’t know how to put what I’m thinking into words right now."

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"Hey. I was just visiting Torrentkit. I don’t think Weepingbrook likes me very much, but, well... I can’t really blame her. It’s to be expected. I can already see a bit of Milkweedstar in Torrentkit, though. I’m not sure yet if that’s good or bad.”

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"At least we still have time to spend with each other. I would have missed this."

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Stormclaw: "It can be pretty draining. For some cats, it's probably useful. Like me. I was a troublemaker. But I didn't think you needed that sort of pressure."

Emberglow: "You? A troublemaker?"

Stormclaw: "I know. Unbelievable, right? A straight-laced, rule-abiding cat such as myself?”

Emberglow: "Who would ever guess?"

Stormclaw: "There were those times I faked having eaten rotten bits of prey to get out of battle training, or that time I smeared mouse blood on my fur and pretended I’d fought off a rogue to impress my friends. Also the tunnel incident when I was a kit. And many other things. But me, a troublemaker? Never."

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"As an apprentice back in MarshClan, I was seriously something— I once tried to teach all the kits in the nursery how to stick their paws through holes in den walls to grab tails or steal herbs from the medicine cat. I'd never seen so many warriors so angry."

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Emberglow: "You're ridiculous."

Stormclaw: "Thank you. I'm well aware."

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Stormclaw: ''“That got heavy again. But I think — no. I know you haven’t done a thing wrong. Nothing that happened is your fault. You just got unjustly tangled up in your parents’ messes. But you still managed to come out of it all as a good cat. I admire that."''

Emberglow: "Thanks... it means a lot coming from you..."

Stormclaw: "I suppose I don’t really go giving out compliments left and right, do I? Well, I mean it. I’m... proud of the cat you’ve become.”

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"Aren't parents supposed to be, like, helpful or something?"

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Deputy Position
Proceeded by: Weepingstar

Succeeded by: No one yet my dudes