#briarflower

yes actually! i ordered hypokit commission designs for them :>! they are:

carpkit (he/him) designed by lemmy

waspkit (she/her) by ripley

dovekit (he/him) by caelan 

pumpkinkit (they/them) by zuri

and finally reedkit (she/they) by sorrel ! 

as u all kno lightningface was the result of an illegal half clan relationship and that their brother (sandwhisker) was raised in windclan and betrothed to graystars daughter morningclaw (u can read more abt that here and here) 

lightning as an apprentice bonded a lot with morning (of course eveningscale/eveningpaw and beestorm/beepaw also were friends with morning but not as close as lightning was) and after they all ranked up to warriors/caretakers lightningface realized that WHOOPSY they had romantic feelings for morningclaw but they never rlly told morningclaw this bc they didnt want to add onto morningclaws plate bc morningclaw was already struggling with stuff

i think u can all tell that sandwhisker is bad news lol but he started out as a sweet kid that morning cared for; however he changed for the worst as they grew older and morning thought it was too late to back out of the arranged mateship especially since the (albeit rocky) riverclan/windclan peace treaty was dependent on their marriage. lightningface (and even beestorm but mainly lightningface) always encouraged morningclaw to just leave windclan since she was unhappy and stressed out so much but morningclaw knew that if she left her dad would raise hell and would just find her+bring her back anyways - she also felt guilty bc she was graystars only daughter and graystars mate passed away during mornings apprenticeship

around the time morningclaw revealed she was pregnant with sandwhiskers kits (which definitely broke lightningfaces heart), briarflower (at the time a kittypet named brownie) joined riverclan. she was already pregnant with mink+chub at this stage and actually left her owners bc she wanted to raise this litter and be there for them as a mother, and she knew if she stayed her owners would take+sell the kittens bc thats what they did to her first litter. she easily settled right into the lightning/evening/bee friend group and she was especially close to lightningface + eveningscale bc those two were the caretakers that tended to her while she was pregnant/in the nursery raising mink and chub

lightningface gets chubpaw as an apprentice and meets mornings kids (yellowpaw, thriftpaw and campionpaw) at the gathering and is like “i need to move on from her” so they focus on training chubpaw and their friendships; during the training of chubpaw, lightningface and briarflower grow closer and bond some more; briarflower also even meets morningclaw and the two of them hit it off n become pals. life goes on after chub and mink are ranked up and lightning feels like theyre effectively moving on from their romantic feelings for morningclaw -- shortly after chubstream and minkclaw get their caretaker/warrior names, briarflower realizes that uh oh shes beginning to fall for lightningface

what lightningface doesnt know is that morningclaw actually has feelings for them but again wont act on it or even talk about/acknowledge it bc even tho her union with sandwhisker isnt based on love or any genuine feelings, she still feels like thered be bad consequences if she were to leave sandwhisker officially and pursue lightningface back. lightningface isnt aware of this but is aware of morningclaws general dissatisfaction with her life in windclan and is there for her whenever she needs them and the two continue to have a close/important friendship -- during this 3 year break (between the birth of mink+chubs generation and then the birth of the next generation - rose’s generation), lightningface also begins to reciprocate briarflowers feelings but a. doesnt know briarflower feels like that for them too and also b. doesnt act on anything bc part of them feels guilty due to their previous very long amount of pining over morningclaw -- which theyre gradually getting over more and more as time goes on.  briarflower eventually approaches lightningface and the two of them discuss their feelings for each other and agree to take things slow/keep it a secret from the clan/their friend group for now in case things dont work out

when morningclaw gets pregnant again (with rosekit) she tells lightningface its sandwhiskers litter and lightningface congratulates her but still feels bad for her since they know morningclaw doesnt actually love sandwhisker due to him just. generally being an asshole and hes nothing like the cat he was when he was younger. lightningface has already come to terms with/accepted the fact morningclaw wont leave sandwhisker but this new pregnancy really drives the nail into the coffin.

lightningface learns at a gathering that morningclaw has disappeared and is presumed dead and ofc the friend group grieves heavily. lightningface in particular takes it hard and while theyve moved on from morningclaw theres still that “what if?” question that lingers on their mind, especially thinking that morningclaw didn’t get the happy ending she deserved; briarflower is there for lightningface during this period and comforts them

Cats remaining:

Grassbird - tom Swiftstreak - tom Paleshade - she-cat Brindlefeather - she-cat

Nightback - she-cat Nettlethroat - she-cat Gingerwhisker - tom Blazestone - tom Sootvine - tom

Briarflower - she-cat Leafdust - she-cat Furzedusk - she-cat Mousefleck - tom Eelflame - tom

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Briarflower led her group to the gorge. Eelflame requested to be led there, and she refused to leave her teammates behind. She was a kind cat, but that was a disadvantage to her. Eelflame knew this, and he was going use it to his advantage.

Briarflower sniffed the air. She froze when she caught a whiff of Nightback’s cats. Last moon, she had heard about Berryscar’s death, so it made sense that their group wouldn’t attack. She clawed the ground, making a ‘x’ in the dirt. Leafdust nudged Furzedusk and Mousefleck, and all three braced for battle. Eelflame, although nudged as well, stood where he was.

Nightback jumped at Briarflower from a bush, pinning her down. She attacked back, trying to break her paw. Before either of them recieved a bad injury, Furzedusk charged at Nightback, bringing both cats to the ground. Nettlethroat appeared with Gingerwhisker. Gingerwhisker clawed at Furzedusk, freeing Nightback who continued to attack Briarflower. Nettlethroat and Blazestone chased Mousefleck to the peak overlooking the gorge’s edge they were fighting on right now. After that, Eelflame pounced at Nightback, then went back to fight Briarflower. Nightback decided to go back to fighting Furzedusk.

Mousefleck nervously watched the entire battle. He was going to end this. He waited until Nightback was right at the edge of the ground he was standing on, then he ripped apart the roots under him. He cleared the dirt. Then, when it was loose enough, the entire cliff fell down to the battlefield. Mousefleck fell. So did the rocks, the dirt, the roots, everything. The sight scared everyone, and most backed up. Nightback thought he had won against Furzedusk when she backed away.

Then the impacts of the land and Mousefleck hit.

Name: BriarFlower

Position: Pineclan queen

Gender: female

Mate: SmokeStride

Daughters: brightkit, Maplekit

Brother: bramblepad