#fishkit

The water slipped above his head, the mud choking him and dragging his fur down. 

He struggled to stay afloat, and desperately yowled for help before diving back into the suffocating mud. 

FleaThistle couldn’t lose his child. 

His claws searched wildly for anything in the water, scraping against rocks and tearing at the nails. 

He felt something, finally, and sank his claws into the soft flesh. He pulled up, grasping the kit in his mouth as he struggled out of the water, every step a gamble on wether the mud would drag him back into the cold embrace. 

FleaThistle swayed on his paws, the limp kit grasped in his mouth, and his head grew dizzy. No, no, he couldn’t pass out before he helped the kit.. 

He couldn’t. 

Pain flashed through his shoulder. 

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Who do you think the kit was? 

DF kits: *chilling with new parents*

Starclan: wait

DF kits: *experiencing happiness for the first time in their ‘life’*

AmaranthTuft - named after her spiky tufts of fur 

RaspberryThorn - named after the plant and because he constantly gets thorns stuck in his pelt while gardening 

FishDrop - named for his inability (but love for) catching the skeleton fish in the river 

TawnyTrot - named for her speed and the pep in her step despite what she’s been through 

RosewoodSpring - named because FleaThistle tells her stories of the seasons and spring is her favourite. 

PoppyPerch - named for perching in tall trees, to FleaThistle’s concern. GremlinFrost taught her how.