#five truths

Featherwhisker

Born to Larksong and Flamenose, with his littermates Sunfall and Specklescorch. he was the youngest, the smallest and the one that was most quiet. But...he was the one who always got his two siblings out of trouble, had a way to calm angry cats with gentle words. It was always a funny sight to see his two siblings hiding behind him as he calmly talked to the cat they had enraged.

He always wanted to be a Soothepurr, there was no secret about that. But he had been given to Lightningmane, a warrior as at the time Cloudberry was training Goosepaw. It was no secert that Goosepaw was to be the next Bishop, but Bishop Oakstrike denied it, saying that his son, Pinepaw was to be the next Bishop. Lightningmane was a good mentor though, and she made sure to give him any excuse to help Cloudberry and Goosepaw so he could learn to follow his true calling.

Featherwhisker was good at keeping secrets. He kept quiet when Cloudberry would sneak Goosefeather to meet the other Clowder's Bishops and he kept quiet when Loonflower went off to meet Reedfeather. Sometimes though he wish he didn't feel bad about revealing secrets, maybe if he allow his tongue to slip Loonflower would still be alive and not dead when trying to get her kits back.

The only time he ever used his Warrior training, was against Sheepear. When the other used their Bishop's depression over his sister's death and Pineheart's distraction to get close to Goosefeather. When he abandoned the Bishop after he got what he wanted even though the other was now carrying his kits, when Sheepear all but said he did not care what the Bishop did. Sheepear's ears which he was named for were torn off and he gain new scars across his face and shoulders and no one fault Featherwhisker for that.

the biggest rule is that I don’t do POV characters from the main arcs; Feathertail and Tawnypelt have been the only two exceptions because they came so highly requested. I generally don’t want to do POV characters from SEs either, but I have done Bluestar and Crookedstar in the past. 

I haven’t read anything beyond the DotC arc so cats like Sparkpelt, Flipclaw, or Violetshine? I don’t know em’. also it has been years since I read DotC and I was generally bored w the arc and I don’t remember much about the cast so I likely won’t do cats like Clear Sky either.

oh shoot! yes, sort of! I don’t read a lot of fanfiction these days, but I can definitely vouch for a few:

Like I said, Five Truths by KatieK101 is a gem: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12793038/1/Five-Truths

I’ve heard great stuff about Fire and Water and I feel a weird bit of kinship with em since we’re both rewriting TPB haha: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13310312/1/Fire-and-Water-Book-One-Into-the-Wild

@aerakii is perhaps one day going to release Switchback? It’s looking great so far but it’s unpublished so this is more of a when-it-comes-out thing lol. A link to the blog if you wanna be an early adopter, in any case: https://switchback-fic.tumblr.com/

Another one I’ve heard good stuff about is How the Mighty Fall. Not a clue what it’s about but @coniferous-willows always comes through, so check it out!: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12519697/1/How-the-Mighty-Fall

1. People will hurt you and act like you hurt them. 

2. Don’t worry about people who don’t like you; most people are struggling to like themselves. 

3. Sometimes you only see people’s true colors when you are no longer beneficial to their life. 

4. You can’t change how people feel about you, so just live your life. 

Racoonpaw

1: Racoonpaw doesn't mind that he was born from the outside, found alone beside his sister on the edge of the territory as kits, cause Rosetail's love is enough. While his sister, who allowed Thistleclaw's words about being chase out if they didn't show they were worth the prey that they were given made her thrive for a role that wil keep them in the Clowder, Racconpaw was fine with just being in the background. Cause he has Rosetail's love, and he knew that she would never allow them to be chase out.

2. Sometimes though he wishes that he was Rosetail's child by blood and sometimes he likes to imagine he is. Their tails were the same, though Rosetail's was covered in scales and was lighter in color.

3.He loved helping the monarch push in more brambles into the nursery, listening to Thrushnose and Specklescorch on which way was the saftest for the kits inside but was dangerous to those who tried to attack. He was ecstatic when the Bishop gave him not only a Warrior who was focus on crafting but the Bishop's Guard himself Sparrowsong. He didn't let it go to his head, but he felt a bit of pride that he was given to someone so immportant...though he could do without the stares burning into his scales

4. He never liked fighting, and fighting over the stones just push more of that into his heart. Let him hunt, let him weave thorns and brambles, but actually clawing someone? No, feeling the blood on his claws sicken him. And he felt complete disgust as he stared into the prone form of Stonepaw, whose ears he had just torn, the dissaproving look of Softwing, he didn't even feel Sparrowsong nudging him away. He finally came to himself later, and then felt more disgust when Thistleclaw compliment on how he taught the Riverglade apprentice to think again on trepassing on their stones.

5. When he met Stonepaw again, during the night of a Gathering, he sputter out apologies. But the other just laughed and told him to pay no mind, that the next time he will return the favor. Racconpaw did not understand why he felt so warm when he stared at them, while his heart flutter at that smirk. But he pushed it out of his mind and called him a fish-face.

Turtlenose

Before Thundergrowth, his name was Ethan, and he grew up in a group. It was so different than the Clowders, always moving, never staying in one place for too long...and he hated it. He hated how his paws were always so sore, even when he was sitting down. When his group were staying for a break he met Adderfang, who saved him from an adder...when he learned of the Clowders, a place where he can stay but still have freedom and saftey? He never looked back, never hesitated.

2. Sheepear, Hedgehogtail, Jaygrowl and Thistleclaw almost made him regret his decision. He never realizes that the Clowders were so hostile to those who happily join them. He hated the looks, the whispers, the jeers. But...he had Stonefall, Fuzzybush, Hazeflight and Waspeye to back him up, to cheer him on. And when Bishop Goosefeather gave him praise and thank him for his loyalty, he felt giddiness at the looks of shock on his bullies faces.

3. He was name Turtle at first for how shy he was when he first enter Thundergrowth, it then gain a new meaning when he rally up a group to regain Loonflower's three kits that were taken by their father, Reedfeather of Windmoor. He gain the title nose for his excellence tracking skills which he put to good use during the Great Famine, even though he wishes there were more he could had done.

4. He never expected to fall in love with anyone. But one day, passing the border of Startovden and seeing Sablewhisker, back then Clarisse, he couldn't help but stumble. Hearing her laugh as he gets to his paws instead of a scream of fear made him feel warmth. He never expected someone, who while a Drifter like he was once one, but from a group who was friendly to the Kingdoms who find him anything but scary. But he never smells fear from her, never saw disgust. And his heart soar when she decided to join, to be with him. And he lived up to his name, always being by her side, protecting her from those who would wish her to flee.

thank you so much!! :’) I love writing Five Truths and tbh never expected to make it past chapter ten lol.

i.

As a kit, she overhears one of the warrior's remark that she looks just like her mother.

After that, Stormkit teases her for always staring at her reflection in the puddles.

ii.

She can not help the seed of resentment that grows in her heart when Graystripe leaves RiverClan.

In her head, she understands that he must leave. In her heart, she weeps.

iii.

As an apprentice she harbors a silly crush on Stonefur.

That is how, at least in her head, she knows that Crowpaw does not truly love her.

However. She has never been good at differentiating between head and heart.

iv.

If she had survived the journey to the Sundrown Place, she never would have agreed to a forbidden relationship with Crowpaw.

He does not truly love her, her mind would have whispered. You know better than anyone else the pain a forbidden relationship causes.

She would have let her head rule her heart.

v.

Ever since she was a kit, she planned to name one of her kits Streamkit, in honor of her mother.

Once she is a warrior, she decides to name one Lightningkit, in honor of her father.

(Bonus)