#volespring

Raintail's father left the Clans when she was a kit

In the original concepts I had of Willowthorn and Smithy, Clover was another one of his kits, making them half-sisters. Whether they still are is up to you!

Volespring had a crush on Littlepelt as a 'paw.

Antpaw's warrior name would've been Antspots or Antskip

Ravenwind's mentor had future visions, and knew what she would become

Ravenwind was named after WindClan, bc it was a WindClan warrior that ended Leopardpoppy's life

Smokestripe is considering a second litter

Raintail and Ravenfur was raised mostly by Hailface and Badgerberry, and were therefore pretty close growing up

Finchcloud regrets not being a medicine cat, and fears that his son is StarClan's retribution

Flintpoppy never had half the respect Dovefrost did in ThunderClan

Sweetshine’s mother was named Berrybird. That has absolutely no effect on anything I just rlly like that name.

In an original draft of Deep Dive, Spiderstar would’ve taken Weaselface to ShadowClan and revealed that Brackenstar was alive and inside of it- a duty given to potential deputies was to carry this knowledge, and take one of his lives. Brackenstar would’ve been mostly decay and rot and empty, and Weasel would’ve taken his last life, freeing him.

Ice Cube is 100% inspired by plucky anime protags. He’s got spikey fur and an upbeat attitude, and if he could he’d say dattebayo

Title: Constellations

Summary: Graystar begins to worry that her span of seven lives will eventually lead her to being without her closest friend, deputy, and mate, Volespring.

Graystar came out of sleep in increments. She stretched out one paw at a time, claws sharp and long as she flexed them out of their sheathes. Her reeds were new and soft and smelled of juniper berries; a trick her mother had taught her as an apprentice, hoping to stave off the cold of Leaf-bare. Graystar had come to love it so much she did it even now, in the creeping warmth of Greenleaf.

A loud snore shattered the peaceful morning air, tapering off at the end with a snort. Graystar chuckled under her breath as she rolled over. Beside her lay her deputy of many seasons, Volespring. The past few seasons hadn't been easy for the brown she-cat- her eye was stolen in a battle with a badger, the same battle that crushed one of her back legs, and more than a few rips and tears peeked out amongst her fur- but she'd refused to ever admit defeat.

She refused to ever admit she snored, either.

Graystar rested her muzzle on Volespring's back, a rare smile on her features. "Wake up, fuzzbutt. It's gotta be dawn by now."

Volespring grunted. "If it's not on fire, I don't care."

"Tell that to the patrols you have to set."

"Uuuuugggghhhh," said the molly, reluctantly sitting up. Her brown fur was sticking up at odd angles. "You'd think we'd all have this routine set in stone by now."

"Don't act like you don't enjoy spooking whippersnappers awake-" Graystar gave her a pointed nudge with her shoulder- "Old lady."

Volespring rolled her eyes. "I seem to recall you being older than me, old lady."

She let out a gasp. "Is that any way to talk to your leader?" A quick pounce had the deputy under her sure paws, flat on her back. Graystar flashed her teeth in a cheesy growl. "I oughta banish you!"

Young and dumb Grayfang and Volespring fall in love via competing 

Older Graystar and Volespring contemplating their ages and how it’s likely Volespring will die before her and where they’ll go from there

Ravenwind’s entire goddamn backstory

Smokestripe’s Journey 

Raintail and Ravenfur deciding to have kits as friends 

Littlepelt confronting Dawnbelly and telling him that he’ll have no place in their kits’ lives 

Stonebird and Featherpaw reuniting in StarClan

Hawktail and Redeye meeting and being secret bfs 

How Cherryfur and Blackstorm fell in love

Hawktail was originally planned to be in a forbidden relationship with Redeye, which we would learn when Petalfoot and Lioncreek accidentally discovered them on their own little rendezvous. Idk if that’ll still be a thing lol.

There was a brief period of time where I considered having Petalfoot and Lioncreek be romantically involved. That faded quickly, but I did have a plan for a kitten between them- a little golden tabby named Fireflykit (a silly name, I know.)

I dunno if I’ll ever get to it, but Lioncreek ends up with a rogue named Barb and adopts their child, Tadpolekit. Barb isn’t keen on joining the Clans, but they want Tadpolekit to be a great warrior. Tadpolekit may or may not basically be Fireflykit 2.0.

Graystar and Volespring were rivals as kids bc Graystar was jealous of how much attention Volespring and her mom got from HER mom (Volespring’s mom had a hard birth, losing multiple kittens, so Graystar’s mom helped out a lot.)

Graystar’s warrior name was probably Grayfang.

Originally Poppykit was going to be the only spirit guide Petalfoot had, but then Featherpaw came into consideration and as the concept grew so did his involvement in Petalfoot’s life.

If he’d made it to adulthood, he would’ve been named Featherfur.

Fluffywing first leaned of warrior life from ShadowClan cats he befriended as they came past his house. Hence why ShadowClan cats were hanging out with the other spirits in Dogwood’s cave.

I had planned a romance between Fluffywing and Tallblaze, possibly resulting in kittens, but I realized later on the age difference was too big to be comfortable for me, so they’re good friends.

Title: Resilience

Summary: With a harsh Leaf-bare on the horizon, the Clans are in a bad way. Petalkit is growing up under the stern gaze of her father, Ravenfur, when suddenly everything changes. Stuck in RiverClan until WindClan can produce enough catmint- something no Clan has in these temperatures- she does what any kit would do. She adapts.

Chapters: 25/40

Chapter Title: The Meeting

Name: Volespring

Meaning: Brown Furred and Abrupt

Identity: Cisgender Tom - He/Him

Orientation: Heterosexual

Rank: Runner

Former Rank(s): Tunneler

A dusky brown tom with short fur, short whiskers and a long tail. Yellow eyed and short-whiskered, Volespring used to be a Tunneler but switched to being a Runner. It’s considered a shame as he was becoming quite good at memorizing the pathways but everyone understood why he swapped ranks.

Volepaw and his brother attempted to retreat into the tunnels during the WindClan Massacre - in their panic, they ran into an unfinished tunnel that had a dead end. Volespring watched his brother get dragged screaming from the den and when he fought off his own attacker, later saw Brownpaw dead in the center of the camp. Terrified and angered, Volepaw tried to avenge his brother and ended up being  rescued by his sire who died defending him from Brokenstar himself.