Peppermint_Lullaby

[Cover credit to @hollyhockfang!][Inspired by the WC:UE 2023 winter event!]The Frozen Forest - a secluded, frozen landscape. Winter in perpetuity. A place full of mystery and ancient history lost in time, where two opposing groups live struggling for prey and survival against both each other and the forest's other deadly, strange inhabitants. But there's something.. off about it. Things that don't quite seem to add up, or make sense.Something the forest is trying, and failing, to conceal things from the cats living within it...---Charredpaw is four moons into her apprenticeship, and looking forward to her warrior ceremony. She's everything she needs to be for her clan; strong, dependant, loyal, selfless and full of energy in her youth - much unlike the soul-crushed older warriors, who've grown tired of their difficult lives after witnessing so much.But soon, this all becomes redundant when she meets a she-cat from the other group out in the forest, and they.. get along? Finally, she has someone new and interesting to talk to!But she's beginning to question certain aspects of her icy home, wondering why it's suspended in eternal cold - isn't there anything else out in the big wide world? She craves a change of sorts, and begins to notice things; things which have been hidden for endless generations of her clan, and are starting to slip. She has no idea who to go to - who would believe her if she were to explain what she was discovering?But luckily for Charredpaw, her new friend is willing to listen.…

Peppermint_Lullaby

[Cover credit to @hollyhockfang!]Far away in a peaceful forest, by a large stretch of moorland and a crystalline river, there lived four ancient clans. They were bold and glorious, living in harmony and thriving through each season - living for many, many amicable generations. However, their quality of life began to decline.. clanmates begun turning against each other and their authorities, arguing, growing greedy, becoming more corrupt than courageous, and disloyal rather than faithful.After suffering seasons of these poor conditions and failing leaderships, the clans had reached their limit - growing sick of their flawed and outdated ways. However, never could all of them agree on a new way of leading the clans - so they decided that each clan would rule in their own way, invertedly creating future, deeper divisions.---WindClan's leader and deputy, who were mates, settled on a hierarchy. Ruling as equals, with an advisor replacing the role as deputy - their eldest kit taking over after their deaths.ThunderClan's leader and deputy, popular among their clanmates, chose democracy. Holding votes every few seasons to reanalyse the choice of leader and deputy.ShadowClan's leader and deputy, who struggled to get along, were able to agree on a council of sorts. Multiple cats would share the role of leader, dividing duties between each other.RiverClan's leader and deputy, both having a strong interest in the changing seasons, found themselves choosing a rather unique way of leadership. They settled on having a different set of leaders and deputies for each season.---Vixenpaw, a young apprentice of WindClan, is learning everything she can about clan life and how to lead in preparation for the day when she'd have to take over from her parents, and become Queen. However, fate seems to have other ideas in mind, and throws her off course and into a new, unfamiliar world full of enemies, responsibilities and mystery...…

Peppermint_Lullaby

An odd little compilation of past dreams and nightmares I've had, and any more I have in the future!…