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:bulletwhite: Mothgaze CrescentRose3716

:bulletblack: Bonedusk Llihxoa


:bulletblack: The black tom's teal eyes still glowed in pride that was shadowed by fear. His warrior name Bonedusk was perfect. He enjoyed how the opposite of dawn is dusk and to Dawnpetal he was the opposite of her. Though the shadow of fear was caused by Shadow and him wanting to leave the clan. The tom trotted into the medicine cat's den with some herbs in his mouth for the healers and medicine cat. The tom looked around to try and find someone to give these to.

:bulletwhite: A young healer perked his ears as he padded in the medicine den after checking in on the nursery. "Hm...?" He hummed softly as he blinked his blind eyes at the familiar scent. "Bonedusk...? What are you doing in here?" He asked before he gave a small smile. "Ah... No matter... It's nice of you to visit..." He meowed as he padded over to the dark-furred tom. "I do appreciate the company even if I'm not the reason you came here..." He meowed with a soft chuckle, ears twitching faintly as he smiled at him.

:bulletblack: "Company? Do you have other healers for that? I came here to drop these off." The tom's voice was muffled by the herbs in this mouth. "Where do you want them?" He asked not wanting to by mistake eat one. The dark tom looked at Mothgaze. He was kind of checking him out. The tom was handsome for sure. He wanted to laugh at the memory at him and Mothgaze singing a song to Dawnpetal. He remember just then he still needed to tell Dawnpetal the meaning to her nickname.

:bulletwhite: He chuckled at him. "Not all the time... I tend to stay in camp more often though while others gather as many herbs as they can during newleaf." He explained to him before he shook out his fluffy pelt. "So... Other than the obvious of us ranking up, how have you been recently?" He meowed with a small smile to him.

:bulletblack: "Hmmm.. I been okay. I been wanting to spend some time with Dawnpetal but I've been busy doing other things and i haven't seen her around." The black furred tom said putting the herbs down at Mothgaze's white paws.

:bulletwhite: He chuckled softly. "We're all busy with our new ranks... especially Thrushpool since he got an apprentice too..." He pointed out with a flick of his fluffy white tail. He hummed softly at his words. "Dawnpetal has been visiting Jasmineivy in the nursery when she gets the chance from what Jasmineivy has told me..." He explained with a purr. "I'm glad to hear that she makes time for her mentor and mother figure..." He meowed with a small smile on his pale maw.

:bulletblack: "Ahh.. So that's where she been. Well, i hope Jasmineivy is enjoy her time with Dawnpetal." The tom said slightly jealous though he knew that Dawnpetal and Jasmineivy were close since Jasmineivy was her mother figure. The black tom could only envy them as he wished to have a parent figure.

:bulletwhite: He smiled to him. "You don't see your mentor as a parent figure? I mean... then again it might be strange since him and Smallstream have kits but then again... Poppyheart 'flirts' with Sedgeclaw any chance she gets... It even got so bad that Smokepaw thought he came to see Poppyheart because he had a severe illness or he was dying..." He meowed with a laugh.

:bulletblack: Bonedusk shook his head, "Not really. Cobrawhisker was a mentor, a teacher to Jet and I. I was always on guard with him near. So there was no point to make a father figure out of him." The tom shrugged he never could think of this mentor that way. It was just too weird in this opinion.

:bulletwhite: He chuckled softly to him. "How is it that out of the of us, you didn't see your mentor as a parental figure...?" He hummed curiously before his mind already answered his question. "Nevermind..." He hummed with a soft sigh as his ears twitched faintly. "Anyways..." He trailed off as he couldn't think of what to talk about next.

:bulletblack: "Anyways? Are you that boring you don't even know what to talk about anymore. We need to work on your people skills than." The tom gave Mothgaze a bit of a tease since the white healer didn't know what to talk about.

:bulletwhite: He chuckled at Bonedusk's words. "Not really... there's just not much to talk about... Unless you have better skills in conversations that you know what to think of what to talk about next..." He mused as he turned the tease back on the dark tom, giving him a sly grin as his ears twitched faintly.

:bulletblack: "Hmmm... Oh! I've heard you got yourself a pair of eyes? Poppypaw? Right? The ginger she-cat with green eyes and two sets of ears? What going on with that?”

:bulletwhite: Mothgaze blinked at his words. "What do mean? I'm a nursery aid too so I asked Poppypaw to describe the kits to me since she's learning to help out as well. Besides, when I can't see or smell the difference in herbs, Poppypaw usually steps in... We're just friends... She kind of sees me as a second mentor when her mentor is busy doing something else..." He explained to him with a soft hum, tilting his head as he didn't understand the point Bonedusk was making with that.

:bulletblack: "Hmmm... Alright. I guess that makes sense." The tom shrugged, he didn't know Poppypaw personally but he seen her around. She was something that was hard to miss because of her set pair of ears. The black tom stared openly at Mothgaze. In a manner like he was trying to read the white fluffy tom.

:bulletwhite: Mothgaze blinked his blind eyes as he gave a slow nod at the tom's brief amount of words. He shifted a bit on his paws as his bushy tail twitched faintly. "What's up...? I can literally feel you gaze on me..." He muttered, feeling his face flush a bit as it felt a bit strange not being able to actually see what the tom was staring at. Was there something in his pelt? Maybe there was a piece of fur sticking out in an odd manner. What Bonedusk possibly be staring at was honestly beyond him.

:bulletblack: "Just clearing up something i heard." The tom said simply, "Well the ceiling is up and past that is the sky." The tom said in a joking manner. "And so and so forth. I really don't want to explain what's up in the sky." The tom said his voice serious to continue the joke he started.

:bulletwhite: Mothgaze blinked at him in confusion, ears perking up. "Huh? What are you talking about...? Clearing up what you heard?" He asked with a small frown before his frown grew as Bonedusk changed the topic. "Bonedusk... what did you hear?" He asked as he moved closer to the tom, standing in front of him as his fur bristled with unease. "I've never heard of anything and since it involves me, I have every right to know what's going on... especially if my clanmates are talking about me behind my back..." He meowed, his tone sharpening a bit as he sounded a bit irritated by the tom avoiding the topic.

:bulletblack: "Nah. It's nothing no one knows about it so your fine." The tom said smoothly hoping that Mothgaze would drop it. He didn't like to say he was spying on some cats to find information. The black tom was normally in the shadows and most didn't see him so he used it to find some rumors.

:bulletwhite: Mothgaze flicked his tail lightly as his ears twitched faintly. "Okay... If you say so..." His tone was obvious that he did not sound convinced at all but he knew he wouldn't get much of an answer. He gave a soft sigh as his head lowered. Why did he feel so... so... upset by the fact that Bonedusk was trying to hide something from him? Or maybe there was also the fact that... Bonedusk still didn't trust him. He winced at the idea that the tom didn't trust him. "Did... Did I do something wrong...?" He muttered softly to no one in particular as his ears laid pressed against his head. His head turned away from Bonedusk a bit. "I... I'm sorry if... if I did something wrong..." He murmured gently as his fluffy tail curled around himself.

:bulletblack: "You did nothing wrong. Don't ever say you did something wrong, you got it?" The tom had a overprotective undertone to his voice. Something cats would miss, the tom didn't know why he felt like he needed to say this but he did so he said it. Bonedusk knew he did something wrong. "I was wondering something, alright? I needed to check the facts. Are you going to hate me for asking a stupid question?" The tom asked with the cock of his head.

:bulletwhite: He hummed at Bonedusk's words. "I... I'm sorry... It uh... It just sounded like you were accusing me of something..." He muttered as his ears twitched back before he turned his head away. "I... I just don't like cats judging me because of rumors... Rumors and silly gossip is all they are... they aren't proven true unless you hear it from the cats themselves... otherwise it spreads doubt among clanmates..." He muttered as his fluffy white tail twitched lightly.

:bulletblack: "That's why i wanted to clear it up with you." The tom said with a sigh, "Mothgaze. I see and hear things a lot faster than other cats. I can stand in the shadows and hear rumors. When some don't match up i start finding which pieces are true and which ones are false. Give me a bit more credit."

:bulletwhite: He gave a soft sigh before flicking his ears back. "I couldn't help but feel accused with all of the questions you were asking me involving my relationship with Poppypaw..." He then gave a soft laugh. "What's next... You going to question my relationship with Pigeonpaw or Smokepaw?" He asked softly.

:bulletblack: "Stargazer. I'm a cat of facts. If i sound accusing that's because i don't want anyone hurt. I was asking about Poppypaw since she seems close to you. It would end up being platonic or romantic. I wanted to know before anything else goes crazy. I can help shut down those rumors if i know the facts. It's my fault for sounding like i was accusing you of something that isn't my right to." The tom dip his head in a quiet sorry, "I just don't want any of this to lash out on Lilac." The tom spoke quietly.

:bulletwhite: He glanced over at Bonedusk with a frown, his frown deepened at that last statement. Ouch, he should have expected that from him but it still felt painful to hear. "So... you're just doing this for Dawnpetal?" He asked quietly as he wasn't sure how to respond to that. Yes, him and Bonedusk had the same feelings for Dawnpetal but yet... he felt left out. Bonedusk and Dawnpetal seemed to have no problems with rumors about them being with other cats while him on the other paw... He made friends to help out when he was alone. Dawnpetal was his first friend but honestly she's cared for Bonedusk longer. "Why am I even in this relationship...? It feels so one-sided from what I see... Why does it feel like I put my feelings out but they're not returned with as much enthusiasm as they have for each other... It hurts watching from the side... It hurts being alone when they get to be alone together whenever they want... I'm the one that stands out... I'm the one that's different... even with my sisters I'm different..." He muttered his thoughts out loud. He leaned his head back as his blind eyes clouded with loneliness.

:bulletblack: The tom frowned at what Mothgaze was saying. It hurt the white tom, Bonedusk didn't know how to act to this. He felt his heart hurt for this tom. Bonedusk touched noses with Mothgaze. "I'm sorry you feel that way. You need to speak up, Stargazer. I'm not good with emotions and i'm usually blind things about a cat if i hold them close to me. " The black tom spoke softly to Mothgaze to make sure no one else heard. It was one of the worst things about Bonedusk in this opinion. To notice everyone else's emotions and he forgets about the ones he closes with.

:bulletwhite: He jerked away from Bonedusk. "Speak up? You ask me to speak up when you two go off frolicking while I'm busy in the medicine den and the nursery. How am I supposed to speak up when I don't have the chance to?" He huffed before shaking his head a bit. "Says the cat calling himself blind to the actual blind cat..." He muttered as he glanced to the side with a small frown on his maw.

:bulletblack: The tom backed away with a harsh frown. "What do you want to do then?" The tom asked his voice harden from the tone he used before. He didn't know what to do with Mothgaze at this point, the black tom was starting to blame himself for everything going wrong. He didn't know what to do at this point. He started to put his emotions in check and became a bit colder.

:bulletwhite: He shook his head lightly at Bonedusk. "Is it wrong to just ask for something like... to be loved... by both you and Dawnpetal...?" He asked as his face flushed as his sightless, clouded eyes watched the other tom even though he couldn't really see him. "I've realized that I have feelings for both of you... As a result... I want to be loved by both of you too..." He shook his head lightly. "Sorry... This is probably weird now... You may never have considered falling in love with another tom with the she-cat, huh?" He hummed softly as he glanced. "Just say so if I'm asking too much... okay...?" He asked as he shook out his pale fur nervously as he watched the darker tom, face flushed with heat as he watched him.

:bulletblack: The tom held in a chuckle, knowing that what Mothgaze is kind of easy. The tom said nothing to Mothgaze. Bonedusk watched the fluffy white tom. He wanted to say it was okay and that he could do what he was asking but decided against saying anything since for some reason every time Bonedusk talked something wrong was said.

:bulletwhite: His gaze turned to Bonedusk, not understanding why he was laughing before his ears flattened. He felt his face flush with more heat as he lowered his gaze. "Right... I figured as much..." He muttered softly as he turned away and laid down in his nest, curling his fluffy tail around himself.

:bulletblack: The tom let out a breath. His coldest gone, "Mothgaze? What do you think my sexuality is?" The tom asked with a sigh. He kind of wanted to know what Mothgaze thought it was since the tom doesn't understand why Bonedusk was laughing.

:bulletwhite: He shrugged. "I... don't know... I don't really discuss the topic since I'm more into a cat's personality than their appearance or gender..." He then gave a bitter laugh. "Kind of pointless for me to fall in love with appearances anyways... so I kind of gave up understanding it since it's not like love is defined by something as simple as a cat's gender or gender preference, is it?" He pointed out with a shrug.

:bulletblack: "Good. Though to let you know Stargazer i swing both ways. And since you and i are kind of already in a relationships so it's not too far fetched as you think it is. I want to learn to love you Stargazer. " The tom says with a small smile as he watched for Mothgaze's reaction.

:bulletwhite: Mothgaze snapped his head up towards Bonedusk before his eyes widened. "G-Gladiolus..." He muttered as his face flushed with heat. It seemed pretty obvious with his pale fur that he was blushing. "You make it sound like you already do care for me like that if you say you want to learn to love me..." He hummed with a soft laugh. "How does one learn to love another? It just... happens..." He hummed as his blind gaze appeared focused on his paws.

:bulletblack: "Now you thought i don't care for you. Ouch. I mean good for my reputation." The tom chuckled, "And no it kind of doesn't. Sometimes it does. But learning to love someone in my book takes so much longer since you have to understand them and you have to love their gifts and flaws." The tom says to Mothgaze his voice had a tone that made him sound serious.

:bulletwhite: He scoffed. "That's not what I meant Bonedusk when I meant that you care about me... I mean as more than a friendly kind of caring but not yet romantically..." He hummed softly before he tilted his head to the side a bit. "Um... I don't want to take this the wrong way but that almost makes it seem like you either don't like my blindness or the fact that I'm a healer..." He pointed out with a hum.

:bulletblack: "Well ya. Is it not obvious?" The tom asks with the cock of his black head. "Hmm your blindness doesn't bother me. And with you being a healer it means i know Dawnpetal or i get injured i know a good healer that we can trust. " The tom says truthfully.

:bulletwhite: He hummed as he tilted his head to the side. "I... don't know any other flaws or gifts I have, Gladiolus..." He hummed with a sheepish smile. "So uh... I guess to answer your question... not really, it's not obvious on what you're referring to..." He hummed as he twitched his tail since he was still curled in his nest, very comfortable where he was at the moment to really move.

:bulletblack: "Stargazer... Your gifts are wonderful." The tom says walking over to the nest the Mothgaze was in. The black tom sat down and smiled at Mothgaze.

:bulletwhite: Mothgaze tilted his head to the side. "Then I don't understand what you're trying to say... you make it sound like you've already learned to love me then..." He pointed out to him with a confused expression on his face. He tilted his head up when he felt Bonedusk's pelt brush against his own. It probably looked strange with the tom's black pelt meshing against his own white pelt.

:bulletblack: "I guess i have. I just don't know how to show it." The tom says honestly when he thought about.

:bulletwhite: He snickered softly before giving a soft yawn. "I need a nap... how about you stay in here and cuddle for a bit while I nap... That could be a way of showing it..." He hummed as he rested his head on his paws tiredly. "You don't have to stay here my entire nap if you have things you need to do though..." He murmured softly.

:bulletblack: "I'm fine with that. I got nothing better to do today." The black tom laid down next Mothgaze and cuddle up to him. "Ill be right here when you awake, Stargazer." The tom whispered to the tired fluffy white tom.

:bulletwhite: Mothgaze gave a soft snicker at him before he turned his head and buried his face against Bonedusk's dark pelt. "Mkay... But just so you know... I like your scent... you smell nice..." He murmured softly before he felt himself doze off to sleep, curled up against the dark tom.


:bulletwhite: Mothgaze - 1,938 words; 78 SF

:bulletblack: Bonedusk - 1,345 words; 54 SF

This roleplay takes places shortly after Mothgaze's healer ceremony and Bonedusk's and Dawnpetal's warrior ceremony as Mothgaze and Bonedusk meet up in the medicine den to discuss some rumors that Bonedusk has heard but it's nothing to worry about as Mothgaze and Bonedusk clear things up with Mothgaze even admitting he's developed a crush on Bonedusk since the start of their unique relationship together with Dawnpetal. 

Characters:
Mothgaze - Mine (1,938 words; 78 SF ~ To Mothgaze)
Bonedusk - Llihxoa (1,345 words; 54 SF ~ To Bonedusk)

Group:
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Mothgaze has earned 78 SF; Bonedusk has earned 54 SF