the rift between us

[sharkstrike]

When was the last time he’d been alone with Vipereye?

He could remember when they were apprentices, playing at the roots of the willows, causing mischief with Adderpaw. He could remember their adventures in the nursery, planning of what they’d do beyond the camp walls.

But that had been moons ago. Now, they stood together, out in the territory on a two-cat patrol. Without the other influence sin their lives for what felt like an entire lifespan.

Where had everything gone wrong? Or changed between them?

Ever since leaving the camp silence had settled between them. Their objective had been clear from Hawthornsnake: check the WindClan border then report back. Not a full patrol, but enough that it needed two cats.

In some ways he was thankful, even if awkward silence filled the space between them. It was an opening he hadn’t realised he needed. Not till the edge of the gorge came into view in the distance.

Sharkstrike’s pace slowed; a rarity for him, as he cleared his throat. He turned his gaze toward Vipereye, ears pricked straight.

“Hey, Vipereye? Are we still… y’know, friends?”

❝ avian rose ❞ with ❝ vipereye ❞

[❝ vipereye ❞]

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[attr="class","aodmtop"]vipereye of riverclan

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❝

set me on fire, set me on fire, i'm still alive, i'm still alive, bet you didn't think I would come back to life, stronger!

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the silence. the silence was terrible. it made vipereye fall a little behind his supposed friend. the one he used to cause trouble with, along with adderpaw. oh adderpaw, he missed his brother so much, now more than ever. but it was ashblaze who was holding him back.[break][break]

but, and he began to realize this, coyotehaze was giving him more courage, giving him more confidence in himself. this was the real reason he was able to begin breaking free from ashblaze's grasp. he was learning to be his own person again.[break][break]

and he knew this was a long time coming, this meeting. this... question that was asked. there was a pause, and then he stopped completely lifting his eyes to gaze back into sharkstrike's eyes for the first time in moons. "yes. listen... if you let me, I'm going to tell you something that you might not believe, and I'm sorry for how strange it sounds."[break][break]

another pause and this time his eyes dropped to the ground. "ashblaze killed adderpaw. and he did it right in front of me. he's been... manipulating me for moons. and I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to get hurt. i was... really afraid of him."[break][break]

"but I understand if you don't believe me..."

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