Some say you never move on from your first love. Well, that’s like me and this cat. I won Arachnidkit in February of 2024. Before, I had roleplayed Mangodrift - but I never truly engaged within the community. She was my first won kit, my first ShadowClan cat, my first cat who had a litter, my first high rank. I loved her. I still do. I do not regret claiming Reverieaster and making her an npc. I do not regret moving on nor being able to have the ability to roleplay Reverieaster. I do, however, regret not having her as my primary cat. I had her until she was 75 moons, more or less. In her 75 moons of living, I made friends, I joined tfc chaos and became a proper part of the community. She’s honestly made me who I am today. And what I truly regret is moving on so /fast/. Her disappearance roleplay never finished, it was rushed, I never really acknowledged I would never roleplay her again. She lived as an npc in Twolegplace with her forever love, Soliloquymirth. And, as of the fifth of November, 2025, aged 95, 90 weeks from the day I won and signed her up, Arachnidspindle has died. Died peacefully, knowing she will be in StarClan. When I won Arachnidkit, I was over the moon. Granddaughter of my irl friend’s cat, Tarragonflair, daughter of Umbrasymphony. In a generation where ShadowClan was ridiculously active and so many cats her age. She was found by Umbrasymphony, alongside her sister, Pixiekit. She was mentored, as a warrior, by Swabmelody. When she was supposed to get her warrior name, she became medicine apprentice. I was so, so lucky. She had so many relations, so many plots. So many scars that told each of her stories. She was not a perfect cat. She was messy, there were plot holes, I was younger than I am. But she was beautiful to me, and she still is. She went through the great journey, got attacked by a shark, lost her sister more times than I can count, found her stupid chickweed love of her life that was the slow burn of a century, and had kits. Taught her closest friends little Spanish terms. Her tangled relationships with so many cats I was privileged to roleplay with. She gave me so much. Dave told me that she would have been his first choice for his first deputy under Helleborestar, had she not been medicine cat. She could have been leader right now, if I hadn’t taken that leap and entered her for medicine cat. While part of me would have loved to be leader, she will always be that medicine cat in my heart. She lived, she nurtured, she killed. She was a lot of things. But above all, she has been the silly little battle cat that without I would not be who I am. So, as of today, I will have her first roleplay again, the first since I won Reverieaster. With her, in the stars. A special thanks to everyone I have roleplayed with Pai, you gave me her, and for that I will forever be grateful. We didn’t roleplay much, but the fact you entrusted her to me, I will never forget that Diana, you may be gone from scratch but I can’t tell you how much I loved the sisters. Our roleplays, however brief, were something I always looked forwards to. The two sisters will forever be in my heart Bug, I will not stress how much Doornails made each of my days. Our stupid little rambles about these stupid cats - they were funny, they were obnoxious sometimes, and while guppy pond is burnt to a crisp right now their adventures there are something that will forever live on. I am so happy to say Arachnidspindle had the true love of her life with Soliloquymirth. Dave, while you are no longer here, the planning, the angst, the roleplays that had us crying and giggling at the same time is something I will forever cherish. The dread of reading each reply yet the excitement of something is something I don’t think I can ever compare anything to Hound, Sable was Arachnid’s honorary little sister. Her shark tooth pendant that still lives on with her is something I smile about every time I see a little art of it, something that means so much to me that I don’t think I can even explain. To her kits roleplayers - Aki, Pidge and Lily. I am so, so glad I chose all of you. You’ve truly surpassed my expectations of them - I love every single one of them, each of the accessories passed to them. The emerald bracelet to Taiga, garnet necklace to Tundra, and Opal necklace to Boreal - the fact, again that she lives on with each of them is something I don’t think I can describe. Every little mention I see of her name used in roleplay right now means everything to me. That she is known still, still spoken of, that she carries a true impact. That is more than all I can ask for. And to everyone in TFC that role played with Arachnidspindle - I cannot express how much it all means to me. Every moment of her life is something I wish I could turn back to. And while she isn’t in the clans any more, she is in StarClan; so, I can roleplay with her now. If anyone wants to roleplay with her in a dream, I would give anything.
And finally, to Arachnidspindle. You have made me laugh, cry, smile, giggle, spend hours thinking about you and roleplaying with you. I would not be who I am today without you, you silly little battle cat who means the whole world to me. You were with me through more than I can express - and I don’t think I’ll have another just quite like you. If you took the time to read all of my stupid waffly soppy rambles, thank you, in a way. I seriously hope that people loved her the way I did. I truly wish I could turn back the clock, to the summer of 2024, and live her life again. Now, I have Sunbeamskip, Reverieaster, Maple, and Cocoonkit. I would not have the name I had today, nor would I have the characters, the friends, the personality without her. My tfc journey was so heavily impacted by Arachnidspindle, and I would give anything for her to be a kit again - but I have my characters now, who I dearly love. Thank you tfc, and thank you, Arachnidspindle.
