slumber had never been good at waiting. and yet, it was something that the citrus-furred feline had been doing all of its life. it had waited until the last moment to leave the guild, waited at the border for someone to talk to, waited for snowmink to visit, was waiting for sunsymphony even now. now was not the time for waiting anymore. it was time to move on. slumber had always wanted to see the world. ever since he was a young kit, trying to fly. now, it was time for this dragonfly to soar away. _________ it was easy -- remarkably so. with the scent of dahlias in the air and bittersweetness on his tongue, riley padded further and further from the den that had been his home for moons. the den where he had resided with mama and bea and orange, for a few moons, when the trio was still soft with kit-fluff. where he had fled to once the guild had disbanded, and snowmink had left for the clans. where sunsymphony's nest still laid, moss slightly askew. the den that it needed to leave. and so he walked, paws first crunching over grass, followed by bare dirt, and the rocky crags of mountains. _________ slumber had been moving for a while now. trotting over grassy patches and rocks alike, breathing a tad heavier than normal. he was no longer as athletic as it had once been. soon, though, he reached the top of the plateau, and it seemed to the ginger tomcat that all his tiredness had slipped away. a smile rising to its face almost instinctively, slumber took a few more steps forwards, now confident. and, looking over the edge of the rugged descent towards the warm green knolls below? with the scent of honeysuckle all around him, and sunshine beaming down and wrapping him in a coccoon? it felt as if all those slumber had missed were right there with it. sunsymphony and mama and snowmink and all of the rest of them -- the list went on and on. a contented smile on his face, slumber lifted his face towards the sun. ...
... oorp notes. it is recommended that you read the above section [instructions] before continuing on here. EDIT: its done!! i'm free!! thank you so, so much to anyone who waited -- ik this took painfully long. ___ oddly enough, i struggled more writing this section than i did with the actual srp part. at first, i was trying to write a goodbye to slumber. however, all of my attempts to do so seemed a bit off. it took an embarrassing amount of time to realize this was because this project was not intended to bring closure to slumber's character. slumber has been around for over 9 months -- he's not going away now. over all the time spent roleplaying with slumber so far, i've grown as a writer (and person) and interacted with so many amazing people. below is a list of some of these people (in no particular order) ____ / charlie hi! at the time of writing this, i was looking back at the litter project, and i'd like to thank you for being so great from the beginning, and before that, too. i've had the honor of roleplaying with dahlia with both of my characters (though only once with mushroomdoze) and i've loved every thread we've done. dahliablade was one of the most influential characters in slumber's life, especially in his kithood, and i'm so happy to have been given this opportunity. / citrusmelody hey, demi! though we never properly roleplayed outside of jrps, citrusmelody was such an influential character to slumber that i thought it ridiculous to not include you and song. thank you for all the kindness. / snowmink hey, chai! it's likely you won't see this, but it would be ludicrous not to mention you and snowmink in the acknowledgements. you're a wonderful person, and the chaos duo's dynamics were one of my favorites to roleplay. snowmink was, and is, a truly amazing character, and each planning thread and roleplay we've done has been so fun. i hope you're doing well irl, and i hope to meet again in the future. <3 / waveblade hello! it's been a while lol. i believe waveblade was the first clan cat slumber met at the border, and i'm so glad that it was ave. you're such a kind and creative person -- all your characters have been so interesting and well-developed. waveblade made a large impact on slumber's personality and morals, and i've loved roleplaying and talking with you. / sol hi, raya! i've been lucky enough to roleplay with sol and you with both mushroomdoze and slumber, and i'm so glad -- she's such a complex and amazing character, and you're such a nice person. i hope you're doing well. / beach hi, ray! we didn't roleplay a ton, but beach very much so shaped slumber's conversations with others. their dynamic was always very enjoyable to roleplay, and i've loved talking to you. i'm honored that i've had the opportunity to interact with you. / cicada hey, alexis! it's been a while -- i hope you're having a good day. i enjoyed all of our roleplays with cicada and slumber. thanks for roleplaying with me. you're a great person. / sunsymphony last, but certainly not least, caaz! i'm so glad i got to roleplay with you so much throughout slumber's life -- you're so kind, and sunsymphony and slumber's interactions were all so fun. sunny was, and is, an extremely important cat in slumber's life, and i'm so grateful that i got to interact with such an amazing person because of it. below, there's a list of people who i was unable to include due to lack of space, but nonetheless deserve to be recognized. - / orange (account deleted </3) - / tawny - / brume - / snowmarten - / seajelly i'm sorry if weren't included and should have been -- if you believe i have forgotten you, please don't hesitate to comment and inform me, and it'll be fixed. lastly -- tysm to everyone who roleplayed with slumber, and everyone reading this rn! i appreciate it <3 best wishes. __ credits - all writing + art by - characters mentioned in project belong to their respective owners (listed in n&c) - slumber was designed by - song is never enough from the greatest showman
