had sastrugi done something wrong? the exact thing she dreaded, she wished would not happen, she silently hoped would never happen, happened. Why? Did she say something disrespectful? Did she mix something up accidentally or just… Wake up? Sastrugi felt like crying, but didn't cry. Sastrugi felt like screaming, but didn't scream. Sastrugi felt like running away, but didn't run away. Sastrugi felt like repeating an apology until it worked, but she didn't know how to. What hated it? Hated cloud so much to take Sora, to take Glacial. She had always seen the same smile on Sora's face she had seen on Maplestar's face. Always cheerful, a mile wide, And now she will never see the same smile again. Whether on snow's now dead grandmother or leaving lover. and when she does, if she ever does, it will bring nothing but pain and tears and regret and grief. how long ago was she a kit? how long ago did she make the promise to maplestar? was it's promise empty? Did cloud fail at a promise she made so long ago? A promise she didn't know was almost if not entirely impossible so young? she had promised to grab some of the sky, to climb the tallest tree, and give it to Maplestar. As if it could hear cloud's thoughts, a bird fluttered by. A wood thrush. It landed on a branch, now leafless, and chirped. Wood thrushes were always a favorite of Sastrugi. Not as food (although they were quite tasty), but as bird. but this time Sastrugi wasn't happy to see one, to be reminded of the broken promise, to think more of her death. So she watched as the bird made it's way into the skies, wings flapping as it escaped from the tree. goodbye. -— sastrugi now canonically wears unofficial maple leaves in it's pelt for maplestar. rip maple :( dude’s been around for forever,, it’s insane to think about how long I’ve been following her + how long she’s been around. What a legend. I really enjoyed maplestar and all my roleplays with her despite not being with her very long :( o777 grieving srps aren’t my strongest point in writing also I had to rush so I couldn’t end it well :( sad rushing srps are my worst enemy Teenage Dream by Olivia Rodrigo
