TW: child neglect, abandonment, child abuse, child death, mental health, intrusive thoughts, vomit, blood and gore, character death, eating disorder, suicide attempt, character death, manipulation, transphobia, birth scenes//
The elder deputy Tawnyspots has one wish, and that is to raise kits. But, having no mate, he asks the younger warrior Willowpelt if she is willing to carry his kits. Willowpelt, feeling pity for the old cat, agrees without much consideration with the offer.
Tawnyspots never lives to see his kits, and Willowpelt decides she made the wrong choice. Now she is stuck with the kit.
When Darrkit is born, Willowpelt doesn't care for him. He doesn't care though, he has Redtail and Swiftbreeze. Until tragedy hits, and Redtail is left depressed and greiving, while Swiftbreezeis dead. Willowpelt has now stopped feeding him altogether.
Desperate, the young kit it taken to WindClan in hopes for a better future.
This is the story of Darklily, the cat Darkstripe might have been.
[Original plot, clans, characters. Everything is mine but inspiration is obviously from the books]
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Book 1
Redstar's line continues with his kits, Goldenkit and Dustkit. However, the growing rouges in his clan's territories is causing him nothing but unrest. It's not made any better when his clan finds an abandoned white rogue kit, without his mother how will he survive? Redstar feels overwhelmed and needs allegiance with the Northern Clans to properly deal with this growing issue. However, an outbreak of whitecough in the Northern Clans has halted monthly gatherings, leaving the two southern clans in isolation. Will the stress be too much for Redstar to bear, or can he keep his clan together and most importantly his kits safe?