under pressure / open

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to put things simply, frogleap had been struggling lately. over the past few moons, everything had been building up on him. for some reason, things just were not working out for him one bit. the pressure to be perfect for stormclan was a weight he could not seem to carry. but he wasn't just the type to give up. no. he never was. stormclan knew that, right? his simple efforts were not enough. he needed to commit, to work harder than ever. more than anything he needed to succeed.

the bright sun hung high above the clouds. if it hadn't been so damn cold, it actually would've been a nice day. but no, leafbare never brought anything nice. frogleap knew that far too well. the lanky bengal slid out of his cozy den and quickly was reintroduced to the harsh cold of leafbare. the tom let out a quiet snort as he trotted into the middle of camp. his teal eyes scanned the clearing. every cat was beginning to start the day. frogleap didn't have much planned aside from the usual hunting patrols, but he'd already tended to those the night before. this day was completely his, yet he couldn't seem to accept that. he always had to do something for stormclan. all work, no play. that was the mentality the young deputy needed to carry himself with.

with that thought in mind, frogleap quickly spun around and trotted back to the warriors den. "I'm leading dawn patrol. any cat is welcome" he meowed, trying his best not to awake any cat still asleep. besides, he had no time for lazy warriors. shortly after, the tom forced himself to enter the apprentices den. he didn't entirely like apprentices. frogleap repeated the same simple statement. "I'm leading dawn patrol. any apprentice is welcome if you do not have anything for today" with that, he turned and trotted back to the clearing of stormclan camp. hopefully he would have someone to patrol with. hopefully he would find a way to get his mind off all the negatives. besides, good times were bound to come.

ooc: broke my caps key. also, sorry if this is a little awkward. trying to get into the swing of things!

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Silverflight, always the energetic, bouncy cat, perked up at the sound of Frogleap the deputy approaching the warriors' den. "Anyone want to come on patrol?" asked the tom.

"I will!" Silverflight quickly volunteered. "I love a good patrol."

'Break' and 'rest' were not in Silverpaw's vocabulary of his life; it was work, work, and if you finished your work, find other work to do. Silverflight had braved the cold today, but his fur was still fluffed up and he was pacing outside the warriors' den, thinking of what he could do- and what he was doing was thinking, but that didn't exactly help the Clan and he was frantic; there was no work for him to do!

"Thank goodness, Frogleap," he breathed as he bounced up to the deputy, "I was getting bored to death!"

[Falcon]

Whitehawk padded over to the patrol, she had been awake for hours she had heard Frogleap ask for patrol members and she was all for it "I'd enjoy a good patrol" she said quietly she didn't want to wake anyone who was sleeping either so she tried to be as quiet as she could but still be heard. She fluffed up her white pelt against the chill licking at the black stripes while her deep blue eyes scanned the camp quickly

[ℓυиαя]

Jaggedfang slinked out from the warriors den and stretched his long muscular body. Searching with his watchful eyes he saw the gathering of cats taking place a few tail lengths away. Straightening, Jaggedfang wound his way over, taking in the sights and smells of the cold leafbare morning. Upon reaching the group, he dipped his head to the deputy and purred a good morning in his husky voice to the rest gathered. "I could do with a good dawn patrol" he meowed, before casting an approving look at Whitehawk. Known for his flirtatious temprement, his golden eyes gleamed in a friendly manner.

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there was a sign of relief. cats! cats that were actually willing to spend time around him and do work. as of late, that was something rare. frogleap allowed a small smile of gratitude to show as the cats came.

first was the energetic silverflight. this tom was always hardworking. they shouldn't have too much trouble getting anything done today. that was another positive in frogleap's mind. then came whitehawk, joining shortly after. finally was jaggedfang, whom frogleap was not exactly familiar with. the young deputy gave a light smile and nodded. "welcome everyone. good to know you're eager" he purred simply before turning towards the exit of camp. the tom flicked his tail as a signal for his clanmates. he was ready to get out into the fresh air. it would be good for him. "we'll go to the midnightclan border first, then to whisperclan. sound good?" he purred loudly, turning his mint eyes toward his clanmates.

[ℓυиαя]

Jaggedfang swished his tail impatiently, he couldn't wait to get out the camp and stretch his long legs. Nodding to Frogleap to show his agreement, the large black tom started into motion, heading out with the rest of the group. Moving his way up to Frogleap so their shoulders almost touched, Jaggedfang meowed a good morning to the deputy with a friendly ear flick. He had noticed something off about the other tom, and whilst he didn't know the other cat too well, he cared and wanted to see if he could help.

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"That's fine," agreed Silverflight eagerly, jumping up immediately to join Frogleap. He kneaded his paws excitedly on the ground, anxious to start the patrol. "Will we do hunting, too, or just patrolling?"

[Falcon]

Whitehawk nodded eagerly "sounds great lets get going before my paws freeze off" she jokes shaking her fur out and grooming herself a little bit so that the snow wouldn't make it stick out oddly she padded over to join the rest of the patrol happy to get out of camp a little while