all of my flaws (open)

With two fish filling up his mouth and dragging their tails along the ground, Baybelly felt like he wasn't going to be able to pull in enough air to breathe properly. His heart was about to thump right out of his chest with all of the swimming he'd just done. And while he usually would've wished for more of a catch, these two fish were mighty. They weighed heavily in his maw and when he set them down on the fresh-kill pile, Baybelly was already congratulating himself on a job well-done. It would've been more fun to do if someone had come with him, but today, he hadn't been assigned to any patrols so Baybelly had taken it upon himself to be useful. He wasn't always so spontaneously productive, but today had been a good day. He had woken up with the sun bathing his dark fur and a good feeling budding inside his chest. Baybelly always, always capitalized on good feelings. There was no point hanging around and waiting for someone else to tell you to help out, after all. And Baybelly was only recently made into a warrior, so he wanted to contribute as much as possible. Senior warriors could relax a little and elders had the privilege of relaxing all the time. Baybelly was right on top of the bottom of the pile as far as duties were concerned. He didn't mind it though. That's how the clans worked.

Baybelly trotted a few foxlengths away from the pile and lied down, thinking to catch his breath and recuperate a bit. Maybe he needed to swim a little more. Those fish had been heavy, but he needed to be in shape if he wanted Poppystrike to leave him alone. She'd be the first to mock him for dragging behind. He eyed the fish on the fresh-kill pile curiously for a moment. He'd gone hunting, after all, so no one would fault him with grabbing a fish to eat. But he wasn't really hungry, not yet. Not when he was still recovering from his catch in the first place. So Baybelly turned his bright gaze away from the food supply and towards the rest of his clan, curious to see who was out and about right now. If it was someone interesting, he might go and say hello. Baybelly liked to think he was friends with most of his clan mates, but he knew there were a few he wasn't well aquainted with. Maybe now would be a good time to remedy that. He flicked his tail curiously and kept his eyes open, just in case.