The Sun Always Sets by Willow Sarratt at Inkitt

Story Notes

Characters:

Sunset: A skilled, dark-furred lynx with a strange sunset-like eye color. She is cynical and tough, a result of being an outcast due to her unique coat color. She secretly yearns for acceptance but is quick to anger and fiercely loyal to her siblings.

Rainfall: A light gray she-lynx with brilliant blue eyes. She is cheerful and optimistic but also intuitive, acting as a peacemaker. She is the first to experience the prophetic dreams.

Snowdrift: A white buck lynx. He is quiet and withdrawn, but a playful side emerges when he’s with his sisters. His white coat makes him a skilled hunter.

WhisperWillow: The one of the clan's healers and the siblings’ aunt. She is eccentric and sharp-tongued. She experiences prophetic visions and acts as a reluctant guide for the trio.

WishingGaze: The clan’s alpha and the siblings’ uncle. He is weary but protective, burdened by the endless winter and the feud with the Bobcat Clan.

Thorn & Ember: Other clan members who represent the general hostility and indifference towards the protagonists. Thorn, in particular, is a source of direct conflict.

Jasmine: Another lynx with a strained relationship with the siblings, particularly Sunset. She is a secondary antagonist.

The Black Bobcat: The primary antagonist of the prophecy, appearing in the siblings’ dreams with a chilling, malevolent grin.

Setting:

A vast, snow-covered forest during an unnaturally long winter.

The clan’s settlement is a small clearing near SkyReach Mountain.

Key locations include the BigSpruce tree and a peaceful river that appears in the prophetic visions, along with the WhisperPool used to try to communicate with their ancestors.

Themes:

Destiny vs. Free Will: The prophecy suggests a pre-determined fate, but the characters’ individual choices and struggles will shape their path.

Acceptance & Belonging: The siblings, especially Sunset, must find their place and purpose despite being outcasts.

Survival: The harsh winter and the threat from other clans create a constant struggle for existence.

Summary

In a world gripped by an endless winter, a prophecy emerges, hinting at a coming conflict and three lynx siblings destined to save their clan. The prologue introduces the alpha of Lynx Clan and a healer, who bring three unusual kittens—Snowdrift, Rainfall, and Sunset—to the clan, much to the chagrin of others. Months later, the siblings have grown into distinct, if ostracized, young lynxes. Sunset, a skilled but cynical hunter, struggles with her dark coat and the clan's animosity. Snowdrift is quiet and withdrawn, while Rainfall acts as a hopeful mediator. The clan's tension is palpable, exacerbated by the harsh winter and a strained relationship with the Bobcat Clan. The story takes a supernatural turn when Rainfall reveals she's been having a recurring dream—a vision of a frozen wasteland, a final battle, and a chilling black bobcat with a cruel smile. WhisperWillow, the clan's healer, confirms the dream is a prophecy, revealing her own connection to it. Sunset, the most skeptical of the three, is forced to confront her destiny when she, too, experiences the terrifying vision, cementing the siblings' shared purpose. The ancient prophecy is now a living, dangerous reality for the trio.

Genre: Fantasy

Author: Willow Sarratt

Status: Ongoing

Chapters: 7

Rating: n/a

Age Rating: 13+

Characters

Lynx Clan

Alpha: WishingGaze- a light brown buck lynx, with darker flecks on his coat with hazel eyes.

Healers: WhisperWillow- a light silver she-lynx, with hazel eyes.

Sage- a gray she-lynx with sage green eyes.

Ash- a smoky gray buck, with a burnt looking back leg.

FallenFeather- a light gray almost white she-lynx, with slightly darker paws, tail stub, and ears... looking similar to a Siamese cat.

Warriors: SwiftRiver- a dark gray buck lynx.

OwlWing- a lighter tan she-lynx with a darker back, and scattered white flecks.

Spruce- brown buck, with hazel eyes.

Skylark- a lighter brown she lynx with lighter underbelly and paws, with hazel eyes.

Winterberry- light grayish-brown buck with copper eyes.

Kitten Mother: Jasmine- a beautiful, light she-lynx with a subtle hint of sandy color, with her second litter of kits.

Trainees: Sunset- A dark brown she- lynx with an almost red tint to her fur and sunset-colored eyes.

Rainfall- a light silver she-lynx with blue eyes.

Snowdrift- a white buck, with a single black paw.

Thorn- A muted brown buck lynx with not a lot of white to him.

Ember- a pale ginger she-lynx with yellow eyes.

Elders: Oak- a reddish brown buck lynx with copper eyes.

Bobcat Clan

(mentioned characters)

Alpha: Blacksky- intimidating black tom, with chilling gray eyes.

Warriors: Firethorn- fiery orange queen, with white specks, and green eyes.

Other

Moira- soft silvery-brown she-lynx, with faint dark dapples on her back, and a lighter underbelly, with warm amber eyes.

Captain- a long haired, orange tom house cat (Or no-claw) with white tail tip, chin and paws.

Cleo- a white she-cat (or no-claw) with gray tabby splotches, yellow-green eyes, and a splotch under her nose like a half-mustache.

Mary- a white she-cat (or no-claw) with gray tabby splotches, making an upside-down V shaped mark on her forehead, with green eyes.