{ kithood }

The kits were only a few moons old when Spottedpiper mysteriously disappeared on a mission sent by Whisperstar. Most of the clan assumed a predator had gotten her, but Sunsnatcher remained uncertain. He tried his best to comfort his kits in the absence of their mother, lying that Spottedpiper was alive but had found a better place for her to live. Osprey believed this lie into his apprenticeship while Tiger was less guillible as he got older. He often wondered why his mother hadn't wanted to stay with him, but he hadn't known her long enough to remember her too well.

{ adolescence }

During his apprenticeship, his father grew more distant with his kits, struggling over the grief of his mate that he didn't allow himself to properly process, wanting to stay strong and positive for his children. Because of this, Ospreypaw unconsciously adopted the same mindset of toxic positivity, to try to put on a brave face for others even when you're hurting. He applied this logic to his jealousy towards his brother, envying Tigereyes for being born male for reasons he didn't yet understand. He spent a long time trying to convince himself that he liked being a "she-cat" before he finally accepting that he had always felt like a tom.

{ adulthood }

As a young warrior, Applesnap quickly grew fond of the tom Jasperfang, which made Ospreyheart incredibly jealous. He knew a part of it was because Applesnap began spending less time with him, but deep down he knew it was because of romantic feelings that he secretly harbored for the she-cat. He wanted his friend to be happy, so he kept them a secret. When Applesnap began to hang out with him less and less however, he grew confused and hurt. Jasperfang didn't like Ospreyheart much, and discouraged Applesnap from being around him anymore, their friendship slowly fizzling away.

The clan leader, Whisperstar, grew more harsh towards his clanmates, and tensions rose, sending WhisperClan into a rebellion as cats tried to stand up for themselves. Due to Ospreyheart's passive nature, he stayed out of it, easily being manipulated by Whisperstar's message that everything his leader was doing was for the good of the clan. His father and brother caught on to the dangers of staying in WhisperClan however, and they joined a small group of cats on the journey to flee the clan. Ospreyheart trusted their judgement so he followed them, slowly realizing just how messed up his former clan was the longer he spent away from it. To his relief, Applesnap and Jasperfang joined them on the journey, but when the group split up into three clans, he and Applesnap went their separate ways once more. Ospreyheart chose to go to FrostClan with his family since they had been more loyal to him than Applesnap had, though it hurt to realize that they were no longer clanmates.

{ RP history }

A few moons later, Ospreyheart finds Applesnap alone on his clan's territory. The she-cat explains that she has fled PeakClan and her mate, and is expecting Jasperfang's kits. Despite the turmoil their friendship has been through, Ospreyheart wastes no time to invite her to seek shelter in FrostClan so her kits will be safe. It takes a lot of convincing, but eventually she agrees.

Applesnap is welcomed into FrostClan with open arms due to being an expecting queen, but things remain rocky between the two, as Ospreyheart is struggling to move past the pain and betrayal he still feels towards Applesnap. This struggle continues until Ospreyheart is injured when fleeing from a snow leopard, and Applesnap is there to comfort him, being very emotional and distraught after nearly losing him. Ospreyheart is able to finally see how much she still cares for him, and they grow closer after her litter of kits are born.

During the kits' birth, the snow leopard attacks FrostClan's camp, killing many of their clanmates, including Ospreyheart's father, Sunsnatcher. This sends Ospreyheart into a pit of despair and anxiety that his new home is not safe, even once the leopard has been killed. Following in his father's pawsteps, he bottles up his grief for the sake of his kits.

Ospreyheart eventually gets the courage to ask Applesnap to be his mate, which she happily accepts, and briefly the two's worries are left behind. Ospreyheart happily gushes about her and their family at the clan gathering. Unfortunately, the PeakClan warrior Cinderwisp overhears this, later spotting two of Applesnap's kits at the border and ends up telling Thornstar about them. Thornstar ends up coming to FrostClan camp with Cinderwisp and revealing that Applesnap did not just flee previously from PeakClan; but killed her mate Jasperfang before she did so. Ospreyheart is shocked to find out that his mate has been keeping this from him this whole time, and even more horrified when Thornstar demands to either take Applesnap's kits back to PeakClan in exchange for her life, or for her to allow him to kill her. Applesnap would rather be killed than give up her kits, but Ospreyheart can't bring himself to allow it. They eventually decide on only giving up Gingerkit and Elkkit (lying that they only had two kits) under the condition that Ospreyheart join them in PeakClan. Thornstar is extremely resistent to this, but after Ospreyheart willingly allows himself to be beat up in a fight by Cinderwisp to prove his loyalty, Thornstar agrees. Applesnap resents Ospreyheart for allowing two of her kits to be taken, and says she can never forgive him for his decision. Meanwhile Ospreyheart is deeply hurt by Applesnap's lies, and the two inevitably break up as Ospreyheart goes to PeakClan with Gingerkit and Elkkit.