#She is going to be a member of the Po3 apprentice generation

[bonefall]

Lakeheart is the first to realize Leaftail's crush and just sits back with popcorn for a bit. She plans to bring it up eventually, but also she finds it too funny not to enjoy for a bit. Its the opposite of "they seem like very good friends" where Hallowflight is like "we r very good friends :)" while wearing the wedding ring Leaftail hate-made for him that visit. And Lakeheart has to sit there containing her laughter like "oh!! how sweet, a ring! was it a date?" and Hallowflight just goes "No its a ring, not a fruit?"

Hallow: "My name is sappho and this is my friend :)"

Leaftail: "JUST YOU WAIT ILL WIPE THAT SMUG LOOK OFF YOUR FACE. I'LL SHOW YOU..."

Hallow: "Show me what? I'd like to see, you are always such a gracious host and I enjoy my time with you."

Leaftail: "HrrrrrrGHH"

Lakeheart: "I could probably fix them. But having a first row seat to whatever's wrong with them is so, so much more interesting."

She can't even tell if it's an act on Hallowflight's behalf or not, like if he really is just that oblivious or if it's an act. She's got a personal bet going on that it's an act.

Hallow can be a really smart guy, and even very vindictive (that's why he joined the Dark Forest after all, to get back at Troutstream and Mossyfoot who were bullying him). So it seems odd that he just... doesn't know.

But WOW is he a good actor, if that's the case. Another one of his many surprising talents, he never stops impressing her.

[sorrelstream]

entering “proper grammar” mode because I’m writing this on a google docs first and I don’t want to deal with all those ugly squiggles ahdfsdfds…

But!! Here’s the fully answered Ailuornymy question list, as requested by anon :D! More below the cut!

Favourite canon warrior name?

Hmm… let’s see… Honestly? Probably Silverstream! I don’t think we get many -stream suffixes anymore and there’s something soooo pretty about her name and the way it flows !!

Least favourite canon warrior name?

Snowbush. There’s something so clunky about the way this dude’s name reads in my head and I don’t know why!!! Also Harrybrook >:(

Warrior you’d most like to rename?

Harrybrook. I just!! It doesn’t sound nice at all please give him a better name :( Best name-change name? One-eye! I’m not sure if she asked for her name change or not, but I’ll admit “One-eye” is a pretty baller sounding name and I love that. Also Deadfoot has a cool name too (though I wish he had asked for that name change rather than saddled with it :/)!

Favourite canon character overall?

 Mousewhisker and Hazeltail! They’re two unimportant side characters that don’t really do anything ever but man do I love them with my whole heart <3!

Least favourite canon character overall? 

Thistleclaw and Crowfeather. I’ve talked about why I don’t like either of them a lot before so to keep it short they both make me incredibly uncomfortable nor do I enjoy reading about them at all.

Favourite Warriors book? 

The Darkest Hour! It was my first Warriors book that I read from the main series (Sasha's manga was the first Warriors book in general and how I got into Warriors), and MAN does it still stick with me! So many scenes from that book are just iconic. 

Least favourite Warriors book? 

Anything from Dawn Of The Clans honestly :'). I tried so many times to get into reading that arc and I never could get into it -- it just bored me any time I tried. Same for AVoS, eh.

Favourite canon scene or dialogue of all time? 

Such a random scene but there’s a scene I think about all the time from Power Of Three where Lionpaw has a nightmare about Hollypaw, and she just playfully (? ominously?) says “I’m going to get you” while hidden in the shadows before turning into a fox and attacking him. I think about it SO much…...

Favourite canon leader of all time? 

Crookedstar, followed closely by Tallstar! I love them…. 

Character you think deserved better? 

SO, SO MANY. IT’S UNREAL. Hollyleaf didn’t deserve to get killed off the VERY NEXT BOOK after she came back to ThunderClan, Snowkit didn’t deserve to get killed off just to push Speckletail into the nursery, Nightcloud didn’t deserve… literally anything she got both in canon and how the authors and fandom demonized her, Honeyfern…. Silverstream… the list goes on really :’/

Character you’d like to see “morally” flipped (made “bad” or made “good”)?

Leopardstar, kinda?? But not like. Morally flipped? I guess? I just mean I wish they had gone more into her redemption arc and why she allied herself with Tigerstar besides just “oh she was in love with him”. So it’s not that I wish she was morally flipped, but I wish they went more into her morality because she’s soo vague as it is (and, frankly, maybe I’m biased because I like her but I would’ve loved to see her overcome her initial prejudice or perhaps work for forgiveness for her Clan - perhaps her alliance with Tigerstar was out of worry for the entirety of her Clan since she saw him as the strongest cat and not just… because she “loved” him). Same for Breezepelt, honestly! They kept dancing between “he’s a troubled son of a negligent/abusive father” and “he’s evil :)” and personally? As a child of a negligent father who also abandoned me, it would’ve been way more … I’m not sure WHAT the word I’m looking for is but I think Breezepelt’s story would’ve been better if they focused on making him a troubled teen of a negligent, bad father and actually embraced Crowfeather being an antagonist in PO3 instead of not wanting to make him look bad. It’s just weird the erins flip flop between “this character is evil” and “this character is ok” so much it’s FRUSTRATING :/

Favourite AU (alternate universe) concept? 

Answered here! 

Warrior code rule you think is best?

Always help a kitten in need, no matter their heritage! I know that’s not the exact wording but anyways. Perhaps I’m biased because I, in general, don’t like reading about child death (I know it happens and I can handle it in some plots but sometimes it’s just so excessive), but in general I think it’s one of the best and genuinely helpful code laws, especially because kittens always deserve a chance at life. I think the second best rule would be the one that states a warrior does not need to kill to win a battle, because I think that adds a lot more depth (potentially) to how warriors value the lives of others and creates a bigger scene? scandal? when someone is killed in battle versus dying of wounds later on. It also, again, keeps the youngsters like apprentices safe!

Warrior code rule you think shouldn’t exist/should be changed?

If you know me, you won’t be surprised because it’s the same answer as always: the leader’s word is law. I’ve spoken a lot about that code before and even have a comic about its flaws, so I won’t go into it too much here, but I just think it’s a recipe for disaster.

Describe your ideal vision of Starclan/clan afterlife.

Hmmm let’s see… my ideal vision of StarClan/clan afterlife would be a little bit like what it’s like in canon at the moment but with a few twists. I think the borders would dissolve in StarClan so there’d be less in-fighting (though I imagine, after growing up your whole life hating your neighbors, a lot of cats have a hard time getting used to the no-boundary life-style of StarClan, and a lot of young/new spirits tend to stick within their own Clan cliques before venturing out and meeting former members of other Clans. Older spirits would be the ones most used to interacting with former members of other Clans). I think there’d be sections that mimic the corporeal Clan’s territories in theme, but with different landmarks and such so that new spirits have a new world to explore. I’d also take away the fading aspect because I don’t really think that’s… fair? I guess? It’s weird to me but I’d prefer not to go into it. I’d also make it so that there’s no great wisdom to these cats - or, at least, the wiser StarClan spirits are the ones that have been around for as long as anyone can remember. They wouldn’t be able to interfere with the living as much in canon and can only really visit medicine cats, or possibly leaders, in dreams; anyone else has to go to the sacred area to commune with the dead. Not sure what else though! This is just kind of a general idea.

Traditional or non-traditional naming. Thoughts?

I think both have their merits! While I prefer traditional naming systems because I enjoy seeing the way people develop suffix meanings and assign well-known meanings to them (and even connotations!), plus it helps me personally assign even the smallest trait to a side character so they feel just a little more real, I see why people would enjoy non-traditional naming systems as it does give more breathing room for individual name creation. Also, I’m not gonna lie, there’s some gorgeous lyrical names out there that flow beautifully. My heart will always belong to traditional naming, though, I think. 

If traditional: What non-traditional suffix would you include in your system? If non-traditional: What’s your favourite canon suffix?

Traditional! I actually have included some non-traditional suffixes in my system, just for variety! But those are: -throat, -pool, -belly, -fern, -bee, -berry, -chirp, and -tooth, for example. There’s actually quite a few more but I don’t wanna list every single addition shfbd!

Best thing about the clan system as a concept in your opinion?

Hard to pick, honestly! But I do think the best thing about clans as a system is their unity; they’re a little society that has each other’s backs, and the care for young and elderly a lot is touching!

Favourite Warriors fanfiction (or fanfiction writer)?

HA this might be an obvious answer, but 100% solacefruit on ao3 (also: @/ailuronymy and @/burnt-sycamore on tumblr!). His worldbuilding is to die for and there’s something so charming and attention grabbing about his writing style that always has me waiting for the next update. Seriously, probably one of my biggest writer inspirations. 

Favourite Warriors fanartist (includes animators)?

Answered here!

Most interesting villain?

Mapleshade and Sol, honestly. I’ve rambled about Mapleshade before, I think, but I think her story could have had a lot of potential to call out the misogyny and bias of StarClan and the code, and how mollies are often punished harsher than the toms for their code-breaking. Her story also features how weird the warriors are with the warrior code - it’s like they cherry pick what they want to believe? Oakstar sends three innocent kittens out of the Clan, presumably to die (which they do), despite the code speaking to never endanger a kitten’s life no matter their heritage, and no one ever questions him, or the rest of ThunderClan, for standing by to watch kittens die? Even Frecklewish outright stated she watched the kittens die and did nothing about it. Why? Why was everyone okay with punishing Mapleshade for breaking a rule of the code but no one questioned Oakstar or anyone else in ThunderClan for kicking out the kits alongside Mapleshade, when it was Mapleshade’s crime and not the kits? And why doesn’t Appledusk get punished or ostracized by his clanmates as severely as Mapleshade did? It had a lot of potential but it’s just a mess. Anyways - onto Sol. Another interesting concept kinda messed up by the Erins. In general, I really love villains that are just nuisances at best and no real threat - kind of like Heinz Doofenshmirtz - and with Sol’s backstory being the way it was, he was the perfect opportunity to have him be this little antagonistic shithead who, while annoying and causing problems, wasn’t actually a serious threat, and he of all villains would have had the best shot at redemption I think.

Favourite canon clan?

RiverClan! I love their aesthetic, their territory, and their general vibes. In love with water-based places <3!!

What would you ask Erin Hunter, if you could?

“Would you hand the series off to a new team of writers?” All good series must come to an end, but with Warriors being as broad as it is, I think this is a series where spin offs can be made and still thrive - just not with the current author staff we have at the moment. There’s lots of people with amazing, creative ideas for Warriors, and I know this is just a fantasy at best, but I would love to see a new writing team take over and weave brand new stories and worldbuilding with it in spin-offs. Hell, even I’d love to take a crack at publishing a Warriors spin off, but, again, it’s a fantasy at best.

Top five prefixes (canon or otherwise)?

Sorrel-, Chub-, Mink-, Rose-, and Vervain- (you can tell I like these prefixes considering these are all prefixes of characters featured in my webcomic besides Sorrel-, which is used for my wcsona’s name ha!) Honorable mentions to: Black- (or any color based prefix like Yellow-, Red-, Ginger-, Blue-, Gray-, White-, etc. I don’t know why but I’m fond of them), Beetle-, and Fidget- (which isn’t a traditional prefix, but I think it’s cute hehe.)

Top five suffixes (canon or otherwise)?

Just narrowing down for traditional because I need a smaller pool to pick from habdfsd but! -face, -flower, -stripe, -storm and -nose! 

If you were on Drunk Warriors Rants, what would you talk about?

I have no idea what Drunk Warriors Rants is actually but I’m assuming it’s something where you get drunk and rant about warrior cats so… I would absolutely rant about Hollyleaf and mainly the wild mischaracterization the fandom has made of her break down and the murder of Ashfur. It irks me to no end how so many people have pushed this weird concept that Hollyleaf was aware her parents were Crowfeather and Leafpool when she murdered Ashfur to the point that most people I talk to genuinely don’t realize this, because not only does it just make so sense narratively but I feel like it really does take away from the depth that is her character. I think Hollyleaf is one of the few characters we get, like, an actual depth to, who is developed beyond “typical protagonist with love interest”, and has an interesting arc, downfall, and redemption. When she killed Ashfur, she was totally unaware that Leafpool and Crowfeather were her parents - in fact, the entirety of Sunrise is about Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze trying to figure out who their parents are, so I honestly don’t know where this whole “Hollyleaf knew about her heritage when she killed Ashfur” thing came from. It really ruins her arc by making her out to be some nonsense cat who killed to keep a secret she spilled anyways, and not a cat who killed to keep a secret she didn’t fully understand yet, who then completely unraveled once she discovered the origins and how her existence completely went against everything she was raised to believe in.

What would your warrior name be?

Pretty obvious answer but my warrior name would be Sorrelstream! Or possibly Sorrelstripe, but I lean towards Sorrelstream. I love to swim a lot actually but I wouldn’t say I’m a particularly strong or skilled swimmer but hey… It’s my warriors sona and I get to give him one (1) skill.

Bonus questions:

Describe your favourite original Warriors characters! 

HONESTLY this question is a little tough because I have such a huuuge cast of original warrior characters it’s hard to narrow down! I’d say if you’re interested in hearing more about my ocs or seeing them in action to check out my @/roseface blog, which is dedicated to my wc comic, or check out my ao3 account (kiittenteeth) because I’ll probably be posting warriors-centric original character stories there soon!

Describe your original Warriors clans! 

Heyyy fun fact! I’m actually working on a small novel fanfic (only about ten chapters long) featuring my fanclans! They’re a group of four Clans set in an abandoned gated neighborhood/area - FernClan (located in the local abandoned mall), PondClan (located in the abandoned golf course), GleamClan (located in the local abandoned restaurant/diner), and FieldClan (located in the abandoned K-12 academy school). I won’t go too much into them here since I want to explore their worldbuilding in my fic, but keep an eye out for them when I drop the first chapter of Ribs! 

Talk about your feelings about the Warriors series! 

Oh man. A lot. The series itself is… disappointing, at best, but I’m awfully attached to it no matter how many times I try to break away from it. It was my biggest media interest growing up (keyword: media), so it’s a pretty big part of me and the way I grew up. Plus I met a good chunk of my friends through warrior cats related areas, so :’)!!! It’s a series that despite all its flaws is incredibly close to me but I’m mainly here to read everyone’s fan content because MAN does the fan content go above and beyond!

(Asked by @/whocares-idont) What’s your opinion on fan made Clan pantheons? 

I LOOVE fan made Clan pantheons actually! Mythology was always something I loved learning about as a kid, and I’m particularly fond of the worldbuilding people make for the Warriors setting. I feel like creating a pantheon and mythos tied to it adds to the depth of the world and makes it all the more interesting and realistic, especially since mythology is such a huge part of so many cultures, both ancient and modern one. I think creating pantheons really adds to the setting people make with warriors, and, honestly, they’re always really fun to read about!!

[kattimariias]

heres my lengthy wc au that is loosely based off of sonic forces. theres a few details missing bc i was getting bored of typing jdhgfg

- Medicine Cats are allowed to have kits, as long as there's another or a Medicine Cat Apprentice around - Cinderpelt is still living, hence why Leafpool was able to have The Three with no consecquences - No one knows who The Three's dad is, but nobody really cares either since that's info moms can withhold - Hollyleaf is a Medicine Cat, while Lionblaze and Jayfeather are warriors...mainly because I always thought her name would fit a Medicine Cat :P. She knows basic combat however, since that's also a thing Medicine Cats learn in this verse - Lionblaze is a trans molly at some point, Heathertail helped her discover this. Mothwing AU reference I just decided to throw in - Dark Forest cats are manifistations of ones negative feelings, the more severe they get the more they can invade the living world, and spread that ability to others that are there. While the Clan cats are able to fight them off well, Ashfur, Sol and later Hollyleaf give them too much ammo - The Three's powers are a bit different; Lionblaze is merely just super strong and agile, not outright invincible. Jayfeather can still sense ones emotions and basically invade ones dreams, and Hollyleaf is able to sense morality. She can tell someone's intentions and overall viewpoint of the world from a glance. I need to think of weaknesses for all of them asfdgh - The Three are also still reincarnations, but also reoccuring ones like how She-Ra/The Avatar works. Their previous incarnations were in previous arcs beforehand, but died towards the end of arc 2 - Some Spirits seem to have enough power to reincarnate, the original Three's Spirits having that sort. However, some may have trouble doing so, and these usually are forgotten about - Oh and Spirits can't fade, so StarClan and the Dark Forest are fuckin packed. They're still big and endless enough though - There's also Spirits that just. kinda hang in the living world - There's like one name change here and that's Brambleclaw. hes Brambleflower now - Brambleflower and Squirrelflight are still mates by the end of Po3, cause there really isn't any reason to split them this time - Ships in this in general: FireSand, BrightCloud, SquirrelBramble, LionCinder, JayKestrel, HollyWillow, IvyBlossom, DoveBriar - Also Brightheart is deputy. That's a reoccuring theme with most AUs I have alongside Brambleflower and the Medicine Cat thing, but yeah - Ashfur had a crush on Brambleflower, but his already bad emotional problems causes him to slowly break after he gets rejected. Upon getting a surprisingly close friendship with Hawkfrost, however, he decides to get with him and move on. Then once Brambleflower kills Hawkfrost, he discreetly plots revenge and helps the Dark Forest invade the living world. When he dies, he goes to the Dark Forest specifically for Hawkfrost, disregarding redemption - Cinderheart obviously is not a reincarnation, she's just named after Cinderpelt due to how much they resemble each other - Jayfeather's stick is just a comfort item - Sol initially led a group of rogues, taking in any form of power they could get. He presumebly had some ability of future telling, which took the interest of rising Dark Forest cats. Tigerstar recruited him, but secretly killed the other members so he could further convince Sol to join his side...and he did - StarClan cats finally manage to find the lost two Spirits, the ones that were apart of The Four but struggled to reincarnate; so they faded away from sight. They are then granted more strength to be given new life, leading to the birth of Dovekit and The Fourth - They also watch over Hollyleaf, trying their best to guide her in the right direction. She does gain a new friend, a Spirit named Fallen Leaves, who also helps her realize she is not evil for what she has done, and that she can still redeem herself - Dovepaw still has her super senses, though this tends to give her sensory overload - Her powers make her popular among other Apprentices, leaving Ivypaw to feel incredibly left out and vulnerable to Dark Forest Spirits. She's also really bad at communicating her issues due to being so closed off, which leads her mind to be taken over by mysterious cats - She becomes a spy for the Dark Forest, while Dovepaw becomes concerned for her sister and overwhelmed by how much responsibility she has - As time passes, Lionblaze basically becomes Dovewing's older sister figure, much to the latter's happiness since her own sister seems to have left her - Everyone questions Ivypaw's distance, to which she reveals what side she truly is now on. As she says, the Dark Forest makes her feel like she has a sense of purpose in life, one she couldn't gain with the Clans. Refusing to listen, she leaves and stays in the Dark Forest for good in her eyes, and becomes Ivypool - While everyone feels betrayed, Ivypool's family is hit the most. Whitewing and Birchfall can't get over their kit becoming evil, while Dovepaw just feels..numb about it. Briarpaw comforts her - After Dovepaw and Briarpaw gain their Warrior, the tree incident happens. Briarlight is paralyzed from the waist down, and she stays in the Medicine Cat den for a bit so they can help her get used to it. She returns, mainly doing patrol duties since it's the easiest for her, cause she's constantly doing a handstand - In turn, Dovewing comforts Briarlight and helps with tramua that lingers after the incident - There's also a bit of Tigerheart and Bumblestripe trying to be mates with Dovewing, but she grows tired of them and tries pushing it all aside to focus more on herself - Sol, after cryptically appearing a few times, finally makes a grand entry and presumebly kills Lionblaze. Dark Forest Spirits start to full on invade the living world, and every cat in the forest bands up with each other to bring things back to normal - Lionblaze is still alive, but was briefly captured by the Dark Forest. She manages to escape, but finds herself nearby a city miles away from home - StarClan, knowing of the dire times, finally full on alerts about The Fourth's existence, sending Dovewing and Jayfeather to go find them. As it turns out, they're an infamous kittypet around the neighborhood due to their powers - The Fourth is recruited and taken in as an Apprentice, being heavily supported by Firestar due to sharing similar experiences - When some cats report seeing Lionblaze, The Fourth is recruited to go locate her. When they find her, they almost drown in frozen water after instinctly running towards her in excitement (they have been already told amazing things abouther). Lionblaze appreciates the love, but warns them to be more careful - Hollyleaf at some point returns, reuniting with her mate Willowshine. While some cats aren't fully trusting of her after what she did, her family wholeheartedly accepts her - There's also another point where Hawkfrost starts to feel pushed away by his dad, which leads to a slowburn redemption that causes Ashfur to calm the fuck down - I haven't thought much what happens inbetween, but towards the end has one big final showdown between the Clans, Rogues, Loners, a few Kittypets, and the Dark Forest - Hollyleaf almost dies, but Leafpool sacrifices herself for her - Firestar and Tigerstar have one, very long fight with each other. Both of them grow tired (Tigerstar may be a Spirit, but his form can still weaken), and after Firestar lands the final blow on Tigerstar, he lets himself get consumed by flames since he only has one life left after all - Hawkfrost, Ivypool, and Ashfur fully redeem themselves, allowing the mates to move on to StarClan while Ivypool returns to ThunderClan to reconile with her sister - Dovewing doesn't instantly forgive her, but is happy to see her sister back - Sol and The Fourth have a lengthy fight as well, with Sol ending up being defeated. The Fourth almost kills him, but they don't have the heart to do so. They discreetly take them back to ThunderClan camp - In the end, the living wins as Dark Forest Spirits are weakened and go back to barely being able to interact with others - Brightheart becomes Brightstar, Squirrelflight being her deputy, Hollyleaf is appointed Medicine Cat, Sol is allowed to stay in ThunderClan and be given a chance as The Fourth requested, and Ferncloud is still alive - The Fourth looks at the sunset while Lionblaze gives a small speech to her. Talking about limitless potential in life, and how you don't really need to restrict yourself. She then lets them choose what they want, to continue living in the Clans and help Sol as they wanted, or return to their kittypet life. They almost choose the former, knowing there's so much they left for a long time...but they kept a promise to Sol, and they feel more intuned to Clan life. So, they hurry back, and are given a Warrior name