#bramblestar

[eelclaw]

teaser for something i might never finish because there are like 20 panels. i've always thought of bramblepaw rejecting tigerstar as the moment his arc should've ended, but then i had an idea for this scene that sets up his lifelong struggle with insecurity and avoiding responsibility for his actions.

here we have bramblepaw rejecting his father, not primarily because he's appalled by his father's actions- in fact, he's more than a little tempted to join a clan where he would feel trusted and respected- but because he can feel firestar at his shoulder and thunderclan at his back, all watching him, judging him, waiting for his choice.

this would nicely contrast brambleclaw's dilemma with the fox trap, where there are no eyes on him, no public opinion to base his decision on. what does he want to do? who is he without the affirmation of others?

(i still think mistyfoot should've been caught in the fox trap, not firestar. for one thing, i think it makes hawkfrost a better manipulator. brambleclaw doesn't entirely like mistyfoot, and also he's much more likely to murder his brother's political rival than his own clan leader. brambleclaw does pause to consider killing mistyfoot but ultimately saves her, killing hawkfrost instead. mistyfoot is wary of brambleclaw- she saw him hesitate- but she doesn't have proof, and so whatever cover story they bring back to their clans can not implicate brambleclaw enough for his deputyship to be stripped away. (it is so stupid that brambleclaw is rewarded with remaining deputy after pausing to consider killing firestar.) then mistystar and bramblestar would have an interesting dynamic in avos and tbc. but also i just really like the parallel to bluestar and tigerclaw.)

[carboniila]

they're in couples therapy

[wc-confessions]

BramblexSquirrel are just the reality couple of the Warrior Cat series. They don't stay as a loving couple. They are actually the reality of how couples are gonna be the longer they stay together. They are gonna argue and lie to each other. I have parents that do that. My grandparents do that. BramblexSquirrel. That's why I like them because they aren't a loving couple like FirexSand. It's gonna look toxic, yes, but at the end, couples don't stay as that perfect relationship forever.

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[cath-piws]

Stills from a recent reel of mine!

[justapigeonn]

squirrelstar has a lovely chat with her geriatric husband :3

(these are my current hc voices for them in case you're interested)

[snowspot]

[geigergearz]

is brooksquirrel even a real ship i dont think ive seen it before. anyways i think they should both leave their husbands and get together please.

[powderseas]

the brady's mapleshade pmv looks a little weird....

[harriertail]

in the flames i saw a leaping tiger. fire and tiger together, devouring the bracken. such power unleashed, could destroy the forest

[splashtqil]

[cheerclaw]

Couldn't you have been a little nicer to me?

[wildfane]

cat page as i listen to the wcwit podcast go through power of three

[meroaw]

[wc-confessions]

reading tbc for me was a constant battle of not wanting ashfur to win and succeed in hurting squirrelflight but also wanting bramblestar dead so badly. biggest shitty boyfriend mid-off ever. i wanted to reach through the page and scream some sense into squirrelflight like the final girl in a horror movie. let him GO girl he's going to be a dick again in the very next arc it's not worth it

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[twistedtoms]

Toying and updating my tiger family designs to better match their respective mothers

[carboniila]

Brambleclaw cleaning Hollykit's fur, but he screws up so much that it scares Leafpool.