#dawnflower

[notwarriorswiki]

Experimenting with the RiverClan family! Biggest redesign was Pebblefoot who I thought looked too similar to Jayfeather whenever they were placed against each other.

[exocynraku]

mosspelt's tree

[hollyleafdeservedbetter]

My last of the polls. Probably.

This would not necessarily mean they would specifically have Holly, Lion, and Jay. They could be 3 completely different and/or new characters.

[heepthecheep]

I see headcannons about Curlfeather being Reedwhisker's daughter, and I raise you:

What if Duskfur was Hawkfrost's daughter?

She shows up in tPoT as an adult, but if she where born soon after the clans reached the lake, she'd totally have her warrior name by then?

Maybe her mother was Swallowtail, or Dawnflower, who had a relationship with Hawkfrost before he died, which led to Duskfur.

And maybe Curlfeather takes after her great-grandmother, Sasha. Frostpaw too, with color point markings. Maybe Frostpaw even has her great--great Grandfather's eyes.

And Mothwing would be training her little grand niece, which is just 🥹

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[googoothegodofblood]

dawnhawk baby named Newport Cigarette

Wow 🫶❤️ the world is so beautiful 😊🚬

Weedkit who reminds her papa tons of Sasha

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[skyscratch-wc]

used a random number generator on my masterlist of characters and drew the ones I rolled!

descriptions and minor spoilers below the cut!

Thrushpelt (WC) - a minor character who appears in Tallstar's Revenge and gives Heatherstar a life for courage and instinct. He is described as a "sleek tom". He is also listed as a significant medicine cat in Secrets of the Clans. He was a warrior prior to becoming a medicine cat.

Slash (Rogue) - a major antagonist in the Dawn of the Clans arc. Slash was the leader of an antagonistic rogue group and is responsible for kidnapping Star Flower and attempting to take over the fledgling clans. He disappears by the end of Path of Stars. Slash is described as a "brown tabby tom with slashes of white fur on his front legs and yellow-green eyes"

Gorseclaw (SkC/TC) - the son of Cloudstar and Birdflight who appears in Cloudstar's Journey and other Skyclan focused novellas/super editions. Gorseclaw was born in Skyclan and then raised i Thunderclan after Skyclan was banished. He is described as a "broad shouldered, dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes". I personally do not like him being likened to Tigerstar and instead have made him a light tom with white highlights and blue eyes so that he is a mix between his parents.

Dewy Leaf (Ancients) - a minor character in Dawn of the Clans who is a queen in the early Tribe. Most of her interactions on page are in regard to her mate, Moon Shadow, leaving the mountains without her. She is, understandably, upset that he is leaving her to find a new home while she is pregnant with their kits. She is described as a "tortoiseshell she-cat".

Dawnflower (RC) - a minor character who appears in the timeline between Leopardstar's Honor and Omen of the Stars. She is described as a "very pale gray she-cat" and is the daughter of Mosspelt and Frogleap. Based on her on-page appearances, she is a proud and outspoken molly who is very protective of her kits. She passes away during the drought at the beginning of Omen of the Stars.

Mudpuddle (WC) - a minor character and deputy of Windclan in Code of the Clans under Stonestar. His only on-page time is him reassuring his leader that all of Windclan is safe after a large branch falls on the clans during a gathering. He is described as a "brown and white tom".

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Dawnflower

[burning-thistles-bt]

Hi! First of all, love the AU and fic, I've been keeping up with it for about a year now and I love seeing new updates on it! Secondly, I was wondering two things... #1. Is Adderfang still Thistlestar's mentor in this AU? I don't believe we ever saw much of their Mentor-Apprentice relation in the fic if it existed, (likely because Adderfang hates Thistlestar so much xD) what was that like? Do you think Adderfang's reaction being so extreme was not only because he loves his daughter, but also because he felt betrayed at his former apprentice's actions? and #2. In Leopardstar's honor, a timeline is given for Mosspelt's pregnancy and relationship with Frogleap, and through another wonderful oversight by the Erins, Mosspelt apparently was pregnant while she was still an apprentice, from Frogleap, a cat who was ~4 years old. She gave birth around the same age as Spottedleaf had the Firesibs! I know that the BT timeline is a bit altered from canon, and that the fic pre-dates some later retcons from the series, like Volewhisper surviving. Is Frogleap having a predatory relationship with Mosspaw/pelt a thing that happened in BT? If so, what was that like for Mosspelt? Did she ever get any support in her hardships? did Dawnflower join the rebels out of a disdain for Thistlestar, knowing he has done terrible things like her father did as well? Anyways, that's about all. Sorry for such a long message! Thanks for putting so much time into your work and making such a great fic, and for taking the time to read my questions!!

yes Adderfang is still Thistlestar's mentor! i don't believe if it was ever mentioned in the fic or any one-shots, but he is lol. Adderfang's reaction was so extreme because Spottedpaw was his Precious Baby Girl and he very abruptly realized during the reveal how awful it was that someone in a position of power was getting with an apprentice (he would not have been so aggressive if this was a situation with a different apprentice and warrior---for example, Whitepaw and Goldenflower, or something. he cared and got protectively angry so much because it was his own daughter affected). the fact that Thistlestar was his own apprentice honestly didn't even cross his mind until it was over, and then it was just a very angry thought process of "i never taught him to be like that! (did i teach him to be like that?)" (yes, he taught him to be like that---not a predator, but he taught, unintentionally, Thistlestar to be more aggressive. remember, Adderfang was a part of Thistleclaw's groups that attacked kittypets for no reason.)

in BT canon, Mosspelt and Frogleap's relationship isn't touched upon much because I didn't realize how young Mosspelt was and also I'm not sure how much their age gap changes with the condensed timeline in BT lol. But! But! There are always hidden inappropriate relationships in the background (like, WillowTawny, although that's not really in the bg, but compared to SpottedThistle, GrassThistle, and DawnFinch, its not as prominent. also ShadeThistle is a bg bad-relationship. and i believe Cloudrunner x Morningflower would be one too, and there's definitely more. and future ones, like Snowbird x Scorchfur), so I do think Frog and Moss could be as it is in accidentally implied canon, where Frog groomed Moss. after all, most of RiverClan was pretty accepting of Thistle getting with Grass, weren't they? well, in general, it is---or was---unfortunately an acceptable part of clan culture. I do think that there is a multitude here; I think Frogleap is not as manipulative as Thistlestar, and cared more genuinely about Mosspelt and her emotions. While that does not make what he did okay AT ALL, I think Mosspelt did not experience as much negative emotions about the situation, and she doesn't perceive herself as being preyed upon. There are real life relationships like this, and they're definitely not ideal, and there's issues, but sometimes it just works out like that. i think there might have been issues down the line though, if Frogleap had survived, and Mosspelt had grown more as a person and developed differences in her personality than to how she was as an apprentice/young warrior. I'm getting "they died a happy couple, but if he had lived, she would have grown up and become more independent and he'd get upset at the changes, and then she'd divorce him" vibes

Dawnflower was one of Thistlestar's victims! it's mentioned a few times in passing that Thistlestar would 'go on patrol' with Dawnpaw, or look at Dawnpaw. actually, most young she-cats in RiverClan (Silverstream, Grasswhisker, Vixenleap, Shadepelt, Dawnflower, Primroseleaf, Feathertail, etc.) experienced some level of "creepiness" with Thistlestar. Dawnpaw/flower was one of the ones that Thistlestar would definitely say a bunch of weird shit to and touch her, but they never did anything past that. still, Dawnflower was scared shitless by him and terrified he'd do something she didn't want to him. she also just hated how aggressive/annoying Thistle and Lightning's rule was, so she left the instant she had an out (LeopardClan), though she was also really scared to leave her family/home behind, and worried for her siblings/friends. Dawnflower also definitely thinks of Frogleap (her dad) as a good warrior, and has no idea his and Mosspelt's relationship would have been similar to what she was experiencing (though, again, Mosspelt viewed Frogleap's attention as a much more positive thing, sort of like how Spottedleaf did with Thistlestar at the beginning. Meanwhile, Dawnflower was just always scared of his attention)

it's interesting, definitely, that Mosspelt stood against Thistlestar and what he'd done, yet never saw that she was victim to something similar too... though, to be fair, she joined LeopardClan because she supported Leopardfur as a close friend (through Frogleap) and knew Leopardfur was being unjustly accused, not necessarily out of a hatred of Thistlestar himself. much to think about...

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[notwarriorswiki]

How do Mosspelt and Reedwhisker get together and have Willowshine if Reedwhisker rejects her as an apprentice?

Something like this

[morecatswarriorcats]

Dawnflower

[rotted-cat-vomit]

Dawnflower is a very pale gray she-cat

[m1smatched-starsigns]

“So, Stormfur,” Squirrelpaw begins, “do you have anyone waiting on you back in RiverClan?” All heads swivel towards him, expecting; Feathertail grins.

“I mean, I know Mistyfoot misses us--”

“No, I meant, like, in a romantic way.”

“Oh. Then I guess not?”

“Really?” Brambleclaw asks, and Stormfur can’t fathom why he sounds surprised by that. It makes Stormfur’s pelt feel like it’s two sizes too tight.

“I mean, I don’t think anyone has ever really thought about me like that before-”

Feathertail snorts. Before he can stop himself, he turns to face her with an accusatory look and asks, “What?”

“Ohh,” Tawnypelt drawls. “Feathertail knows something!”

“It’s nothing,” she replies, innocent. “If Stormfur doesn’t want to admit to it, I won’t force him.”

“Lame,” Crowpaw says. “Stop playing coy so that we can all go to sleep, Stormfur.”

Stormfur scowls. “I’m not playing coy. Nobody has ever had a crush on me, at least not in RiverClan.”

His answer seems to physically pain Feathertail. “Stormfur, please. If you’re going to lie about it, at least don’t go so extreme.”

“I’m not lying!” Stormfur cries, his fur fluffed in distress. “If you know something that I don’t know, Feathertail, you’re more than welcomed to enlighten me!”

Feathertail squints at her brother as a hush falls over the group. Then she asks, “Have you seriously never noticed Hawkfrost and Dawnflower fighting over you?”

If the wind would pick up just a little bit, it would be enough to knock Stormfur over.

“Two cats are mooning over you?” Squirrelpaw demands. “I only asked you to share one, and here you are with two!”

“Technically I count three cats because one time Mothwing told me that if she was into toms, she would jump Stormfur’s bones.”

The entire group starts shouting at this revelation, equal parts thrilled and scandalized. “Mothwing did not say that to you,” Stormfur accuses, only able to focus on one thing at a time.

“She totally did. She was all like, “do you think they really jumped each other’s bones?” and I said, “who knows, there’s always tension between those two”, and Mothwing said, “well, good for Hawkpaw, I would jump Stormpaw’s bones too if I was into toms”.”

“When was this?” Stormfur demands. Only a moment too late does he piece together the answer for himself, and then he panics. “Wait, don’t--”

“It was right after Leopardstar basically told the entire Clan that you and Hawkfrost snuck out of camp in the middle of the night to jump each other’s bones.”

Crowpaw inhales such a sharp breath that he begins choking on it. Brambleclaw demands, “Leopardstar did what?!”

“We were apprentices!” Stormfur rushes to defend himself. “And nothing happened! We just-- we wanted to spar, that’s all!”

Tawnypelt eyes Stormfur like he’s personally insulted her intelligence. “Stormfur, do you honestly expect us to believe that you and another cat snuck out in the middle of the night to spar?”

“We were-- you know, hot-blooded and we had a lot of emotions to work through!”

Squirrelpaw cackles. “I’m never going to complain about Firestar embarrassing me ever again!”

Stormfur fixes Feathertail with a glare because this is all her fault. “Traitor,” he hisses.

“You asked,” Feathertail replies with a shrug.

“Wait,” Crowpaw finally manages to speak, finally overcoming his coughing fit. “Who’s Dawnflower?”

“Just a friend!”

Feathertail snorts. “Stormfur saved her from drowning like two moons ago and she’s been head-over-heels for him ever since.”

“Aw,” Tawnypelt says. “That’s sweet. Way sweeter than you sneaking out and getting your bones jumped, Stormfur.”

“Can we please stop saying that?!”

Feathertail raises her voice and agrees, “It is sweet! And then it’s also very entertaining whenever Hawkfrost and Dawnflower have to be near each other to do anything because they just glare at each other the entire time and Stormfur is completely oblivious.”

The wind picks up a little bit and knocks Stormfur over. He lays in his makeshift nest and bemoans, “I can’t believe this.”

“Oh, poor you,” Brambleclaw mumbles. Suddenly he can’t even look at Stormfur anymore.

Feathertail tries to settle into the nest with Stormfur, but he pushes her away. “Make your own nest tonight,” he grumbles.

Feathertail blinks, annoyed. “You know I can’t sleep by myself!”

Crowpaw clears his throat. “I think I made my nest a little bit big--”

Stormfur moves over to make room for Feathertail, shooting her a look that clearly reads, Don’t even think about it. Feathertail rolls her eyes, good-natured, and climbs into their nest. “Thanks anyway, Crowpaw.”

Suddenly Crowpaw can’t look at him anymore, either. Stormfur is perfectly okay with that. He actually wouldn’t mind if nobody ever looked at him ever again. Stormfur wouldn’t mind if everyone just forgot that he existed, even.

Reading his thoughts, Feathertail purrs. “You’re so dramatic. As if you truly didn’t know, fish-brain.”

No, thinks Stormfur. I didn’t.

— devils roll their dice, angels roll their eyes (flesh and bone, c3)

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