#halfstream

[tavernlightsart]

Halfstream of NettleClan for this year’s @threeclansartfight! Happy Art Fight @dapplecloud! 

[swanface]

mini nettleclan 2020

oh shit, here we go again...anyone remember these old things? well! here’s a long overdue update. new clanmates, new lineart, new everything! here i’ve collected every current nettleclan cat that is not an npc and shoved them into one big post! i plan on doing the same for every group in threeclans eventually, but as the very first clan, nettleclan just had to be the first to get sorted through, of course.

do whatever you’d like with these! as long as it’s your oc, it’s free for your use! <3 all cats found under the read more! warning, it gets loooong.

[freakpaw]

i made this joke 4 years ago and its still the funniest thing ive ever said // @dapplecloud

[honeysflame]

got the beat by powers,

and we just made a banger 😳

@threeclansartfight

[dapplecloud]

so, when i first did this it was in 2017 and i have 7 ocs

now i have 16 and i had to merge them together for posting

[mintswhisker]

threeclans + ao3 tags

bonus:

[stonefangs]

Welcome to the world you slimy fucks 

[swanbelly]

off to a great start

[deer-pelt]

Happy birthday @dapplecloud! 

I gift you a proud father

[beetles-and-berries]

beetle/mudstrike

💓 - i like it

TBH i think they would work well together. There is a bit of an age gap but theyre both adults so i dont think that would matter much. They would be the biggest couple in nettle LOL. The only reason i didnt say i love it is 

[warr-iorgreeknerd]

Second litter, (I did change how they looked as I used these kit bases for them a year ago and I noticed they didn’t look a lot alike there siblings)

Iceclaw - First born and does become deputy at one point, though dies.

Owlfur - Second born and dies as a young warrior. He does have kits before he does.

Stormpaw/sight - third born. He dies as an apprentice, but before he does, his father (the newly made leader) gives him the name ‘Stormsight’ and he was named after the previous leader- Stormstar/fur

Halfstream - Last kit. She is the only one of the litter to live until a elder. Having many kits like her mother, Silentpeak. She does end up being deputy at one point after her brother, though has kits and ends up staying a queen, making her best friend ‘Hawkpool’ become deputy

@cryptidclaw

[swanface]

Uhhh *flips through ocs* cherrysong, sootpath, and halfstream.

i’ve pitched a few solid ships for cherrysong in cherrysong / pigeonpaw and cherrysong / applepaw, so! focusing on sootpath and halfstream...

though i don’t know how smoothly it’d work out in the start, i am intrigued by the idea of sootpath and morningnose. they’re both full of attitude, and i feel like they’d grate each other’s nerves to begin with, but...morningnose has shown that she’s actually able to wear down the sharper edges of cats like mousetail, so why not sootpath, too? i think they’d have fun gossiping together, and though their similiarities might serve as an obstacle at first, it’d benefit them eventually to have each other, i think! i really can just imagine them both going to town on rumors about their clanmates, snickering behind paws and pointing when cats aren’t looking...it’d be funny.

for halfstream i have to go a bit more out there because there’s no one particular in nettleclan i feel that would pair well with him, but one little concept i have is smokeflower being paired with him. they’re both dads who have daughters with major daddy issues, so! let them meet, bond, discuss the endless torment of trying to reconnect with their kits only to be rejected time and time again, and...i mean, halfstream’s already proven he’s willing to look across borders for relationships, and though i think he might’ve learned his lesson, i do believe he and smokeflower could be good for each other even just as friendly supporting figures in each other’s lives due to their similarities. 

[freakpaw]

WrenBlue, FalconBerry, HollyMinnow, HoneyLoon, and HalfCinder!

Wren/Blue: 💓 - i like it

They’re cute, but I get a lot of young love vibes from them so I can’t see it go beyond a surface level love, yanno. 

Falcon/Berry: 💕 - i’m neutral to it

Ok, so like, I don’t know Falcon at all and I have no reason to get invested in them. It’s kind of the same as Wren/Blue with the whole young love vibe except they already seem like. they really depend on each other, esp Falcon, to just function normally, and because of that it comes off as kind of rushed and desperate to me? If you take a step back it can seem like Falcon is only staying with Berry because she has nowhere else to go and she’s hiding from her brother, and Berry seems much too conflicted about it for it to be healthy imo. 

Holly/Minnow: 💕 - i’m neutral to it

Sorry! I don’t know Minnow at all and I’ve rarely seen them together! I’m not super invested in either character. I like Hollyfur because of the history she has w my ocs but beyond that I can’t really say anything about them. ;w; 

Honey/Loon: 💗 - i love it

I’ve already ranted a lot about them in past ask memes so I’ll spare you what you already know but... I love them! They’re so cute together! They’re still not mates because Honey still hasn’t talked to her kids yet but.... one day. I really love their dynamic and the general joy and happiness that their interactions generate -- a rare feat in Threeclans -- so it’s not Super Deep or anything but it’s sweet and it’s fun! 

Half/Cinder: 💓 - i like it

I like the concept of it, to be more concrete! I love me a good ol One Night Stand plotline and I’m so glad it doesn’t always have to be drama or heartbreak, but I also think it should be something more there, you know? Half and Cinder aren’t complete strangers - they even bonded over Wasp, if you can call that bonding - so it kind of seems odd to me that it was just a one night thing? Though on another level it still seems like the true ending - at least from Cinders side of the story: losing his mate, finding someone who understands and getting some comfort from it? Sign me up! But that still leaves Halfs side of it a mystery: why? Was he just horny? Did he just wanna Do That? It seems almost forced, considering Half doesn’t have any real or good motive (that I can see) to do it. But still, I think they’d make a cute couple if they decided to just settle for each other! They’re good friends (from what I understand), and I can’t imagine either finding a new love after all this time, so settling for someone you like and who understands how you feel might be the best option for them. 

[doomkatzen]

do alderleap about crowstar and peonyclaw about snowclaw!

Alderleap considered Crowstar one of her closest friends. She couldn’t imagine a better cat to be the father of their kits, though she wishes she could have been there as a parent alongside him. Crowstar, Alderleap, and Juniperdust were kind of this triumvirate of change in NettleClan - without her sister and Crowstar at her side she wonders if she would have even had the strength to face her father, to confront him over what he had done. She knows Crowstar is a great choice for leader but she mourns for what had to occur to get him there (Dapplecloud had been her mentor and Thornshade a friend). She wishes she could be there to help Crowstar in his new leadership position as he helped her when they were younger. She watches over him and their kits very often, with Juniperdust usually right at her side.

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Peonyclaw has... mixed to negative feelings about Snowclaw to say the least. It started with an argument the pair had with one another over Halfstream and has since kind of spiraled into a more outright dislike. It was at first mostly on Snowclaw’s end but has since been kind of mirrored by Peonyclaw. Snowclaw dislikes her so Peonyclaw will dislike right back. Peonyclaw finds Snowclaw too uptight and downright mean sometimes. While she doesn’t blame Snowclaw for her almost drowning she also will permanently associate her with the whole situation that led up to that and it will just lead to further dislike between the two cats. She thinks the other she-cat needs to lighten up and open up. She also thinks that perhaps there’s something Snowclaw’s hiding that’s making her act that way since she herself wasn’t too different before she opened up about her feelings on clan life and such. 

[dapplecloud]

half/badger or half/loon

Hm, I’ll be honest Half/Badger is weird to me because the relationship between rose and badger. They aren’t mates but they... you know. And half was roses mentor? Besides that... despite Badgerstep being half’s type I don’t think it would work. I feel like Badgerstep would just... annoy Half? Not on purpose and I don’t quite know how to explain it, but Badgerstep isn’t someone he looks to befriend. Maybe it’s because I cannot remember a single interaction with them, but rn I cant see it happening.

With Loonwind, I can kind of see it more? Loon is uhh not his type but personality wise I can see them getting along better and Halfstream choosing to force Loon into a friendship. I think it might be because I see Badgerstep as the more openly friendly of the two with all my Sootpath and Badgerstep interactions...

Anyways @nick and @snow let’s rp these because I’m curious about the dynamic of these dudes and half just being friends!

[honeysflame]

who are your cats favourite cats? (basically like, your ocs top five or three cats!)

alright so i May have forgotten to get around to answering this BUT here i am!! these aren’t in any particular order and also yes i will mention dead cats idc idc idc

Honeyflame is a very easy cat to get along with! She’s very open and friendly, and will seek you out if she notices that you’re having a rough time. Raising her first litter made her a very patient and understanding cat, who knows how to deal with all sorts of emotions. As of late, however, she has withdrawn quite a bit, and finds herself preferring to be alone more often than not. 

Newtfrost, Wrenclaw, Sootpath and Featherpaw- her babies! They’re truly her biggest inspiration, and she couldn’t even begin to express how much she loves them. She strives to be a cat who they can look up to and depend upon, especially considering how shaky the other parts of their upbringings were.

Badgerstep is a tom who has quickly risen in the rankings over the past few months... he’s there for her, plain and simple. He’s the one cat who has really connected with her through her grief and loss, and the one cat she can be a bit selfish with! With her kits and others she cares about, she’s put herself into a caretaker position, being there for them, whereas with Badgerstep she truly feels like he’s there for her.

Dapplecloud is another cat who has been there for a few rough patches in her life. There was a period of time where she was struck with the realization that her and Dapplecloud were the two oldest cats in the clan (which has since changed), and that information made her feel old when she wasn’t. However, out of that came a friendship she’s very grateful to have! Dapplecloud is a very level-headed, logical cat, something that can be very soothing to Honeyflame, who can get caught up in her own emotions. She’s very steady, which made the entire Situation (clan secrets!) that led to Crowstar’s promotion all the more traumatizing.

Loonwind was, to be frank, the love of her life. He matched her goofiness and wit with his own, and never failed to make her smile. That tom made her feel like she had butterflies in her belly, and was exactly what she needed. He made her feel alive, and now that he’s gone... well. The lack of closure she had with him at the end has been hard to acknowledge, let alone accept.

Cedarflame and Skywhisker are an extension of her babies. Skywhisker is a new- but welcome- addition to this group, but has helped her in the wake of Newtfrost’s leaving and Dapplecloud’s ‘retiring.’ He shares in her trauma with that whole situation, and she finds herself soothed in a way similar to when she speaks to Badgerstep. They’re able to freely talk about what happened- since they’re two of very few cats who know- and find comfort in the mother-son type of relationship that they’re yearning for. Cedarflame is another cat she can’t help but adore and spoil and dote on. He was her apprentice after her previous one was murdered, after all- she was constantly fretting over and loving him when she was his mentor, and hasn’t stopped since.

Hollyleap on the other hand is not a very friendly cat. She can be polite enough, if she’s in a good mood, but she’s quite impulsive and snarky most of the time, and can be quite lazy when she feels like it! Honestly, she’s a brat. She has a very dry sense of humor, isn’t patient with others, and finds it difficult to form new bonds and relationships.

Stormcloud is, without a doubt, Hollyleap’s favorite cat on the planet. He is kind and happy and silly and so, so full of love that she couldn’t imagine a life without him. He’s her sun, making everything brighter and warmer. For all of her teasing and hijinks with him, she feels genuine pain when he’s not happy, and wouldn’t hesitate to give him the world if it were possible- he deserves it!

Halfstream will always be her papa, no matter how many mistakes he has or will make. She’s always going to love him, even if their relationship has become more strained and awkward than she’s ever imagined it could be.

Miette was a surprise, to say the least. In all honesty, Hollyleap was ready to ignore Miette for however long she stayed in NettleClan. But since that fateful morning when Hollyleap tripped over the other she-cat’s tail, she’s been pleasantly surprised to see just how much she enjoys hanging out with her. Miette is just as snarky and bitchy as Hollyleap, and while she enjoys the opposite in Stormcloud it’s immensely satisfying to see that there are others who think the same way as her. She’s not half-bad to look at either.

Squirrelwhisker, Daisytooth and Snowclaw are her siblings and- no matter how much Snowclaw might try- Hollyleap won’t stop loving them. She’s incredibly conflicted when it comes to her younger siblings, since she feels uncomfortable with how little she can relate to their struggles. Still, she’ll try, and hopes that in time her sister will heal enough to get close.

Badgerstep has always been there, as long as she can remember. He was one of her first friends, and definitely her first friend outside the nursery. She can’t really remember the first time they met, but apparently it was because of her sneaking out of the nursery to go and meet the “scary new cats” from a weird faraway clan, and she threw a tantrum when scolded for it. And really, she thinks that suits their relationship just fine. It’s relaxed and playful, and she just loves that old guy!

Rushheart is easy to impress. He has low self-esteem stemming from his lack of speaking, so anyone who can “put up with him” is automatically in his good graces. He was (let’s be real- is) an edgy lil teenager who has a lot of pent up angst and feelings he’s not able to understand, let alone express out loud. 

Wigeonfur and Dawncloud - obviously! They’re his family, his best friends, the first cats he knows will love him regardless of what he does. He’s had his issues with both at times, but he’d give up his life for them in a heartbeat. Ruddypaw and Ashpaw also fall into this mental category of his, but to a much lesser extent given the way he acted when they were kits. He is trying to reconnect with them, but is fighting to work past his own sense of guilt and self-loathing to truly make amends.

Thrushfur is his hero, but also his mom! Even now, he sometimes finds himself a little starstruck when he’s spending time with her. It’s something he can’t help, and feels immature for, but she saved him and Dawncloud when they were kits, and makes his mom happy! What’s not to love?

Maple is his other role model, but less idolized. He has seen her struggle firsthand, and knows she’s not perfect, but he didn’t give up on her then and he isn’t planning on doing it any time soon. 

Marigoldheart is his first love. Well, infatuation, really, but there’s not a difference to him right now. She’s sweet and pretty, and reminds him of simpler days on the Journey, when he wasn’t restrained by borders that seem determined to separate those that care for each other- for no good reason! Really, he’s young and wants what he can’t have. He doesn’t actually see her often at all, going a moon or two between Gatherings if he can’t catch her at the border. Because of this, he’s been building her up in his mind- a mental, idealistic version of her. He also is completely blind to her feelings for someone else, which doesn’t help and is going to make his discovery even worse. There’s only one way for his feelings to end, and it doesn’t look pretty.

Roachwhisker is his lil buddy! Bonding over trauma that manifests in nightmares? I think so! What started as a few simple words in the middle of the night in the apprentice den has blossomed into a sweet, stable friendship that makes Rushheart feel all warm inside (hmm). He adores Roachwhisker, and enjoys his company.