#i also based Soaringstar's origins on my experiences—fun fact! she's autistic like me :)

[applehopshonor]

hello!!! just found your comic and i do appreciate how applehop isn't. the best way i can say this is that he's not inspiration porn. like, im disabled, and so far it feels like he's actually trying to not prove himself.

Most warriors fanstories or (sometimes) rewrites often go the "oh he wanted to prove himself!! and he was great forever because of this!!" and I absolutely LOVE how applehop isn't just pure inspiration porn for abled people to just go "ohh yeahh this shows me disabled people are just like me!!!" as if that is the only type of disabled a person can be.

anyways. i just really appreciate how you've written applehop thus far. thank you so much <3

dw I understand what you mean! I'm glad you feel that way ^^

Applehop at some point, mainly when he was younger, did feel like proving himself—though with the environment he grew up in, he stopped doing that. his clanmates are always supporting him and assuring him as he grew up (excluding a few. not going to mention any names for spoiler reasons). Apple had come to terms with the fact that he's different and that's okay! he doesn't have to prove anything because why should he? He's content with himself.