#squirrelflight x mapleshade

[the-real-bris]

Squirrelflight enjoyers please indulge me for a moment as I attempt to sell you my favorite squilf rarepair:

Squirrelflight x Mapleshade

Yes, Mapleshade is a murderer and yes she attempted to murder Sandstorm but she'd be so much better than Bramblestar. Just trust me on this one.

[eire-cant-write]

Blooming Out Of Death

Chapter 13

Word Count: 1122

“Starclan has forsaken me,” Squirrelflight growled to herself quietly as the sickly light of the dream meadow reached her eyes. She glanced over at Mapleshade before closing her eyes again. The tortoiseshell wore an amused smirk, almost entertained by the other’s despair.

“Good to see you’re coming to your senses,” Mapleshade teased in a dry tone. “Starclan doesn’t care about you- or me, or any other cat that dares to go against their wishes. They only care about those who serve them unquestioningly.”

Squirrelflight snorted in disbelief. “Starclan has forsaken you because you are a murderer. They have forsaken me for doing as they say.”  With that, she buried her muzzle between her paws, flicking her tail over it. Perhaps if she could dream her way into wherever she was, she could dream her way out.

She closed her eyes, trying her best to ignore Mapleshade staring at her with an amused look on her face. The feeling of those yellow eyes trained on her made it difficult to even attempt sleep. “That’s not going to work,” Mapleshade interrupted, her tone much like that of a mentor scolding their apprentice. Squirrelflight fought back a hiss in response, instead simply frowning and flattening her ears back.

That only seemed to irritate the huge tortoiseshell, who glowered at her. “Fine,” she hissed. “Waste my time and see what happens. I’d be happy to give you another scratch to match the first one.” Squirrelflight flinched at the threat. She wouldn’t put it beyond the murderous spirit to follow through.

“Listen, I didn’t ask for this,” she snapped back. “If anyone is wasting time it’s you.” The ginger she-cat lifted her head slightly to shoot a glare at Mapleshade. The tortoiseshell seemed to be entirely unintimidated in spite of the cold look.

“Oh poor Squirrelflight, with her living kits and beloved clan,” Mapleshade sneered. “Such a sad life you live! Especially with the answer to all your problems being practically served to you!”

Squirrelflight stood, bristling at the other she-cat with a scowl. “My life is not easy,” she hissed in return. “But, unlike you, it’s no fault of mine! You chose your path when you murdered other cats for revenge. I’ve done nothing but do my best to serve my clan- and to serve Starclan. I’ve been condemned for nothing but the best of intentions. Surely you must know how it feels to lose the respect of everyone that ever mattered to you, so why must you taunt me like this?!”

Yellow eyes wide with shock, Mapleshade’s mouth hung agape at Squirrelflight’s outburst. She clearly had not expected a retort from the ginger she-cat. Furthermore, the other had been more right than she’d like to admit. After all, she had admitted it the night of their very first meeting. The loss of her clan’s trust and respect- of her clan as a whole- had just added more pain and grief in the end. Not that Mapleshade would ever say Squirrelflight was right.

Trying to regain her composure, Mapleshade rose to her paws as well, stretching to her full height and towering over Squirrelflight. “Fine,” she conceded, her tone haughty despite seeming to give in. “If you want your clanmates to respect you again, you need to be respectable. You shouldn’t act pathetic and useless just because some brainless tom wants you to.”

Squirrelflight glared up at Mapleshade, yet held her tongue, clearly interested in what the other had to say. Clearly, Mapleshade took her silence as permission to continue. “Deputy is not a position given lightly- at least it wasn’t when I was alive- so you must have done something to earn the title you have. All you have to do is remind your clanmates who you are and why you are deputy.”

Mapleshade paused, glancing at the ginger deputy with an expectant look. “I’m not pathetic,” Squirrelflight retorted. “And I am going to prove that, to my clan and to Bramblestar- and you. I swear to Starclan I’ll make you eat your words.”

Squirrelflight’s resolve seemed to bring a satisfied smirk to Mapleshade’s face, though it disappeared as quickly as it had come. “I know just how you can do that,” she said in a silky tone, mischief clear in her expression. “Proving your fierceness would certainly show you’re not to be messed with, wouldn’t it? I could show you how to fight ruthlessly.”

Shaking her head, Squirrelflight let out an annoyed huff. She made eye contact with the other she-cat before speaking. “I will not fight like a rogue. Warriors have honor; we do not kill unless necessary. Maybe you’ve forgotten that after all this time. You can help me either according to my terms or not at all.” Her tone was firm, her expression serious.

A smirk broke through Mapleshade’s sinister demeanor, and she slowly nodded. “It’s been a long time since someone dared to talk back to me like that,” she said after a moment, a hint of excitement in her voice. “In that case, I’ll agree to your conditions, just this one time.”

Without warning, the huge tortoiseshell crouched into an offensive position, lashing her tail as she slowly circled Squirrelflight. The ginger she-cat followed suit, keeping her eyes on Mapleshade. She braced herself for an attack, ready for the other to leap at any moment.

Mapleshade tensed, seemingly about to jump on top of her opponent and pin her, but instead bounded forward, using her shoulder to knock her off balance. Before Squirrelflight could regain her balance, her tail was caught between Mapleshade’s teeth, holding her in place. As she attempted to rip her tail from the grasp, the other lashed out with a back kick, catching Squirrelflight in the side of the head and sending her reeling.

As the deputy fell to the grass cushioned ground, the grip on her tail was released. The ground itself seemed to shift as Squirrelflight’s head spun, still disoriented by the force of the kick. “How’s that for not fighting like a rogue,” Mapleshade crowed proudly. She padded over to where Squirrelflight lay in the grass, crouching in front of her. “Think you can handle that?”

Surprised, Squirrelflight nodded, her vision finally stabilizing again. She stood slowly enough to test if her legs would support her. The blow to her head had been heavy, but not debilitating. She dropped into a crouch, her eyes fiery with determination. “My turn.”

Squirrelflight and Mapleshade practiced the move over and over. Despite her limbs burning with effort after several rounds, Squirrelflight insisted on trying again until-

“Squirrelflight,” Sparkpelt’s voice called. Jolting back to reality, Squirrelflight could feel the soft moss of her nest pressed into her fur, as well as her daughter looming over her.

[exocynraku]

Could I request Mapleshade x Daisy x Nightcloud and/or Squirrelflight x Moonlight x Daisy for the hypokits if they’re still open?

soakingfang (daisysquilfmoon), badger (maplenightdaisy)

[wc-confessions]

Honestly? Surprised no one has done anything with an AU where Mapleshade and Appledusk are an evil villain couple together.

Maybe after Mapleshade’s kits died, Appledusk took her side and after Mapleshade was turned away, he was exiled too, and swore that he and Mapleshade would get revenge together.

Maybe Mapleshade and her kits were exiled, but all due to a plan that she and Appledusk made where she would pull a Moth Flight and put Patchkit in ThunderClan, Petalkit in ShadowClan, and Larchkit in WindClan, and then once she and Appledusk are killed by someone, they influence their kits to take over the Clans.

Does this make them toxic and harmful to each other and the people around them? Yes. But honestly. Who cares? I want to see more villain couples, not just in Warrior Cats but in general media. I know, I know, Hawk x Ash or Sol x Blackstar. Whatever.

But what about Mapleshade x Appledusk? Tigerstar 1 x Goldenflower? Thistleclaw x Snowfur? That third one may be a stretch, but I want less marketable and more heinous villains, including villain couples. Get out of here with sad boy Ashfur confiding in hot hot Hawkfrost, I wanna see Tigerstar 1 and Goldenflower murdering innocents and being the king and queen of the Dark Forest.

Oh, and one more confession: I like Hawkfrost x Leafpool. Watch Squirrelflight combust from that reveal.

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[skyscratch-wc]

for hypokits, maybe Crowfeather x Squirrelflight or Mapleshade x Goldenflower?

Crow x Squirrel! Thank you for the request!

[theanoninyourinbox]

Thinking about my MLP x WC crossover…

Ah My Little Warriors, how I miss thee…maybe send me some characters I haven’t drawn yet?

I’ve drawn Moonpaw, Curlfeather, Sandstorm, Leafpool, Crowfeather, The Three, Squirrelflight/star, Firestar, Violetshine, Twigbranch, Dawnpelt, Dovewing, Ivypool, Tigerclawstar, Bloomheart, Blackstar, Runningwind and his OC rescuer Poppy Knitter, Brightheart and Cloudtail, Snowtuft (redoing him he looks so bad), Spottedleaf, and Mapleshade!

We’ve heard mention of Redtail and Bluestar and Rowanclawstar (Scarlet Mane a Deputy, Former mayor Frosted Star, and photographer Happy Daze respectively) and Whitewing and Birchfall (White Wing and Birch Branch) and Appledusk and Reedshine (Apple Seed and River Reed) and Bramblestar (Bramble Horn), but no art of them so they are requestable!

And they can be ponies, griffins, hypogriffs, zebras, zonies, diamond dogs, Abyssinians (I think that’s what they’re called), changelings, kirins, and sea ponies!

[bonefall]

do you have anymore background characters youve given new info? ie mintflower and stormcloud idk if the question made sense

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD LETS GO;

Sorreltail has epilepsy, loves grasshoppers, is hyper and loves getting in trouble with Squilf. She becomes head of kitchen patrol

Deerfoot, Tangleburr, and Runningnose are extremely important characters in TPB now, as representations of politics in ShadowClan

Graypool has a surviving biokitten who was raised as the brother of Misty and Stone; Swansong

Havenpelt is an ex-rogue

Olivenose is an ex-kittypet

Talonpaw survives into Talonclaw and is the son of Tangleburr

Smokepaw survives as well and becomes Smokefall. They are gay.

Bumble is a huge part of DOTC and the very reason why ThunderClan is formed, eventually being worshipped as a language god

Plumstone and Thriftear are shrewd partners who have SCARY good teamwork, and are gay

Fernstripe can't cook and loves board games

Shellfur is a mean but funny jackass who goes very far for his wife

Harestar and his goddamn tunnelbun habits

Mumblefoot was dyspraxic

Wildfur made the entire journey while paralyzed

Littlecloud has catastrophic autism levels and is best friends with Cinderpelt, plus being the brother of Rowanstar

Stumptail is a simpleminded guy with a heart of gold

Billystorm was a himbo

Billybrook/Stormbrook is deathly afraid of water because of a traumatising experience with it

Swallowtail was mates with Rainwhisker and would have done something more drastic if he hadn't died in the WindClan Rebellion, but she did have two kits (Rippletail and Rainstorm)

Brightheart does surrogacy for cats in other Clans sometimes

Stoneclaw, a cat mentioned in only one field guide, is surviving and becomes a reliable warrior of WindClan

Morningflower LOVES to joke around and is a fantastic mentor

Oakfur, Morningflower, and Rosepetal have a little gathering clique and rivalry.

Owlclaw of ShadowClan, Harestar and Kestrelflight of WindClan, are all secretly brothers from a Whitewater x Mudclaw pairing

Longtail comes out of retirement to mentor Jayfeather and was the previous deputy before Graystripe

Snapstorm and Brushblaze are ex-bloodclan traders who ended up settling in WindClan

Perchshine, who killed Mapleshade, went to the barn and was mates with the cat who had a broken jaw, Domino

He had a daughter named Magpiesky who rejoined RiverClan

Sedgecreek was mates with Greenflower, but broke it off after Greenflower disowned Swallowtail for suspicion of a halfclan relationship

Reedwhisker's apprenticeship was extended for an entire year because his aunt/mentor, Skyheart, is a horrible person

Ratscar raised Snowbird alone, when their mother Appledapple died. Snowbird is his little sister

Ratscar is gay and fools around with Blackstar and Iceheart

He is considered extremely attractive in Clan society and he flaunts his charisma

Flowerstem in ShadowClan becomes Flowerscar after earning an honor title

Lakeheart's sister Dapplepaw got eaten by a fish and Dappletuft was named after her

Harelight has an honor title because he is now a light in the mist. His old name was Harefur.

Mistystar liked to give litters matching names, for example, Dappletuft, Harefur, and Softpelt were all hair-related.

Squirrelflight’s tail is a family trait seen in her grandfather Redtail, and his mother Rosetail

Rosetail was aromantic (cupioromantic for a while specifically) but LOVED matchmaking. She was always asking Redtail when he was going to start seeing Runningwind.

Mudclaw won't eat his bugs; this is akin to a grown man not eating his vegetables

Tornear's name is now Torear, a small rocky outcrop seen in moorlands

Both Mudclaw and Torear were cooking mamas. Mudclaw passed this onto Crowfoot. Torear was exasperated by how Harestar was so gauche he would bite tunnelbuns. Where did he go wrong??

OH yes, Torear raised Harespring and Kestrelflight, he is their dad. Queen’s Rights applies to all three genders.

Russetfur's favorite food is rat

Snowkit died shoving Tawnykit out of the way of the hawk. He was religious and loved stargazing and glyph writing

Speckletail died attacking a bulldozer. She won

Whitewing is deaf

Jessy is a genius inventor who created a mobility device for Briarlight that allowed her to, for the first time since the accident, safely stroll around outside of camp without risk of injury. It was LIFECHANGING

Firestar can't taste sweetness because Clan cats have a "sweetness tolerance" gene, like lactose tolerance

There I hope that's enough trivia to satiate you for now lmao

[the-owl-tree]

meowdy! my name is deer (they/it). this is my xenofiction rambling blog with a heavy focus on battle cats. i enjoy being critical of things i read so if that isn't your thing, this might not be the spot for you. you can find my rambles under the tag #deer rambles. i generally rate this blog 16+ (though im not gonna go out of my way and check tbh) as more mature subject matter sometimes does arise during discussions.

i also really enjoy art! you can find stuff i've drawn under #deer scribbles. My commissions are currently closed.

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blog specific info under the cut

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Warrior Cats and Anti-Indigenous Writing

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if you send me an ask and you want it to be answered privately, please tell me

this is a WC SPOILER ZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! currently i am only tagging spoilers for the newest wc arc, you can block the tag #asc spoilers to avoid spoilers for it!

some general requests for when sending me asks/messages:

#1 rule is always be nicies to me

please avoid personal anecdotes. i understand sometimes discussions on here veer into personal territory but i am a stranger and i don't always know how to handle responding to that.

it takes me a bit to post some asks. the longer it is, the longer it'll take me to get to it.

i might not respond at all if i don't want to deal with potential discourse and/or i just don't know how to reply to it.

sometimes this blog veers into topics outside of battle cats/xenofiction, i don't really want to discuss general discourse if i don't have to. i do not want to argue about online lgbt+ discourse, that's exhausting.

you can disagree with me, i like to hear other people's opinions. but don't be nasty about it, that's a one way ticket to get yourself booted from here. i love discussions, not people trying to rag on one another.

banned topics: nightheart, mapleshade's vengeance

here are some stories i have going going that i love to talk about:

#honey's horrible time - A work-in-progress story about a human being who is killed and reincarnated into a warrior cats rip-off series where she possesses the body of one of the minor antagonists in the book. All information on this story is available in this masterlist.

#poolverse - An nextgen AU revolving around an alternate AVOS cast. It's set in the aftermath of a very different OotS where the Clans decide to abolish the borders and attempt to live peacefully...to mixed results. This is a soft reboot of my older "new generation au"!

#fallen stars au - An alternate universe for The Darkest Hour in which Firestar must flee the forest with friends. All information on the story + archived art from the former ask blog can be found here.

#ask bean - my wc oc named bean who becomes the clan's mediator after the events of squirrelflight's hope. i used to run an ask blog for her but i didn't have the energy to maintain it. you can see the old asks here.

[nonbinary-weirdo]

Songs for Warriors ships

Heavens Light - Crowfeather x Squirrelflight

Hellfire - Tigerstar x Sasha

Poison - Mapleshade x Appledusk

Every Step You Take (creepy cover by Chase Holfelder) - Yandere!Graystripe x Oblivious!Fireheart/star

Every Time We Touch - Leafpool x Mothwing

When I'm Gone - Tallstar x Jake

Be My Bad Boy - Scourge x Bone

I Won't Say I'm In Love - Sandstorm x Silverstream

[runn1ngn0se]

Too lazy and tired from work to edit together a full picture, but here are my answers to THIS CHART from @mommyclaws -

Favorite ThunderClan: Bluestar Favorite RiverClan: Frostpaw Favorite ShadowClan: Runningnose Favorite WindClan: Tallstar Favorite SkyClan: Leafstar Favorite Non-Clan: Sol Favorite in Total: Runningnose Favorite Canon Ship: BlueOak (Bluestar x Oakheart) Favorite Fanon Ship: BlackSol (Blackstar x Sol) Least Favorite Ship: SquirrelCrow (Squirrelflight/star x Crowfeather) Underreated Character: Jingo Overrated Character: Shrewpaw Least Favorite Character: Sandgorse Favorite Arc: The Prophecies Begin Favorite MAP: Smudge- The Woods (by ForestWhisker) Favorite PMV: TOEWGMO- Bluestar (by peppermint-moss) Favorite Villian: Mapleshade Most Relatable: Bluestar Favorite Leader: Bluestar Favorite Main Series: A Dangerous Path Favorite Super Edition: Bluestar's Prophecy Favorite Novella: Hollyleaf's Story Favorite Graphic Novel/Manga: A Shadow in RiverClan Most Emotional Death: Silverstream Favorite Official Art: New Chinese Bluestar's Prophecy Cover Favorite Controvertial Character: Raggedstar Favorite Clan: ShadowClan

[mist-dancing]

Masterlist of my Warriors designs

A:

Alderheart

Antpelt

Ashfur

B:

Bayshine

Berryheart

Berrynose

Billystorm

Birchfall

Bluestar

Brackenfur, Lineless Brackenfur

Bramblestar

Breezepelt

Brightheart

Brindleface

C:

Cinderheart

Cinderpelt

Cloudtail

Crookedstar

Crowfeather

Curlfeather

D:

Daisy

Darkstripe

Darktail

Dawnpelt

Dewnose

Dovewing

Dustpelt

E:

F:

Ferncloud

Feathertail

Finchlight

Firestar

Flametail

Fringewhisker

Frostfur

Frostpaw

Fuzzypelt

G:

Goldenflower

Graystripe

Greypool

H:

Halfmoon

Halftail

Hawkfrost

Hollyleaf

I:

Ivypool

J:

Jayfeather

K:

L:

Leafpool

Leafstar

Leopardfoot

Lightleap

Lionblaze

Lionheart

Lizardstripe

Longtail

M:

Mapleshade

Mistyfoot

Mistkit (TC)

Moonpaw (unofficial)

Mothwing

Mousefur

Myrtlebloom

N:

Needletail

Nightcloud

Nightheart (TC)

Nightkit (TC)

Nightstar

O:

Oakheart

One-eye

Onestar

P:

Patchpelt

Princess

Q:

R:

Rainflower

Ravenpaw

Redtail

Robingwing (TC)

Rosetail

Rowanclaw

Runningnose

Runningwind

S:

Sandstorm

Silverstream

Shadowsight

Shellheart

Smallear

Snowfur

Snowkit

Sorrelstripe

Sorreltail

Sparkpelt

Speckletail

Spireclaw

Splashtail

Spottedleaf

Stonefur

Stormfur

Sunbeam

Sun Shadow

Squirrelflight

Swiftpaw

T:

Tall Shadow

Tawnypelt

Thistleclaw

Thornclaw

Tigerclaw

Tigerheart

Twigbranch

U:

V:

Violetshine

W:

Whitestorm

Whitewing

Whistlepaw

Willowbreeze

Willowpelt

X:

Y:

Z:

I will update as I go

You can usually find my designs under #mists wc designs

Also if one of the characters listed is missing a link, either i’m planning on doing the design or i just forgot to link it.

[eire-cant-write]

Blooming Out Of Death

Chapter 14

Word Count: 1113

Squirrelflight opened her eyes to see her daughter standing over her, head bowed as she used her nose to nudge her shoulder gently to wake her. The pressure of the nudging drew a soft hiss from the deputy as it aggravated her sore muscles. 

“Squirrelflight! It’s almost time for training,” Sparkpelt whispered urgently.

Yawning, Squirrelflight lifted her head. Her daughter stepped back, still watching somewhat anxiously. 

“Go on ahead, I’ll be there soon.” She emphasized the instruction by nodding toward the den entrance. Sparkpelt lingered for a moment more and Squirrelflight nudged her toward the entrance. “It’ll be fine, just let the first training group know I’m coming,” she insisted, trying to reassure the younger she-cat.

Finally relenting, Sparkpelt nodded, leaning closer to rest her muzzle on top of her mother’s head for just a moment before whisking out through the den entrance. Watching as the fluffy ginger she cat- almost a replica of her- retreated, Squirrelflight rose from her nest, stretching with a groan as her overworked muscles protested. 

As soon as she was out of sight, Squirrelflight stuck her head out of the den’s entrance, checking to be sure no one was heading toward the area. Pulling her head back into the den, she gave herself a rough shake before crouching into the attack position Mapleshade had shown her. 

She closed her eyes, performing the attack as she imagined an opponent in front of her, the hours of practice she’d done allowing her to replicate the move without assistance. Repeating the battle move a few more times, she let out a delighted purr. 

Settling down, or at least attempting to, she gave her fur a quick groom. Her claws worked into the ground excitedly; she hadn’t been so excited to teach a new battle move since she’d mentored Foxleap.

Quickly working the last few shreds of ragged moss from the thick fur of her tail, Squirrelflight leapt to her paws.

 Just before exiting the den, she straightened her shoulders and lifted her head, trying to look calm and dignified. She did not want to seem like an overly excitable apprentice all over again, she’d had enough of the treatment that got her on the quest to the Sundrown place.

With her head held high, as dignified as possible, she stalked out into the clearing. Hopefully it would make her seem more in control. There was barely anyone to be seen outside the den, however; only the guards set in place at the tunnel entrance and Leafpool, seemingly calling something to whoever was in the healer’s den.

There was no sign of Bramblestar. 

Squirrelflight let out a soft sigh of relief at the realization, then scowled at herself for the reaction. Didn’t you decide you wouldn’t let him bother you anymore? Keep it together, she thought to herself.

Forcing a smile, she made her way toward the camp’s exit and gave a nod in greeting to the cats who sat guard, pushing past into the tunnel before they could say anything. Once she was certain the guards could not see her, she sped up her pace, from a deliberate and confident stalk breaking into a run, eyes fixed on the ground. If she dared to take her time, she’d be late; the sun was beginning to piece the little gaps between the brambles that comprised the tunnel.

The light grew stronger as she neared the opening of the thorny structure. She sped up, sprinting the last few pawsteps of the tunnel. Looking up, Squirrelflight noticed just seconds too late that there was another cat at the end of the tunnel and slammed full force into the little grey apprentice. The two cats fell into a tangle of limbs and fur, a surprised yelp sounding from Twigpaw as they collided and collapsed.

“I am so sorry, Twigpaw,” Squirrelflight apologized as she untangled herself from the apprentice. Once separated, Twigpaw gave herself a rough shake, scattering the bits of leaf litter that had stuck to her fur from the fall.

“No, no, I was in the way,” the apprentice quickly excused, shifting anxiously from paw to paw.

Giving the little grey cat a curious look, the deputy sat, curling her tail around her paws and giving Twigpaw an expectant look. The apprentice followed suit, staying silent for a moment, working her claws into the ground anxiously before sheathing them again.

“I can tell you’re nervous,” Squirrelflight prompted. “Is it about the rogues? You must know that even if we must fight, your clanmates will be by your side. This is what you’re training for.”

Looking up at her, Twigpaw frowned. “That’s not what I’m worried about.” She looked uncomfortable, being put on the spot by the deputy’s inquiries, but persisted despite the obvious discomfort.

“I’ve only ever trained with Ivypool,” she explained. “I’m worried the other warriors will judge me. Especially since I wasn’t born in Thunderclan. I don’t want to make Ivypool seem like a bad mentor; I don’t want to be not good enough to train with the rest of the group!”

Squirrelflight gave a small frown at Twigpaw’s confession. “Twigpaw, you belong in Thunderclan just as much as the next cat, no matter where you came from. My father wasn’t born in Thunderclan either, but he was a Thunderclan warrior, through and through.”

Twigpaw shrugged at Squirrelflight’s words, seemingly unconvinced.

“Your clanmates are here to support you, not tear you down,” the older she-cat continued. “Ivypool will be there to guide you too, as will I. In fact, if it’ll help, I’d be happy to work with you myself.”

Brightening slightly at the prospect, Twigpaw nodded. She stood, her head held high with a renewed sense of determination, and gave a purr of thanks to Squirrelflight. The deputy laughed at her quick turn of mood, standing as well.

“We should be on our way now,” Squirrelflight reminded her, though not without a hint of laughter still present in her voice.

The two cats traveled the remaining distance together, Twigpaw slightly ahead of Squirrelflight, seemingly excited now. However once they reached the ridge of the training hollow, she stopped, waiting for Squirrelflight to catch up.

Reaching the top of the rise, the crowd of cats waiting in the hollow came into Squirrelflight’s view. Some chatted, others stretched out in the shafts of sunlight breaking through the leaves, but the most worrying of the group were the ones lashing their tails impatiently, or watching for movement among the foliage with disgruntled looks.

Squirrelflight sighed, straightening her posture before turning to Twigpaw. “It's about time we get down there, wouldn’t you say?”

The apprentice nodded, and the two she-cats strode into the training hollow.

[thistleclaw-and-miku]

3 ships:

SpottedMaple (Spottedleaf x Mapleshade)

MoonSquirrel (Moonlight x Squirrelflight)

BerryHolly (Berrynose x Hollyleaf)

1st ever ship: Uhmm Darkstripe x Tigerstar (???)

Last song: i don't remember uhm- the last one i remember listening to was Only In Ohio by CG5

Last movie: The Bad Guys

Currently reading: The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire) and Sky: A Starless Clan (Warrior Cats)

Currently watching: nothing lol

Currently consuming: nothing atm

Currently craving: a jelly-filled donut :3c

Tagging: @lockandkeyhyena @angelathekittydog @corneredcreature

tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better

thank you @defonotacat for tagging me! <3

3 ships: eruri (the most tragic and sexy ship ever), beabato (perfect male wife and girlboss energy) and satorika/labmdabern (killsbians my beloved)

first ever ship: like first ever ever? clara and prince eric, i loved it when i was 3 years old and i still love it now

last song: sleeping beauty op.66 th13 act 1:6 valse

last movie: christmas carol i think

currently reading: before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi

currently watching: nothing, all my shows ended so it's yt time and watching long analysis about stuff i don't really care about

currently consuming: leftover christmas candy

currently craving: to be hugged maybe hah

tagging: @darling-valentine, @satorikas, @minty-muse, @roseofcards90, @svetlushka, @alaiyoooon, @arocinema, @shiomatsuzaka, @not-quitenormal, i hope you don't mind? uwu

[wc-confessions]

as someone whos been in the fandom since the release of the second book its so funny watching the fandom consensus on characters change lol

like for firestar: people loved him, hated him during second arc, then hated during third arc for being a quote mary sue according to fandom, then made people cry when he died, then was loved again, then was hated

mothwing: mostly was seen as just leafpool’s love interest, then was praised for being atheist, then was hated because how she treated shadowsight, and currently is loved again during asc

graystripe: ive seen this guy go from loved to hated so often its not funny but rn i mostly see he’s hated

ravenpaw: people loved him for a majority, then some people hated him for…. being in the background, then people began loving him again since ravenpaw x barley is canon and we love our gays

hollyleaf: oh man fandom hated her so hard and recently began to be mixed on her

jayfeather: loved, hated, loved, hated, mixed, loved, hated, mixed

mapleshade: loved, loved more when her novella came out, she’s still loved but also mixed now

thistleclaw: was actually super mixed before spottedleafs heart came out now we all hate him as we should

clear sky:

squirrelflight: ive seen a lot of very mixed opinions on her and both sides of hate and love fluctuate a lot depending on whos “louder” ya know

thats just a few off the top of my head, i mostly spent my time just about everywhere the fandom corners were so i was like on the forums, on tumblr, youtube, you name it

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[the-real-bris]

Queer Warriors Headcannons!

Characters left to right:

Row 1- Squirrelflight and Mapleshade, Alderheart and Puddleshine, Sandstorm Firestar and Longtail

Row 2- Mistystar, Redtail, Mothwing

Row 3- Spiderleg, Ivypool, Bristlefrost

[violetparakeetdraweroffurries]

"leafpool was a terrible sister to squirrelflight”

“nightheart is trans coded so hating on him is transphobic”

“nightcloud is an abuser”

“sparkpelt is a terrible mother”

“talljake > mothpool”

"ashfur would make a good mate for squirrelflight"

"breezepelt is wrong for hating his dad"

"mapleshade abused appledusk"

"bluestar is too mean to thistleclaw"

"the way snowkit died is natural and inevitable"

"ivypool x literally anyone but fernsong is biphobic"

"daylight warriors bad"

"the way bristlefrost died isn't sexist"

"x is an unreliable narrator"

"why can't more cats follow the warrior code?"

Me: