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Hey guys. I know this blog has been inactive for a while, and I apologize for that. I promise that is is still very much alive and I hope to get it up and running again soon. The ask box will remain open as always, but I will be taking some more time before I start responding to asks or posting designs right away. Miss you guys.

More updates/details under the cut, but warning for illness and death mentions.

A couple years back, my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I actually started this blog around that time as a sort of creative outlet, and posting designs and interacting with everyone really, truly helped in getting me through the early stages of coping with the news and the changes. I never expected the amount of support and kindness that this community had to offer and I am and will always be extremely grateful for that. When I became my mom’s fulltime caregiver, however, I wasn’t able to post as much and the blog fell into a bit of inactivity, which always saddened me because I genuinely love this blog, the books, and the community around both of them.

My mom passed away recently, and I have been trying to take the time to process and heal before I officially come back and get this blog active again, especially because of how rooted in this process the blog has been. I really do love this blog and everyone who interacts with it, and I really truly can’t wait to get back in the swing of things once I am able.

I hope to be back soon. In the meantime, take care.

<3 Waltz

(For anyone interested, the doodle on this post is of Honeyshine, who is this blog’s mascot, and a warrior that my mother asked me to design for her back when I started this blog. After a ton of explaining on how warrior names worked, we eventually decided on the name Doveheart for her. So it felt fitting to draw Honeykit and their mother Doveheart for this post)

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Tallstar and Jake?

Probably went a little overboard here but consider: I love them.

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Some free to use with credit pride icons of The Broken Code protags!

Bi Bristlefrost

Bi Rootspring

Gay Shadowsight (2 versions)

Trans Shadowsight

Gay Trans Shadowsight

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Here’s another batch of free to use with credit warriors pride icons!

Gay Alderheart (2 versions)

Lesbian Needletail

Lesbian Mothwing

Trans Mothwing

Trans Lesbian Mothwing

Trans Kestrelflight

Bi Thrushpelt

Trans Thrushpelt

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what if.... kestrelflight.... trans?

Happy Pride!! Kestrelflight is definitely trans!! In fact! There are no cishet medicine cats! None! And I will die on this hill!

Also! Speaking of, got a couple batches of Pride Icons coming up! So I guess now is as good a time as ever to mention that if you send a request for a warrior cats pride icon, I will have it out!

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Fantastic mom; 10/10 would recommend

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headcanon: blackstar curled his big paws up when he got happy, so he was always giving a thumbs-up if he was pleased. the kits who looked up to him always tried to emulate him. in his youth, littlecloud figured out how to stick one of his digits up like his favorite warrior. he taught cinderpelt how to do it too. it's become a thunderclan medicine cat symbol for solidarity and closeness.

UHHHH YES??? There really needs to be more wholesome Blackstar content out there. I apologize for the sketchiness but i had to whip something up to commemorate this cute idea!

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🍇 🍓 🍎 🌸!

🍇 - what's your opinion on the med cat code? what do you think about med cats not being allowed to have mates and kits?

Oooh I have feelings about this one. The rule is stupid! The rule is stupid! If the rule were that the medicine cat can’t have kits because they requiring the Clan’s sole medicine cat to nurse or spend time in the nursery, then fine. I guess. But even then that could allow a medicine cat to potentially start a family once a trained apprentice can cover for them. But that’s not even the rule! UGH. The rule is that they can’t have a mate or kits because they may favor their kits and mate over everyone else, and also they may be distracted by love or whatever. So dumb. Most medicine cats already have family and kin in the Clan anyway, so the favoritism argument is already null and void. I mean there’s already a rule about personal feelings not getting in the way, so the mate and it’s thing is dumb. The medicine cat code is pretty much fine except for that one thing. I could complain that medicine cats shouldn’t have to outright die to save a cat especially since having no medicine cat is a HUGE deal, but that’s very circumstantial. Also to rule that a medicine cat couldn’t become a warrior is a little weird? But it’s whatever.

🍓 - what is a change you think the code could use? is it huge or just minor?

I think the code needs some major changes. I think a lot of it is outdated for the lives the Clans are living at the lake these days. And some rules have always been dumb. Namely, get rid of the one rule where the leader’s word is code. That’s garbage. I can’t imagine how no cat realized that rule could cause some major problems. Also I’m sick of hearing that rule brought up this arc. Yeah. I have a lot more thoughts on the code but will leave it at that.

🍎 - what's a ship you like that no one thought of?

I like a few like this! I don’t know if NOBODY thought of them, but I don’t see much content for Needletail and Sparkpelt, Daisy and Nightcloud, Frostfur and Goldenflower, or Beenose and Lioneye. I’m sure some of these have been thought up which is why I listed so many, but these are my very very rare pairs.

🌸 - what's your favorite overrated cat?

LEAFPOOL. She was so good and she deserved better. In general. And I’m really mad that they iced her because 3 medicine cats felt like too much, because let’s be real, that’s the only reason they killed her off.

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WC unpopular ask thingy

🍄 - what cat do you hate that everyone loves?

🍁 - what cat do you love that everyone hates?

🌹 - what's your unpopular opinion? (unpopular as in you see no one else saying it)

🌷 - what's your controversial opinion? (an opinion that is disliked by the fandom, a hot take basically)

🍀 - whats your most favorite underrated cat?

☘️ - what's your least favorite underrated cat?

🌸 - what's your favorite overrated cat?

🌻 - what's your least favorite overrated cat?

🍉 - what's a headcanon you have that no one else has mentioned?

🍎 - what's a ship you like that no one thought of?

🌈 - what is the least favorite headcanon of yours that everyone shares and likes?

❄️ - what is the least favorite ship of yours that everyone likes?

🍇 - what's your opinion on the med cat code? what do you think about med cats not being allowed to have mates and kits?

🥭 - what's your opinion on Starclan in general? do you think it's flawed?

🍓 - what is a change you think the code could use? is it huge or just minor?

I'll try to send an ask to everyone who wants to do this, but if it gets huge I may not be able to

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I like to think that Stormfur was named in honor of him.

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Also hey! This blog is still active! Life has just been hectic, and I have been lacking motivation! I hope to get back on track shortly. Stay tuned!

<3 Waltz

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Can I just take a minute to talk about TigerDove and why it’s fundamentally good? Because I have some feelings. I know the ship got a lot of hate during OotS and I think a lot of that came from the fact that it was fun to hate on Dovewing and because of all the drama that kinda surrounded it, but really it wasn’t any worse than any other forbidden romance.But honestly? I want to make the case that this was a forbidden romance done (in my opinion) properly.

Because when we really think about it, Dovewing really set a precedent for forbidden romances that has never really been done, per se? Sure, Oakheart suggested doing something similar in Bluestar’s prophecy, but since then, most forbidden romances have just pined aimlessly for each other, or straight up just decided that this relationship they were risking everything for wasn’t worth it in the end. But Dovewing ultimately deciding that she’d just straight up join ShadowClan? That was iconic.

Honestly what I think I respect the most is that she doesn’t agonize over it when she makes the decision to return to the Clans but keep her family together. I mean she wasn’t really receiving the best treatment in ThunderClan anyway, I mean we’re really gonna sit here and act like Ivypool wasn’t being icy and vindictive towards her just because Tigerheart had come into the picture? She was already under suspicion from her Clanmates for that relationship, and honestly, the treatment her children would have received in ThunderClan was super apparent by how frosty the Clan was towards the kits when she returned, and this was even before they knew she was there to say goodbye.

She has no ambitions for leadership to keep her in ThunderClan, and her strongest tie (Ivypool) has already been severed, and ShadowClan’s population is practically 10 cats max, while ThunderClan is sitting pretty at 50+; ShadowClan needs her and her kits more than ThunderClan does. So she leaves with Tigerheartstar. Totally fair, and it makes perfect sense. And on top of that? She DEVOTES herself to her new Clan and Clanmates, and becomes a respected cat in ShadowClan which puts her in a way better position than she was in prior, as ThunderClan liked to conveniently forget that she legitimately helped save all the Clans in the Great Battle just a few seasons before.

And can we talk about how sweet they are with each other? Look after seeing the disrespect that the Erins did to Bramblesquirrel in Bramblestar’s Storm and Squirrelflight’s Hope, it is so nice to see just a loving, functional relationship. Tigerheartstar takes her thoughts and feelings into consideration in most everything he does, and she advises him on clan matters arguably more that Cloverfoot, his deputy, does. She genuinely cares for and loves her new Clanmates and doesn’t feel conflicted or divided by her old allegiance in ThunderClan, like she legitimately is a ShadowClan cat now, and I LOVE that. I mean honestly? We could have had that with Graystripe, and we got a taste of it with Finleap, although he did significantly more complaining about it. But Dovewing straight up switching Clans and just truly settling in and supporting her new Clan? Iconic.

And don’t even get me started on how they parent. They are so active and involved, they with how much they care about their children and what loving, supportive parents they are. They would move StarClan and earth for their kits, and it shows. Their kits come to them for advice, they comfort their children when they are sick or hurt, they were distraught when Shadowsight went missing, and would not accept that he had died, and even when their faith wavered and it was suggested he was murdered, they still supported each other through a really traumatic time. What other set of parents had been shown to do that on screen?? Firestar and Sandstorm? Maybe? But really no one else. Contrast that with Ivypool and Fernsong who’ve really just left their kits to fend for themselves. Bristlefrost is hated by her Clan on the basis they think she’s doing the wrong thing? Not a peep from her parents. Not even from Ivypool. IVYPOOL, who was manipulated by Hawkfrost, who knows what it’s like to act as a spy, not even a peep, she couldn’t care less. It’s obviously a product of bad writing, but still. And then Flipclaw is decreed medicin cat against his wishes, and they kind of stand by. Even Lionblaze meant to protect Spotfur when she got in trouble, and yet, Ivypool and Fernsong do nothing. At all. But I digress.

You can say what you’d like about Tigerheartstar and Dovewing, but the fact remains is that they’re one of the few explicitly and consistently healthy relationships in the series, a prime example of how forbidden relationships can work, and they are darn good parents.

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These sisters make my heart hurt so much.

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ThunderClan's trusty Patrol Guy coming in hot

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Yes, we are aware that that scraggly looking guy over there is our doctor. Yes, we are aware he can't cure his own cold. Yes, we do love him. No, we will not budge on this matter.

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Managing to have 1 outta 3 kids grow into a successful and noble warrior ain't the worst but I think she deserved better than that

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The Erins like... reeeeaaallly destroyed his character, huh