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One more tonight. Getting a bit better, it turns out, considering I skip help lines more and more (a fault of mine from far back - I never was a good art student)RE-design compliant ahoy~
Might as well call this one "surviving from canon" lol - a handful cats I've revived in order to play longer roles in my universe and/or spawning new babies/filling in blanks.
Patchcloud (Patchkit): Mapleshade's fave kid, now in adult size. Grey-red chimera calico w. golden eyes. Inserted as mate to Flashnose and father to Swiftbreeze, aka now you now where Redtail gets it from~
Petalface (Petalkit): Cream-fawn calico w. amber eyes. Took some liberties with her design since her canon look was so boring... Now she enjoys life as mate to Gorseclaw and mother to Mumblefoot and Sweetbriar.
Larchkit: well... not everyone can survive. Solid cinnamon w. green eyes.
Mallowfur: Um... who're you? The random cat who showed up to Featherwhisker in StarClan for no obvious reason ofc. Blue mackerel tabby bicolour w. golden eyes. In this verse, she's daughter to Mapleshade and Birchface, born together with her other half-siblings. Her existence and the proof of Birch and Maple having an actual affair rather than just being a rumour forwarded by the mother helps save the other kits from exile when Mapledusk's betrayal is discovered. But the irony of it all is that Mallowfur will briefly mate with Eaglestorm and give birth to Windflight, cough cough.
Swiftfoot (Swiftpaw): Solid black bicolour w. amber eyes. He still dies early, but at least makes it to warrior (cuz the timeline in the first series is all over the place and Swift spent like, two years as an apprentice wtf)
Snowear (Snowkit): Albino w. pale blue eyes. Survives the hawk attack, gets apprenticed to Brackenfur, and ends up in WindClan due to this and that. Has a nice time over there tho, and gets cozy with Thistleheart in time.
(c) Dearly disliked Erin Hunter
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If you don't mind me asking, who's the father of Swiftfoot in your AU? Is Goldenflower still his mother?
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Patchpelt and Goldenflower are his parents - they weren't mates, but rather Golden really wanted kits and Patch kinda volunteered to help her out. :3
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Sort of like what happened with Leo and Tiger, interesting. I always imagined they were mates for a short period of time before Golderflower decided Patchy wasn't what she was looking for in a mate, this makes more sense though.
May I ask, does he have any siblings? In canon his litter mates were only ever mentioned and never became actual characters.
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Indeed there are similarities here between my take on GoldenxPatch and TigerxLeo~ But that's not a bad idea on your behalf either.
He has one brother in this verse named Newtkit, but his health is not the best so he ends up dying early. As a result Swift is very close to Brackenfur and his siblings due to his own lack of littermates.
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Ugh i love all these guys it's great! Patchcloud and Petalface are both lovely. Again i love Petal's name and Patchcloud's is very nice too. Funny enough for me Petal and Patch die while Larchkit lives on to become Larchtail. Mallowfur being Maple's daughter? Yes please I rather like this idea honestly. Gives more reason as to why they thought Maple was his mate.
Swiftfoot's lookin handsome and love his name. Glad snow not only has life here but also love his name, Snowear. Also I'm curious abt your Thistleheart. Who is she exactly and where does she come from?
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Thank youuu! Omg what a coincidence, here I let live precisely those you kill off, while you keep the one I let die omg. And thanks Mallow's useful qualities kinda doubled once I realized I could make her a MapleBirch child without ruining my timeline~
Hehe yay~ Oh yeah as for Snowear's lil' gal, Thistleheart's that obscure character who died in the battle in the Last Hope on WindClan's side - apparently it turned out she was Thistlepaw the apprentice, the sister of Sedge and Swallow who went missing inbetween books, I mean you know the deal lol. So here I salvaged her and made her a van cat with odd eyes, and on the blue side she's completely deaf. So she and Snow kinda hit it off after it turned out she was much better at communicating with him than most other cats and they've more or less got their own gesture-only kinda language~
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You're welcome! Haha exactly funny how these things keep happening~ Ah that's cool! But it also makes it interesting. So why was Maple seeing Apple at the same time as seeing Birch? what exactly was the nature of both relationships? It's quite interesting honestly.
Aww how sweet. Ah so is Thistlepaw the one from Dawn or she an entirely new character away from Thistlepaw 1 and 2? So what becomes of Thistlepaw, Sedge and Swallow's littermate? Does she die or just get a new name? Ah she sounds pretty! what kind of van is she? Gray, brown, ect.? Do these two ever have any kits?
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Yeah the coincidences truly adds to the delight in creating AUs~ As for the MapleBirchApple affair;
-Mapleshade: for her it was a dual love/adrenaline thing, on the one hand she imagined herself quite in love with Appledusk, who was well-spoken, handsome, and sure of himself - on the other, she was an entitled cat, a leader's daughter, and fancied she could get away with a whole bunch of things. At the same time, she's still feeling salty over how her mother (and by extension her part of the family) was removed during the Birdflight debacle, so her affair with Apple also doubles as retribution against her father's unfair treatment - despite him being long dead at the time. However since inter-Clan relationships were quite frowned upon at the time, Maple was aware she needed to cover her tracks, and so entertained Birchface on the side so no one would realize where her true affections lie. She tolerated him, found his feelings flattering, but never thought about becoming serious with Birch because all she could think about was the adrenaline high of being with Apple.
-Appledusk: unlike Maple, he was an "experienced lover" already at the time, with one mateship on his record, and a grown son. He was charmed by Maple, who was so infatuated with him, and enjoyed her attentions; but he wouldn't have walked through fire for her, like she would for him. So in that sense he was even more caught up in trying to keep their affair hidden, despite having technically the same status as Maple in his Clan - a leader's son, an entitled cat, etc. It was initially his idea that the two of them take mates in their respective Clans to hide the affair, however Apple's fickle attentions soon drifted from the now-boring and "clingy" Maple to the younger, feistier Reedshine, which would become his bane.
-Birchface: the clueless part of the triangle, Birch was pretty much a brawn compared to brains kinda guy, and slightly younger than Mapleshade. However he was quite taken with her, bc not only was she pretty, but she was strong and fierce and as a combat-focused guy that went right home with Birch. He made no secret of his affections for her but lacked the guts to come forward to Maple himself, and was over the moon happy when she began "returning" his affections. Birchface died in innocence, believing Maple's kits were all his, and never knew the truth. I think, if Maple had been less self-centered and less hung up about Appledusk, Birchface would've been a... "good", mate. Perhaps not the exiting type, or the academic type, but loyal, in a sort of old-fashioned 50s way.
Ah yes, about that - no, this Thistle is not the same as Thistlepaw from Dawn, I've got him charted as a son to Thrushwing who died young, so this Thistleheart is indeed the last sister from the third series' trio. From my timelines she's still alive atm, and indeed she and Snow will have a bunch of babies to enjoy~ I've got three lined up for them, Ryekit, Cottonkit and Aspenkit - none of them are deaf, which was a relief to their parents. Oh and as for Thistleheart's looks, she's a black het. ticked tabby bicolour (Beechfur of RC has the ticking gene thanks to being Loudbelly's son hehe)
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Now the Hamilton song The Reynolds Pamphlet is playing in my head when I read this.
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Quite true.
Mapleshade: Ah okay. That's very interesting and adds a nice touch to her character. You can still feel for her in some way but at the same time she's still terrible. Ah that makes sense and it's an interesting idea to do with Maple. Ah so she played Birchface. How interesting! Again it also fits with her character nicely. How does Dawnfeather go through this? Also does she have any other kits beside Nettle(I don't remember if we talked about this in our other convo)
Appledusk: Oh and who is this grown son then? Ah so Appledusk is a sleaze bag who doesn't settle down and play with others emotions. Again how fitting. And ofc he did that. I assume Reed was in the same boat as Apple, attracted to him and willing to do anything for the guy? Oh and I guess I shouldn't be surprised about the son but that means he has seven kits from three different she-cats. Again what a sleaze.
Birchface: Poor guy. Wasn't the smartest but he didn't deserve to be played by that. Not in a million years. Aw it's even worse that he thought all the kits were his. Poor thing. Ah I can see that. Sounds like it fits him perfectly too. Honestly it seems you have all their personalities down perfectly!
Ah that's cool. As for me Thistlepaw is the daughter of Tawnyfur and Tornear. She's the sister to Gorsetail and Dewspots as well but still dies young too. And as you can guess Thistleheart is named after her. Also I will say since talking to you I've looked at WC's allegiances a little more and then changed some things around myself. As for Ms. Thrushwing she becomes mates with Darkfoot(Who's brother to Oatwhisker and they were born as outsiders) and together they have Weaselfur and Owlwhisker. Anyway their babs sound so cute! What do they look like and what are their genders? Oh and their warrior names if you have them? Sounds like a pretty girl(Ah interesting you stuck with canon for their father. As for me I wanted Tall and Morning to have two kits who had their own kits. So Stoneclaw is now the proud papa of Thistle, Swallow and Sedge unlike your Stoneclaw. Beechfur on the other hand is brothers with Voletooth and the son of Heavystep and Ivytail. As for Loudbelly he fathers Misty's kits. So I think you mentioned Loud is Green's mate so is Beechfur their son?)
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Indeed~
I'm glad, because that was my intention with her; Maple is a dual mix of selfishness and naivete, meaning you're free to pity and condemn her, depending. In many ways she inherited the less attractive features of her parents; arrogance, egotism, and short-sightedness. She didn't deserve to be played by Appledusk, yet she reflects his behaviour by playing Birchface for her own gains. Pot and kettle lol.
As for Dawny, she was a more homey sort of gal compared to her wilder sister, and she settled pretty early with Nettleclaw (he was her mentor and she became star-struck with him as his apprentice already) so she's the cover girl for the "pretty little wife" standard basically. I suppose to begin with she must've been excited for her sister to have "found love" with Birchface and gushed over their mateship and future kits etc - therefore her disappointment and hurt over her sister's treachery probably stung all the more, because it had all been a lie, and Dawny is not one for lies. Oh and yes she does have one more kit, Lilyfrost, who is a littermate to Nettle, so he's not a single child. However besides her own kits, Dawny also became primary caretaker for Mapleshade's orphaned bunch after her exile and death, cuz lies or no lies, Dawny was not a perfect wife for nothing, and the obligation automatically fell on her shoulders as next of kin to Patchkit and co. She was too goodhearted to hold her sister's lies against the innocent lil' furballs and she loved them dearly.
Aww, but that's cute tho, how one Thistle is named for the other. <3 Oh then that's one thing in common, we both gave Thrushwing two sons haha, since to me she's mother to Thistlepaw and Weaselful too. Only difference is the dad cuz here it's Cloudrunner. But not a bad idea to introduce some outsider blood at that point tho, especially since this is WindClan we're talking about~
Hehe thanks~ Ahem, I'm not completely sure about their designs yet, but I've noted down the basics for the trio;
Ryekit: blue mackerel tabby tom w. green eyes, warrior name Ryenose
Aspenkit: black ticked tabby tom w. amber eyes, may or may not die as an apprentice
Cottonkit: black ticked tabby bicolour she-cat with odd eyes, warrior name Cottonflower
Aw you gave Stoneclaw a family tho, that's really lovely, especially considering the fate I dished out to him, coughcough. And I like the idea of him being saddled with that trio of troublemakers hehehe~
Nice touch on the MistyxLoud tho, I've seen people shipping her with Heavystep and idk I think he's a wee bit too young to have fathered her kits at the time... but yes you're quite right, it's still GreenflowerxLoudbelly over here yep; Beechfur's from their second litter, and their kits all consist of Dawnflower the eldest, and later Beech and Rippletail.
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Ah nicely done with that then. Ah what a shame. But I can imagine that after her papa leaving her for another girl and then being raised by a bitter mother she wouldn’t turn out too well. Ah so true and yes pot meet kettle.
Good on Dawnfeather for getting a good, stable mate. Aw sounds like a sweet and healthy relationship between the two. Aw I can just imagine her teasing her sister constantly about Birchface and Maple playing along but also thinking that she was too “mature” for that kind of play. Oh wait, I assume Nettlebreeze is named after Nettleclaw. So does Nettle sr. die before Nettle jr. and his daughter are born? Also nice name on Lilyfrost, very pretty. Does she get a mate herself? Aw how sweet on Dawny. But ofc she would take care of her own. Aw that’s super sweet and she sounds like a great chara and mama.
Yeah. As I said I’m a sucker for that kind of naming. It’s just always sweet in my opinion and I like to think it’s a way for someone to be remembered. But yes it appears we have haha. Same son with Weasle tough. After all it’s not like any other cat can be chosen if people go with genetic accuracy. Ah nice choice in Cloud. Maybe it’s just his name but I’ve always imagined him being a good solid guy. As for me he gets to be brother to Mistmouse and he’s now mates with Heatherstar. He fathers Reedfeather, Hawkheart and Plumclaw, which means he’s also grandpa to Ashfoot.
You’re welcome~ Oh interesting! Love all of their looks so far and for the named sibs I love both their names. Ryenose is nice-sounding and Cottonflower is just plain pretty! Also yay for using Cotton- it’s a prefix I don’t see often.
Yeah he seems like the fatherly type to me with your explanation in mind. And since Owlwhisker is now mates with Fogheart(One of the apprentices who was supposed to die from the poisoned rabbit. Also the daughter of One and White and replaces the one kit made by Su. Also changed b/c I didn’t know he was an apprentice in Dawn)and together they have a little girl named Buzzardsong(Buzzardkit).
Heavystep? Yeah he seems kinda young for that and I’m not too fond of that couple. I thought putting him together with Ivy fits better. Ah nice~ Greenflower gets to have two litters as well. The first one she has Swallowcloud(Swallowtail) and Duckkit, Duckkit still dies from greencough. Her second litter comes later and they’re probably born around the same time as Squirrel and Leaf. She has Splashpaw who later becomes Splashwing and Mintpelt(Mintfur). Oh and who fathers these guys? Blackclaw. So it seems our girls switched mates between our universes. Swallowcloud gets with Reedwhisker and they have two girls, Duskfur and Otterheart. And ofc they have their own kits too. Then Splashwing has kits with Beechfur actually. They have Mossfoot(Mossyfoot), Troutstream and Silverpaw. Silverpaw’s a she-cat who dies during her apprenticeship. Probably from the drought or something. Then Mintpelt and Icewing have their own kits from canon. Rippletail is littermates with Graymist and they’re both kits of Sasha. She joins the Clans after being captured by the twolegs while pregnant. She and Leopard gets to raise them happily together.
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I seem to fancy the idea of pot and kettle more than I'm consciously aware of haha. But indeed, it probably both stung and kinda intrigued Maple how her father could screw her mother over and chose a non-TC cat for a mate - it made her angry with him for casting them aside, but also opened her eyes to glance over the borders to wonder what exactly was it about non-TC cats that could be enticing at all?? Like if her father could entertain one of them, she could too, right?? That's kind of how she thinks, daring herself to figure it out, and before she knows it, she's neck-deep in trouble.
Quite right, Maple would probably loooaaathe having her sister all teasing, but she could hardly stop her else they'd become suspicious lol. And indeed I fancied Dawny was such a loving wifey she even named their son after the love of her life lol so Nettle senior, meet Nettle junior~ And yes as for Lilyfrost, she gives birth to Amberclaw's brood, happy as could be.
Hehe I tried to like, give all the features that Maple struggled with, I tried to make them come naturally to Dawny. In many ways she's her sister's contrast, solid, traditional, motherly.
lovely indeed~ Yeah and so true lol I too realized it was reaaaaaally difficult, no pretty much outright impossible, to find another mother for Weaselful that didn't strip him of all his red fur lol. There's literally only one red family line in all of WindClan sheesh.
Yeah I've a soft spot for Cloudrunner myself, it must be the name. x3 In my verse he's actually a single son, the child of Plumclaw and Reedfeather (prior to Reed's RiverClan scandal to be sure) Omg that's pretty much the direct opposite of your AU too now I realize haha.
Yiss that's great. QwQ I was really uncertain about Ryenose's suffix there for a moment, but I reaaaally wanted CottonFloWER cuz we haven't had a -flower in WindClan since Morning and that's a scandal in and of itself??
Aye it surprised me too that Cotton isn't used more often it's really cute and well, moors have these cotton tuftballs so it's not an unreasonable name by any measure either.
Aw having a lil' baby girl together~ I like the bame Fogheart tho, don't see Fog being used like at all except for the odd rp chara I think.
True, I thought so too, if I don't remember wrong Heavystep was still technically an apprentice by the time Misty was pregnant and well... idk but that doesn't sound like Misty's taste at all.
Haha aw indeed they switched lads, well that's just really cute. x'3 I also have to add that Splashwing is the prettiest RiverClan-y name I've heard in a long while. And you made Ripple and Grey Sasha's babies that's so cute, Leo gets to help raise the bundles too yay~ Honestly I'm really starting to see how SashaxLeopardstar could work they're such contrasts in character yet it actually works.
Hmm let's see now to me Heavystep is the devout husband to Mosspelt, and they have two litters together, first one consisting of Stonestream, Voletooth, Swallowtail and Splashpaw (he's male in my verse) and their second litter of Willowshine, Pouncetail and Dapplenose~ In a sense they're the DustFern couple of RiverClan LOL. Stonestream mates with Greymist, Voletooth becomes Icewing's first mate, Swallowtail is coerced by Hawkfrost into bearing his kits, and finally Pouncetail gets married to Pinefur. Willow's still medcat, and Dapplenose dies early. Not a bad outcome everything considering, more than enough grandkits to go around.
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Haha I can understand that. Ah that makes sense. It both interests her on what’s beyond their borders but also makes her rightfully bitter towards her father as well. Ah interesting thoughts too. Even if it a different situation with Bird, I can still see her twisting it into some type of logic on excusing her mateship with Appledusk.
Do you think Maple cared for her sister then or was it the teasing she disliked? Aw so sweet on Dawny’s part. Really love this girl and I can’t wait to find out more abt her! Oh nice! And who’s in Amber’s brood? OCs, canon characters, a mix?
Aw I love that. I’m a sucker for siblings who are opposites honestly and Dawn and Maple are no exception to this now.
Exactly. Either it’s strip him of his ginger or have him be an outsider. So that really only leaves Thrush being his mama. And from there it means he can only father Sunstrike as well b/c he’s the only ginger cat there. That’s so true. Honestly there’s so few cats there as well. If CT can do only one good thing I hope it mentions cats/adds some to their ranks b/c at this point I’ve been forced to add a few OCs within their ranks and I don’t like it but whatever. That just means genetic accuracy is easier to come by. But seriously they need more cats in their ranks.
He seemed like he’s a good dude. Haha funny how that happens. They’re still related but not in the same way. Ah so does the PlumReed mateship simply not work out or does he cheat on her? What’s their story? Oh and in that case what about Ashfoot’s parents? For me her mama, as you may have guessed, is Plumclaw and her papa is Crowfur. Ah but Ryenose works really nicely as a name. I also am fond of –nose a suffix. Not one of my favorites, but I like it. But yes that is so true! Like when’s the last time we had a –flower not just in WC but in general? The last one I can think of is…Goldenflower? Maybe? It’s been a while. And considering the new WindClan names(Well Brindlewing and Fernstripe’s okay, but Smokehaze? No thanks. It’s stupid)it would’ve been nice to have gotten a Smokeflower or somethin. But yes it’s a shame we haven’t had a –flower cat in a while.
Yes I love Cotton- as a prefix! It’s cute and is much better than Bristlekit(It’s okay but still), Flipkit, Spotkit, Snapkit, Stemkit, Thriftkit, Conekit, Frondkit etc. And yeah I’m surprised Fog- hasn’t been used either. It annoys me to no end when fans claim that the Erin’s can’t use more natural names or whatever when we have two perfect examples here. But yes Fogheart is a lovely daughter to Lizard(One) and White. But this also means I had Robinfur(Robinwing) have different parents. Her brother is now Leaftail, her mama is Runningbrook and her father is Mudstar.
Yeah I’m pretty sure he is. And after a quick look on the wiki he doesn’t become a warrior until Rising Storm/A Dangerous Path. But yeah she’s not that type. So having Blackclaw or Loudbelly or even Reedtail as her mate for example makes better sense.
Haha that’s true! Ah thanks. I knew that would be her name from the get-go and so it stayed. Yeah I thought it’d work if they came from outside the Clan for the skae of the gene pool and whatnot. But yeah. At first I didn’t care for it and thought the paring was kinda silly but it, like LeafMoth, has grown on me but even moreso.
Aw that’s sweet. Mosspelt gets Grassfang AKA Grasskit as her mate. They have Icewing and Lichentail(Pouncetail)in their first litter then they have Willowshine in their second. I do like how Stonefur and Stonestream are still connected if only in different ways. As for me, Stonestream is conceived in Darkest Hour just before Stonefur dies and is born two moons later. He, funnily enough, becomes mates with Graymist here as well. Oh and look we both made Pounce the son of Moss as well(Ofc that’s bound to happen with so few ginger cats). Voletooth and Beechfur are brothers and their parents are Ivytail and Heavystep. Dapplenose is also littermates with Pebblefoot, Minnowtail and Stormkit making her daughter of Dawnflower. Dawn’s mate is Hawkfrost himself. Voletooth and Duskfur are mates for me. They have Pikestep in their first litter then Cranefeather(Curlfeather) and Teaselsong(Podlight) in their second. Then Ice and Mint for me only have one litter and it’s the one from PoT. Haha and look we also made Pounce and Pine mates too. For me they have Hollowflight, Tangleheart(Tanglepaw), Duckear(Duckpaw and Rushpaw(Rushflower). Haha that’s true. Who are the family memebers to Pine and Gray in your universe?
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Well, I read the tidbits of your AU that you shared in the comments, and I got to say one thing: wow. You have so many original ideas that make for interesting story. It's always fascinating so see such 'what if' theories. Also, if ThunderClan leader got worse and worse with each generation in your AU, does it mean that Sunstar wasn't so noble either?
Patchcloud and Petalface are so fluffy, I guess they take after their RiverClan father, since I always imagined RiverClan cats to have thick fur that repels water. I admit that I'm not exactly a fan of the plot twist when a she-cat has kits from different toms in the same litter, because even though it's biologically possible, it makes the she-cat look bad. 
Very interesting story you came up for Snowear, too - by the way, it's such a nice name. 
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Oh my, thank you very much, I'm happy to hear it! Yah I figure you could say that Sunstar's standard has dropped a little, but he himself probably thinks he's as noble as he ever was, bc the point with the leadership degeneration is that ThunderClan kinda don't have the insight to see it, or want to see it, themselves. Sunstar's policies cutting a harshes line than compared to canon is like second nature to them now, after what happened, so they just think they're protecting themselves when in truth they're also instigating needless conflict with the other Clans.
Aye, it's very much the famous RiverClan fluffcoat the two of them have inherited hehe~ True I don't often use the "multiple dads" plot myself, I think this is the second time, but I felt that Maple would be shrewd enough to play it in order to avoid suspicion for as long as possible. And yeah it does make Oakstar sound nicer, doesn't it? Cuz like now he has a dilemma; technically he could exile her kits with her, but he'd be hard pressed to know which of the four are his grandkits, and which aren't. And he'd be loathe to part with the only remaining legacy of his favoured son just because he hated Mapleshade's guts lol.
Thanks again, I'm glad. The name was the only sensible thing I could come up with cuz like, he can't hear it anyhow, and it reflects him pretty well. And yeah for some reason I figured the open plains would welcome him much better indeed. ^^
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Petalface is such a gorgeous lil' girl! I also love that Swiftfoot and Snowear are getting a little love; wonderful little babies!
I imagine Snowear would also have an easier time of things in Windclan; with more open spaces, he could more easily rely on scent and sight to spot prey and danger, versus a forest where the crinkle of leaves or the snap of twigs can mean everything. [Though a deaf cat could still easily thrive in a forested environment, I think it'd be even easier in the open, that's what I mean]
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Thank you very much! Yeah some changes had to be made like I couldn't let everything in this AU spell out the same was as canon did haha~
Those were my thoughts too - while I'm sure he could've navigated in the forests too with more training, it would've been more taxing on him, like he'd always have to be on his guard cuz with all the trees and the shade even catching the shadows of eventual cats who're stalking him downwind would be impossible, and just, since his nose and eyes are his best senses, I think he would enjoy the open plains and the ease they'd afford him. Something like that~
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Pffft, given the mess canon is half the time, I'd change a fair number of things too! [Though I'm happy leaving that to people with more time on their hands, I'll just play with my wee lil' Fanclan, hehe]
Yeah, poor baby'd become jumpy as can be, at least in Windclan he can relax at times and trust his senses. <333
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Good point. xD (yeah sometimes I ask myself why I didn't do that lol instead I saddled myself with the biggest mess of all welp)
Yiss, exactly what I had in mind. <3
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I agree with the Swiftfoot one. It was weird that he was an apprentice for so long. I would probably make the the first arc's timeline shorter, like Fire and Ice being in leaf-fall, and Forest of secret in leafbare.
I enjoy that Mapleshade and Birchface actually had a kit, and it wasn't just some far-fetched rumor.
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Aye, I've always shared the thought - and yes, it's much easier the moment you downscale the timeline of the different books, say they can span two seasons at the most, and better yet if they only cover a single one as in your suggestion.
And thanks~ Yes I figured it'd help Mapleshade keep her secret much better if she actually made some "preparations" within her own Clan to make it less likely she'd have a RC lover elsewhere. And considering how easily the idea of MaplexBirch appeared to the rest of the Clan it sounds likely that perhaps at least Birchface was smitten with her, even if she didn't share his affections.
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Yes, that would make sense. I mean, if Birchface was her mate, then she might be ale to hide her secret longer
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Patchcloud is so gorgeous! I love chimeras 
Your aus and headcanons are always so nice to read about! Wonder why Snowear ended up in WindClan though!
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Thank you! Yeah Patch's looks made me rather smug too, if I may be so bold - needed one proper fluffbag of the litter, hehe~
And that pleases me a lot, really. I used to think my headcanons would be boring compared to my art, heh. But ahem, as for his trip over to WindClan, it was sort of a political thing; in this AU, ThunderClan does a lot of harm to the other Clans, so at the end of it they ask for "gift warriors" - compensation for their lost blood. And Snowear becomes their gift warrior to WindClan. It's a little thing I've added to this verse to help water down inbreeding and stuff.
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Oh, yes please, I'm adopting your univers, not everything, but like- most of it!
I'm so happy to see Snow survive!
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Hehe, please, have at what you like, I'm happy that you like em~ And yeah, I was rather pleased to let Snow survive for a chance too.
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Adorable work, as always! They all look so pretty and cute. You should totally make more of these! ^^
(p.s., I may or may not do fan art of one of these designs if it's okay with you. ;v)
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Thank you so much! I'll see what I can whip up, I need more practice anyhow hehe~
Ooooh omg please don't hold back if you ever do it would be wonderful! ;w;
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Gah these are all so nice <3 I love reading your headcanons ;v;
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Thank you very much, that makes me real happy!
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Oh...I like Patchcloud. Had a brief OC with that name actually. Petalface is quite a beauty and I love how she is related to Pinestar and Tigerstar...OMG Mapleshade is related to Tigerstar now.
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Glad you do. I really liked his name to so I gave myself a pat on the back for it, hehe. And yeah right, isn't that a little crazy? I mean canon Mapleshade was all angsty about her would-be leader descendants, but in this verse her ghost has no need of bemoaning anything considering Pinestar did go and become leader lol.
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Please tell me there will be some more bloodshed from her. I want her to rip Oakstar a new one...the bastard deserves it.
And Snowear...me curious, how does he end up in WindClan?
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I wish, but alas Oakstar escapes unscathed from her this time too. I still let her do her three murders, but that's more a general killing spree than before - but when she attempts to get at Oakstar, he flings it in her face that one of her kits have died of infection back in the Clan (since they weren't exiled with her) and when she loses her footing due to that... it's final for her. In that sense, you have even more reason to hate Oakstar here //innocent look. He'll have to wait for his reckoning in death.
Ah, that's a little here and there. He's given away to WindClan as a "gift warrior" - compensation for the damages ThunderClan have caused WindClan in this verse (shit can't go down well with Thistlestar as leader y'know) so he goes over there to hang out and it turns out it was for the better too since WindClan are much more adept at handling handicapped warriors than all the other Clans combined. The gift warrior thing is a part of this new verse that I made up myself to go with it - it's useful for watering down inbreeding and making room for improved Clan relations and stuff.
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I bet Redstar really chews his ass off 
Wait...Thistle became leader?
But that is neat, though does the other Clans gradually learn how to work with cats with disabilities?
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I can well imagine (especially since in this verse, Oakstar picked Redstar off... cough)
Yup, this time around I wanted to paint ThunderClan as the "bad guys", and what better way to do that but give them the worst possible leader? hehe
I figure they have to - they can't expect to be able to ship them off to WindClan all the time, eh~ Crookedstar probably starts the learning sequence, considering his own difficult childhood and stuff - he's the one who's got a bone to pick with the Clans' inability to cope with disabilities and handicaps afterall.
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...murder?
I must ask...are you going to spare any other young cats?
True...is Thistleclaw's character going to get an entire revamp? His character really got thrown into the trash and for what? An attempt on Vicky's part to save her butt.
Indeed 
God I hate those books...but only the actual stories and the two remaining authors.
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Well what's one more crime to Oakstar's name? x'D I certainly see him as conniving enough hehe~
Depends on which cats, you'll have to specify cuz I've kinda randomized the whole thing by looking over a bunch of dead youngsters and picking one here, one there, and so on.
Quite right, the hypocricy is kinda hilarious afterwards when you realize a young, vulnerable cat was mentally isolated and being turned on by his entire extensive family due to one "esteemed" warrior's whispers... so much for high esteem you'd think a senior warrior was above common gossip but alas. And the fact 95% of the Clan took the bait says a lot about the shared iQ going around.
Hahahaha that's the biggest headache of all isn't it?
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And here Thunderclan is supposed to be the 'it' crowd that everyone wants to join.
But I feel the other clans are more picky on what kind of cats they accept.
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Quite right... tbh one ought to give ThunderClan perhaps the widest berth of all it's impossible to ever get properly accepted.
Yeah I've wondered that myself. My headcanon is ShadowClan only takes in former rogues cuz their badassery is better than the others' lol.
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To be honest, the Clans have NO right to look down on ThunderClan and that is something I hate even to this day. How dare Russetfur judge when she was a former kittypet and a rogue. She has not a drop of ShadowClan blood in her veins...
Then that drama with Darktail and Onestar...asshole...but maybe...
...maybe Darktail and Sol (could we give him a better name? I want to imagine him as being less of a villain and more as a cat who is...maybe clumsy? Maybe he is forgetful and accidentally forgot where he put Leafstar's kits which made her send him on this quest, with Darktail keeping an eye on him) are two warriors of SkyClan who are sent to find the Clans for some reason. Maybe Leafstar wants to do that one tradition you have going on here. Gifting warriors...maybe Alderheart and Needletail are gifted to SkyClan (and Alder serves as Echosong's apprentice after the death of Frecklewish, or maybe she moves away).
Darktail ends up in WindClan, but then realizes that Onestar is his father and after cussing him out leaves to join ThunderClan. Sol is in ShadowClan but things aren't good, so he also ends up in ThunderClan.
Dandelionfur then meets Darktail and they gradually fall in love. Darktail is not the stupid bastard from the books and Sol...is not a pathetic and petty villain who wants revenge for no reason other than he is a lazy pos.
Damn.
I suppose this would not work since she was an elder in NP, but I was thinking that maybe Morningflower could have been a Thunderclan cat gifted to WindClan. Maybe it was because of the incident which caused Moonflower to die...I was thinking that Dappletail could be her mother...or maybe Dappletail and Morningflower are sisters
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I am so very pleased to see an AU for Snowkit to survive, and especially with such an interesting story arc about joining WindClan.
Also, very beautiful designs. ^v^
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Then that makes me all the more happy that I dared share it, thank you. Oh and of course, thanks again, glad to hear it~ :3
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