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Impulsive redesign of Swiftpaw (he/him) I did to unwind after finishing the Hollyleaf drawing!

I'm a diehard fan of giving stripeless cats stripes. I just can't stand simple piebald cats, I have to throw some tabby in there. In this case the stripes are from his mama! I initially imagined them as coming from Tigerstar, and that was before I remembered that Tigerstar is not his dad. Lucky that Goldenflower is a tabby.

In my old art he had pink eyes, but midway through this one I discovered within myself a newfound love for the colour yellow so. they're yellow now. He is loosely and subconsciously inspired by the Swiftpaw in the Mr. Fear maps and, as my friend pointed out, he somewhat resembles a lion to hint at Brightpaw's famous quote! And it generally suits him too.

Despite my dislike for it (and for the time in which it was created), the original is under the cut

Their light will only blind you.

Hollyleaf. My favourite tortured soul. Her obsession with being a perfect warrior and a member of the prophecy bleeds into her role in the Clan as a whole. She lives with the conviction that she must be more than she is, endlessly taunted by an ideal that she is unfit for.

A personal tragedy that plays beautifully into an aroace interpretation of her character. First her affection for Cinderheart (headcanoned as qpr) is superseded by a romantic relationship, then her situationship with Fallenleaves is abandoned in favour of her return to that suffocating Clan life.

Also does the text in the image make sense? idk. I came up with it on the spot and found the wording fitting enough.

alternate version below because I liked all of them: