#adamant

She was named just for her personality in-comic. Nothing at all to do with Edge, you'll be pleased to know. c: - RJ

I love the idea of the trademark hair being the thing that prompts some familiarity. lol I also got rid of their facial freckles on one side and made their front paws all one solid colour. Oh, and gave 'em two dark eye patches. c: - RJ

Oooh, this is interesting premise. Upon leaving the Grove, I picture Quiet grappling with grief in a different way to Adamant due to not really knowing how to express it. Perhaps because of a combination of Jasper's abuse and losing her littermate, I think she would be riddled with guilt over how she was "too weak" to protect her sister, as she always leaned on Adamant and felt supported by her confidence. Take that away and all the stability that comes with it, it's not a fun time for anyone. Never mind somebody who is neurodivergent. Quiet would seek a coping mechanism and I think she'd fall hardcore into the Traveller beliefs as opposed to Adamant who isn't really comforted by them. She would adopt the Traveller name, Breeze, and would try and "find" Adamant in other lions, refusing to accept that she is gone for good. And her arc would be that as comforting as the Traveller beliefs are for her, she would have to come to terms with the fact that the Adamant she knew is gone and she needs to grieve. I don't fully know how she would deal with the various events that we've covered so far because weirdly I've never thought about this even though it's an interesting thing to think about! Would she be taken in more by Edge's manipulation because his beliefs somewhat align with this coping mechanism? Even if he killed her sister? Or would Storm get through to her? Obviously, we hope for the latter but I feel she would tither between accepting that Adamant is gone and falling for Edge's take on things so she can carry on convincing herself that Adamant isn't "dead" dead essentially. I'm also mostly basing this line of thought on how I grappled with grief when I lost my mother. I would fall back on fantasies and dreams I had that she "faked her death" and she'd come back one day and yeah, I do picture myself writing Quiet/Breeze going through a similar experience. I also think there's a lot of give-and-take here when it comes to Adamant vs. Quiet being there, just simply because I think Quiet is more inclined to go with the flow than Adamant is, in terms of like events in the comic, and Adamant is willing to push buttons that Quiet simply would never even think about doing. Sorry if this seems ramble-y or vague, I just try and imagine poor Quiet/Breeze in Adamant's position and how a lot of things would be so radically different. Especially when it comes to the arc of losing somebody and dealing with that. Or not dealing with it, in a way. oof - RJ

Sorry, but we are going to be shamelessly "evil" and make you all confront healthy feelings that need confronting with our gay lions! Just so y'all don't end up like me and my unhealthy relationship with death, loss and grief. It's a ride. /also silly But yeah, Adamant kinda had a "moment" when she yelled at Fade about Quiet in the last chapter but I completely get that you mean, anon. Adamant does need to sit down and have a good cry. She's just the kind of character to smoosh things down and get on with things. Which is an unhealthy byproduct of being the golden child expected to just be "strong" and get on with things. And yep, it's like you've probably figured: grieving is often seen as a thing that "weak" people do and that's just such a nasty and damaging mindset. Especially when I've seen people talk about relatives or other loved ones that they've lost years ago and feel they're being "overdramatic" because it was "so long ago". Like no, I don't care if you lost somebody like 50+ years ago, grieving for however long you want is completely healthy and you deserve that. And this is especially compounded when you're the only one who really cares that they're gone and are willing to remember them. Such a lonely feeling. oof - RJ

Got nothing to add other than yep, we've certainly had asks disapproving of Adamant's earlier behaviour towards Hope and some outright stating they don't understand why Hope forgave her so readily. Not saying people are wrong to have these opinions because she was being a tad bitchy (and Hope gave it as good back), just responding to what you have to say about people not vibing with her earlier behaviour at all before we had more chapters come out. Nobody has wished death on her, fortunately, but I agree it may have become a sentiment if there was a situation where she was more taken in by her abusive situation like a lot of golden children easily are. :c - RJ