#cherryfrost

maybe reblog this post! its the greatest gift you can give me.

This art is a bit old, it's from May 2023, but honestly, I'm still quite proud of it, shockingly enough. As you could probably guess, this art is of Bloodstorm and Cherryfrost fighting into the lake and drowning each other, giving me very strong Onestar and Darktail vibes...

Minkheart is injured.

I hope this is clear, but if not: Otter was not intentionally abusive to their kits, more neglectful and absent, and they experienced a lot of mental health issues, including postpartum depression. While their actions aren’t necessarily the greatest, I try to tell this story from a realistic perspective and show characters with and without empathy for that. Minkheart is too eager to forgive Otter because she has developed people pleasing tendencies, and wants to “fawn” and placate to prevent conflict. The different members of the litter each have their own ways of coping with their kit-hood experiences! If you don’t like / understand the way Minkheart is reacting, trust that Wildleap and Cherryfrost will have.. different reactions to this new idea of Otter’s!

thanks for reading :D comment below what you think about this moon!!

Wildleap: childish clever & good kitsitter