#ivyhawk

Ouch toxic pairing

Sketchbook skans with Ivypool and Hawkfrost for my um WC anthro au I guess. Previous sketches are here btw

I don't ship it, but... But Hawkfrost being super protective of Ivypool when she was in the Dark Forest. Staring daggers at the other trainees when they hurt her and only holding himself back from not letting her train with the others at all because he knew she needed to learn if she was going to be an effective weapon against the Clans. But Hawkfrost sympathizing with Ivypool's situation and seeing himself in her. Listening to her complaints about Dovewing and baring his heart to her in return, telling her all about his feelings of insecurity around Brambleclaw.

But Hawkfrost trusting Ivypool implicitly and completely. Vouching for her to the rest of the Dark Forest and believing every word she said because he truly believed she would never lie to him. Volunteering her to represent the ThunderClan trainees in important meetings with the Dark Forest leaders because she was the best of the best.

And being utterly betrayed in the final battle as he realizes that, to her, all those moments meant nothing. That she hates him, and that she's been scheming behind his back to take him down this whole time. That he was a fool to trust her, because that trust is what ultimately led to his second death beneath her claws.

Oh wow. Ok. So I haven't read the TBC arc yet, so I am sure I'll have more thoughts when I have. BUT. Based on my current thoughts and a quick skim of Bristlefrost's history on the wiki.

So let's assume that Hawkfrost survives. He helps turn the tide against the Dark Forest cats along Ivypool's side. This ofc does not absolve him and he isn't welcomed by the Clans, but he continues to meet with her in her dreams for the next arc. Optional polyamory with Fernsong (vee polycule).

SO. Eventually, Ivypool becomes pregnant. Either with Bristlekit alone or she has a split pregnancy (Flipkit and Thriftkit are Fernsong's).

She gives birth to Bristlekit, and Hawkfrost looks over her in his ghost form and adores her. It takes a few moons, but eventually Bristlekit is brought into a dream with both of her parents. She meets Hawkfrost for the first time and she's aware that she's Different but Ivypool pushes on the idea that cats must be loyal to their Clan. Hawkfrost agrees and says that not being loyal was his downfall, so now he has no Clan, but he knows Bristlekit will grow up to be ThunderClan's greatest warrior.

Hawkfrost watches over her as she becomes an apprentice, and in her dreams he teaches her how to swim like a RiverClan cat. She's nervous. She's not sure about it at all. But he tells her that water never needs to be her enemy, and learning to swim can only ever help her.

Sure enough, a few moons later she saves Rootpaw by using her father's swimming technique and Hawkfrost couldn't be prouder. Some cats wonder about just how well she can swim, because ThunderClan apprentices don't exactly practice swimming, especially not like this, but Ivypool defends her by asking why they're criticising and analysing her daughter rather than being impressed by how she saved another cat. It gets them to stop.

When struggling to catch prey, Hawkfrost encourages her to try fishing. She's resistant because only RiverClan catches fish, so he focuses on teaching her about swimming and how she can catch prey (fish) in water instead of fishing from above. When she catches her first fish, Ivypool goes to Hawkfrost, worried because ThunderClan don't catch fish, and they don't want RiverClan to accuse them of stealing prey even if it's from the lake. Hawkfrost accepts this, apologises, and tells Bristlepaw they should focus on hunting prey in water only if they're water voles or otherwise escape into water. She asks why, and her parents are honest with her.

Part of Bristlepaw's lack of urgency over the medicine cats not focusing on the lack of prey is because, while she believes, she's also aware her father isn't in StarClan. If Hawkfrost can teach her to help catch prey, then why can't StarClan do the same for the Clans?

It's Ivypool that comforts her when Stemleaf doesn't return her feelings, but Hawkfrost also tells her that love takes time - from both sides.

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