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Thank you! Hollyleaf! In this au the three are Stormfur and Brambleflower (Brambleclaw)'s kits. Their all adopted! Hollyleaf has some sort of learning disorder (unsure which would make sense yet) and ADHD. Which makes her apprenticeship as a medicine cat hard but not impossible. Mothwing tries to be very patient with her but she ends up needing help from some other cats as well. She's closer to Lionblaze than Jayflight (Jayfeather) and she has two mates! Cinderheart and Willowshine. Both Willowshine and Hollyleaf were apprenticed under Mothwing and act as medicine cats.

Hollyleaf's ability is to "go back in time" of an area. On a small scale, if she stands where a patrol was hours ago she can 'see' everything that happened in the area. On a larger scale she can go back years, lifetimes in the past as long as it was in that area.

Hollyleaf uses she/her. Is a cis asexual lesbian. and is very very focused and intense but she means well. She ends up in the tunnels still but this time it's to unlock ancient mysterious lying under her pawsteps. Fallen Leaves keeps calling her 'Miss Holly Leaves' because just Hollyleaf is odd to him- Star Flower I am personally uncomfortable with Star Flower's flirting with Thunder then getting with his dad. Like in a more realistic gritty version of wc I can see it. but im unsure. So as of now, Star Flower never has intensions with Thunder.

Star Flower is a complex lady. She shares her father and Skystar's thirst for power (Skystar is a villain in this) but she doesn't always understand her actions are vicious and she prefers to think she's 'defending herself'. In some cases, this is true! Especially the life she lived, but she also sometimes attacks others for no reason but to feel powerful and in control. She's somewhat petty, holding grunges against others and despite feeling a deep sorrow for losing Tiny Branch, she tries to convince herself Tiny Branch wouldn't have survived anyway.

Her littermates were Golden Spot and Rose Bloom. Who died shortly after their birth and were named by One Eye. her mother was named Garden.

Here’s a small dive into what I’m working on with Dawnpelt (She/her and Xe/xem)

Dawnpelt’s family was composed mostly of her parents and siblings for a good portion of the time. Tawnystar (She/Vae/It) and Lavenderbud (They/It/Ai) were two very different cats but are very much in love and wanted their kits to grow without the burden of their grandfather looming over them. Dawnpelt is closer to Tawnystar. Admiring her mother as a hero figure. She always wanted to impress Tawnystar. Tawnystar sometimes has a hard time showing her pride and overworks vaerself but has always been proud of Dawnpelt since the beginning. They both have that firelike spark in their blood, pushing them forward. Though due to Dawnpelt’s idolization of Tawnystar, xe takes any insult against Shadowclan as an insult to Tawnystar and will fiercely protect xir parent’s name. 

Lavenderbud is the more nurturing of the two and when Dawnpelt feels vulnerable she will collapse into Lavenderbud, who always knows what to say. Lavenderbud is more worried about Dawnpelt’s personal growth due to seeing the softer side of xem but Tawnystar usually sees the best in them, causing some confusion between the two. Despite this, Dawnpelt loves and respects her other parent greatly, but doesn’t quite envy the life Lavenderbud chose for themself.

Being born in a litter of three with no siblings meant a lot of personal play when Dawnpelt was younger, but as she got older she found herself extremely isolated from others her age. After Flametail’s (He/him) accident and him becoming a more dedicated medicine cat after, Dawnpelt and him grew farther apart until she hardly felt like she knew him as more than a doctor. She’s closer to Tigerheart (He/Bun) who was always more rough and tumble than Flametail was, but Tigerheart was always a more emotional cat like Lavenderbud and had very different dreams from Dawnpelt. 

Despite her extended family visiting, she rarely talked with her grandmother, half uncle, uncle, or cousins. This causes her to feel more isolated and out of place, feeling like the only one chasing after xir parent’s star. 

Her mentor was kindly and patient and wanted her to chase that fire inside her, but Dawnpelt knew Ivytail (Ae/aer) didn’t have the same goals in mind either. Ae wanted Dawnpelt to be the best warrior xe could be, but didn’t see how Dawnpelt could become like Tawnystar. Whenever the topic came up, Ivytail would shy away from it.

It wasn’t until Sneezecloud (They/Cloud) that she broke out of her self inflicted loneliness and destructive patterns. Sneezecloud was always bubbly, silly, and saw the world through the eyes of a kit. They never ran for a big goal or worried about loneliness. Sneezecloud saw friends wherever cloud went! Dawnpelt’s fire slowly tempered under Sneezecloud’s honeysuckle personality and the two had kits together.

Dawnpelt was always distant as a parent finding herself unable to perform like her parents had. She feared finding her own way to parent and held a type of guilt that overwhelmed her when Sleekwhisker joined The Kin and Juniperclaw showed signs of self hate. She is now awkwardly overbearing and awkwardly trying to form a relationship with her last kit, Strikestone. 

I find certain groups of characters very interesting in warriors. 

Breezekit and Nightkit are born to parents with an older litter and some hella trauma due to darktail.

She also grew up in a time where thunderclan and riverclan were trying to work together. and i do mean trying.

Thornclaw, builder of Thunderclan. 

Thornclaw is a rather humble and sweet cat. Despite his large size, he is easily flustered and is gentle towards others. He prefers being alone and keeping his paws busy. Thornclaw uses he/him and is a trans tom who came out during early apprenticeship. He is also aroace with no real interest in having a family for himself, but he enjoys his role as an uncle to many other cats. He prefers working with maple and elm, finding them to be the most suitable for most of his building projects. He enjoys working with Dustpelt and despite his messy job, he likes keeping the camp nice and clear. He is peaceful by nature, but will not hesitate to defend an innocent cat from danger, even if they are someone he’s never met before.

Thornclaw is massive, thick furred sandy mackerel tabby with yellow eyes. He has very large paws and a huge frame. He has a large, looping white mark on his chest that looks almost like a huge winged maple seed. He is often seen with his fur swept back and a few leaves setting behind his ear. Maples and elms typically. He has a pack made out of twisted vines he uses to carry large amounts of sticks on his back.

Spottedleaf, She/her, Grayaromantic and Graysexual. Thunderclan’s medicine cat. Former apprentice of Featherwhisker and mentor of Fireheart.

A pretty, calico with medium, dark red fur, white on her tail tip with a black base. White back paws with a right white paw and a black left paw. Black tipped ears and a mostly white muzzle and around her eyes with a few black freckles. She has green eyes. She also has two holes in her left ear that she tends to carry small hazel twigs in. After being attacked she has four lines going down and across her throat. 

Spottedleaf is a funny, sisterly cat who enjoys helping out. She’s notably kind, level headed, and is good humored. Spottedleaf is autistic and her special interests are plants, poisonous berries, and bees. She chews on sticks often, which actually helps her teeth. Spottedleaf isn’t fond of kits and finds herself unsure of how to act around them, so she leaves most of their care to nursery tenders. Spottedleaf likes to joke around and keep things relaxed, but becomes quiet and withdrawn when heavily focusing on something. She tends to linger with decisions. Her parents where elderly and passed away when she was an apprentice, she lingers with what she wanted to do for awhile before deciding to be a medicine cat. If she hadn’t, she would have chosen to be a farmer. Spottedleaf is close to most of her clanmates, but was accused of favortism when choosing Mousefur to replace Bluestar after the leader’s death. However, the two became closest only after Mousestar became leader.

I always like to think she’s always been friends with Oakheart. They were never romantic but they are close. Oakheart absolutely confides in his romantic plans with her to which she usually smiles and gives him advice with Bluefur. 

When her sister Willowbreeze falls in love with Stormstar and Oakheart falls in love with Bluefur, she starts wandering at night to try and settle herself into her warriorhood. This is where she finds Swan, a therapy kittypet who she loves deeply. 

Even though their kits don’t make it, Swan goes out of his way to find an abandoned kitten. Which Graypool names Houndcloud. 

So Mossheart, Houndcloud, Mistyfoot, and Stonefur all get two dads and two moms. Along with one baby cousin from Willowbreeze and Stormstar.

Honestly? Silverstream is spoiled bc she has four cousins who would put you through a wall for making her cry.

But also Mistyfoot has some little shit energy and probably likes to mess with Silverpaw quite a bit.