#warriorsau

Apple's death storyboard

Tw! Blood

What if Firestar's life was actually what Scourge imagined could have been his life, and he thinks about it as he lay dying (either as an adult or as Tiny)

--being accepted into the Clan and becoming a well-loved, respected, and admired leader

--having a loving relationship with his littermate (Princess)

--defeating that Tiger guy (Scourge did kill him, but imagine all the battles in life, the fact that they were sworn enemies, killing his spirit, defeating TIGERclan)

--being apprenticed to the she-cat that (tried to) save him

--living long enough to have a family, and having many members of that family leave their own great legacy and importance

--Actually having close friends that he could turn to

--and like...imagine his collar breaking as he dies, and it correlates to 'Rusty's collar breaking as he joins the Clan and begins living the life Tiny craves.

Meower Rangers. Power Rangers x Warrior Cats AU because I am cringe and I am free and I've seen the cool crossover AUs people have made on Tumblr and wanted to show off mine.

That characters who were abused by their parents always forgave them in the end.

I know that this is something that can happen IRL and all can end well, and when it does, great! 

In the case of fiction, I feel like it can send the wrong message to readers. Yes, teaching forgiveness is good. However, characters that are often forgiven by their children (Sandgorse, Rainflower) have done nothing to deserve that forgiveness.

Rainflower was neglectful and verbally+emotionally abusive to her son simply because he was disfigured (this abuse starting when he was a child). She’s never done anything to deserve forgiveness. Even moons after the accident, when he was an apprentice (and his brother who was the same age became a warrior), she tells Oakheart that “[Crookedpaw] will never be as good as you” when  Crookedpaw is in earshot.

Now it’s never confirmed (as far as I now) if Crookedstar really forgave Rainflower or if that’s just a false fact, but I prefer to believe that he did not.

----------

Moving on, Sandgorse was terrible too. He was an okay parent in the beginning, but later? The dude ignored and yelled at his young child because he didn’t get to do his favourite hobby any more. I don’t care how much he loved tunnelling, he made his own son feel like shit. When it comes between something your passionate about and your kid, you choose your kid.

(I completely understand Tallpaw/tail’s rage after his father died and wanting to get revenge, however. The book was well written with terrific character development).

-----------

I do not believe that it’s healthy to teach readers that they should forgive everyone. Should they forgive some people who hurt them? If they can, yes. Should they forgive everyone, even those who emotionally scarred them in times they should’ve received love and affection?

No.

It’s worse that the characters who are said to forgive are such noble warriors. In an indirect way, it’s stating (or at least it can be inferred) that good characters always forgive no matter what, and that bad guys hold grudges. Do I need to explain why that’s a horrible mindset?

----------

I will admit to having a bit of an AU where Talltail outright refused the life Sandgorse is about to give him, stating that he’d rather be a leader with eight lives instead of a leader with a life from Sandgorse. Maybe Palebird as well. I know she was depressed, and depression absolutely sucks to go through, but she was clearly a lot better in the later chapters, yet still she was hardly any better to Talltail than she was before. In fact, she was worse.

=====================

I’ve been waiting for so long to get that off my chest.

If this bothers anyone, please refrain from arguing, as it is just a post about a fictional world of cats. If you don’t agree with my opinion, that’s fine! Just please don’t bother me about it. I prefer to avoid confrontation.