I Know I Don't Usually Mention Things That I Dislike About The Books But Probably One Of The All-time

I feel like the main difference in the tone of the books is how the source of conflict has veered away from

"An individual's struggles with the natural world and interpersonal issues with those around them"

to

"The individual's struggles against the supernatural, destiny, fate, and appeasing StarClan (God) within the confines of a structural society + a bit of interpersonal / self struggles on the side "

Guys, what if I just stopped using tags?

Would love Warrior Cats find a way?

Heads up! Deleting and reposting some things!

I will say this.

Personally, I don't think Dustpelt x Ferncloud is a problematic canon ship, or a bad canon ship.

I think they're cute together, and I see no reason to make excuses for or about the Erin's sensibilities back then vs now.

You should be able to ship whatever you want without fear of saying so— and I think if people are afraid to do that, in the fandom, then it says more about the fandom itself then it does about the morality of the ship.

Drew myself as a Warrior Cat to celebrate the release of the second graphic novel! :3 Jingle / Jester, the kittypet.

You don't have to ship Raven x Barley but it is canon.

I'm always excited to see more of John!

Harlan Guthrie interview how are we feeling

I think where people flounder is when they misread Curlfeather's last scene to be a kind of disownment from Frostpaw ala the Patchkit AU MAP, and not as an indictment from Frostpaw of Curlfeather's actions up to that point.

Frostpaw is not saying— "You're a bad mom, and I don't love you,"

She's saying— "How could you do all this, that goes against the core values and morality of our society, turning Splashtail into a murderer, faking my dreams from StarClan, taking the life of your deputy, tearing RiverClan apart— How can you do that, and not acknowledge your wrongdoing?"

I mean, literally, look,

She doesn't want Curlfeather to leave. She loves Curlfeather, but also is filled with the weight of the betrayal and of her future burden— Rebuilding the home that Splashtail and Curlfeather had destroyed through their actions.

She still loves her Mom, guys.

What are you talking about? They absolutely do!

Writing is so. hard.

Conveying my thoughts is so. hard.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh