SORRY FOR THE DELAY!!! Here I am to spew my nonsense abt Darkstripe & Runningwind. There's no spoilers for anything past series 1 ^^
So for some background info, I first started shipping these two when I realized 1. If we consider the ages based on Onestar's Confession, Runningwind and Darkstripe are very close in age and 2. Runningwind and Darkstripe aren't related. Then I realized their dynamic would be super fun!! Runningwind sticks to the sidelines and Darkstripe likes to be front and center in the action, so I really think they could have a good dynamic!
Also, it would give Runningwind a storyline of having conflicting feelings about Darkstripe and how close he is to Tigerstar, ESPCIALLY after Tigerstar is exhiled! On the flipside, after Tigerstar kills Runningwind it would be a really good opportunity to give Darkstripe a redemption arc! Double win!!
As for hypokits, I hc Darkstripe as transmasc so them having kits wouldn't be an issue. It mightt make Tigerclawstar upset which would further fuel conflicting feelings for Runningwind and redemption for Darkstripe. Triple win!!!!
Anyway I love them dearly they're so so so important to me. Thanks for coming to my tedtalk.
YESSSSS I love reading about people’s ships and this one is especially interesting! I hope I did your ship justice!
Darkstripe is a black silver mackerel tabby with low white, and Runningwind is a cinnamon classic tabby with medium white. Their daughter is a black silver classic tabby!
Spiderstep was very close to both of her fathers growing up, but as an apprentice, she noticed tension brewing—not just between them, but within the whole clan. Runningwind tried to keep her away from the clan politics, while Darkstripe tried to integrate her into Tigerclaw’s schemes. Tigerclaw promised Spiderpaw power after his plans had been put into place, but only if she kept quiet. She agreed, thinking she would make her fathers proud. But after Tigerclaw was exiled and Runningwind was killed, the now-warrior Spiderstep became riddled with guilt and grief. Her and Darkstripe bonded over their shared grief and both vowed to take Tigerclaw down. Spiderstep now wields her grief as a weapon, determined to stop at nothing to avenge her father and Tigerclaw’s other victims.