#charmingclocks

[redux-iterum]

Fanclans where instead of getting 9 lives directly from Starclan, the leaders get their ‘lives’ by going on a quest into Twoleg place where Starclan guides them to a twoleg who takes them in and gets them neutered, vaccinated, dewormed etc.

So they don’t actually have 9 lives but are just Way healthier than all their clan mates so they live forever, and it’s a bit more mystical than literal. Also why leaders don’t have kits; they just can’t lmao. And If a leader fails to return cause their human keeps them indoors or something, it’s considered a sign that they were not the right choice to lead the clan and would’ve brought them to ruin.

Now this is an interesting idea! That almost sounds like some kind of deal with the devil, in a way. You get all this power at a terrible price.

[thebibliosphere]

I remember yoy saying your body doesn't process toxins and the like properly; do you think that's something that'll improve now that you're getting proper treatment??

Hopefully! My nervous system was slowly shutting down at the start of the year, so lots of things stopped working right, and likely weren’t working right for many years. I’m still very early days in terms of recovery, so who knows what will be possible :)

[warriorsredux]

Who would you have chosen to succeed Firestar instead of Brambleclaw? I never liked him tbh and I would rather have had like, anybody else lmao

Honestly, I would have kept Brambleclaw. For all that I remember, he was the best choice for deputy in the books. Better than fucking Greystripe, at least. 

Though, if I had to make a choice, I guess Thornclaw or Sandstorm? Much as I dislike Sandstorm, she was pretty good in leadership positions, and Thornclaw is just a hard-ass worker and dedicated to serving his Clan. Either one works. 

[unsettlingstories]

Hey so idk if this is just me, but none of the links for the Madison stories go anywhere? Or at least the first few dont

I just created an entirely new page for Madison and Madison alone.

https://unsettlingstories.com/madison

Each story has its own page.

Enjoy :D

[silentshadowbl0g]

Hey! I am an irl poly person, with three lovely partners, and I wanted to sorta put my 2 cents in. One person having two partners is like, super common, that's usually how everything starts. As long as everyone knows and consents, that's not cheating, its perfectly healthy! That's how my triad started, before my metamour and I also became partners. The big difference is consent and communication!

yeah thats what i figured!! all 3 are aware and theyre constantly hanging out and have a good time, yeah i have NO intention of having silent give more attention to one cat more than the other and vice versa! thanks for your input!

[redux-iterum]

Someone who knows how should make a warriors name generator with your list, that would be so fun!

I would love that! I've had generators made for my naming systems before, and they're always a blast. I don't know how to do it myself, though.

[warriorsredux]

Hey! I just started writing a Warriors au over at alt-timelines and was wondering if you could give me a shout out? The premise is Bluefur keeping her kits, and Thistleclaw becoming deputy in her place.

Here you go!

[warriorsredux]

So, I never really understood why Tigerstar targeted half-clan cats during his take over. His end goal was to unite the clans, correct? So wouldn’t upholding skilled, valuable half-clan warriors as proof that the code was flawed and the clans could thrive together be more beneficial and uniting? Admittedly I havent read the first series in many years, so maybe I’m remembering things wrong, but that always seemed counterproductive to me. If I were attempting a forest wide take over, mixed blooded cats would be my first line of reasoning and I’d attempt to win them over to my cause and keep them close, like hey, look at Mistyfoot and Stonefur here, they’re high ranking, highly skilled warriors, but guess what! Theyre half clan! Mixing blood isnt inherently harmful and actually results in some pretty great cats! 

Anyways, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, assuming it doesnt give away too much redux info!

Well, since we’re mostly talking about canon, I think I can answer this safely!

Tigerstar always came across to me as a hateful character - he hates his apprentice for “being weak”, he hates the protagonist for getting in his way, he hates ThunderClan for its collective softness, and he hates half-Clanners for their impurity. From what little of his character we can assess once we remove the cartoon villainy, I’ve never seen him as capable of caring about anyone but himself, seeing everyone else as a weak fool. Even when he tries to train his sons, he seems to care more about them completing his legacy and his mission than the two actually making something of themselves. 

That being said, Tigerstar is a fucking idiot and we shouldn’t be looking at his decisions and beliefs with any kind of critical analysis, because the character himself is deep as a drop of water. I’ve said as much as I can about that here, so I won’t go too deep into it, but rest assured that anything legitimately clever like bonding with half-Clanners would sail right over his head. He doesn’t do anything that would actually benefit his plans (murdering or attempting to murder cats doesn’t count when he does it right in front of a witness). This idea would be legitimately smart, but Tigerstar is Tigerstar, and Tigerstar is a moron, so I doubt it would ever occur to him to do so.