#clouded frost asks

[cloudedfrostau]

What can you tell us about Scourge and his mate/kits? and his possible relation to his grandkit, Silvercloud?

I can tell you that I'm thinking of writing a one-shot novella about that exact thing. 🤭

I basically had a brain-blast when rereading his graphic novel about the parallels between him and Tigerstar and this gray and white she-cat who's being harassed by the tabby rogue boss.

Which is mainly the building blocks of their relationship. They're also around the same age, so Scourge helps teach her how to become tougher in order to get her own revenge someday. They eventually fall in love, with her being one of his most loyal followers, and seasons later the two have Mercury, who becomes Scourge's heir to the BloodClan leadership.

I've named the gray and white she-cat Platinum, and her design is going to be a bit different (more of a gray and white tabby) so that she looks a bit more like Mercury.

[cloudedfrostau]

Yay Happy birthday!! My question is: What inspired you to make your Cloudedfrost AU? Were there any major changes made over time to the story from when you first started vs now? CLOUDEDFROST FOREVER!!!!

EEK TYSM MING!!! I APPRECIATE IT!!! YOU DA BEST!! <3

I'd say the thing that inspired me most to make Clouded Frost was the No Angels MAP! I really loved the idea of Hawkfrost having a redemption arc, especially when taking into account all of the stuff that happened to him while growing up. Plus, Hawkfrost has been one of my favorite characters since I first started reading the series. XD

Have I made any major changes? HM... Well, initially I wasn't planning on having a BloodClan arc in the story at all, that was a late addition to further flesh out Silvercloud as a character rather than an extension of other cats, if that makes sense? I wanted to give her a conflict that was more personal to her rather than Hawkfrost, who is more of a main focus.

And the story was supposed to have Hawk die the same way he does in canon, leaving his redemption arc to take place from the Dark Forest. The initial draft was kinda tragic in the way that Hawk would never get to be a father to his kits, basically repeating his father's mistakes. And he would have realized that everything he had done had been for nothing, as Tigerstar would've still favored Brambleclaw over him.

I still like this concept too! But now I see it as more of a "what if" or "bad ending" compared to the story I'm currently writing. The concept of Hawkfrost staying deputy and becoming leader instead of Mistyfoot is far more interesting to me, since Misty always seemed like she never really wanted to be leader in the first place. She's already lost so much in her life, let that girl rest!!!