Cold Bloodlines fan here!
My favorite character is Mosspounce, she's so funny and deserves more screen time. My girl Frostmask is also amazing. she's smart, kind, and strong! She deserves the world! Also, am I the only person here who feels she's the most beautiful cat in all the Clans? Just look at her! Is she a linx-point?
Dampfang is such an jerk! How did my Pinebabe fall for him? Either he's... *cough cough* "handsome" (ew *barfs*) or she has a *terrible* taste! I'm super glad she's with Murmurstep (whom I also love)!
There's also Paledusk, a fascinating, jerky, ruthless villain. Great job writing him, lol.
And Larchtail, whom I love with all my heart. She's a sweet girl, and she and Mottledflame are awesome!
Anyway, the character development is fantastic. And all the plot twists (Like Salt/Slatewhisker being alive of Paledusk poisoning Fennelstar. i did not expect any of those lol) are Just stunning.
Cool fic! I hope to see a sequel!
Thank you so much! This ask was so fun to read; I love hearing about what characters people connect with!
Aww I'm so glad you're giving Mosspounce some love! She's not one that I've heard from many people about being their favorite, but I really like her too. She's just here for a good time! I've been tossing around the idea of writing a follow-up fic exploring Murmurstep and Pineshade's relationship more (this would be something short, probably a one-shot, so nothing crazy.) But I think Mosspounce as Murmurstep's sister and best friend would definitely feature some more in that!
Frostmask is a lynx point! The Clan cats don't have a word for her markings, though, so most of them just think she looks strange lol (which is also just their biases against outsiders showing.) I do think she's probably actually a very beautiful cat. I love lynx points!
Haha as for Dampfang, I think Pineshade probably did find him handsome, but he's also talented as one of ShadowClan's best fighters. In fact at the end of the book, he was almost certainly THE best fighter in all of ShadowClan. I think Pineshade also found his confidence (or "arrogance" if you asked Frostmask lol) attractive too. I think it also helps to remember that it started as a childhood crush, with Dampfang as this cool, talented, older kit/apprentice who Pineshade followed around. Even when they were adults, and Dampfang started to get worse, I think Pineshade still always had this idea of him in her head as that amazing, older apprentice who she so completely admired.