Dark Forest Resident: Feathercloud
Aliases / Nicknames: My Cloud, The Star-crossed Traitor, The Star-crossed Lover
Family: unnamed mother, unnamed father, Orchidsmoke (mate), Stormkit, Wispkit (sons), Cinderkit (kit)
Other Relations: unnamed mentor
Clan: Windclan, Starclan (formerly)
Characteristics: wifeguy, a guywife even, loves his wife an his kids, would do anything for them, also does what he does out of more than a little jealousy an spite
Victim Count: several dozen (this happened over multiple generations up to TBC)
Method of Harm: manipulation, getting living cats to hurt those they love
Known Victims: Robinflame, Badgerheart, Rabbitwhisker, Ashfur, Bumblestripe, Finleap, several unnamed warriors
Victim Profile: cats (usually toms) who were struggling in love or catching the attention of those they love.
Cause of Death: brain aneurysm
Feathercloud was always a good warrior. He would do everything he was asked of, went on dawn patrol every morning, gave first pickings to the elders, and most importantly, he did his best to make Orchidsmoke happy.
He knew how awful her life started. He wanted to protect her from ever feeling that pain again. He had thought that nothing could ever go wrong, everything was so perfect … then one morning, instead of waking in his nest, he found himself in Starclan.
He watched everything that transpired after; and Feathercloud was there for both his mate's and his kits' trial. Despite knowing everything that they had done, Feathercloud still loved them with every inch of his being, and only grew to miss them more with every moon he was forced to live without them.
Feathercloud tried to figure out different ways to enter the Dark Forest, even asking other Starclan cats if they could help him; but they all ended up being a major bust since, of course, nobody wants to let him into the Dark Forest. He had never done anything wrong, just a poor, poor father missing his evil mate and kits.
He was kind of hesitanted, even with his determination to see his family again. Feathercloud decided that if they won't let him into the Dark Forest, then he'll make them chase him out.
Better yet, he'd ruin others’ possible loves while he's at it. Why should they be allowed the chance of happiness that he had stolen from right beneath his paws?
It all started with a young, naive Thunderclan medicine cat named Robinflame. The healer had an unrequited crush on a warrior named Silktwist. Feathercloud appeared to Robinflame in a dream, promising that he would help him get Silktwist. Soon those supportive messages became insistent. It’s okay for Robinflame to love, you only have one life. They just need to try harder. And harder. It’s important Silktwist becomes one with them, Feathercloud, a Starclan warrior, should know. Silktwist is her other half, and if she doesn’t share his feelings, does Robinflame’s own being even matter? She just can’t see it. They need to make her see it.
Robinflame grew awfully obsessed with Silktwist, a horrible infatuation that ended in Robinflame’s death, killed by Silktwist’s brother after the healer murdered Silktwist to ensure that nobody else could have him.
Feathercloud didn't try to hide that he had a major hand in the murder, Robinflame even revealed so in his trial. But strangely enough, the other Starclan cats didn't seem to care!
Feathercloud was confused, and decided that perhaps he needed more proof.
Second was Badgerhear, head over heals for Fawnstep; then Rabbitwhisker with a crush on Quailcry; and on and on it went. The cats began to blur together for Feathercloud, only some sticking out as bizzare, like that one cat he convinced to murder those they thought were in love with their crush, only for their crush to turn out to also be a murderer. Those two became mates after that. Feathercloud still feels weird about it.
The continued uncaringness of Starclan fueled Feathercloud’s increasing desperation.
He coerced Ashfur into becoming worse and worse in his obsession with Squirrelflight (not that he had to do much). And where does Ashfur end up after he was killed? In Starclan! At this point, Feathercloud began to wonder if Starclan were messing with him, or if they were just a bunch of brainless idiots.
He messed with Bumblestripe and Finleap a bit, but didn’t make them do much outside of acting creepy and pushy toward their respective love interests, Dovewing an Twigbrance.
It wasn’t until the incident with Ashfur’s possession did Starclan question allowing him into Starclan, and truly paid attention to Feathercloud’s actions.
At last, Feathercloud would be with Orchidsmoke again. Their kits had since faded, a fact that caused his heart to ache so painfully he thought he would die again, but he could stand it. Because he was finally with his love.
--Submission by @bvnny-skvllz
SUPER GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK MAN
--Feathercloud's theme song is possum kingdom by toadies . mayb it doesn't Exactly fit but it's a cool song okay
--Decided 2 jus pick up after he died bc that's when he actually goes all Bad so i didn't see a point telling u abt his childhood n such
--”by the way i'm bisexual" "woa he's bisexual ! i didn't know that !!"
