Can you give any of your favorite Proship Crowfeather ships?
Or just your favorite ships for him in general?
Hellooooo!! I’d love to!!
However first off I should mention that Proship doesn’t stand for ‘problematic ship’, as I think you’re using it in that manner.
Proship is a mindset of Kink Tomato (Your Kink is Not My Kink and That’s Okay/YKINMKATO), Ship and Let Ship, and Don’t Like/Don’t Read. It means that you believe that what people do in fiction doesn’t matter, and that it’s what you do in real life to real people that matters.
However if you’re asking about Crowfeather ships that include age gaps, shipcest, power imbalances, etc (aka things that sometimes are often considered a ‘Dead Dove, Do Not Eat’ topic, aka things that require tags in order for people to be aware of what they’re reading and so that it can be searched for or avoided, depending on someone’s comfort level), then I do have some!!!!!!
My absolute favourite Crowfeather ship is:
Crowfeather x Breezepelt. Age gap and shipcest with an abusive element.
When I was reading Crowfeather’s Trial (was that his novel’s name???), I was so thrilled to read about how eager Breezepelt was to get respect from his father and how angry Crowfeather was with everything to do with Breezepelt. Breezepelt wants a daddy father so badly and yet Crowfeather doesn’t even look at him. If he does, it’s to glare and insult and swat at Breezepelt with an unsheathed paw. Nightcloud gives Breezepelt some mother’s love but Breezepelt still wants Crowfeather. He wants to be needed, to be wanted, to be loved, to be appreciated, to be something more than just a second-best attempt at glue for a failing relationship. He knows that Crowfeather and Nightcloud don’t really love each other like they both wanted to. He knows that he isn’t the son that Crowfeather wanted. He tries his best but he is always lesser than he should be. That’s why he went into the Dark Forest’s ranks; finally given a chance to be respected, finally looked at with something other than disdain. But he still missed his father. He still wants his father’s love.
I would KILL for Breezepelt to confront Crowfeather or to try to suck up to him. Doing everything he can to be loved or for Crowfeather to look at him and smile. Ooooh maybe Crowfeather realizes and can’t decide whether to reject it or use Breezepelt’s affection for something. Filling a void, perhaps, or using his own son for pleasure and relief after a hard day. Maybe even making it more toxic by continuing to swat and hit Breezepelt despite their growing relationship. Being extra cruel to Breezepelt in public while finally giving Breezepelt what he so desperately needs in private.
Crowfeather isn’t a very upstanding tom, and I could very much see him bowing to the urges and desires of a toxic single father without a partner or person to relieve his stress with. Feeding into Breezepelt’s desires and offering him just enough to keep him close. Maybe making gradual comments about how much Breezepelt reminds him of Nightcloud. Maybe even using feminizing language to coax Breezepelt to be something Crowfeather would prefer.
My next fav Crowfeather ship including common ‘dead dove’ elements would be…hmmmm.
Honestly, I think that any element of Crowfeather x the Three would be delicious.
Whether or not the Three are aware of their relation/heritage, I could see it being pretty neat!
Perhaps they see Crowfeather at gatherings and begin to admire him from afar, noticing the way that Crowfeather watches them. Careful, slightly squinting, but with a prideful glint to his eyes that the Three feel a deep urge to see more of. They don’t understand why they feel that odd connection, but some part of them wants more.
Perhaps Hollyleaf is curious of Crowfeather and wants to know if there is some Starclan connection that ties them together.
Maybe Jayfeather detects the weird energy and thoughts of the strong Windclan cat across the clearing. He’s clever, and he has the added benefit of being able to dip into another cat’s thoughts to see their intent. But he can’t detect the details. He can’t detect why Crowfeather is so interested in him. He’s wary but curious. Maybe he meets Crowfeather one day and Crowfeather praises Jayfeather/paw for something. Complimenting his talents, appreciating how good Jaypaw is at his job and with his clan. Giving Jaypaw a bit of positive reinforcement that he really needs during his apprenticeship. Jaypaw’s clanmates underestimate him constantly. But this odd Windclan cat looks at Jaypaw with respect and consideration, admiring his good qualities and not dismissing him just because of his temper or his blindness.
Lionblaze might totally jump at the chance to prove himself to an older, more experienced warrior—even if he isn’t from Thunderclan. He has the desire to get respect from Crowfeather and he doesn’t know why. But yet something calls him to that makes him want to prove himself.
Crowfeather is very aware of their relation and he isn’t sure how to deal with it. Maybe he keeps it a secret and gets to know his kits in more…personal ways. Withholding their heritage so that he can get closer to his kin…perhaps in an inappropriate way. After all, they all seem to crave his attention, so why not indulge them?
…he doesn’t stop to consider that their blood-relation is what draws them towards him.
ALSO hmmm I bet I can think of another Crowfeather ship. But nothing is coming to mind just yet!
What about you, anon? What are your fave Crowfeather ships?
