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*Working on post*

*Head shoots up*

I HAVEN'T DRAWN ANYTHING FOR PRIDE AND IT'S THE 30TH

These aren't all the lgbt+ characters from this au, but I don't have a lot of time and these are the easiest to draw (or Brick) so... anyway

Ravenpaw: Gay

Brick: Trans

Mousefur: Ace

Dustpelt: Pan

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Apprentices

Fire and Ice: Part 11

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Fireheart and Sandstorm have received their first apprentices. It's an experience.

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Cinderpaw

"Oh, Starclan! What's that? What's that? Woah, did you see that?!"

"Cinderpaw, slow down!"

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Fireheart wasn't the that mentor Cinderpaw wanted, but she's too enamored by the fact that she's finally an apprentice to be bothered too much by it. Fireheart is a little less than enthusiastic.

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Brackenpaw

Brackenpaw was hoping he could train with his sister, but this is okay too...he guesses.

Sandstorm got the more mellow of the two siblings. Fireheart can't even control his apprentice! Please, obviously hers will crush all the others in training. This will be too easy. And, no Whitestorm, she does not need any advice, thank you very much, she can do this by herself!

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An Amount of Days/Training Sessions Later:

Brackenpaw is unfortunately lacking in motivation for any sort of training.

Yeah, Sandstorm doesn't really understand the concept yet that some cats are just not competitive. Because who wouldn't want to be the best? Isn't that the whole point? Tf Brackenpaw? She's not angry, just...shook.

Brackenpaw doesn't want to be the very best, or beat everyone else, he just wants to be a normal warrior. He feels Sandstorm is way too pushy about him being absolutely perfect, leading to his recent less than stellar performance.

Whitestorm tried to warn her, but she's still hellbent on doing this by herself.

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Not sure if it’s been asked yet, but Fireheart, what do you think of the chosen representative of Starclan?

"It scares me."

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Alright, old art and concepts is what won, so here we have some conceptual art about Tigerclaw's past in the au. His past is heavily intertwined with Fireheart's future. This concept hasn't exactly been retconned so much as it's being reworked.

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I am a rebel so... who to ask... I shall ask uh... Hey Greypool do you exist? [This is a joke ask because I read to not ask people who aren't introduced yet I hope you are vaguely amused]

Ahem:

The only reason I'm vaguely amused is because you somehow followed the rules while trying to break them.

The allegiances are currently the same as the book.

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1. Hey, Ravenpaw, what's your favorite memory of Fireheart? And is there any special tom/nonbinary kitty/she-cat in your life right now? 2. Are there any nonbinary characters in this AU, or no? Just curious lol

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2. No

3. There is a main nb character. But they don't appear until the later arcs.

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Sighting

Fire and Ice: Part 13 (ish)

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Technically a part of Fire and Ice, but mostly just a test on a slightly different art style so the faces don't take too long. Cinderpaw looks a little derpy, nd Fireheart's nose is too far down, but I was in a rush so...

I think it turned out okay for a quick thing.

Anyway, Cinderpaw and Fireheart catch sight of a rogue on their territory. Wonder who it is...

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Work Together...?

Fire and Ice: Part 12

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In light of the new warriors' troubles with their apprentices, Bluestar suggests (read: orders) her nephew to help them out (aka force them to work together because their animosity is super annoying). Unfortunately, this makes Sandstorm competitive, which in turn makes Fireheart competitive. Whitestorm regrets waking this morning.

Rabbits are difficult if not nigh impossible for non-Windclan cats to catch. Two rabbits and you're more than just lucky.

Fireheart is surprisingly strong and a good fighter, both in the books and here. This is only amplified by Shimmering Eye's and Bloodclan's training.

This whole thing is supposed to be examples for the apprentices, but that kinda got forgotten at some point and now they're just low key fighting to be better than the other.

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Later that night

"It's not working."

"Try again."

Fireheart sighed and his eyes shut once more, opening up his mind to the Starclan cat. A sharp pressure hit his head once more as The Representative tried to reach him. His body trembled against the strain. This time, he felt something. Faint, but there. Fireheart pushed harder, clenching his teeth until they ached. His head felt as though it was underwater, but he continued, chasing the feeling.

He could hear something, like someone yelling, but he couldn't quite make out the words. Finally, he felt something give. He stumbled forward, aw though he'd been pushed, panting heavily. It was completely dark, not a color nor star in this plane.

That can't be good...