#witheredflame

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ohhhhhh the idea of them spinning over and over again, breaking down each time, and yet still the hearts remain. yet still Withered reaches out to Echo. yet still Echo answers without hesitation.

I love them so fucking much. teetering between unhealthy codependency and honestly rather reasonable codependency considering what they've been through

Even back on the Teaching Island, where death hung over their heads like an oncoming storm, they couldn't be parted, so why should death draw the line between them?

dude that last paragraph could be a poem I'm not even sure if you wrote it yourself or took it from the song

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"hand in unlovable hand" "shut the fuck up your hand IS lovable" ahbfshas that's the funniest summary of their friendship thank you Res

oooohhhhhhhh when I finish the upcoming residents stories writing just a small short about Dandelion saving a kit is now at the top of my listthank you SO MUCH for that idea :3

glad to be of service

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I ahve. SO MANY. thoughts abour Dandelion and Withered but they are Not Organizing in my head.

SO, Res!!!! Ask me literally ANYTHING about them

please please please please

How would / do they feel about each other and each other’s lives and actions?

Is there anything that brings Dandelion even the smallest scrap of happiness? What is it?

Does Dande work at the Daycare or does he think he’ll ruin the kits like his sister ruined him?

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withered is stagnation in misery and dandelion is stagnation in suffering

i dont know how to elaborate but like i think I;m on to something with this

Not saying you should write an essay about it because that’s a lot but I will say that this as an essay topic for character exploration would kill

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I think Dandelionskip and Witheredflame would be friends.

they both think that they're monsters in their own rights, with Dandelion actively supporting that image by acting hyper violent and leaning into his crimes as a way to regain control over his afterlife (partitiurally the cannibalism), and Withered refusing to let himself grow up as he's too scared that others will see how monstrous he sees himself as + actively seeking out abusers to fight in the Death Ring.

neither of them are actually correct about how 'evil' they are, but yknow this is Mental Illness the Forest /lh

both are VERY interesting characteristics and I'm deeply interested in how this plays out for them in the Dark Forest

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emotional about Witheredflame again <3

you wanna know the most tragic part of his story?

he could've ended up in StarClan.

had he let go of his anger before literally projecting his ghost into the forest, he could've had a peaceful afterlife.

but of course he wouldn't do that. His life has been one tragedy after the next, of course he wanted revenge on his killers, he spent most of his formative moons on an island where they just threw all the troubled and violent kits, for god's sake! what else was he supposed to do?

violence and anger was all he knew.

of course he would never let go of it. That cycle of abuse and violence I mentioned in his profile? in a way, he does repeat it.

At least, now his cycle has ended. His parents can't hurt anybody else, how that they're in the Void. His brother is a good cat, he'll make the right choices.

And Witheredflame?

he'll rot for the mistakes he made, unaware there was another choice.

(and I don't think he would've made a different choice, even if he knew.)

I can't add anything because you put it all perfectly

Also "He'll rot for the mistakes he made, unaware there was another choice" is such a good line, you should save it

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I am wondering about throwing the Withered/Echo/Golden trio into the LostClan territory bc not all of my OCs have to end up in the Found Family Clan

but also. found family :3

idk something about Spotgrowl finding out about these traumatized children and vowing to keep them safe makes me feel happy. Daysoul and Goldenstar being able to provide a example of a good leader. Spiritstring & Stardust teaching Goldenrose every they know AND helping Witheredflame find more ways to communicate. Marigoldsnake and Echoflare talking about snakes and revenge. Magpieleap and Raceglint taking one look at Witheredflame and introducing their (now grown) kits, who love meeting anyone. Springsoul helping keep guard against anyone who might be looking for them. Wardenshade trying their damnest to show them the good things in (after)life.

something about LostClan being the embodiment of 'it takes a village' and being a welcoming place for everybody who needs shelter just feels like it's the perfect place for the trio to settle down.

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Hayloft 2 by Mother Mother is weirdly Witheredflame and Echoflare coded. like it ain't perfect but it really captures the energy and vibe of their revenge arc.

I JUST relistened to that song last night!

I can definitely see it fitting for them!