#Redstar

[tidalclan]

finally some neighbour interaction

im the kind of warrior cats fan who haaaates when newcomers keep their old names. In the game, Sega did take on a more clan-like name while keeping his own, and I liked how it sounded so I kept it. However, Melona joined with her old name and I don't really like that. so name change :D (also another reason why i dont like millie in the books >.>)

fun fact: Sunheart was Redstar's apprentice :D

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[forestclan-clangen]

MOON 13 (Final)

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Riversnow goes into labour at dawn.

(Shiverpaw, medicine cat apprentice, female, 13 moons. Loving.) (Windfur, medicine cat, male, 27 moons. Lonesome.) (Cloudthunder, warrior, female, 46 moons. Adventurous.)

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It was at the brink of dawn when ForestClan were quickly roused awake and told in hushed tones to quickly gather around the center of camp. Riversnow reported contractions, and it was time to get to defensible positions, immediately.

ForestClan thought that the worst possible thing that could ever happen to them, was that the Living Tendrils would come, and would take every last newborn from Riversnow's side.

They were wrong.

The unstirring silence from beyond the walls was much, much worse.

In the heat of the newleaf dawn, ForestClan had prepared torches and stakes. Olive, Branchpaw and Cloudthunder guarded the medicine den, shielding the injured apprentices and wary kits within. Barleywave and Iciclepool guarded the nursery entrance. Redstar stood on top of the wall, staring out into the woods with unflinching poise. Cats waited with unsheathed claws, ready to pounce.

Silence.

Windfur and Shiverpaw worked quickly, but uncomfortably. They whispered instructions to Riversnow, who was silent in her pain. Her cyan blue eyes stared past the guards at the entrance. She barely breathed, as though something was listening for her to give away her location.

The morning sun rose into the sky, and the glare of the rays dappled the camp. Soft shadows painted the mulched pines below.

It was a very nice day.

Even when Riversnow had finished giving birth to two little kits, no one could breathe. Windfur kept pressing a paw at Riversnow's side, trying to find any more kits left to help, but no. That was it.

"Two she-kits. That's all," Windfur mustered.

But still, nothing stirred.

As the morning turned into sunhigh, and there were no signs of the tendrils, Cloudthunder's kits became irritable. Branchpaw was distracting them, but she was also exhausted from waiting for something to happen. Redstar paced back and forth along the camp walls, restless.

Tree and Hopechase were among the first to break the silence of camp. While still wary - Hopechase approached Redstar and interrupted her pacing, speaking to her calmly. Tree placed their tail on Branchpaw's shoulder, spoke directly with both Olive and Branchpaw, then pointed towards the cooking pot and fire.

The amount of cats on high alert slowly dwindled. There was a quiet hope that remained unspoken. Perhaps the woods were fed? Maybe they didn't come in daylight? Whatever the case - they hadn't appeared. So...maybe things were alright?

Redstar was reluctant. So was Iciclepool, who glared at Redstar with a doubt and skepticism that could reverse a river's current. Redstar agreed with her deputy. But, to force the Clan to live in fear for an event that may never occur…?

After Hopechase spoke calmly to her mate, butting her head into her shoulder reassuringly, Iciclepool's fear cracked. She sat down, her ears folded back. She looked at Redstar with a tired, resigned stare.

Redstar felt a pang in her heart, understanding her deputy's terror. Personally - she didn't want to stop the vigil. But…she couldn't hold her clanmates hostage. With a thrash of her tail, she closed her eyes, and looked down at Hopechase, nodding at her.

Redstar watched as Hopechase went to the medicine den, helping Perchpaw stand to her feet. She beckoned Tree and Branchpaw, and guided them to a thin, tall tree near the back of the camp. It had a rope pulley with a piece of white lattice at the highest branch. There was a yellow lattice on one side, and a red one on the other. Hopechase pointed and instructed the two apprentices about these lattices, and how they were used as distant warnings for any cats out on patrol.

She watched as the dark warrior taught them to pull the rope to change the flag. They raised the yellow one.

And so, ForestClan lived.

Only Barleywave, Riversnow and Redstar still remained alert, unwilling - or perhaps unable - to relax.

Eventually - the sun started to set.

Cats grew wary again. Chatter died down. They glanced at Redstar, hoping she would guide them.

As the last rays of sunlight disappeared over the horizon, Shiverpaw stood in front of the nursery. She stared at the vanished sun. Her paws locked into the ground.

She felt something pulling at the back of her head. Slowly lifting the hairs on her scruff.

She felt the burrowing. Shiverpaw desperately tried to cling onto consciousness. This was not from the beings. This was something else. Something else.

She trembled as she clung to her own mind. It pushed back. In a desperate mental scramble, she clung to Olive's lessons when she was a younger apprentice. Ground. Feel the ground. She could barely feel her paws. She felt like ants were crawling up her legs to engulf her head.

She breathed. She forced herself to breathe. The feeling rose into her neck. She grasped the only things she could still feel.

My eyes are my own. My teeth are my own.

She felt the world rumbling around her, pushing and pulling against herself. She gulped air into her lungs.

She felt hollow.

She blinked. She blinked.

Her paws refused to move. It felt like gravel scraped over her skin.

Her teeth were her own.

Her teeth were her own, her teeth were her own,

HER TEETH -

The camp jolted into action as Shiverpaw yowled, her jaws clamped shut on a tendril that had burst from the ground next to her.

Cats broke into violent caterwauls. Shiverpaw couldn't move. Refused to move. The tendril pulled until Shiverpaw's face was smashed to the floor. She refused to let go. Her ears were ringing. Her eyes were blurry. Pain. Pain. Pain.

Shiverpaw wished that she could say she remembered what happened. But she couldn't. When she next came to, she was laying on the ground. She couldn't feel her mouth anymore. And…

"Shiverpaw, speak to me."

Shiverpaw blinked. A light brown and golden shape kneeled beside her. Slowly, Shiverpaw saw Tree's emerald eyes looking at her with great concern. Their mouth was stained black, and debris from the forest floor stuck to their fur.

Shiverpaw could feel their whiskers brushing near her face.

"You're breathing, thank goodness," Tree said, pulling away and placing a strong paw on her shoulder. "Hey, can you get up?"

Shiverpaw swallowed, her thoughts swarming and her fur prickling. Her skin felt hot. Quickly, she eeked out, "I'm okay." Shiverpaw slowly brought herself to her feet, staggering as she stood. Tree caught her as she fumbled.

"Hey, woah there, careful - you really exhausted yourself clinging onto that tendril," Tree said.

Shiverpaw was confused. Her head swarmed. She felt weak.

"Riversnow," she croaked, terror for her kits surging through her.

"She's fine. Her kits too," Tree said with a forced purr. "They didn't even get near the nursery."

"What happened? Where…" Shiverpaw said, forcing herself to look around her.

She didn't expect for the camp to seem…relieved. Less afraid. Her eyes scanned around her in disbelief. For a brief moment, she caught Barleywave awkwardly standing over Riversnow, his hazel eyes wild with a confusing mixture of relief, embarrassment and conviction. He clumsily removed himself from the nursery. Riversnow was bristling enough to become a porcupine. Redstar's fur stuck out at all angles, and she quickly weaved in between her clanmates, checking on their condition before moving to the next group. Morningspot was standing in the middle of camp, her eyes wide with adrenaline. Shiverpaw thought she was holding a branch in her mouth, until she saw the branch leaking out of one end. Shiverpaw bristled.

"Yeah, when you caught the first one, a second came out. I ripped into it. Turns out they have a similar tendon to Woodcrawlers." Tree explained. "But, uh, Morningspot was the one to find that out. I'll check on her in a second. Can you walk? Do you need Windfur?"

Shiverpaw felt her gums throb with pain. She was scared to touch her teeth. She said numbly, "I'm okay. I'm okay," before pulling away from Tree. She looked away, feeling embarrassed. "T-Thank you."

"No problem," Tree said with a nod, before padding away towards Morningspot.

On her way to the nursery, she was accosted by a frightened and relieved Iciclepool, and a very rushed Redstar. It was here when she asked Redstar what happened to the tendrils - only to receive confirmation that they had retreated when Morningspot tore one of them off. She reassured them both to the best of her abilities before finally approaching the nursery. Windfur had moved in and started checking Riversnow's pulse. He noticed Shiverpaw's approach and gave her an unreadable expression.

"Are you hurt?" he asked.

"I…" Shiverpaw trailed off, and felt something roll down her chin. She wiped it away with her paw and looked at her pads in confusion.

Her paw was smeared black.

She was stunned when Windfur approached her and placed his paw on her cheek. "Let me see your teeth."

Shiverpaw obeyed. Windfur glanced around. She knew him well enough to know he wouldn't actually show fear if something was wrong. Windfur sighed.

"Your gums are swollen. No visible punctures, just from biting too hard. We can find you an anti-inflammatory poultice." Windfur looked away. For a brief moment, his dark blue eyes flickered. "...I'm…glad you're fine."

Shiverpaw just nodded, not quite sure what to say. She still felt unsteady and exhausted. Meanwhile, Riversnow's cyan eyes were wide with terror. The former outsider always had an outward air of confidence and individualism. But now, she was meek, curled into a ball around her two kits. Despite her kits' protests, she refused to move.

"Is it over? Are they gone?" The molly's voice shook.

It was Windfur that replied first, draping his tail over her shoulder. "Yes, Riversnow. It's alright. Your kits are safe."

"...Are you sure?" Her voice shook.

Shiverpaw felt her heart break at the near-childish plea. Windfur remained calm, and nodded.

Riversnow's bristled pelt lowered. She choked back on a sob as she uncurled, nuzzling her kits with disbelief.

"It's okay," she whispered. "We're...finally okay."

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Riversnow is quietly elated. She can't believe it. She's okay. Her babies are okay. She decides on names for them. Barleywave glances back inside, and awkwardly congratulates her before retreating back to give her space. Riversnow...doesn't know how to feel about that. But...she'll...talk to him later. Right now, she just wants to be with her kits.

(Barleywave, warrior, male, 42 moons. Playful.) (Riversnow, warrior, female, 62 moons. Adventurous.) (Owlkit, kitten, female, 0 moons. Bullying.) (Daffodilkit, kitten, female, 0 moons. Quiet.)

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4 gifs were made using clips from Remy Abode's "Gemini Home Entertainment", episode titled "STORM SAFETY TIPS". SOURCE: (X)

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[7origamisheep]

ppaper.. 🥹🥺🥹😢😢😭😭 carmm…. 😭😭😭🥹😢

PAPERCARM😭😭😭😭😭

[susahnasomething]

p a p e r c a r m i sped ran this drawing so i wouldnt lose motivation them<3

[barrenclan]

Is there a reason why night and cypress didn't have 2 litters? Wouldn't it make sense for them to take turns carrying?

I really can't stress enough how much Nightberry and Cypressfoot did not want kittens, and how much their litter was meant as an appeasement to the rest of BarrenClan. Cypressfoot does love being around kids and was a very good mother, but she was uncomfortable with the idea of carrying, and she would've preferred to moreso help out other cats with their kittens. Nightberry didn't want children, but she loved Cypressfoot more, and Cypress wanted to stay in BarrenClan.

(The reason for them needing kittens being, in BarrenClan same-sex relationships are accepted, but only if the couple produces children ie. through surrogacy, usually with a loner.)

Nightberry came around to being a mom eventually, and she does care about her children. But there has always been a bit of a disconnect between any maternal behavior and herself, and her part of raising them was always more strict and sort of like how you'd train an apprentice. Cypressfoot was much more overtly affectionate with her children, but never took pains to hide why Nightberry had a litter, and she sort of treats everyone in the Clan like her children, rather than giving much more specific attention to her kids.

Yeah, Redstar, Cootstorm, and Blacknose knew they why they were born... why do you think Redstar and Cootstorm were Like That? Why do you think Blacknose was so intense about BarrenClan being a bad environment to raise children and wanting to leave?

[nightsdreamgates]

For a little short resume about my yumeship: Reala and Saiph are more than just enemies to lovers slowburn, interspecies romance and such, they represent two souls whom find similarities in both struggles, trivials and flaws, yet has different perspectives that can both construct love, alliance, respect and understanding. They see eachother as their own individuals and want to cherish it; There are yes, questions about a forbidden love, due their species being both natural nemesis to one another, how Reala's mindset can be roughen up to a more realistic and judgemental style, or that even Saiph sometimes can might approach too sudden, but is all about building up and understanding, and someday, I will write more further about this analysis between them I've been working on (thanks to the help of my best friend, who always been supportive about em' and my works, and also to other people who been supporting my shipp till' today)

[koolaidcatley]

[plushieclan]

Lake of Secrets finale

TW: Blood, severe injury

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And with that, we head into the interlude.

Thank you all for supporting this comic so far. I remember everyone’s names who frequently likes this comic, and I appreciate each and every one of you. You stick with me even through health issues and breaks

If you want to support me, leave a comment with your theories, favorite characters, or anything else! I’ll be making a post on how the interlude will work soon

Thank you, all of you

~Crayons

[circusk]

toxic yuri

[artaintfartwarriors]

Can you do Redstar and Amberclaw?

Amber next!!

[zenoflee]

I thought drawing Shiverstep was hard... Redstar is harder.

[boonauwarriorcats]

Redtail, and later Redstar in the Boon AU.

In canon, Redtail, the deputy of ThunderClan, is murdered by Tigerclaw. The crime doesn't come to light until Tigerclaw later tries to kill Bluestar, and is thwarted by Fireheart.

In the Boon AU, Tiny the kittypet finds the battle and intervenes before Tigerclaw can murder Redtail. As a result, the deputy lives, and Tigerclaw is exiled right at the start of the time period of Into the Wild.

Redtail becomes close friends with Tiny after his life was saved, and that later blossoms into love. Tinyfrost is his staunchest supporter, and is willing to do anything for Redtail. Anything. When Bluestar is mysteriously killed by dogs, Redtail becomes Redstar - and eventually becomes the last leader to not bow to Tigerstar's TigerClan, at which point a prophecy leads him to seek out the help of the street cats of FireClan.

"Fire alone, can save our Clan..."

Fun fact, in the Boon AU Redtail is a pretty short cat, and has some Munchkin cat breed in his lineage.

[7origamisheep]

Hi! I absolutely adore your art! <3

Can you do Paperstar just sitting next to Carmen and maybe bothering her-?

(I understand if you're busy btw)

HELLO ANON sorry this took a billion years…. i hope this is good enough

have a couple extra sketches i did on the train also

the song in the first drawing below is sun by two door cinema club qnd its such a beautiful song i care it so much

[designsofwarriorcats]

[warrior-cats-rewritten]

Leader Lives: Leafstar

Leafstar! Miss Mama Cat! First leader of New!Skyclan.

For those new here, Leader Lives is the in-depth look on the 9 lives a leader gets during their ceremony, how they lost them, and in what order.

Her first life is a special one. It is given to her by Firestar. While fighting against the rats, Firestar sees a vision of Runningwind. Runningwind looks at Leafstar and tells Firestar that he can transfer a life to her, but he'll have to give it up as if he is dying.

He collapses under the rat pile, meets with Runningwind, and transfers over the life. (Runningwind also spills the beans that Sandstorm is pregnant OOPSIE)

Leafdapple's first life is Firestar's Life, for Reigniting Skyclan.

Her second life is from the recently passed Skywatcher, who gives her a life for Hope. Hope is not a wonderful, pretty thing. It can be watching the stars night after night, pleading and begging for your family to be reunited, for your home to be saved. Hope is heavy in Leafdapple's chest.

Her third life is from a cat named Hen. Hen is Leafdapple's mother. She gives her baby girl a life for Love. The fierce love that a mother has for her children, but also the ferocious love of a loyal friend, and a love for your home.

Her fourth is from Redstar, for Wisdom. She is a smart cat, who will need to make logical choices, but not forget her emotional intelligence that will help her make the choices that are truly wise.

Her fifth life is from Birchstar, ancestor of Clovertail and Heavystep, and she gives Leafdapple a life for Sympathy and Understanding. Every cat's situation is unique, and though you may not always understand, it is best to listen rather than ignore.

Her sixth life is from Swiftstar. See things through to the end, no matter what. Do your best to keep going, and never let others down, never break promises. Swiftstar was always the more rough, straightforward type.

Her seventh life is from Dawnstar, for Selflessness. If someone had just shown a little bit of this trait that night, a horrible Era in history could have stopped before it began, and a horrific injustice would have never happened.

Her eighth life is from Cloudstar. He gives her the life for Endurance. The strength that can last through terrible journeys, push on when your heart breaks, and keeps you going, even when things seem hopeless.

Then... Quiet. Is this it? Is Skyclan's new leader only going to get 8 lives? Is this a bad sign?

Then, on the horizon, a voice calls out. A beautiful voice that sings like a bird...

Birdflight bounds over the horizon, many other lost Skyclan cats flooding in until stars are sparkling all over, more plentiful than the dapples on Leafdapple' pelt. Shimmering and shining and calling out to one another, free from their ghostly wandering and Rat prisons and returned from their hiding spot in the old Starclan... They form Sky-Starclan, otherwise known as the Skywatcher Lights.

Birdflight steps forward and grants Leafstar a life for Faithfulness. Even when things are at their lowest, and everything feels pointless, like you'll never be happy again... You will. Happiness may not be constant, but neither is misery. You will see your loved ones again.

The first life to be lost is Dawnstar's during Skyclan's Destiny. Leafstar takes a lethal blow meant for Harvey that Red had tried to get in the way of. Leafstar had shoved her out of the way and taken it on herself. She asks Dawnstar if helping the other cats is the right thing to do. Dawnstar shows her a vision. Dawnstar, laying in her den, dying of Greencough. She is offered the last bit of catmint by her medicine cat, only for a small kitten to catch her sight. He is sick, but Dawnstar sees Starclan spirits nodding their heads in approval at him. Dawnstar denies treatment, and the kit grows up to be the legendary Marshstar, the leader who lead Shadowclan out of a very dark era and away from the time of Ripplestar. Leafstar takes in Red and Harely.

Her next life lost is from Birchstar. She loses the life saving Harry and drowning during Flooded Skies (WCR!Skyclan and The Stranger). She had been very cautious, and with a gifted Medic like Echosong, Skyclan was incredibly safe for quite some time, leaving life loss at minimal, even with a huge Whitecough outbreak. She sees Birchstar's death, infection gripping her as she struggles to breathe, feverish and frightened about where she will go after she dies, after all, what should become a leader that exiles an entire Clan? It's that Sympathy and Understanding that makes Leafstar a much more open minded person, and though it has drawbacks like letting Harry into Skyclan for that amount of time, Leafstar would rather make a mistake than toss out an innocent.

Her third life lost is from Swiftstar, to the sickness that sweeps through Skyclan during their journey, with Leafstar dying instead of Firefern now. After a long period of relative peace, she hadn't lost a life in quite a while, and... This is the first of many sudden losses. She gets to see how Swiftstar lost his final life, fighting a battle that he could never have won against Shadowclan, their leader Gorsestar tearing open his belly. Even with the lethal wounds, Swiftstar manages to leave a nasty scar on Marshfall's face, giving him the new name Marshscar. Even dying, Swiftstar stuck to his ground, though not the best cat to have lived, it taught Leafstar about staying determined until the bitter end.

The fourth life taken is from Redstar, lost when she is poisoned by Juniperclaw. The life showcased the horrible truth of the last leader involved in Skyclan's exile. Gorsestar, Cloudstar's son, had risen to power within Shadowclan, and attacked Redstar as the Sky Oak died at a Gathering. In the horrible fight, Redstar had fallen off if the rock the 2 fought on, snapping his neck, but remaining alive just long enough to see Shadowclan's leader crushed to death under the rotted oak, split by disease and a lightning strike.

She is then given a vision of Ripplestorm, son of Gorsestar, becoming Ripplestar, launching attacks in an aimless goal before nearly being struck directly with lightning, the stone itself being steuck and the current from the bolt itself killing him... The leader's remaining placing a BAN on talking about Skyclan.

The 4 leaders step forward, bow their heads, and apologize...

Leafstar's fifth life lost is the one from Birdflight. Rather than going first through branches, she instead watches over her Clanmates when they go over a branch that sits over a rapid, swollen river, watching in case anyone falls in, as only 1 cat can go at a time. Gravelpaw falls into the river, and when Leafstar goes into the water to save them, she is only able to save Gravelpaw, drowning herself before Ebonyclaw can grab her out. She meets with Birdflight, and they talk. Birdflight tells her to be strong, that Skyclan will stick together, she needs to hold onto her faith that things will get better.

Her next lost life was the one from Skywatcher. During Squirrelflight's Freedom, when a rockslode is triggered by the fight against the Sisters, Leafstar is caught in it too. She bleeds out through a large wound that a sharp rock put into her front left leg. She watches the trial in Starclan, though is not allowed to speak in it. Skywatcher sits with her, and reminds her that Skyclan, and subsequently Sky-Starclan, is different for a reason.

Leafstar's seventh life lost is from Hen. A few moons after Squirrelflight's Hope, taking place during Princess' Passing but only seen in a Lost Stars Bonus Chapter, Billystorm is found Leaf-fall afternoon to be dead. He died in his sleep, having a peaceful nap with Leafstar after their midday meal. He most likely had a blood clot or some kind of heart attack. It was probably the worst moment in Leafstar's life. After his funeral, she would simply lay in her den, not eating or drinking unless Freckleshine and Fidgetflake pushed her to do it. At one point Leafstar opens her eyes to see the swirling meadow of Starclan's entrance. Seeking comfort, she picks Hen, and cries to her beloved mother that her heart has shattered. Hen comforts her daughter, telling her that she will see Billystorm again, it's only a matter of time. She tells Leafstar that she still has life ahead of her, and while it's normal to miss Billystorm, her kits need her too, and Billystorm wouldn't want her to grieve herself to death.

Leafstar's next life lost is... Well....

Nightheart sends a message to Skyclan from Tigerstar during ASC Book 2. Just a spice trade, some coriander for some dill...

Leafstar, atop the one of the highest branches in the old sycamore that Skyclan's camp holds, stops talking. She lurches, her chest in agony. She falls from the highest branch...

The life she picks to lose is the one from Firestar, and she finally gets to see her friend again. She requests gently to see how he died. What happened while Skyclan were at the Gorge?

He plays out exactly what happened. His death at Tigerclaw's paws, along with springing out of his own body to finish the tyrant off. To Leafstar, it's nothing short of magical.

Leafstar wakes up, but begins to shake, her eyes rolling back once more as the world fades again.

Confused, Leafstar glances at the only cat whose life she has not spent. Cloudstar.

He informs her that the fall from her heart stopping broke her neck, taking her 9th life. Skyclan will be okay, it always has been. She was the best choice for leader to reignite Skyclan, and now she deserves to rest.

She sees Billystorm again, running to him and purring with a much younger voice, her body now back to the moment she was happiest.

What she does not know, is that as she died, Waspwhisker and the missing Skyclan cats have just wandered back into camp... Now what is Skyclan to do with 2 deputies?

[susahnasomething]

i wanted to draw a small animatic with the Roxie audio with papercarm, but my ipad is like 9% so i drew this instead (tho if im still inspired to draw it i might) Paperstar and Carmen being friends in vile is good and all, but its angstier and funnier if Carmen just started dating paperstar and then dipped. realistically would Carmen even be friends with Paperstar? No, can i imagine my silly little scenarios with angsty songs, yes