#Tigerstar's Fire AU

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[birdsong-warriors]

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Part 1: Friend and Family

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[night-o]

I've been super busy with artfight, commissions and work lately so here's some lazy content

It's just an old little drawing I have of Tigerstar, Maple and Firepaw

I promise I'll actually draw at some point 😭

[theanoninyourinbox]

So the redrawing it’s this one

But the tigerfire one

Tiger: what a mysterious cat...

Fire: -aol dialup noises-

[mud-castle]

I forgot about the kittypet Sandstorm stuff! I think that could be a fun AU, definitely :D

I don't know much about it at all, but I certainly wasn't expecting Fireheart to be related to Tigerclaw. Given Tigerclaw and Rusty's dynamic in canon, I suppose that'll definitely make for some drama between the two.

I wonder how relationships will be this time around, as well. Is it going to be a SandstormxFireheart? Or how about Fireheart's other relationships in general, since he isn't just swapping roles with Sandstorm - he's the oldest (assuming) son of the most well-respected cat in the clan. Is he Goldenflower's child? Realistcally, probably not since Goldenflower had Swiftpaw before getting with Tigerclaw at all, but speaking of Swift, I imagine Fires relationship with him/his other siblings will probably be a Whitestorm/Graystripe thing. Although hopefully closer, but I imagine that depends on how much Fires actually follows in his father's evil pawsteps or whatever.

I have a soft-spot for "aged-up Fireheart" AUs, so hopefully he is cool, and hopefully Sandstorm will give him a hard time because I can imagine Fires as this really good fighter that likes to look cool but also is kind of a huge dork and she relishes in the fact he's not "perfect" like daddy is.

It will probably be more Sandstorm & Fireheart rather than Sandstorm x Fireheart.

He is Tigerclaw's eldest kid and Goldenflower is not his mom, so him and Swiftpaw are more step-siblings. His mom is unknown by anyone in the clan except Tigerclaw. She was might be a kittypet. Don't speculate on that while Tiger is around.

I could write a whole nother post about him and Tigerclaw's relationship. But to put it in a nutshell, Tiger's hard on him for a multitude of reasons. The conscious part of it is Fireheart's other half of parentage, the subconscious part is his resemblance to Pinestar.

As for his relationship with Tigerclaw, well... It wasn't bad, at first, Fireheart thinks. Tigerclaw is hard on him, but he's not cruel. Affection tends to be more of a reward than a given. But Tigerclaw is fairly quick to boast about his son's skills to the clan. He gets a lot of extra training from Tigerclaw when not training with Bluestar all of which quickly makes him the best fighter out of the apprentices, which gets rid of most of the rumors surrounding Fireheart's parentage. So it's all in his best interest clearly. His dad just wants what's best, right? It's not until Bramble and Tawny are born that he notices the stark differences in how Tigerclaw treats them.

Swiftpaw adores him. He knows him as his kickass older brother. And since Longtail is close to Tigerclaw and wants to stay in his good graces there's not really anything to influence Swiftpaw otherwise. Fireheart loves him right back and tries to be a good influence.

He's cool to an outside observer, being the most skilled out of the apprentices due to the extra training and being Tigerclaw's son. But he's insecure and a people pleaser. He's also a massive dork when you really get to know him. No he's not evil.

Him and Sandstorm hated each other through most of their apprenticeship. He's not a bully, but he hangs around her bullies and though he doesn't join in, he won't defend her either. So she's bitter towards him. Sandpaw can't beat him in a fight, but she does leave him in the dust with hunting, which upsets Tigerclaw, which makes Fire a bit bitter. Tiger did not spend his time getting rid of the kittypet rumors surrounding his son just to have him get shown up by a kittypet. They get better eventually though. I honestly see them as platonic, but in a way that can easily be read as romantic.

Sandstorm has ulterior motives for befriending him, but yeah eventually she comes to love his dorky self and finds someone she can relax around. He also likes her for being someone he doesn't have to put on a show for constantly.

[hatsbattlecats]

Tigerstar, Brambleroot, and Tawnypelt headshots for my med cat bramble au.

Made with SuperArtsi’s base from deviantART

Im working on the rest of tiger’s kids (as well as fire fam) for some family trees

[waiako]

Emo cat running dramatically with his luscious hair flowing in the wind. Also he's short but don't tell him he'll get mad. Anyyyywayyyyyy scouuuuurge, my warrior cat crush from when I was 10 and in the closet !! I think I'll remake a design for him a bit... darker, a bit more sinister, cos look at bro, he 's a bit too majestic for a trophy fighter. I looooooooooooove the fan theory that Squirrelflight is scourge's reincarnation so I want to make an other Au in which he eventually goes through a redemption arc and mentors her to become the next thunderclan leader ! In this scenario, the impostor will be tigerstar's spirit in firestar's body. Poor fire boy won't survive and scourge becomes a father figure for the two sisters. Then he guides her in her journey to eventually become leader of thunderclan. I still have to think about bramblecrap because I don't like him and I don't want him to be a relevant protagonist in my au.

[kiwianacat]

#crookedblue4lyfe

Feat. a concept I have for a medieval themed pmv to Simon & Garfunkel’s Scarborough Fair lol. It’s a bit out there, but I think it’ll be a lot of fun if I can scrape together some motivation.

Crookedblue feels so much more angsty than Oakblue; two friends turned lovers who become seperated by the ambition that once connected them. (explanation of au below)

In this au I imagine they have an initial litter of Misty/Stone/Moss, the two survivors being raised by Greypool and Oakheart.

- Crookedstar sires a litter for his friend Willowbreeze but ends up raising Silverkit after her death.

- Mistyfoot and Stonefur feel at odds that he reared his full-clan daughter but only stayed in their life as an uncle

- Oakheart still dies keeping their parentage a secret and Greypool dies revealing it.

- Bluestar assumes he moved on from their relationship, but he never does; he becomes more aggressive towards Thunderclan to hide his mixed loyalties.

- Fireheart and Graystripe rescuing his grandkits and offering charity encourages him to open Riverclan up more. Things are very tense when he shelters Thunderclan from the forest fire and I imagine he has his last one on one conversation with Bluestar at this point.

- I think it’d be very dramatic if Crookedstar was assasinated by Leopardfur as puppeted by Tigerstar. His increased cooperation with Thunderclan being a primary motivater for both.

[thepixelelf]

warnings: coarse language, violence, broken bones, fire. superhero au. wc: 1.8k

love triangle au requests

[trio and error] You climb up the arm and past the shoulder of the elemental, then use that momentum to throw a sharp punch into its stone jaw. Under nanotech gloves, your hand smarts with a sharp, pulsing ache — even with the glove’s reinforced knuckles. “Ow, fuck,” you curse, shaking your hand out like that’ll make the pain go away. “I’m thinking ramen.”

Junhui’s mic input crackles in your in-ear. “You’re always thinking ramen. Watch your head—”

You duck out of the way just as the monster swings its giant arm over you. “Look, I’m also open to sushi.” It throws another punch. “Or katsudon.” The huge fist you dodged lodges into the shattered concrete, and you use the moment it’s stuck to jump up to the monster's head again. “Or katsu-curry don.” Looping yourself around the elemental’s neck, you try to topple it to the ground with no such luck. “Or oyakodon— shit.” It flings you off. You hit the ground and skid across the concrete enough for your nanotech suit to start to burn hot. “Ough. Or soba.”

“Are you okay?” Junhui asks, unconvinced by your nonchalance. You’re sure his eyes are on every one of his monitors, from the ones showing the fight through drone cameras to the one displaying your vitals via your supersuit.

“Peachy,” you grunt at him as you stand up and glare down the monster. You hate the tough, stubborn ones. “How do you feel about gyoza?”

“You’re literally only naming Japanese food.”

“Well I don’t hear you coming up with anything.”

Junhui scoffs. “Because I know we’re just gonna get what you want anyway.”

“The hell is that supposed to mean?”

“I’m just saying we— left, left!”

You whip your head around, and your eyes widen as a giant stone fist hurtles your way. “Oh, shit.”

A flash of orange fire, three claws of it, fills your vision as your partner pounces on the monster’s arm in a burst of flame. He knocks its attack off course just enough for you to tumble out of the way. Luckily for you, Junhui designed your suit to be just as fireproof as your partner’s, considering how often you’re scary close to Tigerstar’s attacks. It’s still hot as hell, though.

“Nice save,” you tell him, out of breath.

Soonyoung launches himself at the monster again, swiping a fiery claw at its face. It hardly reacts. “Have you guys forgotten we’re fighting a level four terra right now? Stop flirting over comms.”

You try to kick the terra’s chest to knock it backward, but it barely stumbles. “We are not flirti—”

Junhui’s voice overlaps with yours. “As if I’d flirt with them.”

“Wait.” You hold your hand over your in-ear so you can hear him clearly. “What’s that supposed to mean.”

“Nothing, nothing.”

“I’ll have you know that plenty of fans would kill to flirt with me.”

“Good thing I’m not one of your fans.”

You gasp. “Wen Junhui!”

“Guys,” Soonyoung scolds you through the comm. He leaps backward to dodge another punch from the terra. “I’m absolutely begging you to focus. If I had the time to get on my knees, I would.”

You roll your eyes. Neither of your partners can see it, but you know they can hear the indignant drawl in your voice. “It’s not like we’re gonna kill this thing.” In fact, both your powers and Soonyoung’s are practically useless against a stone terra. You’re supernaturally strong, but you’re not punching through entire boulders strong, and Soonyoung’s flaming claws aren’t nearly hot enough to melt rock. Both of you are way more adept at taking down fleshies. “We’re just holding it off until team Zamboni gets here. Speaking of—”

“Where the hell are those guys?” Soonyoung asks as he catches the terra’s attention so it doesn’t head toward the more populous area of the city.

“Yeah.” You eye the monster’s leg, assessing if you could topple it over somehow. “What’s the hold up?”

Junhui doesn’t answer right away, but you can hear the clacking — sorry, thocking — of his fancy keyboard. “Traffic.”

“Traffic?” you and Soonyoung echo in sync. A sputtering scoff escapes your lips. “Since when do supers get tripped up by traffic?”

Chuckling, Junhui says, “I mean, it’s the Zambonis we're talking about here. When have they ever been on time for anything?”

You make eye contact with Soonyoung by your side and nod towards the gap between the terra’s legs, indicating your plan without the need for words. There’s a reason you and him have been partners for however many years despite the lack of commonality between your superpowers. It just works with the two of you. And with Junhui as your man in the van— you’re a great team. Unnecessary conversations over comms aside.

“Seungkwan was a little early for my birthday thing last year,” you say in team Zamboni’s defense as you rush towards the terra and it charges at you.

“Yeah.” Junhui scoffs. “Because he had a big fat crush on you back then.”

Synchronized again, even in incredulity, you and Soonyoung both go, “He did?!” 

The news doesn’t stop you in your trajectory, but Soonyoung falters, and where he was supposed to distract the monster while you went for its leg to knock it off balance, he just stands there. You wrap your arms around one of the terra’s legs. It starts to lean forward, about to fall on its face, but without Soonyoung to steal its attention, the monster swivels its stone torso 180 degrees. Now looking right at you with glowing, yellow, soulless eyes, it launches both stone hands at you.

“Fuck!” You try to break out of the terra’s grip as it lifts you above its head, but your arms are pinned to your sides.

Junhui yells your name through the comms. You think you hear Soonyoung screaming, too. 

Around four things crunch at once, and yeah, passing out doesn’t seem so bad right about now.

—

When you come to, you see the same familiar ceiling you always do when shit goes south. There’s an Uncle Sam wants YOU poster taped to the otherwise bare white surface, except the rest of the words are painted over with, to stop being an idiot super. Jeonghan put that up after he warned you about coming in with one more “stupidity-induced injury”. 

You’ve woken up to that poster more than a few times since he taped it up there.

Groggily, you turn your head to your left, and like clockwork, Jeonghan grins down at you over the edge of his tablet.

“I get it,” you groan, squinting because of the fluorescent medbay lights. 

Jeonghan lets out a breath of a laugh and speaks quietly. “I haven’t even said anything yet.”

“Still.” Your head lolls to the other side, and you see the top of Junhui’s head resting next to your leg. He’s asleep in a chair, bent over your raised cot with one arm pillowing his head, and his opposite hand under your right one. Though his fingers have fallen slack in his unconscious state, you can tell he was cradling your hand gently. You lift your sore arm and pat Junhui’s head, rubbing your thumb back and forth. He hasn’t washed his hair in at least a day, you think with a quiet laugh. “I get it,” you mumble, turning back to Jeonghan without removing your hand from Junhui’s head.

“I’m sure you do,” Jeonghan says. He barely acknowledges Junhui’s presence, used to him being in the medbay whenever you come in hurt. “You broke almost fifteen percent of your bones.”

“That doesn’t sound so bad.”

“Because half of your bones are in your hands and feet, super, and you just happened to be lucky in those areas.” Jeonghan types something into his tablet, then looks up at you again. “Just because you heal faster than the average human doesn’t mean thirty bones is something to sneeze at.”

“Of course, doc.” You smile at him. “I’ll be sure to let the next killer monster know you said that. Maybe they’ll go easy on me.”

He just grins right back. “Tell them I want a vacation, too. Preferably in May.”

You laugh together, both of you keeping it low so you don’t wake Junhui.

“Where’s Soonyoung?” you ask later, while Jeonghan checks your IV drip.

“He’s in I&R.”

“Info and research?” Confused, you frown. “Why?”

Jeonghan shakes his head, almost like he can’t believe the reason himself. “You should see the videos, super. Soonyoung went ballistic when the terra dropped you — you looked dead, by the way. I’m serious when I say you need to be more careful.”

“I mean.” You shrug. “I felt dead.”

Jeonghan frowns at you for once, and even though you can always tell, it does feel nice to see plainly that he cares if you make it out of these fights dead or alive. “That’s not funny,” he says.

You roll your eyes. “Anyway, you said Soonyoung went ballistic? What does that have to do with the I&R team?”

“His fire turned blue,” Jeonghan answers, a glint of excitement in his eye. Even though he’s (mostly) a normal doctor, he’s always been fascinated by superpowers.

Your eyes widen. “Blue?”

“Yeah. So they’re running a ton of tests on him since that’s never happened before. Right?” He waits for you to nod before he continues. “Mingyu thinks it has to do with his power’s connection to rage, and Wonwoo was saying something about heart rate. They don’t really know, though. Whatever it is, I’m sure all Soonyoung wants to do is get out of there.”

You tilt your head. “Why? That sounds so cool.”

“Well, he hasn’t been able to check on you yet.”

“Oh.” You try not to read into it — any of it — as you keep absentmindedly caressing the top of Junhui’s head.

As if on cue, though, you hear frantic footsteps coming down the hallway. Soonyoung barges through the medbay doors with about as much decorum as an angry grizzly bear. Panting, he turns toward your bed and jogs toward you.

Jeonghan slides out of his way with practised ease just before Soonyoung barrels into you.

“Oof,” you say when he wraps both his arms around you. “Easy, tiger. I’m trying to heal fifteen percent of my bones.”

Stirred from his sleep, Junhui sits up and rubs his eyes with one hand while shoving Soonyoung with the other. “Get off them, hothead.”

Soonyoung stands up straight, but he takes your hand and pouts at you. “Junhui’s being mean to me.”

You don’t know when it happened, but Junhui’s holding your other hand. He’s not looking at you when he says to Soonyoung, “Your partner’s on a hospital bed.”

“That’s not my fault!”

“I never said—”

“Guys,” you interrupt, squeezing both of their hands to grab their attention. They both turn to face you, and you can’t help but smile. “How do you feel about ramen?”

[skyclan-funny-name-squad]

Imagine the fae kittypet idea in terms of Scourge. Like, sure, he’s an alley cat but his collar proves he was born a kittypet, ergo a fae. Like, imagine how much more shocking Tigerstar’s death is to the clan cats. Like this fae creature just killed a leader nine times with a single strike. I bet a lot of cats were afraid of Fire and Cloud after that, lol.

Oh absolutely the big battle with bloodclan has to be one of my favorite theoretical parts of this au, Tigerstar finally decides to bring in a fae to deal with fae, sealing his fate by it being unbeknownst to him to be that very fae he slighted as a child when he was barely older then a kitten, and a fae never lets go of a slight

Wound for wound, Tigerstar, you permanently slashed a fae's ear, so now they'll permanently slash you, and it will never truly heal, no matter how many lives you pour into it. Fair trade, is it not?

That's the kind of shit fae stories are made of!

[booksofstars]

HAI !! soz if dis iz a stupid question, but how doez silverstream act in ur rc!fireheart au ?? is she a lil mean gurl liek in leopardstar's honor ??? or is her personality completely diff frum dat ??

again, soz if dis iz a dumb ask !! ^_^

there are no stupid questions! im always excited to talk about silverstream. shes a favorite of mine!

shes a bit more like she was in the first series! very sassy, rebellious, and friendly. shes willing to go to great lengths to protect her friends, even if theyre from other clans. shes extremely bold, never holding her tongue when she speaks her mind. shes still very much a daddys girl! crookedstar is quite protective of her.

she and firestar end up together in this au, and shes a key advisor during his time in power. shes the one planning battles and other aggressive moves when the time comes to protect riverclan. shes also extremely outspoken, being in against rules such as the banning of cross clan relationships. she also thinks medics should be allowed to have families. over all, her ideology meshes extremely well with the one fire develops!

when leopardfur assassinates her father, it is silverstream who realizes the treachery beginning. from here, she does a massive amount of work leading a rebellion against leopardclan alongside firestar. her allies in thunderclan prove vital to save half-clan cats living there, mosslight (mosskit) and sandstorms kits (unnamed, but stand-ins for feather and storm) being some of them. she spends the rest of her life hating tigerclaw, later tigerstar, for his actions in allying with leopardstar.

she, true to form, has many friends from other clans! graystripe, sandstorm, and raventuft are just a few. she likes gossiping with them and learning new hunting tactics at the gatherings. speaking of which, she loves going to gatherings as well!

over all, she is a bold, delightful character who plays a pivotal role in this au!

[longbird47]

Another food for thought. What if Firestar joined WindClan instead of ThunderClan? Tallstar was close with Jake and would probably see him in Firepaw. They already had an interesting dynamic but it could be explored more. Maybe a father/son or mentor/apprentice relationship. Replace Graystripe with Onewhisker, who Fireheart already knew anyways. And the main antagonist would become Brokenstar instead of Tigerstar. Yellowfang could go to WindClan instead, as it also borders ShadowClan. More conflict would happen about taking her in because ShadowClan drove them out, but she's just a medicine cat so they might let her in. WindClan wouldn't depend on ThunderClan anymore. They'd be the hero clan. Now ThunderClan would need rescuing from Tigerstar or a senile Bluestar. And it would avoid the whole Onestar going crazy to prove his clan's independence from ThunderClan thing. Firestar could still choose Onewhisker as his deputy after Tallstar makes him leader. Firestar could've started off as a barn cat instead of a kittypet for this, he could even know Barley. And the fire alone prophecy could be made by Barkface instead of Spottedleaf. So I'd say that Firestar could've worked as a WindClan cat just as well as a ThunderClan one. And WindClan is just cooler in my opinion. If there's an AU like that out there already that is awesome.

[goldenflame-au]

idk if you've planned this far, but how do the three come about? any changes to their friend groups/love life?

Don't worry anon, I've got you covered — I'm all the way up to the broken code in plans >:3

The Three in this au are actually FawnHawk (LeafHawk / Leafpool and Hawkfrost) kits!!

There are a few changes here and there, but here's the main points that their heritage change involves:

• Since they aren't Crowfeather's kits, Crowfeather's relevance is mostly erased in this au. Breezepelt still exists, but he isn't related to the three in any way. (Harespring is actually the main Windclan focus here for... reasons... tehee.)

• For Jayfeather, not much changes! He is still blind. He originally is placed to be a Guide's apprentice (a new role that I introduced in this au, currently taken by Snowdrift, who is Snowkit in canon), but actually chooses to become a medicine cat rather than be forced into it like in canon. He is however still barred from being a warrior for that reason, but the med cat position is more voluntary and a reclamation of his own autonomy where the guide position for him takes the place of him being forced to be a medcat here. There's also no time travel shenanigans going on — Half Moon makes her own present day appearance as a follower of Midnight !

• Lionblaze is a Little Stupid. Since the three actually are related to Tigerstar in this au through Hawkfrost, he's trained in the Dark Forest from early on. Especially with his power still being that he can't be hurt — Tigerstar takes a lot of advantage of this. He tries to teach a lot of the things he taught Hawkfrost (mostly bigoted things, like that disabled members of the clan are just extra mouths to feed, that she-cats don't belong in positions of power, etc. Tigerstar here is very much misogynistic and overall just bigoted on everything way more overtly than in canon). And for a while, it works on Lionblaze, until he says something and makes a comment so overtly stupid that Hollyleaf and Jayfeather both talk some sense into him. He grows and learns and changes!

• Hollyleaf is a bit of an interesting case here. Because of Jayfeather's training jumping around, she's allowed to train as a medicine cat for much longer, even being close to receiving her full name when she's booted from the den so Jaypaw can be trained. She's bitter about it, but she understands her brother wanting to choose his own destiny — and she doesn't mind the life of a warrior, anyway. She falls in love with Cinderheart, and this causes a bit of a rift between her and Lionblaze(who likes Cinder aswell), which eventually causes the argument where Lionblaze says something so out of pocket about their relationship that Jay and Holly take him aside. Afterwards though, Lion becomes a lot more understanding and supportive, and a better ally to the both of of them!

• Before their secret is revealed (fire scene - which is also changed a lot), Hollyleaf and Cinderheart want to have kits — and after Lionblaze's change, they ask him to be the surrogate father for their kits. And he agrees happily because he only wants the best for his sister 🥺. But while Cinderheart is expecting, the fire scene happens, and Hollyleaf is presumed dead... so Lionblaze helps Cinderheart raise the kits in Hollyleaf's memory. (In this au, Hollytuft is so spoiled. It's a little ridiculous) They become adjacent to coparents to the kits, and make sure they always know of their late mother Hollyleaf, which makes it a more joyful reunion when Hollyleaf comes back to the clans in oots!!

• Hollyleaf doesn't die in the Great Battle in this AU — she leaves the clans impulsively after its conclusion. (The great battle is also extremely different.. ive yapped too much on this post though. starclan's behaviour in this au is for another time)

• In this au, Jayfeather is transneutral and aroacespec (he/it), Hollyleaf is a futch lesbian (she/her), and Lionblaze is ... cishet ....... umm......

• Additionally for context's sake, Cinderheart is genderfluid and bisexual (she/they) !!

Oh my gosh sorry for yapping so much LOL I'm just really particularly fond of the three in this au 😭😭😭😭💜💜💜 i hope you enjoy hearing about them regardless!!

[theanoninyourinbox]

DIFFERENT LIVES AU - RIVER

Second to last kitties from the AU!

Rusty is mocked for his fur going white in places, and flees to the water he loves. He is found by Crookedstar, who promptly brings the lil guy home. He is trained up by Leopardfur, and falls in love with Silverstream…but Leopardfur nearly falls to Tigerstar’s charms, and Crookedstar dies helping kill the tyrant leader. With Leopardfur untrusted, Silverstream takes her father’s place. Leopardfur promises to be more mindful of trickery…

But she never changed. She trains up Otterpaw, but secretly grooms her to think herself less than worthy, less than beautiful…all for revenge against the clan and cats who killed Tigerstar. However, Otterpaw’s friendship with the three legged Shrewpaw, and her family’s desperate efforts to get through her depression, give her the strength to tell her parents what Leopardfur has been doing, both to her and to the three kits left by their sorrowful mother. Leopardfur is slain trying to kill Flickerheart, and the clan finally journeys to their new home, as found by Otterpaw’s brother Turtlepaw. Shrewpaw is nearly left behind by Thunderclan’s Froststar, but Silverstar promptly steals the tomcat.

Hollyfreeze is named for her father’s lost sister, and for her mentor Hawkfrost. She falls for the former loner Berryhound, and when the Dark Forest rises, meets them with the fire her grandfather was named for.

[boonauwarriorcats]

Ravenwhisker, ThunderClan medicine cat - and later FireClan warrior.

Canonically, Ravenpaw flees ThunderClan after witnessing Redtail's murder. He becomes a barn cat and is heavily implied to fall in love with barn cat Barley.

In the Boon AU, instead of Graypaw meeting Rusty, it was Ravenpaw. As a result, his mentor Tigerclaw witnessed them meet, and stepped in to attack and drive off Rusty. This led him to Twolegplace and his future as the founder of FireClan.

Ravenpaw later testified against Tigerclaw after his attempted murder of Redtail. As a result, he became the target of abuse from Longtail and especially Darkstripe, who Bluestar appointed as his new mentor (mostly as a test of loyalty for Darkstripe, and because she wanted Ravenpaw to keep an eye on him.)

His friendship with Graypaw waned as a result of that awkwardness, and he became closer friends with his brother Dustpaw and with Tinypaw, who he admired for his role in saving Redtail.

When the kittens are kidnapped by ShadowClan, Ravenpaw and Dustpaw both went with Tinyfrost to save them - this earned them their warrior names, Ravenwhisker and Dustpelt. However, they were sent to rescue WindClan right after - during which, Ravenwhisker experienced a vision for the first time. Barkface, seeing the signs, encouraged Ravenwhisker to pursue the path of medicine cat for his Clan. Ravenwhisker didn't want to, but felt like StarClan was demanding it, and so he agreed. He was trained by Barkface, who mentored him in WindClan for a few weeks before sending him home.

After the death of Sandpaw and other fractures to their friendship, Ravenwhisker tried to hold Dustpelt and Tinyfrost together - somewhat unsuccessfully.

Later in life, after Tinyfrost had been exiled and Tigerstar was encroaching on their borders, Spottedleaf visited Ravenwhisker and gave him the Fire Alone Will Save Our Clan prophecy. This led Ravenwhisker and Redstar to FireClan, where they met Boon, Barley, and the rest of the FireClan cats. After they helped to save ThunderClan and the forest, Ravenwhisker would visit FireClan as a goodwill ambassador to keep those friendships strong. He came to know Barley, and over time the two fell in love.

When the Clans needed to leave the forest during its destruction, Ravenwhisker chose to stay behind and join FireClan, where he could be a warrior again and be with Barley.

[hatsbattlecats]

Thanking about how much change or has the potential to change in the WC timeline happens just by moving around or entirely removing even one character