#i missed drawing some of these cats...

[pigeonclaw]

All done! I tried not to use anybody more than once but some repeats were just unavoidable. If I reread the entire series again right now, I'm sure some of these would change, but here's who I thought of.

My reasons and a blank template under the cut.

Berryheart & Sunbeam: I was so stressed reading about them lol. But I appreciated how complex their relationship was, especially on Sunbeam's side. Berryheart loved her kids, and she hurt her kids quite badly because she thought she was doing the right thing. And that was a tough thing for Sunbeam to cope with. It's not a positive relationship but it is compelling, and I enjoyed that!

The Three: This is more for Lionblaze and Jayfeather (mainly since we've had more time with the two of them) but it would be wrong to leave Hollyleaf out! Most siblings in this series have some sort of strife between them, and these three have had their moments too, but they cared deeply about each other.

Rootspring & Shadowsight: I liked their friendship in TBC. Particularly I liked how insecure they both were, but how they admired each other for the very traits they were insecure about. It was sweet. Perhaps they should kiss.

Tree & Rootspring: This is largely just because Tree is the most supportive dad ever. I like that he stuck by Rootspring and helped him get Bramblestar's message out while still keeping his secret -- even though it was really inconvenient, his son's feelings mattered to him. I like that as soon as trouble came, he was ready to pack up and get his family out of the Clans, but he listened to their wishes and stayed and supported them.

Nightheart & Frostdawn: Their friendship was very sweet in Thunder. I love how Nightheart supported Frostpaw when she was at her lowest point, and how Frostpaw learned to rely on him, which helped her start trusting others again.

Brightheart & Cloudtail: A classic old pairing. I guess I'm a sucker for stories of one character being terribly wounded and at the worst point in their life and then another character supporting them through it and them bonding. Whether that's platonic (like Nightheart & Frostdawn) or romantic like Brightheart & Cloudtail, I'm a fan.

Tawnypelt & Birchfeather: I probably don't need to explain this one since everybody's talking about it. But Tawnypelt's support of Birchfeather when his own parents refuse to acknowledge him is sweet.

Fireheart & Cinderpaw: It's been a while since I last read the first arc, but I remember enjoying these two as both mentor and apprentice and as friends. Nothing too deep here, they were just fun to read about.

Sunbeam & Lightleap: It's a shame their friendship broke down so early into ASC. I enjoy a ship between someone who's calm and sensible and someone who would commit arson on a dare. They could balance each other out, or they could stress each other out. Either way would be interesting to read about!

Please talk to me about your favorite relationships of various types as well! I always enjoy hearing what kinds of characters, tropes, etc appeal to other people.

Here's the blank template!

[crunchchute]

handful of dudes

[flickering-nightfall]

Experiments with pupils and mouths that devolved into shenanigans :)

[ros-sauce]

Stupid sidetail post aside, I do feel like there's a nonzero chance Mizuki Is on hormones. My reasoning for it is not the strongest thing to ever be strong, but it's ? Something?

Nothing is stopping her legally. She's old enough to get HRT with parental consent, and the only thing The Parents Akiyama ever do is say "yeah sure you can do that", so I don't think it would be hard to gain that consent

Canonically cis-passing

I *think* her 3d model has an ounce of breast tissue but do not quote me on that

The Deer That Is Definitely Not Mizuki Akiyama has no antlers. There's only one species of deer in the world where None of them grow antlers, and I'm going to take a wild guess and say that she is Not a Chinese water deer

[itty-bitty-sunshine]

Ive done nothing but make gifts all December long like an unpaid intern at Santa's little toy factory but at least now we got a fucked up little cat

[missing-sock-misto]

At night, the two would curl up in the hollowed out record player they called a bed. Misto would fastidiously work at Tugger’s treasured mane, focusing on the soft undercoat that was prone to mats, and the spots beneath his chin and on the back of his neck that the tom couldn’t reach himself. Meanwhile, Tugger would comb at Misto’s iridescent fur, purring as he caught stray sparks with his tongue. They spent the darkest hours of the night working together in comfortable silence.

[needlefail]

Some leafs 🍃🍂🍁

[yippee-optimistically]

epic mickey rebrushed save me

u know i had to relate this back to dt17 🗣️ bizarre none of the triplets made it in here (i cant think of their dynamic rn)

[m3tr0n0m333]

🎵A Pearl - Mitski

Sonic and Nine animatic

[pigeonclaw]

Power of Three will always hold such a special place in my heart. every one of these cats is such a disaster in wildly different ways.

[cern1cal0]

bruce wayne as a sad wet cat (insta request)

[mxssacre]

I reaaally like painting dark-furred cats btw so here's a Nightcloud

[catgirlkirigiri]

Some doodles of Silver holding and admiring bugs to back up my earlier claims

[mysterycitrus]

“What was this – some game from Bruce? Another mind game to prove me wrong and push me out?” “I think you’re drastically inflating your own importance,” Dick replies.

Was this about Jason himself or a jab at a certain (tragically large) subset of his fans? Because I cannot say anything other than that you did a good job either way

[as-the-raven-cries-wolf]

Swallowsong ;;; We lost you too young. You didn't get to see your sibling again! Do you see them now?

[pinkmoondoll9shihtzu]

finally had a someWhat normal dream I was at my frien'ds old apartment with my old shihtzu bijou He was kind of acting foolish i cant remember the details cus i fell asleep again after. But as i was sitting on the bed watching tokyo mew mew (kish & ichigo scene) This big black & white cat came over to me it Sat on my lap and i was SO touched/honored/in awe that it trusted me enough to sit on me. My friend was glueing together a bouquet of red roses Made of paper and asked if i wanted to go to their neighbors apartment for a Valentines day dinner. I did not want to go because i wanted to stay with the cat watching TMM. But i felt awkward saying no.