Character Patterns *spoilers?*

I've been seeing a lot of theories that Pebblepaw is going to be a bully to Hawkpaw in HJ. I don't support that theory for one reason, it doesn't follow the character pattern of the series.

Everyone knows that the Erins have a tendency to fall back on the same old plots when they run out of ideas. The characters also have certain patterns that they always fall back into.

Going back to the Hawk vs Pebble theory, I believe that Hawk and Pebble will end up mates. Why? Because of Pebble's gender. Every time we have a tom and she-cat do not get along initially, they always become mates or develop romantic feelings for each other as the story progresses. Let's look at what we have seen in previous arcs.

OS

Hero:                                  Initial dislike/later love interest:                             Bully:

Fireheart/star                      Sandstorm                                                            Tigerstar

Gender:                              Gender:                                                                Gender:

Male                                   Female                                                                 Male

TNP

Hero:                                 Initial dislike/later love interest:                            Bully:

Brambleclaw                       Squirrelflight                                                         Hawkfrost

Gender:                             Gender:                                                                Gender:

Male                                  Female                                                                 Male

POT

Hero:                                Initial dislike/later love interest:                            Bully:

Lionblaze                           None (He didn't initially dislike Heathertail)            Breezepelt

Gender:                            Gender:                                                               Gender:

Male                                 Female                                                                Male

OOTS

Hero:                              Initial dislike/later love interest:                             Bully:

Dovewing                        Tigerheart                                                            None (Ivy had Blossom though, both she-cats)

Gender:                          Gender:                                                               Gender:

Female                           Male                                                                    N/A

DOTC

Hero:                            Initial dislike/later love interest:                             Bullies:

Clear Sky                      Star Flower                                                           Slash/One Eye

Gender:                        Gender:                                                               Genders:

Male                             Female                                                                 Both Male

AVS

Hero:                            Initial dislike/later love interest:                             Bully:

Alderheart                     Needletail                                                             None

Gender:                        Gender:                                                                Gender:

Male                             Female                                                                 N/A

Is everyone else seeing the pattern? Whenever the initial bully is the opposite gender of the hero, they almost always end up developing romantic feelings at some point in the story. The only real exception I could think of is Bluestar and Thistleclaw. They are also the only real example of victim and bully being opposite genders. There also more examples in the SE's. Tallstar and Shrewclaw (victim and bully, both male), Yellowfang and Foxheart (victim and bully, both female), and Yellowfang and Raggedstar (dislike, later mates, female and male.)

Male and female characters who hate each other later fall in love and bullies are the same gender as the victim. Those are the character patterns we see in almost every arc/side books. I really doubt Hawk vs Pebble will happen. I firmly believe that HawkxPebble will be what we see in HJ.