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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 11, 2022 16:52:34 GMT -5
Are there any relationships between cats (platonic, romantic, or familial) that you found interesting, but the writers seemed to have forgotten?
In TPB, Cloudpaw and Ashpaw are shown to be pretty good friends in addition to foster brothers. In particular, Ashpaw is suggested to be the only cat besides Fireheart who knew Cloudpaw's twoleg secret. He's seen pretty upset when Fireheart tells him that he's not coming back, and excited when he returns. But they never seem to interact after that arc. When Ashfur died, I was disappointed that Cloudtail didn't have a stronger reaction to his death/revealed crimes, nor again later when his identity is known in TBC.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Jan 11, 2022 17:02:01 GMT -5
The friendship between Hollyleaf and Willowshine as well as the implied crush Mousewisker had on Minnowtail in PoT. While I'm aware that the former probably just grew apart due to Hollyleaf no longer being a Medicine cat apprentice like Willowshine, it's still a shame.
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Post by kitters on Jan 11, 2022 17:17:01 GMT -5
Birchfall and Applefur/Toadstep. they were so cute
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Post by cheeselamps on Jan 11, 2022 17:24:23 GMT -5
Leafpool and Sorreltail's friendship in TNP.
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Post by *•.¸♡𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦♡¸.•* on Jan 11, 2022 17:57:50 GMT -5
Almost all of Hollyleaf's friendships outside of Cinderheart (did they forget about Cinderheart too? I don't know)
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Post by Skypaw13 on Jan 11, 2022 18:07:29 GMT -5
Jayfeather and Poppyfrost
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Post by Cheetahstar on Jan 11, 2022 18:12:57 GMT -5
We should have seen Shrewpaw in Squirrlflights and i will stand by that
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jan 11, 2022 18:21:05 GMT -5
Thornclaw and Brackenfur, iirc they were friends.
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Post by 𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔱 on Jan 11, 2022 18:43:07 GMT -5
Thornclaw and Brackenfur, iirc they were friends. They're not just friends, they're brothers too.
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jan 11, 2022 18:44:01 GMT -5
Thornclaw and Brackenfur, iirc they were friends. They're not just friends, they're brothers too. I forgot about that 😭 Thanks for telling me lol.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 11, 2022 19:22:14 GMT -5
They're not just friends, they're brothers too. I forgot about that 😭 Thanks for telling me lol. its okay the authors forget too
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2022 19:33:49 GMT -5
Leafpool and Sorreltail's friendship in TNP. This is a big one. It's implied that they grew apart after Sorreltail had kits, but that's a rather weak justification imo.
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Post by vectoring34 on Jan 11, 2022 19:34:20 GMT -5
Are there any relationships between cats (platonic, romantic, or familial) that you found interesting, but the writers seemed to have forgotten? In TPB, Cloudpaw and Ashpaw are shown to be pretty good friends in addition to foster brothers. In particular, Ashpaw is suggested to be the only cat besides Fireheart who knew Cloudpaw's twoleg secret. He's seen pretty upset when Fireheart tells him that he's not coming back, and excited when he returns. But they never seem to interact after that arc. When Ashfur died, I was disappointed that Cloudtail didn't have a stronger reaction to his death/revealed crimes, nor again later when his identity is known in TBC. It's not really interacting past that arc that's the issue, it's that they never so much as speak to each other again in the rest of TPB. They don't even once interact after Brindleface's death in Dangerous Path and that's the book immediately after.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 11, 2022 21:29:44 GMT -5
Are there any relationships between cats (platonic, romantic, or familial) that you found interesting, but the writers seemed to have forgotten? In TPB, Cloudpaw and Ashpaw are shown to be pretty good friends in addition to foster brothers. In particular, Ashpaw is suggested to be the only cat besides Fireheart who knew Cloudpaw's twoleg secret. He's seen pretty upset when Fireheart tells him that he's not coming back, and excited when he returns. But they never seem to interact after that arc. When Ashfur died, I was disappointed that Cloudtail didn't have a stronger reaction to his death/revealed crimes, nor again later when his identity is known in TBC. It's not really interacting past that arc that's the issue, it's that they never so much as speak to each other again in the rest of TPB. They don't even once interact after Brindleface's death in Dangerous Path and that's the book immediately after. yeah that's correct. i think its implied that cloudtail getting his warrior name before everyone else might have driven them apart for a bit. same issue, though.
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Post by dawn on Jan 11, 2022 22:50:34 GMT -5
I’ve noticed that a random cat having a crush on another cat will be heavily implied (think Rosepetal and Foxleap) and I get a little excited because I think, “are they finally going to develop some of the background character’s relationship to each other?” And then those two cats never get together, and it is never mentioned again. It’s really disappointing because the background character’s romances (like DustFern and BrackenSorrel) were always more interesting to me than the main character’s romances.
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Post by ᏞᎪᎠᎽ Ꮎf fᎪᏁᎠᎾms ミ☆ on Jan 11, 2022 22:52:11 GMT -5
leafpool and sorreltail is the biggest one i could think of.
also, shrewpaw and squirrelflight. they only had like one major scene together and not too long after, shrewpaw is killed off and squirrelflight never thinks or brings him up ever again.
brambleclaw and sorreltail is also another one. yeah, i ship them in AU's, but they were canon friends in the beginning of TNP. sorrelpaw was held back in her training due to injury, so she's not even that much younger than brambleclaw, and they were goofing off and training together in the beginning of TNP.
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Post by Hollyfall on Jan 11, 2022 23:23:59 GMT -5
Are there any relationships between cats (platonic, romantic, or familial) that you found interesting, but the writers seemed to have forgotten? In TPB, Cloudpaw and Ashpaw are shown to be pretty good friends in addition to foster brothers. In particular, Ashpaw is suggested to be the only cat besides Fireheart who knew Cloudpaw's twoleg secret. He's seen pretty upset when Fireheart tells him that he's not coming back, and excited when he returns. But they never seem to interact after that arc. When Ashfur died, I was disappointed that Cloudtail didn't have a stronger reaction to his death/revealed crimes, nor again later when his identity is known in TBC. It's not really interacting past that arc that's the issue, it's that they never so much as speak to each other again in the rest of TPB. They don't even once interact after Brindleface's death in Dangerous Path and that's the book immediately after. I remember Cloudtail getting pretty worked up when he found out that Ashfur died back in Sunrise, even going as far as to snap insinuate an insult at Firestar over it and was pretty vocal about finding his killer. But that's all I can recall them interacting besides what you mentioned unfortunately.
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Post by vectoring34 on Jan 11, 2022 23:36:32 GMT -5
It's not really interacting past that arc that's the issue, it's that they never so much as speak to each other again in the rest of TPB. They don't even once interact after Brindleface's death in Dangerous Path and that's the book immediately after. I remember Cloudtail getting pretty worked up when he found out that Ashfur died back in Sunrise, even going as far as to snap insinuate an insult at Firestar over it and was pretty vocal about finding his killer. But that's all I can recall them interacting besides what you mentioned unfortunately. I'm pretty sure that didn't happen. Cloudtail was actually remarkably calm about the whole thing, with his only comment towards Firestar being that he thinks Firestar is wrong on it being a Thunderclanner who did it, but not even in a particularly angry or insulting way. The angriest Cloudtail gets is just making accusations about Sol being the killer, but a lot of other cats were doing that too, it was just the theory everyone stuck with.
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Post by Twilight Sparkle on Jan 12, 2022 6:07:42 GMT -5
Jayfeather and Cinderheart Ivypool and Blossomfall
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Post by dnacat on Jan 12, 2022 14:22:56 GMT -5
Poppyfrost and Jayfeather being besties </3 They only ever had small interactions to suggest they were friends, but I adored them together, although I prefer them being a duo platonically rather than romantically.
Minnowtail and Mousefur. Was really holding out the Erins would do something with them - more background characters should have half-clan relationships imo, at this point code-breaking for love seems to be genetic - but, alas.
I also miss things like Lionpaw and Berrypaw being rivals. I know Bristlefrost kind of found a rival in Spotfur, but I wish we could just have good old-fashioned, "I'm stronger than you," rivals, rather than them being based in romance.
Kind of linking in with Berrypaw + Lionpaw and Poppyfrost + Jayfeather, I just miss a lot of the young warriors in Po3 and OoTS being friends, or at least friendly, with the main characters. The background characters were hardly fleshed out, especially compared to Rosepetal (</3) and Stemleaf, but the apprentices den in Po3 genuinely felt like a bunch of teenagers hanging out and having drama. It wasn't amazing writing or whatever, but the aforementioned Lion v Berry rivalry, and the three each having a background character friend felt like they were at least scrambling to keep the sense of there being a community.
Take the last point with the context that I'm viewing Po3 and OoTS through rose-tinted glasses. I first read them when I was twelve, and last read them at least three years ago so my memory might be foggy.
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Post by dreamingof on Jan 12, 2022 14:25:38 GMT -5
Willowshine and Hollyleaf
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 12, 2022 15:44:48 GMT -5
Minnowtail and Mousefur. Was really holding out the Erins would do something with them - more background characters should have half-clan relationships imo, at this point code-breaking for love seems to be genetic - but, alas. I assume you meant Mousewhisker but Minnowtail x Mousefur is a really funny thought
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Post by dnacat on Jan 12, 2022 16:39:54 GMT -5
Minnowtail and Mousefur. Was really holding out the Erins would do something with them - more background characters should have half-clan relationships imo, at this point code-breaking for love seems to be genetic - but, alas. I assume you meant Mousewhisker but Minnowtail x Mousefur is a really funny thought LMAO, I did, yeah. Brain was a bit fried writing the original post I think haha
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