#and dustpelts an inexperienced warrior most of the time and nightdapple just never wanted the position

[yuridovewing]

Now I think Tigerclaw was actually a family man to some extent in this au... I think he genuinely loved Goldenflower and all of their kits together, they were childhood friends, I think he mourned Swiftpaw and Lynxkit's deaths, I think he was overjoyed when Tawnypaw came to ShadowClan because he was glad to know one of his kits would be safe. He cared deeply for his mother and sister and originally doted on his sister's kits before Ravenpaw saw him murder Redtail.

Granted, is he a GOOD dad? ... No not really. He got his own son killed (albeit as collateral damage), Tawnypelt has ptsd from what she witnessed in TigerClan, Bramblestar has a complex, and tbh he just treats Mothwing and Hawkfrost like dogshit. But there's some conflict there, they all have fond memories of him and he tries to appeal to that to get them to join him and conform to his ideology. Tawnypelt has this worst of all because she's now the only living kit who spent the most time with him and saw him at his best and his worst.

He also easily turns on them, his love comes with conditions.

#i like giving villains traits like this. particularly ones who dont seem to get many humanizing aspects in canon #i like humanizing the villains it makes their despicable actions all the more horrifying to me #like... hes a dad. he knows what losing a child is like. he knows the agony of it #and... he still kills gorsepaw in front of his mother. he still believes halfclan kits should be wiped out. #because his hatred is more powerful than that love. love wasnt enough. #also ive been thinking- would he turn on nightdapple and dustpelt to get a higher chance at being deputy? #... nah. the dynasty can be loose at times. thats why bluestar's leader now. no one else was eligible for the position at the time #and dustpelts an inexperienced warrior most of the time and nightdapple just never wanted the position #she was always ''tigerclaw should be deputy when the time comes. hes more passionate than i am. i just want to document things'' #oh also he abuses his own nephew. his love is conditional. #i think at first when he mentored him. he was strict and tried to push raven when he could #cause even if thats his nephew. hes got no backbone. that wont do and tigerclaws the tough love type #and raven knows that at the end of the day his uncle cares about him #... and then he sees his uncle kill redtail. and tigerclaw sees his nephew run away #and thats when the silencing attempts start. suddenly the uncle hes known and loved his whole life- his only kin left really- #-is a murderer. and that murderer is now trying to orchestrate his death and he KNOWS it #and hes suddenly so much crueler with him during training and hes becoming more and more isolated from the clan... #aughhhh its fucked up.. tigerclaw is a nasty man #razorverse