#copperleaf's death

[burning-thistles-bt]

I finally caught up on Burning Thistles, and was struck with inspiration. RIP Copperhead. He might be missed.

rip the boy <33333

#i wanna make his death worse #lolling response #bt fanart #burning thistles #burning thistles au #copperleaf #copperleaf's death #i forgor the chap number #oh well #tigerstar #tigerclaw #blood #tw blood #cartoon blood #asked and answered #whimsythepuntable

[amorficzna]

Dekarios clan blurbs

Figured I would share a bit more of the Dekarios fam (family tree is here) from infinitesimal!

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Arianell Emmeline [50, half-elf druid] | Barmar Copperleaf [120, dwarf druid]

Arianell was named after both the grandmother and grandfather she never got to meet (Arnell and Emmeline). Ari was born with a wild spirit and grew up loving nature, flowers, and animals, all from her mother. Arianell left home much younger than her twin, Marino, did, but Gale and Shadowheart supported her regardless (of course they would, who would they be to deny their children their greatest wishes?). Her first stop on her journey to discover all of Toril's natural wonders was Reithwin, to gain a better understanding of the druidic practices from her uncle Halsin. She was instantly obsessed with it, and spent a few years travelling between circles to learn how to be a druid and to find the right one for her.

That's when she meets Barmar. Barmar is an orphan but has a deep sense of family, which is is why he feels so at home in his own druid circle - big found family vibes. Barmar is warm and solid and so he and Ari don't get off on the best foot - she's much more tempestuous and fickle and flighty. But it also makes them really attracted to each other so, yknow, one thing leads to another and they're together 👀

After years in their circle and having their two daughters, they eventually move back in with Gale and Shadowheart - they are, after all, big family people. But it's never quite clear if they move in because of Ama moving out, leaving the home a bit of an empty nest, or because Ari and/or Barmar wanted to raise their daughters close to home (and Ari misses her mother).

And then we have their kids....

Andora [25, dwarf ranger] | Jenneline [23, dwarf]

Andora picks up ranging from her uncle Marino's partner, Thribur, since they tend to visit the family home quite often. As she grows older she travels with Mari and Thribur on some of their adventures. Jenneline is named after both her grandmother and great grandmother, in tradition with her mom, and does not have a career chosen as of yet but alas, the default character creator did not let me choose 'civilian'.

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Marino [50, half-elf wild magic sorcerer] | Thribur [35, half-orc ranger]

Marino's name is a play on Morena Dekarios. Marino is the older of the Dekarios twins, and the more calm and collected of the two. He's definitely very charming and charismatic, and no one especially expected him to be a sorcerer, let alone a wild magic one. His powers developed very early on as he was a child, and Tara took him under her wing to learn the best of his abilities. It was Tara's death is what spurred him to finally leave his family home. After that he spent many years travelling and taking on odd jobs, but never straying far from home, always coming back for visits with his parents and his younger sister Ama.

Eventually he meets Coelor, they have Tera, but they don't stay together for long. Along his travels he meets Thribur, his current partner, and they settle more full-time in Secomber to be close to Coelor and Tera, and splitting the rest of their time between Waterdeep and their various adventures. I like to imagine Mari as the cool uncle that hangs around home all the time because he loves his family so much haha.

Coelor [66, half-elf] | Tera Dekarios [16, half-elf]

Coelor is Mari's former partner and mother of Tera. They didn't end up working out and were only together briefly, but have stayed really close friends and co-parent Tera. Tera is named after Mari's third parent, none other than Tara.

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Amastacia [31, half-elf school of illusion wizard] | Lynel [45, half-elf school of divination wizard]

Amastacia is the third Dekarios child, though not planned. Gale and Shadowheart wanted two children, introverted and small as their own families were, but Ama was yet another surprise for them. She was withdrawn and logical, and took after her father the most (she's a real dad's girl). Seeing the love and appreciation her father had for the art of wizardry, she decided to learn what she could from him and delve deep into her own studies, eventually leading her to Hosttower to further her studies into illusion magic even more.

At Hosttower she meets Lynel, a fellow graduate student finishing their own studies in divination studies. As of yet they've been together for almost two years, the two of them fitting together nicely but also very differently - Lynel was an only child, but Ama grew up surrounded by her family (even if it wasn't the largest). They're both fascinated by the art of wizardry, and are not super outward in terms of their affection, but tend to show it through their support and understanding of each other.

#writings #bg3

[leafpool-loves-ashfur]

 why did i do this to myself

yep its a Burning Thistles Friendship Map as of Chapter 101! ...well, and a few spoilers, technically, but shhhhh. they’re minor anyway lol. i made sure not to do the big spoilery ones ;)

betcha cant identify every character here lol (i feel any avid BT fan could name 31/32 of them, bcus that 32nd one is a curveball whose only been important in like... 1/101 chapters. and prob only mentioned in.... 5/101?)

anyway here’s all the names, have fun putting them to faces: Fireheart, Sandstorm, Cherryfur, Creekflower, Oliver, Airleap, Morningflower, Onewhisker, Copperleaf, Dawncloud, Grasswhisker, Silverstream, Lightningfur, Mousefur, Runningwind, Darkstripe, Longtail, Dustpelt, Ravenpaw, Barley, Runningbrook, Ashheart, Cinderfur, Tallpoppy, Mistyfoot, Graystripe, Gremlin, Brackenfur, Feathercloud, Cricketheart, Scraps.

so there are also a lot more characters in this “friend group” but i tried to only hit the major ones. but just to have the full scope here, I’m gonna list every main-main character’s friend group. this means NOT including kin, so no sibs/parents/niblings

Fireheart’s: Runningwind (BFF), Darkstripe (ex-BFF/brother-figure, still wants to be friends w/), Sandstorm (crush), Cherryfur (friend through his sis Creekflower), Graystripe (apprentice), Cinderpelt (apprentice), Brackenfur (apprentice), Oliver (through Creekflower), Mistyfoot (apprenticehood friends), Stonefur (apphood friends, not as strong as Misty’s), Cinderfur (apphood friends), Onewhisker (apphood friends)

Creekflower’s: Cherryfur (BFF), Sandstorm (frenemies through Cherryfur/Fireheart, who are both friends w/ her), Brindleface (queen friends), Runningwind (through Fireheart), Longtail (mutual hatred; through Cherryfur) Mousefur (through Sandstorm), Oliver (mates), Oliver’s kittypet friends (through Oliver)

Lightningfur’s: Silverstream (BFF), Mousefur (ex-BFF, no longer friends), Rippleclaw (supporter), Sedgecreek (Sedge has a crush on her; she hates Sedge), Beetlenose (supporter), Mallowtail (supporter), Grasswhisker (thinks Grass is annoying but also Grass is her step-mom technically), Vixenleap (supporter/through Grasswhisker), Shadepelt (supporter), Greenflower (supporter), Mistyfoot (through Silverstream) .... (really Lightningfur has no friends at this point since Silverstream’s death)

Airleap’s: Morningflower (platonically raised kits together; his first WC friend), Onewhisker (friend; One probably thinks of Airleap as his closest friend), Ashfoot (friend), Deadfoot (friend), Runningbrook (friend), Whitetail (friend), Ravenpaw (mentorly towards him), Barley (through Ravenpaw), Sandstorm (from the mission/through Fireheart; he doesn’t think they’re friends but Sand feels defensive over him bcus of what happened), Tallpoppy (same reason as Sandstorm), Cinderfur (same reason as Sand and Tall but less so)

Copperleaf’s: Dawncloud (QPR mate/BFF), Cinderfur (BFF), Ashheart (friend), Tallpoppy (friend/Dawn’s BFF), Whitethroat (through Tallpoppy), Wetfoot (through Tallpoppy), Badgerfang (son-in-law/mutual respect), Flintfang (mutual respect), Fernshade (mutual respect)

Darkstripe’s: Fireheart (ex-BFF/brother-figure, still wants to be friends w/), Runningwind (ex-friends/kinda still friends but distant), Cherryfur (mutual hatred), Longtail (apprentice), Dustpelt (apprentice), Tigerclaw (idol), Onewhisker (apphood friends that grew apart)

Feathercloud’s: Graystripe (kithood friends that grew apart), Ravenpaw (ex-mate/crush), Brackenfur (BFF/crush), Gremlin (from mission), Scraps (from mission), Barley (through Ravenpaw), other WC cats (through Ravenpaw)

Spottedleaf’s: Yellowfang (most trusted), Mudfur (sympathetic to her), Bluestar (admirance; now weakening), Brindleface (rekindling friendship), Frostfur (formerly; crush), Tigerclaw (only slightly; formerly), Whitestorm (kinda awkward friends now)

Frostfur’s: Willowpelt (formerly), Spottedleaf (formerly), Redtail (formerly), Whitestorm (formerly/strained politeness on Whitestorm’s end), Tigerclaw (reluctantly/formerly), Speckletail (BFF; starting to strain)

also everyone hates Grasswhisker and its... kinda sad. like, hello, she’s a victim... yeah she’s been really mean, but truly it’s been out of fear and desperation for Thistlestar to love her and only her just like she loveslovesloves him (why can’t he just love her? why isnt she good enough? her mind cries). like Airleap was the only one who was like “Hey wait a minute-” (and now everyone hates her bcus she was mean to Airleap... by blaming him for murder)

#also Runningbrook is Barley's BFF since Ravenpaw's near death they bonded over his dead body #also dawn and grass would prob be good friends if they ever met tbh #burning thistles #burning thistles au #warrior cats #warriors #warriors au #warrior cats au #waca au #wc au #spotted thistles au #spotted thistles #burning spotted thistles #fireheart #firestar #sandstorm #firestar and sandstorm #firesand #firepaw #darkstripe #longtail #dustpelt #ravenpaw #ravenpaw and barley #barley #ravenpaw x barley #firestar x sandstorm #fireheart x sandstorm #friendship map #bt map

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Wausau area obituaries March 25, 2024

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#afternoon update #city of Wausau #Milestones #obituaries

[nevofthewilds]

The Strength of Thoder

(On a bench under the Copperleaf Tree in the ConsBio square, Rucker shares a story with Shakan.)

There is a story the Blacktails have told for generations, a story whose wisdom has escaped me for my entire life until now... There was a warrior of the Blacktails who is in many of the stories we tell. He is always portrayed as the hero, the most skilled of warriors and tacticians. If the gods were to make their way to the Blacktail mountains, they would have paid tribute to our Thoder. Or at least, that is the fervor my clan feels for him. But the story I tell is not of his many exploits, but of his end. Before any formal peace between goliath and men, the two races existed at odds. The mountain folk were pragmatic, slow to anger, and generally only reacted to the impulsive humans. One day, Thoder encountered a human hunting party and tried to calmly speak with their leader. He was not welcomed. Instead they attacked in fear, and they were killed swiftly and simply by Thoder.

(Some humans have spread rumors the tattoos of a goliath are tracing of their victims blood splatter, but this is untrue. Younger goliaths must wait until they are strong enough to defend themselves before earning their tattoos.)

News of this spread to the local justices of men and a bounty was placed on Thoder and the head of any goliath. Many years passed and more foolish human’s died encroaching our mountains. But eventually the human’s numbers outgrew the chalice of the valleys below. A trial was scheduled that would judge all Goliath in the eyes of men. An emissary was sent to inform the Goliaths. Thoder killed the emissaries' guards. The man knelt before the goliath and prostrated himself, arms outstretched, presenting his neck for Thoder to strike. Having seen no man do such a thing, he respected this small skinny man who would surrender so wisely and bade him speak.

They spoke for many days. Thoder never spoke of what was said, but it was obvious that Thoder trusted in the wisdom of this human. Thoder said his goodbyes and took the human back down the mountain. The human placed shackles on the massive goliath, and out of courtesy Thoder did not break them. He admitted himself to the trial- a prostration of his own, on the behalf of the Blacktails and all Goliaths. (This act is what enraged me throughout my life, up to only a few days ago.) The trial was held and its result was unsurprising. But something happened during the trial on that freezing rainy day. As the council read from wet scrolls, speaking of crimes for defending his homeland, the hills surrounding the human village were filled with song. Goliaths of many clans descended the mountains and sang funeral rites to Thoder, steeling his resolve as he stood naked.

Thoder was twice the size of the biggest human, and his strength was beyond doubt. He gave one last message to his people in the form of a cacophonous war scream, breaking the chains that bound his wrists. However, instead of escaping, he waited to hear the guilty sentence and was escorted away, never to see his clan again.

What happened to him no Blacktail knows, doubtlessly starved to death in a cage or beheaded. But from his sacrifice came a truce between goliath and men. The growing number of humans in the valleys below the Stag Mountain now saw that goliath not as cave dwelling savages, but strong and formidable and proud. By recognizing men and their laws, he forced them to recognize the goliath's claims as well. The bounty on goliath heads was then seen as a disgrace. Trading began between the two and both human and goliath prospered for it.

What I see now is that the result of the trial did not matter. It was Thoder's strength of courage to submit himself to them in the first place that led to peace.

I see Thoder's strength in you. You never hesitated when you got the letter informing you of Elder Gikandi's trial, your trial. Keep your head high, there is an entire generation of people, students, who will always remember you as the man standing for what he believes.

But there is a difference between then and now. The Mudwangs will stop at nothing to show those elders the good you have done.

#sosm #staglore #s56

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Batman's Protector

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2GVn2W6

by CopperLeaf

“Now that I am once again the head of the company, there is a large multitude of people both outside of the company and within the company who, quite literally, want me dead. Now, this isn’t a problem when I’m in my own home or here at work. If I’m killed in either one of those places, the person who did it can be tracked down much easier because security runs such a tight ship. But anywhere outside of those areas is pretty fair game for my assassination.”

If I wasn’t talking to the Batman right now, I would be horrified by his nonchalance. But he and I cheat death every night, so it’s not exactly an uncommon occurrence.

Words: 2493, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Batman (Movies - Nolan)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Bruce Wayne, Original Female Character(s), Alfred Pennyworth, Ra's al Ghul, Original Male Character(s)

Relationships: Bruce Wayne/Original Character(s)

Additional Tags: Angst, I mean it's Nolan Batman of course there will be angst, the league of shadows - Freeform, Irony and Secrets Galore, OC is a vigilante, Bruce Wayne is a Dick, Batman is a blessing, slow burn?, Post Batman Begins, I just kind of ignored the Dark Knight entirely, Even though it's one of the best movies of all time, Sorry Nolan, Honestly everyone might hate this, It's so non canon compliant and I dont care

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2GVn2W6

#IFTTT #ao3feed #bruce wayne #batman #the dark knight #gotham

[burning-thistles-bt]

Am i the only one who was happy when copperleaf died?

Me and Alder were too dw 💕❤️💕

#him and Spottedleaf i was perhaps a little TOO excited to kill #but can ya blame me? theyre just so.... killable #lolling response #burning thistles #burning thistles au #copperleaf #chapter 162 #<- i think cant remember lol #the countdown #copperleaf's death #asked and answered #anon ask

[burning-thistles-bt]

Hi airleap I

"Hi Airleap," Gorsepaw meowed cheerily as he bounded up to the brown and white tom. "I-"

Airleap startled, fur fluffing as he whipped around, stopping the apprentice in his tracks at his startled expression.

"Uh," Gorsepaw squeaked, crouching down. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you-"

Airleap blinked slowly, wondering why his heart was pounding so hard in his chest. Gorsepaw had only spoken to him. But those words... He swallowed, glancing away, the grief that stuck to his bones like sludge weighing him down, making him so, so tired...

"No, I'm sorry, Gorsepaw," Airleap responded quietly, staring at his paws and wondering if he could still see the dark stains turning his white paw as brown as his other ones. "You caught me off guard is all. Uhm... what were you saying?"

"Oh." Gorsepaw blinked, then smiled hesitantly. He flicked his tail behind him. "Storkpaw and Quailpaw and I are sharing a rabbit with Morningflower. Do you wanna join?"

The dark ginger tom smiled brightly up at him, eyes twinkling. He looked like...

Airleap smiled. Strangely, his chest felt tight, like it was squeezing his heart and never letting go.

"Sure."

#lolling response #bt mini-shot #mini-shot #a bit late on the draw but i wanted to respond to this for a while lol #burning thistles #burning thistles au #airleap #gorsepaw #gorseheart #bt extras #the countdown #chapter 163 #copperleaf's death #copperleaf #bt war era #asked and answered #anon ask

[burning-thistles-bt]

y̴̮̺͑ô̶̯̠͙̘̟͒̋̔u̶̯͂̌̕͘ ̶̜̯̝̞̓ͅt̷͎̣͌̏̆͌ḧ̷͍̜̊̑̚̚ó̴̠̳̥u̷̼͔̎ͅg̴̨̞̀̍̔h̶̢̫͌̈́͂͝ͅt̴͓͑ ̵̜̳̦̪̂̾͑́i̴̢͊̓͜͝ţ̸̺̺̊ ̴͚̏̈́̌̈́w̵̪̼͑̎̉͐͘a̷̦̠̦̅̄̆̑s̸̡̢̹͔͖̆̆̂͑ ̷͍̝̋̀o̷͕̠̘̔̈́͒͒v̶͇̰͖͜͝ẹ̷͆͑͠r̶̝̩̍̽͐̂

Chapter 162 - A Funeral for the Fallen, a Morality Crisis, and More Freshly Traumatized Apprentices for the Picking

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#The Countdown Continues #the countdown #chapter 162 #chapter is linked #glitch text #lolling thoughts #bt spoilers #burning thistles #burning thistles au #copperleaf #funeral #copperleaf's death #copperleaf's funeral #spottedleaf #dawncloud #tawnypelt #thistlestar #grasswhisker #grassthistle #perchwing #softwing #leopardclan #copperclan #bt link

[burning-thistles-bt]

my favorite thing is character's last words being left unfinished/they have more to say but not enough time

“You… are a great warrior. Never forget your spirit.”

"Hi Airleap. I..."

“I… I love you, my… little storm.”

#lolling thoughts #last words #character death #swiftbreeze #copperleaf #spottedleaf #burning thistles #burning thistles au

[burning-thistles-bt]

How are some of the Starclan cats taking Spottedleaf's death? Like cats who were close to her such as her parents, Redtail, Bluestar, Copperleaf, and Cricketheart?

Cats like Redtail, Bluestar, Lionheart, Adderfang, Swiftbreeze, Featherwhisker, etc.: Sad, but happy to see her mostly

Cats like Cricketheart, Lynxpaw, etc.: Distant sadness, not sure what to think of the whole Afterlife and Death concept yet, plus not overly close to Spottedleaf to be saddened by her passing

Cats like Copperleaf, etc.: Sad and deeply upset surrounding the circumstances

Cats like Silverstream: "...It was an accident. I don't see why everyone's so upset about Lightningfur's behavior. This is just the life of a warrior. So what, it was fine when Lionheart accidentally killed Whitefang, but not when Lightningfur accidentally killed Spottedleaf? Of course she didn't mean to kill her mother! She loved her mom. Can't you see how upset and broken she is about it?"

#lolling response #spottedleaf's death #the countdown #chapter 167 #starclan #starclan cats #silverstream #lightningfur #silverlightning #spottedleaf #redtail #cricketheart #lynxpaw #copperleaf #burning thistles #burning thistles au #asked and answered #buttbag-mcbutts

[burning-thistles-bt]

ALSO WTF ARREST LOLLING HOW DARE U BE FIRESAND HATER /J its ok because i like other fireguy ships aswell like dusty boy and fireman ….(not so much longfire though IM SO SORRY TO U GUYS🙏🙏) BUT I KINDA AGREE W FIREHEART GENERALLY BEING EH. sandstorm though shes a girlboss and she deserved more attention

shhh dont let Alder see this she will literally kill us XDDDDD

i've been a closeted Firehater for a while so its perfect she's going on the senior trip rn >;)

(i say as though she wont look at Tumblr in the morning or before bed lmao)

#i like Firestar!!! i just find other characters more interesting most of the time #fun fact: i wanted to kill Firestar earlier than in canon but that would literally break Alder's heart so we arent XD #<- this doesnt mean Firestar doesnt DIE im just refering to his final life death. he will still loose lives. soon ;) #honestly i might have killed Firestar in place of Copperleaf and/or before him #....in general there might be more death if i was left free reign... #...like with the dog pack... Brightpaw totally would have died.... Elderpaw too maybe.... #lolling response #firesand #firestar #fireheart #sandstorm #burning thistles #burning thistles au #asked and answered #estrangerr

[burning-thistles-bt]

so after reading 161 and now realizing the color coding going on in epic the musical lyrics imma take a couple guesses

Blue: Thistlestar

Green: Firestar

Purple: Lightningfur

Orange: Copperleaf

Pink: Creekflower

referencing this post

you've got it ;)

hehe yes we are

#lolling response #bt songs #bt spoilers #i dont think this is spoilery enough to not answer/censor #since really copper's death is the only big thing in there #firefamily #firesiblings #firesibs #thistleclaw #thistlestar #fireheart #firestar #lightningfur #wc luna #creekflower #copperleaf #firefam #epic songs #epic! the musical #asked and answered #megainferno #burning thistles #burning thistles au #bt war era #chapter 161

[burning-thistles-bt]

I left the fanfic alone for fiVE MINUTES AND COPPER D I E D??????? -frostfur hater anon

oopsies!

and here's all the other "OH MY GOD WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?!?!" asks underneath to condense them haha! (check and see if yours is here if we dont respond to it otherwise! anons wont get notifs!)

@estrangerr its been planned since day 1 there's no lying here 🥰

@vixxelle @supernaturalfreak a fair one ;) i mean, none of us even liked Copperleaf anyway right? pfft haha

we dare :)

@rayratman i (Lolling) mayyyy have written Copperleaf "jerking" back to life to give his final words as a false hope that StarClan had given him lives or similar... but nah, it was just because he was loosing oxygen/blood too quickly and had fainted, but had a short burst of consciousness before he died ;P

our hands slipped ;P

*points* exactly! this anon gets it

oh? was he? who told you that? starclan? :)

starclan's dead

(and thank you!)

awww!!! genuinely sorry! i know some people have a harder time when it comes to character deaths so like on an honest note i hope everyone's doing okay <333 i know we're poking fun and mocking Copperleaf's death, but, as authors, we've had time to prepare for his death since the very beginning of this story.

meanwhile, you guys have had no warning! genuinely! we never strongly foreshadowed it in BT itself, unlike deaths such as Cricketheart's. about all you had was one or two Tumblr posts here and there that hinted towards his fate.

honestly, it was a joy to write his death (Alder wrote Copper and Fire's PoVs; I wrote Air's PoV)---i do love my angst---but i hope everyone's doing alright! remember, he may be dead, but he's still in StarClan!!!

maybe we'll see him again ;))))

#at least we've prepared you now for what's to come! #bt war era is no joke! #lolling response #chapter 161 #bt war era #the countdown #copperleaf #starclan #bt spoilers #major character death #asked and answered #anon ask #multiple asks #cat anon #estrangerr #rayratman #vixxelle #supernaturalfreak #frostfur hater anon

[burning-thistles-bt]

#lolling thoughts #bt polls #tallpoppy #ashfur shc #darkstripe #airleap #whitestorm #copperleaf #spottedleaf #scourge #frostfur #swiftbreeze #burning thistles #burning thistles au #bt facts #fun facts #bt trivia #trivia

[burning-thistles-bt]

What exactly spawned frostfurs hatred of the firesibs and co™? -frost hater anon

short answer: conspiracy theories

long answer: she used to love them! but she also loved gossip, and she had no qualms gossiping about the cats she loved. and Spottedleaf? oh, her romance drama was a pool of gossip waiting to happen. so of course Frostfur bought into and joined her mother Robinwing and Speckletail and Smallear in their circle of "did you hear? did you see? did you know?" Frostfur would tell her friends Spottedleaf and Willowpelt it was "just gossip" but just gossip hurts. Spotted and Willow began to feel uncomfortable around her and removed her from their kits' lives. the Firesibs were already starting to feel like Frostfur thought they were "strange," and didn't like being around her that much either. but she was still nice to them.

at first it was just that the gossip created a divide between them --- Frostfur still liked them, and some of the sibs even liked/tolerated her. but the gossip started getting more... outlandish. Frostfur stopped hanging out with her 'pawhood friends as much because the older gossipers didn't and she followed their lead, and, on the flip side, Spottedleaf, Willowpelt, Whitestorm, etc. stopped hanging out with her because she made them uncomfortable. Speckletail's mentorship of Lightningpaw, and how they didn't get along and Lightningpaw was rebellious, started to add fuel to the fire to the "Firesibs aren't good for this clan."

Chapter 29 is when Frostfur first mentions that "It’s almost like that family’s cursed." It's only partly malicious. She was starting a speculative rumor that Patchpelt got with his sister Willowpelt (which is false btw), because he was a "womanizer" and the others dismissed her theory of Willowpelt's mate being a ShadowClan tom (which was the truth, and she was kind of mad/petty that they refused to believe her). She is specifically talking about Spottedleaf and her siblings when she talks about the curse in this scenario, citing their poor romance lives as reasons for being "cursed." She doesn't mean they are seriously cursed, just that they have bad luck/bad blood. But it's that one little idea that slowly starts to form and stick like a burr. She mentions the idea of a "curse" more frequently, beginning to say that the Firesibs have bad luck (aka a curse) because their mom is a medicine cat and that broke the code.

Believe it or not, Airpaw/leap is the one who starts buying into and perpetuating this idea of being cursed. Obviously, Frostfur is his third mentor, and she's not the kindest to him, and, while we never see what she says to him specifically, it's clear she got in his head with the possible things pertaining to "a curse." He's genuinely the first cat who believes he's cursed. Even at this point, it's more just a word than a reality to Frostfur and the others.

It's not until Copperleaf and Clawface steal Frostfur's kits that she begins taking the curse seriously, and that StarClan specifically sought to curse their family. She's looking for someone to blame, and, I mean, Copperleaf's right there and he's Spottedleaf's kit, and it all just makes sense! "StarClan has cursed your family and anyone close to them will suffer!” She's saying she was close to them in this sentence - that because she let herself be close to that family, her kits were stolen.

It's from this point onward that Frostfur is outwardly hostile and aggressive with the Firefam. She doesn't want any of them touching her family, and she wants her family and friends separate from theirs. She genuinely starts to believe that the Firefam is cursed, and that the Firefam has bad intentions for ThunderClan. But, even then, she can still manage to be courteous to them. Of course, as time goes on, and more 'bad' things happen to her family --- Lionheart's death prior, Brindleface's kits getting sick, Cinderpelt's accident, etc. --- the idea of a curse only festers and turns her into a cruel being.

But even at her rudest, there was a sliver of kindness in her that respected that they were clanmates (hence why she never attacked them prior) and that perhaps they meant to be good cats and they were only cursed to do evil. She thought it would just be best if they stayed on their side of ThunderClan, and her group (Speckletail, Brindleface, some of the elders, some of the apprentices, etc.) stayed on their side. Ideally, the "cursed" would be kicked out, but unfortunately, Bluestar just wouldn't listen to her.

But Brightpaw's injury was the last straw, and all hell broke loose. She no longer cares about maintaining a curtness with that wretched family. They destroyed her entire family as far as she can see. Brindleface, Ravenwing, Cherryfur, Elderpaw, Fernpaw, Brackenfur, Cinderpelt --- they all choose the cursed family and met horrible fates for it (or in her eyes, they did). Brightpaw and Thornpaw were victims in it, and she never should have trusted Tulippaw because his father was Whitestorm. Even her friends --- Speckletail, Goldenflower --- began to distance from her and leave her alone.

She doesn't care about drama and gossip anymore. She cares about doing what StarClan clearly wanted and chasing out the fifthly cursed. She doesn't care about a code anymore. She'd kill if she knew how to be a killer.

Good thing she doesn't.

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