#swftbrtcld lol take a page out of bnha ship names

[wander-wren]

more brightswiftcloud thoughts bc i was asked!

okay. so i imagine swift and bright both having a rough time with scars hurting in the winter, but swift moreso bc my mental design for him involves several large patches of scarring where there’s just no fur and thats Yikes. so in the winter they all sleep together in a big cuddle pile to try and help with that, and cuddle during the day when they can!

speaking of sleeping places, i waffled on that a lot but i decided they mostly stick to their respective dens, with occasional sleepovers between two of them or all three

not a ship thing but swiftscar has very mild hearing issues and more moderate balance issues thanks to his ears being shredded and losing half of his tail. i keep trying to implement that in the fics and then i dont rip.

they’re all very protective of one another, extremely close-knit, but tbh, swiftscar is the scariest (yes, it is partially bc hes my favorite, thanks) (after him is brightheart, then cloudtail, who’s more bark than bite). he’s got the Trauma but when his family is threatened he flips. he survived fighting a dog pack, he is not a bad warrior at all despite being a medicine cat now. also the scars and everything serve to make him extra intimidating.

as for whitewing, they’re just as protective of her. brightheart is probably the most strict of them but not by much; she just wants her to be a good warrior. cloudtail is the fun goofy parent, and swiftscar is the best at talking through problems. they’re all pretty good at that, though, from working with each other. i really would like to explore this more in d2d if i can, it’s just hard with the nature of canon being that bright & cloud are Gone for a big chunk of time

i haven’t thought about them much in the context of dovewing and ivypool—i want their story to play out in the same basic way, though, so i can’t let them affect too much. i think they’d make good grandparents, but even so that’s not always enough to keep someone away from the dark forest. which they’d probably feel very guilty about

i don’t think any of them really respect authority—or they do, but very conditionally. they like firestar, of course (well, most of the time), butttttt they’ve seen what bad leadership does. they’re not above speaking out against bad rules, bad leaders, etc. i mean, swift got the whole mates & kits medcat code dropped! main character syndrome honestly

i think swiftscar is the most deeply affected by their trauma (again, partially bc he’s my fave), but brightheart probably has the most anxiety about being a warrior? not in whether she’s good enough necessarily, but if she’s helping her apprentice in the best way, or about clan matters in general. cloudtail doesn’t strike me as an anxious guy.

i feel like i should have more cute and fluffy headcanons but i do not. sorry. i’m bad at fluff. also i haven’t read canon in ages so if anything feels ooc simply Ignore It, it’s headcanon

#warrior cats #swiftpaw #brightheart #cloudtail #brightswiftcloud #swiftbrightcloud #i can never decide #they need a shorter ship name i say that every time #swftbrtcld lol take a page out of bnha ship names #i wish i could draw i would love to draw swift in all his scarred up glory #there were some reallyyyyyy fun scenes to write in d2d ft angry swiftscar and i love that for him #oh also #overwriting epitaphs #dusk 2 dawn #swiftpaw’s chance