*MAJOR AND MINOR SPOILERS FOR NEW PROPHECY ONWARD*
*Caution- THIS POST MAY BE UNSUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO VALUE SANITY BUT IT'S NOT AS BAD AS MY LOLLIPOP ANALOGY (See Ashfur Pt.1)*
Ashfur
Brambleclaw
Stormfur
Three toms. One she-cat. Need I say more.
Honestly, sometime warriors feels like a really long season of the bachelorette. A lot of guys, one girl and a lot of "tiniest violin playing the world's saddest song" moment. Yes, Squirrelflight is an amazing cat. She's independant, strong, pretty but she reminds me a little too much of a girl from "Mean Girls." She has the love of three toms (admittedly she doesn't know about Stormfur)but woe is her, her life is SOOO hard. Okay, now I'M sounding like a character from "Mean Girls".
So, before I launch into a Squirrelflight rant, let us do a quick overview. In order:
ASHPAW starts to have feelings for Squirrelpaw but she doesn't know.
SQUIRRELPAW refuses to let Brambleclaw go without her and follows him on his quest.
ON THE QUEST, Stormfur develops his crush one her but keeps it in check.
ASHFUR and Squirrelflight are together.
SQUIRRELFLIGHT (epically fails when she tries to) breaks it gently to Ashfur that she loves Brambleclaw.
(AROUND this time there is some fan speculation as to whether Crowfeather actually has a crush on her...REDICULOUS)
SQUIRRELFLIGHT and Brambleclaw have kits.
ASHFUR tries to take his revenge.
SQUIRRELFLIGHT admits that her kits aren't her kits (that was confuzzling)
ASHFUR is killed
BRAMBLECLAW won't speak to Squirrelflight
YAY TENSION!
So now we're faced with the problem: Who's the bad guy? Is there even a bad guy? To best answer this, I have complied my list of opinions of Squirrelflight's male relationships.
Squirrel x Ash
Summary:She was his first love. He was dumped not all too kindly. Then he was dumped again. THEN he was murdered.
Deeper: Ashfur really did love her. If she had been honest from the beginning and said "I don't love you."I think he would have coped. Yes, he'd be sad but not as destroyed as when Squirrelflight had broken up with him after being with him so long. AND by telling him she loved Brambleclaw (who was eavesdropping on this conversation-stalker!). If they had been mates, the kits true parentage might have stayed hidden a while longer. In short, I would've liked one thing to go right for Ashfur. At least his short togetherness with Whitewing. But, let's admit it, without a martyr, the story just isn't as interesting.
Squirrel x Bramble
Summary: He was a jerk. A lot.
Deeper: Brambleclaw took out his anger at Ashfur. A lot. But, if we can credit him one thing, he loves Squirrelflight, more than anything. Oh, wait. He abandoned her after the truth came out. He was hurt and he never openly punished her, I'll give him that, but her scars are deep from the two of them.
Squirrel x Storm
Summary: Failed. Crush.
Deeper: He really liked her, maybe loved her. But he knew that even hinting would bring trouble for her and more than anything, he wanted her happiness (*cough cough* more than I can say for the previous two). So, he let himself be sad for her sake and he prayed that she would be happy with Brambleclaw. As a side not, it would be kinda weird if Graystripe's and Firestar's kits were mates...
Squirrel x Crow
No. Just no.
It's probably pretty obvious who's side I take. For all you Squambleflaw fans (that sounds weird...I made it up!) I'm sorry. It's just my opinion.
QP: Which is your favorite couple? And if you come up with the coolest (or weirdest) sounding name for that couple, I will give you a shout out!
If Ashfur really did love Squirrelflight, he'd have let her be mates with Brambleclaw and let her be happy instead of, oh, you know.. Trying to MURDER HER FATHER or burn 'her' kits while they were alive. Brambleclaw- sure, when he found out about the truth on the kit's, he didn't talk to her, but in the end he forgave her and they became mates again. Perfectly understandable, since she wanted to protect her sister.
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