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Couldn’t have said it better myself. I think it’s also very important to know that neither of them have had a good life. I’d heavily argue Blitzø’s is worse, but Stolas’ life wasn’t a cakewalk either. Blitzø, however… looking at his past love life it’s pretty damn likely he’s purposefully trying to make himself unlovable.

We don’t know how his relationship with Verosika was, but with the way she went after him and with the fact that she went to rehab, I’d wager it wasn’t the greatest relationship. And Blitzø was definitely part of that reason, but Verosika is a bitch, so it wouldn’t surprise me if she instigated as many if not more fights with Blitzø. I think it’s important to realize that we don’t have a confirmed relationship for him between this and Stolas. We know he adopted Loona after this relationship and met Moxxie and Millie after it, but that’s it.

However, I think his trauma stems for more from what happened to Fizz. He loved Fizz- they don’t outright state it, but the heart letter and flower he was holding before the fire are damn good pieces of evidence.

Imagine you’re Blitzø. You love your best friend but chicken out of confessing and accidentally cause a fire that happened because you chickened out that kills your mother, nearly kills the object of your affection, and kills and maims almost everyone you know. Add in the fact that your father clearly couldn’t give two fucks about you and is almost certainly abusive, and the fact that someone (probably your father) lies to you and says your best friend/crush hates you, and that your twin sister now hates your guts and that you’ve been horrifically scarred?

And all of this was an accident? Yeah, there’s a damn good chance he might think his love is deadly.

“I do hate myself”. Those words say a lot. And I think they explain a lot about his character and relationship with Stolas. It’s clear he’s convincing himself Stolas hates him. And it’s gonna take a lot for him to think differently.

He’s literally been burned by love before.

WHO WANTS TO HEAR ME RAMBLE ABOUT GAY FURRY DEMON SEX? XD

(damn, there's a sentence I never thought I'd say....)

Okay...so I see some Stolitz confusion and bashing online and I need to type up a defense here because I won't be able to sleep otherwise lol

I consider myself to be a Ship Critic and someone who takes shipping rather seriously.

What I mean by this is, I like to analyze and break down romantic relationships between fictional characters because it's just interesting to write for me. I especially take delight in friendly debating with opinions that I strongly do *not* agree with.

Let me start off by saying I am NOT a "this ship is awesome because gay furry sex lol" type of girl.

FAR from it. I'm generally more passionate about hetero ships between human characters (because I can relate to them more) among other reasons. So if you wanna dismiss my defense as "shallow fangirlism", you can forget about that lame excuse.

I fell in love with Hazbin Hotel when it was finally released in February and suffered waiting for each new two-parts per week. During that time, I decided to watch Helluva Boss as well, after a friend showed me a particularly soul-crushing clip (Moxxie's childhood trauma about his mother).

Yes, I like funny sex jokes as much as the next goofy adult but scenes like this, scenes that carry a very heavy emotional weight are what really get me in the end, even moreso when VERY little dialogue is exchanged. I knew I had to watch the entire episode run after seeing that the creators had a talent for this.

I saw people asking:

"How did Stolas go from using Blitz as a sex toy to being painfully in love with him?"

Oh I can tell you. I can tell you the EXACT moment this is revealed. But it's not spoon-fed to you; it's quite subtle actually and this is why lots of people miss it.

See, one of the strongest talents Vivenne has shown me is that she REALLY knows how to get her characters to communicate their feelings to the viewers JUST from their expressions and body language. These can be 'blink-and-miss-it' teeny little scenes and it may require a couple rewatches.

But since people demand time stamps for all information others post here, I'll rewatch a few scenes from S1 E7 'Ozzie's' as I'm typing this.

'Ozzie's' remains to be not just my favorite episode of HB...but probably my favorite episode of any adult-targeted animated show outside of Japan (aside from S2 E7's Mid-Season Special)

It has this huge reveal for both Blitzo and Stolas.

We'll first address Blitzo's irrational, stalkerish behavior of Moxxie and Millie.

He's obsessed with them. He finds both of them very attractive, fantasizes about threesomes with them and is constantly inserting himself into their personal lives.

Why?

Because they have everything that he badly badly wants for himself.

They have the perfect marriage and he is trying to live THROUGH them.

This was hilarious to me at the beginnning of the show but it's slowly revealed that it's one of the most tragic and depressing things I've ever seen. And it's scarily realistic too.

But you know this already so let's move on...

Blitzo follows the couple to Ozzie's but he can't get in without a date. So he calls up Stolas and yes, this is very low but he doesn't realize how much this means to Stolas (hell, I'm not sure even Stolas realizes it himself!) but the owl man is giddy with joy, he rushes over and they enter Ozzie's.

When Ozzie and Fizz mock Moxxie for being so sappy towards his wife, this strikes a chord with Blitzo (because they're his IDEAL relationship) and he speaks up to defend them.

NOW PAY CLOSE ATTENTION; THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART:

Fizz, still holding onto his past grudge turns on Blitzo to humilate him:

"Some nerve you got commenting on a relationship"

Time Stamp: 11:37

As Fizz says "-ship", Blitzo VERY QUICKLY makes eye contact with Stolas who has a look of panic on his face. Blitzo is seeking VALIDATION from Stolas in this sharp, subtle second of screentime, as if to ask

"Well, ARE we in one?"

And then what happens next...Stolas remains silent, Blitzo's ex joins in to announce how selfish Blitzo was in bed with her, tearing him down further. Stolas stands up like he's going to put a stop to it but then Ozzie notices him and interrogates him about sleeping with Blitzo.

Blitzo looks incredibly ashamed and guilty as Stolas blushes with similar feelings...and hides his face behind his menu; HIS BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THE SERIES SO FAR.

Time Stamp: 12:24

The look on Blitzo's face as he grits his teeth and darts his eyes away basically says

"Yeah, I should have known...boy am I an idiot for trusting him to stand up for me".

(look how SHOCKED he is...wow, this hurts fr ;_;)

This is a silent betrayal on Stolas's part. Afterall, his reputation is on the line, so if he were to defend Blitzo, it confirms they are in fact, dating. He chose his pride over Blitzo and Blitzo is crushed by this betrayal.

Moxxie finishes his song and kisses his wife tenderly. Stolas watches this and also wants to have an affectionate moment with Blitzo (who is rightfully glaring daggers at him) and tries to reach for his hand.

Blitzo rejects his touch and suggests they leave. As they do, Blitzo still looks furious and hurt. Stolas is now realizing how badly he screwed up with a "What have I done?" face (13:41)

He even looks disappointed with himself.

After Blitzo drops Stolas off, he thanks him and tries to smooth over the awkwardness with sweet talk but Blitzo just rolls his eyes in disgust and pulls on his face like "I don't want to hear this bullshit".

He responds coldly and curtly, "Yeah." Stolas makes more suggestions to spend time with him, which just makes him even angrier and he snaps

"I'm not fucking you tonight, okay!

I'm really just..." (14:28)

he pauses to wipe a tear because at this point he can barely hold it together (top notch voice acting and animation directing btw)

"...not in the mood, Stolas."

Stolas still tries to talk him into doing couple things unrelated to sex.

Blitzo's face switches back to anger and frustration because Stolas isn't getting the message so he goes for the blunt tactic;

"Stolas, don't act like what we have is anything but YOU wanting ME to fuck you, okay?"

(14:42)

"You make that really clear all the time."

(again his voice sounds like he's about to break down)

"But I-I just can't do it tonight, okay?"

(Finally meets his eye)

"...I'm sorry."

I believe this is code for "I'm sorry we're even in this situation and how your reputation got damaged. " Or, more painfully, "I'm sorry I'm such an embarrassment to you".

Stolas replies "Okay" and takes a deep breath to compose himself. They say goodnight and depart.

An important note here is that Stolas calls him "Blitzo" instead of "Blitzy" to show more respect.

As Blitzo zooms away coldly, Stolas looks up at the sky with tears in his eyes, surprised at how much it hurts.

He then sits down with his head in his hands in anguish...because he's getting that

"Oh...no. These feelings are real" epiphany.

And as if this wasn't enough angst, Blitzo collapses onto his couch at home, goes through the memories on his phone and starts sobbing.

I'm going to be real with you; this is the most heart-breaking shit I have ever seen in an adult show of this type. It's also the first time a show of this type got me to cry.

The last six minutes have revealed so much information without spoonfeeding it to the audience because the show RESPECTS its audience.

To recap:

*Blitzo takes Stolas on a first official date to use him

*Stolas is extremely happy about it

*Blitzo gets humilated and looks to Stolas for validation

*Stolas betrays him and breaks his heart

*Blitzo snaps that their relationship is nothing more than lust-driven sex

*Stolas realizes he's actually in love with Blitzo and it's a huge problem because (he believes) that it's unrequited.

*Blitzo breaks down because the ONE person whom he thought would protect him didn't do so.

So these two are convinced that neither one loves the other...while the irony is, it's quite the opposite.

Because if Blitzo REALLY didn't feel anything towards Stolas, he would not have gotten this emotional.

Yes, they are both lonely...but I really don't think that's all there is between them.

So..........we know WHEN they started falling...now the question is why;

I think the answer's quite simple; single-target affection.

It was mentioned in S2 that Stolas and Stella did sleep together ONE TIME...but Stolas didn't enjoy it at all. He is stuck with a wife who hates him so much that she put a HIT on him...and a daughter who thinks he's a loser. Blitzo is pretty much the one person in his life who is able to make him happy. That one small, bright spot. He enjoys the sex with him but he also simply enjoys his company, as shown in Ozzie's episode. He is thrilled to simply talk to him about his day...and do anything else that couples do. They're complete opposites. Stolas is an intellectual but naive and sheltered. Blitzo is poorly educated but cynical and street-smart. Opposites attract...though this is likely more from Stolas's POV than Blitzo's.

In other words, Stolas is into bad boys xD lmao

In Blitzo's case, Stolas is the only character who shows him physical affection which he desperately craves. He's pretty tsundere about it most of the time...but I think he actually does enjoy that attention...especially when he's always getting disrespected by Moxxie and Loona..and quite a lot of people around him. BUT he's too scared to get serious with anyone because of past trauma and he also believes that no one could possibly love him as a person. :(

Reasons I Think This Love is Real

Aside from what I pointed out in the Ozzie's episode...there's quite a lot of evidence, esp from Stolas's POV.

After he realizes he's in love, he goes to Asomodeous for an ALTERNATIVE method for Blitzo to use so they will no longer sleep together. He wants to set Blitzo free. Which means he DOES truly love him because love is about being generous to the other person. He COULD be totally selfish about it but he isn't.

Asomodeous mentions how against love potions he is and Stolas agrees. He thinks that's out of the question.

'Look My Way' music video. Lol I don't have to say anything more.

In S2 E6 OOPS

This exchange at 16:57

Fizz: Seems your taste has gotten more 'regal', lately?

Blitz: Yeah, well unlike you, I fuck who I want WHEN I want. I'm not gonna be tied down to some big blue-blood asshole.

Fizz: You coulda fooled me the way Prince was cozying up to you at Ozzie's.

Blitz (gets very defensive) HEY! Stolas only cares about have a rugged peasant raw-dog him into his mattress, okay!

It's nothing...(gets hesistant and looks away)...you know...

(Fizz gives him a 'bitch please' look xD)

"it's nothing else."

Fizz: Then why were you even there?

Blitz: OTHER very important reasons of course.

Fizz: Whatever. I don't actually care.

Blitz: Stolas is just a loud, thirsty BITCH!

(Fizz is rolling his eyes again)

Blitz: He loves feeling the thrill of getting dicked by the lower class.

It's a novelty to him.

Fizz: LITERALLY just said I don't care!

Blitz: And then he'll call me and try to see how my day was!

And he'll pretend to care about me and comment on my photos laugh at my jokes...

Fizz: (Smirking) OH! That's definitely your clue right there that it's all bullshit!

Blitz: I KNOW, RIGHT??

Fizz: (Making a 'What in idiot' expression, shaking his head)

Blitz: HE'S JUST A FAKE, PRIVELEDGED ASSHOLE...

Fizz: Sounds like you just hate him for being a prince!

No one (laughs) and I mean NO ONE pretends to care that much just for a cheap lay.

All right. IF ANYONE knows what real love is like, it's Fizzaroli...who is in a very HEALTHY relationship with Asomodeous. He recognizes the signs because he's IN that place. He sees it...and he's annoyed that Blitzo keeps denying it and brushing it off...yet clearly can NOT stop talking about Stolas (amusing irony)

To sum up (this freaking essay lol) 'Stolitz' ABSOLUTELY has the potential to be pure and true...these two just need to communicate...or Stolas has to PROVE to Blitzo that he's serious about his feelings in another way.

There is no doubt that this ship is 100% endgame and is a case of the 'Earn Your Happy Ending' Trope. I look forward to the rest of the journey. Ron is putting my feelings about Stolitz in a perfect phrase:

#helluva boss #blitzø #stolas #stolitz #blitzo x stolas #stolas x blitz

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 12 days

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I’ll be the first to admit I was a little screwy with what was okay irl when I was younger because I grew up on tumblr and thought certain things were okay. But that is because I, stupidly, thought that someone writing it = healthy.

The writers of those fics had no reason to cater ti me. And that’s fine. Tag your shit, and use the unhealthy relationship tag for unhealthy relationships.

“You are responsible for the minors in your fandom!!!”

No, I’m fucking not. I’m not your parent. My past-times do not automatically sign me up to act in loco parentis. If you need someone else to monitor your own content consumption online, go get mommy and/or daddy to set up a content blocker on your computer.

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 15 days

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Warrior cats au but the only difference is Firestar has a GoPro camera attached to his collar.

#warrior cats #warrior cats au #firestar #also works if the daylight warriors have them

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 16 days

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#ao3 #me #I need those fics to ignore my feelings #stop going down :(

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 16 days

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You know. With all the talk about how The Full Moon is gonna break us (and it will)… I had a horrible thought for what the duet could be.

Stolas’ Lullaby reprise. Stolas trying to proclaim his feelings and Blitzø just adamantly refusing it.

#helluva boss #blitzo #stolas #stolitz

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 18 days

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I love this idiot so much.

#helluva boss #blitzo #new comfort character unlocked

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 20 days

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Also pointing out- there’s a color difference for the fire! Blue flames burn the hottest, so Fizz being calm around them shows just how much he trusts Ozzie.

"How can Fizz remain so calm when Asmodeus is made of fire? 😱 He should be freaking out! Fire traumatized him!"

Hey. Have you ever considered. That's the entire point? We're supposed to think "Wowza! Look how much Fizzarolli trusts him! They must love each other a whole lot!"

#helluva boss #fizzarolli #asmodeus #fizzarozzie #fizzmodeus #my new obsession #fizzaroli my beloved #god I wish I had a relationship like this

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 24 days

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The best part of the enemies to lovers trope has always been “only I get to kill you”. Do most of these ships start that way? Absolutely.

Will I ever get tired of it? Fuck no.

#enemies to lovers

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 26 days

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… right. New headcanon- Irken lekku do something similar to this

#invader zim #irken culture #iz irken #irken empire

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 1 month

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… I think I just now realized why I hate Amy as much as I do. Heroes was my first Sonic game. I played as Team Rose before I played as Sonic. My first experience in this franchise was Heroes Amy.

No wonder I’ve always held this dislike of her.

listen making this a new post but if the sonic heroes remake rumors are true. 1) very excited to see metal sonic dragon in hd, 2) oh my fucking GOD you guys need to change amy's script. holy hell

#sonic heroes #amy rose

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 1 month

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I think most people, myself included, don’t actually hate her specifically. It’s a dislike of how she’s treated by the narrative as opposed to Dipper. I don’t hate her myself, but I do dislike the fact that stuff she did was deemed as perfectly fine while, when Dipper did the exact same thing, he was made out to be the villain.

The best example, for me, comes in Time Traveller’s Pig vs. The Deep End.

In the first one, when Mabel sacrifices something for Dipper, it’s seen as forced. A bad thing. Waddles, who, at that time, Mabel had not known long at all, being sacrificed for Dipper to impress Wendy was the bad thing. He was the villain.

However, when Mabel falls for Mermando, she convinces Dipper to sacrifice his job at the pool. And she’s not seen as the villain for that. She’s also not seen as the villain in Sock Opera where she breaks her promise to Dipper, eventually causing him to turn to Bill.

Roadside Attraction is also an example of this. Mabel has been actively flirting with multiple boys the whole summer. Meanwhile, when Dipper flirts with multiple girls, and unintentionally breaks Candy’s heart, he’s the bad guy.

Now yeah, people do say she was selfish for giving the rift, which she knows was not hers, away. I don’t agree with them and think they’re turning far more malicious than it actually was. She’s twelve. She made a dumb, selfish decision because she’s twelve.

But I have seen less and less of people who hate her for being selfish, and a rise of people that the way her actions are framed vs. Dipper’s. I’m part of that group in all honesty.

I made an updated version

#gravity falls #gravity falls mabel #mabel pines

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 1 month

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For me? It’s a bug-cat-reptile creature.

They make sounds like bug, hear and smell with lekku, and are pollinators.

However they have lekku positions that mean different things very similar to a cat, and can purr like a cat. Their gloves also have retractable claws.

But they’re also cold blooded since the lowest temperatures on irk are maybe 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Their skin is more thick and leathery like a reptile and it doesn’t grow with them.

#invader zim

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 2 months

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Invader Zim except it’s a rodeo au. Which means the Membranes are actually a rodeo family who compete in rodeos all over the country.

They’re world famous, with Professor, or I guess in this case something different (Rancher Membrane? Cowboy Membrane? Just Membrane?) being a multi time national rodeo champion bull rider. He was forced to retire after a bull gored and crushed his arms to the point of needing amputations. He now lives vicariously through his children, specifically Dib, while managing the ranch and doing sketchy science (because he’s still insanely good at it). Said sketchy science is possible due to him becoming friends with an even more sketchy scientist with even less regard for people. The horse he rides the most is a very sweet and caring quarter horse mare named Clementine, who is a bay with a white blaze.

Gaz is a barrel racer and a damn good one. She’s won first in a couple big rodeos, with her quarter horse named Shadowhog. Shadowhog is a black mare with a white blaze and socks and is just as standoffish and angry as she in. Gaz still enjoys video games, but not as much. She also is the best trick roper in the family, and has experience in break away roping. She’s really good at it, but prefer barrel racing since she thinks it takes more skill. Dib thinks she’s making fun of him, but she really isn’t. She’s dabbled with bronc riding but is too lightweight. She is using in charge of herding on the ranch. She also is still one of Membrane’s creations.

Dib is a tie down roper who desperately wants to get into team roping but like. He has no friends. He’s fairly good at tie down roping, though hasn’t won anything. Membrane wants him to be a bull rider. Dib would rather die. He has a curious, playful dappled gray quarter horse mare named Mothman, and is still in love with the paranormal and would rather explore it than compete. Membrane hates this. Dib kinda loves horses and spends a lot of time with not only Mothman, but the other horses on the ranch like Shadowhog, Phoenix, Megera, ET, and Professor. Dib is also still a clone because Membrane is still stupid smart and has access to less than ethical equipment.

Zim is still an alien. He still wants to take over the earth. He was still banished. The only difference is that he lands in the country when Dib is about 15. Membrane happened to have a flyer for a ranch hand up and Zim decides the human thing to do is take a job. His base is in the shape of a barn that’s right outside of Membrane Ranches. Membrane gives him the job and a cowboy hat and Dib is immediately like “that’s an alien Wtf” but Membrane ignores him. And then proceeds to insist on having Zim trained as a steer wrestler due to his strength and gives him a palomino quarter horse gelding named ET (Dib finds the irony hilarious), who is irritable and must be bribed with treats.

The ranch is named Membrane Ranches and has thirteen horses (four ranch horses- Clementine, Peggy (Appaloosa mare), Foodie (paint quarter horse gelding), and Generator (bay quarter horse gelding); two barrel horses- Shadowhog and Megara (chestnut quarter horse mare with white socks); one tie down roping horse- Chupacabra (paint quarter horse stallion); one steer wrestling horse- Covenant (buckskin quarter horse mare); four generic roping horses- ET, Mothman, Phoenix (nearly white quarter horse gelding), and Doppler (black quarter horse gelding); and one bronc- Wildfire (bright chestnut mustang with a white blaze and socks); as well as sixty head of cattle.

Dib gets tasked with teaching Zim the ropes of steer wrestling and ranch work. They try to kill each other between the very much forced lessons.

Zim is a shit ranch hand at first hates it because of germs. Dib uses this as an opportunity to lie and say all humans are fine with germs and Zim very reluctantly agrees. He does eventually start to get used to it, eventually becoming a fairly good ranch hand. He gets surprisingly protective of ET. ET gets surprisingly close to Zim, always nickering when he comes in.

Zim eventually gets told his mission is fake and Dib awkwardly comforts him. The next week he’s dragged to a rodeo (a massive one) and immediately starts getting very overwhelmed by the extremely loud noises and scents and the bumping. He’s not competing but Gaz and Dib are. Dib completely missed the tie down roping because he’s taken Zim away from the crowds and noise to decompress. (Not because he cares but because he’s not gonna let the alien do something stupid clearly).

Membrane is very annoyed.

A couple years later and more rodeos later Dib is nineteen and wins first at one of the largest rodeos in the country. Zim also competes and gets second. Dib (and Gaz who gets first in a lot of big rodeos) are invited to another big event. Zim comes with.

The night before the competition, Dib and Zim notice a runaway steer. Dib gets it around the head and Zim gets it by a hind leg. Dib realizes that holy shit they could be a roping team. At the same time a roping team is forced to drop out so the pair sign up.

They wind up getting forth. Gaz is thrilled that Dib is able to do what he’s wanted to do. Membrane is angry because he wanted to get Dib to bull riding after tie down roping inevitably wore him out.

Dib and Zim eventually become world champion team ropers. And they eventually make their own ranch. And maybe kiss.

#invader zim #invader zim au #zim invader zim #dib membrane #invader zim dib #iz dib #iz zim #zadf #zade #Zadr #cowboy au

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 3 months

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I’m literally shaking. Like actually shaking. I never thought this was going to actually happen what

THIS JUST IN!

Coolabi Productions has confirmed a deal with Tencent Video to create an official Warriors animation.

"In collaboration with Coolabi," the website says, "Tencent Video will work with the original characters and storylines to create animated adaptations for audiences across the globe. This will be the first authorised official animation of Warrior Cats, which we know the fans have been requesting for many years!"

More news to come.

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flight-of-the-sacred-eagle · 3 months

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RiverClan Leafpool AU

Right so this is the most random AU I’ve ever though up but it’s one I kinda love? Basically it follows Leopardstar and Leafpool after Firestar is forced to exile Leafpool for breaking the medicine cat code by having kits with a WindClan tom, and Leopardstar, in front of the whole gathering, decides to take her in.

So this AU starts at the gathering where Hollyleaf reveals to everyone who her parents are. Onestar and Blackstar are outraged, as are most of the clan cats, but Leopardstar, quite frankly, doesn’t care.

It’s not her problem so she’s fine to just sit and let everything happen until cats start calling for Leafpool’s exile from the clans. Onestar in particular states he’s willing to go to war over this. This is because WindClan sees any affront to the warrior code and especially the medicine cat code as an affront to StarClan and by extension themselves, as they think they as a clan should be thanked for creating the position of medicine cats as a whole.

Cats in all the clans actually also agree to the exile, with Nightcloud, and Breezepelt as the most vocal next to Onestar. Barkface and Littlecloud actually speak up against Leafpool, stating that since she broke such a code she should be exiled before StarClan shows their wrath (though they both seem apologetic about this).

Comments are made that medicine cats having kits is one of the worst crimes a cat can commit and this gets Leopardstar pissed off and forces her to pay more attention. Since she’s the kit of Mudfur, a medicine cat, she takes the comments personally and remembers when RiverClan cats got mad that Mudfur became a medicine cat because she existed.

Eventually Leafpool gives Firestar, who is desperately trying to convince everyone that she will be punished but exile isn’t necessary a nod and he relents and exiles her. To which Leopardstar blurts out “then she’ll have a home in RiverClan” before anyone can say anything.

This confuses everyone and pisses off WindClan and a bunch of RiverClan but Leopardstar doubles down on her split second decision reminding everyone that her own father was a medicine cat before taking RiverClan and leaving the gathering.

She orders Mistyfoot to take the clan home and for Mothwing to guard Leafpool before heading to the Moonpool in order to get StarClan’s guidance on what the heck she just did. She had never agreed with the “medicine cats can’t have kits” thing and honestly hated how cats talked about it but had no real love for Firestar so the decision surprised even her and she wanted to make sure she didn’t just screw up royally.

She goes to the Moonpool and meets with Mudfur who explains she did the right thing but that it’ll be hard. A few other cats show up to voice their support the decision, including Brambleberry, Crookedstar, Feathertail, Stonefur, and a few other medicine cats who either had kits before becoming medicine cats or who had kits secretly (barring Yellowfang who would show her support if she wasn’t in a desperate discussion about how Hollyleaf wasn’t one of the three). From there, Leopardstar is given the prophecy of the three and wakes up.

She goes back to the clan and finds Willowshine and Mothwing physically blocking the entrance to the medicine cat den as cats like Blackclaw try to get them to move and Mistyfoot desperately tries to calm cats down. She tells everyone to stfu and that Leafpool is staying and anyone who doesn’t like it can leave. Everyone simmers down and Leopardstar talks to Leafpool.

She makes it clear that this is not about Leafpool and that she frankly doesn’t like her, but that the no kits or mates rule is stupid and she’s not letting a cat get exiled. She then explains that she was Mudfur’s kit and then leaves.

Leafpool in the meantime is kind of reeling from shock. Mothwing already knew about the kits, as she helped Leafpool deliver them, so she wasn’t surprised when Hollyleaf outed Leafpool, but is nonetheless comforting Leafpool.

Leafpool frankly has no idea what to do but decides pretty quickly that she’ll stay a medicine cat if that’s allowed. Leopardstar allows it and Leafpool eventually settles in. Barkface and Littlecloud kind of hate this decision, while Flamepaw and Kestrelflight are neutral on the whole thing, Willowshine and Mothwing support it, and Jayfeather has no idea what to think.

Most of StarClan is furious but Mudfur basically goes “screw all of you” and becomes her guide.

And then the drought hits a few moons later.

With a third medicine cat, not as many cats die. Copperpaw, Nettlepaw, Rainstorm, Dawnflower, and Voletooth surviving and only Blackclaw, Swallowtail, Heavystep, Otterheart, and Pinefur passing instead of all of them passing.

Cats blame Leafpool for the drought but they quiet down when Dovepaw does her thing.

Knowing the whole power of three thing, Leopardstar confronts Leafpool about Dovepaw’s heritage and learns that she’s related to Firestar and agrees to send cats, trusting that this is probably what the whole power thing means.

Things proceed as normal until Leopardstar dies, which is where she tells Leafpool about the omen before dying.

Some of the clan accuses Leafpool of poisoning Leopardstar since she died of such an odd sickness and Leafpool ends up being forced to retire alongside Mothwing until Mistystar gets the omen that says Mothwing and Leafpool can continue being medicine cats. Moth Flight seethes in the background at the fact that Mudfur and now even more cats are supporting Leafpool.

Leafpool and Mothwing grow closer during this time and eventually opt to continue being mates. During all of this, Onestar continues raising a hissy fit over Leafpool, and around the Sign of the Moon, launches an attack.

RiverClan and WindClan end up in a war, and by this point a lot of the clan has started to warm up to Leafpool so they fight. RiverClan wins with no casualties, as Firestar gets wind of the whole thing and not so subtly explains that WindClan has also been acting like shits to them for the whole Leafpool thing and offers to aid Mistystar in battling them, and eventually does come to RiverClan’s aid and Onestar realizes he’s outnumbered (because Blackstar knows that if he steps out of line ever slightly Mistystar will go for his ass and refuses to do so).

When Hollyleaf returns Jayfeather makes it a point to mention it to Leafpool the next half moon who is absolutely overjoyed.

From there mostly everything happens as canon. The Great Battle happens and Leafpool is sent to ThunderClan for obvious reasons and is by Hollyleaf as she dies.

Towards the end of Crowfeather’s trial she secretly becomes mates with him again, eventually giving birth to Fernstripe, Shadepelt, Foxnose around AVoS since she and a bunch of cats at this point think the whole no kits thing is bullshit. Fernstripe decides to join WindClan with her father while the others decide to stay in RiverClan with their moms.

Leafpool is offered a position as ThunderClan’s medicine cat again by Bramblestar around the last hope but she declines it. She teaches Puddlepaw and ends up being captured by the Kin. She becomes a prisoner in order to prevent Shadepelt and Foxnose’s deaths, which she does successfully.

Eventually she’s approached by Squirrelflight in order to talk to the Sisters, but ends up choosing to live since she has two mates and more kits.

She, Mothwing, Crowfeather, Fernstripe, Shadepelt, and Foxnose are exiled in TBC where they all stay with Jayfeather and Lionblaze and the siblings all get to bond. Foxnose bonds closely with Lionblaze and opts to join ThunderClan when the imposter is defeated.

Leafpool offers to go be a Light in the Mist in Mistystar’s stead and she ends up being slaughtered by Ashfur and dying in the arms of her two mates and going to StarClan, where she’s greeted by Leopardstar and Mudfur as well as the rest of her family.

Other things in this AU-

- Crowfeather and Mothwing were both mates with Leafpool before the badger attack.

- Mothwing was going to join them after she finished training Willowpaw and after Hawkfrost’s terror was over (though she didn’t share that part with Leafpool or Crowfeather).

- Mothwing and Crowfeather are not mates but are close friends.

- Mothwing was present when Leafpool gives birth both times.

- Crowfeather knew the three were his from the get go.

- His relationship with Nightcloud was never meant to be a mateship. It was a donor situation where Nightcloud genuinely loved Crowfeather and tried to her Crowfeather to love her and he eventually gave in to try to get over Leafpool.

- Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Squirrelflight had all left after Hollyleaf ran away during the gathering and were shocked when Leafpool didn’t return.

- The deathberry scene happens but with Squirrelflight instead, who had left the gathering, with Leafpool’s permission.

- Firestar called upon his RiverClan sneaking skills from when he was younger to secretly meet with Leopardstar and thank her and he only didn’t get his ass kicked because Leopardstar was starting to get sick.

- Squirrelflight is offered deputyship and to become Bramblestar’s mate but denies it.

- Instead she and Daisy become mates with Alderheart and Sparkpelt being carried by Daisy and sired by Bramblestar, who becomes friendly to Squirrelflight but not mates.

- The deputy position goes to Dustpelt first, then Brackenfur, then Ivypool. Who then appoints Rosepetal (who survives the imposter battle) as her deputy when Bramblestar steps down.

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