Mapleshade or reedshine perhaps? 👉👈
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Going back to the roots with some designs for my potential MapleShade rewrite, still unsure how far i'll go with this idea but you know i love failwomen
Some character design notes under the cut because i am normal
FreckleWish
Spiky and messy fur after BirchFace's death onwards; eyebag markings connect to lighter fur markings; constantly wide eyed
ReedShine
Very tired look; ear tufts hang downwards; similar face shape to MapleShade post-reveal; tufts on fur aren't feathers, just long tufts of fur
AppleDusk
His chest spots are suppose to resemble apple seeds; overall very square-ish shape; lighter face marking connects to his eyebrows.
RavenWing
Very small and scrawny, fur "coat" makes him look bigger than he actually is; ears tilt down and cover eyes; raven feathers on cheek fluffs
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"come and listen! it's really funny!"
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aroace agender reedshine plese
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i like to think about what happened to Reedshine post Mapple incident. in my mind, she was always very interested in Apple, even if he often felt distant. so she threw herself into the relationship trying to make it work.
after Maple shows up, and there's the big reveal, Reedshine doesn't know what to do, she's devoted so much of herself to Appledusk. she rejects Mapleshade and pretends like she never existed. Appledusk, wanting to prove his clan loyalty, starts being more attentive to her, and in her mind it proves she made the right decision
after Appledusk is killed, it only further solidifies her aggrandized view of him. she bonds with Perchpaw afterwards, since they were already close via apple, and the shared trauma of his death
Perchpaw is super excited to act as an older brother to her kits, but it's around this time Reedshine starts to process how messed up the whole situation was. she devoted so much of herself to a guy who betrayed her. she had kits with him, named one after him, and in the end, even if he saved her, what does she truly think of him? she even starts to sympathize with maple a little bit, and he becomes much less of a hero to her. Perchpaw on the other hand, was not directly affected by the cheating, and only idolizes him more as time goes on.
this gradual change in views causes the two of them to drift further and further apart. neither of them knowing how to address it, and even if they see eachother like family, their relationship will never really be the same
idk!! i just get tired of fan stuff that woobifies Appledusk and acts like he was the perfect mate! i want Reedshine to get a chance to understand he was shitty to her, even if he saved her. she wouldn't be in that situation to begin with if it wasn't for his actions.
there' a lot of interesting potential with mv characters, but tbh, i think people go with the most boring, and often misogynistic routes with them hjkjhjk
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Can you do like the mapleshade v characters!
ohhhh i get to choose? well then youre getting frecklereed
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007. REEDSHINE
made this design for the sole purpose of making maplereed fanart. random side character be upon ye
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