Of All The Scenes In Sonic Destruction, Of Course This One Had To Be The One That I Got Such A Vivid

Of all the scenes in Sonic Destruction, of course this one had to be the one that I got such a vivid mental image out of.

the outsider when he dies idk I don’t own that one

all hail Dilucrab

soup is good, good for your blood

Mallowcloud brings some herbs to Marshflower and Swiftmist in the elder’s den. He stays to hear some very interesting information about Coveclan from his old mentor.

"Turtlestar never took a mate or had kits. There’s some rumors that she was in love with Icetail's mate Gullfeather. She always doted on their sons like they were her own, especially after Gullfeather died."

Swiftmist nods. "Pebblesplash and Granitespeckle also lost their parents, and Mistleleaf lost her father."

"That good-for-nothing tom rejected her after her mother and all her littermates died of sickness. I wish Mosstuft had told me sooner, because I would've done something about it..." Marshflower's ears folded back as she recalled. "Dustbark and his mate took her in, though. He always was kind. Quite the looker in his youth too, I've heard, but not nearly as flighty as Wavestar."

Now for things from Sootear’s perspective. Quotes from the picture are in italics because I’m aware my handwriting is horrible, to say the least.

“Oh Sooty, you and Cricketleap would be such a cute couple!” “Haha, yeah...”

At least a small group of cats in Coveclan are waiting for Sootear and Cricketleap to “realize their feelings for each other” and announce that they’re mates (read as: I was originally going to pair them together once). The two would be perfect for each other, with how goofy and high-energy they both are. They’re just close friends, though. Finchwing’s comment is made extra awkward since Sootear is... already taken but nobody knows.

“When are you gonna settle down and start a family like your brother?” “Never! It’s the single life for me, Pops!”

Allow me to sidetrack for a second and say that I headcanon Sootear and Rainfoot’s dad Icetail as sounding like Daud from Dishonored. That aside, Sootear’s seen as the irresponsible, troublemaking younger brother between the two. It’s not entirely wrong, but he does exaggerate a little to keep up the charade so nobody suspects a thing.

“So who’s this bundle of crow feathers here?” “This is my apprentice, Hallowpaw. Hallowpaw, this is Sootear. He’s the cat I told you about who saved me.” “...Hi...”

To make her feel more comfortable about her place in the clan, Mallowcloud has told Hallowpaw his own story at some point. They go out to collect some herbs--conveniently close to Coveclan borders--and who should show up but Sootear. Hallowpaw has always been very shy and remains so, even though she’s been assured this cat is a friend. Not long after this she wanders off to get herbs a little closer to camp while Mallow and Soot catch up.

“Y’know, she looks like she could be our kit.” “I mean, she’s my sister’s, so close enough.”

Sootear finds it amusing when he looks at Hallowpaw: with her tall, tufted ears, amber eyes, and long fur that sticks out despite how much it’s washed, she looks halfway like his kin. Her demeanor is far more like Mallowcloud’s, though. At gatherings, Soot notices that Hallow has the same kind of relationship with her siblings that Mallow does with his (an observation that Mallowcloud is very much aware of), and in a way feels a sense of protectiveness towards the quiet molly.