Cheezballs | JEALOUS | Blackstar & Stonefur | Animation meme @Jrtara123 | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
"A bully with no brains."

//TW BLOOD , ANIMAL DEATH , CARTOON VIOLENCE

Original: youtu.be/i5NGXFduA-4
Inspiration: youtu.be/-fLoh4O6ilw
Song: youtu.be/lSV3AxzVEQI
Blackstar's Design belongs to Peacat [ youtube.com/c/peacat/featured ]
Stonefur, Rosetail, The kits & Sol's design are mine! :]

Pumped this out in three days, and i'm pretty happy considering kjsdgkl!!
This is based off an semi-AU that Star [ Peacat ] and I have been chipping away at for a little while!
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This follows pretty closely to canon events, but basically, Stonefur and Blackfoot were dating very briefly before the events of the darkest hour, and found each other's presences comforting and an escape from their rigid duties for their clans. Blackfoot especially found Stonefur's affection to be a welcome contrast to his rougher upbringing, and finds himself completely forgetting the anger and conflict that plagues him when in his presence. Of course, Blackfoot is Blackfoot, and he still is willing to dish out the rough treatment that Brokenstar orders of him. Shadowclan raids Thunderclan's camp to steal their kits, and elderly Rosetail is murdered by Blackfoot with little struggle before he steals the kits. Stonefur finds out about this indirectly [ Fireheart tells Mistyfoot, who passes on the knowledge to her brother. ] Stonefur confronts Blackfoot about this, utterly outraged and devastated that his partner would not only murder an elder, but steal frighten kits from their home. Blackfoot is taken aback by the confrontation, and has little to say for himself to Stonefur's demands. With that, their relationship ends, Stonefur leaving Blackfoot for good as he goes on to try distract himself with his mentorship, warrior duties, and climbing the ladder towards being Riverclan's deputy. All at once, Blackfoot's anger and despair comes crashing down on him again without the companionship, and as Tigerstar becomes leader of Shadowclan, Blackfoot's bullying nature has only become worse. The events of Bone Hill happen, Stonefur defies Tigerstar, and Darkstripe and Blackfoot take the weakened warrior down and execute him. Blackfoot doesn't think twice about this at first, assuring himself "Stonefur chose his loyalties to his clan over him, and he had only done the same."

It is only after Blackfoot witnesses the murder of Gorsepaw by Tigerstar's claws, as he is ordered to block Morningflower from her son, that Blackfoot begins to pause and reflect. The murder of the innocent apprentice sends his mind back to the memory of his nephew, Bagerfang, being killed in a battle he led under Brokenstar's orders: the death that pushed Blackfoot's siblings Flintfang and Fernshade further away from him and their tyrannical leader. All at once, his guilt for Stonefur, Rosetail and Gorsepaw's deaths begin to weigh down on him, nightmares plaguing him all the way into his leadership. He meets with Stonefur and Rosetail's ghosts once during his leadership ceremony, with Rosetail utterly unable to look at him. Stonefur appears to share her sentiment, but is visibly conflicted when he sees how deeply the guilt is impacting on Blackstar. He sees the cat he once knew, tormented by his temper, his isolation, his crimes... his guilt.

Stonefur essentially at this point takes on a similar role that Spottedleaf does for Firestar and Leafpool, but is less intimate and gentle. He has no intention of carrying Blackstar to his redemption, but rather he is there to remind him to leave his nest on his darkest days, to eat when he finds himself lost in his painful recollections.

"How can you expect me to forgive you if you cannot forgive yourself?"

Blackstar's greatest obstacle arrives when Sol meets him and Shadowclan. The two briefly dabble in the shallows of dating, with Blackstar hopeful that he can finally achieve some sort of peace with Sol as his partner. Alas, his hopes unravel as Sol's true nature is revealed, pushing Blackstar in his vulnerable state to abandon Starclan, to deny clan customs, and give away his way of life as Sol rises to power in Shadowclan. With the revelation of the prophecy that reveals Sol for who he is, Blackstar finally finds the strength to tell Sol no, that he will no longer tolerate his lies and harm to his clan. Instead of lashing out or mauling the Rogue in a violent impulse that the young Blackfoot would have once delivered, Blackstar remains composed, calm. He exiles Sol, and lets him leave with his life. It is a victory Blackstar is blinded to see in his despair at having been so close to happiness again, but, like a comforting hand from the past, Blackstar feels a gentle presence rest beside his flank that night, staring down at him with unseen eyes shinning with gentle respect. A voice resonates barely above a whisper, one Blackstar would think to mistake for a breeze if not so familiar.

"You won, Blackstar. Have your rest, for tomorrow the sun shines brighter."