#Firepaw realized that Tigerclaw was evil not because of immediate suspicion

[bonefall]

just saw a post by goobiestar where tigerclaw has been put on babysitting duty and they doodled him surrounded by tiny babies thinking "i cant believe bluestar is making me babysit a bunch of drooling pathetic whiny pieces of--" and with bonefall tigerstar being a genuinely good dad (at least when his babies were tiny) i have this image in my head of firepaw imagining this is what's happening and then it cuts to tigerclaw calmly playing teeterstrike with the babies

I'm telling a super different story from the other guys in my orbit LMAO, I've noticed that also. A lot of my.... fellow satellites? Companion Comets. Peripheral Planets. Lean into the comedy angle of Tigerclaw being a nasty little boy

I especially love that one comic (I think it's Blimbo?) Where he sees his younger sibs and just starts kitty-smacking them like a real cat lmao. Top tier. If the punchline is "KITTY SMACK" you'll kill me every time.

But yah BB!Tigerclaw is really important to understand as like... a guy. Just a shitty guy, has some good things about him, but ultimately the darkness within him is run-of-the-mill. He isn't special. Firestar comes to understand that any one of the dozens of assholes in his life could have become Tigerstar-- and that's TERRIFYING.

Evil is mundane and common. Goodness is complicated and unique.

So your image is spot on lmao. Young Fireheart watching him from across camp like, "ill PROVE his evil to bluestar. Look at him now. What is he doing with swiftkit. Something horrible im sure. He probably hates kittens"

And Tigerclaw is pressing his mouth to Swiftkit's baby belly and going PTHHHBBBBB.

#Though I do think it's important that Firepaw respected Tiger at first #And it's an easily forgotten detail #But like... we should remember it more imo #Firepaw realized that Tigerclaw was evil not because of immediate suspicion #But because the respected and beloved senior warrior was a XENOPHOBE #Of COURSE Firepaw realized it before the other members of the clan #They were blind to it because the entire Clan is BIGOTED #They did not see the warning signs as important because his first open targets where the powerless #Gray and Raven and Fire #People you're allowed to bully and threaten. #But Firepaw. Who is NEW to the Clan. With a FRESH perspective. Can see it immediately that Ravenpaw is being abused #And that Tiger often uses his status to bully those below him including himself #RE: The thesis of BB!TPB being ultimately that SCOURGE IS RIGHT #And that the Clans need to change. #Bone babble #Also I only hesitate to call anyone mutuals because I actually follow veeerrrry few ppl on tumblr #I read tmblr like a newspaper. When I wanna see what some guy is up to I check their blog lmao #And read back. Then close it out #Heavy dashboard scary. Elder Bones needs quiet time #I read other blogs like newspaper