#like even if silverstream never existed he wouldve been a bad mentor to brackenpaw

[yuridovewing]

so nervous that when i post this ask that ill get accused of hating graystripe and making him some monster for my own vindication. i dont, i promise, i like him fine i think hes interesting. i’ll actually kinda defend him from takes like “he abandoned his children in riverclan and never cared about them in canon”. i just happen to think he’d be more interesting if he really was that fucked up and that the narrative acknowledged how fucked up he could be at his worst moments

#cause like gray here WILL suck in ways he didnt in canon #what i dont want to do is imply that hes this abusive monster cause he really isnt #i envision him as someone who never really grew up all the way. hes a goober and he doesnt really take responsibility #like even if silverstream never existed he wouldve been a bad mentor to brackenpaw #he wouldve been more interested in goofing off and being a ‘’fun’’ mentor thats reluctant to discipline him or anything #his main characteristic too is that he is a VERY loyal guy… to a few specific people. which is awesome if you are those people! #not so much if you arent. #i think he wouldve just been The Fun Dad. who’s all lax on the actual Dad part #idk im tired this may be incoherent ill explain it better in the actual ask sjdjdjf