#when i say ''sometimes its not handled well'' im kinda. mostly just thinking of wc tbh

[perenlop]

idk heres like a positive post. i love reincarnation tropes, theyre hard to get right i feel like bc its easy to go “this character is special bc they’re a reincarnation of this important figure in history and not bc of their own merits!” but on the other hand they have a lot of potential and i love them in like a whole “this character deserves a second chance at life” or “this character may or may not be doomed bc of their past life” deal

#when i say ''sometimes its not handled well'' im kinda. mostly just thinking of wc tbh #the cinderheart plotline shouldve been my jam bc i love cinderpelt and reincarnation but it was so messy and ableist #bc cinderpelt wasnt forced to be a medicine cat she came to that conclusion on her own that thats what she wanted #but forget that shes actually super tragic and deserves a second chance where shes not disabled aka can be a wife and mother #bc disabled ppl cant marry or have kids (ok i know thats a leap but considering most disabled characters arent allowed to have kids...) #and then the three all being reincarnations is bullshit i really hate that bc its literally not important at ALL #its a fun fact at best thats treated as this massive revelation like ''oh of COURSE youre special youre reincarnated of these guys!'' #and its never brought up again and the characters in question are nobody special and its like. WHY #but that series did plant the idea of like really good arcs. i remember i had like a wc fanfiction where after the dark forest battle #tigerstar hawkfrost and brokenstar were all reincarnated and given a chance to not be evil basically bc theyre #not in the same environment but oughhh how much of their previous lives still remainoouuu is it in their nature #if i were to reboot that. well it wouldnt be a wc fic anymore lol. but if i were to do that then id like to really get into those questions #and like. how to break the cycle. how much of their previous lives were driven by their own hate and how much of it #was the environment they were raised in (like literally having ur gods go ''YOURE EVIL YOURE EVIL YOURE EVIL'' to ur doctors) #echoed voice