Was Stormtail a bad mate? by Irispaw

Irispaw wonders if Stormtail was a good mate.

Good morning, afternoon, evening blogclanners! After a (very) long time, I am back with another article! My second one, actually. So, do remember that this is my opinion, please do not take it too seriously!

Let’s start! Stormtail was Moonflower’s mate and the father of Bluestar and Snowfur. He plays a small part on Bluestar’s prophecy, being some sort of an absent father.

To be honest with all of my dear blogclanners, I think he was a quite bad mate. Here are some reasons:

1. He did not visit his kits, Bluestar(fur) and Snowfur often. Moonflower said that he was an important warrior, but Adderfang visited his kits often, and he was probably also a senior warrior like Stormtail. No matter how important a warrior is, I believe that their kits should come first. In addition, I do not think ThunderClan was in a very serious or dangerous situation at the moment. He was also very absent and also had quite high expectations for Bluefur and Snowfur. Bluefur really wanted to impress her father, which does not really add into a healthy father-daughter relationship.

2. He evidently liked Dappletail, even when she was an apprentice. I disliked how he was right next to her during Moonflower’s vigil. Even though he might have needed support, it just felt very uncomfortable. Some time later, the book reads that the clan thought Dappletail and Stormtail might have kits soon, which just feels… you know.

3. Moonflower liked Stormtail when she was an apprentice, and so did Dappletail. It still feels very awkward, like Ferncloud and Dustpelt. Liking an apprentice is rather… eh. I remember somewhere that one of the erins said apprentices were like teenagers. It is even worse with Dappletail, because she was much younger than Moonflower. She might not have even been in Stormtail’s generation. Even though she became a warrior soon after, it still feels very strange because Stormtail had been a warrior a much longer time than her.

4. Moonflower’s like of Stormtail caused a big rift between her and Goosefeather. Stormtail was obviously mean to her OWN BROTHER. Yes, sometimes blood isn’t always thicker but in this situation, I think Goosefeather was right about Stormtail being not exactly a good cat.

That’s all I have, please inform me if I missed anything!

-Irispaw