A Raggedstar x Yellowfang Debate by Jackdawpaw and Icefoot

Jackdawpaw and Icefoot have a debate over Raggedstar and Yellowfang’s relationship.

Hello and welcome to a Ragged x Yellow debate by Jacki and Icecream! 😛

We’ll start right away :3

Jackdawpaw:

I like the Ragged x Yellow ship because I think they really loved each other, and I like both characters. I don’t understand why Raggedstar gets so much hate. They made a great team before Yellowfang became a medicine cat and I think they deserved to be together, though Yellowfang had a different destiny. The bad thing about their relationship was Brokenstar’s birth, but I don’t really think that has to do with the ship as much as it has to do with bad luck. Sure, Brokenkit had a rough childhood, but it’s stated that he was born with a weird kind of hatred and he looked outrageous when he’d just been born. Now, to leave Brokenstar, I feel like there isn’t really a reason to dislike the ship, and since I love their combined stories, I totally support it.

Icefoot:

I disagree, I think their ship was a recipe for disaster, Raggedstar had always cared more about ambition than he cared about Yellowfang. And then when she became a medicine cat it all changed, but they still saw each other. I think it would have been better for them to just stop, but no, the didn’t and Brokenkit was born. Brokenkit was teased by the other kits, and pampered by his father, turning him bitter and mean. On top of this, Raggedstar is mean, and tries to pressure her into becoming his mate, here is a quote from the books: “Is it because you’re a coward?” he snarled. “Did the fight with WindClan scare you too much?”

“Never!” Yellowfang flashed back at him. “I just cannot inflict pain on other cats, not anymore. Sagewhisker says this is my destiny.”

“You’ll lose me as well as your life as a warrior,” Raggedpelt reminded her. “I thought you cared! I thought you wanted to spend your life with me. I-I even thought we might have kits one day.

“I thought the same,” Yellowfang mewed, feeling her heart break. “I care for you so much! But I don’t have a choice.”

“You always have a choice,” Raggedpelt growled, turning his back on her. “And I thought you had chosen me.”

Yellowfang’s Secret, page 238

You see? He makes it all about him and doesn’t care for Yellowfang! And when she got pregnant and tried to talk to him, he still acted cold and angry. Then his apprentice at the time, Cloudpaw couldn’t find him, and he almost died!

“He…he couldn’t find you,” Rowanberry admitted. “So he asked if he could come on the border patrol to practice his scenting skills before his final assessment.” She hesitated, then added reluctantly, “I let him take the lead. He didn’t pick up the scent of the intruders until it was too late.”

Yellowfang’s Secret, page 284

So as you can see, his apprentice almost died because of his relationship with Yellowfang, and there’s so much more wrong with this ship, but I didn’t want it to be too long.

Jackdawpaw:

I actually think Raggedstar’s coldness was justified. He said “You always have a choice”, and I agree with him. Yellowfang broke his heart by choosing medicine duty over him. In fact, Yellowfang is the one who angers me in that scene; becoming a medicine cat messed up her life and it felt like it was never what she truly wanted. What she truly wanted was a normal life with Raggedstar and their kits, and that’s what he wanted, too. That’s why I support their ship.

Alr peoples that was all from us, see ya later! 😀

Jackdawpaw and Icefoot out!