Disclaimer: I, KatieK101, do not own Warriors.
Five Truths About Dustpelt
i.
He is born alongside another tom-kit; his brother.
The skittish one who doesn't venture out of the Nursery until he's nearly two moons old: Ravenkit.
ii.
Sandpaw is naturally skilled and oh-so pretty, and Dustpaw already knows that one day, she is going to be his mate.
Even if she swears she will never have kits... she'll come around eventually.
iii.
If he is completely honest with himself, he is not sure why he despises Fireheart so much.
Maybe because of his kittypet blood.
Maybe because Sandstorm clearly fancies him now (traitor); maybe because he was so close to Ravenpaw whereas Dustpelt only disowned him, and now his brother is dead.
Maybe because Fireheart is everything that he always wanted to be.
… honesty is overrated, anyway.
iv.
He is first drawn to Fernpaw because she reminds him of Ravenpaw:
Loyal and compassionate, but not quite suited towards the harsh reality of being a warrior.
He watches Darkstripe scold and deride Fernpaw, and he feels like he is watching Tigerclaw mock and torment his brother again.
He never did anything about it then. He's going to something about it now.
If Bluestar won't assign Fernpaw a new mentor, then he's going to make sure that she always has a friend; someone she can depend on with her life.
It helps that she gazes at him like no one else ever has before; like he is StarClan in her (pretty green) eyes.
v.
Ferncloud is his very best friend, and he would be fine if she was his only friend.
However, she insists that he make an effort to be social, so he befriends Brackenfur, Sorreltail, and Rainwhisker as well.
Cinderpelt, although a little too friendly for his taste, is a wonderful listener when he fears that he will never be a good father.
Eventually he and Sandstorm rekindle their friendship as well, and he is so thankful that Ferncloud pushed him out of his comfort zone.
(Bonus)
He is the one who named Spiderleg, Hollykit, and Icecloud.
Dustpelt is such a wonderfully developed character, and yet he receives no love! I've already mentioned that I would love to write a short fic about him and Ferncloud one day, and I'm still considering it! Maybe, instead of a multi-chapter fic, just a really long three-shot? Thoughts?
*NOTE: I've created an Archive of our Own account! It's under my usual penname (KatieK101), so if you see someone posting my fics there with my username, it's me and not a copycat :) I'm in the process of uploading DF and 5T to that account right now!
Dustpelt was requested by KatieK101 (because again, he receives no love).