Disclaimer: I, KatieK101, do not own Warriors.
Five Truths About Ottersplash
i.
RiverClan warriors silently value beauty and grace over skill and power.
Otterpaw is the exception. A pretty face won't save me in battle, she tells her mentor when she is scolded for her unkempt pelt.
Her mentor does not know how to respond to that.
ii.
She takes to the water quicker than her Denmates. She is aptly named.
iii.
She does not find herself attractive.
It does not bother her.
Unfortunately, it bothers Timberpaw because he thinks that she is the most gorgeous she-cat in RiverClan.
Double-unfortunate, Otterpaw considers him to be her rival and hates his guts.
Yikes.
iv.
Her ear is torn in a battle over Sunningrocks.
She is proud of her injury, and hopes it will make her look even fiercer.
Her mother shakes her head and wonders where she went wrong.
v.
She considers Timberfur to be a pain-in-the-tail with a face that is much too handsome.
She reconsiders her opinions of him when he twines their tails together for the first time.
He tells her she is gorgeous.
She flicks her torn ear and thinks it is the sweetest lie anyone has ever told her.
(Bonus)
She serves as a warrior throughout her entire pregnancy.
"Timberfur takes that risk. Why shouldn't I?"
Ottersplash is a pretty active background character in the super editions (especially Crookedstar's Promise) yet she isn't even a character option in the filters. *sigh* Background Characters Matter Too!
Ottersplash is a favorite of mine, as far as RiverClan goes. I remember liking her a lot because, in a Clan full of Rainflowers (vanity), and a Clan full of Fallowtails (insecurities), Ottersplash quietly shattered the stereotype and was a confident, independent she-cat despite not being described as pretty, and despite having scars. I also quite liked her mate, Timberfur, and I think they probably had an entertaining relationship; I don't imagine Ottersplash would settle down easily.
The quote at the end of the Bonus is canon, and so is her torn ear. Ottersplash was bad to the bone. Someone, write a fic about her!
Ottersplash was requested by coniferous - Redfeather.