Talk:Steps to Freedom/@comment-26432133-20170803015928

WFWA JUDGING

SPOILERS

Okay so I went straight from Warrior to Rise and the similarities are like a slap in the face lol

I must say, you claim Bryce and Terran in the first season aren't a ship, but allow me to contest that statement-

"Before I can turn away, Terran reaches out with his tail tentatively. I stare at it for a moment before wrapping my pure black one around his gray-white one. Linked together."

"Terran is cute when he’s working. Or thinking. Or doing anything really. Not that you know, I’d tell him that."

"Terran’s breath is soft against my cheek."

"But Terran makes everything feel safe."

Yes, definitely not a ship xD

So I stopped reading at the end of Season Three to write this comment, though I'll catch up on the rest afterwards. My emotions right now are RUBY NO OH MY GOD AAAA YOU KNOW I BET IT WAS VICKY SHE'S THE ONE WHO GAVE KARINA HERBS, KARINA WOULD NEVER DO IT LIKE SHADEFLOWER WOULD NEVER ATTACK TERRAN VICKY I HATE YOU

-deep breath- Okay, well even if it wasn't Vicky, I still have plenty of reason to hate that jerk so my opinion stands either way.

Now, Rise was nominated Best Overall Story and Bryce/Terran were nominated for Best Ship. First off, I am all for Rise- it's awesome! I love the whole concept of Vipers, the Blood Army, and the Coalition/DuskClan and DawnClan. I also headcanon that the Blood Army is the remnants of BloodClan. Impossible, I know, but just let me dream xD. All of the characters here are fleshed out really well. In the first season I'd say Feathershine felt a little empty, but she filled up later on so s'all good. Applepaw is my favorite by far. I really like how she's more than just the usual happy-go-lucky apprentice, she has troubles with her brother and her mentor too. Everything in Rise is just so well done I love it.

As for the Best Ship part, can I just say I adore Bryce/Terran? Terran provides so much support for Bryce beyond just being there for her, he watches the kits too and they're so sweet. The way you make a point of that is beautiful. And when they get into fights I wanna yell because it feels so natural. On this wiki, sometimes I'll see couples that fight, but it feels stilted and forced- especially in my writing last year, like jeez, me. Bryce and Terran care so much about each other it's amazing. My one nitpick would be that before you killed off Ruby, it might have been nice to have Ruby a more pressing concern on Bryce's mind. Sometimes it felt like she was more worried about Terran than Ruby, or maybe that was just me.

TL;DR Rise is amazing and I love Bryce/Terran and everything here is great I need to read more