Nightdust/relationships

this page concludes all of Nightdust's personal relationships.

## Nostar

"*They're all afraid of me, and I can't blame 'em, I tried to kill you! how could you forgive someone who tried to kill you!?*"
—Nightdust questioning Nostar
Nightdust and Nostar weren't noted to have really known each other at the first stages of his life, with Nightdust being much closer to Lilacdream than anyone else in his kithood and apprenticeship. their relationships is only impacted after Nostar restricts most cats during Blossom's revenge streak where Nightpaw thought nostar to be worthless in his fearfulness to deal with Blossom, he and lilacpaw take matters into their own paws and chase her away. where she never comes back afterwards. afterwards, Nightdust becomes a warrior and is upset with Nostar continuing to treat him as an asset. wishing to not be pushed aside anymore, he ultimately joins ranks with snakeroot. Nostar sees in the final battle that Nightdust is unwilling to murder Hazzypaw, despite his awful Mental state and decides that he wants to make Nightdust better. When Nightdust hides far away from blossomclan, Nostar manages to track him down after a few weeks, at first Nightdust in fearful of the leader, thinking that he has come to kill him for what he's done, he refuses any help that nostar gives him, thinking it's a cruel trick. Nightdust eventually grows to trust Nostar, despite his fear instilled by Snakeroot. he eventually grows close with the leader. even being selected as deputy by him when Lilacdream disappears, unfortunately only for him to refuse.

## Lilacdream

Lilacdream has always been Nightdust's best friend, even when he was against her, the tom feels that the ragdoll was one of the only cats who was never truly out to hurt him, as she is the only cat he's known about 99% of his complete life, Nightdust truly feels like he owes her a lot for all she's done for him, and feels guilty about what he has done to her in return, Nightdust always thought she was cool as an apprentice, repeatedly taking her advice to heart, and even trying to impress her at times, formerly when he worked with Snakeroot, Nightdust was bitter and spiteful towards Lilacdream, feeling jealous about her easiness to make friends, and of course, being well liked by everyone, he no longer saw her as a friend and instead viewed her as competition, as well as a reminder of the life he's always wanted, to be loved. Nightdust convinced himself that she hated him in order to make it easier to remain against her, despite the following being untrue, at times, it's noted that he believed that Lilacdream wanted to hurt him in his paranoid state, making it difficult for him to trust her. currently, Nightdust is openly loving towards Lilacdream, calling her 'sunshine' as a reoccurring nickname, despite how nervous he was towards her when he first re-joined blossomclan, he appears to completely trust her now, even going for her input before anyone else's, Nightdust loves her purely because of her kindness and willingness to put others first, the complete opposite of his previous ex-mate.

## Snakeroot

"*Snakeroot says I'm a flaw...so I'm a flaw*"
—Nightdust about Snakeroot's thoughts on him.
Nightdust and Snakeroot's relationship appeared to have been doomed from the start, with Nightdust only joining his side in hopes for love and acceptance, Snakeroot only took mateship with Nightdust in hopes and control and perhaps better power stability, though it is unknown if snakeroot truly loved nightdust or not. they had a severe power imbalance, based on snakeroot actions and punishments as a means to control him and even destroy his sanity, whilst Nightdust promoted disorder within his group as a means of revenge against him for these actions. rare moments of genuine affection between them was often overshaded by torture and trauma. snakeroot didn't seem to take nightdust's wants and needs into consideration, thinking of it as selfish if nightdust wanted something other than destroying blossomclan. when snakeroot cheats with lionpride, Nightdust refuses to try again, he appears to be exhausted and extremely demented from the relationship, his loyalty no longer lying with snakeroot or blossomclan. when his ex-mate is in danger, nightdust does nothing to save him, knowing he would only destroy the clan if he'd ever gotten power. nightdust remains fearful and untrusting of other cats as a result of snakeroot's love onwards, until he finds happiness in lilacdream.

## Lightningstrike

Nightdust was always extremely obedient to his mentor as an apprentice, constantly looking to impress him and blindly following every task given as he believed his mentor to be one of his greatest role-models and teachers, even though Lightningstrike didn't originally want him as an apprentice, Nightdust hoped to change that by taking his every word, after the death of his mentor, Nightdust's loyalty faltered towards Blossomclan, and even in warriorhood, Nightdust didn't seem to be near as obedient as he was in apprenticeship. the dark tom continues to ironically like any personality that resembles his old mentor, which is probably the reason he loves his apprentice so much.