Maybe One Day - A Bristlefrost and Rootspring PMV

Major Spoilers for A Light in The Mist ahead!!
Okay, I know probably everyone and their Mom has drawn this scene before, but I read an excerpt A Light in the Mist and honestly it was really good, and I really enjoyed seeing how the story concluded. Plus I've had this song in my mind as something to make a PMV with for a while, and just never had the right characters/story. So here we are, the PMV is just that scene from the book set to music
You can kinda see which frames I drew first, and there is a lot I'm not super happy with it, but I'm glad I got it done. It was fun to kinda messy paint the whole thing, though I wish I got to work a little more on the bgs. + After effects was nearly unusable by the end of this it slowed down my computer so much yeowch.
Probably won't upload much for the next couple months, school starts up tomorrow! But who knows maybe I'll impulse join a map 🤔
Song is Untitled by Mirror for Princes. it pretty hard to find but I was able to find a tumblr post with the song saved - mfparchive.tum...

[@Blixemi]

hnnnn gosh this hurt the HEART. SUCH a beautiful style, and way of telling the story, gosh so good!! 😭

[@SandyCat2]

Ikr

[@stormynightwolf8905]

Same :((

[@SandyCat2]

@@stormynightwolf8905 :((

[@Cylidae]

This is the only KZbinr comment I’ve ever seen that didn’t have replied like “OMG BLIXEMI I DIDnT AXPECT TO SEE U HERE.”

[@stormynightwolf8905]

@@Cylidae ikr.. I always find it annoying when I see people doing that, cause they are just ignoring the comment, and just like worshipping the KZbinr. It's annoying in my opinion. Or maybe I'm just jealous that I don't have alot of subs.. Xd Totally not. 😌

[@brendanbean2984]

"Thoughts of Rootspring filled her mind. He was pressing beside her beneath a spreading willow, the warmth of him seeping into her fur. Was it a dream or a memory? She couldn't tell. Now they were hunting, running through the forest, side by side, so close their pelts touched. And then she saw herself cacooned with him in a nest. Had they shared one after all? Surely they had, she thought, with a rush of love. Tails entwined, they were gazing proudly at three tiny kits. Of course it was real. Of course these were memories of the life they must have shared. The cold that gripped her seemed to at last let her go. She closed her eyes and in her last moment she felt only warmth. Only love."

[@daisymay6505]

😭😭😭

[@BeanKally]

Actual tears

[@hyndmanevan]

Saddest moment in warriors! 😢😢😢

[@AdelynLage]

Bro I just read this part….it made me cry

[@claudiahyde1656]

The cold that gripped her seemed at last to let her go. She closed her eyes and in her last moment felt only warmth. Only love. -Bristlefrost in her final moments. That shit had me crying.

[@KallieSpence]

Omg I’m CRYING F ING crying 😭😭

[@pinklemonade8407]

I CRY ALMOST EVERYTIME I THINK OF HER DEATH 😭😭

[@TwigyWCUE2012]

Same-

[@starzx_.wild_V1xen]

STOP NO THATS WAR FLASHBACKS RIGHT THERE

[@469k_]

SAME 😭

[@Wrenwish]

I cried. Especially in the scene when bristle thought something along the lines of “these must be memories, we definitely had this life together” and she settled with the peace of that during her whole dream part of her death. This animation truly brings out the greif, the horror, the absolute hopelessness of Root who was going to join her clan and the beauty of the life they could have shared together. This animation is incredibly.

[@dragami]

aw man watching Bristle trying to swim up... her seeing the silhouettes...

[@delicate1917]

You did say this scene has been drawn a lot, but it still manages to feel fresh somewhat - you drew their struggle, her pushing him down, and her trying to resurface before falling back down The dream images contrast so well, they're so beautiful, and the way she fades to the vision of them playing around on 0:56, I'm crying

[@Kestrelbee]

that part of the book surprised me, I never actually thought'd they'd kill a main POV character, much less in their own chapter! I honestly was shipping Bristle and Root pretty hard at that point, and reading this part H U R T, you were able to capture this scene perfectly in this animation!

[@Simpfor2Dcharacters]

Fr it made me cosplay a waterfall

[@kirashepard5942]

Considering that she's Ferncloud granddaughter,i would have love to see Fercloud coming to fight Ashfur and defend her family... considering how family -oriented she was...

[@DestinyRogers-mt6vq]

Great granddaughter actually

[@firenkyo8073]

This is gorgeous! I absolutely love the paint-ish style you went with! Poor Bristlefrost...I love that the authors finally had the guts to kill off a main character but it's still so sad!

[@samiam101700]

Of course they had to can the only female protagonist

[@zrainyday5266]

@@samiam101700 True but what's worse. This? Or Briss becoming another queen with no personality. I mean it shouldn't have to be a choice between those but since it is, I'll take her dramatic and memorable death.

[@JackiM705]

Woah woah woah- what do you mean the first time they killed a main character????? GreyWing the main character in the first books the very beginning of the clan died!

[@firenkyo8073]

@@JackiM705 Yeah, but he went to starclan and was seen there. Bristlefrost straight up died, not even passing to the afterlife

[@JackiM705]

That’s true.

[@crowla]

Can you please stop breaking my heart so stylishly and tastefully

[@miragracestudios5104]

Only love. Well done with this

[@TheBourneFreedom]

My heart! And such a gorgeous artstyle!!! For anyone looking for the lyrics, this is what I have managed to make out: "Fell off a star, you are more than us. More than us. Trust me till dawn. You are haunted by, born in dust. Don't stay. Keep me in your kisses. Maybe one day, you will see me in the distance."

[@Jayfeather_lover]

Bristlefrost was one of the most courageous warrior cat deaths out, and she couldn’t even go to starclan and was never even to be with rootspring

[@hansenzhu6808]

I am going to cry . . .Bristlefrost didn't even deserve to die, but she did, sacrificing her own life to save Shadowsight. She saved all the clans, and for that, she should be remembered and honoured. She died like a true warrior, and to think that when she died, she just. . . she just disappeared from the living world, from the dark forest, from StarClan . . . and poor Rootspring who must have suffered so much as he watched Bristlefrost, the cat he loved, the cat who stood up for him, the cat who he was going to leave his clan for, die. You will always be missed, Bristlefrost, and you will always have a place in my heart . . .

[@DestinyRogers-mt6vq]

Gwen Stacey didn't deserve to die either. Why do all the good characters have to die?

[@hansenzhu6808]

@@DestinyRogers-mt6vqlife just works like that i guess😭

[@AshStarProductions]

This book was so good and her death was so painful to read. Wonderful job capturing the emotions

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

Oh man, this is so beautiful yet so heartbreaking!! I loved Bristlefrost so much in the end, and I think people misunderstand her relationship with Rootspring. They had just started their relationship, and what makes her death so sad is what could have been for them, not what was. They could have had so much time to get to know each other and spend time together but that was all just... taken away. It's truly so sad but such wonderful writing at the same time. This captures that feeling so well

[@DestinyRogers-mt6vq]

Kinda like Peter and Gwen in The Amazing Spiderman 2.

[@VyrewoIf]

Aw man you captured the suffocating feeling of the water so well, something about it made my chest hurt. Love the choreography too

[@channelrandom2225]

This does the book so much justice such a beautiful scene

[@hedgepawclan202]

The ending feels like being punched in the gut. The art here is beautiful, soft, painterly. Great job

[@cottonwillow2820]

My heart oh my god. But regardless, these designs are stunning! I also love how you made Bristle taller than root lol.

[@jooceebox]

THIS HURTS IM CRYING ITS SO BEAUTIFUL BUT MAN IT HURTS

[@cats22252]

Bristle`frost's point of view, (Full death scenery) [💥🚨💥SPOILER ALERT💥🚨💥] Without thinking, she glanced at Rootspring. I’m sorry! Rootspring’s eyes flashed with alarm, as though he guessed what she meant to do. She blinked at him. There was no way to tell him everything she wished she could. I have no choice. Without wasting another second, she spun and raced for Shadowsight. Rootspring's yowl echoed behind her. “Wait!” His cry was desperate, but she couldn't stop. Ashfur had his paws against Shadowsight's flank. One shove and the medicine cat would be gone forever. StarClan help me! The thought seemed ridiculous. StarClan was here, fighting beside her. When she reached Shadowsight, she pushed her hind paws harder against the earth than she’d ever done before and launched herself at Ashfur The dark warrior was silhouetted against the reflectionless surface of the widening pool. Ducking her head low, she crashed into him, and as he collapsed, she tumbled over him, and over Shadowsight. Her heart seemed to slow along with time, and she looked down and saw the dark water yawn below her. There was no way to avoid it. She hit it like breaking through ice. Cold wrapped itself around her, gripping so hard that it thrust the breath from her body. She sank, darkness closing around her. Fight! She knew she should kick. She should thrash against the freezing blackness. She reached for thoughts of Rootspring. She tried to see his sky-blue eyes. She tried to hear his gentle mew. If only she could hold on to him... She felt movement beside her and twisted, her fur billowing around her. Something was flailing a tail-length away. Shadowsight? Had she sacrificed herself for nothing? Panic flared in every hair. She struck out, ready to fight. She would save him. She had to. But when she saw the face of the cat beside her, she froze. It wasn’t Shadowsight who’d fallen in. Ashfur was thrashing his paws as he fought to reach the surface. No! I can't let him escape the water... Bristlefrost lunged, taking two clawfuls of the dark warriors fur and letting her weight sink into her hindquarters, timing her body to the side and pushing him away with all her strength. She watched him sink toward the darkness below. His face was distorted by the water, and yet the terror in it was clear. Bristlefrost felt a surge of triumph. They’d done it! Ashfur was scared at last. He saw her, his eyes rounding with disbelief for a moment before he slipped from sight and vanished into shadow. All that remained was his last breath as it bubbled past her to the surface and disappeared. He was gone. It was over. She had done what she had always wanted to do, from the time she was a tiny kit: She had saved her Clan. She had saved all the Clans.. Bristlefrost turned and glanced back toward the surface. It looked very far away now. Her struggle with Ashfur had dragged her body down into the very depths of the dark water, and she felt the last of her strength ebbing out of her from the gash in her neck. The surface, the living world, the Clans-they were out of her reach. Her body relaxed, and the pain of her wounds eased. The dark water no longer horrified her; it felt warm and soothing, engulfing her like an embrace. It's time to rest. But she looked up once more at the vanishing surface. Were those faces, peering in? She couldn’t be sure. Violetshine? She thought she saw black-and-white fur moving beyond the water, and a yellow pelt beside it. Rootspring? Her heart ached with love, and she felt a stirring inside her. How could she leave him? She tried to reach out a paw and pull herself up, but there was nothing to grip but water, and the water would never let her go. Grief pierced her heart, not for herself, but for Rootspring. Her work was finished, but he had loved her, and now he would have to live without her. I’m sorry.... Her mind grew hazy. But we beat him. We destroyed Ashfur. We saved the Clans. Thoughts of Rootspring filled her mind. He was pressing beside her beneath a spreading willow, the warmth of him seeping into her fur. Was it a dream or a memory? She couldn’t tell. Now they were hunting, running through the forest, side by side, so close their pelts touched. And then she saw herself cocooned with him in a nest. Had they shared one after all? Surely they had, she thought, with a rush of love. Tails entwined, they were gazing proudly at three tiny kits. Of course it was real. Of course these were memories ofthe life they must have shared. The cold that gripped her seemed at last to let her go. She closed her eyes and in her last moment felt only warmth. Only love.. Rootsprings point of view: “No!” A wail tore from Rootspring's throat. He spun, paws slithering, rage pulsing through him as he tore free from his mother’s grasp at the edge of the dark water. Violetshine was staring at him. “You can’t save her. You’ll only put yourself in danger, too.” “I have to!” Panic pulsed beneath his pelt. As he turned back to the water, Violetshine grabbed his scruff between her teeth as though he were a kit and hauled himaway. She flung him backward. “She’s already gone!” He stared at her, his thoughts frozen. She couldn’t be. Bristlefrost couldn’t be dead. It was impossible. He darted back to the water and stared into the reflectionless pool. Violetshine pressed close, her body stiff as though ready to grab him again if she had to. The water was still. The splash had left no ripples, but as he watched, a bubble opened the surface for a moment. Then it was gone.

[@pinklemonade8407]

"she closed her eyes and in her last moment felt only warmth. only love."

[@ember-fire7583]

I love this more paint-like style you went with here. It added a more unique and cool effect that lines don't usually portray. Nice work too, sorry about how much of a toll it took your computer though.

[@foaliish]

OH MY HEART?????

[@LycanrocCommenterWeirdo]

And she doesn't go to starclan, Bristlefrost LITERALLY is gone like DEAD COMPLETELY 😭

[@alyssabullock6421]

her death hurts man, and of course the fandom makes so much good content of it 😭

[@annoyink1]

damn I stopped reading warriors when this newest series came out and it seems I’ve missed some things 😭 you’ve inspired me maybe I’ll try and give reading it a shot again

[@katelynmacik4111]

I just wanna thank you a million times because I've been looking for bristlefrost and rootspring content and I now have received probably the best there is to receive so thank you.

[@DeviantCinnamonfur]

I have just discovered this PMV and the combination of the song + the messy paint style is perfectly done - it gives the whole video a sad send-off vibe and I just. It hurts. I love it. Literally every time I see this video recommended I watch it again, and KZbin knows I love rewatching videos so it just keeps recommending it and I just keep watching and it's just... such a beautiful video, you did a fantastic job

[@bvmblii]

this is so heart wrenching omg,, i LOVE the painterly style it really adds to the pmv and the mood and atmosphere are so beautiful you should feel proud!!!

[@finnthornton2537]

I cannot stop watching! I haven't read the newer books but try to stay updated, and I read the final paragraph before Bristle vanished where it was saying she had "memories" of Root and her, three kits, hunting in the forest together and she felt warm the second before she went completely; you visualised this perfectly and it hurts

[@Woofzilla]

Every frame in this is GORGEOUS! I really love this painted style - despite seeing several renditions of this scene, yours really stands out

[@scruffymuffyducky]

no but I just love bristlefrosts selflessness

[@cringeworthy4755]

I’ve only just started watching the intro and I’m already in tears. Poor Rootspring 😞

[@eudialytepharaoh]

THIS IS GORGEOUS PLEASE NO THIS BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES

[@sarkythewolf3931]

I really hope we somehow see her again

[@DestinyRogers-mt6vq]

Along with Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda,Randall Boggs from Monsters inc,Gwen Stacey from The Amazing Spiderman 2,and Kitty Softpaws from Puss In Boots.

[@juliadonati8245]

The style is absolutely gorgeous and the subject super sad, but … SGaP my beloved. (That was Mirrors for Princes’ name before the change). I could immediately pinpoint the voice and that sense of nostalgia, of something good that has been lost, made it infinitely more impactful for me personally.

[@thewisestdino3964]

Aaa I was wondering if anyone would recognize! And ya sgap 🥺 he was my top spotify artist this year bc someone put his music up there. I have a few other PMV ideas with his music tbh it’s just so good, it also just gives me a bunch of nostalgia

[@sanslucy2163]

I just got past this part of the book and I cried god dam

[@weirdowo8087]

So amazing The this is beautiful !! 🤩 It was so sad when Bristle died I cried so hard.

[@kingskyless]

this hurts so good and ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

[@wizardjuvia6197]

Everytime this video pops up on my page I'm required to watch it...and everytime it makes me cry

[@smores93]

Oh this hurts. It’s good but it hurts

[@veloxfurem]

god i cant stop watching this its so saaaad!!! 😭😭😭 you perfectly captured bristlefrosts bittersweet last moments, and rootsprings crushing sadness UGH

[@Coconush.23]

I started crying at the end, rootspring deserved so much more him and bristlefrost should’ve stayed together

[@Kiitszune]

I'm ugly crying at this, I have watched it countless times and still cry whenever I see it

[@maplefoxxo]

STOP THIS ACTUALLY.MADE ME SHED TEARS THIS IS BEAUTIFYL

[@icednightcores]

I finished this book yesterday but oh my god that shot of Bristlefrost and Rootspring running in front of her face made me cry a bit

[@draivysand]

This is one of the prettiest pmv’s I have ever seen, it’s so beautiful! The painterly style is amazing, and you conveyed the story really well! Gonna go cry now, but oh my gosh I love this so much

[@JackiM705]

OMG! I am crying right now! I loved BristleFrost so much! I admired her bravery and her courage! Why Erin! Why you have to kill her like that! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@_kaleido]

I love the colors!

[@whoopihyena8961]

I was relieved because apparently any cat who fades in the Dark Forest/Starclan get reincarnated *Then I realized Bristlefrost wasn’t dead…*

[@muffinland8660]

That's not actually canon, that's just what one of the writers in the Warriors conveyor belt writing team thinks happens to them. The Erins left it intentionally vague, so some people think they get reincarnated, some people think they go nowhere, and some people (me included) think they go on to the regular afterlife.

[@whoopihyena8961]

@@muffinland8660 Then it’ll become a headcanon

[@muffin7067]

@@muffinland8660 Oh you read WC? We have similar nicknames and watch the same, it's strange lol

[@clastonbernard4102]

@@muffinland8660 I really think they should add something called the Faded Forest where cats that die in the Dark Forest or StarClan go there, to get a second chance. ITS ALL FOR BRISTLEFROST I KNOW 😭

[@jiaminhe8671]

I am Bristlefrost! My friends are Softpelt, Firestar, Shadowsight, and Needletail.

[@its-me-river]

😢 the 30 second Sene that brings us all to to tears

[@lj2659]

This is so beautiful

[@Whitestar12345]

This is the one death in warriors that made me cry and I've read every single

[@TheStronkCat]

I love the way she is drawn. has to be my favorite interpretation of her character

[@TwigyWCUE2012]

I just finished The Broken Code and…. I CRIED A MILLION TIMES

[@BasilKats]

This is amazing and so heartbreaking aa!! you captured the emotions so well!!!

[@rabbitdosethings]

Omg this is so good I am crying right now

[@cjguion2460]

this is the definition of the fandom makes better things than the books, you captured their emotions perfectly and I'm crying💔 I love bristlefrost even more bristlexroot ♥️

[@CJC259]

What’s even sadder about her death is that she isn’t in starclan. She can’t see rootspring and neither will he. Even after he passes. 💔

[@briarflight]

Yeah..

[@sunpeltanimations65]

That was beautiful!

[@CrystalLightEevee]

Your style is so beautiful!!! I loved it, it so sad, but amazing

[@JustACatLover12]

The saddest fact is that we'll never EVER see Bristlefrost again since she dissapeared from existence Same thing with Ashfur,Spottedleaf and Mistlekit

[@DestinyRogers-mt6vq]

We'll also never see Tai Lung again.

[@Enforc3r]

If they really want to i think they can bring back time travel tunnels under the territories or make her have been taken to the “higher power” that gives starclan it’s prophecies..

[@mixedberry_juicebox]

god its been months since i read this book and this still hits me so hard AUGH

[@notebookdadutcho3731]

This better be a early april fools from the erins, I don’t want bristlefrost’s spirit to be gone, she could of instead died and she remains as a spirit, knowing that she would be able to see and watch over the clans. It scares me knowing that her spirit is erased

[@westii_bunzz]

genuinely thought it was 3d when i saw the thumbnail... this is amazing.

[@its.justsillyme]

I clicked on this ready to cry

[@yourdarkestfears5940]

I feel like some people forget the gash on Bristlefrost’s neck when she drowns. But either way, this was amazing! The art is wonderful!

[@briarflight]

“And in her last moment felt only warmth. Only love.”

[@Stormwolf4]

I already knew I was going to be sad just from the title! But boy did you really just slap me in the face with sadness! I can only take so much! Beautiful PMV!

[@chuuyaswifeee]

Still I will ALWAYS FAVORITE ASHFUR. Even This sad animation can’t change that I love bristlefrost but I love Ashfur more. Beautiful art btw.

[@HoneyStepWCUE]

All maps I used are in desc! ^^ Oh btw, should I start another channel where I post wc edits?

[@Mewshrooooooom]

IM NOT CRYING, YOU ARE!!

[@pokituu]

This is SCRUMPTIOUS I love your art style so muich and these paintings are GORGEOUS... the shading really shows off the lovely structure of the faces and the colour schemes are so pleasing like an oil painting. Ntm the POSESSS THEYRE SO DYNAMIC I especially like the one at 0:52 and bristle's expression right after it.... and the colours following it with root in the final scenes. yellow and rose and turquoise are so tasty for the morning light AAAHH IT'S SO GOOD YOU SHOULD BE SUPER PROUD!!!!

[@DontTemptMe]

This is so sad that I don’t wanna watch it again but your art style is so beautiful that I keep coming back and start crying to congrats :)

[@CheeseCakePhantom]

Oof. My heart This is so beautiful

[@Thesomess]

The fact that bristlefrost couldn’t even go to starclan… MY HEART IS TORN INTO PIECES

[@axelf9947]

“Only love. Only warmth” still haunts me

[@VanillaUchiha56]

The most heartbreaking death in the whole series 💔

[@possumqe9751]

GOSH..this is so beautiful, your artstyle is so touching and the way she fades into their playing at the end… sobbing

[@blazestar4747]

ARGH. Every time I watch animations of this I want to cry. I've gotten so used to them I thought I wouldn't cry, but when I saw Rootspring at the end all alone...MY HEART

[@Angie_Ashf3rn]

😭😭😭😭this is so well made… I love it.

[@zahatoyu]

God I haven't read the cycle yet, but everytime I see your PMV I cannot not to rewatch it. This is truly a masterpiece: music, their designs, and I can feel the bond between them and everything. I can't believe so few people found and enjoyed it. I'm amazed by you, your work.

[@April_Animates_Stuff]

Omg every frame of this is pure art

[@elitekitkat]

Painful but beautiful

[@Iamhungryforfood]

Damn I started crying about now sad this is! I mean we got rid of to horrible AshFur but at what cost? I love the fact Bristle sacrificed herself(I think it’s a girl I keep forgetting) to make sure ash never hurts anyone ever again! I’m really sad she never resurfaced :,) I started crying xD

[@Justaperson482]

Bristlefrost's death had me sobbing while I was reading. Beautiful style

[@smolpawz]

Your drawing of bristle is so good! ❤

[@sketchyscr1bbles]

This made my cry all over again 🥺 this was beautiful

[@iAveryFox]

All I wish is that Bristlefrost never died 😭😭 I never knew she died but I ended crying when I saw it 😭😭😭

[@gottnymhwang1676]

This is heartbreaking!😢 I cried soo hard when Bristlefrost died. I honestly don't understand the people who say that RootxBristle was rushed, it was toxic, bla bla because it was truthfully the opposite.😢

[@snailnoodle]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AAAA 😭💕💖💜❤💗

[@DreamcatcherXoXoX]

YESSSSSS aah this is so good

[@banana_walter_]

SO BEAUTIFUL

[@jupitartz]

I have literally been obsessed with this video and this song since you posted it, it’s absolutely gorgeous I can’t give you enough praise

[@Booklover-2.0]

I cryed reading the book i vry now this was beautiful but really sad like how it was for Rootspring

[@DxzaiKxnnie_Dxmigxrl_SheTheyXe]

This vid was great! I just can't get over BristleFrost's death tho, it's so sad that she can't go to StarClan :< Love the animations!

[@astrolight1279]

This is beautiful. It perfectly captures what I had in my mind when I read that scene and cried.