So I had these ideas for a while but I wanna see what we all think of them, so here's my long and crazy theory: First, let's address the color scheme here. So, I think all of us noticed how Loampaw is pink and everything else is greyscale. But I also noticed that some other objects are pink, including prey that Loampaw brings back- which of course, at that point is no longer alive... but that's not important. I'm thinking that pink is symbolizing life and grey is, of course, the opposite. Plus, the descriptions in the chapters always describe the other cats in color. But the drawings do not. Next, the whole eating thing- No one wants to eat with Loam. If he asks them, they say they've already eaten, and Clearpaw said that they eat when he's not looking and they won't stop- which is definitely an excuse. As we saw in Chapter 5, Loam said he had had a nightmare and asked to sleep with Lostwind, but Lostwind said that she was feeling under the weather and told him maybe next time. Now, I have another observation that will blow everyone's minds: Names. While reading the first chapter, I noticed that everyone's names seem to have to do with things that are dark or transparent. Think about it. We have FOGshade, CLEARpaw, WHISPERcall, LOSTwind, FADEDstar, ECHObreath, and DARKkit. Most interesting is probably Glasspelt, though, because we have not yet seen them and when Loam says he thinks voles are Glasspelt's favorite, Clearpaw seems confused. Maybe Clearpaw is confused because Loam can't of seen Glasspelt eating one. Next, Loampaw's eyes are grey. I have no ideas for this, yet, but I want to hear all for your suggestions and will certainly update this if I do. Remember how Fadedstar said that Starclan drifted to the ground? Loam wondered if Starclan was worms now, and Faded actually appeared to think about this. Is it possible that this is how the rest of the clan is still here? We've never seen them eat, and we've never seen them touch each other- or even touch Loam. They cannot EAT or TOUCH anything! That's why he's the only one who can hunt. When Loam visits them med cat, all the herbs were dried up because Echobreath CANNOT pick new ones. If you'll remember- I believe we also got a peek into Starclan and maybe the Dark Forest. We saw a cat in Starclan on the left, and on the right, we saw a cat that looked like Loam, but also like the kittypet he met in chapter 5. The kittypet had fallen from somewhere, did they possibly fall from the sky? So, the big idea here? Loam was out hunting one day and something happened to the whole clan- except Loampaw- because he was hunting. All of the other cats are ghosts. This is why they won't eat with or touch Loam. Whatever happened is still a mystery- but if they felt bad for what would happen if Loampaw found out the clan was gone- would they have stayed? If Starclan drifted to the ground- did they come back to the camp? Oh my gosh just got some crazy new ideas while discussing with she says that the dark forest has dark goop puddles and murky trees and no stars- I’m getting more ideas about the death mud now :D So maybe Loam is in the Dark Forest? But I don't feel like the rest of the clan is exactly evil either...
I'm seeing some other pretty cool theories where the pink is symbolizing realism instead of life, so I think that's a pretty good lead too. I WANNA HEAR ALL OF YOUR IDEAS!!!!