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Who's afraid of little ol' me and I hate it here are songs for my girl, Adél 😭🎀❤️

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #my ocs #oc: adél

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Ákos to Endre: I am in jail 😭

He's on the playground standing behind the monkey bars

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #incorrect quotes #oc: endre #oc: ákos

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I love Adél so much! Litteraly holding her as we speak❤️

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #my story #my ocs #oc: adél

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Help, I just imagined a post story scene where Ákos is very proudly telling Bendegúz about how he used a sharpened stick as a spear, and Bendegúz is dying on the inside because he should have been there to protect him.

Then he very gently but proudly corrects his form, and tells him he did a good job😭❤️

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #oc: ákos #oc: Bendegúz

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@writerfae

Your fae must hate this month (since they can kinda sense the weather)

April needs to decide if it wants to be sunny, rainy, cloudy or snowy. one more day where we go through all four stages and I might fly to mars.

#i agree😭 #send help #it has been switching between the darkest clouds and the sunniest sun every 5 minutes!

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@writerfae

May i offer some Odette feels? (Listen, I'm really trying to make her sound more sympathetic, but I'm not sure if I'm succeeding💀 I just wanna show that she's not pure evil while not excusing her behavior😭)

I want to talk about Odette's downward spiral. Her development in the completely wrong direction.

You know, there was a time when I considered Odette using her powers to push down Ákos into the swamp. It would have been ironic: her, a triarhist, a protector, using her powers that are meant to protect humans to hurt someone. It would have been a cool idea!

But it wouldn't have been in character at that point in the story.

The sad truth is that had Ákos fought back, had he screamed or protested when she pushed him (he couldn't have, he had no way to know that he was in danger, but) Odette would have stopped. She wouldn't have had the heart to do it.

The question on your mind right now is probably: then why?

Well, there's the obvious part, the objective reason, she didn't want her secret about her plans to destroy the Black swamp to be found out just yet. But there's a lot more to it.

Her whole life Adél was terrified of the monsters that lurked in the swamp. It wasn't the most rational fear, they couldn't reach her, but fear isn't rational.

Odette was also terrified of these same monsters just as much as Adél. She had even less reason to be scared. She was a triarhist. She had her magic, yet she was still scared. She was scared for herself and for others. And the worst part?

The children of Galla are raised on the spooky stories and scary legends about the Black swamp. But often, in these stories, there is light, be it the doves or the triarhists...

The problem is when you are a triarhist, an heir, but still a child, you can hear these stories as: You know those very scary monsters that you have nightmares about? Well, child, it is your and your future colleagues' responsibility to protect everyone else from them because nobody else can do it! This is, naturally, on top of having to govern a whole country, and there's no way out of it!

Odette always tried to ease the burdens of others. Help Endre when he was struggling with his duties to the point of screaming and shouting, help Adél with her fears and anxieties (even when Odette herself is scared too), help Bendegúz with his anger when being compared to his father. But she hardly let people help her. She didn't want to burden them

Endre knew this about her, and he was pretty good at, if not getting her to open up, then just be a silent support.

But Odette was carrying too much and it broke her.

I am not saying that Odette's motivations were primarily selfish. They were primarily, first and foremost, most importantly to protect her people.

But there was a small part of it that was: couldn't the swamp just not be there? Couldn't at least that weight be lifted off of, if not her, then future rulers' shoulders?

Most importantly, couldn't there be a world where little Adél doesn't have to be scared?

And when Ákos doesn't want to keep her secret, he is threatening all of this, all that she's worked for.

Odette is smart, she's calculating, she meticulously thinks things through until they're as close to perfect as she can get.

But in that moment she panics, she doesn't have time to think. And in her panic, she falls back on the one teaching that has been ingrained in her from childhood: her people are her number one priority.

There is a subtle development between the Odette who pushes Ákos because she felt cornered and the Odette at the end of the book. Murder (or what she thought for weeks was murder) changes a person.

She knows now how far she's willing to go (and now she might be willing to go even farther).

She hates it, yet she doubles down because she can't be wrong. If she's wrong, then she hurt Ákos for nothing.

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #oc Odette

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Endre is I can do it with a broken heart 😭(especially after he got crowned)

"Lights, camera, bitch, smile

Even when you wanna die"

On so many occasions, he has to put up a fake smile, even when he's feeling uncomfortable😭😭😭

"All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting more"

Everyone expecting him to be perfect because triarhists in legends, in history, seem that way

"I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an art

You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart"

😭😭😭❤️

@writerfae come cry over this with me😭😭😭❤️

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #oc: endre #also: Cause I'm a real tough kid #I can handle my shit

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@writerfae I hear you're in a Taylor swift mood! Have you seen this?😌

My ocs as Taylor Swift lyrics:

For Adél from: Christmas Tree Farm

In my heart is a Christmas tree farm There's a light in the barn We'd run inside out from the cold In the town kids are dreaming of sleighs And they're warm and they're safe They wake to see a blanket of snow Sweet dreams of holly and ribbon Mistakes are forgiven And everything is icy and blue And you would be there, too

For Bendegúz from: Willow

Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind (oh) Head on the pillow, I could feel you sneaking in As if you were a mythical thing Like you were a trophy or a champion ring And there was one prize I'd cheat to win The more that you say The less I know Wherever you stray I follow I'm begging for you to take my hand Wreck my plans That's my man You know that my train could take you home Anywhere else is hollow I'm begging for you to take my hand Wreck my plans That's my man

For Endre from: Champaign Problems

You booked the night train for a reason So you could sit there in this hurt Bustling crowds or silent sleepers You're not sure which is worse Because I dropped your hand while dancing Left you out there standing Crestfallen on the landing Champagne problems Your mom's ring in your pocket My picture in your wallet Your heart was glass, I dropped it Champagne problems

For Ákos from: Illicit Affairs (this is his feelings on Odette)

They show their truth one single time But they lie, and they lie, and they lie A million little times And you wanna scream Don't call me "kid" Don't call me "baby" Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me You showed me colors You know I can't see with anyone else Don't call me "kid" Don't call me "baby" Look at this idiotic fool that you made me You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else And you know damn well For you, I would ruin myself A million little times

For Odette from: Castles Crumbling

My foes and friends watch my reign end I don't know how it could've ended this way Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor People look at me like I'm a monster Now they're screaming at the palace front gates, used to chant my name Now they're screaming that they hate me Never wanted you to hate me

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@writerfae (😅 I hope you don't mind that i keep tagging you like this)

Here's an angst free cute Ákos fact!

You know how he has Moss (his goat)? Well, the reason he has him is because for his 6th birthday Adél made him a goat plushie. And Adél was 11 back then! It's not the most stable thing in the world! But Ákos loved it, and it's somehow still in one piece! So for his next birthday he got Moss!

Also, his handwriting is unreadable (which is very frustrating since one of his hobbies is writing)

And lest we forget the cutest Ákos fact: he has cat symbolism!

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #oc: ákos

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@writerfae

Here's the promised rant!

Okay, this is a... not actually that long of a rant, but I don't really have smart words rn (oc thoughts, yes, smart words, no🙈 so I might give a second rant when I'm less tired)

I have just been thinking about Ákos trying to process his trauma through play and stories that he loves (and it's adorable!)

I just love his way of thinking, the way he processes, sees things through the lens of stories while still being smart enough to somewhat know that irl is more complicated than that.

Here's a fun fact: Ákos has always been interested in the Black swamp! He has a book of spooky stories about it (that's how he kinda knew what he should do when encountering certain monsters)

And can we talk about this:

In the aftermath (for the first few months) Ákos usually sleeps with someone else (their parents or Adél), but before they figured out that they should be doing that, Ákos woke up at night, but he was too scared to get out of bed and go look for someone, so he just laid awake for hours, not getting enough sleep, and basically spent the days stumbling around from tiredness until Adél was like: okay, no, we're solving this! Dragged him into her room and stayed with him for hours until he got enough sleep (which was hard because he kept waking up from his nightmares)

AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW SMART MY SON IS?! There's an interesting connection between Odette and Ákos: they are the two smartest people in the group.

One time, when he was really little Ákos told Odette that he wants to be as smart as her one day. She tells him that he'll be even smarter. And she's right, actually. The only reason it's not obvious yet is because he's still young.

#Henry seeing Ákos's favorite book like: #is this part of the ptsd or is this normal #writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #oc: adél #oc: ákos

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This, but it's Endre listening to 10 things I hate about you

I’m in a silly goofy mood and I raise you:

Modern AU Talon after him and Aiden start their relationship break and Aiden left for Canada: *lies on his bed in his locked room listening to Careless Whispers on full volume*

#idk what Odette did in the modern au yet but I'll come up with something 😌

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"Your sister is the girl who's afraid of everything. She is the queen of the Black swamp. The goddess of fear. Now tell me, if she is the cat and we are the doves... what does that mean for Galla's chances in all of this?"

"And when she finally found her little brother, cold, and soaked, and shaking, he said one thing. And this was the most horrifying thing she'd ever experienced.

There was no monster, no betrayal, no yelling big brother that has or could ever come close to the moment when Ákos, whose eyes always ran quick as a deer, curiosly through any room, whose thoughts were always moving, always questioning, always interested, who welcomed any knowledge to his head as if they were family said this:

"I don't want to know anymore"

Villain Adél au moodboard(s)!!!

@writerfae (if you're interested)

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #my story #my ocs #oc: adél #villain adél au #idk if im completely satisfied but good enough! #moodboard

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Last line tag

Thanks for the tag, @writerfae ❤️

I will put two things from two wips here because the first is from the main wip From Up High to Down Low and the second is from a very new thing that I'm just developing but I just wrote that line today so that is technically my last line!

From Up High to Down Low (I am sorry):

When we are children, we hide under our blankets from the monsters in the dark corners who aren't even there. But for Ákos those monsters were there... and there was no blanket to hide under.

From new, nameless wip:

"Look at that puddle!" The exclamation came out of nowhere as if the lake itself just talked. Thomas found his head flying up with the speed of a shy bird's wings in suprise. He stood, pebbles rolling from under his feet, and he had to catch himself in order to not lose his balance. He had no desire to go for a swim in the first weeks of march. He found a boy standing not too far away on the shore, both of their feet in the same line, parallel to each other. His hair was messy, and long, and coal. He looked like he just finished rolling around in a field of dandelions, white puffs peppering his head and shoulders like a flower-crown. "You fool... This is no puddle. This is very clearly a lake!" The prince decided to inform the stranger.

I'm leaving this an open tag!

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #tag game

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My ocs as Taylor Swift lyrics:

For Adél from: Christmas Tree Farm

In my heart is a Christmas tree farm There's a light in the barn We'd run inside out from the cold In the town kids are dreaming of sleighs And they're warm and they're safe They wake to see a blanket of snow Sweet dreams of holly and ribbon Mistakes are forgiven And everything is icy and blue And you would be there, too

For Bendegúz from: Willow

Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind (oh) Head on the pillow, I could feel you sneaking in As if you were a mythical thing Like you were a trophy or a champion ring And there was one prize I'd cheat to win The more that you say The less I know Wherever you stray I follow I'm begging for you to take my hand Wreck my plans That's my man You know that my train could take you home Anywhere else is hollow I'm begging for you to take my hand Wreck my plans That's my man

For Endre from: Champaign Problems

You booked the night train for a reason So you could sit there in this hurt Bustling crowds or silent sleepers You're not sure which is worse Because I dropped your hand while dancing Left you out there standing Crestfallen on the landing Champagne problems Your mom's ring in your pocket My picture in your wallet Your heart was glass, I dropped it Champagne problems

For Ákos from: Illicit Affairs (this is his feelings on Odette)

They show their truth one single time But they lie, and they lie, and they lie A million little times And you wanna scream Don't call me "kid" Don't call me "baby" Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me You showed me colors You know I can't see with anyone else Don't call me "kid" Don't call me "baby" Look at this idiotic fool that you made me You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else And you know damn well For you, I would ruin myself A million little times

For Odette from: Castles Crumbling

My foes and friends watch my reign end I don't know how it could've ended this way Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor People look at me like I'm a monster Now they're screaming at the palace front gates, used to chant my name Now they're screaming that they hate me Never wanted you to hate me

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #my story

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Odette used to be so damned gentle with Adél it hurts to think about.

She used to crouch down to her level when she was little. She'd always hold her hand. She'd always reassure her.

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #oc: adél #oc: odette

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Listen! Adél, but it's: Always and angel, never a God, Always and angel, never a God, Always and angel, never a God!

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #my story #oc: adél

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Have a bunch of Adél moodboards!

#writeblr #wip: from up high to down low #writers on tumblr #my story #my ocs #oc: adél #moodboard