I think the age-old question of how to get the bad kids and the seven into a season together without it being a production nightmare could be solved with a little compromise.
Instead of having all twelve of them in the dome at a time, the best thing to do would be to split both groups in half by keeping the seating arrangement continuity!
In group A you have the left side of The Seven table (Antiope, Katja, and Penny) and the right side of The Bad Kids table (Fabian, Kristen, and Riz).
And then, in group B, you have the left side of the Bad Kids table (Fig, Gorgug, and Adaine) and the right side of The Seven table (Danielle, Ostentatia, and Sam)!
Have it be a twenty-episode season like Neverafter so each group gets ten-ish episodes to complete their part of the quest with the first and last episodes being the ones with everyone in them, somehow.
In my mind, episode one would start with the bad kids and then they'd switch over to the seven, only for them to come together for the last half hour. And the same thing, only reverse for the finale. I think that could work while keeping production sane.
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This scene in ACOFAS is iconic. ICONIC! This was such a respectful, kind thing to do Az did. Even though they’re a family and super informal, it re-iterated how much he does pay attention to Elain, her presence, her efforts to be part of the family. (ALSO, CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW THIS WAS SUCH A HUSBAND THING TO DO - yes one of my headcanons is that Elriel is going to get a human wedding LOL)!!
The fact that it was clear he meant, wait for Elain to sit before eating, the fact that nobody began eating till she served herself, the fact that after she said hello to him she excused herself to fix her hair and apron, the fact that at this dinner table, Az breaks the tension between Elain and Amren… it’s so fascinating and sweet to see how innately he seems to be aware of her feelings her thoughts. Even if he doesn’t know what she’s thinking, he always seems to be trying to understand. Which is more than can be said for most of the IC, at the moment.
And in this same scene, when Rhys tells Feyre that Az told everyone to wait because he’s sensitive to how women are treated because of his mom (which I fully do believe!!) but then doesn’t seem to be able to connect the dots that this moment is very much about Elain when Feyre very obviously pokes holes in his explanation… SIGH. Rhys unintentionally pulls the wool over what is obvious to Feyre.
Sometimes I feel as though Rhys misunderstands Az’s feelings for Elain as purely physical. Perhaps he doesn’t expect it, perhaps he doesn’t want to face that he is asking his brother not to pursue the person he loves for political reasons. As if Az hasn’t been emotionally tapped into Elain’s every emotion, laugh, helping her heal from her trauma, from the second she arrives in Velaris. How in the midst of everything he tried to be her FRIEND, he wanted to and did save her from Hybern, the necklace, the talking about her garden plans. How Az seems to care for Elain in a way where he ‘sees’ her. And it’s understood how important this is for Elain, (who is ironically now a Seer) - to be seen. She commented much earlier in ACOWAR, how Graysen ‘saw’ her when nobody else did. When Az comes for her in Hybern, she ‘devours’ the sight of him, even says the words ‘You came for me.’ I always found Az’s response to her words, a mere incline, cock of the head so.. telling. As if it was unfathomable that he wouldn’t come for her, as if he was implying that it made all the sense in the world for him to be there for her and get her home, unharmed and safe. He sees her, he notices her, puts her first, prioritises her, is as aware of her laughter as he is of her sadness.
And that is WHY it isn’t purely ‘physical.’ And I know that when Elain and Rhys comes to a head about everything (because let’s be honest, Elain is going to pop off at Rhys for interfering, albeit unintentionally, with her choice, and maybe even at Az if he doesn’t tell her). And Feyre and Nesta will be right behind her and things will work out because Az and Elain deserve to have a happy ending, just as much as everyone else in this damn story.
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now i’ve read TWO (2) fics where percy and nico suddenly slap each other’s faces during a massive fight (sue me, they’re big three kids and i live for the DRAMA!) and the second time has just caught me off guard from how unexpected and fucking GOOD it was! like, i was audibly shrieking in my bed at 6AM because 1. i wasn’t expecting to wake up to a new fic, 2. the fic got better and better at each paragraph to the point it took me almost one hour and a half to finish it ‘cause my heart was racing and 3. THE TENSION WAS SO FUCKING INSANE I DON’T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. NICO DI ANGELO ISN’T FUCKING AROUND
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Asuka is a tragic figure, a figure of mystery, a wild card, all because the only thing she wants in life is peace and quiet for herself and to feel in control- yet her secret heritage that may be hidden from her for her own protection and the reality that life is unpredictable and will go on with or without you keep ruining that delusion, that vision of how the world is meant to work to her, and she suffers regardless of what she wants, what she does, and how little she understands anything
She was born into a family preaching peace and balance and order while being a creature of violence, and puts a dozen mental locks and excuses over this truth to justify giving into her impulse for fighting by pretending she's justice when she does it
She keeps trying to build a place of safety but she's using sand and life is a wave that destroys, yet she stubbornly persists rather than give up, not drowned to the point of self centered suicidal loathing like Jin- there's contrast, where Jin is cloaked in death Asuka stubbornly clings to life and humanity as a normal person in a terrifying world
She's not a fucking narrative clone for Jun's own purpose, Asuka's purpose must be determined by Asuka herself
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see if I were to write a bee sister centric fic I'd have Chloe become a temporary right hand woman of Lila or whatever villain is present and give her the peacock miraculous while Zoe gets the Bee. They're enemies, always have been and always will be. Well, that's what Chloe thinks anyways. She's done. She's gone way too far and people were right, she was evil. Who cares if she was just fifteen, people like her didn't deserve forgiveness. Worthless, unexceptional and unkind people like her.
So when she and Zoe fight during a seemingly normal fight to obtaining the miraculous, she doesn't think much of it. Then she did.
Something happened. She didn't know what and judging from the hero's expression they didn't know either. There was this thing, maybe a sentimonster? But it looked different. It wasn't a shade of blue like the usual sentimonster and Chloe doesn't remember making it. It was black but when Ladybug had broken what they thought was an akumatized object, it just vanished.
It almost had Zoe. Almost.
So maybe Chloe was evil and rotten and didn't deserve anything good to come her way. But she remembered her father. Her father, who despite abandoning her to her mother, had at least tried to be there for her at some point. And Zoe is his daughter now so...
It was okay. She saved her once, blocked off an attack that was meant for her supposed half sister. A silent thank you to her father for everything. It wasn't anything important and she'd just brush it off if Lila asked. Right now she needs to get back.
Zoe is dazed that night. Chloe saved her. Her sister saved her. She took an attack meant for her and as far as they know, heck, as far as she believed they were enemies. But Chloe saved her when it was a perfect chance to get the bee miraculous back and have an upper hand. Chloe, her half sister but sister nonetheless, saved her. Even if it was once. Even if she didn't know if it was for her or because apparently a new enemy is on the horizon.
Chloe saved her.
And maybe, she can still save Chloe too.
And I'd give this a title of 'Hopeful Misunderstanding' cause that's literally it. Hope comes from the most unexpected of places. Also this is kinda Chlonette and Zoegami if I ever do write it up.
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