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haystarlight · 2 years

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For the ask game: The Owl House

Send me a movie/book/show and I’ll tell you:

favorite character:

Edalyn Clawthorne, aka Eda the Owl Lady. It always goes back to her. She's this amazing character with such a good sense of humor and interesting personality. We need more characters like her, who show us that older women can be smart and strong and powerful (and, yes, super hot). I also know her story is very important to people with chroninc ilness or mental illness or dissabilities. I don't personally have something like that but I do really relate to her in other ways.

least favorite character:

Oh, Boscha. Definetly Boscha. She's just annoying and boring. Like, yeah I get it, we needed a bully character that wasn't like Amity and wouldn't want to become friends with the other kids because a bully character can facilitate stories like WILW and OUAS and MLC more easily. And like, her design looks good. But we could never see her again and I would not miss her at all.

Every time she talks I just want her to shut up. Why are people giving Hunter grief? she's the one with the annoying voice. I think some people do want Boscha to become a nicer person and grow and mature and, I mean, she's 15. She's still very young, she could eventually grow up into a better person with time. But I'm not as interested in seeing her grow as I was with Amity or Sasha Waybright.

brOTP:

Oh, I'm having a hard time choosing. I really like Luz and King because they remind me of myself and my little brother.

I also love Hunter and Luz because I like that sort of friendship where two people constantly make fun of each other and annoy and insult each other but it's never with bad intentions. Like, they give each other a hard time but, in the end, you know it's their way of showing they care for each other. And I think it's super sweet how Luz went and sacrificed herself for Hunter in CATH. I understand why people ship it, even though I choose to see them as platonic friends.

OTP:

Raine and Eda, aka Raeda. They have such a rich and powerful story together. Their emotional scenes always get to me so bad. They always make me feel the angst and the joy and the EVERYTHING. I get so excited whenever I see them interact. I really hope they get their well-deserved happy ending, because Idk what I'd do with myself if they didn't. Also, Eda's Requiem/Raine's Rhapsody is such a beautiful song.

OT3:

I don't really have any poly ships for this fandom, unlike with Amphibia or Shera or STVFOE, all of my ships are just 2 people. I don't really see any characters in a polyamorous relationship. Tho I support the fans who do.

I guess the closest thing I have to an OT3 is the Emerald Trio (Hunter, Willow and Gus). But not with Gus as part of the relationship, I like Huntlow as a ship by itself. More like, their trio of friendship. More like, as much as Hunter and Willow are already a couple by themselves, their friendship with Gus is a big piece of their relationship. Like, their mutual friendship with Gus is something that makes them more dynamic as a couple. And they totally invite him to come with on most of their dates. He's the third wheel but he's happy about it.

NOTP:

Boscha and Willow, aka Boschlow. Mostly because I don't like Boscha as a character, like I said before.

Like, I understand why people ship it; it kinda has an Enemies to Lovers vibe. Like, it might remind some people of Early Season 1 Lumity. The difference between Boschlow and Lumity however, Luz and Amity were more rivals than bully/bullying victim. Like, as much as Amity gave Luz a hard time, Luz also went out of her way to annoy Amity; it was a mutual rivalry. Whereas, Boscha always attacked Willow unprovoked. Willow just wanted to be left alone and Boscha kept bothering her. Unlike with Lumity, where they both annoyed each other.

Also, Boscha is shown to be a constant bully throughout Willow's whole childhood. Like, it seems she kept bothering her for years and years. That's a long time of built-up resentment and maybe even trauma, it's hard to take that and try to build a relationship from it. (Similar to how it took a long time for Willow to forgive Amity and be her friend again). Unlike Lumity, where their rivalry was short-lived so they didn't really have that much built-up resentment to deconstruct before getting to the Friends to Lovers portion.

Before Huntlow was presented to me as the beautiful ship that it is, I used to ship Willow with Skara (Skarlow). Because Skara was never really a bully to Willow, she was more Boscha's lackey and it looked like she might have a good heart and a good sense of humor under her blind loyalty to Boscha. Low and behold, it turns out I was right! She does have a good heart! Skara seems like a very sweet girl. And I support people who continue to like Skarlow.

favorite storyline:

Aww, maaaaan. So hard to choose. They’re all sooooo gooooood.

Maybe Eda’s character arc going from “I keep everyone at a distance, I don’t make connections, I don’t want a family” to “I AM EVERYONE’S MAMA! I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND I WILL ADOPT 3 MORE IF LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES!”. Like, it’s more complex than that. Something something emotional vulnerability something something allowing yourself to open your heart to people.

And Hunter’s character arc of him learning Philip is a bad dude and slowly easing his way to rebellion. Something about him going from “Human (derogatory)” to “Luz (affectionate)” really hits me where I live, I’m not really sure why. I don’t know if it’s a redemption arc because I never saw him as a villain but it’s definetly an improvement arc. And I feel like it could’ve been done better with more time but.... you know, Godspeed.

least favorite storyline:

I don’t know....... the Bat Queen maybe? I don’t dislike her! she’s fine! I just.... you know. Now that we’re going godspeed and we don’t have time for this... that’s it, we don’t have time for this. I don’t care who the Bat Queen’s owner was, we don’t have time for that! I don’t wanna spend what precious time we have with the Bat Queen that we could be spending with the kids.

Also, we haven’t really seen it yet so it doesn’t count but.... the fact that Belos is not 100% dead. I despise that with every fiber of my being. I want him to be dead so badly. I don’t wanna spend a single second on Philip anymore. I just want him dead. And I have faith that the crew knows what they’re doing but just.... I would’ve been so happy if The Collector flicking him had been it. Like I was so relieved when The Collector tagged him, I was like “FINALLY”. And now it looks like he’s coming back and I’m like “WHY WON’T YOU STAY DEAD”.

Also, the fact that Belos survived The Collector trying to kill him makes me feel like it makes The Collector less scary. If he tried to kill someone and they survived, then he’s not as scary anymore. Ya feel?

what I wish had happened but didn’t:

I guess this could still happen but it probably won’t. I really wanted to hear Raine sing. Like, I want to hear all the characters sing because they all have really beautiful speaking voices so logic dictates that, if they have a beautiful speaking voice, they’ll have a good singing voice too. But especially Raine because... you know, Bard.

And we probably won’t get that. Not just because ain’t got no time. But also because I know that Dana Terrace doesn’t like musicals so she would never write a musical episode or even just throw me a bone of a single scene to let me hear my angels sing. Just let the theater kid breathe please.

what happened that I wish hadn’t:

I don't know if I can think of anything that I wish hadn't happened. I don't really have any thoughts on that front.

#the owl house #fandom ask game

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lollytea · 2 years

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Huntlow thought - Hunter and Willow going out of their way to make sure Gus never feels like a third wheel. I really love that all three of them are close, because Willow and Gus’ relationship is clearly very important to them and nothing sucks quite like having a romantic interest get in the way of a friendship. Willow especially, having gone through what she did with Amity and knowing how it feels to have your best friend push you away, would take special care to see that they still did one-on-one hangouts, and that Gus never feels like he’s intruding. (She doesn’t really have have time to worry when it’s the three of them, though, because when Hunter and Gus are in the same room she immediately becomes The Braincell.)

Just, like, the two of them being friends first and dating second.

YEAH YEAH MY GOD YEAH YOURE SO RIGHT

I cannot imagine the three of them ever having a problem like this, it just feels so out of character.

As you said, Willow has had her terrible experience with Amity, and she and Gus were each others' only friend for the longest time. Their bond is so special and completely unbreakable. It would be so unlike Willow to ever neglect that.

And likewise, Gus knows Willow loves him. He has complete faith and confidence in this. He knows how loving she is and he's been through so much with her. This is not the kind of relationship that easily sows insecurity.

Meanwhile, Hunter has never had friends before so now that he does, there is no way in hell he is ever going to take them for granted. I don't think he would ever consider either romance or friendship to be superior to one another. They're both just different forms of love to him and Hunter had been without love for so long, that he needs to cherish all that he currently has in his life.

It's so important how all of the trio have established dynamics with eachother that are all unique and special in their own way. Willow and Gus have this unconditional love and years of history and have been each others only support during their darkest times. Hunter and Willow have this sweet soft friendship that is built on respect and admiration. And Hunter and Gus seem to exist in their own boyish bubble. Hunter looks out for Gus and Gus makes Hunter laugh.

But the three of them TOGETHER is a dynamic in its own right and its just as special. I also love this idea of total comfort in their relationships with eachother that even if Hunter and Willow ARE off having alone time, Gus doesn't feel even remotely weird that they're off doing stuff without him. Like all of the trio are able to hang out as duos without the third person feeling left out because they all understand how deeply they care about each other.

Like sometimes Hunter and Willow WILL be hanging out alone at her place and after a few hours they'll be like "I miss Gus. We should ask Gus to come over."

And then he bursts in like "HELLO LOVEBIRDS YOUR FAVOURITE BOY IN THE WORLD IS HERE." And he's fucking RIGHT he IS their favourite boy in the world

#i dont even think it OCCURS to willow and hunter that he need to like. pay attention to gus #because hes such a constant in their lives that they dont even think about it.#theyre a trio and if theyre without gus for too they start feeling trio withdrawls #also its worth mentioning that luz and amity are also involved in this #usually theyre a squad of five #if luz and amity are having alone time the trio are left with each other #but in the same way willow and gus never felt like luz abandoned them when she started dating amity

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ordinaryschmuck · 3 years

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Here is a drabble idea: Luz and amity on a date in the human world when they are found by friends vee made while on camp and Luz has no idea who they are

Catching Up

Amity knew others were staring at her. It was probably thanks to the ears.

But she wasn't going to let that bother her. Not tonight. Tonight was date night. Which has happened less and less, thanks to all the craziness of building a functioning portal.

And now that the portal works and Luz got permission to come and go when she pleases, she and Amity got a chance to do something that they've always wanted: A tour of the human realm.

Their first destination was a place Luz called a 'mall.' Where inside, Amity waited patiently a distance away from a certain stand that Luz stood in line for something called a 'slush-he.'

Her girlfriend finally returned with two plastic cups filled with what Amity assumed was probably the 'slush-hes,' with one cup red and the other blue.

"I'm back!" Luz grinned, handing over the red cup, "Their machine broke after only one wild cherry, so I'd thought I'd be oh, so generous and offer the last one to you. Besides, blue raspberry ain't so bad."

"Thanks, Luz," Amity smiled back, taking the 'slush-he.' "I'm glad we finally got to do this. I've been dying for a date in the human realm."

"Yeah, well, I owed you," Luz shrugged. "And I swear, I'm going to make up for all the lost time we've had. And we're going to start with--"

"Luz!"

Luz's proclamation got cut short by the chorus of voices screaming her name. Turning to the source, Luz and Amity saw three kids their age running over, each of them smiling wide and looking excited.

"...Friends of yours?" Amity asked.

"No, I think they're Vee's."

"Ah."

"It's been a while," said a girl dressed in black, "How have you been?"

"How's your mom?" asked the stouter teen.

"Yeah, is she still all...depressed and junk?" the shaggier one added.

"Um...Fine, also fine, and I don't think she is," Luz answered. "But, guys, you need to understand, I'm not--"

"Ooh, who's this?" the stout teen smirked at Amity, "A new friend of yours?"

"Uh, I'm Amity," the witch in question waved.

"Nice to meet you, Amity. I'm Corey."

"I'm Daryl," the shaggy kid waved.

"And I'm Diane," the goth bowed, "We're Luz's best friends from camp."

"From the best cabin that there is!"

"Cabin seven!" the three friends cheered.

"Uh-huh, cabin seven," Luz joined in half-heartedly, "But the thing is--"

"So, what brings you and Amity here?" Corey interrupted again.

"We're on a date."

"A date?" Diane seemed shocked, "Since when did you go on dates?"

"Especially since you've had your eyes on a certain someone," Daryl said, pulling his hair out of his eyes to give Luz a wink. Which probably might have meant something to Vee, but it only made Luz all the more confused.

"I go on dates all the time," she tried to explain, "Especially with Amity...because she's my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?!"

"Since when did you have a girlfriend?!" Corey asked.

"Better yet, why didn't you tell us?!" Diane furthered, "We're your best friends, aren't we?!"

"I...guess--But, uh, there is an explanation for why I didn't tell you! And I'd be happy to give it to you...on another day?"

"Why not now?"

"Because we're on a date right now," Amity provided, intertwining her fingers with Luz's. The three friends shared a look with one another.

"...Alright, fine," Diane decided for the group, "But you better believe we'll want a full explanation for this later."

"Will do."

With that, the trio left Luz and Amity alone again.

"That's something I'll have to tell Vee to take care of later."

"Yes, later. But not now," Amity turned Luz's face to hers, "Now, it's date night. And you promised me that you're going to make up for lost time. Meaning..."

Amity then pressed her lips against Luz's, initiating an electrifying kiss between the two of them. And when she pulled away, Luz stared back with her eyes wide.

"You're all mine tonight," Amity smirked. "So no more interruptions, got it?"

"...Can't argue with that."

#the owl house #luz noceda #amity blight #lumity #vee's friends #the hiatus of drabbles

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sepublic · 3 years

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TOH deserves better

Y’know what?

Now that I’ve… Had time to really focus and think and process about the news for The Owl House and its shortened Season 3, now that I’ve really dealt with other things in my life, I’m…

I’m angry. I’m genuinely MAD…

The Owl House has always been a comfort show for me! It’s a show I’ve loved, its characters and worldbuilding and mystery is fascinating to me and it’s inspired me! When Season 1 ended... I was excited. I was prepared. I braced myself for the story that Dana Terrace and the writers intended to tell us. I knew we had at LEAST two more full seasons to go, based on Dana’s comment about a third season.

Season 2 would’ve been a safe season in a sense. A season where we’re in the middle of the action, where we can get onto things that have been planned and set up; But at the same time, it’s not the final season! It’s not the end. There would’ve been an entire, full season, twenty or something episodes after that. I could’ve sat back and enjoyed Season 2 in all its entirety, as another phase of the story set in the middle, and when it was all said and done, I could speculate and hope and wish and think about this final third season; Assuming we wouldn’t even get a fourth!

But no… NO, Season 3 is literally just. THREE episodes, each twice the normal length, so like six episodes; But still, it’s obvious with how it’s formatted into a trio that Season 3 will be less a season, and more the final battle and climax of the show, the culmination of everything else! Which means for all intents and purposes… Season 2 IS the final season of the show. That everything we want to see, we hope to see; It can only happen in Season 2, because Season 3 is the final battle in a sense.

Warning: A LOT of text and upset ramblings below!!!

And that deeply angers me. I’ve done the calculations and there are fourteen episodes we’re missing out on, due to Season 3 being cut down. Fourteen episodes to do any wide variety of things; To focus on side characters, to flesh out lore and plot. To extend and focus on character arcs, to introduce and establish things; Fourteen episodes to introduce, develop, and finish various arcs and smaller plots! There’s SO much to do in fourteen episodes, especially in regards to relationships, and even representation as we talk about Luz and Amity and everyone else!

And out of NOWHERE, out of the blue- We don’t get that! Dana Terrace herself admitted on Twitter that she left in December to focus on the news. I’m not entirely sure on how production works, but I imagine she and the crew were working on Season 2A when they got this news… Which means they’re going to have to COMPLETELY rehaul and rehash their plans for Season 2B as a result. They’re going to have to hastily pull together and rush the arcs they had planned out, so it can lead up to Season 3.

They expected fourteen episodes of development; And now they have to resolve that within the remaining ten or so episodes of Season 2, which is already jam-packed with the original plans. At this point, any criticisms for the show’s writing or pacing that might come later down the line… I can’t take it seriously in good faith. Not when I know how Disney just screwed over Dana and the crew so suddenly, so abruptly, so HUGELY. Season 2 was supposed to be the mid-point, and you KNOW there are a bunch of arcs and little plot points that will never see the light of day, or be rushed, to accommodate the change!

And it really angers me. Season 3 would’ve been made after a lot of fandom response- So all you fans of the Detention Kids, who would’ve liked to see more of them? Season 3 would’ve been the time for Dana and the crew to throw the fandom a bone… EXCEPT, because it’s only three/six episodes, there’s no way the Detention Kids will get focus now. Not when there’s the actual climax of the show left. There’s no room to have fun, to focus on side characters or expand even more on pre-established ones. Fourteen episodes’ worth of kind, small little moments that stand out- Gone, down the drain, never to see the light of day to begin with!

I just… Feel so BAD for Dana and the crew; Dana fought so hard for this story! Her roommate said that nobody wanted to see a story about an old witch and her young apprentice, and you know what, Dana FOUGHT for that story and got it for us! She had to deal with censors for Lumity, but she fought for that! Dana and the crew were EXCITED to tell us, they no doubt had so much planned and in store, you can tell from the tone of the Reddit AMA and the Charity Livestream, all of which were done months before Disney told Dana and the crew about Season 3 being downsized.

And like… Dana herself said that she’s still down to do future Owl House content. If Disney asks her to –with pushback from fans- then yeah, she could do more! We might get an epilogue or sequel series… But that doesn’t change how the pacing of the show will be disrupted. How a lot of arcs will have to be prematurely rushed through and finished, instead of having the loving time taken to develop and appreciate them.

Characters will be rushed through, we had FOURTEEN episodes taken from us! Characters like Belos or Kikimora, or Odalia and Alador, the antagonists- They’re not guaranteed to survive or make it past the end of Season 3, so even if we got more content post-S3, it wouldn’t really be able to remedy for their drastically-shortened screen time, unless through flashbacks or resurrection or whatever. Characters, arcs, development, all are being shafted here.

And this ANGERS me! Like I said, The Owl House is my comfort show. I finished Season 1 with the full understanding that we weren’t even halfway through yet; We still had SO much more to do, so much more to see, amidst all of the wonders that Season 1 had provided! But now I feel cheated. I feel cheated, because sike! Actually you WERE halfway through, and that changes everything about the tone, the pacing, the setting of the show. Suddenly I’m already looking forward to and anticipating the end, because the end is DIRECTLY after Season 2; And I can’t enjoy it as much, because now I have that anxiety and dread as Season 2 ends that… THIS is the final, full, regular season.

It was just supposed to be another season for me to enjoy, to further flesh out the show- And out of nowhere, I have to approach this with a sudden sense of finality, I’m forced to really appreciate it even further, because this is it! This is all we have left, when until then, I thought we had so much more! And it’s angering. It’s abrupt. Season 2 was in many ways supposed to be carefree and hands-off…

But now, I have to approach it in an existential sense. With the full understanding that the show is essentially ENDING by this point, with each new episode, we’re on a timer now. We’ve lost the luxury of Season 1, that Season 2 would’ve had, if it was the midpoint in the series. And now I can’t enjoy things as much because just as quickly as I got these new arcs and characters and developments, I have to watch them be quickly wrapped up.

I barely even got them, I was looking forward to more of it, there should’ve been more, and then bam! It’s already done, just kidding! Like it was handed to me, and then abruptly torn out of my hands barely a few seconds later, after I’d anticipated an entire day alone with it.

I hate this. I’m angry, I’m sad, I’m disappointed. I had so much wonder and joy that this was only the beginning, but now it’s actually the ending! I had so much to look forward to, so much promised- And this show was doing well! It was SUCCESSFUL, Lumity brought a HUGE influx of popularity, and you know what? The show deserves that!

Not just for being good in general, but also- This is SUCH a huge step forward in representation, especially given how this is DISNEY of all channels… With Luz being a bisexual, ADHD, character of color! Amity fully being a lesbian ON-SCREEN, no censors, nothing held back, her crush treated and fully indulged the way a straight person’s would’ve been!

The Owl House deserves so much for just that alone. So much attention, and it got attention, it was arguably at a peak because now so much fans are tuning in… And Disney, those paradoxical cowards, they decide to end it early!? I’m angry. I’m frustrated, I’m sad, I was told to expect more, to just enjoy myself in the moment, but now I have to readjust my sense and perception of everything in anticipation of a sudden end.

And I’m sure that’s what Dana and the crew have to do as well, they were so excited, no doubt planting things in Season 2A to be resolved later in Season 3… But nope, now they have to rush it through and finish it in Season 2B, along with everything else they had planned! And they might have to cut out stuff from Season 2B, to make room for the ending of those pre-established arcs!

It’s frustrating and clumsy and sudden, and it just… ANGERS ME! It makes me genuinely mad and frustrated, like I want to punch a wall… And I hate it! And a part of me hopes and wishes that if the fans really DO give enough of a backlash and demand, maybe Disney will change its mind.

If we say enough, ASAP, then maybe Disney will delay Season 2B so that Season 3 can be extended back to its proper length, allowing Dana and the crew to redo Season 2B as they originally intended. I’d be fine with waiting additional time, as much as the crew needs, to redo Season 2B with the understanding that they have that full third season back!

I’d GLADLY, happily, let the crew take their time to redo Season 2B to its original glory and plans, to better set up a full Season 3! I’d let them take their time, I wouldn’t complain at all, I’d still watch! So Disney, go ahead, change your plans abruptly AGAIN, it’s not like you have no qualms screwing over this show or other content creators with this kind of back-and-forth, look at Matt Braly having to contend with True Colors being delayed and almost censored, only for the whole thing to be useless because the original episode was leaked anyway! He had to rush out the Season 3 intro, I’m betting this RIGHT now!

But even if it was delayed, even if it was released early… It doesn’t change the actual show itself. It doesn’t change the actual story, just how it was presented- But the story itself, it remains intact. The Owl House doesn’t even get that. Brevity can be the soul of wit, but if you’re suddenly told out of nowhere to chop it down, it’s not gonna be the soul of anything.

It’s just… SO UNFAIR, and it makes me genuinely pissed off. Like, I could handle True Colors being delayed by the end of the day, because the show is otherwise the exact same- But TOH being so drastically reduced, abruptly shortened, I think that’s honestly objectively worse… So I braced myself for and adapted to one bad thing, and then got another thing even MORE terrible! Much more terrible, in fact- Amazing.

I’m just… Tired and frustrated. Like it feels like I had this happy thing in my life and it was taken away from me, I can’t even have that, I can’t have the hope and anticipation for more, that’s it! It’s already done and gone! I knew I’d have to prepare for that eventually, but in a manner that felt fleshed-out and well-rounded, like I’d really had my time to enjoy and appreciate… But just kidding! It’s like a punch in the face, and it makes me honestly depressed and sad, and I kind of don’t know what to do besides… Ask for more, and hope?

A part of me feels like the investment, the enjoyment, was lowkey all for nothing, meaningless and worthless, now that so much was cut down- And obviously it IS worth it, it always is! But in the moment of despair, I’m asking… Is that it? It was all for nothing, then… All that effort. All of that speculation and enjoyment and anticipation.

All you had look forward to, all of that emotion you put in- So much of it is going to be left unresolved because how the show was so enormously cut down. And now it makes me hesitant to invest in other shows, I’m afraid, in case they get cut down like this, in case my attention is punished and deprived for engaging with the material like that to begin with.

As a viewer and someone who loves and enjoys media, I feel like there’s a trust that’s being breached, I can’t really rely or depend on things I enjoy to last or stay there, so why bother getting invested? Why put in the effort for fandom and content if it’s going to be gone like THAT, if all plans are thrown out the window, and all attention and feedback is meaningless!

What’s the point of showing that you love this, of expressing yourself, if you’re going to get even LESS than what you’d cautiously hoped for? Why hope at all? There’s this bitterness left inside of me, that you shouldn’t have bothered enjoying or getting invested, or pouring yourself into this, because in the end you weren’t going to get anything close to that.

Which, fan content is ALWAYS valid! But it’s usually done to expand on stuff that’s already there… But if there was nothing there because it got pulled last second, then why bother? Why enjoy if it’s so brief? Why invest if the conclusion is so sudden and out of nowhere? Why care at all? And I know that shouldn’t change how I feel…

But with Infinity Train and Amphibia, I guess I really can’t count on anything, not even the mutual solidarity of numbers, to change a thing. So why hope for and ask for more and better? Why even enjoy what I have, knowing it’ll be cut off by itself in the future because the planned arcs were forcibly dropped? I can’t enjoy an episode as part of a larger story now, just a shorter one, and now there’s this pressure.

Pressure, that’s it- A pressure on the show. A pressure on the writers and audience. To suddenly cram in and make the most of this time. Pressure on every Season 2 episode to go above and beyond to make up for the almost complete and utter lack of Season 3; Season 2 will practically have to carry the weight of TWO seasons on its back, two condensed into one! And it just… There’s so much pressure. No time to breathe or enjoy myself or relax, because now it’s all suddenly ending and fleeting in front of my eyes when I hadn’t done that, and now I go back and yell “Come back!”

I wish I’d enjoyed it more knowing it was already ending, but it’s too late. I wish I could’ve done something, but what could I have done? And I really did try to appreciate and cherish this to my ability, but I did so expecting more, as I should’ve- And now it feels I didn’t do enough. I feel cheated. Like the rug was pulled under me, that my effort was rendered naught and never enough no matter how hard I tried, the game is rigged.

I’m frantic. I’m paranoid. I’m already having to say goodbye and brace myself for the end, when I expected at least another full year to unapologetically not have to worry about that, to just be in my zone and be myself and ENJOY… To not have to worry existentially like that. I can’t have that peace, I can’t have that longing, lasting fun.

I knew it’d come to an end, but now I can’t have the time to properly enjoy and relax and appreciate it, to truly live it out meaningfully and deliberately… I’m going to have to laser-focus now and put aside other things, because this thing is NOW and won’t last, unlike the rest; And in a way, that kind of rush and pressure, it just ends up paradoxically making the whole thing LESS fun, even!

So in my attempts to appreciate and enjoy it more, I enjoy it less. It’s like a punch in the face in direct retaliation for getting invested and attached, for actually being connected to the story. I’m being punished for enjoying, for letting myself feel, so why ever bother with that, ever again? Why should I get attached? I’m just punished for that, so I won’t bother. I won’t put myself out there so even if it DOES see itself through, I won’t have been there for it from justified paranoia, and then I’ll miss out when it IS there. Like I can’t win, no matter what- So why participate?

It doesn’t matter, it’s all useless. “It makes me happy”, well, maybe that’s no longer even a reason to do and make and enjoy things anymore, huh! And now I’m just… Bitterly putting it aside. Feeling like I should’ve known better, that at least I’m being more ‘mature’. I feel like Luz in the first episode, throwing her book away, her prized hyperfixation that invigorated and brought so much meaning to her… I feel like Luz, just almost apathetically, in resignation, throwing it into the trash while someone smiles and tells me it’s okay and good and I SHOULD have done that, actually!

It’s making me tired and exhausted. I didn’t want to have to suddenly feel and deliberate over all of this, all at once, right now- But I feel I’d regret it even more if I DIDN’T do that, and then it ended, and the time and moment, the opportunity, it passed! It’s a frantic dread and paranoia that means I can’t appreciate and enjoy properly, because every little thing I so desperately claw at and prize and treasure, but also I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up, and…

It lowkey makes me want to curl up and cry? And sob, because now that insecurity, that voice in the back of my head, it was RIGHT, I really should’ve listened to it to begin with, and not ever bothered! Don’t risk the trust in connecting with someone else’s story that’s still in process, only ever engage with stuff fully finished.

I can never enjoy that anticipation and hope now, of being along the ride for the journey, of just getting to look out the window and wonder; Not knowing the ending, but looking forward to it! And I can’t do that anymore, not when I’m afraid of the trip suddenly grinding to a screeching halt out of nowhere!

But yeah, I’m just… I…

…I’m sad. I’m angry, and now I’m sad. Depressed, outright, directly because of this, when otherwise I wouldn’t have been- And that’s painful and frustrating and makes me feel like I’m being tossed around a whirlwind, with no hope. No say or agency, just a constant bad hand I have to brace myself for. So all I can do is curl up and lie down and hope for the worst to be over, and never dare to be so ungrateful or greedy to ask or hope for more, for good things, just for the bad things to lessen or stop.

In the end, it didn’t even matter, so I should just throw it all away, never try again; And everything I did beforehand, up until then, I’ll look back at it all, those fond and innocent memories, and I’ll look back with an eternal bitterness that will forever corrupt and scar those recollections. So even the past, which allegedly can never change, is ruined for me! The past never gets better, it only gets worse, so WHY… Why believe and hope, and love and live???

I’m just a stupid fool for being so invested in this cartoon, in fiction, why don’t I just GROW UP and focus on REAL things that matter, huh?!? I really do feel like Luz genuinely thinking and resigning herself to the Reality Check camp, having that childlike passion and joy just whittled down and strangled, feeling it die out; Knowing it will, so just getting it over with and killing it now, before I have to mourn later.

I shouldn’t ever put forth the trust in engaging with others’ stories, just my own because I at least have control there, I should just be alone and by myself with only my stories, and never get to connect with or experience companionship with others’ stories, ever again. Just build up my walls and hide and be alone and isolated as I’ve always been- It seems even with fiction or media, I’m STILL by myself! There’s an intimacy in reading and emotionally engaging with others’ stories, where other writers put a piece of themselves into that… Hoping others will read and respond and reciprocate, and feel the same!

Well, maybe I shouldn’t put myself out there, either, in fears of being punished and cut off and whittled down like that! Why express myself, why be, why live? Why be invested into the soul of others, manifested in their own content, if it’ll never come to fruition, if my own soul will only hurt for connecting?! This is worse than a fave or a comfort character dying, because at least the integrity of the story itself remains and is worth it.

There’s always the chance of a return or a revival or a flashback to appreciate, but THIS… This is real life. And it’s THE ending in the most abrupt and literal and tangible sense, of the media itself; An ending more powerful and harsh than any resolution to an arc. Because now NOTHING will ever be expected to come out from this, ever again- No new content, nothing else to enjoy. Media is like a fantasy, an escapism from real life, but even when I fully expected and accepted and saw the boundary and end between fantasy and reality… I still get punished with reality regardless! I can’t escape that real life because it WILL go out of its way to directly cut in and interfere, and ruin, what I love.

So why escape? Why invested? Why love? Why should I ever feel comfort??? It’s all stupid. I’m stupid. Life is finite and it’s merely what’s directly in front of you, don’t dare to dream or imagine, or think or hope, just focus on what’s in front and get by and try to live… Or at least ‘survive’. Or ‘not die’, I guess.

And now I resent real life even more for ruining this for me, when beforehand I could still like and appreciate it, even if I still needed some time away every now and then. So paradoxically, trying to get me to focus on real life, has made me detest it moreso! It’s that whole thing of don’t bother trying because you’ll just get punished for it, just passively wait and receive, don’t LIVE. Don’t stake initiative or agency.

At least if a character dies, the universe and immersion is still intact, if not moreso because then you feel and become even MORE connected and get that emotional catharsis, everything up until then and after takes on a whole new meaning and appreciation; But if it ends in real life, the immersion is gone. The fantasy is permanently shattered, and now it’s all worthless in hindsight because you’re reminded that it was never real to begin with.

And what little you DID get, is now ruined; And you’re not going to get anything else new, either! You can’t even KEEP things anymore… You’re just a bitter fool who’s going to get old and wither, look back, and become even MORE bitter and miserable. All of the emotion you felt, it’s been rendered worthless and meaningless, that connection once made… And I hate to see things ruined like that, so maybe don’t have things to begin with!

I’m bitterly, enviously jealous of others who still manage to enjoy, because why are you still invested?! Why still keep trying, don’t you realize how pointless it is!? And now I’m just ruining that for them, I’m ruining THEM, in my own mind and heart and place in life. How can you still keep going!? So even that stuff they make, that fandom content that exists on its own more or less in a sense, even THAT is marred and ruined for me… And I feel like I’m internally ruining that for others, that makes me feel guilty as I loathe myself for being so awful, so why believe that I can be better? Why try to be better then?!

I’m envious, because you guys still manage to cope and handle this in a realistic way, in a safe and mature manner. And anything others make, it’s just a cruel, cold reminder, a mockery even, of what I’ve lost, of my dashed and ruined hopes. And then I can’t bear to look at or even enjoy THAT, especially stuff made post-announcement, because you guys managed to keep making it anyway. And me, I didn’t, so what does that say about miserable old me? But then don’t make this about MYSELF…

Seriously though, if you’re going to still enjoy and create, please do so! Don’t let this bitter fool stop you. Don’t let me hurt you. Just keep going out there and be yourself, me, I’ll… I’ll figure something out I guess? But yeah, that’s MY problem, not yours, those of you who keep creating anyway, you’re everything I admire and more! You’re all heroes in a sense, and I encourage and fully support you- If my ramblings make you hesitate or discourage you, then just throw them aside and disregard that! I’d never want to intrude or interrupt someone’s own expression, not when I mourn my own, that’s for sure!

And y’know what? Other people who keep creating… You remind me that there IS hope. That there maybe is a point in going on and being invested, especially indie creators, because y’all have control and agency and take over what you make, and don’t have to depend or rely on, or fear, some gross corporation butting in and pulling the strings, threatening to revoke and take it all away! Thank you, I’m grateful, truly I am, I’m eternally indebted in a way I can never fully repay. Maybe I can try to make up for this by continuing to make my own things… So now this depressed, cynical rant, suddenly it takes a more hopeful turn as I write it, because of others!

And now I’m thinking to myself… It IS worth it to connect. For those little moments of inspiration and joy and hope that others can instill. Thanks, you guys. Out of nowhere, you suddenly made it better for me, and kind of helped me overcome this depressive slump; And here I was, just thinking and resigning myself to the end! I guess it never really IS the end… And what I said about feeling like Luz, throwing away her beloved book and joy of her life? Well, she DID go back to grab that book, and in doing so, found love, found family, and happiness she couldn’t have anticipated beyond her wildest dreams!

…Even so, wishful thinking aside, this has all been a whirlwind to me;

I’m tired.

#the owl house #the owl house season 2 #toh #dana terrace #disney #disneytva #rant #vent #rant tw #vent tw #ramblings

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The Owl House, Season 2 Speculation

New Year, New Speculations! In the middle of the season, Owl House Season 2 is still over the horizon, and many fans (myself included) are clamouring for even the slightest bit of info. Whether its episode titles, how many episodes, a release date, etc. Many are excited for the prospect of Season 2, confirmed two months ahead of the series’ premiere!

Season 1 left many things unresolved, yet still found itself to be satisfying in some aspects. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it does leave excitement for more episodes. This post will talk abou three main areas: character development and their anticipated arcs, the main plot introduced, and smaller side plots incorporated in Season 1.

I’m more of a casual Owl House fan, but I enjoy speculating about what is to come. So if I missed anything, let me know!

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR SEASON ONE OF “THE OWL HOUSE”

Let’s begin, shall we?

Character Development and Anticipated Arcs

Luz and Amity – Obviously one of the most exciting and anticipated arcs in a very long time, since all main character queer relationships canonically happen towards the end of the series, either as a result of censorship or queerbaiting. One good and the other not as much.) From their rough first meeting at Hexside all the way to playing on the same Grudgby team, we’ve seen their relationship naturally bloom in the first season. There’s definitely gonna be tensions with the Blight family, but that falls more under plot.

Eda and Lilith – Nothing says interpersonal drama more than a complicated sibling relationship. At the end of Season 1, Lilith shares the curse with Eda after helping them escape Belos’ imprisonment. I don’t believe that they will have a happy go-lucky relationship from the start of Season 2, but I do believe that they are on the path to bettering themselves and each other. Possibly an introduction of their parents (as introduced at the end of “Covention”) but perhaps not.

Willow & Gus – Perhaps one of the more frustrating parts of The Owl House personally. Willow and Gus have very little character development for themselves in Season 1. Other episodes that focus on them were mainly narrative devices to further develop other characters. e.g. 115 - “Understanding Willow” although being about Willow, was mainly a means to develop Amity, Luz and introduce the Blight Family drama, therefore developing Amity’s arc further rather than develop Willow herself. I think it is fine for a first season to prioritise which characters to show, and which to set up for later on. My hopes for Season 2 is that they will have their own development outside of being used to further other forefront characters.

Main Plots Introduced

Emperor Belos

The Magic of Belos

The Refueling – In 118 - “Agony of a Witch”, when Lilith enters Belos’ chambers for the first time, we see him ragged and tiredly hunched over his throne gasping for air. To rejuvenate himself, he takes what seems to be a Palisman broken from their staff and cuts it open, revealing a green goo-like energy. He drips it into his eyes, supposedly giving him power.

Witch’s Wool Cape – The Witch’s Wool Cape is the cape that Eda made for Luz in 118 - “Agony of a Witch” and Luz is seen wearing it in 119 - “Young Blood, Old Souls”. What remains interesting about this is what Eda specifically says about it (”It repels powerful spells. Every Witch worth their salt has a cloak like this!”) and how Belos is able to use powerful magic against Luz to slam her into the wall during their fight sequence. Does this mean Belos is using a different type of magic? Or is his magic far more powerful than the Witch’s Wool can withstand?

The Titan of the Boiling Isles & Belos’ Propaganda – The Titan is technically canon and true. In Belos’ throne room, we see his throne just under a very large beating heart. However, it’s not clear if Belos in actuality is able to speak to the Titan, or if he’s trying to maintain order and rule.

The Spy of Belos – This is more of a minor plot introduced at the very end of 119 - “Young Blood, Old Souls”, but Belos speaks to Kikimora and shows a spy wearing a Palace guard uniform and a mask that somewhat resembles Hooty.

The Portal to the Human World – This remains one of the greater mysteries of Belos, as the finale shows him to want access to the human world, yet the show does not say why. Perhaps his goal is to somehow liberate the world by the actual word of the Titan, or he wants to take over the human world under the disguise of being able to speak to the Titan. Either way, it leads to the Human World being taken over by Belos.

Hexside Academy & The Mono-Coven System – The addition of Luz is interesting, as she and the other previous members of the Detention track all have multi-coven learning. Previous to that, Eda was the only real exception who was not a part of a coven and using “Wild Magic”. It leaves the question if Belos’ tolerance for a blatant disregard for his system in Hexside will be brought to light, and how he may try to enforce his rule.

Luz Noceda

The Portal & Returning Home – The only real way for Luz to return home is through Belos’ makeshift portal, since she destroyed Eda’s original portal to protect the human world from Belos.

Letters to Luz’s Mom – A big mystery is who is sending Luz’s mom the letters pretending to be her from Boring Camp in “Enchanting Grom Fright”? Theories have been swirling around of it being Eda, Emperor Belos or even a new representative in the human world with the ability to carry out Belos’ plans. The question now is if the sender is actually from the Boiling Isles, how did they send the messages? If using the portal, only Eda has the ability. Belos has lost actual access to the portal, so he isn’t a contender. The mystery looms over us.

Learning Magic & Connecting to the Boiling Isles – As of now, Luz knows four spells: Light, Ice, Plant, and Fire. She has been able to connect with the Island to use magic in her paper method, and the finale showed it was the connection to and magic of the Boiling Isles which allowed her to use the magic. There are a number of Covens and spells she has yet to learn, which also leads with her own journey to self-confidence and found family.

Eda, Lilith & The Curse

The Curse – By the end, the curse is worsened. If not for Lilith sharing the curse with Eda, the curse would have taken over Eda and she would have been lost forever. But now with the elixir no longer working halfway through the season, they must find another way to undo the magic binding them to this transformation.

Luz’s Paper Method of Magic – Eda and Lilith are unable to do any more typical magic using their biological functions, but Luz offers to teach them her Paper technique of using magic. Eda tries and it shows that she is able to use the Light spell at the least.

Hooty - I stan Hooty! There I said it! But this is more than just me irrationally stanning the best biord house, there’s actual interesting potential in the mythology behind Hooty. First of al,l as the titular character of “The Owl House” we know nothing about how he came into existence. We don’t know his past with Eda, nor how Eda, King and him came together. Potentially after Eda was cast as an outsider, but nothing specific yet.

The Blight Family

Amity (Personal Journey) – Amity has shown to have struggled with her family, more specifically limitation by her parents and an extent of harassment by her siblings. This would also factor in several plots, such as: Belos and the mono-Coven system, Luz and her relationship with Amity, Willow and Amity, Basha, and several other related threads. I believe that the Blight Family will appear more plot related than just simply being character focused for Amity alone.

Side Plots

These are the mini plots introduced and have yet to be touched upon again.

King’s Species of the Demons – In 104 “The Intruder” where we first learn of Eda’s curse, King speaks of his species: a group of which we haven’t seen yet. He says their weaknesses are purified water and passive-aggressive comments. We haven’t seen any other characters quite like King, so that’s something to look forward to.

The Magical Capabilities of Luz, Willow and Gus – In 106 “Hooty’s Moving Hassle” where Luz, Willow and Gus animate the Owl House with chicken legs, Eda says at the end “...[to animate a whole house.] That would take some powerful magic.” Meanwhile showing Amity and Basha’s five-person friend group unable to conjure a doll. If Amity is shown to be an exceptionally powerful witch unable to do a conjuring spell, it leaves a question of how powerful the trio actually is...

Azura Book Club – Lumity fans know the Azura book club, a.k.a Gen-Z’s way of figuring out if people are gay. (I’m half joking here.) But the Azura Book Club was mentioned last in 112 “Adventures in the Elements” and not touched upon again.

Mattholomule, Gus and the Human Appreciation Society (H.A.S) - This isn’t that important, but Gus has been known for being very into human mythology and lore. Mattholomule is the Leader of H.A.S, but it still remains the question if Gus is still a part of it and trying to combat Mattholomule’s ridiculous human mythos to be liked.

The Palisman – There’s quite a bit surrounding this one so it forms into two topics.

The Bat Queen – A very interesting character appearing only twice (”Lost in Language”, and “Escape of the Palisman”) before never being mentioned again for the whole season. The Bat Queen has her children, as well as the protection of the abandoned Palisman by irresponsible Witches. Luz also leaves an open-ended offer to help the Bat Queen search for her original Owner. Perhaps the Titan was the Bat Queen’s original owner, or possibly a giant before the reign of Emperor Belos since she did mention it had been far too long to remember.

Palisman of the Main Cast – With the introduction of the Palisman, it leaves the question of when Luz, Willow, Amity, and Gus will get their own Palisman and which animal they would have. Luz has been shown to have the ability to use non-paper magic when in possession of a Palisman (”Young Blood, Old Souls”), so it could prove an interesting loophole for Luz to be flexible with the methods of magic she uses.

That concludes the speculation! As these are my own thoughts and opinions, I’d love to hear your speculations! Thank you for reading!

#the owl house #hooty #luz #luz noceda #amity #amity blight #lumity #willow #gus #The Owl House season 2 #eda clawthorne #king #disney

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Good for Something Worse

This is part of my Four Years AU

AO3

Masterpost

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January was a stressful time for Hexside students.

It was when the Emperor’s Coven was offering to let the best witches try and get in. Everyone was on edge and tired from practicing for weeks on end. Students that were sixteen and up could try out, but the older you were, the better chance you had.

Everyone dreaded the thought of the Blight’s getting in. Neither of the trio's parents were in the Coven, but it was inevitable that one of the children would join this year.

Nobody was thrilled at the prospect.

After all, who wanted to be stuck under the magic of that good for nothing family?

“I have news!” Edric shouted as he kicked in Amity’s door, startling her into dropping her Azura book.

“Warn me next time, Ed!” Amity snapped, sitting up in her bed.

“I’m not sorry,” Edric shrugged, walking in as Emira followed, kicking the door shut behind her.

“What is it now?” Amity grumbled, turning so she was sitting on the edge of her bed. “Mom and dad had a surprise present for you two four days after your birthday?”

“Uh...kind of?” Edric said, sounding unsure as he sat on the floor and leaned against the bed.

Emira sighed, much more solemn than her brother as she sat in the chair at Amity’s desk. The young witch was instantly put off guard by the lack of a mischievous glint in their eyes. They seemed...worried.

“What happened?” Amity asked immediately.

The twins glanced at each other before turning to Amity.

“Were eligible to try out for the Emperor’s Coven.” Emira said, Edric nodding.

“You…” Amity looked wildly between the two. “You have enough magic to pass?”

“They changed up the point system this year,” Edric explained. “They have teachers secretly watching your magic so they know if you're purposefully using cheats or going the extra mile. They told mom and dad that our regular magical ability was enough to try out.”

Amity felt a deep pit open in her gut. Both of her siblings were eighteen, meaning they had no real excuse of being ‘too young’ to be in the Emperor’s Coven. They would graduate Hexside this year, and their parents were quickly pushing for the two of them to find a coven to join.

The Emperor’s Coven itself was the logical option, if you were a Blight.

“Do...do you think you’re going to make it?” Amity asked quietly. “What...what are you going to do if you get--”

“Make it?” The twins echoed.

“Mittens, we’re not even gonna try,” Emira said, sounding almost offended Amity thought they’d join.

“Yeah, we’re gonna purposefully flunk it.” Edric agreed. “Did you really think we’d join the Emperor’s Coven after all they’ve done?”

Amity would admit, she was surprised.

Her siblings had always been a tad more defiant of their parents. Secretly and openly. They could get away with it because they all knew their mother favored the twins most, especially Emira.

But this? Failing to join the Emperor’s Coven? Both of them?

The thought was absurd. Their mother would blow both their heads off in fury and humiliation.

“We just wanted to let you know so you don’t worry.” Emira continued. “And, well...

“We wanted to talk about us...moving out.” Edric said, avoiding his little sister's gaze.

“Oh,” Amity said quietly. “Yeah, you...you always said you’d move right out at eighteen.” She said, looking down at the floor.

“We’re planning on moving as soon as we fail to join the Emperor’s Coven,” Emira said. “Since mom and dad don’t have anything else big coming up and we get to avoid mom's wrath.”

“...did you have any ideas?” Amity asked, sounding and feeling small. “About where you were going to move?”

“We’ve got some acquaintances who know of some cheap apartments.” Emira nodded. “Viney offered her place, but her dad already has enough to worry about.” She cringed.

“It’s by the edges of the marketplace, too.” Edric added. “So we can steal--”

Emira gave him a glare.

“I mean sell things easily.” Edric corrected quickly. “And we also wanted to ask, if it wasn’t too much trouble…”

“Could the Owl House be a backup in case everything falls apart?” Emira finished. “It wouldn’t be for long, but if we knew we had a place to go in case of emergencies--”

“Of course!” Amity said, finally looking at them. “The Owl House can be your backup, I’m sure Eda would understand.” She said. “Lilith has already offered the Owl House as my backup from here, so I don’t think adding you two should be that big of trouble.”

“Thanks, Amity.” Emira breathed. “We appreciate it.”

Amity, still not used to her siblings seriously calling her by her name, only nodded numbly.

“We also wanted to offer,” Edric started, glancing at his sister for confirmation. He continued when she nodded. “If...you’d like to come with us?”

Amity stared at her brother, dumbfounded.

“Come with you?”

“You don’t have to decide now, or anytime soon.” Emira clarified. “But we know you hate this place just as much as us, maybe more. We’re legal adults, we could let you live with us.” She said.

“Probably not permanently,” Edric admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. “Mom and dad would definitely win that battle. But that way, you don’t have to give excuses like you do when you’re visiting the Owl House.”

“Thought you could use it,” He continued, voice a bit softer. “We...we don’t like leaving you here alone for the next two years.”

Amity was speechless. She looked between her siblings as if waiting for them to crack a smile and call it a joke.

They didn’t.

They sat patiently, waiting for her response.

“You,” Amity swallowed, hating how her voice shook. “You mean it?”

“Of course we do,” Emira nodded. “We’re already leaving a mess behind, the least we could do is try to get you away from it, too.”

“But...you,” Amity shook her head. “You shouldn’t have to worry about me at all! This is your chance to leave. Don’t...don’t mess it up because of me,” She said, voice heavily strained with guilt as she tried to force back the tears welling in her eyes.

“Hey, hey,” Edric sat up and turned, laying a hand on Amity’s knee. “We want to help you. We’re your siblings, it’s our job to worry about you.” He said with a small smile.

“Anything that happens to us never was, or will be, your fault.”

And there came the tears.

They rolled down Amity’s cheeks faster than she could realize. She quickly tried to wipe it away, sniffling an apology.

Edric enclosed her in a hug before she could finish.

Emira was hugging her other side mere moments later.

Amity was stiff and still, letting her siblings hold her in a silent reassurance.

She hugged them right back, sobs racking her throat.

The tryouts for the Emperor’s Coven went from the oldest to the youngest grade. Meaning Edric and Emira’s tryouts were to be one of the earliest.

Amity had left to stay overnight at the Owl House, so to avoid the inevitable screaming match her mother would have with anyone that would listen. None of the occupants of the Owl House had minded or asked for a reason, they simply just let her in.

They didn’t comment when she continued to stay for a little while that morning, either.

“Amity?”

The witch jerked out of her spaced-out world, turning abruptly to face Luz beside her, who was gazing at her with worry.

“Is everything okay?” She asked.

“Yeah, yeah, everything’s fine.” Amity quickly assured the human. “Why do you ask?”

“You just...seem out of it this morning.” Luz said, fiddling with the lightning-glyph she was practicing drawing.

“Oh, sorry,” Amity apologized. “Just, er, a bit tired.”

Luz didn’t seem convinced, but didn’t comment any further. She simply went back to describing how to draw the lightning glyph, and doing her best to not accidentally activate it.

Amity breathed a silent sigh of relief and did her best to pay attention, over-exaggerating her reactions so to avoid being questioned again.

She knew it didn’t work.

It was noon when Amity’s scroll rang.

She jumped off the couch in surprise, startling Luz and King, who was sitting in the humans lap.

“Sorry,” Amity mumbled, withdrawing her scroll.

It was her mother.

Amity froze. She stared at the ringing scroll, hearing nothing but static in her ears as a deep emptiness opened in her gut, weighing her down.

“Who is it?” Luz asked, peering over her shoulder, her voice suddenly grounding Amity again.

“It’s...it’s my mom.” Amity said quietly, never taking her eyes off her scroll.

Luz’s eyes went wide and she looked up at Amity, her face betraying that of fear and worry. Amity didn’t notice, but Lilith and Eda were quick to look in from the kitchen and down the hall.

Amity swallowed and accepted the call, bringing her scroll to her ear.

“Hey, mom.”

“Amity! Where are you, young lady?”

“I’m on a walk, I wanted to get fresh air.” Amity lied, almost wincing at it.

“Come to the school right now,” Her mother demanded. “That’s an order.”

“Okay” Amity said on instinct, walking around the couch and fiddling with her sleeve. “Did, did something happen?”

“Did you hear about what your siblings did?”

Amity shut her eyes to brace herself before inhaling.

“Yes, I did.”

“Figures. They had one job, and they couldn’t even do that!” Her mother growled. “And now they think it’s acceptable to leave us after that monstrosity of a failure?”

Amity knew her mother was only really talking to herself now. She felt it necessary to vent to anyone who would listen, whether they wanted to or not.

“We have a way to fix this error, however.” Her mother said. “So hurry to Hexside immediately. Your father and I are waiting for you. Don’t mess this up.”

She hung up.

Amity’s blood went cold.

Her mother's vagueness put her on edge, and her choice of words had only worsened it. Being vague meant something big, something important.

Had her mother found out that Amity was considering living with her siblings?

Did she know Em and Ed purposefully flunked?

Had she contained the twins to their own house?

Was she going to use Amity in a guilt-trip?

Did she know?

Amity stared off into nothing, her scroll floating beside her. Her hands were trembling violently, and she appeared to be in a state of shock.

“Amity?” Lilith worried. “Amity, what did she say?”

“She--” Amity paused, her voice strained and quiet. “She just...she wants me to go to Hexside,”

Luz shot to her feet, panic evident.

“Amity, what happened?” “I...I need to go. Now.” Amity said, shaking her head as she grabbed her scroll and shoved it in her pocket. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I need to go.”

“Amity, wait!” Luz hurried after her, but the witch was already at the door and pulling it open.

“Amity, please, what happened?” Lilith called from inside, appearing in the living room as King and Eda looked on worriedly.

“I can’t, I gotta go.” Amity repeated, shaking her head. “I...I’ll be back. I promise. But I can’t stay.” She said, rushing out of the door and thankful that Hooty was stretched out elsewhere in the house.

“Amity--”

The witch slammed the door shut, quickly beginning to back up as her breathing increased, turning and racing into the forest.

She couldn’t be late. She couldn’t.

Despite the fear coursing through her, she ran for Hexside as fast as she could. For fear of her siblings or what her mother had planned, she didn’t know.

Amity saw her family near instantly. They were waiting by the training area for tryouts. There were still people crowded about, anxious to see the fights for the Emperor Covens newest members.

“I’m here!” Amity breathed, skidding to a stop. “What--what’s going on?”

“About time you showed up,” Her mother huffed. “Where were you walking? At the Knee?”

“N-no, I was just--”

“Never mind that,” Her mother cut her off. “How's your magic?” “My, my magic?” Amity repeated. “It’s fine, why?”

“Good enough,” Her mother muttered, turning away to face the arena, where a kid she didn’t recognize was battling a guard.

“What’s going on?” Amity repeated, looking between her father and siblings. “What’s happening?”

Her father barely spared her a glance. Her siblings, meanwhile, were both giving her pitifully fearful looks.

“Amity,” Emira started. “We tried to tell her not to. But mom was insistent. She--”

“She was pissed we didn’t make it,” Edric talked over his sister. “She demanded it be fixed and talked to the guard and--”

“I don’t understand,” Amity shook her head, confused as ever. “What do you need me for?”

Her mother turned to her then, looking down her nose at her daughter. Amity felt like a mouse trapped beneath the claws of a cat, frozen with terror and forced to realize her inevitable fate.

“You’re trying out for the Emperor’s Coven.”

Amity stared at her mother, rooted to the spot. She slowly shook her head in disbelief.

“But--but the younger tryouts aren’t for another week!” She exclaimed. “And--and I’m fifteen! I won’t be sixteen until the tryouts are over.” She insisted, as if that would make a difference.

“I managed to get a good word in,” Her mother said simply. “And your father arranged for it to be done last today, so we can get this over with as soon as possible.”

Her father only nodded, silent as ever.

“You...you can’t,” Amity whispered, taking a small step back.

“Of course I can,” Her mother snorted. “I’m a Blight, aren’t I?”

She stepped closer to her daughter, scaring her into staying still as she stood over her, using her hand to lift Amity’s chin.

“You are going to do what your siblings could not.” Her mother said, sharply giving her eldest children a sideways glare that they shrunk away from.

“Listen to me, Amity.” She said sternly, meeting her daughter's wide eyes. “You are going to go into that arena, and you are going to win.” She said, gripping Amity’s chin tightly and making her wince.

“I will not be disgraced by having three failures today.” She growled. “This is your chance of redemption to this family, to the Blight name. Do you understand me, Amity?”

“Y-yes,” Amity stuttered, too scared to say anything else.

“Good,” Her mother said, releasing her daughter at last. “Because the Blight family’s honor is relying on you, as much as I hate to think of that.” She sneered.

“Dear,” Her father said, finally drawing the woman's attention away from the girl. “They’re going to call our names soon.”

“Finally,” Her mother muttered. “You two,” She snapped her fingers, drawing the twins attention. “You will sit and watch. Let this be a lesson to do better.” She curled a lip.

“Yes, mother.” Emira and Edric chorused, hurrying to their mothers side and standing there, casting their sister pleading looks.

‘Don’t do it.’ They’re eyes begged.

Amity was still frozen in spot, thoughts whirling through her head. This was all going by too fast, too quick. She had no time to think, no time to plan.

She heard her name being called by one of the guards. She was sharply nudged by her father and stumbled forward, making her way to the training arena.

It was afternoon now. With it being January, the sun would set soon.

She wouldn’t be sixteen for another two weeks. Not until February.

If this was two years ago, she’d be thrilled at the idea of being the youngest member of the Emperor’s Coven.

Now, it petrified her.

‘You need to fail.’

‘Mother will be furious.’

‘You can’t join the coven.’

‘You’d tarnish the family name.’

‘You can’t join the Emperor.’

‘You good for nothing,’

‘Good for something,’

‘Useless, useless Blight.’

Amity dodged a tangle of thorns and lit her hand ablaze, cutting through it like it was nothing before rolling and summoning an abomination to become her shield from an onslaught of ice-like daggers.

‘I can’t win.’

The Emperor's Coven was cruel and unjust. They had betrayed Lilith. They had tried to petrify Eda. They had taken Luz away from her home.

They were the cause of the Owl families misery. They were nothing but tyrants.

She commanded an abomination to hit the guard just a bit too slowly, giving the guard time to roll out of the way.

Her gaze caught her mothers.

Her arms were crossed, she was glaring. She already looked disappointed. No, she looked disgraced.

Amity was a Blight, nothing would change that. That had been decided from day one.

It didn’t matter if she spent some days with Ed and Em. It didn’t matter if she fled to the Owl House. It didn’t matter that Lilith trained her. It didn’t matter who her friends were. It didn’t matter who she loved…

Her parents were one of the most powerful people in the Isles.

They’d find a way. So long they had a way in, they’d find it. Like rats to garbage.

But that didn’t mean they had to take everything from her.

She grit her teeth and made up her mind, facing the guard again and preparing a massive abomination, a look of resigned determination in her gaze.

‘I can’t lose.’

Time almost seemed to flash by in mere seconds. The win, the congratulations, the boasting, the proud, so proud, looks from her parents.

The fearful ones from her siblings.

She blinked, and suddenly she was in the Blight Manor. She had a white cloak around her, gray sleeves. A gray beaked mask in her hands.

She was in.

And she’d never felt more awful.

It was a party at the manor. When did that happen?

There were adults talking over her. Barely paying her any mind. Some would try, and she’d only stare back at them, barely giving a response.

A hand was placed on her shoulder and she jumped, whirling around.

It was her father.

He looked down at her, his face as blank and emotionless as ever. She’d expect nothing less of him.

If you asked her to choose which parent she liked more, she’d say it was her father.

That was, if she liked him at all.

“Good job, Amity.” Her father said, his face never changing. “You’ve done something great for your mother's family.”

Your mother’s family.

Even he knew who this was really about.

“Th-thank you,” Amity mumbled, her voice hoarse.

Her father only nodded curtly, removing his hand from her shoulder.

“Your siblings wished to congratulate you,” He said, sounding almost awkward. “They are waiting by the door.” He said, angling his head towards the large door that led out of the massive living room.

Well, it could almost be called a ballroom. Her mother liked to call it that. But Amity preferred the term living room. It made the place feel less...grand.

Amity turned to look as well, seeing both of her siblings hovering anxiously around the door, kicking their feet at the floor and sharing quick words with each other.

When Amity turned to thank her father again, he was already gone. Having left to mingle quietly with the other useless rich members of society.

Amity quickly turned and hurried towards the doors, weaving through the crowd. Her boots clicked on the floor and cape billowed out behind her.

A part of her liked the aura of authority it gave her.

Another part of her wanted to be sick at the thought.

Amity stood before her siblings, who didn’t notice her for the first few seconds. When they did, they hurried to stand, brows creased with worry.

They had seen the bored, detached look their sister had been wearing ever since the tryouts ended.

“Mind if we...talk?” Emira said, pointing a thumb towards the door behind them.

“Of course,” Amity said, gliding by her siblings and pushing the large doors open a crack.

Edric and Emira shared a nervous look before following her, slipping out the doors before they were quietly shut behind them.

“Amity, what--”

“I didn’t have a choice,” Amity said, turning sharply to look up at her siblings.

It was like her entire personality had shifted the moment those doors had closed and the only eyes on her were the twins.

Her expression betrayed that of terror, that of helplessness. The cloak looked too long on her now, mask too hollow, gloves too big.

“Oh, Amity,” Edric breathed. “Ami, I’m so sorry…”

“I couldn’t disappoint mother,” Amity said quietly, looking down at the mask in her hands and running her fingers over it. “I...I didn’t know what she’d do…”

Emira slung an arm around her shoulder, as did Edric. She looked up at them, unsure of what to do. She hadn’t even fully processed what this meant for her now.

“Hey, we’ll figure it out.” Emira assured her. “I mean, you are still fifteen. For now, at least. I doubt they’ll make you deal with anything big for a while.” She tried.

“Yeah! And dealing with anyone at the Owl House has to be a job for like, the best of the best.” Edrc added.

Amity jerked up, dropping the mask.

“Luz!” She cried, breaking away from her siblings and looking around frantically, the darkness of the rest of the manor momentarily confusing her.

“Oh no, no, no, they must’ve heard about what happened!” She exclaimed, ears lowered. “They-they’re going to think I betrayed them! They’re going to think I’m gonna sell them out! They must’ve moved the house already!”

“Hey, I’m sure you can explain this to them.” Edric insisted, trying to keep a sense of calm. “Luz is bound to understand.”

“If I can’t find the house, I’ll never find anyone that lives in it!” Amity said, throwing open the hallway doors and looking frantically for the front door. “I need to go, now.”

“But the party--”

“Forget the party!” Amity snapped, startling her sister. “Tell mom I went to bed early or something! I need to find them and explain what’s going on!”

Emira and Edric glanced at each other, nodding in agreement.

“You got it,” Edric nodded.

“I'll vouch for you if anything goes wrong at the Owl House.” Emira added.

Amity breathed a sigh of relief.

“Thank you,” She said, vanishing out the hallway doors in a flash, leaving her mask in the open, empty black floor.

Amity ran through the woods, her cloak catching on every little root and stray branch. She was surprised that the material hadn’t broken through all the torment it received. She figured ripped cloaks were a common occurrence.

‘Please still be there. Please still be there. Please still be there.’ She begged in her head, twisted around the trees, adrenaline edging her on.

She burst from the subery, praying beyond all hope that the Owl House was right where it had last hidden. Maybe Luz hadn’t heard the news, maybe they hadn’t moved yet, maybe they were waiting for an explanation, maybe--

Empty.

The clearing was vast, broken, and utterly, completely, empty.

There were engraves in the ground where the house used to be. There were broken branches and trees where the house had made itself situated.

There was so much debris she couldn’t tell where the house had entered and where it had left.

It was gone.

“No,” She whispered, feeling pricks in her eyes as she rushed forward, standing in the middle of the clearing as she frantically looked around. “No, no, no. Please, no.”

The house had left recently, that much was evident. Gus and Willow must have been called. Though they no longer needed a Moonlight Conjuring to move the house every month, it still needed at least three witches to move it. And unfortunately, Eda and Lilith couldn’t strain their magic to help move it.

“Luz!” Amity called into the endless trees. “Lilith? Eda? King?” She called. “Where are you?” Her voice cracked, and a tear rolled down her cheek as her breathing intensified.

Something thumped, loud and clearly meant to be noticeable. Amity whirled around, afraid that she had been followed.

A figure stood at the edge of the clearing, a golden and gray eye flashing in the darkness. Their head framed by a wild nest of hair.

“Eda!” Amity cried, running towards the witch. “Eda, I thought you guys had--”

The witch took a sharp step back, turning her body so that her hand holding her faintly glowing staff was visible. She slammed her staff back down on the ground, creating another thumping noise and causing Amity to skid to a stop a few feet in front of the witch.

She’d lived with her father long enough to know what a silent threat looked like.

“So,” Eda said, her gaze filled with distrust. “You came back.”

“Eda, please, let me explain.” Amity begged. “It’s not what you think.”

“It isn’t?” Eda raised a brow.

“You come to my house, acting strange and skittish. You get a call from your mother and leave without any explanation. Then, I have to hear from a crystal ball that you not only went to Emperor’s Coven tryouts, but got in?”

“And hours later, you come running back to us, still wearing that?” She hissed, pointing towards the guard getup Amity was wearing.

“And you want to tell me that this isn’t what I think?” Eda demanded.

Eda took a step forward and Amity frantically scrambled back. The witch seemed surprised at the much stronger response, ears flicking back.

Eda was in the light of the rising moon now, and Amity could make out her features much more vividly. Anger was there, that was evident.

But she really only looked...hurt. Betrayed.

Amity couldn’t blame her. But that didn’t change the twist her chest gave.

“I can explain everything, I promise.” Amity persisted. “Let me at least try, please?”

“...course, kid.” Eda sighed, vanishing her staff with the flick of her wrist. “I take it you want to say it once instead of repeating it?” “If, if you’ll allow me to.” Amity nodded, looking down.

Eda frowned, glancing away from Amity’s sorrowful face.

“Just answer this for me, kid.” Eda said, and Amity looked back up.

“What, exactly, do you plan on doing now?” She questioned.

Amity was taken aback by the response. She mulled over her words for a moment, but she knew the response. She’d decided it all the way back on the training ground. “I help you,” She said, raising high and meeting the witch’s gaze. “I spy on the Emperor’s Coven, and I make sure no one gets hurt ever again.”

Eda looked surprised, staring at Amity, who met her with a defiant expression.

“Kid, do you have any idea how dangerous that is?” Eda shook her head.

“...yeah, I think so.” Amity nodded slightly. “But I don’t care.” She placed a hand on her chest.

“The Emperor’s Coven has already hurt everyone I care about, one way or another. I don’t care about the status, I don’t care about the power, hell, I could care less about what that Emperor says!” She growled.

“You, and everyone else who’s come in that ridiculous house, are all I care about.” She said sincerely, her ears laying back. “I...I hope that’s enough for you…” She added quieter.

Eda looked over the witch for a moment. Her shoulders finally relaxed. She raised her hand to place it on the witches shoulder before pausing.

Instead, she offered her hand to the girl.

“Amity,” Eda chuckled, offering the tiniest of smiles. “You’re the strangest rich kid I’ve ever met.”

Amity let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding. She forced back the relieved tears at her eyes and gently grabbed the witch’s hand, cracking a smile as she looked up to the criminal she’d grown to care for.

“Thank you, Eda.”

“I told you!”

Amity jerked as Eda turned much more slowly, looking tired.

Luz fumbled out of the treeline, flopping over on her face before jumping up to her feet again.

“See? I said Amity must’ve had a good reason, and she did!” Luz said, hurrying over.

“Were you there the whole time?” Amity gasped, releasing Eda’s hand.

Luz hugged Amity tightly, grinning and chatting away as she told Eda how she was right all along, and that they worried for nothing. Amity barely paid attention, too focused on what the Owlet had said.

Luz trusted her.

She had believed that Amity really had a reasoning for joining the Emperor’s Coven. In Amity’s eyes, she had no reason to.

And yet, she did.

A small voice in Amity’s head said that Luz shouldn’t have. Amity had already known she would have to win before she had made her spying plan.

Amity elected to ignore it.

“Alright, alright, I get it. You can’t blame me for being cautious.” Eda huffed, ruffing Luz’s hair as she pulled away from Amity.

“Oh! Right, Lilith probably wants to talk to you.” Luz told a recovering Amity. “Since, you know, she used to be in the Emperor’s Coven.”

“Is Lilith here, too?” Amity asked, peering behind the human.

“She’s currently at the house that Luz ditched.” Eda said the last part sharply. “She and the others also wanted to come, but I didn’t exactly want to leave Hooty all by himself.”

“Yeah, that was probably best.” Amity agreed with a nod. “Also, you would’ve been way less stealthy.”

“I heard that!”

“Gus!” Eda snapped, turning to the trees. “I told you to stay back!”

“You said that to Luz, too!” Gus’ voice drifted from the treeline, his head popping up from behind a bush. “But did she get a scolding? No!”

“It’s because Eda picks favorites,” Willow said, removing the vines she had disguised to be part of a tree to hide her.

“First of all, no I do not.” Eda said stubbornly. “Second of all, get back to the house!”

“Lilith said we could come!” Willow complained.

“You know what else Lilith said? That water is wet! Which it clearly is not!” Eda retorted.

“Yes, it is!” Gus insisted, easily getting riled up again.

“Edalyn, please.” Lilith’s voice muttered from somewhere in the forest.

“Did everyone come?”

“Hooty didn’t--ow,” King groaned, falling off of his branch in the tree and hitting another one head-first.

Amity watched the exchange, a brow raised as a smile came to her face. Luz was already trying to smother a laugh, one arm leaning on Amity’s shoulder.

The witch didn’t bother to hold back hers. She let out a laugh, shaking her head at the absurdity of her situation. It barely distracted from what was going on, if anything, it encouraged it.

This weird family surely was bad for something, wasn’t it?

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The Keyblade Witch, Luz Noceda Chapter 1

And here’s chapter 1 everyone! (Since the first part was the Prologue) I hope you all enjoy! Also, just a quick note. I’m going to update the fic every Sunday. Now on with the fic!

"Ah!" Luz yelled as she shot up in her sleeping bag. King shot off the ground with a 'snee!' which reminded Luz of startled cats from cartoons that she would watch back home. Breathing heavily, she looked at her hand and saw that it was shaking. She was just falling right? Is this real?! Is she still in that dream realm?! Shooting to her feet, she caught King before he hit the ground and looked him straight in the eyes.

"King, is this real?! I feel like it's not!" Without even giving King a chance to answer, she dropped him on the floor and ran out of the room. Rushing through the house, she saw a sleepy Eda sipping from her mug. Without giving her any warning, she tackled her teacher and knocked her to the ground with a loud grunt. Groaning from the floor, Eda pushed her hair out of her face and looked down at Luz.

"So...I take it that something's the matter?" Eda muttered in an annoyed tone. Luz just nodded her head against Eda's side. Sighing, Eda lifted Luz into her arms and stood back up. Walking out of the kitchen and over to the couch, she dropped Luz onto it. Stepping back, she saw that the girl was clearly spooked by something. This was not new considering Luz has been getting into trouble ever since arriving in the Boiling Isles. However, the girl must have just woke up and came down here so she couldn't have seen something terrifying. Plus, King usually sleeps in the same room as her and if something happened, the first thing Eda would have heard was King's loud shrieks of terror.

Inspecting the girl again, she came to a single conclusion. "You have a nightmare, kid?" Eda questioned her while placing her hands on her hips. Luz just nodded her head slowly before freezing and shaking her head 'no.' Eda sighed at this while crossing her arms. "So you did or you didn't?" Luz let out a sigh and shrugged her shoulders with a scrunched up face.

"I have no idea. I was attacked by monsters and fell hundreds of feet through the air, but at the same time...I don't know! It felt too real to be a dream! I felt pain, fear, joy, confusion, and everything! I mean, it felt like I was here in the real world! But the last thing I did was go to sleep in my room so it had to be a dream right?!" Luz frantically explained before clutching onto Eda's sweater. Wincing from how loud Luz was being, Eda ran a hand through Luz's hair to try and comfort the girl.

She didn't know why, but the dream that Luz was describing sounded familiar to her. She could have sworn she heard something about a realm like that. Listening as Luz continued to describe everything that happened in the dream, she knew for certain that she had heard of this somewhere. "But where?" Eda thought to herself as Luz buried her face into Eda's side.

Looking back down at the girl, she smiled softly as she wrapped an arm around her and gave her a hug. She might not be too big of a fan of hugs, but she knew that they always helped to comfort Luz so she was willing to suck up her dislike of them if it made the girl happy. "Listen, Luz, I wouldn't worry about this dream. As far as I can tell, it's just causing you unnecessary stress. Why don't you go and spend some time with your friends. I'm sure that will help you out," Eda suggested. Luz hummed in thought before nodding her head and getting up.

Smiling at Luz to reassure her, she waited until the girl was out of the room before dropping her smile and narrowing her eyes. Drawing a circle in the air, her sleeping clothes changed into her normal outfit. Standing up, she called Owlbert to her as she headed to the front door. "I need to check on what that dream could mean. I don't know, but I'm getting a strange feeling that something is about to happen," Eda muttered to herself as she caught her staff and left the house.

Luz walked into her room and gently pushed King out so she could change her clothes. King hmph'd and headed to his room to continue sleeping. As Luz put her cat hoodie on, the events of her dream passed through her mind again. Reaching out with her right hand, she tried to will the Dream Rod back to her, but she was disheartened to see nothing appear. Sighing in defeat, she threw her hood up and left her room. Yelling bye to King, she left the house (not forgetting to say bye to Hooty either) and headed to her usual meeting spot with Willow and Gus.

As she ran down the path, her mind continued flashing through the dream. It had to be real. There was no way that entire experience was something that she made up in her head. But if it was real, what does that mean for her? Was it preparing her for something? Providing her with something? It had to mean something right? Shaking her head, Luz tried to clear her thoughts only to stumble and fall on her face.

"Ow..." she groaned as she began to push herself up. Hearing laughter, she looked up and saw Boscha with her group of friends laughing at her. Blushing in embarrassment, Luz stood back to her feet and turned to continue on her way.

"Nice one human," Boscha smirked at the embarrassed Luz who gave a weak glare back at Boscha, but continued on her way. Puffing her cheeks in annoyance, Boscha followed after Luz. "What, are you not going to say anything? I thought you were tougher than that?" Boscha baited Luz who paused for a moment.

Looking back over her shoulder, Luz stared at the girl. Boscha has not let up on her since they first met. Even after she joined Hexside, Boscha continued insulting her and making fun of her. Amity had pretty much stopped spending time with the girl as she continued making fun of Luz, but Luz knew that Amity missed hanging out with Boscha. The two were friends for quite awhile after all. Maybe this was the reason that Boscha continued to pick on her.

"I'm in a hurry. Sorry," Luz simply stated before walking off again. Boscha just stopped in place and stared in shock at Luz. Usually the girl fell for her bait, but she straight up ignored her today. Growling under her breath, she turned and re-joined the rest of her friends who gave the fuming girl a wide berth.

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Luz sighed under her breath as she continued walking. She really wished that she could be on friendly terms with Boscha, but at this rate, the two would be enemies forever. Sticking her hands in her pocket, Luz trudged on ahead to meet up with Willow and Gus. However, as she walked, she saw something shining from a small opening in the cliffside. While Luz has grown to know that sneaking into caves like that in the Boiling Isles always lead to something awful happening, she felt like something was calling to her from this cave.

Walking over to it, she bent down and crawled into the cave. After a minute or two of crawling, the ceiling began expanding until she was able to stand back on her feet. Looking around, she was surprised to see writing littering the walls of the cave. She was unable to make out what it was saying, but she did see a heart in several different areas of the cave.

"What is this place?" Luz whispered as she continued walking around. Soon, she came to the end of the cave and was surprised to see what looked like a door. Blinking in surprise, she walked over to it and inspected the door to see if it had a doorknob.

"The Day draws closer. Soon the door will open and from it, Kingdom Hearts will emerge." Luz froze in shock as a voice began to echo throughout the cave. Looking around, she tried to find the person who was speaking. As she continued looking around, a wave of dread and fear passed through her. "Oh this is interesting. I see some things will have to change. Soon Darkness will claim this world."

Luz felt her heart begin to beat faster as she looked around a large rock and spotted a figure wearing a faded cloak. Before she could call out to them, the figure disappeared into a corridor of darkness. Gasping, Luz backed away from it and ran towards the entrance of the cave. Something was happening, and she did not want to be alone when it occurred. Crawling back to the entrance, Luz squeezed back out and scampered across the ground before shooting up to her feet.

Taking one last glance at the opening, she immediately turned and ran to the meeting spot. As she ran off, the figure appeared again and watched as she ran.

"Yes, plans will have to change," the figure stated before disappearing again.

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Luz ran past several different stands until she spotted Willow, Gus, and surprising Amity standing there talking with each other. Strange, usually Amity didn't meet up here with them. Seeing the girl just perked Luz up even more as she began running even faster. The trio looked over and smiled as they spotted their friend. "Hey Luz!" Willow shouted while waving at her.

"Friends!" Luz happily responded as she screeched to a halt. Before anybody could react, Luz had pulled the three of them into a group hug. Willow and Gus happily returned it while Amity blushed lightly as she awkwardly returned it.

Releasing the three, Luz backed up and smiled at them. "Hey guys! What are the three of you doing together? Usually, it's just Willow and Gus here. Not that there's anything wrong with you being here Amity, I'm just curious and I'm just going to stop talking now..." Luz whispered while pulling her hood back over her head with an embarrassed face. Willow giggled at the sight while Gus held back a snicker. Amity just awkwardly laughed while looking to the side.

"I wanted to see if you wanted to go to the bookstore with me. They are releasing the new Azura volume today, and I figured that the Azura Bookclub had to be there," Amity whispered the last part, but from the looks on Willow's and Gus's faces, they clearly heard her. Luz's eyes began shining at the news and she quickly took Amity's hands into her's.

"Of course! Let's go!" Luz began dragging Amity down the street without giving her any warning. Amity let out a yelp as she was dragged along.

"Should we follow them?" Gus asked with a smirk on his face. Willow giggled again before shaking her head no.

"We usually spend the day with Luz. Let's give Amity today. We can check on Luz later at the Owl House," Willow suggested which earned her a nod. The two turned and headed off to go and check on some stands for supplies for school.

Luz and Amity ran down the street with Luz in the lead thanks to her practically dragging her friend behind her. Amity had thankfully kept herself from falling on the ground initially and quickly kept pace with Luz. She should have known that Luz would respond like this when she told her about the new Azura book. To be honest, she almost acted like this when she received the news on her scroll. Thankfully, she was able to restrain herself (the twins might have helped with that) and get herself dressed so that she could meet up with Luz.

She was surprised to see Willow and Gus when she arrived in the marketplace, but she figured that this was the meeting place for Luz and the two of them. She hated that she was pretty much going to steal the girl from her friends for the day, but it had been awhile since the two spent any time together. Blushing at the way that thought was worded, she began shaking her head rapidly to clear it of the blush. Luz seemed to feel Amity's movements since she brought the two to a halt and looked back at her.

"Are you okay Amity? Wait...Oh no, I just drug you all the way here. Are you okay? I didn't hurt you did I?" Luz questioned the girl with concern lacing her tone. Amity looked at Luz and smiled lightly. Bringing her hand to Luz's shoulder, she quickly eased the girl's worry.

"I'm fine Luz, I was just remembering something unpleasant. Now then, let's hurry before the bookstore sells out!" Amity cheered before running on ahead with Luz quickly rushing after her with a 'Hey! You won't beat me there!' escaping her lips.

The two continued towards the bookstore with their running quickly turning into a small race. Everyone watched the two girls run through the marketplace laughing happily as they continued trying to stay ahead of each other. As they dodged several pedestrians, the two turned a corner and smiled at the sight of the bookstore. Running inside, they looked around before spotting a small section with a poster of Azura on it. Running over to it, the two ran into the section with Luz happily announcing, "I won!"

Amity panted lightly, but she smiled nonetheless. Conceding defeat, she patted Luz on the back in congratulations before leading the way to the shelf where the new Azura books should be. However, as they got closer...

"No...this can't be," Amity whispered in shock while Luz fell to her knees.

"They're sold out!" Luz shouted in disbelief while collapsing to the ground. Amity shook her head sadly at the lost opportunity. Luz sat up and hugged her knees. "This is all my fault. If I didn't make you wait on me, you could have bought the book. I'm sorry..."

Amity bent down and ran her hand down Luz's back to comfort her. Luz looked at the floor sadly, "First that weird dream, and now this...today's just been awful." Before Amity could question Luz on what weird dream she was talking about, the two felt the ground begin to shake. Jumping back to their feet, the two looked down in shock before glancing at each other. Running outside, they were shocked to find...

--- Library (twenty minutes ago)

Eda smirked to herself as she walked down one of the aisles in the library. The librarian had stopped her at the front door and told her that she was banned from entering after returning the last books she had in such poor condition. Eda had groaned and walked off to give the illusion that she was going to follow the man's ban, but she had easily found her old entrance that she had made when she was younger. Seems they still hadn't fixed it.

Looking around at the shelves that surrounded her, she knew that there had to be a book that covered whatever Luz had dreamt about. Cracking her fingers, Eda began scouring around in search for any book that could give her the answers that she needed.

"Hm...To Know Your Heart? Nope. Nine Ways to Kill a Shadow Beast, interesting, but no. Dive to the Heart, nope...wait what?" Eda stopped as she looked back over at the book that she had tossed over her back. Picking it back up, she examined the cover and spotted a platform with a stain-glass flooring. Eda remembered that Luz had mentioned multiple times that the platforms in her dreams had a flooring similar to this. Opening the book, she began reading through it.

Apparently, the 'dream' that Luz had was actually Luz entering her heart. Only a select few could do this at will. Sometimes, people can do it by accident, but their stay usually only lasts for a few seconds at most. Others can enter it by accident, and they can proceed to have a similar experience as Luz's.

"Okay, so it says that there's nothing dangerous about diving to one's heart. What about those creatures those. This book has nothing written down about them! Ugh!" Eda groaned as threw the book to the side again and continued scouring the shelves for a book with the answers that she needed.

As she continued looking, she felt a dark aura emanating from the side. Gripping her staff tightly, she turned around and saw a cloaked figure standing there. "Who are you? What do you want with me?" Eda demanded as she pointed her staff at the figure. The figure didn't respond verbally, but they did hold out a book.

Eda glanced down at it and saw the title: Studies of the Heartless. The creature on the cover matched Luz's description of the massive beast that attacked her at the end of the 'Dive to the Heart.' Looking back up at the figure, she lowered her staff only slightly. "Okay tall, slumped, and silent, what do you want for that book?" Eda questioned the figure.

"...Nothing. Nothing at all..." the figure answered as they handed Eda the book. Hesitantly taking it out of the figure's hands, she looked down at it before looking back up only to see that they had vanished. Looking around cautiously, Eda looked back down at the book. Something was up. And it had to do with this book. Looking down at it again, she could feel something...dark about it. Usually, Eda threw caution to the wind, but there was something about this. She had to dispose of this.

Looking around, she made sure that no one was around before bringing her staff up. She would destroy this book and whatever darkness it held within. As she walked over to place it on the floor, she slipped on Nine Ways to Kill a Shadow Beast and fell to the floor. Unfortunately, she had released the book from her hand when she slipped and it was sent flying through the air. Looking up in shock, she pushed herself up and moved to catch it...but she missed.

The book fell on the floor spine-first and opened for the world to see. The book shined briefly, before a pillar of darkness erupted from it. Eda's eyes widened before grabbing her staff and flying out of the library as quickly as she could as the darkness began to spread.

Outside, the figure chuckled before looking to the side. "Step one is complete. Now to complete step two."

As the figure disappeared again, the Boiling Isles slowly began to be consumed by the darkness. Today was going to be a day that everyone in the Boiling Isles would never forget.

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A Night to Remember

Part 1

“Ah I’m so excited! I can’t believe we’re doing another Moonlight Conjuring tonight” Luz exclaimed with her usual abundance of energy. The young witch in training did a twirl at the thought of another Conjuring with her best friends.

“Me too! But uh, let’s try not to animate the Owl House this time” Willow chipped in with a blush. The last time the trio of witches, Luz, Willow, and Gus had gotten together to perform a Moonlight Conjuring they had managed to accidentally possess the house demon, Hooty, and brought Luz’s home to life.

“Oh don’t worry about it, I’m sure after a year of proper witch training, and actually learning the incantation, there won’t be any trouble animating our actual target this time.” Gus had an abundance of confidence in the trio of friends, believing that after a year of learning and practicing witchcraft that there was no way Luz wouldn’t be able to focus her magic this time.

Just as the three of them were discussing the evening’s plans, snacks, what to animate, Luz noticed a lone witch strolling towards them.

“AH! Amity!! Hey Amity! Come over here!!” Luz waved with excitement at the brilliant green-haired witch, a hint of something more than her usual enthusiasm peeped through her cheerful tone. Gus and Willow looked at each other and exchanged a quick smirk, they knew more than either Luz or Amity did about the budding relationship between the two witches.

“O-oh hi Luz! How are you? You seem really excited about something, is something happening? Wow I lov-I MEAN never mind, I’ve been talking for too long, what’s up?” Amity, the top student at Hexside and normally the most composed person in the group found herself tripping over her words unable to form a proper sentence.

“Oh for titan’s sake Amity!” she thought to herself trying to regain her composure “If you turn into a blushing and stuttering mess every time you see Luz she’ll start to think something is wrong with you!”

Luz didn’t seem to notice or mind very much, she found it endearing when Amity got this way around her, though she wasn’t quite sure why it happened.

“Hiya there partner! Are you going to join us for tonight’s Moonlight Conjuring? We’re hoping it’ll go smoother than last year’s, it’d be much less stressful for us to not accidentally possess Hooty.”

“‘Howdy partner’??” Luz did a mental face-palm. “Come on Noceda that was so lame, if you say stuff like that every time you see this cutie pie she’s going to think you’re too weird!”

“Oh a Moonlight Conjuring? With you? Sitting next to you to combine powers to animate an object?? Holding your hand???” Amity felt her face starting to warm, she knows she turns a bright pink every time she thinks about anything that might bring her to some kind of intimacy with Luz, she starts focusing on her breathing to help her calm down.

“Of course, I’d enjoy that. Doing the Conjuring that is!! Nothing more!” Her face started to warm again, realizing she was coming dangerously close to admitting her feelings to the witch from the human world.

“Okay Luz, here’s your chance, you’re all set up to knock this out of the park” Luz was hyping herself to make a casual and hopefully smooth move.

“Awe come on Blight, you’re not excited to hold my hand? I mean we did have an entire moon-lit dance together at Grom”

“I-well I uh… I gotta go!” Amity spat out the words as she turned around and scurried briskly away to her next class, going the wrong direction.

“Oh… Shoot. I want to hold her hand…” Luz said, under her breath a tinge of pain coming through as she contemplated what she did wrong.

“Hm? What was that Luz?” Willow said mischievously eyeing Luz, well aware of her true feelings towards Amity.

“Oh! Uuuuhhhhh…. I said I wanted toooo… hold her books! Yeah that was it, I wanted to hold her books” Luz described nervously with an uncharacteristic lack of confidence, She knew she had done a poor job covering up but Gus seemed at least convinced, and she hoped he could talk Willow in to believing her.

“Anyway, I’ll see you guys tonight after class! Have a good day pals” and with that, she strolled as nonchalantly as she could to her next class, feeling her face grow warmer as she thought of her convo with Amity and how she could tell the young girl about her feelings.

Part 2: Amity

“Okay Amity, you can do this. It’s just a conjuring, it’s nothing amazing. Although, this could be a great opportunity to tell Luz… no! What am I thinking? It’s too soon, what if she doesn’t like girls? I don’t know if that’s weird for humans or not, or worse, what if she doesn’t like me? How could I handle the rejection? Ugh! It’s okay, just have a good time tonight and stay calm.”

As Amity approached the door to the mysterious lair of Eda the Owl Lady, known as the Owl House, she could feel her cheeks growing hot and flushed. They seemed to glow against the backdrop of the purple sky as the sun sunk below the horizon. By focusing on her breathing and taking the time to clear her head, she managed to get her rosy complexion back to its normal porcelain mien before finishing the last few steps of the path.

Caught up in getting herself composed she had completely missed the demon of the Owl House.

“HOOT HOOT AMITY!! You looked awfully pink there, are you feeling okay? Were you thinking about something emmbbaaarrraaassiiinnngggg? You can tell me of course hoot hoot. I’m great at keeping secrets” Hooty pressed his tubular face against hers. He was quite overbearing and loved to snoop. Amity felt her cheeks flushing again but this time not with spectacled embarrassment.

“Hooty, do you remember the last time you touched me?” she growled, eyeing Hooty with a glare that could slay a dragon.

“Okay yeesh I get it, hoot.” Hooty dejected as he retracted back into the front door of the Owl House.

Luz was pacing back and forth in front of the couch in the living room of the Owl House, muttering to herself as Gus and Willow watched with worried expressions.

Part 2: Luz

“Oh man when is she going to get here? Should I pull her aside and tell her tonight? If I do, should I do it before, or after the conjuring? Is it even okay for girls to like each other here? What if everyone thinks I’m weird like they do back in the human realm? What if she doesn’t like me the way I like her??” a million thoughts flew through Luz’s mind as she furrowed her brow and continued pacing, back and forth, back and forth.

Hooty opened the door, and Luz saw her crush. As Amity walked in Luz stopped dead in her tracks, she found herself blushing at Amity’s outfit. A simple ensemble consisting of a t-shirt like dress, what Luz would have described as Vans, and a simple necklace crowned with a purple stone medallion, something akin to amethyst.

“Amity! Oh wow I’m so glad you came tonight, I thought maybe you weren’t going to after we talked at school today. You look great by the way, I mean seriously you just look ready to animate an inanimate object you know?” she barely managed to get her words out cohesively as her cheeks started to turn a warm shade of pink

“Oh, thank you Luz, I.. suppose I know what you mean?” Amity had no idea what Luz was trying to say but understood she meant it as a compliment, and compliments from Luz always made her feel warm and joyous. She had been looking down at the floor as she walked in and as she looked up, her eyes met Luz’s, they locked their gaze for what felt like an eternity but was simply no more than a fleeting second.

As if on queue the owner of the home descended down the stairs with her pet demon in tow. Eda the Owl Lady and King. She shot a knowing glance in the pair’s direction. She couldn’t be certain, but she had enough experience to know a crush when she saw one.

“Okay kids I’m going out for tonight, I need to restock on some supplies for my potion brewing. Try not to animate the house again, and if anything happens or you run into any trouble just give me a call, I’ll have my magic scroll on me and be ready to come back at a moments’ notice, also I’m bringing King with me because I need to keep an eye on his snacking.” With that she scooped the little demon dog into her arms and left the house, magical staff and suspiciously full basket in arm.

“So, who wants to play some games until it’s time to perform the Conjuring?” Luz spoke as soon as Eda left, trying her best to be nonchalant and upbeat as ever, to not reveal anything to Amity.

Part 3

Some time after the conjuring, well into the waning hours of the night the quad of witches were just laying around chatting.

“Oh wow, it’s getting really late, we should probably head home” Willow said checking the time.

“Yeah, my parents want me home tonight because we’re leaving for vacation in the morning” Gus agreed. It wasn’t true, however. There was no vacation, Willow and Gus had discussed setting up a situation for Luz and Amity to be alone tonight, knowing someone had to push the pair of wistful witches to make a move with each other, otherwise it may never happen.

“O-oh! Are you two sure??? Eda wouldn’t mind you spending the night here and we’ve been having so much fun. Who wants to break up a good party??” Luz stammered thinking quickly, she didn’t want to be alone with Amity. She was afraid of making a mistake if the two were left alone and she really didn’t want to ruin the bond she shared with her best friend.

“No no we have to go. We’ll see you at school on Monday though have a good night Luz!!” Willow waved as she pushed Gus out the door and quickly followed behind, leaving Luz and Amity on their own.

“Oh no oh no oh no! What do I do now? I can’t mess things up, I guess I better say goodbye to Amity for the night too” as Luz was turning to tell her friend goodnight, she noticed Amity had fallen fast asleep. She had been laying across the couch with her feet in Luz’s lap, but Luz hadn’t realized how tired she was.

“Wow, she’s so cute when she’s asleep! Her ears are twitching and even her little snores make my heart flutter!” she knew she could have left Amity laying there, but it felt wrong to not try and wake her up.

“Pst, Amity, hey Amity. Come on sleepyhead wake up” Luz murmured gently as she put her hand on Amity’s shoulder, gently rocking the witch to wake her up.

“Mmm.. aahh… Luz…? Wait. Luz?!” Amity shot up like she had been fired from a canon, her cheeks turning an intense shade of red as she realized what happened.

“Where are Willow and Gus??? How long was I out for?? Oh no I’m so sorry I-I..” her voice trailed off as she realized that she hadn’t moved her feet off Luz’s lap, and as she looked Luz in the face she saw, grief? Pain? Either way the sight of her quickly snapped Amity to composure.

“Luz, are you okay? Did I say something wrong? I’m so sorry..”

“No! No don’t worry Amity, you didn’t do anything wrong. I’m sorry I woke you up, Gus and Willow went home. I thought you might want to as well, but you look so tired. Would you like to spend the night here? I’m sure Eda wouldn’t mind, I-I could call and ask her if you’re worried about being a burden” Luz knew she could confess her feelings to Amity tonight, but really she was just worried about keeping her friend as safe as possible. Her intentions were pure, and she felt her cheeks getting warmer.

“Oh Luz thank you, that’s such a kind thought. But I don’t have any pajamas here, and do you have space where I can sleep?” Amity of course knew the answer, as she was currently laying on the couch, but she hoped Luz was too tired to catch it.

“Oh well you could sleep on the couch or uh.. You know you could sleep in my bed, not with me of course! But it would probably be a lot more comfortable, and eda has comfy shirts you can wear and I have an extra pair of pj shorts you could borrow..” Luz felt her face growing hotter at the thought of Amity in a cute oversized t-shirt, wearing her pajama shorts.

Amity’s face turned a bright red again, having the exact same thought. And thinking about sleeping in Luz’s bed, surrounded with her warm smell.

“Oh, well in that case sure. Ask Eda though, if she says ‘no’ I can get my parents to pick me up” this was her last line of defense, though she very obviously hoped Eda would say “yes”.

“Okay, I’ll call her now.” Luz gave Amity a reassuring smile before trotting up the stairs to grab her phone. She took a deep breath then called Eda”

“Hey kid, what’s up? You didn’t bring the house to life without me again did you?” the older witch said with a tone that was as loving as it was teasing.

“No, Eda, listen. This is an emergency. Amity is extremely tired and I don’t think she should walk home, can she spend the night here?” Luz said quietly enough to guarantee that Amity wouldn’t be able to hear it from downstairs.

“Sure thing kid, but uhm, what’s the emergency?”

“Oh… uh… I guess… there isn’t one per se?” Luz stammered out, thanking the fact

Eda couldn’t see how red her face was on the other side of the receiver.

“Okay, well since there’s no emergency, have fun! I rolled out a second sleeping bag next to yours in your room. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.” She hung up with a knowing chuckle, leaving Luz to wonder if Eda knew how she felt about Amity.

“Hey Amity, Eda okayed the sleepover!” then muttering under her breath “and apparently thought this would happen”

“Oh! Good, don’t worry about my parents. I told them and they said as long as I’m back tomorrow there’s no issues” Amity lied, knowing she wouldn’t be able to tell her parents she was spending the night at the Owl House, they would lecture her about the family’s status if they knew and the reprimanding would be endless.

“Great! I mean good, let’s get ready for bed then right? I know you’re exhausted. We can read the new Azura book before we go to sleep!” with that Luz led Amity up the stairs, handing her one of Eda’s shirts and a pair of pyjama shorts.

“Here, you can wear these tonight, I’ll let you change in here and I’ll go back down to the bathroom. See you in a bit!”

Part 4

“Okay, Luz, deep breaths. You’re just having a sleepover with your best friend, who you happen to think is really cute and smoochable. Totally normal, nothing to see here!”

The two witches laid by each other's side, the book suspended by magic and turning the page whenever they had both finished it. They had needed to push their sleeping rolls right against each other so they could both read the words on the pages, making them painfully aware of the other’s presence.

“Wow, I can’t believe Hecate and Azura might be getting together in this book, I mean who would have guessed? They hated each other so much in the first two.” Luz said excitedly, incapable of holding back her excitement. She turned her head to look at Amity and realized that the witch had also been looking at her. In that moment their faces were so close, Luz felt a pull to Amity. Instead, she chuckled nervously and scooted further away on her bed roll.

“What do you think, Ami?” she asked, trying to ease the seemingly awkward tension. Amity only let Luz call her “Ami”, it only felt right when she did it. Not with anyone else.

“I think you’re the most beautiful person in all the Boiling Isles” Amity dreamily said, she shot up. Looking in fear at Luz’s face as she cupped a hand over her mouth.

“Oh my titan! Luz I’m so sorry I can leave now if you want me to, oh no that was so ridiculous of me how could I-” she stopped suddenly. Luz had put her hand on Amity, and as Amity turned to really look at Luz she realized that Luz didn’t look at all angry, and her panic turned to nervous butterflies.

“Did… did you mean that, Amity? Do… you like me?” Luz whispered, barely audible. She couldn’t believe what she had just heard come from the striking witch’s lips.

“I-I did Luz. I’m sorry. I’ve had these feelings for you, for a long time now. I’ve had this feeling that I want to be more than friends with you, that I want to be… a partner for you.” Amity couldn’t peel her gaze away from the wall behind Luz, she knew that if she looked at Luz she wouldn’t be able to finish the thoughts she had, that she would back out and take everything back.

“Oh, Ami... “ Luz started to laugh, the sound of her bubbly laughter startling and confusing Amity.

“What, did you find something I said particularly funny?” her pointed ears had started to glow red at this point from the amount of sheer embarrassment she was feeling.

“No! Not at all! It’s just that I’ve felt the same about you and had no idea how I was going to tell you, or if I even should! I was so worried you wouldn’t like me back and want to stop being friends with me for good. In my world, it’s less common for girls to like each other that way. I got bullied for being bisexual at my old school, and thought it might be the same here” as her laughter turned to a solemn chuckle, Amity wrapped her arms around her in an embrace.

“I’m so sorry to hear that Luz, that’s unacceptable. We don’t bully people for who they love here, but if anyone bullies you at Hexside, you let me know. And they WILL bear my wrath.” She let go of Luz to gently hold her face and look her in the eyes as she spoke.

“Amity, thank you. So, would you… like to be my girlfriend then?” she spoke softly but kept her eye contact, a gentle spark brighter than the luminous orbs she had cast starting to shine in her eyes.

“Yes, I would love that Luz.” Amity found herself breathless, her blushiness suddenly gone but a warm feeling throughout her body had taken its place.

“It’s almost morning, I think we should get to sleep.” Luz chuckled and closed the shutters to the large round circular window on the far wall. As the witches laid down to fall asleep, Luz reached out and grabbed Amity’s hand, gently stroking the back of it with her thumb as the newly found couple drifted off to sleep.

Thanks for reading everyone! This was 100% meant to be a fluff piece, but I have a more serious one in the works right now! Let me know how you liked it <3

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Luz’s time in the Boiling Isles?

Building off of a previous post, we know that Eda only sells human garbage on weekends; Otherwise, she sells potions during the week. With this incredibly vital piece of information, let’s analyze the timeline of each episode, and calculate once and for all; How long has Luz been on the Boiling Isles? Keep in mind… I’m only calculating the minimum amount of time, because the possibility for entire days and even weeks passing between episodes isn’t out of the question; But given how Luz is operating on limited time before she heads back home when summer ends…

For now, let’s just try not to assume anything, and work with only the actual evidence we have; So unless stated otherwise, we’re operating on the assumption that a minimum amount of time takes place between episodes, unless proof states otherwise! Because we know as of the Season Finale that Camila doesn’t yet expect Luz to be back from Reality Check Camp, and Luz expresses no concerns about an impending deadline; Ergo, we’re working with as little time as possible, while still leaving some room here or there…

A Lying Witch and a Warden takes place on a BI Sunday, because Eda is selling human trash, and the very next day it’s potions! Witches before Wizards, by this logic, takes place on the BI Monday right after!

Next comes I was a Teenage Abomination; We know it’s on a school day, so it’s likely the same week as WbW. Then there’s The Intruder; Willow is briefly seen at the beginning wearing her casual outfit. There’s no indication of what time of day it is when this all happens, and we know from Really Small Problems that Willow can and has worn her casual outfit the morning before changing into her uniform for the school day; Regardless, even if it was a weekday or a BI Saturday, it doesn’t matter. Because immediately afterwards…

…We have Covention! THAT opens with Eda, Luz, and King selling human garbage, so it’s officially been a full week since Luz has arrived! Happy one-week anniversary, I guess…? Regardless, we segway into Hooty’s Moving Hassle; The trio are hanging around at the Owl House instead of selling stuff, and only head into Bonesborough to get more elixirs for Eda’s curse. Coupled with how Willow and Gus arrive wearing their school uniforms, it’s safe to say the opening scenes take place after-school on a week day.

Lost in Language! This one is SUPER helpful, because Emira, bless her, outright says that Covention happened last week; Given how this episode takes place over the course of a day, and yet Amity is at the library instead of school (and she would NEVER skip class), it’s obviously a weekend. It’s worth noting that Eda and King aren’t selling human trash on this day, but that’s likely because the Bat Queen had just dropped off her kids that morning, so it was just a change of plans.

Next is Once Upon a Swap; We start with the gang selling human trash again. It’s possible a full week has transpired, and we’ve jumped into the next weekend… Or, LiL happened on a BI Saturday, and OUaS is a Sunday (which means the same day Eda woke up to find the Bat Queen’s children missing, she switched everyone’s bodies). We know that Amity is Top Student for a reason; You don’t get that position by being a slow reader. Coupled with how she’s an avid fan of The Good Witch Azura, it’s likely that she finishes the book Luz gave her sooner, rather than later… So for now, LiL and OUaS happen back-to-back, one day after the other! That, or LiL begins after-school on Friday… Regardless, it’s still only been two weeks since Luz arrived!

Now, I know that you might be thinking- At the end of OUaS, Hooty says it’s time for his Monthly Cleaning, and yet earlier that day Luz shows disgust about having to clean him; Implying she’s participated in a previous monthly cleaning! And to that I say… NO, that doesn’t necessarily mean that. All it means is that Luz knows Hooty is filthy and thus dreads the idea of having to clean him. It doesn’t necessarily point to her having been part in a previous monthly cleaning. So for now, it’s just been two weeks.

Something Ventured, Someone Framed is a school day, obviously. Then we have Escape of the Palisman; Presumably another school day, because a school game takes place and we see Willow and other students in their school uniforms! Gus is wearing a sweater over his, but otherwise; EotP probably takes place on a BI Friday! So THREE weeks have passed!

Then comes Sense and Insensitivity; It starts on a weekend because human trash is being sold, but what’s interesting is that it takes place over the course of a few days, as Eda says she’ll be gone for that amount of time; Not to mention, even with magic, it’d likely take time for King to have Ruler’s Reach edited, printed, advertised, and gain an avid fanbase. In addition to people already expecting a sequel announcement, and how a few days is usually by minimum three… It’s likely that this episode extends into the week as well. We see Boscha and a few other Hexside student in their school uniforms, but this can easily be explained as either happening after-school, as well as the fact that there’s not much of a reason to go and design a bunch of unique, casual outfits for some background characters; Boscha and her friends are also seen in their school uniforms during Once Upon a Swap, which IS a weekend.

(Now this raises the question; If this happened over a few days, what was Luz doing before King invited her? Well… she was all alone, typing her story by herself, sad because her friend ditched her for a few days. 😢)

Next is Adventures in the Elements! We have no indication on when a Trash Day is, and what’s the logic behind it, if there’s any consistent scheduling, etc. It doesn’t really matter though; We immediately see Amity in her casual attire, and later that day she and the twins are practicing magic on the Knee. It’s safe to say that this is a weekend, and/or…

Remember what I said earlier, about how SaI likely extended into the week? Well, if it’s a weekend already… Then that implies an entire WEEK has passed between SaI and AitE! And, remember… In SVSF, Principal Bump mentions that Luz will go to Hexside when the next semester starts; We don’t know how semesters work in the Boiling Isles school system. For all we know, they’re more akin to a six-week grading period if anything else (even if they don’t last as long).

That being said, the idea that there’s a full week of no school between semesters is also possible… We don’t know if summer vacation is a thing on the Boiling Isles, so perhaps a whole week off between semesters compensates for this? That, or there is no compensation, period, given how the school system in the Boiling Isles is clearly flawed and spends emphasis on molding children into obedient workers.

For now, I’m inclined to say that a week has passed between SaI and AitE… But if one considers that Amity is still reading Azura when this all happens, then that means it’s taken her two weeks to finish the book; That, or she finished the book within a few days and didn’t have the chance to meet up with Luz until two weeks later. Amity IS the Top Student, so combined with her parents’ pressure, she may not have a very open schedule; Which could also drag out her time reading Azura.

That might seem like a stretch in more than just the temporal way, so I’ll keep an open mind; It’s worth noting that if I AM right and there’s a full week of no school, then it’s not out of the question for AitE to have taken place on a weekday. The fact that Amity isn’t going to school, and yet Eda doesn’t seem to be having any plans to sell human garbage prior to Luz’s request to be taught a second spell (she’s at home trying to cook sentient vegetables), indicates this ISN’T a weekend, but a weekday with no school.

My point is, if SaI started on a Saturday at minimum (because Eda is selling human trash), and a few days have passed… Then it doesn’t make sense for Amity to be wearing casual clothes and not going to school, UNLESS a full week has passed, or there isn’t school for a week (or maybe a day, but this is between semesters too). An entire week has to have passed either way, because it doesn’t make much sense for a semester to end and begin within the same week; Regardless, it’s only a one-week difference when we ultimately tally up Luz’s time on the Boiling Isles, as of the Season 1 finale.

(Mind you, it could all just be a continuity error; But that’s no fun, is it!)

The next episode is The First Day… Very clearly a BI Monday, unless it started on a Tuesday for whatever reason; Regardless, it’s during the school week, and likely early into it! Next is Really Small Problems, which would’ve been a school day- But Boscha’s pet pixies caused class to be cancelled. Then Understanding Willow has Luz and her friends at school… Followed by Enchanting Grom Fright! EGF likely takes place by the end of the week, as that’s usually when such formal occasions happen; Keep in mind, at least two whole days pass during this episode, one at school, and the other when Amity is training Luz on her fears! It’s possible this training period happens after-school, especially given how she mentions that they have no more time left once it ends. So EGF potentially starts on a BI Thursday, before ending on a Friday night. Either way, the week has ended- That’s FIVE weeks, baby!

Now, we go into Wing it like Witches! It’s the very beginning of Grudgby Season, so I think it’s a safe assumption to say that this episode takes place on a BI Monday- So it’s the next week after Grom. This episode comes and goes across the span of a day, not much else to say here. Then we have Agony of a Witch… What’s interesting is that in the previous episode, Lilith mentions how she WILL be back to capture Eda, and how she alludes to Belos getting impatient. Not only that, but Amity’s leg is still broken in Agony of a Witch, too…

We know that witches have access to healing magic, and that Amity is using a Healing Glyph to speed up her recovery. Grudgby Cards released as supplementary material to the episode allude to witches having regenerative abilities- With or without this possibility, we can assume that Amity is going to heal sooner rather than later because of magic, in addition to Lilith likely intending to capture Eda ASAP as Belos’ patience wears thin. We know AoaW takes place during a school day as well, as this is when Luz has a field trip to Belos’ castle… With all that in mind, we can probably infer this episode as having happened later that same week that Amity broke her leg. The day ends with Luz walking back home across the Boiling Isles by herself, on-foot, the ENTIRE way back to the Owl House… And then sunrise, meaning Luz has been walking for the whole night… 🥺

…And then we have Young Blood, Old Souls- Our long-awaited Season Finale! Considering what Luz, Lilith, and Belos all have at stake here… It doesn’t make much sense for them to wait an entire day before getting along their respective business with Eda; And with how the scenes are framed, it’s all but said that YBOS takes place the day after the field trip… So right after Luz arrived back at the Owl House at the end of AoaW that morning, she barely got any time to rest before she changed into her regular clothes and enacted her rescue mission, that same day! Jeez… Luz must’ve been EXHAUSTED by the end of the episode, and coupled with the relief of finally rescuing Eda in the end- She deserves a nice long rest!

Young Blood, Old Souls takes place across an entire day… I can’t tell if it’s a school day or not, because- Willow and Gus ARE shown in their casual outfits during the episode… But they were also seen wearing their casual outfits the morning of RSP, right before they planned to head to school, only to find out it was cancelled. We also see other Hexside Students in this episode, but they’re always depicted with their uniforms on, school day or not. Even if it were a school day, I can see Belos making a special occasion to cancel school so he can have everyone gather for his petrification of Eda… And there’s also the chance that by the time we see Willow and Gus, their school day has already ended, and everything’s happening in the evening.

(If so, then this leaves room for Luz having at least had a decent nap and meal before going off to rescue Eda, the poor girl.)

Regardless… We know that Agony of a Witch and Young Blood, Old Souls happen back-to-back, right after one another, across the span of exactly two days; From the morning of one day, to nighttime of the next. Because Amity’s leg is still broken despite having the Healing Glyph applied as of the Season Finale… We can probably assume that the final two episodes happen sooner rather than later; So it’s likely that our last two episodes of Season 1 occur later in the same week as WilW. Regardless of whether or not the season finale is on a weekend or a BI Friday; It’s basically been about a week, for all intents and purposes. So then our last three episodes of Season 1 happen across Luz’s sixth week at the Boiling Isles, by minimum.

So, to round it up; Luz has been in the Boiling Isles for SIX WEEKS at minimum, potentially longer; Maybe five, if my calculations about an entire week passing between Sense and Insensitivity and The First Day are wrong. Potentially as little as FOUR, if I’m also wrong about Lost in Language and Once Upon a Swap happening back-to-back! So, 4-6 Weeks by minimum, with my estimations leaning into the latter number. We know that Luz is supposed to be at the Reality Check Camp for presumably the entire summer… So that’s about three months; Six weeks is about a month and a half, so about halfway through Luz’s intended time away from home, before she was supposed to return- And in line with Luz not showing any concern about having to leave the Boiling Isles, anytime soon. Luz has a decent amount of time before summer ends, and Camila realizes that her kid is missing!

Of course, we don’t know how long it’ll be between Seasons 1 and 2, how much time will occur across Season 2; And there’s always the possibility of Camila suspecting that something is up before Reality Check Camp is bound to end, because Luz is no longer responding to her texts. We also don’t know how things are going on the end of whoever is impersonating Luz with those letters, and how they’d be affected by the portal’s destruction, if at all… For all we know, there might even be a doppelganger of Luz that’ll be sent in her place, by the time she’s supposed to return from Reality Camp! And that’s not even taking into account the possibility of Luz finding her way back home before Reality Camp ends…

Regardless of how things will happen in the future, as of now; I think Luz has been on the Boiling Isles for six weeks by minimum. There’s still room and possibility for additional weeks to have occurred between certain episodes and more ambiguous time frames- Not to mention the idea of Boiling Isles weeks being structured differently from ours… Maybe they have more days or less- We’ve seen a calendar or two in the background that could point in either direction, but nothing outright definitive. And even if weeks were shorter/longer, there’s the consideration of how long each day/night lasts, and how that’ll overlap with Earth time… So Luz’s stay COULD be shorter/longer than the equivalent of six Earth weeks, who can say? Though for the sake of simplicity and everyone’s sanity, I wouldn’t be shocked if Dana and the crew decided that Boiling Isles time runs concurrent with Earth time, for the most part.

Whether or not I’m correct, I think it does put into some perspective how much time Luz has spent at the Owl House, and the bonds, relationships, and growth she’s experienced during her stay! It definitely helps you appreciate what Luz and the others have accomplished, and how far their journey has progressed together- That this really is a summer that has changed Luz’s life more fundamentally, more succinctly across a shorter span of time, than most of her life… And it becomes clear just how impactful Luz’s second home and found family in the Boiling Isles is to her, and vice-versa!

Because Luz hasn’t just been changed- She’s changed OTHERS, from Eda, to King… Willow, Gus, Amity- And she’s even instated quite a bit of change in the Boiling Isles itself, changing up Hexside’s curriculum and planting the seeds of a rebellion against Belos; In addition to rediscovering Glyphs, and how that can really change what it means to be a Witch going forward- Because now, it seems the role of ‘Witch’ has become much more inclusive once more, thanks to Luz! Dredging up the ancient past, while influencing the present and future so immensely across such a relatively brief period of time; Luz really is such a cryptid and outside-context anomaly to the Boiling Isles, befitting someone who comes from another reality entirely!

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King and Lilith's Similarities

Another thing I love about King is that, as a rather stark contrast to his cuddly appearance and demeanor… He’s arguably the member of the main trio who is the darkest, in terms of how far he’ll go to be selfish, to hold onto what he does have, or to get what he wants?

I think the thing about King is that his issues of dependency are the worst, not just because he’s the most insecure of the main trio… But I also think he’s the only one of them to have been alone alone, in a sense? Back home, Luz at least had her mother Camila, who while not always the best, was clearly loving and contributed a lot towards Luz being such the kind and open-hearted person she is today! Eda had her sister Lilith as well as that one friend from the Bard Track… And while she WAS alone for a while, she at least had Owlbert and Hooty as companionship!

But what did King have? We don’t know for sure what his life or backstory was like, but the implication seems to be that, at least for a while… He literally had nobody else prior to Eda! And it’d definitely tie into his issues of loneliness and attachment, and King’s concerns of being abandoned as seen in Really Small Problems… This would’ve likely contributed towards his Napoleon Complex and desire to be seen and heard, to make up for constantly being overlooked! And his desire to have control over others could be a means of keeping them close at all cost…

Because King is the one who’s gone the farthest to get what he wants. There’s leaving Luz behind to be a famous author, and then that whole mess in Really Small Problems! He IS trying his best, but amidst his more experienced nature with Luz… He really does sometimes come across as, like, a KID who was forced to grow up very quickly? The thing about King is that he’s the most prone of the trio –if not the only one- to be prone towards jealousy! He doesn’t have Eda’s self-confidence or Luz’s unconditional kindness. He’s probably been lonelier than either of them, and unlike the other two, King doesn’t really feel like he has any other talent or power that could help him get through in life…

…Which, as @fandomfan2000 brilliantly pointed out, is a LOT like Lilith! Both characters feel like they lack talent and skill to make up for their shortcomings. They’re both people who DO legitimately love and care for the people in their life… But they’ll sink to lower depths than anyone else to hold onto what they have, or even get a glimpse of that unattainable dream that they KNOW they’re not good enough to actually get on their own! Lilith and King are both people who will do terrible things, hesitantly or otherwise, under the impression that it won’t last as long, or everybody else has it so good, so why not let themselves have a turn at being happy and selfish for once?

King takes advantage of Eda’s half-cursed state to take over the Slayground. Lilith curses Eda for what she thinks is only a day (and will merely weaken her magic) to get into the Emperor’s Coven. King accidentally causes Willow and Gus to shrink, after holding onto the potion without necessarily intending to use it, but not getting rid of it either, and decides to briefly benefit from the situation. Lilith did… well, EVERYTHING she did in Agony of a Witch, and then there’s also disregarding Amity’s autonomy and integrity to plant that Power Glyph onto her neck without permission!

Both King and Lilith, if they feel their singular bond with another being threatened, if they think that other person is going off to leave them… They WILL react negatively to those other friends ‘stealing’ their companion of theirs! Hence Lilith’s dismissal of Luz and King, or King’s negativity towards Willow and Gus! They’ll do it to maintain their sole connection in life, because isn’t it already enough for that other person to be so confident and meaningful, to be able to make friends on their own? Aren’t THEY enough as a friend???

It’s an almost willful ignorance, a hesitant dismissal of the ones they know and love, because… Look at them, they’re so much more confident than me! They’re always happier, they can make it on their own and recover, with or without me…! I can’t say the same for myself, it’s not really MY fault I was born without the skills or talent they have… Surely it’s not so terrible for me to be selfish just this once? I’m always being left behind and suffering, I have no other CHOICE…!

…But in the end, King has to admit that he DID have another choice. That his own pain is not at all, even for the slightest bit, justification for prioritizing his own feelings over the others’ in such a blatantly-disregarding way. There’s prioritizing one’s happiness in life, and then there’s hurting the ones you love to get what you want! And while it takes a few decades, Lilith finally also turns around… Because by the end of the day, both characters are also marked by eventual regret that they try to hide, and/or don’t handle productively.

Perhaps not just by circumstance and process of elimination, King was the one to vouch for Lilith! He was there when she recounted HER side of the story, and a jealousy of Eda’s strength that he feels guilty over is something he can relate to! Obviously there’s also the fact that Lilith hurt him the least of the main trio, not to mention the necessity of having her as an ally and all, but….

…I think all of King’s prior moments of selfishness and arguable ‘backstabbing’ have led up to this moment. Led up to this moment where he understands Lilith, and thus KNOWS what she means, and can recognize that she’s genuine when she wants to make up for things… Because he’s been in the same place. Obviously he never went as far as Lilith ever did… But that’s also because he had such a loving and reliable support network of friends! Eda’s connection with the main cast is more of a support network than what she and Lilith had with one another as kids, admittedly.

And I think it’s funny. King is –probably- younger than Lilith, or at least has a more childlike mindset… But he manages to come across as more mature and experienced than her when it comes to these sorts of things! King is a character defined by contrast; He’s cute and fluffy and adorable, but wants to take over the world and open revels in bloodshed and violence! He comes across as sweet and loving but he can also be dark and selfish! At times King is childlike, but there’s also a tragic experience and maturity to him from an implied loneliness in the past…!

Like, I think I want to see King and Lilith get along more in Season 2, or at least… Sort of bond over the mutual feelings of inadequacy. Of justifying themselves of needing to do the ‘right thing’, but really it’s for their own sake? These two are selfish in a dark way, they’ll resort to terrible things and they have uncomfortable thoughts and feelings in their hearts that they don’t want to acknowledge, but aren’t predisposed towards handling either! I can really imagine King and Lilith seeing themselves in one another… Learning to be more mindful of their own actions after considering what the other does!

Maybe the two will even learn to open up to one another about their more uncomfortable feelings and the thoughts they aren’t so proud of! But at the same time, these two will make sure to hold one another accountable… Tying back to this idea of contrast, Lilith and King know each other least out of the trio-plus-Lilith, and yet they have the most in common! And in the way of antics, I can imagine King affording himself some smugness over being the one to teach the former Head of the Emperor’s Coven, and Lilith having reservations over listening to this plush toy of a person… But ultimately, there’s a certain bond and kindred connection there that they don’t quite have with the others! Just as each relationship one has with another person is unique and meaningful in its own way, and one wouldn’t necessarily judge or compare the others as being ‘more’ or ‘less’!

The thing about King and Lilith is… After doing a bad thing and hiding it, they’ll try to work to approach the issue in a way that absolves themselves of the blame without outright admitting to how they caused it; Again, see Really Small Problems, or Lilith cursing Eda! Both King and Lilith will let themselves feel smug and triumphant over what happened, even if they aren’t always proud of it… Because they see themselves as people who’ve had to work smarter than others to get where they were, and do the pragmatic, necessary thing because pride and integrity are a luxury of the powerful and talented! They see themselves as underdogs and define themselves the most by this ‘role’ in life…

Fitting, given all of the comparisons of King to a dog in the past! Not to mention Lilith and King are both, well, DUMB, dumber than the others in the cast at least! And some of that ‘dumbness’ comes from willful ignorance no less…! And they’ve both had experience enjoying the role of being a teacher and possibly abusing that authority… In particular, I think Lilith and King are the ones most fascinated with the concept of having power over others and using that power a bit irresponsibly, or turning a blind eye to any issues that come with their support of a cruel system! It’s like Lilith is a dark reflection of King… Both are characters who will flex a perceived superiority over the rest and mean it, given the chance! Both view the role of teacher as that of an authority figure.

They can also be, well, cowards- When King’s antics begin to backfire on him, he quickly runs back to his friends, and with Lilith… Well, there’s her using Luz as a Meat Shield, her relying on the curse and doing it against her vulnerable sister while she’s asleep… King and Lilith aren’t as confident as others and are more likely to buckle in to their own personal fear and anxiety, so it makes sense for them to buckle into fear in general; As seen with Lilith’s less-than-dignified scream when she’s suddenly ambushed by Eda in Sense and Insensitivity! And THAT was a King-centric episode, no less! It’s that common theme of King and Lilith seeing themselves as inherent screw-ups and doubting their own abilities as a result, which leads to them using the abilities of others, just as Lilith has to buy a curse made by someone else instead of casting her own!

It’s such a fascinating parallel that I’d really never considered, and again, I feel somewhat personally-beholden to @fandomfan2000 for this BRILLIANT comparison! I know I’ve compared Eda to Lilith in the past, and Lilith to Luz… But I think in the end, she might actually have the most in common with King, the more I think of it? Maybe I’m just caught in the high of this revelation, but it really makes me think about how the parallels between Luz, Eda, and King, with Amity, Lilith, and Kikimora/Belos… It’s not just a one-way parallel, that these connections can also cross overas well! Eda and Amity are talented, Lilith and Luz are more like ‘underdogs’… Belos and Luz could have parallels amist the ones they already have, and King and Kiki are both tiny little gremlins!

These parallels are arguably interchangeable, and it’s fascinating to me! These characters overlap in a lot of ways, it’s not that they’re connected to THIS one person… It really contributes to this idea of everyone being inter-connected, almost like a community or unusual family of sorts! And it makes room for a lot of fascinating, alternative pairings that one wouldn’t consider, as well as connections and possibly precedents in-universe to compare with others and speculate upon!

And, it makes me wonder if we’ve gotten the parallels wrong all this time… If it’s actually Lilith-King, Luz-Belos… And if so, how do Eda, Amity, Kikimora, and Hooty factor into all of this? Or if it’s not REALLY that simple as one person is connected to another, in the end, because these characters don’t fit into neat little roles, they’re still their own people irrespective of that and allowed to form other bonds and connections as well! King can’t keep Luz to himself, he has to acknowledge that she has her own friendships…

Just as Lilith must do the same with Eda! And by having these other relationships and shared connections with others instead of just THE one, it allows these characters to be truly fulfilled, because unless the one friend they have is a complete and total clone of them… There are others who will relate to them more on other facets of personality! And that ultimately ties back into the idea of people who are independent actually forming more meaningful bonds with others than those who are just dependent! That it allows people to form more of an identity, then just their single relationship with this particular individual!

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