The funny thing about this scene is Apple having the most “I AM FUCKING IN LOVE WITH YOU” eyes and raven is just like “and we will my FRIEND” Don’t think y’all know how much i love unrequited rapple because of how Canon it seems 😭
Apple can do the most “i’m madly in love with you” Action and raven would prob be like “she’s such a good friend”
i've spoken before on raven and darling and how they're such good foils to each other, but i really, really just want to emphasize this scene right here because it makes me LOSE it.
(also please don't mind maddie and her expressions)
i personally love the way darling looks at raven in the first panel, because you can see her confusion there. everyone knows that apple and raven are best friends forever despite all their differences, and everyone knows just how much apple and raven care for each other, and how they would do anything for each other.
but i really love how this is framed because you can see darling looking at the way raven looks at apple; with so much longing, with so much sorrow, so much hurt, and so much love, and you can just see it click for her in the next panel.
the way she's questioning it at first, the way she's thinking for a second that that is not the way you would look at someone who's 'just a friend'.
and then the resignation and the sadness in the next moment, where i think darling realizes 'oh, we're both in the same boat; we're both in love with apple white'.
and i love that look of mixed pity and camaraderie; that look that shows that darling knows what raven's going through and what she's feeling (even if raven herself may not understand it right now) because she's also in love with apple.
of course there's just plain sadness because she feels bad for raven, whose best friend is currently in her magical coma, and it makes sense why she would sympathize with raven for that.
but i personally like to see it in the light that darling's heart is torn realizing that they're both stuck here, next to the girl they love, a love that will probably remain unrequited because (at this point yk) daring's supposed to be apple's prince, and apple herself will never know about how they feel, and apple will never return either of their feelings.
to cut it short, it's darling looking at raven looking at apple and thinking "oh my god i thought i was the only gay bitch in love with apple white".
guys. you are not joking about that one ship that you “jokingly ship” you did not write a 500k word fanfic and consume every bit of material you could possibly get of them then purchase memorabilia of them just for shits and giggles. wake up.
Ever After High Dolls was an account that often contacted the writers of ever after high and released facts about the franchise. Despite what many people may believe, Raven is not apple’s aunt.
Remember when apple cried over a framed portrait of her and raven holding holds and leaning close to each other when she thought she lost her forever. Remember when apple saw raven laughing at a campfire and sheepishly blushed while her dragon knowingly pushed her towards her. Remember when apple placed herself in front of a cursed-with-evil raven because was confident that raven wouldnt hurt her and she was right. Remember when apple ripped a picture of raven and of her and pasted the two pictures together before they had pictures together. Remember when apple kissed raven on the cheek in spring unsprung for no reason. Remember when they were the only two characters besides canon couples that were sold together as a set. Remember when the eah instagram page used the rapple tag. Remember when
What I mean: Raven Queen should have been the one to wake up Apple White in Dragon Games. Although Apple’s prince being Darling was a good twist and did it’s job at shaking Daring’s faith in his story, it didn’t fit as well as it could have when considering the events of Dragon Games, and the story as a whole. Ever After High is about Raven and Apple, and their opposing ideologies conflicting with their deep love for each other. This is mirrored (haha pun) by the narrators, who are a married couple. Raven being Apple’s true love would have been an excellent bookend (haha pun take 2) to their relationship. This is furthered by Apple and Raven being the ones to defeat the evil Queen. Additionally—