#. ella fontaine

[ollie-olliebaby]

"Yeah?" Ollie asked with a cheeky grin, their full attention on the little girl between them. "I think I'd wanna have air powers. Just think of all the possiblities! Could make the clouds move into whatever shapes you want. To always have a nice breeze blowing against your skin." Sticking their tongue out at Dandelion, Ollie looked up at Ella. "I mean water powers would be amazing too."

Water - open starter (canon date 21 may 2024)

"I watched Avatar the last air bender today with Dandelion, and I have to say if I had any element, I certainly would be water." Ella giggled as she sat next to someone. Striking a conversation, she hadn't been out very long and she longed to just talk to anybody willing to listen.

@happieststarters

[sallytheseamstress]

starter for @sweetellafontaine

Sally was early, as she had to be. If she tried to be on time, she knew she would try to find whatever excuse could get her to be late, and then she would tell herself it was no use, and cancel the meeting, even if it was a very strangely rude thing to do, to summon someone without giving so much as a clue on what it was meant to be about. Because, if she could, she would avoid it. If she didn’t think she would regret it, or be ashamed of herself for not being completely honest with her friend, then Sally would very much prefer to never, ever mention it, and let time just make her forget. 

How could she, though? One thing would be for her to be the one having the crush, and never saying anything. Sally had the suspicion that was what Ella would have preferred to do. And if that was what she wanted, wouldn't it be better if she did just that? Keep everything as if nothing had happened at all? That would be easy, and incredibly less nerve-wracking. There was still a way out of it. She could tell Ella this meetup was actually about something else, anything, Henryʼs health, questions about the Hootenanny she did not, unfortunately, attend...

But then she thought about Ellaʼs actual words from that night. She had meant to ask her out. She had wanted to, but she had been afraid of rejection –something Sally could definitely relate to. Wasnʼt that good enough of a reason to come clean? To let her know that, in the end, Sally would have said yes?

[deadcactuswalking]

REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 04/01/2025! (SZA's LANA, Sam Barber & Avery Anna, Ella Henderson)

Welcome back to normalcy on the UK Singles Chart. It’s the week after Christmas, and all through the chart, there’s return after return, of both slop and great art. “Last Christmas” still at #42, #62 stands Carey, but otherwise, it’s a boost, debut or a “Re”. Damn near every song that was on last week’s chart is gone, because they were Christmas songs, and I don’t feel the need to list them all, because they’re the same and they’ll be back next year. There is much more variation in what returned and gained, so I will discuss all of that, meaning that yes, all 75 songs in the UK Top 75 – which is what I cover – will probably get a name-drop today. That’s just how it is, and might as well drop a third in the pre-amble – Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” returns to #1 for a sixth week, welcome to Season 7 of REVIEWING THE CHARTS!

content warning: language, discussion of sex, depression and - sigh - Drake

Rundown

The rest of the top five consists of songs that were already charting, but got a very solid boost from the snow melting: “APT.” by ROSÉ & Bruno Mars at #2, “Messy” by Lola Young at #3, “Sailor Song” by Gigi Perez at #4, and even Chrystal gets her first top 10 with “The Days” at #5, a weird song to peak that high in my view. To add to the post-Christmas confusion, “It Can’t be Christmas” by Tom Grennan held on the highest at #30 for no good reason, but other than that, we have gains, returns and debuts, so I’ll talk about those categories in that order, but bear with me, it will just be listing songs, even if it is interesting to see how high certain songs are, how much traction they gained over the holidays and how much of a semi-artificial boost they get from this week’s rejection of all things wintry.

For our notable gains, we see boosts within the top 20, namely “Nice to Meet You” by Myles Smith at #13, “Bed Chem” by Sabrina Carpenter at #11, “Defying Gravity” by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at #10, “Die with a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars at #8, and as for the returns… well, it’s the rest, and plenty of these are new peaks or close to it as well. For ease, I’ll split it between vague genres and if you don’t like my categorisation… fair enough, I don’t either, genre is a myth.

For hip hop and R&B, we have Tyler, the Creator with “Sticky” featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne at #70 and “Like Him” featuring Lola Young at #35, “Oscar-Winning Tears.” by RAYE at #68, “Empty Out Your Pockets” by the late Juice WRLD at #55, Kendrick Lamar with “tv off” featuring Lefty Gunplay at #38 and “luther” with SZA at #28, “Thick of It” by KSI featuring Trippie Redd at #22 and, sigh, “Timeless” by The Weeknd and Playboi Carti at #12, which allegedly has AI vocals – I don’t personally see the clear evidence yet, but if you believe it… hey, maybe my disgust with that song rings even truer.

As for the hodge-podge of everything encompassed by “rock”, folk, country and whatever counts as alternative these days, we see the re-arrivals of “Favourite” by Fontaines D.C. at #72, “All My Love” by Coldplay at #69, “Casual” by Chappell Roan at #60, “Headlock” by Imogen Heap at #57 (not complaining about this resurgence), “The Emptiness Machine” by Linkin Park at #53, “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen at #51, “Burning Down” by Alex Warren at #49, “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers at #48, “The Sound of Silence” by Disturbed at #47 (really, we’re still doing this?), “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan at #31, “Stargazing” by Myles Smith at #29, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey at #25, “Too Sweet” by Hozier at #24, “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone at #21, “People Watching” by Sam Fender at #19, and, hey, why not? Let’s slot Billie Eilish in this category too with “WILDFLOWER” at #16 and “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” at #14.

Finally, for pop, dance and Afrobeats, we say welcome back to “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift at #75, “Indestructible” by Andy C and Becky Hill at #73, “BACKBONE” by Chase & Status and Stormzy at #71, “365” by Charli xcx at #67 – “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish is at #65, “Sympathy is a knife” featuring Ariana Grande at #50 – then “Who” by Jimin at #64, “Disease” by Lady Gaga at #61, “Ma Meilleure Ennemie” by Stromae and Pomme at #56, “Move” by Adam Port, Stryv and Malachii at #54, “Kisses” by BL3SS, CamrinWatsin and bbyclose at #52, “2 hands” by Tate McRae at #45, “This is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna out of seemingly nowhere at #43… it peaked at #2 in 2016, behind Drake’s “One Dance” featuring Wizkid and Kyla, which was #1 for like half that year it feels. Moving swiftly on from whyever that’s there, we have “it’s ok i’m ok” by Tate McRae at #41, “NIGHTS LIKE THIS” by The Kid LAROI at #40, “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” by Dasha at #39, “Close to You” and “I Love You, I’m Sorry” by Gracie Abrams at #36, “Diet Pepsi” by Addison Rae at #34, “PUSH 2 START” by Tyla at #33, “What is This Feeling?” with Cynthia Erivo and “Popular”, both by Ariana Grande from the Wicked soundtrack, at #27 and #26, “Dirty Cash (Money Talks)” by PAWSA and The Adventures of Stevie V at #20, “Taste” and “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter at #18 and #15, “HOT TO GO!” and “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan at #32 and #17, “Somedays” by Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D at #9, and finally, whilst he probably counts more as soul, he’s got three songs real high so Teddy Swims, probably a big star of 2025 that I’m placing all my bets on, has “Lose Control” at #23, “Bad Dreams” at #7 and my favourite, “The Door” at #6. Welp, that’s all good and fun, but what did that door let in when it was left open? Let’s take a look.

New Entries

#74 – “30 for 30” – SZA and Kendrick Lamar

Produced by J. White Did It and Michael Uzowuru

I’m somewhat torn on SZA’s new deluxe reissue of her album SOS. Whilst basically a new album in terms of quantity, it’s not nearly as finished as you’d expect from an album teased for years, and LANA is still, according to SZA and her management, going to be updated with improved mixes and bonus tracks. Given how barebones, lacking in powerful or hooky refrains – definitely nothing as sticky as “Saturn” – these new tracks are, and given how SZA sounds damn near underwater on all of them, this is less like an everchanging work of art being improved for the fans and more like, well, VULTURES 2. The quality is about as mixed of a bag too, with two tracks debuting from the album this week, the first being the big viral moment with Kendrick Lamar and it may be his first complete miss this year because I don’t know about the general consensus on this, but this is clearly a demo to me. I’ll be keeping much of this episode short – it’s already late and filled to the brim with the big first-week-of-the-year resurgence of songs – but part of that may just be because of how little these songs, especially SZA’s, give me to discuss. I’m not surprised that J. White Did It, mostly known for lazy piano-led trap, produced this, because the same dead-eyed minimalism is present, just in an even less covert and purposeful way. To put it simply, this is the “Throw Some D’s” beat thrown in a blender and rapped over by Kendrick and someone who’s really not a rapper. Whilst R&B group Switch’s 1979 track “I Call Your Name” has been sampled plentifully, Polow da Don’s flip with Butta on Rich Boy’s 2006 Stateside smash “Throw Some D’s” remains the most iconic and exciting to this day, with Rich Boy’s stuttering, gang vocal-backed take ensuring that once that driven swell rushes in, there’s no breath to be taken, it’s an all-time 2000s hip hop one-hit wonder. In “30 for 30”, the sample is flipped near-identically, with this newer version sounding somehow more feathery – as if some EQ or AI stem separation took all the bass out – and the stabs Butta and Polow created are even jerkier, almost sounding delayed. Most criminally, it’s missing nearly any drums until a basic, terribly-mastered bass rumble and very clicky drum, comes in to remind you this was produced by the aforementioned J. White. It’s not that SZA and Kenny do much to help here either, because this is four minutes of them goofing about aimlessly, dissing Drake in weak subliminals that serve more to detriment Kendrick’s victory than hurt Drake. “Some of y’all just look lost”, he murmurs on a first-take vocal going back and forth with a frankly embarrassing SZA performance and elongated vowels that remind me of… well, Drake. The lazy, well-known sample with lazy trap-adjacent drums, it’s a Drake thing to do, the sing-rapping about vague pettiness directed towards no-one in particular (massive asterisk applied), it’s a Drake thing to do, as is the terrible mixing where you can tell obviously where SZA punched in a vocal and Kendrick’s ugly ramble about “conservative girls” and their sexual activity, followed by some flubbed rhymes in his half-baked outro. There’s so much space left here and “filled in” by aimless bars or dragged-out delivery, and given how much of the track is effortless, unrelatable flexing and posturing towards someone who doesn’t even pose a threat, there’s only so much of SZA asking what “chat” thinks before I can say that this is dreadful and reflects badly on the attempted victory lap Kendrick had me fully on board for in GNX. This seems like a complete misunderstanding of everything that made Kendrick win that battle and I think partly due to the influence of those who wish to play both sides. This is trash, it shouldn’t have been cleared for release – that sample couldn’t have been cheap enough to waste on this.

#66 – “Bug” – Fontaines D.C.

Produced by James Ford

Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. had a great year with their album release in 2024, and residue from that success seeps into the next year as a cut that previously spent some time below the top 75 rushes back in after the Christmas freeze. I’m overall mixed to positive on what I’ve heard from them – still didn’t check out the full Romance album, sorry – so I didn’t really know what I should expect. I was met with a dusty post-punk jangle that drummer Tom Coll said was an easy jam with everyone in the studio, and I believe it because this is a very focused song you could imagine comes from a simple, back-to-basics studio session, though with some very professional guitar and vocal mixing that adds that extra level of detail, particularly that wiry fuzz in the second verse and the backing vocals behind singer Grian Chatten that aren’t that much of a presence, but provide a great favour to the content which could otherwise seem self-absorbed and whiny. After what appears to be a breakup, with Chatten functioning as a miserable, envious lurker who feels wronged by his ex-partner doing very well without him, he’s still somewhat obsessed with her, like a parasite linking on his brain that he can’t help but maintain some probably unwarranted contempt for. There’s a sense of holier-than-thou delusion that feels like the middle point between lying to yourself and genuinely moving on that pokes through the song, especially in the repeated conceit of being “higher than anyone here”, and in a concise three minutes, Fontaines point towards an arc rather than seeing it through. A very misty and temporal track, especially with all the reverb, but a surprisingly straight-forward one at that, this might be my favourite so far, no pun intended. Maybe I do need to listen to these guys, I do become more impressed and intrigued each time, even if the grand scheme of the genre and scene, this isn’t pushing many boundaries. It’s just a damn good story told in a great indie rock song, not often you get that in the charts outside of Sam Fender. Can’t complain about this one at all.

#63 – “Push the Tempo” – Sub Focus and Katy B

Produced by Sub Focus and Punctual

Katy B, long time – no see. An English singer known for EDM hits in the early 2010s, she was heavily associated with mainstream dubstep from that era and produced plenty of hits with her as a vocalist, though surprisingly hadn’t been picked up for a drum and bass revival track yet in the 2020s, which seemed like a missed opportunity until the pretty excellent producer Sub Focus comes along with Katy B’s first charting track since 2016. Much like a lot of successful production from this new set of drum and bass tracks, the jump-up groove is the eventual result of a slow, atmospheric ascent that Katy B doesn’t fully fit into with her vocals not as manipulated as they probably should be. Sure, it may sound human, but she isn’t the the beyond-Earth diva or anonymous wispy presence that she could be, finding a middle-ground that leaves some inflections a bit awkward but adds a welcome human touch to the build-up. The track fizzes into a simple piano hardcore line that soon encompasses all the tropes you’d expect, before the title drop and the expected sparks from the bass plummeting in. I’m a sucker for this genre, it’ll pretty much always work for me, but Sub Focus isn’t on autopilot here with the slides and really grimy sound design that pushes that fuzzy synth bass right back into Katy B’s territory alongside her echoed fragments of vocal that take up a lot of space in the mix during that second verse, it’s really overwhelming and euphoric. I wish the second drop was a bit less copy-paste, especially given the lyrics about losing control and pushing the tempo – I know you don’t want to ruin a club track by being too on-the-nose, but if it’s well-done, a shift in pace or a flip into some hardstyle patterns here could have made it even more exciting… though maybe that’s just because Sub Focus did do this on the absolutely killer “Ready to Fly” with Dimension, which I still find just as much joy in now as I did on release. Yet again, Sub Focus brings a detailed drum and bass track with a few less surprises this time but an attention to detail that’s never left, and most importantly, it’s incredibly fun to listen to and write about. I know most people who read this are here for the pop and rap songs high in the chart, or the novelty memes that end up here (more on that in a bit), but these middling EDM debuts are absolutely my favourite reviews to write. Sound design is beautiful, the songs are often wonderful, and I never truly know exactly what to expect.

#59 – “Peggy” – Ceechynaa

Produced by Extendo Beats and Rupa Beats

On social media, I tend to stay in whatever echo chamber the algorithm decides for me, especially given how relatively private I am on my personal, non-cactus accounts. Hence, I thought nothing of the woman parading around London in an outfit that’s ought to be cold that I saw reposted constantly on X – my interest in pop music leads me down Stan Twitter rabbitholes I’m too old and normal for at this point, and I figured this was one of their underground faves, so much so I never even turned the volume on when I saw that video pop up time and time again. Turns out it’s charting! Also turns out the beat isn’t very good, kind of a lazy Jersey drill track with a menacing choral loop that does not fit the playfulness of these bars at all. Ceechynaa literally name-drops Phineas from Phineas and Ferb, why is it this aggressive of a beat? To be fair, there’s definitely a violent sexuality to this, treating men with as little respect as possible, especially in the bed, and I do understand the appeal, especially with her distinct vocal delivery. The lyrics are clunky as Hell, though, made for memes, pop culture references and reactions rather than an actually worthwhile song, with that “outro” and the aborted structure of the song overall making it evident where the priorities of it lie. That’s fine, novelties have always been charting, I just think there is some potential and untapped market in this, especially in UK drill, that might leave a track like this looking a bit lacklustre very soon if this is allowed to take off the way it seems primed to be.

#58 – “Filthy Rich” – Ella Henderson

Produced by Nicolas Rebscher and Sean Cook

Sure, Ella Henderson – somehow on my favourite hit song of 2023 and my second least favourite of 2024, Henderson rarely provokes emotion from me herself, it’s usually a combination of writing and production ideas whilst she acts sort of like a blank canvas, which can be promising given how many EDM hits she’s played a part in. What interested me, however, were the producers here. Rebscher has worked with AURORA and Alice Merton, and Cook with cats like Shaboozey and Hozier, so this at least won’t be something we’ve heard before from her. My head was swirling between “interesting attempt at branching her sound” and “cheap, pathetic stomp-clap rip-off”. Then I heard this dance-pop singer from Lincolnshire talk about her “momma” over a country banjo, mentioning “Georgia” – a ride-or-die friend that would double as the state if this was, say, Megan Moroney, but loses all of that extra detail with this kind of singer, who has never shown any interest in this sound or even lyrical content before. Since when was the house diva who sings about love on club tracks by David Guetta and Joel Corry going to release a track about allegedly not needing money to be “filthy rich”? Not only is there nothing filthy about this song’s production, there’s nothing authentic about it and whilst I love when singers play characters, this is so plainly a ploy produced for a petty part of the pie and it’s pure nonsense. It’s not your friends and family back home in the “sticks” that are preventing you from being a “broke-ass bitch” (seriously in the chorus!), Ms. Henderson, it’s the track you made with Rudimental sampling the deceased Coolio’s biggest hit for streaming points and sucking away all the context that makes it powerful for vapidity. How’s that for “filthy rich”, ma’am? Go back to performing for Tories, I’m sure Kemi Badenoch is itching for anything to take away from Reform’s share of the vote right now – Hell, Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson may have a more convincing grift on their hands than whatever this shit is. Get this the fuck out of here before people buy into it.

#46 – “Indigo” – Sam Barber featuring Avery Anna

Produced by Joe Becker

Over the winter, this previously mildly successful country singer Sam Barber broke out with a viral duet featuring an even less well-known country singer, Avery Anna, and whilst it seems out of nowhere, this kind of relatively independent country or folk song going viral the way a rap or dance song would seems very normal in 2025. It’s a double-edged sword: we get inauthentic wagon hopping like the song above us, but also, we often get a much more sincere track that charts above them. Sure, you have your commercial tracks from Myles Smith, but Noah Kahan and Shaboozey are some of the biggest names in British pop music alongside guys like Sam Fender who are on the outskirts and helped blossom this new trend, which I mostly welcome with open arms because it seems to reflect pop music listeners desiring something more human. That’s exactly what “Indigo” is, a pretty depressing cut about the colours of Barber’s life fading away from him over solemn pianos and an acoustic guitar rollick that distracts from the slower elements of the track in a unique way, so it never finds a confident footing on a groove. The song’s lost, questioning God’s plan, and even when the typical organic country drums come in for the chorus, it remains a drunken bar-stool swing to it, with a chemistry between Avery Anna’s more expressive vocal and Barber’s drooping old dog voice that reminds me of Zach Bryan’s duets. There are hints towards a breakup between the two narrators having kickstarted this period of depression, but I more so interpreted the song as about losing yourself, with Anna seeking a higher power based on her own optimism that someone still cares up there, and Barber dragging that hope through the mud like a foregone conclusion. The piano solo and its staggered build-up genuinely gave me goosebumps, and the mix is dynamic enough to accommodate that crash into the final chorus – Anna sounds like a Goddamn star on this, by the way, if I’m hedging my bets on 2025, it’s her as she’s got a traditional rasp and grit to her that goes beyond smoky indie girl voice into something really raw and beautiful. I feel like with age, I’m becoming even more in tune with my dad’s affection for sappy ballads, this hit me kind of like a truck. In a perfect world, this sees an “I Remember Everything” run – it may sacrifice that song’s lyrical and anecdotal detail but for a melodramatic arrangement that resonates with me just as much. I couldn’t recommend this more.

#44 – “BMF” – SZA

Produced by Carter Lang, Blake Slatkin and Omer Fedi

And we end with our second cut from LANA, and sadly still not one of my favourites – “Kitchen” and “Love Me 4 Me” are my picks from the new crop of songs. This doesn’t mean “BMF”, originally titled “The Boy from South Detroit” and intended to feature Lizzo (glad that didn’t pan out), is bad though – far from it. It’s definitely safe, with a guitar pluck fully in the realm of its producers Slatkin and Fedi, not doing anything to separate this from a prior work from them outside of the “Girl from Ipanema” interpolation. That’s already an oft-implemented song, whether it be samples, covers or reinterpretations – the original peaked at #29 in 1964 – so there’s little to find that’s all too new about this song, which is completely what you’d expect! It’s practically a compilation of glossed-up demos or ideas stretched out into deluxe tracks, so the fact that SZA is clear on most of this (there are definitely some watery or mumbling moments) and the lyrics are generally charming, describing this bad boy type and how she can be a ride-or-die partner, but it’s still just a fluttery indie pop-adjacent bedroom shuffle with stock drums, pleasant but empty sound design and a performance that has its peaks and troughs. The song even fades out by the end and that feels like a signifier that the song just wasn’t there, wasn’t developed beyond a cute idea. With a unique arrangement or even just better production, it could work, but there’s not enough to compel me here, and I find the dents in the construction of the track a lot more distracting when vibes and a perky hook are pretty much all it has.

Conclusion

Well, that was a long one, apologies for the wait, but also an important episode because this sets the stage for the next year of popular music. We also get some really obvious standouts for the best and worst. Best of the Week – feels like ages since I’ve given this out – goes to Sam Barber and Avery Anna for “Indigo”, with a very respectful tied Honourable Mention to “Push the Tempo” by Sub Focus and Katy B, and “Bug” by Fontaines D.C., both songs that stop at great and don’t reach the outstanding levels they could – in Sub Focus’ case, it doesn’t, and for Fontaines, it probably shouldn’t. Worst of the Week was torn between two very ugly tracks, but I think Ella Henderson takes this because wow, that sure is one way to provoke emotion from me for the first time in your decade-long career, “Filthy Rich” is just remarkably terrible. SZA and Kendrick Lamar do get the Dishonourable Mention, mostly out of the lazy instrumental but their insufferable yapping on “30 for 30” doesn’t do them any favours. Next week, the Stateside charts’ll be shook up by Bad Bunny and Morgan Wallen, but for us, it may be a quieter time. I’ll regret saying that on Friday, I’m sure. For now, thank you for reading, here’s to a good 2025, long live Cola Boyy, and remember…. I’ll see you next week.

[gordonstanheight]

yes…. i need the ‘faves wearing a mommy’s little meatball shirt’ collection to keep growing…….

[sweetellafontaine]

Why are we here

@notasweetnightingale

"To get you some fabric for your exams." Ella said confused, after all they were in a fabric store - why else would they be here. "I'm paying, after all I want you to be able to get your education."

[atalante241]

Genshin NPC’s my beloved

[attiredpan]

I wanna give Vic a friend from when he was growing up in Philadelphia and I wanna base her off of Ella Fitzgerald, Dolly Parton, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe

[ellafontaine]

[A Visit.] - (Patrick Patterson)

[Ella Fontaine]

Irene was livid, she was livid because Ella had told her that she had three broken ribs and the woman was willing to kill her stepmother. Ella, however, didn’t enjoy the idea of violence and did her best of calming the elderly woman down. “Patricia I’m fine.” She tried once more but immediately got silenced again because three broken ribs meant she was clearly not fine. Due to the mess, she didn’t even hear Patrick enter the shop and she could feel herself looking smaller with each given second. “Let’s just go to work…I need the money. And I need to go back home soon.” She sighed deeply turning to the first customer and immediately flinched. “Hi, Patrick…”

[Patrick Patterson]

Patrick had given Ella the heads-up a few days ago that he was stopping by at some point. He didn’t say when, just that he was. He walked into the shop and stopped dead in his tracks at the scene in front of him thanks to him managing to show up in time to catch the end of the conversation. Clenching his fists, the only sound that broke the silence was his knuckles and fingers cracking under the pressure of his grip. His eyes went to the door that opened to let in some other customers “Get out” he told them bluntly. A method that worked since they backed out the store when they caught sight of his face. “Patricia, please lock up for the meantime. I’ll see you’re compensated for it” It was as polite as he would get about it but nothing about his demeanor or tone said that it was up for discussion.

“Three broken ribs” he said as calmly as he could even though he was seething with rage “Three broken ribs…” he repeated, taking a few breaths to try and compose himself. “What else has she given you? And don’t try to lie or downplay it. What else has she given you Ella?”

[Ella Fontaine]

She was in trouble, she was very much in trouble and she knew it. The doctors told her it was best to go to the police because it was clear as day that it was due to abuse. No falling off the stairs excuse could have convinced the doctors, and it wouldn’t convince Patrick either. Her eyes widened as he snarled at the costumers and Patricia immediately locked the door. She turned speechless, and she felt like a mouse trapped in a mousetrap.

“I-” She had a lot of trouble fighting with words, and she played with her hands due to her nerves before wondering if she should just tell him everything. “I have bruises ranging from my abdomen due to being kicked to a scar on my back from hot boiling water.” She hadn’t even told Patricia yet, and she noticed the woman raising her hands to the sky. She didn’t want to upset anyone, or anger anyone. This was supposed to be her secret. Her secret alone, she could deal with this alone. She had Edmund to support her, she could manage she could-

She needed help. And she needed to be brave.

“The day I returned to the house they refused me food for three days.” She started with the beginning. “I was called fat and dragged into the house by my hair where I was repeatedly beaten and kicked.” She took a sharp breath. “The bullying started like it always had been, having me do chores I can’t handle doing alone. Calling me names, and eventually throwing hot soup over my back because it didn’t suit their tastes.” Her eyes started to tear up. “They cut my homework, the dresses I made and had me start over because they were ugly. And when I wanted to sleep I had to do more chores, so I haven’t slept in five days now, about two hours a day.” She was so tired.

“I was pushed off the stairs and beaten after I lost consciousness that’s how I got three broken ribs and a light concussion. I don’t remember much of it, only pain and calling out for Edmund.” She lowered her gaze. “He brought me to the hospital.” They were going to go on a date when she was healed. But she didn’t hear from him. She missed him.

[Patrick Patterson]

He was enraged. Hearing everything that that vile woman and her hideous children has done to Ella while she was in their care was utterly disgusting. He was thankful that Patricia didn’t want to try and put the store lockdown up for debate because he was barely keeping a lid on his temper and one mouthy comment would set it off.

This wasn’t her fault, and he could see it in her face that she thought it was. He could tell that she thought she was going to get into trouble, but none of his anger was towards her. He wished that she has come to Hayden, Paxton or himself before it could have gotten this bad. They had starved her, beaten her, burned her, bullied her and the girl had endured it. She hadn’t cracked a light about it and kept her head held high. That alone destroyed him.

Patrick took some deep breaths to try to calm down and angrily ran a hand through his hair. “Why didn’t you tell Hayden? Why didn’t you come to Paxton or I? Or Patricia?” he asked “You don’t deserve any of this” he said, finally taking steps towards her to comfort her. “I don’t want to make you uncomfortable, but I need to see how bad some of these are. Just any visible ones on your arms.” He needed to know. Not only for himself to see how bad her injuries are, but he knew Hayden would want a full report. “Don’t worry, no one’s coming in the store and Patricia will be here too. No one’s going to hurt you.” he reassured her.

“There will be no arguments about it, we’re going to get your things from that hellhole, and I’m taking you to Hayden's. If you don’t want to go in the house, you can stay in the car, and I’ll go in and get everything you need. He’ll want you there, and he’ll make sure you’ll get doctors on hand for your injuries. You’re not staying in that house anymore”

[Ella Fontaine]

She was afraid. Though she had endured plenty this conversation was scarier than everything she had been dealing with. Because she knew this was a talk with people that cared for her. It was easy to harden her heart to things that were done with people that didn’t care for her. She had no connection to them other than them being the family she was now stuck with. It hurt, but emotionally she was a strong girl, and a part of her didn’t think she would break easily.

She wasn’t sure if this wasn’t her fault. There had to be some reason why that woman hated her. She couldn’t picture someone to abuse someone without any reason at all. But perhaps she was wrong, perhaps that simply was the case. But she simply didn’t know, and that alone was a frustration she couldn’t voice.

why?

“How could I?” It was a whisper at first. “I was scared she would get you into trouble. She told me that if I didn’t return she would sue Hayden for kidnapping so I got afraid and returned to her. I didn’t want to drag you all into something that isn’t your mess, to begin with.” She didn’t want them to get hurt because of her. But she missed them, she missed Paxton and Patrick and Hayden. She missed making dinner at their place and dusting the cabin. She missed taking Hayden’s coat when he got back from work and show off what she had done that day. Not only that, but she missed being appreciated. She missed Edmund. But it seemed that most things ended up abandoning her. And after asking her out on that day at the hospital she hadn’t heard of him ever since.

Maybe he was disgusted with her now or thought she was an eyesore.

“I-I know I don’t deserve any of this. But that doesn’t change the fact that this keeps happening.” She looked at her hands in shame. “No matter what it is I do, I cannot please them. I cannot get that family to love me, but I don’t want to be alone.” It was the first time, aside from that one day with Edmund Ella shed heavy tears. It was as if all the strength she had been using to keep herself together crumbled. And she loudly began to sob, her voice hitched and her body trembling. “I’m sorry.” She rolled up her sleeves as he instructed, they looked so bad. Purple and yellow were scattered all over her. Though most of the damage was on her sides and her back.

“I want to go home, Hayden’s home. The home that’s actually warm, and the people are nice to me.” She cried. “I want to be selfish for once and pick safety and warmth over this. But I don’t want to be a horrible person. My mom told me to be strong and kind. But I don’t have the strength to be kind to those people anymore.”

[Patrick Patterson]

She looked so…small. So vulnerable. Patrick could never handle his emotions well and with this whole situation, he was really struggling to come to terms with the waves that were currently crashing on his soul. They were supposed to be her family. They were supposed to look after her and instead they used her as a servant and a punching bag. The girl grieved her father and was met with cruelty. Patrick couldn’t sit with that.

He couldn’t get his hear around it. Ella wouldn’t harm a fly and she was the kindest person he had ever met, why would they do it? Were they jealous? Were they just pain horrid? He made a mental note to ask that when he was likely to storm the house with Paxton because if he knew anything about his boss, it would be that this wouldn’t go unpunished.

“I don’t give a fuck about getting in trouble Ella, you matter more than getting in trouble” he replied without a skipping a beat. “And as for suing Hayden, I’d like to see her try. She has no idea what she’s got herself in for by harming you.” he said, his voice spitting fire for the very woman that harmed the blonde in front of him. “I don’t know what she’s drilled into you but you need to know that you’re not a burden and you shouldn’t be scared about speaking out against their treatment of you. You have a home and it’s at Haydens with all of us. Fuck those people, they don’t deserve you and they’ve been your burden, not the other way around.”

“Hey…” he whispered, leaning in to gently hug her, cautious of her ribs and other injuries that she told him about “You’re not alone. You’ve got Hayden, Paxton and I and you’ve got all your friends and Patricia. We’re not going anywhere” Patrick leaned back and wiped the tears from her eyes, trying to soothe her while he looked at her injuries. “Don’t apologise, it’s not your fault” he repeated to comfort her. They looked harsh and aggressive and Patrick clenched his fists again to regain control of his anger that was flaring up again.

“We’re going home, okay?” he said softly between them, completely ignoring Irene. “You’re not a horrible person for wanting basic human rights Ella. Fuck. You don’t owe these people anything” he sighed, running a hand through his hair “Okay, get your things, we're going.” he instructed her and turned to Irene “She’s coming with me. She needs a doctor and after that I’m taking her to Hayden's. Your shop’s closed for the day, and you’ll be compensated. I’ll message you when I’m going to the Tremaine place to get Ella's things, meet my brother and I there and we’ll clean the place out.”

[Ella Fontaine]

She felt so small, it wasn’t like she only looked that part. A part of her wanted to curl up into a ball, lay down on the floor, cry and never get up again. But that wasn’t the type of person who she was. She was the type of person to force a smile even now, in order to keep people from hurting, and pitying her. But smiling was hard right now. And she was absolutely tired. She wanted to sleep, her whole body was begging her to take it easy. But she couldn’t, she wasn’t allowed to rest. She wasn’t allowed to feel like this. But she couldn’t help it. Her family hated her, and there was nothing she could do to change it.

She was obliviously aware of how the boys would handle this situation. If anything that she guessed was they would have a small talk with her and tell her Ella wasn’t coming home tonight. But how long could she stay? And what if they would do something to her family’s home. They couldn’t possibly take care of the house themselves, they don’t even know how to do the laundry. They have no staff to do it for them either.

Even now, after all, she has been put through, Ella still worried for her family’s wellbeing. They were the family she had left and deep down Ella didn’t hate them or feel resentment for them. They just couldn’t get along.

“I don’t!” Her voice echoed through the shop, and for the first time, it almost sounds harsh. “You guys are way more important to me than my wellbeing.” It was the truth, it was the whole reason she endured everything. At least they would remain safe. “I just don’t understand why it had to be me, I don’t know what I did wrong in their eyes to have to endure all this.” She calmed down a little. “Sorry I shouldn’t have yelled…” She found herself apologizing immediately, yet she was so overcome with emotion she didn’t know what to do anymore.

She found herself relaxing once she met Patrick’s hug. “Okay…” She whispered against his chest as she found her tears drying. It felt like she could fall asleep then and there, her whole body relaxing for the first time in years.

She nodded, sleepy and she awkwardly admitted. “I feel like I’m about to pass out Patrick, I’m so tired.” She looked at Patricia and sighed. “Sorry for creating such a mess, please don’t fire me-” But the woman already shook her head. “Love, take care of yourself, please don’t make this old woman worry about you.” Ella nodded, giving her a hug and returned to Patrick’s side.“I’m sorry if I end up falling asleep. I can’t keep myself awake for much longer.”

[END]

[magicalellafontaine]

Ella couldn't help but chuckle at Myra's compliment. A warm smile spread across her face as she listened to the kind words about her gown. "Yes, it's quite different from the usual, but it's my own design," she confessed. "I wanted something elegant yet understated, as I didn't want to overshadow my date tonight." Of course, Ella's definition of "simple" was far from ordinary by most fashion standards.

"Flattery will get you everywhere," Myra said in response, a slight smile tugging on her lips. She quirked a brow so slightly at Ella's response, playing with pressing the issue. She was only going to stay a moment longer tonight, anyway. "You look wonderful yourself. Is this one of yours?" @magicalellafontaine

[magicalellafontaine]

[TASK 002] - 2024 edition

STYLE - TAYLOR SWIFT

And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt (a tight little skirt) And when we go crashing down, we come back every time 'Cause we never go out of style (we never go), we never go out of style

Take me home Just take me home Yeah, just take me home Oh, whoa, oh (Out of style)

2. GORGIOUS - TAYLOR SWIFT

You're so gorgeous I can't say anything to your face 'Cause look at your face (gorgeous) And I'm so furious At you for making me feel this way But what can I say? You're gorgeous

3. CARDIGAN - TAYLOR SWIFT

Vintage tee, brand new phone High heels on cobblestones When you are young, they assume you know nothing Sequin smile, black lipstick Sensual politics When you are young, they assume you know nothing

But I knew you Dancin' in your Levis Drunk under a streetlight, I I knew you hand under my sweatshirt Baby, kiss it better, I And when I felt like I was an old cardigan Under someone's bed You put me on and said I was your favorite

4. DELICATE - TAYLOR SWIFT

This ain't for the best My reputation's never been worse, so You must like me for me We can't make Any promises now, can we, babe? But you can make me a drink

5. YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN - TAYLOR SWIFT

You are somebody that we don't know But you're coming at my friends like a missile Why are you mad? When you could be GLAAD? (You could be GLAAD) Sunshine on the street at the parade But you would rather be in the dark ages Making that sign, must've taken all night

You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay so

[sallytheseamstress]

starter for @magicalellafontaine

It was a warm summer night, but it was quite comfortable at Sally's living room, air conditioner blasting cool air, sitting by Ella with a bowl of ice cream for each of them. It was movie night, and so they were watching one of Ella's favorites, The Princess Diaries. Sally had never seen it before, and it definitely wasn't something she would usually pick; but she found herself laughing at the funny hijinks, and smiled when Ella laughed, too.

[sweetellafontaine]

Thread tracker ella

Hey guys Naomi Here, I'm placing my thread tracker on my blog so you guys know who is expecting a reply, and who I'm expecting will reply to me. So Sorry for tagging you all, but it's for my organization's sake. I do not include people's starters yet because I still need to figure out who will reply to which starter. I do place my latest starter so that if you want a reply with Ella, you can reply to her starter. Furthermore, I know we are having a tough time coming back, and I hope this will ease everyone's minds into knowing who you owe, if that makes sense?

The actual list will be underneath, the people in the current threads will be tagged. If you want a starter, I'm making a starter call thingy above this post just like it, and I'll come to you <3333

MY TURN

THEIR TURN

THE HISTORY OF THE HEEL - RACHEL (@adropofgoldenrachelx) [LINK]

IT'S A DUCK OBSESSION - HAYDEN (@haydenbodaway) [LINK]

AN UNPLEASANT CONVERSATION - GUINEVERE (@guinevere--bach) [LINK]

THE CONFESSION - SALLY (@sallytheseamstress) [LINK]

DEVILISHLY HANDSOME - HANS (@hans-omedevil) [LINK]

A DASHING SUIT - FREDDY (@flash-hundredyarddash) [LINK]

A SIMPLE CONVERSATION - MYRA (@magnificentmyra) [LINK]

STOP AVOIDING ME - ANASTASIA (@itsme-anastasia) [LINK]

BLUSHIN' - TRAVIS (@but-theylovehim) [LINK]

LATEST STARTER ELLA

DON'T SAY ANYTHING - ELLA [LINK]

[sweetellafontaine]

Ella rolled her eyes. "Anastasia please..." She tapped at the chair next to her. "Truly, what's going on in your life -" She asked again.

Stasia opened then promptly closed her mouth at Ella's sudden appearance. "I'm not avoiding you-," she replied carefully. "I'm roasting chestnuts."

[iwant-fuitgummi]

my headcanons for genshin characters' full names (plus some canon ones lol) ^-^

Travelers:

Aether Sirius Viator

Lumine Spica Viator

Paimon Alycone Merope

Mondstadt:

Albedo Erich Kreideprinz

Amber Ida Hasenkamp-Xia

Astrologist Mona Magdalena Megistus

Barbara “Barbie” Liselotte Pegg

Bennett Anselm Mallory

Dahlia Bram Batz

Diluc Bastian Ragnvindr

Diona Dafni Kätzlein

Eula Babette Lawrence

Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort

Jeanette “Jean” Elke Gunnhildr

Kaeya Rivaan Alberich / Ragnvindr

Klee Käthe Kessler

Lisa Fiorella Minci

Michael “Mika” Clemens Schmidt

Noelle Petra Desroche

Razor Rolf Minci

Rosaria Karoline Nacht

Vanda “Sucrose” Anneliese Hertz

Varka Johann Bahl

Venti Detlef Daiber / Barbatos

Liyue:

Bai Chongyun

Cai Yanfei

Dai Yaoyao

Ding Xiao

Fei Xingqiu

Hu Tao

Huang Zhongli / Morax / Rex Lapis / Deus Auri

Lei Beidou

Lu Xinyan

Luo Ganyu

Luo Shenhe

Luo Xianyun

Mao Xiangling

Xue Baizhu

Xue Qiqi

Yan Yelan

Yao Ningguang

Yip Gaming

Yun Jin

Zhuang Keqing

Inazuma:

Arataki Itto

Kaedehara Kazuha

Kamisato Ayaka

Kamisato Ayato

Koizumi Chiori

Kujou Sara

Kuki Shinobu

Naganohara Yoimiya

Nekoba Kirara

Raiden Ei / Beelzebul

Raiden Shogun

Sangonomiya Kokomi

Shikanoin Heizou

Shikanoin Sayu

Takeishi Gorou

Thomas Oskar Rothschild / Akatsuki Thoma

Yae Miko

Sumeru:

Al-Haitham ibn Jamir ibn Zaid Sader

Candace bint Hamza ibn Ahmar Asim

Collei bint Tighnari ibn Zayd Habib

Cyno Cyrus Bamoun El-Hafez

Dehya bint Kusayla ibn Malek Hashim

Dori Yildiz / “Dori Sangemah Bay”

Faruzan Azimi

Imai Kunimitsu (Wanderer)

Kaveh Roshan

Layla Yildiz

Nahida Ijaz / Lesser Lord Kusanali / Buer

Nilou Golshan

Sethos Cyrus Bamoun El-Abdelfatteh

Tighnari ibn Zayd ibn Kyree Jubran

Fontaine:

Charlotte Benoîte LaFramboise

Chevreuse Cosette Caideux

Clorinde Maëlle Archambault

Emilie Rose Lavande

Freminet Corentin Snezhevich

Furina Regine Babineaux / “Furina de Fontaine”

Lynette Veronique Alarie-Snezhevna

Lyney Valentin Alarie-Snezhevich

Marion Devereaux Neuvillette

Navia Reine Caspar

Sigewinne Elyna Arquette

Warren Gaultier Wriothesley

Natlan:

Chasca Rivas

Citlali Xahuentitla

Iansan Kẹyinde

Kachina Nanatzcayan

Kinich Canek

Mavuika Whakatāne / Haborym

Mualani Ka’aukai

Oluwatoke Kọlade

Xilonen Nocelotl

Fatui (pretty much all of these will change as the game progresses):

Ajax Klimentovich Melnik / Tartaglia

Ceylse Aurelia Valerian / Columbina

Cosette Margot Bourreau / Sandrone

Crepus Arnfried Ragnvindr / Brighella

Jin Chaoxing / Pantalone

Peruere Genevieve Snezhevna / Arlecchino

Raiden Kunikuzushi / Scaramouche

Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter / La Signora

Rurik Vadimovich Vorobyev / Pulcinella

Ulrik Agnar Ingolf / Pierro

Tatiana Snezhevna Agapov / the Tsaritsa

Thrain Hjalmarr Einarsson / Il Captiano (EDIT: he has a canon first name now so i changed it)

Zandik Nazeri / Il Dottore

Hexenzirkel (again, will change):

Alice Thekla Kessler / "A"

Anya M. Andersdotter / "M"

Astromancer Barbeloth Oda Trismegistus / "B"

Inessa Ivanova Nikulina / "J"

Nicole Reeyn-Ragnvindr / "N"

Octavia Campana / "O"

Idun “Gold” Rhinedottir / "R"

NPCS!!!

(I HAVE A CLEAR FAVORITE NATION)

Mondstadt NPCs:

Adelinde Nett

Adelram Kreideprinz / Durin

Anna and Anthony Heilbrunn

Charles Schenck

Callirhoe Dupuis

Chloris and Flora Diefenbach

Cyrus Laukkanen

Donna Fenimore

Draff Kätzlein

Edith Rayne / Dr. Edith

Ella Musk

Ellin Sheridan

Elzer Boivin

Eury and Nimrod Poirot

Glory Taggart

Godwin Cross

Grace Kappel

Herrik Huffman

Hertha Bonamy

Maeve Livingstone / Dr. Livingstone

Margaret Winfrey

Marjorie Brightwen

Mellan König / Decarabian

Neven Gale / Dvalin

Patchi Driscoll

Patton Schüttmann

Sara Küchler

Siegfria Knochenmus

Timaeus Kloet

Vennessa Aguilar

Victoria Strohkirch

Vile Gagnon

Wagner McGowan

Liyue NPCs:

Gao Haixia / Beisht

Gao Shui / Osial

Huichen Guizhong / Haagentus

Mao Chaoxiang / Chef Mao

Mao Guoba / Marchosius / God of the Stove

Qui Tianlong / Azhdaha

Yi Nuo / Havria

Inazuma NPCs:

Arataki Takuya

Hinoyama Enjou

Raiden Makoto / Baal

Sumeru NPCs:

Amun Al-Ahmar / Deshret

Lilavati Trygve Alberich (post-marriage)'/ Lilavati Kartik Mishra (pre-marriage) / Kaeya's Mom

Nabu Malikata

Parisa Rukkhadevata

Fontaine NPCs:

Alouette Désirée Dupont / Egeria

Elynas Arsène Auclair

Fanchone Océane de Fontaine / Focalors

Remus Berceuse Adagio

all melusines (aside from sigewinne) have the surname "Auclair"

Snezhnaya NPCs:

Aleksander Klimentovich Melnik

Andronika Klimentevna Melnik

Anton Klimentovich Melnik

Teucer Klimentovich Melnik

Theodor Klimentovich Melnik

Tonia Klimentevna Melnik

Khaenri'ah NPCs:

Anfortas Asgeir Alberich

Caribert Alvar Alberich

Chlothar Flosi Alberich

Dainsleif Olan Asketill

Halfdan Munin Lien

Trygve Einar Alberich / Kaeya's Dad

Vedrfolnir Asketill / "the Sinner"

[ellafontaine]

[Text: Merry Christmas] - (Patrick Patterson)

Ella: Merry Christmas!

Patrick: You too kid. Listen, I'm stopping by at some-point. Before you say no. Don't shoot the messenger, Hayden wants to make sure you're alright.

Ella: But now really isn't a good time, just tell him I'm fine. I'm alive, aren't I?

Patrick: Look I'm stopping by at some point. It's not up for discussion. I'll see you in a while.

Ella: ...Okay.

[flan-tasma]

Hello, could you do some kissing scenarios with Furina?

I love your writing so much and hope you are having a great day

💖~ Furina is so pretty that I couldn't help but get excited when I saw this request. Thank you very much for your nice words and I hope you have a wonderful day too!

Warning: Nope now💖, GN!Reader | English is not my native language, so if I have made any mistakes in the translation, I am open to corrections | Content in spanish and english!

Spanish:

Furina jamás demostró el interés y el amor que sentía por ti antes, cuando tenía su papel como Arconte Hydro y se veía obligada a mantener una imagen gloriosa y política. Ella creía que una pareja amorosa sería difícil de mantener por su posición, por eso nunca hizo nada oficial ni dijo nada, pero siempre te lo demostró. Te mantenía a su lado, se aseguraba que tuvieras una vida cómoda y tranquila, te cuidaba mucho porque te amaba.

Cuando ya no era necesaria para ser la regente de la nación, por fin pudo respirar tranquilamente. Se tragó todo el aire que no pudo respirar en quinientos años y sintió que sus hombros caían por el cansancio, pero te miró a su lado, presenciando a los ciudadanos de Fontaine sobrevivir a lo que podría haber sido su muerte, y la miraste también. Puede que haya parecido asustada en un inicio, pero sus dedos que sostenían tus codos solo te decían que estaba pensando en todo lo que estaba pasando, y cuando la viste sonreír entendiste que no era algo necesariamente malo.

Te sostuvo, por fin, en sus brazos y te abrazó, se tomó un largo minuto para finalmente memorizar tu aroma que antes solo se había permitido de manera accidental. Se bebió tu perfume y la textura de tu cuerpo bajo tu ropa, se permitió ver tu rostro de cerca, con todos tus lunares y marcas, y acarició tu mejilla antes de besarte como siempre había hecho en sus sueños. Sus ojos lagrimearon, como alguien que come después de haber pasado hambre por años, y casi se suelta a llorar más cuando le correspondiste. Ese día había aprendido que le gustaba besarte más que a nada en el mundo.

Como humana, Furina amaba la tranquilidad de una vida doméstica. Le gustaba principalmente aprender de ti a “ser humana”, y entre esas miles de lecciones resulta muy difícil para ella no simplemente acercarse y buscar un nuevo beso. Como las costumbres son difíciles de dejar morir, siempre tiene algún comentario astuto con el que puede reclamar tus labios, como simplemente excusarse porque tú querías el beso primero y ella es tan amable que te lo concedió.

Un beso de buenos días y de buenas noches, y un beso se transforma en dos, luego en tres y al final ya no recuerdas cuantos besos compartieron, solo sienten la felicidad de la compañía. En secreto, disfruta más cuando tú te acercas a besarla, sin que ella te lo pida o sin tener una obligación. La amas porque así lo dice tu corazón, y Furina no puede evitar sentir su corazón derretirse ante la idea de que la ames hasta el punto en que aceptas su cercanía e incluso tú la inicias. Tu aceptación, tu reconocimiento es algo por lo que podría correr hasta el fin del mundo por tratar de conseguir, pero tú se lo das sin pedir algo más a cambio que no sea lo mismo. Ella está de acuerdo.

Es una romántica empedernida. Ha pasado mucho tiempo imaginando y fantaseando miles de escenarios románticos contigo hasta que grita contra la almohada y se contiene, está muy feliz de que no tiene que esconder su amor, por lo que trata de siempre cumplir con alguna de sus ensoñaciones o las tuyas; en un pícnic, mientras sirven té y pasteles, te roba un beso corto antes de que sirvas sus porciones; durante la hora del té, le gusta cuando te ofrece algo de comer, te lo quita y te besa en su lugar; o bajo la lluvia, cuando en vez de correr a refugiarse, bailan y levantan gotas de agua antes de besarte mientras te hace hacia atrás. Parece que no se queda sin ideas, y tal vez esa es la mejor parte.

English:

Furina never showed the interest and love she felt for you before, when she had her role as the Hydro Archon and was forced to maintain a glorious and political image. She believed that a loving partner would be difficult to maintain because of her position, that's why she never made anything official or said anything, but she always showed it to you. She kept you by her side, she made sure you had a comfortable and peaceful life, she took great care of you because she loved you.

When she was no longer needed to be the regent of the nation, she was finally able to breathe easy. She took all the air she couldn't breathe in five hundred years and felt her shoulders droop from exhaustion, but she looked at you next to her, witnessing the citizens of Fontaine survive what could have been the death of her, and you looked at her too. She may have seemed scared at first, but her fingers holding your elbows only told you that she was thinking about everything that was happening, and when you saw her smile, you understood that it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

She finally held you in her arms and hugged you, taking a long minute to finally memorize your scent that she had only allowed herself accidentally before. She drank in your perfume and the texture of your body under your clothes, she allowed herself to see your face up close, with all your moles and marks, and she caressed your cheek before kissing you like she had always done in her dreams. Her eyes watered, like someone who eats after being hungry for years, and she almost burst into tears when you reciprocated. That day, she had learned that she liked kissing you more than anything in the world.

As a human, Furina loved the tranquility of a domestic life. She mainly liked to learn from you how to “be human”, and among those thousands of lessons, it is very difficult for her not to simply reach out and look for a new kiss. Since customs are hard to let die, she always has some sly comment with which she can claim your lips, like simply making excuses because you wanted the kiss first and she is so kind that she granted it to you.

A good morning kiss and good night kiss, and one kiss becomes two, then three and in the end you no longer remember how many kisses you shared, you only feel the happiness of the company. Secretly, she enjoys it more when you approach her for a kiss, without asking you or having an obligation. You love her because your heart says so, and Furina can't help but feel her heart melt at the thought of you loving her to the point where you accept her closeness and even initiate it. Your acceptance, your recognition is something she could run to the end of the world to try to get, but you give it to her without asking for anything else in return that is not the same. She agrees.

She is a hopeless romantic. Has spent a lot of time imagining and fantasizing thousands of romantic scenarios with you until she screams into the pillow and holds back, she is very happy that she doesn't have to hide her love for you, so she always tries to fulfill some from her daydreams or yours; at a picnic, while serving tea and cakes, she steals a short kiss from you before you serve her portions; during tea time, she likes it when she offers you something to eat, she takes it from you and kisses you; or in the rain, when instead of running for cover, you dance and raise drops of water before kissing you while she pulls you back. She doesn't seem to run out of ideas, and maybe that's the best part.