#The Seers change fate in the most unpredictable ways

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I didn't expect, like at all, I'd be handling so much elf ass this weekend.

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YA SFF Books by Latinx Authors

A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry: Spending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, 17-year-old Lucas turns to a legendary cursed girl filled with poison when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears.

All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry: Working in the maguey fields of the Southwest, Sarah Jac and James are in love but forced to start over on a ranch that is possibly cursed where the delicate balance in their relationship begins to give way.

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria: In the city of Eldra, people are ruled by ancient prophecies. For centuries, the high council has stayed in power by virtue of the prophecies of the elder seers. In the present day, Cassa, the orphaned daughter of rebels, is determined to fight back against the high council. But by the time Cassa and her friends uncover the mystery of the final infallible prophecy, it may be too late to save the city — or themselves.

Blanca & Roja by Anne-Marie McLemore: The del Cisne girls, Blanca & Roja, have never just been sisters; they’re also rivals. Because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy of swans deep in the woods. But when two local boys become drawn into the game, the swans’ spell intertwines with the strange and unpredictable magic lacing the woods, and all four of their fates depend on facing truths that could either save or destroy them.

Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz: 17-year-old Lana Torres, who after rescuing a prized dragon, is awarded a spot on her native Puerto Rico’s Blazewrath World Cup team. But the return of the Sire, an ancient dragon, soon threatens to compromise this year’s tournament.

They Both Die in the End by Adam Silvera: Set in a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, about two teens who meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.

The Body Market (Wired #2) by Donna Freitas: When Skylar's sister betrays her and opens the Body Market, everyone in the App World is for sale and Skylar resolves to stop her sister and the malevolent market.

Bruja Born (Brooklyn Brujas #2) by Zoraida Cordova: Teenage bruja Lula Mortiz tries to save her boyfriend, Maks, by cheating Death; however, Lady de la Muerte is not so easily bested.

The Buried by Melissa Grey: After disaster strikes the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. Now, a handful of families inhabit this bunker together, guided by a charismatic leader named Dr. Imogen Moran. 

Cazadora (Wolves of No World #2) by Romina Garber: In this follow-up to Lobizona, Manu and her friends as they continue to fight for a better future.

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas: Latinx trans teen Yadriel, hoping to release his cousin’s spirit and prove himself as a brujo, accidentally summons the wrong ghost and resident bad boy Julian Diaz, falling in love with him.

Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore: Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family. Five centuries later, a pair of red shoes seal to Rosella Oliva’s feet, making her dance uncontrollably. They draw her toward a boy who knows the dancing fever’s history better than anyone: Emil.

Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera: 16-year-old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City, but when she sets her sights on giving this life up for a prestigious home in Mega Towers, she must decide if she’s willing to do the unspeakable to get what she wants.

Diamond City by Francesca Flores: Pulled from the streets at age twelve and trained to become one of the most powerful assassins in Sumerand, Aina Solis discovers a conspiracy that could rewrite the kingdom's history. 

Dragonblood Ring (Blazewrath Games #2) by Amparo Ortiz: After the Sire’s capture, teen athletes Lana Torres and Victoria Peralta travel to Puerto Rico with their former Blazewrath team. While Lana discovers her roots, nothing fills the void Blazewrath’s cancelation has left in Victoria. But it’s up to their team and the Bureau to protect their dragons.

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro: Xochital is destined to wander the desert alone. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo’s wish is granted—in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter of the town’s murderous mayor. But when the two set out on a magical journey across the desert, they find their hearts could be a match… if only they can survive the nightmare-like terrors that arise when the sun goes down.

Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria: A contemporary fantasy about two sisters, Dani and Eden Rivera, who were raised to be fierce dragon slayers but end up on opposite sides of the impending war when one sister forms an unlikely, magical bond with a dragon.

The First 7 (The Last 8 #2) by Laura Pohl:  After leaving Earth, now devastated by an alien attack, and exploring the galaxy, Clover Martinez and her fellow teen survivors return home to find crystal formations in the soil that are threatening to destroy the planet, and a colony of survivors who are not who they seem.

Five Midnights by Ann Davila Cardinal: If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other’s company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends.

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante: To have her family’s asylum request accepted, 17-year-old Marisol participates in a risky experiment to become a grief keeper, taking another’s grief into her own body to save a life.

The Healer by Donna Freitas: Manifesting astonishing healing powers that cause some people to consider her a saint, Marlena Oliveria struggles with edicts that prevent her from attending school, having friends and falling in love when she meets a boy who makes her question what she is willing to sacrifice.

Hollywood Witch Hunter by Valerie Tejeda: When a coven bent on retaining their youth must sacrifice the beautiful, and rich women of Southern California, a society of witch hunters will try to protect humans from a great evil uprising. 

Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova: As Renata Convida grows more deeply embedded in the politics of the royal court, she uncovers a secret in her past that could change the entire fate of the kingdom–and end a costly war.

Illusionary (Hollow Crown #2) by Zoraida Córdova: Reeling from betrayal, Renata Convida is a girl on the run. With few options and fewer allies, she reluctantly joins forces with none other than Prince Castian, her most infuriating and intriguing enemy.

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera: In the Bronx, two brothers, Emil and Brighton, get caught up in a magical war generations in the making.

Infinity Reaper (Infinity Cycle #2) by Adam Silvera: Emil and Brighton Rey defied the odds. When Brighton drank the Reaper’s Blood, he believed it would make him invincible, but instead the potion is killing him. In Emil’s race to find an antidote that will not only save his brother but also rid him of his own unwanted phoenix powers, he will have to dig deep into his past lives.

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria: In 1919 Boston, best friends Corinne and Ada perform illegally as illusionists in an infamous gangster's nightclub, using their "afflicted" blood to con Boston's elite, until the law closes in.

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova: Alex is a bruja and the most powerful witch in her family. . When a curse she performs to rid herself of magic backfires and her family vanishes, she must travel to Los Lagos to get her family back.

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl:  After an alien attack devastates the Earth, pilot and future astronaut Clover Martinez bands with seven other teens to survive. 

Lobizona by Romina Garber: As Manuela Azul uncovers her own story and traces her real heritage all the way back to a cursed city in Argentina, she learns it’s not just her U.S. residency that’s illegal… .it’s her entire existence.

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas:  When children start to go missing in the local woods, eighteen-year-old Wendy Darling must face her fears and a past she cannot remember to rescue them in this novel based on Peter Pan.

The Mind Virus (Wired #3) by Donna Freitas:  Skylar Cruz has managed to shut down the body market that her sister Jude opened, and to create a door to allow App World citizens reentry into the Real World. But as tensions between the newly mingling people escalate, she s not sure if it was the right decision after all. Still reeling from Kit’s betrayal, she s not sure of anything anymore.

Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia & Anna-Marie McLemore: Two friends, Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla, one made of stardust and one fighting to save her family’s diner, take on their small town’s 50th annual pageant in the hopes that they can change their town’s destiny, and their own.

The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore: Graciela Cristales meets Lock, a boy who was sexually assaulted at the same party as her, and they find their fates unexpectedly intertwined during a month of vanishing trees, enchanted pan dulce, and inherited magic.

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera: After enduring his father's suicide, his own suicide attempt, broken friendships, and more in the Bronx projects, Aaron Soto, sixteen, is already considering the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure when his new friendship with Thomas turns to unrequited love.

Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera: An Afro-Latinx retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice set in the Bronx. Pheus is a bachata-singing dreamer who falls in love with Eury, a girl who lost everything in Hurricane Maria and is haunted by the trauma—and by an evil spirit.

Nocturna by Maya Motayne: In the Latinx-inspired kingdom of Castallan, face-changing thief Finn Voy and grief-stricken Prince Alfehr must race to vanquish a dark magic they have unleashed.

Oculta (A Forgery of Magic #2) by Maya Motayne: After joining forces to save Castallan from an ancient magical evil, Alfie and Finn reunite once again to preserve Castallan’s hopes for peace with Englass. But will they be able to stop sinister foes before a new war threatens their kingdom?

Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda: Tuck Durante, a shipraider, and Lana Gray, a curator, must work together to try to rescue a space capsule hijacked by nightmarish creatures who kill with a scream.

Rated by Melissa Grey: For the students at the prestigious Maplethorpe Academy, every single thing they do is reflected in their Ratings System. But when an act of vandalism sullies the front doors of the school, it sets off a chain reaction that will shake the lives of six special students – and the world beyond.

Sanctuary by Abby Sher & Paola Mendoza: In a near future dystopian America set 2030, 16-year-old Vail and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary in California.

The Savage Dawn (Girl at Midnight #3) by Melissa Grey: A darkness has entered the world and the Dragon Prince is wreaking havoc wherever she goes. With the war upon her, Echo must use every bit of her firebird powers or risk losing those she holds dear. 

Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetani: A contemporary fantasy set in Japan, about Shinto temple priestess Kira Fujikawa, who must seek the aid of seven demons in order to protect her village and the world from an ancient evil. 

Shadow City (The City of Diamond and Steel #2) by Francesa Flores: Aina Solís has fought her way to the top of criminal ranks in the city of Kosín by wresting control of an assassin empire owned by her old boss, Kohl. But Kohl will do anything to get his empire back.

The Shadow Hour (The Girl at Midnight #2) by Melissa Grey: With the firebird awakened, the war has become even more dangerous for Echo and her friends. There is a darkness spreading too and staying in hiding might not be enough to keep them alive. 

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older: When her summer plans are interrupted by supernatural phenomena, Puerto Rican teen Sierra Santiago finds herself in a battle with the killer targeting her family of shadowshapers who believes she is hiding their greatest secret.

Shadowhouse Fall (Shadowshaper #2) by Daniel Jose Older: While working on her shadowshaping skills, Sierra Santiago is beginning to think she may need all the skill she can summon because it seems that when she channeled hundreds of spirits through herself in order to defeat Wick, she woke up something very powerful and very unfriendly and put her family and friends at risk.

Shadowshaper Legacy (Shadowshaper #3) by Daniel Jose Older: Sierra Santiago and the shadowshapers have been split apart, but a war is brewing among the houses. As old fates tangle with new powers, Sierra will have to harness the Deck of Worlds and confront her family’s past if she has any hope of saving the future and everyone she loves.

Shutter by Courtney Alameda: When a routine assignment goes awry, 17-year-old ghost hunter Micheline Helsing is infected with a curse and on the run, pursued as a renegade agent by her monster-hunting father, with only seven days to exorcise the entity or be destroyed body and soul. 

Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland: A Mexican American teenage girl discovers profound connections between immigration, folklore, and alien life, when a spacecraft crashes in front of her car…and it’s carrying her long-lost mom, who’s very much alive.

They Both Die in the End by Adam Silvera: Set in a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, about two teens who meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry: Loosely inspired by the story of King Lear and his daughters, set in San Antonio, Texas, following the Torres sisters, struggling to escape their tyrannical father’s claustrophobic world while dealing with the loss of their eldest sister, whose troubling death continues to haunt—perhaps even literally—the loved ones left behind.

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson: While investigating the supposed suicides of her best friend, Riley, and mean girls June and Dayton, 16-year-old Wiccan Mila Flores accidentally brings them back to life.

Unplugged by Donna Freitas: When she moves from the Virtual World to the Real one, Skylar Cruz discovers that her body is both exquisite and valuable -- a dangerous combination in a place where bodies are sought after in sinister ways.

Wayward Witch (Brooklyn Brujas #3) by Zoraida Cordova:  Rose Mortiz begins to discover the scope of her powers, the troubling truth about her father’s past, and the sacrifices he made to save her sisters. But if Rose wants to return home so she can repair her broken family, she must figure out how to heal the land of Adas, a fairy realm hidden in the Caribbean Sea, first.

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore: Although Lace Paloma knows all about the feud between the Palomas and the Corbeaus, she finds herself falling for Cluck Corbeau when he saves her life while both families are performing in the same town.

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia: When she is asked to spy for a resistance group working to bring equality to Medio, Daniela Vargas, a student at the Medio School for Girls, questions everything she's worked for.

We Unleash the Merciless Storm (We Set the Dark on Fire #2) by Tehlor Kay Mejia: La Voz operative Carmen Santos is forced to choose between the girl she loves, Dani, and the success of the rebellion she’s devoted her life to.

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore: As odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel's skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And they're willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up.

Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore: A novel of magical realism, the Nomeolvides women have tended the lust estate grounds of La Pradera which they’ve grown for generations, until the reemergence of a family curse starts to makes the men they love disappear, again.

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Class and Purpose

I’ve heard a lot of people theorize about the purpose of each Class in any particular session. As you can probably imagine, I have a few thoughts about that. Let’s get into it, shall we? (Edit: this took me nearly two hours to write. It’s almost 7am. I need to sleep.)

First, we ought to start with the Witch and Heir. Now, all the Witches we’ve seen in canon seem to have a very similar beginning. They start off fairly passive (lowercase “p” this time) and have quite a lengthy maturation arc, not unlike Pages. However, once they hit a certain breaking point when they come into their powers, there’s a sort of “oh, shit” moment when everyone else is forced to reckon with one of their most unassuming players swiftly transforming into a powerhouse. With this much power at their disposal in such a short period of time, you may be wondering what they’re going to do with it. Well, historically speaking, they’re going to massively fuck things up for the session, whether intentionally or not. If the game determines that a brick shithouse of a player is required for some ultimate endgame, that means things are going to go very, very wrong. Ironically, the Witch may very well be the one to save the team from total catastrophe. It will usually work out in the end. Usually.

Now, the Heir is a bit of a different story. As one whose Aspect coddles and protects them in desperate times, the Heir is destined to become their Aspect in one way or another, for better or worse. After all, when a sullen, hungry Aspect like Void was influencing Equius, he ended up vanishing into irrelevance. Even his blood was used to obscure information in Rose’s tome. A similar fate befell Mituna, and he became the embodiment of sacrifice—of Doom. Heirs are doorways for their Aspects to affect the universe. They are the closest any living being can get to a distilled, pure form of an Aspect. If your session has an Heir, pay very close attention to the implications of their Aspect, because this will almost always determine how they’ll be used most effectively. An Heir of Blood, for example, is going to be your hard-working people-person, and you’ll want them in the center of your team, keeping everyone grounded and focused on the task at hand. Take heed: the appearance of an Heir is a sign that one Aspect in particular is going to have a strong influence on the session.

Next, we’ll discuss the Mage and Seer. A Mage’s role in a session is to unravel the mysteries of their Aspect, which means they’ll take on an advisory role. Their appearance marks a significant need for in-depth understanding of some kind. Every session has its riddles and puzzles, but those which possess a Mage need the mind of a scientist in order to parse out the most convoluted secrets. Perhaps the session is filled with difficult or confusing Aspect-related mysteries that must be taken apart and examined for an endgame victory to be possible. Unfortunately, we just don’t know enough about Mages in canon to speculate a whole lot more about what their presence in a session might mean.

The Seer has a similar purpose as the Heir, though to a lesser extent. While the Heir embodies their Aspect, a Seer is guided by theirs in subtle ways. The appearance of a Seer as an adviser ensures that the ultimate path to success will be either helped or hindered by their Aspect, and it’s up to them to figure out the extent and purpose of their Aspect’s sway in their session. This Passive Class tends to be assigned to otherwise active players who wish to exert their will over the universe, but must learn to step back and take on the role of a guide. Many will balk at this, but most will eventually realize that their true strength comes from trusting others to take their advice and push the team forward.

Now, onto the Maid and Sylph. The Maid, as I’ve discussed previously, begins their journey at the mercy of their Aspect’s most negative qualities. As you can imagine, a Maid’s purpose is to gain control of their Aspect in a way that allows them to “tidy it up” and maintain its integrity. The appearance of a Maid in a session almost guarantees that their Aspect is going to be fraying and torn, in need of their mending expertise. You can certainly expect a lot of difficulties to arise in the realm of their Aspect at the beginning, since they’ll lack the ability to smooth out those bumps for quite some time. Once the Maid realizes their potential, however, stand back and allow them to do their work. Chances are, they know what needs to be done to succeed, and you don’t want to stand in the way of a Maid and a stitch to be fixed.

Ah, the Sylph. As one myself, it’s fairly easy to imagine what my purpose in a session would be. Similar to the Maid, a Sylph’s job is one of restoration and healing, though they tend to start out with much more confidence toward their Aspect than the Maid. The presence of a Sylph in a session is a handy sign that their Aspect is likely going to be lost or broken at any given point, and therefore in need of restoration. This could be metaphorical, or quite literal, depending on the situation. As a Sylph of Time myself, it’s easy to imagine bringing back an amnesiac’s memories by “restoring” the time they lost, or healing a wound by speeding up time around it. Beware, however, as a Sylph’s energy isn’t limitless, and even the most dedicated healers need time to recuperate, or else they risk overexerting themselves and burning out. (Trust me, “Sylph Burnout” is a very real thing.)

Well, the first half is over, so now it’s time to talk about the Prince and Bard. As destroyer Classes, one might wonder what these might mean for their Aspects. That’s quite simple: both indicate an overabundance of their Aspect that must be pruned away. The Prince, in particular, is infamous for destroying their Aspect within themselves before turning their crusade outward. Too much of one Aspect upsets the balance, after all, so it must be purged to allow its opposite to rush in to fill that gap. If your session has a Prince, buckle up tight, because any semblance of their Aspect that exists is going to be an irresistible target for their princely purge. Although this is probably a good thing overall for the session, it’s going to be rather painful at the onset. Princes may “get the tumors out,” so to speak, but they’re likely to leave the patient bleeding on the operating table afterwards.

Having a Bard in your party is a little bit like inviting a chimpanzee to a D&D session: it’s exciting and unpredictable at first, but after a while, shit really starts to hit the fan and you’re left wondering “who invited this guy in the first place?” Truthfully, though, the Bard can be both a game-changing player and the one who dooms the entire session. In rare cases, they’re both simultaneously. Their Passive nature makes it difficult to predict what they’ll do next, since they act based on the whims of both their Aspect and its opposite, but it’s fairly certain your session will be rife with discord and conflict, due in part to the Bard. It’s sort of the universe’s way of throwing a curveball in the form of a player to challenge the team even further. A Bard is both a buff and a nerf to your team. Use them wisely, and never, ever turn your back on the Bard.

Well, well, it’s about time we talked about the Knight and Page. A Knight’s appearance has a very obvious consequence: whatever their Aspect is, that’s what your session will be lacking. Dave’s session was very, very short on time, Karkat’s had virtually no natural cohesion, and Latula’s was filled with big personalities with no regard for the consequences of their actions. This is because the Knight’s job is to use whatever they can get of their Aspect and exploit the hell out of it. Give them an inch, and they’ll turn it into a mile without breaking a sweat. This is especially handy when there’s precious little of their Aspect to go around.

Now, having a Page in your session may sound like a recipe for dead weight, but that would be an incredibly unfair assumption. Rather, a Page has access to a great deal of exploitative power as they reach the climax of their development. The presence of a Page is a very good sign indeed, as long as the team is willing to put up with their very slow and steep maturation arc. Their Aspect is one that will be opened up to be used by their teammates in game-breaking ways, provided they’re patient and encouraging toward the Page. Good things come to those who wait, and wasting the potential of a fully realized Page is not a mistake you want to make.

Last but certainly not least, we have the Thief and Rogue. Thieves get a bit of a bad rap in canon, but it’s safe to say that the Thief will become a powerful player in any given session. Their appearance signifies great conflict and strife, which they’ll almost certainly cause in the first place. Thieves begin much like Pages in the sense that they lack their Aspect and seek to obtain it. For the Thief, this Aspect-shaped hole is too much to bear, and their schemes to take it at any cost will likely be the source of the session’s woe. This isn’t necessarily all bad, however, as knowing your Thief well enough can help you predict the nature of this unavoidable conflict, allowing you to prepare well in advance. Remember, the Thief can make an incredible ally, but their interests won’t always fully align with those of the party.

Finally, we have the Rogue. Ultimately, the Rogue is in charge of balancing their Aspect by redistributing it from areas of abundance to those of scarcity. Too much of one Aspect upsets the universal balance, and as we’ve covered previously, there are quite a few Classes whose purpose involves tipping the scales back where they’re supposed to be. The Rogue is the most intricately tied to this delicate dance between their Aspect and its opposite, since the presence of one necessarily negates the other. Their job is to facilitate this natural order, ensuring that their Aspect doesn’t become too concentrated in one form or another, ultimately supporting a natural sense of order over chaos.

If you’ve read all the way to the end, congratulations! You’ve officially read through nearly two hours of my creative process. I’m actually really impressed.

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Classpecting, ver3

“You and all your friends have dispositions affected by your classes and aspects.” -Prologue Page 3

Functions of Classpecting: Homestuck is a story about ‘a story’- authors vs characters. The bottom layer of Homestuck’s DnD board is the “literal” story: characters playing out the parts written for them. The more the characters ‘ascend,’ the closer they get to understanding the limits of their own “metaphorical” existence as story characters. 

So: classpecting functions on both a ‘literal,’ and ‘metaphorical’ level of abstraction. A full title is a stamp of intent and promise of the ‘author’ to the character of how the character’s expected role in the story, chivvying them towards 'their true calling,’ especially to reach god tier, like a restriction on their function, based on their character so far. The powers the title grant manifest as pun-like superpowers.

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Class: “the same thing, but different.”

There are 14 classes in Homestuck, divided into active/passive pairs. Lord/Muse is a master class, the rest are ‘standard.’ Key: active/passive - “commonality” (bolded = canon)

Mage/Seer* - “knowing class”

Heir/Page* - "gifted class” (inheriting?)

Thief*/Rogue* - “stealing class”

Witch*/Sylph* - “manipulating class” (healing?)

Knight*/Maid - “devoted class” (serving? Guardian? Protect?)

Prince*/Bard* - “destroyer class”

Lord*/Muse* - “bringing the ultimate result”

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Aspect: “opposite ends of the same thing.”

There are 12 aspects in Homestuck, said to be divided into complementary pairs. They make up reality. Key: pair - scale (confirmed)

Time/Space - endings and beginnings

Void/Light - relevance, absence of knowledge and knowledge

Blood/Breath - spirit, bonds and freedom

Rage/Hope - empowerment, disbelief and optimism

Heart/Mind - decisions, emotion and thought

Doom/Life - mortality, death and life

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Classes: “How an aspect manifests/is channeled”

“Passive” and “Active” can act as narrative labels on role than a commentary on a character’s personality, which is always open to exception. A character if they chose could rebel against their class, or role in the story, but succeeding might be a matter of other circumstances entirely. Maybe a Light player with an active class would be able to do something like that, or if many players, with their varying skillsets and classpect titles, worked together. There’s a running theme classes almost strongarm characters into acting certain ways.

*Not much info on Mage.

Active (-): “exploit their aspect to benefit themselves/affect one person,” move the story

Passive (+): “exploit their aspect to benefit others/affect many people,” background in story

(Active/Passive also manifests like this: a passive class wielding Breath, and an active class wielding Blood could produce similar story beat/superpower results.) 

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“Manipulation” (creation?)

Active: Witch- manipulates, with aclarity

Passive: Sylph- subtly affected by, moves, heals, lacks clarity, help people use Aspect

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“Knowing, has insight”

Active: Mage- knows, doesn’t understand, acts using the information

Passive: Seer- knows, understands, shares knowledge, can literally see with superhuman senses. [p3833] A Seer would support her allies in battle not with her weapons, but her vision. She would sift through dross of her comrades' poor tactical inclinations and examine the grim consequences. A Seer would not charge into the fray headlong but direct it as a conductor with a baton. She would have the sight to eschew the obvious gambits, and find the path to victory disguised cleverly as setback, or even imminent defeat. She would behold the fortunes of friends and foes in totality, and appraise the contrivance of luck itself. She would know its mines were not to be plundered, but simply explored and charted carefully.

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“Gifted, follows” (passivity?) 

Active: Heir- gifted something related to aspect, and skilled in it, moves quickly, creates Aspect, an agent of, inherits

Passive: Page- gifted something after a long while, has large potential, may manifest a great strength eventually (low probability) after a laboriously slow and steady rate of not using aspect to be able to fully use Aspect

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“Stealing”

Active: Thief- steals to other’s detriment

Passive: Rogue- takes to gain for other’s benefit

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“Serving”

Active: Knight- uses Aspect as a weapon, warrior class, protector, uses Aspect in reinvention to make new Aspect

Passive: Maid- uses Aspect in service of maintaining Aspect, take care of, preserver, clean up, keep people out of trouble, discovery of old Aspect

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“Destroys” (villain-bent) 

Active: Prince- plans to destroy, does away with, an agent against, causes destruction through Aspect

Passive: Bard- allows Aspect to be destroyed, or invites destruction through Aspect, capriciously and unpredictably, ‘wild card,’ makes a great change. “known for spontaneoUs and dramatic story-altering inflUence on the fate of a party. some of the more remarkable tales involve sUch parties, where the bard is single handedly responsible for their spectacUlar downfall or improbable victory. or both!”  

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“Brings an Ultimate Result”

Active: Lord- mastery, control, rules, strict

Passive: Muse- inspires, composes, relaxed rules/creativity

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Aspect: “theme”

Aspects seem to be about the story, or what type of circumstances the story will reliably contrive to put a character in, and what themes the character will be pushed towards to do in response to it, as part of their character arcs. Themes/Rules a character’s life. Is a commentary on character so far as to how the ‘author’ judged their backstory to be set up for in the current story, usually phrased as if it’s being pushed into influencing character’s lives on a meta level. Void players may not amount to big moments (depending on class), Heart players keep running into variations of themself. It is possible for characters can overcome their aspect, but this appears to be harder to fight than acting against their class.

Aspects can be literal, (breath=wind powers, space= teleportation), and also can be weaponized against the constraints of the story. Light/Void aspects especially work well on a metaphorical level. Time/Space are the same thing in quantum physics, and required by every Game session.

I noticed it’s possible they all have vague destruction-death/creation-life aligned themes. 

*Not much info on Doom or Rage.

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“Green Sun/Black Hole: Endings and Beginnings/loop”

Time: death, endings, time, always a time traveler. copies of yourself. 

Space: propagation, beginnings, distance, breeding, space, always the forge lighter. loneliness. 

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“Relevance/Fortune, Absence of Knowledge and Knowledge” (blindness problems)

Void: nothingness, absence of attention, impossible to know, blackout, darkness, irrelevant (like dead ghosts), hard to keep track of or understand “Void is easily the most mysterious aspect, the one which inherently defies rational understanding. This makes it particularly fascinating, and just as frustrating, to light players such as myself. Casting illumination upon nothing itself is futile. For to truly know void is to paradoxically cause it not to 8e! The role of the void player is to somehow em8race nothingness, to 8ecome one with it. And yet in total contradiction with this, to make use of the power it grants and serve a role of relevance, one must find a way to overcome it! To see the limitless potential in the void. To find everything within nothing, and 8ring it into 8eing.” the path of the void player: So resistant is his story to having a relevant 8earing on anything, you didn’t even hear it. 

Light: knowledge, fortune, luck, future, auspicious path, light, relevance, lucky

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“Spirit, Bonds and Freedom” (attracting people?)

Blood: connections, bonds, history, family, blood, aggressive, raise rebellion (nonstandard relationships?)

Breath: freedom (to make their own decisions), detachment, forgetting, wind, air, breath, not facing, unaggressive, popular (leadership?)

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"Faith/Empowerment, Disbelief and Optimism” (unpredictable?)

Rage: a loss of belief, emotions, anger, lack of reason, gaining facts that cause a loss of faith (while still believing in something else that’s damagingly fake), knowing something is fake

Hope: belief, creation, faith, actualizing something fake into something real, missing facts, hope, force of unparalleled power (creation)

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“Issues of Mortality” 

Doom: mortality, inescapable fate, doom, out of notice

Life: life, preservation, mitosis, growth

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“Decisions/self, Emotion and Thought”

Heart: emotions, soul, romance, partitions of self, identity, nuances of a distributed self

Mind: mind, decisions, reason, ignoring emotion, nuances of decisions of a single mind

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….v3

((Changelog: vocabulary. Next update will be after trawling Homestuck on a reread, later.)) 

[gamergeeker]

Current Fan-Troll Classpects

Believe me, I may get a LOT of grief for the new ones, and I may even change two of the Titles... 

As I understand them:

Time Time itself, fatalism, destiny.

Breath Freedom, action, and wind.

Doom Destruction of any kind. Fate, destiny. Endings.

Blood Unity, compassion,

Heart Soul or self. Duality, splintering, differential of body and soul.

Space Energy, Matter, space, and direction.

Mind Predictions, actions, intentions, personality.

Light Luck, or lack thereof. Also actual illumination.

Void Absence, seclusion, isolation, lack. Generally bare hands, 100% Dersite Hide view.

Rage Anger, strength, insanity, unpredictability.

Hope Impossible becomes slightly less impossible. Doubling, strength, confidence.

Life Revivals, accelerated growth, augments.

-X-

Fear- Power from opponent's fears or own fears, possible -> impossible (Like stolen Hope, but targeted/specific and much more powerful/intentional) [CAN'T Happen]

Pride- Impossible -> possible through force, strength, view (Like Hope, but targeted/specific and much more powerful/intentional)  [WILL Happen]

Grace- Strength, speed, luck, ability to edit events (Like Light, but targeted/specific and a lot more powerful/intentional)   [Things WILL go right]

Fault- Imposed lack of luck, sabotage, destruction (Like stolen Light, but targeted/specific and much worse/intentional)   [Things CAN’T go right]

Maid Preservation/protection through Aspect. (Casting)

Page Builds their Aspect and releases it with great power. (Longest journey.)

Mage Knows all about their aspect, and all ways to use it. (No abilities to date)

Knight Lives in, and wields powerfully, their aspect. (Sessions dramatically lack their aspect)

Rouge Takes the Aspect for others' use. Rarely for self. Constructive redistribution.

Sylph Heals/restores using/access to Aspect Almost always motherly.

Seer Guides and directs, unable to use.

Thief Takes from others for personal use. (Deficient in their own aspect)

Heir Consumed by/protects/is protected by their Aspect.

Bard Invites/allows destruction to/through their Aspect. (Wild cards, can be major help/hindrance)

Prince Causes destruction to/through their Aspect. (Among the most powerful, in the right direction)

Witch Manipulates/unlocks aspect, breaks rules of aspect

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Nurse Slightly heals counter-Aspects through Aspects (heals Heart through Mind, etc.)

King Guides/directs Aspect directly, suffering massively in counter-aspect

Judge Tilts the power level of others through their own Aspect, wild card

Clerk Identifies all of Aspect, brings extra of Aspect and trades for counter-Aspect  (Gains Void by sacrificing Light) 

So yeah a lot of this is remedial for seasoned Homestucks (and yes I might have gotten this wrong on the canon Aspects/Titles, but for now I needed to set down a baseline for making new ones)

Obviously Nurse and Clerk are stand-ins for now, as I haven’t thought of anything better. Who knows, I might keep them.

Criticisms are obviously welcomed, just... if you are generically upset at new added titles, please take this with a grain of salt as it’s purely meant to flesh out my own fan-trolls. And yes I’m using custom blood colors. That’s intentional.

The whole concept is exploring the idea that Sburb is specific to which session you started, and that every single copy/group that’s started will split off into an entirely new dimension where things happen a little differently, as they’re paired up with a corresponding Troll timeline.

I’m playing with AU’s. Please don’t judge me.

[ask-whitebag]

OK so now that we have canon descriptions of aspects I decided to give god tier titles to Phineas and Ferb and their friends (classes may not be as accurate except Candace’s). I’m pretty satisfied with my choices:

Phineas - Mage of Breath

Ferb - Maid of Void

Candace - Thief of Time

Isabella - Witch of Blood

Baljeet - Seer of Mind

Buford - Knight of Rage

Phineas (Breath) - Those bound to the aspect of Breath are, above all, expansive. Flexible and driven, they leave an impact wherever they go. Like the breeze itself, they are able to sweep others up to carry along in their wake, but also like the breeze, they can be difficult to catch hold of or tie down. Although Breath-bound do make very good leaders, breath tends to be a very personal aspect. Often, heroism comes along as an offshoot of them pursuing their own personal stories. They lead by example, and will routinely be surprised that others look up to or feel inspired by them. They have a tendency to underestimate themselves, and not always out of poor self-esteem. They were just doing their own thing. At their best Breath-bound are motivated, adaptable, and forward thinking, but at their worst they can be volatile, avoidant, and gullible.

Ferb (Void) - Those bound to the aspect of Void are the universe's secret-keepers. The unknown doesn't scare them - where others might see emptiness, they see potential. A blank page, an empty canvas, that's what the Void-bound live for. They value mystery and the unexplained, and are not particularly bothered by not having all the answers. Where others might be compelled to go out and seek answers, the Void-bound lean more toward casting doubt on what is already considered fully understood. They don't take much on faith and would rather live in a state of confusion than believe something that might be untrue or bow to intellectual authority. After all, in order for something new to be built, the old, rotting foundation must often be razed. At their best, Void-bound are wise, intuitive, and vibrant. At their worst they can be dismissive, indecisive, and apathetic.

Candace (Time) - Those bound to the aspect of Time are fighters, full stop. Their lives are often marked by struggle, not so much because fate has it in for them, but because they are fundamentally incapable of just accepting things as they come. They value action over passive acceptance, even if that may not be the wisest or safest choice. Don't try to tell a Time-bound to sit still and look pretty. They are very goal-focused, and tend to value the destination over the journey, and you won't find them making that journey in any traditional sort of way. To quote cheesy posters found on many a guidance counselor's wall - "impossible is just a word". If you need a miracle, they are who you call. At their best, the Time-bound are empathetic and relentless problem-solvers. At their worst they are ruthless, defensive, and impulsive.

Isabella (Blood) - Those bound to the aspect of Blood draw their strength from bonds, from the trust and camaraderie that blooms among a group of people who all share a single vision. Blood-bound are absolutely leaders, but they inhabit more of an inspirational role than a commanding one. They are prophets, rather than generals, giving others the strength and motivation to keep fighting. The Blood-bound can dispense excellent advice even when their own lives and interpersonal relationships are disasters. They can be very "do as I say, not as I do" types. A Blood-bound can often be found on a sinking ship, forcing an endeavor forward with sheer stubborn force of will. No matter how bad things go, a Blood-bound can always count on friends and allies. At their best, they are charismatic, uplifting, and magnetic. At their worst they can be sullen, unkind, and set-in-their-ways.

Baljeet (Mind) - Those bound to the aspect of Mind are - you guessed it - the universe's great thinkers. But don't for a second think that means that they have all the answers. They are very concerned with remaining rational, and they have such a firm hold on the constant conjunction of their thinking that it's easy for them to see the multitudes of the choices laid out before them, which often leaves them frozen and unable to act. That said, when a Mind-bound finally launches into action, they can execute a plan with unbelievable grace and precision. Their identity is fluid - it can change from day-to-day, from thought-to-thought, from interaction-to-interaction. Remaining logical is more important to them than building up a solid foundation of "self." At their best they are great innovators, architects, and creators. At their worst they can be nasty, inflexible, and indecisive.

Buford (Rage) - Those bound to the aspect of Rage are bringers of chaos. They posses great contempt for lies or false ideas, including the stability that false ideas can impart. To them, the true is far more important than the good; they would tear down a system just to destabilize it if, by their reckoning, it is built on faulty premises. Often the Rage-bound prefer anarchy to any of the alternate forms of civilization, which they believe to be riddled with lies and foolishness and obedient masses. They are bringers of confusion and doubt, and they can be frustratingly difficult to convince otherwise when they have attached themselves to an idea. If they sound dangerous, they are. The Rage-bound tend to be most volatile and unpredictable of the aspects. At their best they are original, revolutionary, and fearless. At their worst they are cruel, uncompromising, and vicious.

[imgilmoregirl]

Vowed For Eternity (Chapter 12)

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Punishment

Notes: I’m so sorry for the cliffhanger. Please, don’t hate me.

More weeks passed as both Rumple and Belle dedicated their separate times to trying to find something that could guaranteed them that the future of their family was safe. Belle talked to Fiona more often than she could have ever imagined that she someday would and found out that the woman was incredibly kind. She showed a great concern with her and the baby, one that she couldn't quite understand, but that she appreciated now that the prisoner seemed to be the only one who cared about what happened to them.

The girl was desperate for some affection and an assurance that things would be fine, so as she watched her child grow heavier, rounding her stomach and changing her whole body, Belle begged to the gods for it to be a girl. She already loved that baby so very much, that the princess knew that she wouldn't bear losing it.

Meanwhile, Rumplestiltskin continued to fight to find the Blue Fairy. He had tried summoning her, but obviously she hadn't come, so the was left to face one last flicker of hope of getting any useful information, before he gave up and sat himself to wait, torturing himself with anxiety until Belle gave birth. Liking it or not, he had to speak to his mother at least one more time.

It took him a lot of courage to walk to her room, where Fiona was cuffed to the ground inside the magic-protected cage. He glanced at her, almost feeling pity for how weak she looked, thinking that if she wasn't his negligent mother, then he may have had mercy and freed her after that day, but she had done lots of bad things and he couldn't just let her go.

Fiona lifted her eyes to him, the same brown ones he used to have, when he was just a common man, a coward, but at least not a monster. It all changed when she came and he wished that he never really met her, because maybe then, he could have lived his little miserable mortal life and never got to meet Belle, so he would have never destroyed her life nor conceived that child he meant to abandon. His mother gave him a tiny smirk, sitting herself up.

"It's been a long time since you last came to visit your mama."

He couldn't swallow down her words, she was never a true mother to him, all she did was to ruin what was already pretty bad without her. His expression became cold, his eyes narrowing at the prisoner.

"It is all your fault," Rumplestiltskin bounced. "Every single thing I have been true it's your fault."

"We both know that this is not exactly true," Fiona said, shaking her head. "I've never meant to any of this to happen."

"And yet, it did."

A long, tired sigh left her. She no long looked like the powerful fairy he once had met, her time in there, with her magic blocked, was slowly weakening her and even though she wasn't going to die, she would still feel terribly ill.

"What do you want, Rumple?"

"You know who I seek," he replied.

"Blue," she completed, fixing her glance to on the ground. "You will never find her, my son. She grew powerful through the years."

He sucked a breath, but the oxygen didn't seem to be enough. Rumplestiltskin have never hated someone like he hated the Blue Fairy, not even his parents, for who he felt such resentment. No, that twisted woman had started all of this, she was the reason he became the Dark One and she was the very reason he feared so much the future of his own child.

"It has to be a way," the imp remarked. "She linked me to this curse and this fate, I need her magic to reverse the sittuation."

"Blue's magic can't reverse this. She might have created the path that would be your ending, but the prophecy is unpredictable and unbreakable."

Of course, he knew it, he knew from the very start and he should have never given himself the chance of starting a whole new mess. He should have declined King Maurice's call, let Avonlea fall and never set his eyes on the most beautiful princess of all the realms. His Belle, his precious little wife. Rumplestiltskin's eyes closed momentanelly when the remorse hit him again.

"Do you remember of how the Seer first told us that I would sire the child destined to kill me?" He asked his mother. "I fear my days are counted now."

"And what do you intend to do?"

"Send the baby away by the moment it is born," Rumplestiltskin shrugged and felt as if his heart was being smashed inside his chest.

His mother's eyes for wide as if she cared for what happened to that babe, what a stupid joke, he thought. Fiona cared about no one but herself, if she could move herself to even feel some kind of compassion for any person, then she would have never done the things she did. That fairy ruined her own life and dragged everyone around her together.

"Would you separate a mother from her child?" Fiona asked and this time, her voice was shaken. "Would you destroy your own wife? Let your child grow up without a father?"

"I have no choice."

"Perhaps, there is something you haven't considered yet," she whispered.

So, finally, Fiona was giving up. Finally, she was going to tell him something useful, he didn't understand why, but he knew that he needed to hear it.

"And what would that be?"

"Pay attention to the prophecy's words," Fiona adviced. "You need to be the True Love of the woman that bears this son."

Jaw-dropped, Rumplestiltskin stepped closer to the cage. She was right. The prophecy required a love pure and true, and although Belle had been pure of heart and body when they first slept together, he was pretty sure that she did not love him, otherwise he would have her trust.

"I haven't thought about that," the imp murmured.

"You are not Belle's True Love, are you?"

"No, I don't think so," he replied and the confession made him feel both lighter with the possibility of not having to depart from his child and the univitable true that just like he always thought, nobody could ever love him. "I took care of not letting her love me, so our marriage wouldn't be pure."

Fiona nodded, the sadness returning to her face as she fixed her glance on the cuffs around her wrists.

"So that is it," his mother stated. "This child is safe. I bet it isn't even a boy and you will have beautiful daughter in a couple of months."

Against his best will, Rumple's mind was filled with images of a little girl, curled auburn hair, bright blue eyes and Belle's beauty. Nothing like him, not even a small inch. She would be his wife's girl bone to bone, graceful and kind, filling his days with light. Yes, he would love her very well, buy her all of the most beautiful gowns, teach her how to spin and maybe how to use magic, so she could always protect herself, even when he wasn't around.

"A daughter..." The Dark One comtemplated. "Aye, I would like that."

Slowly a smile spreaded in Fiona's face and she nodded. "You're safe, Rumplestiltskin, my son. Your child will be safe."

And for a while he accepted that as an irrevogable truth, because he needed that hope. If Rumplestiltskin believed in that, then maybe he could do right by Belle and he could allow himself to care enough to at least make sure that she was fine.

"I swear I'm an innocent, I've never done anything wrong," the peasant midwife said, walking some steps behind him, the fear clear in her trembling voice. "Please, please let me go."

If he knew that she was going to be so stupid, he would have looked for a midwife in another village, perhaps even in another realm, where not every single being knew who he was and feared him. But he didn't have much time to think, or he would end up convincing himself that Belle didn't need any support, exactly like the voices of the previous Dark Ones kept screams at him, however for the affection he felt for his sweet little wife, he needed to do this. At least, if someone happened to her, his conscience wouldn't kill him with the guilty that he knew that would come.

Rumplestiltskin's hadn't seen her in months and he bet that by now she was already showing a huge bump, which was one of the reasons why he couldn't see her. If he did, the Dark One was pretty sure that he would fall on his knees in front of her, humiliating himself and asking for forgiveness.

"Stop this, your annoying woman!" The imp spitted at the midwife, dryly, looking over his shoulder. "I didn't bring you here to kill you, I need you to check on my wife."

Her eyes widened.

"You have a wife?"

"Yes," he answered, in a high-pitched tone, grabbing her arm and leading her through the staircase until they were standing in front of Belle's door. "Now, you'll enter her chambers and examine her. I want to be sure that she and the child are healthy."

"Oh, I - " she swallowed. "Alright, I think I can do this."

"Go," Rumplestiltskin commanded.

Nodding, the woman pushed the door open and entered the chambers, hearing it slam shut behind her, locking her in there. Mrs. Potts took a deep breath, telling herself that there was no reason for the Dark One to be lying, as everybody knew that he was very direct with everything he wanted, but there was no one in sight and it got her concerned.

"Hello?" The midwife called. "Hello, there is someone in here?"

She heard steps coming from behind her and turned around to look at an entrance that seemed to lead to some kind of closet. A woman emerged from there. Well, not a woman, but a young lass in long-sleeved winter gown, her tummy apparent in the curve of the dress.

"Rumple?" She asked before setting her eyes on the other woman. "Who are you?"

"My name is Mrs. Potts, I'm a midwife. Your husband brought me here to see if you are alright."

Her mouth opened in a perfect "o" shape, her delicate hands coming up to stroke her belly as her surprise turned into a happy smile.

"He did?" The girl asked, quite stunned. "Oh, well, I'm Belle."

"Yeah," Mrs. Potts confirmed. "Do you allow me to check on you?"

"Mm, sure."

Belle was astonished with the fact that after all this time without a word to her, Rumplestiltskin had really sent someone to see if their baby was growing healthy. That meant that he cared, that he may be afraid, but the child still had some importance for him. It was the best thing that had happened with Belle in a long time. She wasn't all alone, she realised.

There still might be a chance for them, after all. That made her indescribably happy and hopeful like she never thought she would feel again, because lately for Belle it was her against the world to protect her child, she hadn’t dare to consider that Rumple would give a damn about it, not even if it was a girl, because he showed no interest in fixing things with her or just coming up to ask if she was feeling alright. But the stupid imp was just hiding his feelings as always and she was glad to know that.

The midwife approached her, looking around the room. "Please, my lady, lay on the bed."

Obeying her, Belle climbed up the bed, stretching her legs in front of herself and allowing Mrs. Potts to come closer and place both hands on her belly, pressing some places. It felt odd and as her fingers moved, she knew exactly where the babe was nestled, guessing where it could be its feet, its head, like she had done for the last couple of weeks, when she realised that the weight that was making walking a tiresome task, meant that her child was big enough to already be a completely formed person.

"Do you feel the baby moving?" The midwife inquired.

"No," she shooked her head. "Not yet."

Mrs. Potts face contracted in a frown and Belle's heart skipped a beat. She could feel deep down that it was a bad sign.

"Alright."

"Is something wrong?" Belle asked, frightened.

"I'm just checking," Mrs. Potts guaranteed, moving her hands up in a new exam that left her with cheek s burning in colour, because the midwife pressed her hands to the sides of her breasts, moving her fingers with a furrow. "Are your breasts feeling uncomfortably sensible?"

At each moment, Belle grew more desperate. First, she didn't seem happy with what she found examining her belly and now this.

"Not really," the girl replied. "I'm not liking this expression of yours. Is everything really fine?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" Mrs. Potts smiled, standing up. "Well, make sure that you eat vegetables and meat, that will be good for both you and the child."

"Sure," Belle said, still not trusting her words. "Thank you, Mrs. Potts."

The midwife left the room, knowing that the lady was concerned and feeling quite preoccupied herself for what she had found out. Mrs. Potts didn't want to have to face the terrible Dark One and tell him what she had to, but she couldn't just keep it from him or, when he discovered the truth, he would seek her and kill her.

Rumplestiltskin was waiting for her outside, but he transported them to the great hall with his magic, so they could talk without any chance of Belle hearing them.

"So, is she alright?" He immediately asked

"The lady is in perfect healthy milord, but - "

"But what?"

Mrs. Potts swallowed, glancing at the floor. It wasn’t an uncommon situation, as she had been acting as a midwife for a long time and had seen it a lot of times, but she knew what came next and it always hurt the same as the first woman she attended with that problem.

She knew that the tears would eventually come, the grief, but she had no idea of how the Dark One could react to this.

"I fear that you might have a stillborn child."

The imp felt as his heart had stopped, the whole world fading around him. So that was it, now he was being punished for all his crimes in the worst way ever and he asked himself if that wasn’t happening because he had wished with every strength he had, that that baby had never been conceived. It would be better if it didn’t exist, he had told himself, many, many times. But now, he regretted it.

"Gods..."

"It doesn't move inside her womb and she is already swollen enough to feel the babe turning and kicking, but she claims to feel nothing. And I believe her body is not producing any milk to feed it too," Mrs. Potts sighed. "I think the child can be dead inside her."