#Witches of Griffin

[lahilden]

Maharishi Effect

 https://lahilden.com/the-maharishi-effect/

[solowinx]

TWO PROOFS OF THE FACT THAT WITCHES ARE CANONCALLY GOOD

first:

from @winxwiki post. here is their translation (i slightly edited it):

Cloudtower knows and researches evil: it (the school) takes advantage of the enormous energy to take it over and replace it, taking its disruptive force. Both schools (alfea and cloud tower) fight for the same end but in very different ways.

It means that they fight evil by controlling it rather than destroying it

second: (from s2ep16)

Unfortunately in the english dub she says otherwise:

which is a school where witches use magic to be destructive rather than do good

This is shameful! Cinelume dub is a mess in fact im making a compilation of most of their errors through season 2, which is the least faithful to the original dub.

in general think about it. witches are mostly never opponents of the winx, just in season 1 and season 6 (those girls were freshmen manipulated by the trix). In the rest of the cases they help the winx or are neutral (or get controlled). Ms. Griffin herself is a good person who likes to make pranks to the fairies, that's all.

[kifkay]

the Cloud Tower headcanons

out of the three Magix schools, Cloud Tower has the biggest roster of scholarships and waived tuition fees.

witches are oft mischaracterised by the public. because they draw their power from strong, negative emotions, people incorrectly assume that witches must be either miserable, evil and/or drudging through a miserable existence. because of those biases, many talented young people never even pursue a witch’s education.

the Cloud Tower has been historically a very generous institution, hoping to draw in more students and combat those believes. Under Griffin’s leadership, the amount of given out scholarships is as big as ever and is specifically geared towards financially compromised students, or students in bad life situations. 

Every first year student at the Cloud Tower gets to choose a new name for themselves. It’s a ritual meant to symbolise rebirth; a way to let go of the past and embrace your new life.

of course, you’re not required to go by that name after the “initiation” - but that’s the name your coven siblings will remember you by.

in the last couple of decades, the idea of a self-sufficient, all-powerful witch became extremely popular. if before witches came in covens, nowadays, most prefer to do their bidding alone. this is why most Cloud Tower students are more versatile than fairies, but less powerful since they spread themselves thinner to try and learn a bit of everything.

in order to earn their enchantix, a fairy has to make a sacrifice to save a person from their homeland. in order to go through their final transformation, a witch has to prove their relentlessness and determination; willingness to achieve a goal by any means possible, at the expense of oneself.

the requirement for the final transformation is deliberately vague. it can be grandiose and self-destructive - a last stand, you, engulfed in blazing fire, shielding your friends with all that you’ve got - because worlds be damned, your loved ones are your first priorities. or it can be as uncomplicated as standing up to your shitbag father and trashing your old house; that asshole won’t keep you down any longer. all in all, there’s no right way to be a witch.

student spend their first three years of college on campus. their fourth year, the school finds them an internship. future guardian witches are hired by “hero-for-rent” organisations and sent on supervised off-world missions, alchemists and potion-makers are interned in Linphea, teachers are sent off across dimensions. they come back once every semester, to report their progress, and on graduation. similar system in employed in both Alfea and Red Fountain.

some fairies and witches definitely have beef with each other, and stereotyping/hate-mongering is ripe on both sides - BUT. so many of them are dating each other. just so many. you guys have never been in an (almost, there are still guy and non-binary witches/fairies) all girls boarding school if you think those bitches from Alfea and Cloud Tower are anything but gay.

Griffin is in an attrition war with the fairy-dating witches. they keep sneaking their SO’s into the Cloud Tower, who then have to be rescued because the castle is kind off sentient and keeps trying to eat the intruders-

it’s just annoying to be constantly dealing with! so Griffin literally puts anti-fairy charms on the school grounds.

(but then Griffin also has to call an emergency meeting with the entire school and reiterate that she is not actually homophobic - just against trespassers without entrance permits - and to please, stop sending hexes into her office-)

[ghostsprobably]

I like to think that the gradiants in witches hands and their eye make up are like a symbol of how much problematic history they have,with the trix,the ancestrals and Valtor,how much they are seem as bad,evil,how much they are seem with prejudice,but still,they embrace,because that's who they are

yesss thats how i see it too!!

tho while the makeup is for sure a cultural thing, the color on their hands is the consequence of using witchcraft, and isnt actually put their consciously!

fairies get beautiful sparkly wings with their magic (which of course had positive effects on how theyre perceived) because their magic is coming from within themselves

but witches harness power from elsewhere, and by the time a witch is adept enough to transform magically, the stains appear on their hands. so like, a new, less powerful witch wont have the gradients, like lucy at first, but the trix and griffin do because they are much more adept and draw much more power. its like, a progression.

this has a negative impact on how they are perceived bc a lot of people view it as evidence of "corruption"

i hope that makes sense!

[darkpoisonouslove]

I am not taking criticisms.

[darlenicy]

So you remember the Gala for the new students event in Alfea in season 1, don't you? The one in episode 3. In the show Red Fountain and Alfea hold a party in Alfea to welcome the new students. I always wondered why it were only two of the magical schools and Cloudtower was missing.

So in my headcanon it always had been an event for all the three schools. They all worked together and held several events together to strengthen the bond between specialists, fairies and witches. However this bond broke:

In the last semester, the school year before Bloom attends Alfea, there had been an accident involving three witches and a fairy. The accident was mentioned in canon: Stella blew up the whole potion laboratory. In the show it's a funny accident, that shows how Stella has a hot temper. In my headcanon Stella didn't only blew up the potions laboratory, she also killed a witch by accident. It happened, that one night three witches entered Alfea to get Stella's ring. Stella however, was all alone, since she didn't have formed a friend group that year and the witches chased her through the nightly corridors of Alfea in order to catch her and her ring. She fled in the potions laboratory, where the witches faced her. The three witches were Icy and Darcy under the command of Lilith, a witch in her third year of Cloud Tower. Lilth has a special connection to the dragon flame and views it as her personal right to possess it. Since the royal family of Solaria inherited from the royal family in Domino (also my hc) Lilith suspected the dragon flame to be kept in Stella's ring. (False assumption as we all know.) I'll make a post on Lilith once I made her backstory up in my fanfiction. She however didn't fear any consequences. She wanted the ring and she would get it even if she had to kill for it. So she faced Stella, hurt her, tortured her (Stella has a big, fkn witch trauma) demanded the ring. Stella however all alone and scared af tried to defend herself, her powers went out of control and she blew up the whole laboratory with Lilith in it, whose body was burned to death. Icy and Darcy managed to escape and were only slightly hurt (and under shock, especially Icy who saw her friend, her leader dying. She has also a big fkn trauma and it's the reason for her hatred towards Stella. There will be only one fairy soon, whom ahe hates more). That all however wasn't made public. In fact no one really knew what happened: Faragonda and Griffin came to the conclusion that it was a usual fight between fairies and witches which went out of control. As a result Faragonda reduced the contact with Cloud Tower to a minimum and excluded it from the gala and all other events. Griffin is deeply hurt and pissed af. She always valued Faragonda as a close friend, an important friend. That friend who was once an enemy but helped her escaping Valtor. This close friend now turned her back on her and, as she sees it, betrays her. Not only did she lose her best student (Lilith), she also lost her best friend. That's why she doesn't prevent the Trix messing with the fairies. She deeply believes Lilith's death had been an accident and doesn't see the banter between Winx and Trix as something dangerous. How few she knew...

[homerjacksons]

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[elsgray]

girls just want the practical magic house🕯️🧚‍♀️🌑

[enchantedbat]

Imagine the Witches have a final form too. Name it however you want, Disenchantix, Enchantix, whatever. Same way of earning it: rescue someone from her homeworld and show great sacrifice in doing so.

We know from the Winx that the sacrifice could mean losing a part of themselves, close death experiences or actual death. What if Griffin just doesn't want her students to reach it. Maybe they have nothing like fairy dust to help them and they become victims to the darkness. Have to live on eventhough they are not the same.

Griffin doesn't want to see her students like this. Who knows if fairies died for their Enchantix but it wasn't enough to save them. Maybe she carries contempt in her heart for both Faragonda and Saladin. Because their students, these children, have to risk their life to achieve greatness.

[daydreamsia]

ok, so

the Ansetral Witches - Belladonna, Liliss and Thamara - were triplets, which is why coven menbers now are treated like siblings (why Icy, Darcy and Stormy call each other sisters)

but it also happens, the Ancestral Coven gets "followers", who are always a coven of three Witches as well. This is how it comes; Witches are seen as evil.

The Ancestrals are able to reach powerful Witches minds and guide them, even tho they are stuck in Oblivion.

The three coven Witches before the Trix were -

Mandragora, who mastered the use of Dark Magic, thus became the Dark Witch of Chaos

Kalshara, who mastered the use of Wild Magic, which made her the Witch of Wild Magic

and Lady Griffin

Griffin was able to block Liliss out of her mind and left their Coven when the other two created Valtor, which was only shortly before Jotunn was destroyed and Domino cursed. She's also Darcy's mother.

[okmcintyre]

After years of keeping his people hidden, Bellamy knows witches like him are rare... dark witches like Clarke Griffin even moreso. The last thing he wants is to get involved, but fate has other plans: when they accidentally realize how much stronger their powers are together.

[cattimofei2019]

Teachers and their student

[macolethings]

LINKED CLEXA STORIES

For anyone interested in my list of completed and in-work stories, see below the cut for the names, summaries, and links! Everything is on my AO3 account here. You can also click on any title name below to go directly to that story.

Current WIP

Sonraun Rein Kiken (A Life Worth Living)

Summary: Lexa and Clarke deserved more time and a happy ending. But in this world, and with the responsibilities these two have, it won't be easy. And more than one event will work to tear them apart. Experience these two learning about one another, falling in love, and taking on the world together.

Canon Fix-It that starts the night after Lexa fights Roan and kills Nia in season 3. There will be romance, angst, attempted humor, unexpected friendships, and maybe a few other surprises.

#sonraun on tumblr

Completed Works

Witch’s Chimney

Collaboration with @mozz14

Summary: Lexa is living a quiet life in the woods away from her past. Clarke and Madi are seeking a new life on the other side of the mountains. Truths will be revealed, lessons learned, and hearts captured, as the Darkness haunting Lexa returns.

#witch’s chimney on tumblr

Imperfectly Perfect Series

#Imperfectly perfect AU - tumblr tag

The Woods Are My Home

Summary: Lexa has spent months planning the perfect weekend camping getaway so she can propose to Clarke at sunset on a cliffside. But, just like her life, the universe seems to have other plans, and Lexa realizes that perfection cannot be planned.

Karma, Friend or Foe

Summary: Lexa and Clarke have been working together for a month and Clarke is confused on how she feels about the newest member of her team. What happens when she accidentally overhears Lexa having a private, loving, conversation.

[darkpoisonouslove]

Griffin and Valtor's backstory is so fascinating because Griffin is still alive.

Think about it. She was literally attacked by the Ancestral Witches as she was escaping, then she kept fighting in the war against them and Valtor, whom she'd just betrayed, and she survived all the way to and past the final battle while all of them plus Marion, Oritel and Domino's population were imprisoned. Now I know this is mostly because the backstory was, in fact, added later but the trope of a former villain sacrificing their life as redemption was successfully avoided. She got to live/had to live depending on how deeply you believe she regretted her former servitude of the Ancestral Witches and/or the time period (as I think all remaining CoL members were devastated right after the final battle on Domino). She got to build herself a new life, independent of her previous mistakes only to then - almost two decades later - be forced to face the man she betrayed again.

The fact is that no one but Griffin herself ever attempts to justify her betrayal. No one. Not even once. When she confirms to the Winx and Mirta that she was a member of the Company, her previous affiliations are never mentioned. She is allowed to be an equal member of the Company that's never treated as lesser because she was initially working against them; she gets to share in both their victory and their failure (an entire planet perishing is hardly a real victory but they survived and the culprits of the devastation were imprisoned); her past is never held against her to imply she might not be trustworthy. Her course of action is understandable if poorly motivated in the minute this backstory gets to be explained. She is also never exonerated for betraying Valtor, though, which is, frankly, more nuance than you'd expect from Winx Club of all shows.

But then there's the flip side of this whole situation, which is even more intriguing. Just like she's forced to live with her betrayal, so is Valtor. Again, she is alive. Not only did she run away from him, but she also survived any subsequent attempts at revenge on her and remained at large while he was imprisoned. Whether because he still cares for her or his power simply wasn't enough to grant him his vengeance, he has failed to punish her. And failure is a rarity for Valtor.

With the might of the corrupted Dragon Fire, he is so powerful that none of the characters that have handled threats of universal magnitude before are able to stand up to him for longer than a minute. He's also smart and cunning, always knowing what to say to get on top of the situation. As such any failures he endures are far removed from one another and temporary. Really, most of his schemes during season 3 were initially successful and later only failed due to lack of direct involvement from him as he would leave the execution to his pawns - either Cassandra & Chimera, Diaspro or the Trix. The things he personally oversaw in their entirety did always succeed up until the very end.

His one colossal failure - allowing to be imprisoned - was hardly a bigger challenge than anything else he faced and would have eventually failed to contain him even without the Trix' intervention. For one simple reason - he is effectively immortal. He had all the time in the world and no one that could kill him, considering that Marion and Oritel would have probably done that rather than simply imprison him if they'd been able to. Sooner or later something (like the Trix coming across him) would have happened and he'd have been roaming around stealing magic again, his defeat barely registering except... for Griffin.

She is right there, his failure - in the flesh - staring him in the face. There is no way to rationalize this away. She betrayed him and joined his enemies. Either he allowed her to play him for a fool or his charm and power weren't alluring enough to keep her by his side. He can pretend she was too weak-willed to achieve greatness beside him but that is still a lapse in judgment on his part since he had deemed her worthy of being his partner. In fact, despite anything else he may say, he still speaks highly of their joint abilities so he definitely believed her to be a good match for him.

He fucked up. There is no way around it. And to differ from all his other failures, including his imprisonment, this one is not going away. In fact, he only temporarily succeeded with taking revenge on her by imprisoning her in turn and taking over her school and her students' minds but that barely lasted a few episodes. Before he knew it, she was free and running around again. His one permanent failure that he cannot get away from, that's been haunting him for literal decades now since she left him.

With how overpowered Valtor is, introducing such a permanent reminder that even he makes mistakes that he can't always fix with a snap of his fingers is ingenious. Granted, they don't really explore any of it but the fact is that that is the only long-term failure that he has to deal with aside from his subservience to the Ancestral Witches. The implication that the soured relationship between him and Griffin is the only thing that is even comparable in any way (as a blow to his abilities and self-image) to his slavery to the Ancestral Witches makes me mentally unwell.

Regardless of the nature of their partnership, Griffin is the only person that has managed to force him to look past his self-importance and egomania, which could have very well been traumatic in light of his lack of agency where his bond to the Ancestral Witches is concerned and has never been framed as the right thing to do on Griffin's part. It adds layers of complexity both to Griffin's morality and to Valtor's image and self-image (or at least would have if they'd explored it a little as forcing him to acknowledge failure would have added more dimension to him and tamed how overpowered he is). It's the perfect ground for headcanons and fanfiction examining the complexities of the characters and their relationship to thrive.

[honey-katsu]

AX 2024 🎆

I saw lots of cool cosplays and got many compliments myself, but the highlights this year are definitely the panels.

I went to a panel hosted by Orange Studio where they talked about the next seasons for BEASTARS and Trigun Stampede (more on that in a sec). They also announced the anime adaptation of Leviathan, which I had never heard about before. I’ll definitely be looking out for that later!!

I also got to be at the panel presented by Crunchyrolll where they announced Trigun Stargaze! It was kinda funny how the crowd (me included) absolutely lost it when they revealed the new logo for Trigun’s last season 🔫⭐️

I was able to get Orange Studio’s Yoshihiro Watanabe, the producer in charge of Trigun and BEASTARS, to sign my badge (I didnt have anything else 😭)

And I was able to go to two panels with Witch Hat Atelier’s mangaka Kamome Shirahama. As much as I would love to share pictures of these panels, she requested no photography, so I don’t have any other pics 😢

The best part of these panels was viewing the PV in a room full of ppl just as excited and awed as me. GO CHECK OUT THE PV ITS GORGEOUS 🪄✨

I also attended a live drawing and Q&A panel for Dungeon Meshi. Everyone had great questions and it was interesting to see the drawing process!! 🥘

Also, I was able to buy amazing merch and get autographs from voice actors Griffin Burns (Tartaglia/Childe, Muichiro, Canute) and Robbie Daymond (Goro Akechi, Megumi Fushiguro, Shoya Ishida).

[diagoose]

young Leigh and Griffin shenanigans, featuring Saerdis busting them(she realized it was too quiet for them to not have been pulling shit).

love the implicit trust Griffin places in Leigh, my guy she has half a brain cell.