#and is worse than crielle re: the level of physical sadism he enjoys

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Hey Pia!

I have sort of binged your stuff over the last two months! I love all of it, and the characters feel so detailed and easy to love. I ended up with some questions. I am sorry if these have been asked already.

1. In Fae-verse what would happen if Gwyn got out from Crielle early and left Efnisien with her and Lludd (kind of like the Feral!Gwyn Au). Would Efnisien ever get away like in Spoils? Would his heart song ever change? Is Fae-verse Efnisien sort of stuck with the family curse and unlikely to go through anything like he does in Spoils?

2. I think it said somewhere that Efnisien's true power in Fae verse was char, burning, that sort of thing. Is that in some way related to Olphix and his fire or is it different?

3. What kind of Fae would Arden be and his power/ heartsong?

4. What kind of Fae would Gary be and his power/ heartsong?

I appreciate it's quite a few questions so please don't feel like you need to answer any/all of them!

Thank you for writing :D

Hiya anon!

I'm glad you've been enjoying all the things, that makes me really happy. :D

Okay so for answering your questions:

Efnisien is born evil. There's no 'getting away' - he's worse than Crielle and he experiences genuine joy and happiness over that. He was evil as an infant, and he was never abused or harmed in any single way. It's impossible for fae Efnisien (in the canon) to go through anything like human Efnisien's growth journeys. He's a completely different being to me!

It's not connected to Olphix. :D All common fae are connected to a different elemental force. Gwyn's is light. Crielle's is dra'ocht. Efnisien's is fire/char.

No idea! But probably Unseelie. I've gotten this question a lot and I've never known. I think that's partly because if I ever by some miracle write him into the universe, I don't want to lock myself in to a fae type I just made up off the top of my head for an ask, and want to leave it extremely open. But I'm pretty sure he'd be Unseelie.

No idea! But also probably Unseelie, lol.

I don't really think things like 'how would they work in this world' until I actually have to sit down and write them. I think there's a part of my brain that likes to leave a lot of reserve space so I can be more creative. I've noticed that like, especially in the years past, I used to make up more answers or invent more answers on the spot, but then I'd feel like I was letting people down if I then went and did something totally different, and I'd also feel very restricted? So these days I do prioritise like, 'if this ever happens, I'd like to not have already put something in place if I don't know for sure.'

Gary could be Seelie too, tbh, I just vibe with him more as an Unseelie fae. That makes more sense to me. Arden has enough deep-seated sadism that I'm comfortable with him being a kind of fae that can feed off pain or anguish or similar, but not sure on the type at all. My brain just goes 'no' whenever I try and think about it lol