#andreas x rosalind

[rivusa]

I'm yours, but you're not mine

[faytalepsy]

Prompt H

I had so much fun working on this with the wonderful Andylind-Queen @shadowofnight ! The process for me definitely had its ups and downs and I was this close to scrapping the entire thing before seeing sense. And now we present an amazing Andylind fic just in time for Andylind August and not at all late for RBB!

Read the fic to the art here:

[fitztragedy]

Happy Birthday Anne @shadowofnight!!

[myalchod]

18 & Farah + Andreas

18. graveyard shift

Officially "the prompt what got away from me" because holy shit did it get away from me. Not at all sorry, though. Since it counts in your timezone, happy rarepair weekend, darling -- enjoy!

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[skloomdumpster]

Andreas gets wounded during a sparring lesson. Rosalind helps.

[simplytheevebest]

Rosalind: Saul, Andreas, you both asked for time off tomorrow but I need one of you to work. Figure this out and get back to me

Saul: I can't cancel, I asked Farah on a date and she finally said yes

Andreas: I'm not cancelling either. I have dinner plans with my parents

Saul: I thought you hated your parents. You call them "smiley-morons" and "hug freaks"

Andreas: Plans are plans, I'm a badass not an anarchist

[specialagentlokitty]

Saul Silva x reader - always by your side

Can you write a story with a reader (student or teacher) who learns that Saul is pardoned during season 2 please? - @djino04 💜

Alfea hadn’t been the same since Saul was arrested, and even though you wanted to leave, the only reason you stayed was for Sky, but you threw your all into your training and your work.

Even when it came to the Alumni event, you refused to take part and attend though there was many questions for you to do so.

You didn’t want to take part, so you refused.

And there was nothing they could do about it, because Rosalind and Andreas both knew that if you didn’t want to do something, there was no amount of threats or pain that would make you do it.

So they left you to it, deciding it would be good to have at least one teacher out patrolling around the school.

And that’s where you had been all night, headphones on as you trained in the specialists training ground, honing your fire and lighting up the training ground in a series of red or Orange light.

Even as the night drew on, you didn’t stop, your mind was solely focused on one thing now, and that was getting stronger.

You didn’t trust Rosalind and Andreas one bit, and someone had to be willing to protect the students, so you were pushing yourself beyond the limits every day to increase your strength and endurance.

As the sun was coming up, you decided to take a break and you sat down on the grass, drinking some water from your bottle, you slid your headphones down your neck as you took a deep breath.

“Professor (L/N)?!”

You snapped your head up and furrowed your brows a little bit.

“Bloom, what’s wrong?”

She jogged over and handed you something and you looked at her smiling face.

“I was asked to give you that, Sky said I could find you out here.”

“Alright, is that everything?”

She nodded her head and you nodded as well, settling the envelope down on the grass, putting your bottle on it, you took a few moments to rest before standing up.

“I really think you read it Professor.”

You turned to bloom and rose a brow at her and she picked it up, holding it out to you again, stepping back as she clasped her hands behind her back.

“Bloom im training.”

“Please read it.”

Sighing heavily you opened it and held the envelope in your hands as you unfolded the paper, and you carefully read the first half.

“I don’t understand..” you mumbled.

You looked up and you realised she had walked away, but you found a familiar face walking across the training grounds towards you.

You were frozen in place, and you stared at the man who carried on walking over.

“No…”

Letting the paper fall from your hands, you slowly began to walk, then you began to jog into you were running towards him.

And when you were close enough you crashed into him, hugging him tightly as you both dropped to your knees.

Saul hugged you back tightly, pressing his forehead against your head as you buried your face into the crook of his neck.

“H..how…? What…?”

“I’ve been pardoned..” he whispered back.

You pulled away from him and you looked at him, tears falling from your eyes.

The face you missed staring at so much, the face of your best friend.

“Does that mean..?”

Saul smiled softly and he nodded his head, letting you hug him tightly once more.

“I can stay..”

“Jesus Christ Saul..”

He laughed a little bit, hugging you as tightly as he could without hurting you.

“Didn’t think you’d get rid of me that easily did you?”

You slapped his back and he chuckled again, resting his chin on your head.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, and he smiled to himself.

“Thank you for staying for him…”

“I promised you I’d look after him.”

Saul nodded a little bit, and he carried on hugging you.

Your tears soaked his shirt, but they weren’t tears of sadness this time, they were tears of happiness, tears of joy to have you best friend back by your side.

You had grown up with him, you had never been away from him, you two were always right next to one another, like a package deal.

So when he was arrested, it destroyed you, and filled you with a rage that could barely been contained.

And you were still angry.

But you were overjoyed with the fact he had been pardoned, with the fact he wasn’t an enemy of the realm anymore, and he wasn’t on the run.

You were happy beyond words to know that he was excused from it, and he could help you make things right at the school, and make the school safe once more.

Because you were best friends, and despite everything that had happened, you swore you’d always have each others backs.

So you needed him with you, so you could stand side by side and face the challenges that were to come because truth be told? You knew you couldn’t do it any longer by yourself.

And going by the way he was hugging you for dear life, something told you Saul couldn’t handle this on his own anymore either

[djino04]

Hello again! ☃️

I hope you’re able to get some rest this weekend! ❤️

I have to admit I’m absolutely in favour of Andreas starting a snowball fight while Saul is teaching, and why not Saul using this as a good lesson on the importance of strategy. Saul for the win! 

I’m still at the stage of brainstorming ideas for your gift, and I had two new questions I’d love for you to answer. Probably the easy one first: would you want Saul and Andreas to be together from the beginning of the fic or do you want to see some evolution in their relationship? Perhaps you don’t have a preference, in which case it’s completely fine! 

My second question is about fic tropes or styles (like 4 times X didn’t do Y and one time he did…). Are there tropes in fics that you dislike? I’d love to know what your pet peeves are to be sure I stay far far faaaaar away from something that you wouldn’t enjoy! 

So these are my questions regarding your gift! Now, a question out of pure curiosity, what made you love Saul and Andreas as a pairing? What do you love about them? I’d absolutely love to know what makes this ship special for you✨

Take care, Your anon who’s become a complete fan of this emoji ☃️ after send you the previous asks (can you blame me when this is such a cute snowman?) 

Hi my anon ☃️,

Yes, it's good to be away for the weekend, I hope yours is going well.

As for your first answer, I don't really care, the only thing is that it ends with Saundreas. So it's up to you to decide what you want to write about it :)

For your second question, the only style I can think is poetry or something like that. Or songfics (even though I wrote some at one time, I wanted to write one even though I don't like reading them, look for the mistake). But otherwise, I don't have any worries about the ideas you've set out and I can't think of any others I'd have a problem with.

I discovered Saundreas thanks to the superb @penflicks and that's really what made me love this couple. Otherwise, I'll give you lots of reasons in no particular order, depending on how they come to me. I love the complexity of their relationship, the fact that Saul had to kill his lover, raise Andreas's son (so Andreas had an affair with someone else at some point), and that Andreas finally reappeared after 16 years. I love the fact that Rosalind forces them to work together again (even if, unfortunately, we don't see it in the series). I love the fact that Andreas is clearly still obsessed with Saul, otherwise he wouldn't have smashed Sebastian's head against the glass. And Saul has always been obsessed with Andreas, otherwise he wouldn't have built a museum about him in Sky's bedroom. I love that Andreas could have killed Saul with the arrows in the forest (because yes, presumably he knows better aim than that) and that he clearly helped him escape otherwise he would have come with real soldiers and not fallen into the obvious fairy traps. I love the fact that Saul raises Sky by portraying Andreas as a hero, but in the end Sky is more like Saul than Andreas (except for the emotional management part). I love the fact that Andreas sacrificed himself to save Saul at the end.

Sorry about all that, I must have bored you with it. But it's the first time I've thought about why I like this couple and it's a very interesting exercise to do

Take care, and I'm also fan of ☃️:)

[amchara]

Riven and Bloom for multishipper challenge 🤪

Oooh, two excellent characters to choose to multi-ship.

To start, I actually ship them together with Sky, especially if there is a significant time-skip (say- 1 year or more) between Bloom disappearing and returning from the Realm of Darkness.

Other ships for them that I like:

Riven - Sky x Riven (codependent best friends, amirite? 😀), Riven x Beatrix (classic), Riven x Beatrix x Dane (despite being canon, why is this rare? 😫), Riven x Stella x Beatrix (look- they'd domme the fuck out of him, and he'd thank them for it 💀) Riven x Musa (yes, I ship the popular one too), Riven x Flora (they had chemistry! it'd be fun) and look- I'd even ship Riven x Terra if she was into it. I think I can't see Riven x Aisha but look, I am willing to be persuaded. And Riven/OC (especially if a male OC 👀). I don't think I'm super into Riven x the older characters... but you know what, I could see myself enjoying some Riven x Andreas as darkfic 👀 Or you know- some dubcon Riven x Rosalind.

... Riven is just that kinda character, y'know? 😅

My list for Bloom is much shorter but I still ship her with multiple people so... Bloom x Sky (it's just that classic YA of powerful girl x simp boy 🥰), Bloom x Stella (it'd be hot and I like the rivalry vibes), Bloom x Andreas (it's twisted but umm yes), Bloom x Beatrix (I ship most people with Beatrix- she is the fandom little black dress imo) and okay, it's a little random but I had this thought during episode 2.01 - Bloom/Marco? Like- two powerful student fairies (not her suitemates) hitting it off.

So- if you have any recs for any of the above pairings, hit me up!

Or - ask me more about character multi-ships

[hibiscusia]

Hello! HEX gifter here!

Popping in to tell you that I'm so excited for you to read your gift!

Question: outside of your main three ships, what other ships do you like? what is a ship you don't really care for? (asking in case I need a background ship in the back)

Hey !

I can't wait !

Let's see... I like Stellatrix, Greisha, Saul with Andreas or Farah, Terra x Kat

I'm not a fan of the ships with Rosalind

🤗

[unknowntoyou2205]

I just want my dad pt 2

Info: Y/n finds out from Andreas where her father is due to go and loses control, but little does she know that her suite mates prevent that from happening.

Y/n sat at her desk, finishing off some homework when she heard a knock on the door. Frowning, not knowing who would be looking for her, she walked over and opened the door, before groaning seeing Andreas on the other side. Seeing her reaction, Andreas stepped in a bit to prevent her closing the door, causing her to sigh and move back to her desk, sitting down and turning to face her desk once again.

"I told you I'm not supposed to be a specialist, go train those who actually are specialists." Y/n spoke, winching slightly as she felt a stinging sensation from the object in her back. "That's not what I'm here for. And you and I both know that there is no way your getting out of training, whether you like it or not. You have great potential as a specialist." "In another life maybe." Y/n stated, fed up of Andreas antics. "I'm here to give you news on your father." Andreas spoke, watching as his goddaughter perked up at the mention of her dad. "Can I see him? Is he being let go?" Y/n asked, hoping at least one of them had yes as an answer. "There sending him to Polaris." Andreas stated, watching for a reaction. "That's the frozen north. Surely what he did wasn't that bad." Y/n stated, trying not to cry as tears built up. "He did try to kill me." Andreas stated, bringing his hands out in front of him. "But your alive. Surely that counts for something." "The queens word is final." "Yeah well fuck the queen." Y/n said in rage, standing up abruptly. "Y/n, watch would you say. You know what can happen if you don't remain in control." Andreas stated, eyeing the stone embedded in her shoulder. "No, Andreas, enough about control, I want to see my dad, please he's all I have left. I can't lose him." Y/n stated, angry tears falling. “Y/n, calm down now before I have to use force” Andreas warned the young fairy only for it to fall on deaf ears.

Y/n narrows her eyes at Andreas and balls her hands into fists, gritting her teeth as her eyes glow white before letting her powers consume her. She fires a ball of white fire at Andreas only for Andreas to duck just on time. The fire landed on a piece of clothing, causing flames to appear as Dane walked in after accompanying Andreas to y/n's room. Seeing the flames he throws water on them, eyeing y/n as she grew angrier.

“Get Rosalind, now.” Andreas commanded before going over to y/n, taking out knife to defend himself. “Yes go get Rosalind, see what she can do now to make my hell life even worse.” Y/n laughed maniacally. “Y/n, stop this now.” Andreas commanded. “No Andreas, I don’t care what happens to you, you took my dad, so why should I care what happens, I’m done for anyway.” Y/n stated with sadness before raising her hands again only for Rosalind to blast her back.

Rosalind walked into y/n's dorm room and headed towards the fairy as she lay on the ground, confused from the blast. The headmistress toots as she crouched down in front of the young Silva, shaking her head in disapproval.

Upon hearing the back, Terra and Musa rush into y/n's room to see what happened. Realizing there were two teachers there, they watched in confusion and worry when they see y/n on the ground, Andreas with a knife in his hand and Rosalind crouched in front of the student.

“What’s going on?” Musa asked, trying to read the emotions in the room only to fail, only feeling y/ns hurt. “What’s going on is y/n here has lost control, so now we need to take action.” Rosalind stated, getting back up and moving towards Dane who gave her a box. “What do you mean take action?” Terra asked, concerned for her friend. Y/n looks up as she hears Rosalind walking away from her. “I mean stop her magic temporarily, till she learns to control her emotions.” Rosalind stated, opening the box and taking out two metal wires, causing the girls eyes to widen. “Wait, you’re not going to use them on her, are you?” Musa asked, glancing at y/n to see her eyes widen. “It’s only temporary.” Rosalind shrugged before walking back to y/n, Andreas following.

Musa and Terra watched hopelessly as Andreas pulled y/n off the ground by her arm, y/n struggling to get away from him as he tried to grab her wrists. Seeing her student struggling, Rosalind sighed and placed her hand on the diamond embedded in y/ns back, squeezing it, causing pain to y/n that prevented her from fighting. With y/n distracted with the pain, Andreas grabbed the fairies arms and put them out for Rosalind to put the cuffs on her. Y/n whimpers in pain as they attached to her wrists, before eyeing Rosalind as she leaned in closer.

“I would advise you to get used to this y/n. The longer you fight us the more it’s going to hurt.” Rosalind stated before walking off. “Your father is good as gone y/n, get used to it.” Andreas stated before following Rosalind out, leaving Musa and Terra alone with y/n. “Are you okay y/n?” Terra asked, rushing over to hug y/n carefully. “I just want my dad.” Y/n cried, falling to the ground, allowing her suite mates to comfort her.

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Silva sighs as he hears the door of the cellar opening, thinking it was Andreas. Four months he had been in his cell and four months since he had last seen his daughter, or anyone. Silva prepared to be smart to Andreas only to frown when he seen Queen Luna walking towards his cell, her soldiers close behind.

“What’s going on?” Silva asked in confusion as one of the guards opened the door of his cell. “It is with deepest sorrow that I tell you this Saul, but you are being sent to Polaris.” Luna stated as two soldiers walked towards Saul. “Wait what, no, you can’t do that. Please, I beg of you, don’t do this. Y/n needs me.” Saul stated, trying to fight against the men who grabbed his arms roughly. “I’m sorry Saul, but you committed a crime and need to be punished.” Luna stated, trying to sound sympathetic. “Please, let me see her, let me see y/n one last time please, I need to know she’s okay.” Silva stated, wanting to see his daughter one last time. “I can assure you that y/n is safe, she is in control.” Luna spoke, causing Silva pull back slightly. “What the hell does that mean?” “As you know Saul, y/n is a very special girl. So, we took precautions so she would remain in control, she will make a fine soldier one day.” Luna spoke warmly, sounding fond of the young Silva. “No, Queen Luna please, leave my girl alone, let her live her life.” Silva begged as the soldiers pulled him out, not wanting his daughter to end like him. “Y/n is safe Saul, that I can assure you.” Luna stated before leaving the soldiers to do their job.

Realizing there was no way out of this, and deciding to at least act like the specialist he was raised to be even if he didn't feel like it, Saul sighed and stood straight, allowing he soldiers to put cuffs on him and lead him out of his cell. He blinked rapidly as the door to the outside was opened, feeling the discomfort of the light burning his eyes.

As he was lead towards the jeep that would lead him to his faith, Silva seen Riven and Dane as well as his other students standing to the side watching, and can't help but feel disappointed in how things turned out. He allows himself to be thrown into the back, knowing that fighting wouldn't help his chances, before looking up as Andreas jumps up behind him, chuckling lightly.

"You look like actual dog shit Saul, and you smell worse." Andreas stated, smirking slightly. "Well I've been in jail for months, what's our excuse?" Silva asked blankly, causing Andreas to smile slightly "Even after everything your still just Rosalind's errand boy." Andreas looked away with a smirk before leaning into Silva slightly. "We both chose our leader, but only one of us is in chains." Andreas stated, pointing to the chains on Silva's wrists before moving to leave. "How is she?" Silva asked, stopping Andreas movement. "She's alive, if that's what your asking." Andreas stated with a smirk. "You know what I'm asking. I'm guessing you told her so how did she take it?" Silva asked and Andreas nodded, turning to face him. "She lost control so we put her in her place." Andreas said curtly, moving to get out. "Let's move out." He finished before closing the door, leaving Silva to think over what he said.

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Y/n lay in Sky's bed, staring at the ceiling as Sky sat at the desk. Sky sat staring at the sword Silva had given him with a glare, and y/n turned her attention to her unbiological brother when she heard him sigh.

"What is it?" Y/n asked, moving to sit up. "Silva gave me this sword, told me it was my dads. Turns out it's another lie he told me." Sky stated, not moving his vision. "He did it to protect you Sky, protect me." Y/n started. "Yeah because apparently you need to be protected at all costs." He snapped before turning abruptly when he realized what he said. "Y/n I.." "You think I want this Sky. This fucking thing in my back and these on my wrists." Y/n asked, indicating to her back before showing her wrists, "Do you think I want to be some special fairy that everyone wants. I have lost my dad Sky, possibly forever. He raised you as your own and because of one lie your casting him aside. At least your dad's still there, as shit as he may be, be thankful you still see him." Y/n finished her rant before getting up to leave. "Y/n, please, I'm sorry." Sky called to her before she left, causing Sky to curse silently.

Y/n ignored Sky's shouts and made her way back to her dorm, tears falling down her cheeks. All she wanted was her dad and now she may never see him again. Her dad was the one who raised her and he was the one who protected her from the queen, and now that he was gone, no one could protect her from Queen Luna, or the new heads of school.

Not wanting anyone to see her crying, y/n wiped her tears as she reached the dorm. Her suite mates had seen her break down over her dad enough times, and she wasn't too keen on letting it become a regular thing. However when she looked around and seen no one around, she signed and headed towards her room, flopping onto the bed and allowing the tears to spill down her cheeks. Her thoughts became surrounded by memories with her father, not knowing that her suite mates were trying to break him out.

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Saul sat in the back of the closed jeep, watching as they speed past the forest, seeing excess movement along the trees. Frowning slightly, his thoughts became disrupted as they came to a stand still, and he looked back when he heard doors opening and closing as well as the soldiers cursing before the back door was opened and he was pulled out and placed in the back of a less secure jeep. He caught sight of vines growing towards a soldier that stood at the bonnet of his previous transport and taking keys from the pocket of the soldiers uniform, cursing silently as he realized who it was.

He looked back again as his new transport started moving, before turning his vision back to in front of him. He sees a bubble of water coming towards him and looks back to see Riven and Dane looking ahead before the water bursts on him. Looking down he grabs the keys and looks back once again before bending down as he hears an explosion in the distance. Riven, Dane and Andreas rush out of the jeep and ran off, and Silva took his chance to escape.

Fidgeting with the key and lock, Silva managed to open the cuffs and made a run for it to the forest behind him. He barely got into the trees when he heard Andreas give out a shout and footsteps rushing to him, so he started to run quicker. Dodging trees and overgrown roots, Silva groans as he feels two arrows shoot into his back, before seeing a cliff coming into view.

Taking a leap of faith, Silva holds his breath before he crashes into the water. Closing his eyes, he struggles to hold his breath, and ends up breathing out, choking as he feels like he's about to pass out until he sees a large air bubble coming towards him and cover his mouth, as well as pressure to keep him under water. He breathes in relief while waiting for the pressure to be relieved before swimming to the surface, feeling the stinging of his back as he struggles to make his way to the edge of the river.

Leaning against a large rock at the side of the river, Silva sees Bloom, Musa, Aisha and Terra walking towards him, causing him to look around for y/n only to become deflated when he realizes she's not there. He moves to sit on the rock and allows to pull out the arrows and point ointment onto the wounds.

"That has to be the most reckless think you have ever done." He stated as he looked back at the four fairies. "I don't think that's very true." Terra stated, looking at her friends. "Weren't you here last year." Aisha asked, bending down. "Yeah when Bloom went crazy and let loose evil headmistress." Musa stated, looking at Bloom who smiled in shame. "What do we do now?" Bloom asked, ignoring the topic. "I need to see y/n first, I need to know she's okay." Silva stated, moving to stand up. "I don't think that's a good idea. You just escaped, they're going to look for you. Probably go to y/n first thinking she had something to do with it." Aisha stated with a shake of her head, causing Silva to sigh, knowing she was right. "Take me to blackbridge, right off the town square, my friend Sebastian owns a store. He helped us take down Rosalind, he'll hide me." Silva sighed, wanting to see his daughter but knowing it was safer this way. "Alright, to blackbridge we go." Bloom stated before the group of them left.

Tags: @lyria-skyfall @mxacegrey @sassyqueen15

[rivusa]

sometimes we all get some kind of haunted

[faytalepsy]

Andylind + kiss #14 (casually)

"You're getting too old for this."

Her sharp gaze snapped up, lips thinning just enough to show he was on very thin ice.

"Fortunately you have me to help you out."

He placed the cup of coffee on her desk and on a whim leaned in further, brushing a featherlight kiss to her cheek.

Rosalind just grunted in mild annoyance, reaching for the coffee.

"Fortunately you are still useful to me. You better keep it that way."

She tipped her cup in a mock salute before taking a careful sip. He watched her swallow, gaze tracing over her tense features. There seemed to be nothing but frustration etched into the lines on her face lately.

"Oh and here I was thinking I've already proven my worth." When she just snorted in answer before turning back to whatever document occupied her desk at the moment he decided to lean in again until she could feel his breath tickle her ear.

"You seemed to be pretty satisfied last night."

"Oh shut up."

[atrxides]

in the middle of the night i woke up to see you posting about how brilliant the silrah community is even if there are some weirdos in the fandom and i just wanted to echo that. I'm not a huge connoisseur of media, I've only seriously written for 5ish fandoms, but nothing in my experience compares to how supportive Silrah fans are for each other. it's QUALITY support, too, not just "please write more!" or "part 2!" It's thoughtful engagement, long comments, reblogging, hyping each other up, literally everything you could ask for in a fandom. Thanks for being part of that 💕

(accidentally deleted that post because I wanted to edit and I didn't repost it sorry lol but for context someone -not for the first time- made unprovoked rude comments on one of my silrah posts on insta and titkok and it just made me once again appreciate how much I love the fate adults tumblr community for being respectful and generally encouraging each other's headcanons <3)

But yes I absolutely, 100% agree with you. I have been part of so many fandoms, but none of them will ever be like the silrah fandom. Not only the fact that I've made some amazing and talented friends because of it, but it's honestly just so peaceful and I have seen nothing but respect for people's different headcanons and ideas for the characters.

The ftws adults fandom in general is just my comfort space and I just love it so much. And, like you said, it's such an engaging community as well, like people like to discuss what you've written and they are always so supportive it's so refreshing. In addition to being able to talk about silrah for hours, I could also talk about the fandom for hours cause it's just amazing 🫂💞

I absolutely love you guys and thank you, and all the other silrah/ftws adults fans for creating such a comforting and creatively nurturing environment <3

[myalchod]

Andylind + Being sick AU

I would say it’s plausibly canon, except I’m pretty sure it’s softer than canon would ever be. But this is meant to be an AU, so ... success?

1. There are terrible patients — and then there is Rosalind Hale.

2. Ben makes up some disgusting herbal concoction that he says will help with the symptoms. She doesn’t doubt it will, but it still tastes horrendous, and so she drinks far less of it than she probably should. There’s something about being sick that makes her feel like the petulant child she never truly was, and it has her ignoring the mugs that appear pointedly at her elbow throughout the day, which in turn leads to Andreas sitting there staring at her even more pointedly until she drinks. In normal circumstances she could out-stubborn him, but she’s not really herself right now, not with her head full of cotton wool and her lungs full of muck.

3. Of course she gets a fever, because her body doesn’t care why she’s ignoring her medication, just that she is. It doesn’t help that they’re still out in the field, or that it’s been pissing down rain for the last few weeks. She’s pretty sure she remembers opening her eyes at one point to Andreas dozing in a chair beside her cot, but her limbs had felt as heavy as the blankets piled atop her still-shivering body, and she lets sleep pull her under. (She’s pretty sure the fever was high enough that she said some ridiculous things, and she’s furious at her body for betraying her like that, but even if she can see the question in his eyes when she opens hers next he doesn’t say anything about it. If anyone has to see her like this, she thinks, at least it’s him.)

4. It turns out that she did talk, in the delirium of her fever. He won’t tell her what he heard, but his mental defences have never been particularly good and even if he doesn’t say anything aloud she catches pieces that bleed past — pieces that she wraps up in the steel of her own shields and locks away so no one else can find them. She considers, for a long moment, whether she should lock them away from him as well; it would be easy enough, for a fairy of her skill and power, to do that. But she does trust him, more than she does anyone these days, and she can feel the echo of how he’d looked at her in those moments in his own thoughts, and so she leaves them as they are. They will be one more secret of hers that she gives to his keeping.

5. It’s not just talking that happened in the fever delirium, though. She doesn’t notice at first, but when he hands her the mug of an entirely different kind of tea after her fever breaks — overly sweet but no longer tasting like a rotting meadow — she sees light bandages wrapped around his hands. “Your magic got erratic,” is all he says, but images once again bleed out of his mind, snapshots of arced lightning and shattered crockery and burned flesh and the slow ooze of blood from hairline cuts. “It’s not that bad,” he reassures her, when she slants a look at him over the rim of the mug, and though she’s sceptical, his thoughts only reassure her that he would take far worse for her, whether she asked or not.

6. “A week?” she echoes, appalled, when he tells her how long she’s been laid up sick. “Who’s been leading the army while I’ve been here?” (It’s not as bad as she feared, but it’s nothing she’s particularly happy about, either. She has come to expect certain things, and it’s never easy when things outside of her control change — especially when they should have been under her control.)

7. The next time he reminds her to get some rest so that she doesn’t end up sick, she thinks back to the aftermath, and though she grumbles, she concedes.

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[simplytheevebest]

Why Rosalind's plan is awful, and how I think Season 2 should go, even though it's not going to, because it's already too late:

Disclaimer: spoilers for s1 of Fate: The Winx Saga and the original Winx Club cartoon.

This is going to be a long one, apologies in advance but a huge thank you if you take the time to read it!

So as we all know, season 1 ended with Farah taking a nap, Saul getting arrested, and the girls returning to school to find Luna, Rosalind, and Andreas in charge. We know (as Rosalind explained to Farah) that this is essentially phase 1 of a plan Rosalind has spent over 16 years devising even before she was sentenced to magic jail. Here's the thing though:

It's a bad plan.

Whatever the rest of the phases are, whatever the end goal is, this first step of eliminating Farah, Saul, and Ben as threats is very poorly thought out, for multiple reasons.

First: the variables. Rosalind is relying a LOT on the suspension of disbelief, trust, and loyalty here. If we think about this from the perspective of an outsider -a student who has been involved in the chaos but is not a member of Winx or aware of the same details- then, essentially, your headmistress has gone on "sabbatical," your headmaster has been arrested, a long-thought-dead war hero has returned in his place, a woman you've never met is in charge, and the queen of the realm is backing it all up. Disregarding that Luna's word might carry enough weight to make any of this credible, it doesn't make any sense. Those students we see only in the background are Alfeans who have either witnessed the madness of this year alone, or been taught, mentored, and supported by Farah, Saul, and Ben for years now. This is a high school. A fairy high school, but a high school. The currency is gossip. If even one student has their doubts and suspicions, the whole thing falls apart. We're meant to believe that Rosalind is such a master strategist and manipulator that she is always one step ahead, yet she's relying a lot on teenagers accepting a massive change in authority with no comment. That, or she plans to rely on fear and threats to keep everyone in line, because otherwise, any plans to try and gain their trust is a long con she has no guarantee will pay off.

Second: the key players. Luna, the queen of Solaria, has an established appearance as the kind, compassionate ruler, and thus might have a chance of spinning things in their favor. However, it's also common knowledge that when the school took its last stand against the burned ones, the Solarian forces were not there. Whether the students knew this directly or not, it was obvious from the moment Saul and Farah had to rely on them to fight too. They might have thought the burned ones wiped them all out, but then that's a real blow to morale asking a bunch of teenagers to do what trained soldiers could not. It's not a good look. Rosalind, meanwhile, is essentially a ghost. The history of her time as headmistress was erased so she's coming in a stranger, which works in her favor because the students aren't aware of Aster Dell and her barbaric methods, blood witches or not. However, to establish herself as someone worth listening to, she's going to have to go directly against anything Farah, Saul, and Ben have told them, which means lying, which is another huge gamble considering that the Winx girls and Sky all know the truth. And finally there's Andreas, arguably the most trustworthy and least problematic of the three -to an outsider. Like Sky, they would've been fed the same stories of heroism because until recently, only the adults knew about Andreas' moral dilemma and his fight with Saul. His fame would proceed him and he would have the best chance of gaining the students' trust, especially because Saul was arrested for his attempted murder, but again, he, like Rosalind, is going up against the reputation of his predecessor, whom the students have a relationship with. Any maybe this is just me, but if a man I'd only heard stories about showed up claiming my teacher had tried to murder him (especially if he hadn't succeeded, but still left the teacher to raise his son) I'd be real suspicious. Like, where've you been man? And "raising Beatrix to secretly release Rosalind and take down Alfea from the inside," in any context, isn't really going to win him any points.

Third: the Winx girls (+Sky). Roll call! First up we have Aisha, the rule follower, the moral compass, who looks up to Farah, and is definitely going to take issue with this crude seizing of power. Then we have Terra, the voice of reason, who isn't afraid to speak her mind, and knows Farah and Saul as well as her own father, having grown up in Alfea with Sky and Sam (I just want Terra to call her Auntie Farah, just once, please). Musa, the empath, who might not be able to technically tell if Rosalind is lying, but she would be able to tell if her intentions are malicious, and if Rosalind blocks her out, that's immediately a red flag. Stella, who hates her mother, and whose self esteem has grown enough she could be persuaded to commit actual acts of defiance against her. Sky, the adopted son of Saul who knows the truth of his father's "flaws" and has no reason to hold more loyalty or allegiance to a man who abandoned him for 16 years (and also would have revered Farah as a maternal figure this isn't debatable). And finally Bloom, who is suspicious of anyone who keeps secrets from her and is also ready to commit anarchy at any given time, for whom the phrase "Bloom no" translates immediately in her mind to "Bloom yes."

Essentially Rosalind's plan is to Umbridge everybody, which originally failed because the remaining students and staff at Hogwarts held enough loyalty to Dumbledore and contempt for her that they all revolted either quietly or openly. And while Rosalind doesn't have the setback of any outright hostility from a majority of the students, she's taking a HUGE risk in trying to establish power by getting rid of Farah and Saul, which immediately looks suspicious, and introducing Andreas and Luna's influence, which puts everyone on the defensive. And while the promo for season 2 shows us that her reign is holding, Terra is unbothered by the thought that she might be caught and face consequences, which means either that Rosalind's hold over the school is weak, or her methods are gentler than they are implied to have been with Farah and Saul to gain the students' trust (the long con). And while I'm sure the show will end up addressing some of these issues, I couldn't help but feel there was a more effective way to gain the control Rosalind wants.

I'm not saying that Farah, Ben, and Saul didn't need to be neutralized as threats for her to succeed, because they do, if not because of their strength, then their influence over Alfea. Let's start with:

Saul: To arrest him is too public, too complicated, and invites too much speculation. Instead, I propose that Saul be the one to take a "sabbatical." I've seen a good few fics that speculate he still owns his father's hunting cabin in the woods, wherever that may be (locations vary), but to insinuate that's where he's gone, even indirectly, is enough information it satisfies curious questions while remaining vague enough not to invite more. There's no concerns as to where he is because he's "at his father's hunting cabin." Assuming it's a good distance away ensures no students will make the trek to check up on him. This also could've been an opportunity to introduce Andreas properly and use the ol' soap opera amnesia trope, that Andreas sustained head injuries and only recently "remembered" who he was. Inviting a reunion with Saul, Sky, and Andreas would help establish a connection with Sky and Andreas, because it would have Saul's endorsement (because why wouldn't he be relieved not to have murdered his friend?). Then, if Saul "leaves," he's not leaving Sky alone, nor is he abandoning his post: he's leaving it to his "trusted" friend. In truth, I think Saul should be locked in the undercroft like Rosalind was, kept close and on-hand for useful information. Andreas, who clearly has no allegiance to Sky, would I'm sure promise to make good on threats against Sky if Saul doesn't cooperate. This also invites the possibility for a rescue of spectacularly angsty proportions. So on to:

Farah: She can take a nap, so she can return well-rested. But rather than truly make her disappear, I propose that Fate take a page out of the OG Winx Club's book. In season 2 the character Avalon is introduced, a paladin who grows close to Bloom in the interest of helping her discover the secrets of her past, but it's revealed to the audience that he is actually an imposter working for the big-bad of the season, Darkar, and is instead slowly poisoning Bloom's mind to turn her against her friends. Assuming Rosalind is as powerful as she is, and could, I imagine, block out Musa's empathic abilities (as I assume Farah also can), I doubt it's any issue for her to manipulate light magic to create an illusion and take Farah's place. This way, she has access to the school in the same way Farah does so she can slowly make changes in her favor, implementing some of the tactics she used and secretly training the students however she sees fit. At the same time, this allows her the opportunity to get close to the Winx girls, Bloom in particular, without suspicion. She could continue to teach Bloom magic, while also manipulating her perception of Farah, and even destroy their tentative trust if she wanted. It's clear Rosalind has a vendetta against Farah, so to slowly destroy the bonds she's built with her students while also manipulating them for information and personal gain -even if she doesn't think Farah is coming back- is exactly the sort of revenge she might take. What better way, than to destroy the image Farah has crafted for sixteen years outside Rosalind's influence? And, when Farah does return, she will be forced to confront those broken bonds and the betrayal her students feel by her actions (if Rosalind's ruse isn't immediately discovered, and even if it is, it'll still be difficult for the students, Bloom especially, to reforge that trust Rosalind broke while wearing Farah's face). And finally:

Ben: Of the three, Ben is the least problematic for Rosalind because she is right when she says he's easily subdued because of his children. However that also makes him more likely to act against her, secretly, because his friends are incapacitated and his children are in danger. So the easiest way to keep Ben complacent is ignorance. And with Saul on "sabbatical" but Farah still at the school and not immediately behaving in a way that would call for suspicion, why would he assume anything is wrong?

Obviously, none of this is going to happen, because they've already forced their hand, but I just think it'd have been an interesting direction for the show to go. Especially because it would mean more screen time for the lovely Eve Best (pretending to be Rosalind pretending to be Farah) and it could also incorporate the use of flashbacks with younger Farah to really highlight the differences between the two headmistresses, and the comparisons between Rosalind's regime then and now. It would also have added depth to the relationships between those students who know Farah really well (Terra, Sam, Sky) to see "her" behave so differently, and might've given the opportunity for Terra to expose Rosalind due to her suspicions, or for Andreas to prey on Sky's loneliness when he feels "abandoned" by Saul physically and Farah emotionally. Because we know Rosalind doesn't think Farah capable of forming true, lasting relationships when she commented that Bloom needed "love" to nurture her magic and "Farah couldn't give that to [her], Vanessa and Michael could." How satisfying would it have been to see Rosalind defeated by her own misconceptions that Farah had stayed the same all those years, that Rosalind had succeeded in making her just like her, when in fact Farah has knowingly or unknowingly formed real connections with the people around her because she refused to be like Rosalind?

I'd also love to see Farah transform, as a treat.