#ezmia tlos

[tootalltech]

okay i have thought for A While now (and not without talking to one of my tlos friends, shout out sam <3) that chris colfer did not have lloyd in mind at all when he wrote the first 2 books of tlos. like he hadn't even come up with him. and i think there's a lot of evidence for this that is not ENTIRELY explained by the argument of "well john and fg just wanted to keep his existence a secret from the twins". but i realized last night that maybe one of the strongest pieces of evidence is EZMIA.

because here's the thing. bear with me for a second. ezmia absolutely knew about john's existence, right? like. alright i don't have the second book on me rn but she clearly knew about charlotte, and she wouldn't know about charlotte without knowing of john (iirc she thinks charlotte is alex, but this still shows that she knows of john because how else would she know that the fairy godmother has a granddaughter, right?). and given the fact that she was fg's protegee, she would have been around both john AND LLOYD during her training. those are the sons of her mentor who live in the same kingdom (and probably the exact same castle) as she does. lloyd is literally referred to as "the other heir" by fg, which i guess indicates that ezmia was needed to replace lloyd? because he would've been the heir after john but then his magic got drained? point is he would've been around at the same time ezmia was being trained, and especially if she was needed to REPLACE him, she would have known about him. i've seen others point out that they probably would've been about the same age. now. keeping all this in mind...

do you really think. that if ezmia knew about this terrible uncle the twins have (AND SHE THINKS CHARLOTTE IS ONE OF THE TWINS FOR A WHILE), she really wouldn't have dangled it in their faces every chance she got? especially if she realized when talking to the real alex and conner that they don't even know who this guy is. don't you think she would've taunted them with it, given the way she is. don't you think she would've tried to rub it in charlotte's face during one of their scenes together. but she does nothing of the sort. you know why? because chris colfer hadn't thought of lloyd yet. LMAO.

it's not a big deal. i still love tlos and all the books with lloyd especially but like. think of the missed opportunities with lloyd. think about how much it could've been hinted at in the first 2 books if chris had thought of it. it would've been so fun. if anyone has lines in the first 2 books that they think ARE hints at him then please let me know because i think what's in there is just evidence to the contrary LMAO

[unaside]

hc that xanthous and ezmia were best friends (the angst is horrible and heartbreaking)

[timecma]

Can you

Can you draw Alex or Ezmia?

When you have a moment ofc

I can indeedeeee. I am super sick right now and it was so hard to concentrate while drawing this so I'm sorry if it's really messy and subpar compared to the other fun little drawings I've done for asks. I did my best haha. Ughhhh. My sleep schedule messed up all over again because I just cannot brEATHE BECAUSE OF MY SNIFFLES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Anyway I hope you enjoy some Alex and Ezmia. Holy moly they are fun to draw.

[cryoverlife]

Ezmia’s theme song is literally what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’m pretty that’s actually a direct quote from her.

[beyondtheseaofstars]

quick Evly and Ezmia sketch for y'all <3

[bouncybouncy-bubbles]

[katya-is-cool]

Guys I’m fighting demons rn

girls will be like “fighting demons right now” and the demons are rereading the land of stories

[invictusmmaneo]

“By destroying the kingdom’s historical landmarks the Enchantress conquers the past. By forcing the rulers to hand over their thrones willingly, Ezmia undeniably holds the power over the present. And by kidnapping the heir to a throne of man and the heir to a throne of magic, she encompasses the future”

tlos books' aesthetics | the enchantress returns

[fourayedasshole]

Here’s a crappy picture I didn’t feel like cropping

It’s funny but it shows the important people in her life and ezmia is right there too, and Lloyd and funny if you where to read this series before tlos it would make the names similar.

And Chris this better be foreshadowing

[fantasystar14]



some of my favorite quotes from The Land Of Stories: The Enchantress Returns

(again, for self-indulgence)

"I believe the most extraordinary ideas come from children. If only we all could be so perceptive, we would find the simplest solutions to the greatest problems are right under our noses." - Sleeping Beauty

"Nothing any of us do will ever bring your dad back. And nothing we do will ever push him further away either. He'll always be with us in our hearts, no matter what." - Charlotte Bailey

"Anyone can have a once-upon-a-time or a happily-ever-after, but it's the journey between that makes the story worth telling. And how characters face the challenges at hand is what makes them heroes." - Alex Bailey

"Having something worth telling and a passion to tell it are what makes you a good writer. I can't tell you how many times I've read novels or articles that used complicated words and witty wordplay to cover up the fact that they had absolutely no story to tell. A good story should be enjoyed; sometimes simplicity can go a long way." - Mrs. Peters

"I have two lives in my career; reprimanding and encouraging. Thank you for letting me encourage today. I don't get many opportunities." - Mrs. Peters

"I save lives everyday, but for a long time I thought it would be impossible to save mine. And then along came your mom, and I learned I had been wrong." - Dr. Bob

"Always have a plan B and a friend with bail, and you're guaranteed to never fail." - Mother Goose (ik Brystal is sick of her ass)

"She can lock us up at home all she wants, but we'll just keep finding ways to get back here until our mom is safe." - Alex Bailey

"People only love you as long as they're getting something out of you, but the minute you say something they don't want to hear or do something they don't want to see, all the admiration drains from their hearts." - Ezmia, The Enchantress

'A tension grew in the room, but it wasn't between Ezmia and Rumpelstiltskin; it was between Ezmia and the world.'

'Rumpelstiltskin stood and walked through the doorway, leaving his cell for the first time in one hundred and twenty-seven years, but stepping into a world of even harsher imprisonment.'

'It had been such a quiet day until the twins showed up.'

"I don't want the world to 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥; I want it to 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭. - Ezmia, The Enchantress (definitely my fav line from her)

"If the world was going to speak of my name, it would be whispered in fear rather than mocked with envy. If the world was going to take all the joy from me, I would simply 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭��." - Ezmia, The Enchantress (she has done absolutely nothing wrong)

"I want to be at my best when I cause the world's worst." - Ezmia, The Enchantress

"We know the outcome of doing nothing, so I'd rather die fighting." - Froggy

'She missed the times when passing tests was their biggest concern.' (right?? ☠️☠️)

"Jealousy is just a reminder of the frustrations you have with yourself. Who has time to only concentrate on that?" - Goldilocks (another great line from Goldie)

"Just remember that even the tamest of places will surprise you with what is lurking in its shadows." - The Travelling Tradesman

"If I have the choice of being doubtful or being hopeful, I'm going to choose hopeful. It takes less work to be positive." - Conner Bailey

"Your whole life may exist between two streets, but then you realize those streets are just tiny veins in the body of the world. It makes you feel very small." - Jack

"Pain will drive you mad if it's strong enough; it'll change you into something you're not. It'll turn you 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭." - The Evil Queen

"You'll be searching for happiness your entire life but will never find it because you wouldn't know what happiness was even if it scratched you in the face." - Harper

"I'm sorry I could never be the brother you wanted. But one day I'll make things right between us. One day I'll be a brother you can be proud of." - Rumpelstiltskin

"When the rest of the world is looking to us for strength and guidance, who do we look up to for reassurance?" - Cinderella (ngl, this is EXTREMELY true)

'The Enchantress sat in the center of the coliseum on her old Fairy Council chair like it was a throne.' (this scene gave me chills)

'True to her word, the Enchantress had built herself a pedestal made of the deepest parts of the Earth, powered by the deepest anger of her soul.'

"You're not an all-powerful and terrifying 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, Ezmia- you're just a 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵! And no matter who you kill or what you conquer, people will always pity and laugh at you because of it!" - Alex Bailey (this is 100% one of the most powerful lines in this franchise like- i was literally cheering so hard for her here)

"I said, a 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 took away 𝘌𝘻𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴'𝘴 pride!" - Conner Bailey

"I am not a tragic case of the world; I 𝘢𝘮 the world- cruel, unfair and 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦. People are not born heroes or villains; they're created by the people around them." - Ezmia, The Enchantress

"When bitterness and anger first run through your veins, you'll discover that you are 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦- and it'll scare you to death." - Ezmia, The Enchantress (rereading this scene makes me wanna cry bc every single word she said comes true 😭😭)

"No one wins when there is loss." - Alex Bailey

'Something about seeing his sister among the fairies made him feel like everything was right in the world, even though his was crashing around him.'

"We'll always be together, Conner. In our hearts and in your stories- every time you pen another story about our adventures in the Land of Stories, I'll be right there with you." - Alex Bailey

'They were now dimensions apart, yet both the twins were finally 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.'

[2for2long]

i want to hear everything you think about all the medias your obsessed with even if i’m not in the fandom 😍

I LOVE U ROREVER AND EVER AND FOREVER

tlos

ok so OBVIOUSLY im starting with tlos and atom!!!!!!!! I LOVE it i was literally crying over alex bailey the other night <3 it means a lot to me because (i know it sounds corny and whatever but) it really helped me when i was alone and i just really saw myself in alex and im really attached to her!!!! god the sacrifices she had to make throughout the series? perfect!!!!!

first she lost her dad, and essentially her mom as well which knocked out two of her best friends!! and one can assume that since her brother was far more popular(? had more people to talk to at least if i am remembering correctly) she felt extremely alone for that year after!! and then she gets sent to the fairytale world? with all her role models and comfort characters? a girl could only dream to have that!! and then when she's there she nearly dies (like all main characters <3) and then she's forced to go back!!! back to a world where she doesn't fit in and has no one! and then she gets to go back!!! of course her mom's in danger after being captured but it still mustve felt good to be back. and then she had to defeat ezmia when all hope had been lost!! all on her own!!! and was willing to sacrifice her life to save the world because it was HER world, all that she had!!!!! and then she had to choose between the two worlds she had. the otherworld, a place where she never fit in, but her mother and brother (the only family she had for the past 2 years) were, or the fairytale world, where she BELONGED and had a role other than conner's quiet, smart sister!!!!!! and then in the next book!! she meets rook. and oh i could go on about rook and alex forever they were so tragic!! she met a boy and for the first time felt fairytale love, what she had read about for years, and it all came crashing down again!!! he betrayed her and even though she understood and undoubtedly wouldve done the same to save her father as well (rook had to give away alex's plans to the grand army to save his village from being fed to a dragon) she just couldnt trust him and had to let go but still loved him as a friend!!!

now im a little rocky on what exactly happens in the last 3 books because i read them all at once and it blurs together in my head but!! oh the scene where she meets her role models. she's being hyped up by the very girls that she spent hours thinking and dreaming about and they were all there for HER so that she could save the ones she loved AGAIN!!! and damn rook sacrificing his life for alex, which momentarily lifts her curse only for her to be 10x more destructive because she lost ANOTHER person?? kiss kiss i love it. and i cant forget arthur of course i love those two together!!! the fact he literally sped up his own story just to be with her was so sweet. anyway back to alex <3 she just does so much and lost so much and sacrificed so much but by the end of the series its all WORTH IT shes done it shes grown old in a home where she BELONGS with her family and she and conner are still as close as ever!!!

as for conner bailey i dont really relate much to him </3 not at the start anyway. when i was younger i was much more like alex, a gifted kid and just staying with my books. but now that im older i can see conner more. he lost his best friend too. and then barely a year after that he's introduced to this crazy world where NOTHING is the same, and he doesnt like it, and he wants to go back but his sister wants to do nothing but stay!!! theyre two sides of a coin as intended yk? i think they were grieving their dad in different ways where conner was trying to move on and alex was looking for their dad in the little things but i dont have much reason to that and it doesnt really relate right now so! and when he finally gets home everything keeps changing. ever since his dad died, everything's become turned on it's head and it won't stop changing.

and here i want to take a break from conner and talk more about the differences between conner and alex because i love alex and will never not think about her but also because theyre so different and yet they work so well together. both of them liked it better when their dad was alive; conner had friends, had a dad to joke with, and alex had her books, had a dad to comfort her. when he died, they both started to become more depressed i guess? less themselves. i mean its literally established because conner is said to have kept falling behind in school while alex pushes herself into it. i like to think it was their own ways of coping where conner wanted everything to just stop for a moment and let him take it in because from how its described everything just happened so damn fast, from their dad dying to the funeral to their mom being gone at work to them having to move and it just keeps changing. alex's way of coping seems to have always been to distract herself or immerse herself into something (e.g., fairytales) so she instead does this with her work because it makes her proud to see that something is changing for the better, even if that meant that her dad really was gone.

and then next thing he knows time keeps moving and fuck! he's lost his sister to the fairytale world forever. she chose there, and he chose the otherworld. and then, yes, she's back! but fuck, now their grandma's dead! and damn they have an evil uncle? and god they have to spend more years of their life stopping it? at least he got a gf and a basically-brother out of it. i think he wrote the fairytaletopia series as a way to cope with losing those years of his life because holy shit those were definitely some important years in a person's development and they were just for fighting, what, 3 entire wars?

tldr alex and conner coped with the loss of their father in different ways that ended up making them take different paths in life but because of the adventures they suffered through together they're still as close as ever

(can you tell i think about alex a lot more)

atom

i have a lot of thoughts about this trilogy. first of all im really hoping theres a 4th or that colfer somehow clears up the whole snow queen incident? if xanthous killed her, why is she still alive? wouldnt brystal have done something about it? or any of the fairy council? its well-known she's still around too. so what's up with that?

i love brystal and lucys friendship developing. theyre shown to be best friends in tlos and honestly they seem like more than best friends in atom but thats just me being queer!! (but theres also no way any main character in this series is not some sort of queer, i mean it's literally just. a large metaphor about discrimination. specifically queerphobia but literally just discrimination as a whole. i mean literally sevens whole thing mirrored HORRIBLE groups like nazis and the kkk with them trying to eradicate the fairies and anyone different if that makes sense) i havent reread this series in a while apart from xelrik moments so i cant call out many specifics however!! brystal being the first one to connect to lucy <3

and wow the third book. xanthous being the LITERAL KING OF HELL? hell yeah!!! my man got a boyfriend and a whole army of fire behind him. AND HE TREATS THEM FAIRLY!!! im just confused how elrik manages to stay alive? (i like to think that while xanthous is taking care of the whole tlos thing elrik is watching over the firey pits of hell they rule together <3) i cant express how much i love that colfer just made these two gay asses the RULERS OF HELL. and oh xanthous as a whole!!!

his abusive dad saying he cant do anything unmanly. i love love thinking that eventually, one day, emeralda (emerelda?? i forgot help) helps him realize that being 'unmanly' is okay and helps him work through his trauma cause they have a really cute sibling dynamic!!! <3

also tangerina and skylene are adorable. <3

pjo/hoo/toa

okay well. see. its more than 15 books worth of thoughts. AND I HAVENT EVEN READ TSATS YET BUT I ALREADY LIKE IT

so obviously percys entire character development in pjo is just. mwah <3 he falls flat in hoo and i wish he'd just been a mentor and it be like a passing the sword kind of thing? like oh, the next generation of demigod heroes!! ill help them so they dont have it as hard as i did when i went through a war! and same thing with annabeth. i love their relationship so much. ive always been in love with the friends to lovers dynamic and the way this was pulled off, holy shit. 4 long years of pining and teasing and now theyre in love forever!!

i really love thinking about side characters so im just gonna run through the ones i love the most and why really quick!!!

the stolls!! i LOVED that connor was said to be upset at his brother leaving in toa!! i feel like it showed off their sibling love more yk? i have a LOT of thoughts about them arguing about college. because like yeah 👍👍

all of cabin 10 & 4 <3 im obsessed with them actually!!!!!!!!!! my loves <3 especially drew and lacy and katie <3

THE VICTORS!!!! theyre so so <3 see they r in a trio with drew tanaka and they are a POWER TRIO

ok going into friendgroups now oops!! me when when the thoughts

drew katie bianca in this one au <3 see if bianca lived she would a yearish younger than drew and katie i think and this au deals with that and i made a really long timeline for this au so yall should totally ask me ab it 😋

stolls and leo and will also in an au lmao 💪

ok im tired of talking now ill add more later school is tiring 😋

[froggysfingeredfeet]

The Bailey's being done with Ezmia is my favourite part of book 2

[timecma]

Also, who’s each of your characters favourite TLOS character?

Hah—I love how most of my characters are just in the land of stories, so it’s more like “who is their favorite person?”

Cyrus’s is obviously Xanthous. There’s literally nothing to say there he’s absolutely enamored by him. His gay little heart beats for him.

Negative’s favorite character would definitely be Ezmia. The purple, the flair, the confidence—she’s got it all. He’d think she was magnificent and magnificently misunderstood. Also he’d be like “yikes, well mirror dust does that to you…” 😬

Aurelia’s favorite character would probably be Brystal. Strong, confident leader who isn’t without her flaws. There’s a level of respect the Fairy Godmother has and she got it by literally going from one of the most hated people in the world to one of the most respected. However, Brystal also suffers from depression and she can get overwhelmed sometimes and it makes her feel human and relatable.

Indicum’s favorite character would be Sir Lampton hands down. He’s been a knight for as long as he can remember, and Sir Lampton isn’t just stone-cold and responsible. He’s got a soft side and he also helps those he can. Indicum would view him as the ultimate role-model who does his best when times get tough.

Juniper’s favorite character would be Alex probably. And Gale’s would be Conner respectively. Those two are like a duo just like Alex and Conner are like a duo. Juniper tries to be level-headed and responsible but she’s not without her flaws. Gale is funny and sincere but he’s also not without his flaws. They’d relate too well because they’re also like a brother/sister duo without actually being brother and sister. They’re just really close.

Rapid fire for the Creators without much explanation.

Vinny would love Mother Goose. She’s a hoot and he loves a good laugh and is also kind of chaotic himself.

Death would like Mistress Mara. She’s his daughter—he can’t help it.

Grim likes Madame Weatherberry because of her guidance aspect and how she’s always willing to help others even in death. That’s some resilience.

Life would love Froggy because he’s an intelligent man who always has a hunger for more knowledge and to learn. He appreciates scholars and academics, especially ones who are walking, talking amphibians.

Time would like Alex. While she’s nothing like him, he would enjoy her realistic approach to most things. He would also appreciate that she gives up using magic and just uses her hands to fix things if she has to—like how she did in A Grimm Warning. He also would feel bad for her getting mirror dust blown in her face. All of this stuff he’d never say out loud tho. He admires her dedication to stuff too.

Space likes Elrik because he’s gay and he thinks Elrik is fun so it’s a good connection to him because he’s also gay and fun.

Nova would like Death. He’s biased to his son. (This is a joke). Nova would like Charlotte because of how great of a mother she is. He enjoys how she still tries to keep her kids feeling like they deserve normal things—like celebrating their birthday and whatnot. He’s also very parental when he gets over himself, so deep in his heart he would love Charlotte and her way of trying to keep her family happy and united. Also she puts up with a surprising amount of stuff—which he admires.

This is all I’m gonna to for now haaaaahhhhhh that was a lot of work.

[cryoverlife]

Ezmia was definitely the best villain in tlos, but my favorite part is that she wasn’t redeemed properly.

Which might be contrary but I appreciate a good villain with a relatable and sad backstory that didn’t think they had any other choice then to be evil but had gone to far down the road of power and hatred to be pulled back.

[migleefulmoments]

“Not sure why this make him an “immature bitch” as writing about one’s life experience is actually quite common and many authors incorporate their reality into their fiction.  It is actually a brilliant way of telling your story without overtly stating it and yes, one C/hrstopher P/aul Co/lfer has written copious amounts about D and CC and their situation in his books.” Lol is she serious? I’m so embarrassed she really thinks Chris is writing about his secret gay affair in his children’s books.

wYeah...it’s embarrassing isn’t it? She is fully into the trope that Chris is spilling his true life secretes in his chidren’s books (see pics below). I am surprised she blew off this comment- she has said for years that MorInA and EzMIA are Chris writing about Mia as the evil villains. If he was denigrating his competition if you will, in a children’s story, then yes, he is an immature bitch

If Chris wrote that he wanted to slaughter Mia like a cow that she is then he would be an immature bitch. . 

2016 TLOS Guiide 

I just finished and clearly, I have so much too so in the coming days/weeks.

I know I have said this before, but if you believe in CC, if you ship CC, READ THIS SERIES.

if you ever doubt CC, you never will again. Chris Colfer once again proves why he has been, is and will continue to be the captain of this ship. He screams through this book and not in the expected ways!!!  

#Chris speaking through TLOS 

63 notes Jul 18th, 2016

She posted another one the other day of the current book 

[ajw720]

No one is mentioning the fact that one of the villains in Chris’s book is named EzMIA. Seriously he didn’t pull that out of the air.

Anon.   Oh we've mentioned. Repeatedly for years.  

And his other villain. MorInA.  

Once. Coincidence maybe (no).  Twice no way in hell. 

The MorInA, Froggy, Red story in particular is a window inside their lives. 

I have multiple posts.  I tag the “Chris peaks through TLOS.”