#forgotten vaugarde queen

[eurydice-pens]

can i have forgotten vaugarde au info of some sort. i went through your tag and im obsessed with the concept

hi!! yes yes of course >:3c thank you for being interested! i am in the process of plotting out a big fic for the au so i will hold some cards close to my chest, but here’s a bit of info just for you 💗💗 /pos /silly

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Forgotten Vaugarde AU

Concept / Story

Toward the end of the ISAT canon, the King makes a wish that “everyone would understand how he feels.” This results in a rewriting of the Universe such that Vaugarde, rather than the Island Country, was forgotten, and the individuals to whom this wish was most directly addressed (Mirabelle, Isabeau, Odile, Bonnie, and Nille by virtue of association with Bonnie) become Travelers with no identity and home or, in the case of Odile, becomes someone for whom half of her identity is even less accessible than before.

The King and Loop are thrown into this new reality with their memories intact. The King’s body, however, is not preserved, as he finds himself Loopified into a tear-headed creature. They end up sharing a decidedly unamicable life inside the home of the version of the King who has never lost his memories or home, Aesop, as the King (who eventually names himself Luke) contends with the fact that he has become the very force he had feared so gravely: the one that erased Vaugarde, the land that had welcomed and loved him, from existence.

Mirabelle, Isabeau, Bonnie, and Nille (who had a chance encounter with Luke when reality was first rewritten, at which time, out of guilt and painful empathy, he told each of the, their names) wander the Island Country until they are discovered by Siffrin, whose family essentially adopts and raises them into adulthood / preteenhood. Odile eventually joins the group when she is visiting the Island Country essentially as a tourist and becomes attached to the group through her friendship with Siffrin’s parents and with Loop.

Mirabelle knows that she is very lucky, to have a home, to have some semblance of family and belonging. Nonetheless she is the one out of the group who most feels the pang of something real, and integral, and important missing from her, who is the most loathe to accept the belief common among the people around her that things happen as they should, and Fate is immutable, and every change (…Change?) merely the slow erosion of bodies, minds, and souls against the winds of Time. So when the mysterious Queen emerges and begins to wreak havoc across the Island, when she agrees to journey to the tyrant and to protect the country from the Queen’s Remaking with her friends, she has some inkling that there is something wrong, something missing, some reason why every glimpse they’ve gotten of the white-haired Queen has felt so achingly familiar.

It all feels so strange, and so important, long before Time stops for the first time.

Interactions with Other AUs / Headcanons and Contributors (so far)!

This AU borrows and expands upon @the-bitter-ocean ‘s Islander Euphrasie theory and shares a heart with @felikatze ‘s Divorce AU.

@princemonarchempress , @floating-far-from-earth , and @the-bitter-ocean have all contributed ideas to and inspired parts of the story!

And a special thank you to @snickerpuffs-art for drawing Luke 💙💙

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thank you so much for reading and for your interest in the au!! i hope to make a lot more things for it in the future <333

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Insertdisc5 you have gone on record stating that Siffrin’s home country was not inspired by England, despite Vaugarde being France inspired and Siffrin’s old country being in a geographically similar location as England is to France.

You have clarified in the past it was inspired by a different country, so my question is this: while we have no confirmation on other Europe inspired countries their is a conversation between Odile and Mirabelle where schadenfreude is mentioned. This is a word originating in Germany which leads me to believe that somewhere there is a Germany inspired country. This being the case, and if the forgotten country isn’t England inspired, that implies the hypothetical existence of an undestroyed Fantasy England!

I find this deeply concerning. Should the world of ISAT prepare for the horrors of the British empire? Is the greatest threat to Vaugarde not the King but the Queen? The Queen of FANTAY ENGLAND?!

While the idea of Siffrin being British was disturbing I was comforted by the idea that England had been destroyed and wiped from memory. The idea that there is even a chance that England still exists frightens me to my very core. (Not that England doesn’t have a right to exist, it’s just historically speaking in the ISAT world we would probably be better without it.)

Please respond with confirmation that ether the hypothetical country in question has never existed or that it was rightfully destroyed.

Thank you.

why are you trying to find reasons to make fantasy uk real. go read lord of the rings or something.

[the-bitter-ocean]

(ACT 2 spoilers) I wanted to write my take on the party confronting the Queen in the Forgotten Vaugarde Au that’s made by @eurydice-pens ! You can find more info about said au here ! Writing is under the cut:

((“Oh! Why hello Saviors.. Are you here to kill me?”))

<|”…”|>

{“…”}

<“…”>

[“…”]

(“…”)

((“You there, traveling one!”))

{Everyone looks to each other confused. Technically speaking- Madame Odile, Isabeau, Bonnie and yourself would be considered a “traveller”}

{ You know for certain none of you are native to this region. }

{You don’t think about it any deeper, though. You don’t feel like getting a migraine today. }

{ The queen sighs before pointing at Siffrin. }

{Weird.}

((“You stand for the Universe itself, do you not?”))

((“I just want the world to be able to change.. To be able to transform into something wondrous!”))

((“A world of constant growth and evolution!”))

((“My wish is something that the Universe allowed to come to pass! It led me to this outcome and yet.. none of you will follow!”))

((“I don’t understand.. Why aren't you on my side?”))

{ She’s staring directly at you as she asks this. }

((“Can't you feel it, everyone?”))

((“Change yearns for everyone's hopes to be ever expanding, vast as the skies above!”))

((“Won't you allow your fate to be changed?”))

<| “Twisting and corrupting people's lives…You call this the Universe’s will?”|>

<| “You have no right to compare your dreams of chaos and restlessness to the Universe.”|>

<| “This is just you trying to take control of something you’ll never understand, for your own selfish gain.”|>

<“ One would think that forcing an entire country to change is the furthest thing from following the Universe.”>

(“P-Pretty self explanatory, stupid!!!”)

[“Seems like a pretty pathetic way to appeal to an acolyte’s good nature, huh?”]

<| “Is this what you want, then? To quietly let ourselves be forcefully altered by time because of you?”|>

{ The queen pays no mind to any of your allies words. She glances at you again. }

{She wants to hear your response too.}

{“I will never be on your side, Queen.”}

{“Not in a million years.”}

{ The queen laughs.}

[eurydice-pens]

soft launching the forgotten vaugarde au on tumblr

[eurydice-pens]

“Child of Change, won’t you consider this?”

[eurydice-pens]

elodie and aesop

(the queen and the king…)

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forgotten vaugarde au </3

[eurydice-pens]

i have a backlog of forgotten vaugarde au doodles that i will eventually knock on your doors with but for now…. The Queen…

[eurydice-pens]

mirabelle has never been a chosen one in her life actually !!

[eurydice-pens]

she misses her mom

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haha…….. spoilers for forgotten vaugarde…… ha :’)

[the-bitter-ocean]

(ACT 3 SPOILERS) More writing I did for fun because I enjoy writing for the forgotten vaugarde au @eurydice-pens made. The link to the au can be found here and the previous drabbles I wrote can be found here and here. Writing is under the cut:

{Every single time you face her…}

{She asks if you remember.}

{ There's something she thinks you should know...But...}

{“…What have I forgotten, Queen?”}

((…!))

{ The Queen stares at you with wide eyes. }

<“Does it really matter, Mirabelle? She could just be trying to confuse you.”>

(“Yeah!!! You’re just trying to play tricks on Belle!!!”)

(“Stop trying to confuse her! She hasn't forgotten anything!!!”)

{But you have, haven't you?}

{ You tried so hard not to think about it but..}

{ Deep down you know something is horribly wrong. }

{“I know I must have forgotten something, so tell me..what was it?"}

((“Forgotten?”))

((“Oh, brave one! Why would you ask me such a cruel question?”))

((“You don’t know what you've forgotten? Say it ain’t so.. !”))

((“Can't you see the destruction its forced absence has caused?”))

((“Don't you feel it? You must, if you’re asking me even now!”))

[“What the crab is she-“]

{ The Queen trembles before breaking out into a fit of manic laughter.}

((“AHAHA OF COURSE! THE UNIVERSE SPITES ME EVEN NOW! OF COURSE IT CURSES EVEN YOU, BRAVE ONE .. MY DARLING CHOSEN TO BE FORCED TO FORGET! WE ALL HAVE!”))

{ The Queen gestures to you and your companions. }

((“No one can say it and no one can even remember it! The name that escapes us forever and ever! It’s a cycle we can’t seem to stop!”))

((“Ohoho! Why can’t any of you remember?”))

((“I can feel echoes of our past whenever I see you Brave one! It’s everywhere!”))

((“It’s in your accent, to the way you use Craft, to the brooch you used to wear on your cloak!”))

((“E-Even the fact you changed it..! That alone.. proves that maybe you still can-“))

{The Queen grips her head as if she was struck. She laughs harder. }

{ You stare at her in confusion and horror. }

((“You should remember, Brave one! You and I, of all the people standing here, should remember what we lost!”))

((“Brave one, please for me! All we need to do is just remember it! Say it!!! Make it real!!!”))

((“If you can remember, then maybe all isn’t lost!!”))

((“ Please.. please.. you have to remember..!”))

{…}

<| “What’s going on? Do you have any idea on what she’s talking about?”|>

<“Something we've all forgotten...?”>

(“I haven't forgotten anything, stupid!!!”)

[“...Mira...?”]

{Something you've forgotten.}

{Something everyone has, even if they don't pay attention to it.}

{A change so vast that its destruction is bigger than the universe itself.}

{What you're trying to remember doesn't exist anymore, but...}

{But someone might still have written proof it existed, haven't they?}

{…}

{…You’re missing something, but you’re probably on the right track. Sooner or later you’ll figure this out. }

[the-bitter-ocean]

(ACT 3 SPOILERS) Wrote more stuff for @eurydice-pens forgotten vaugarde au! The synopsis of the au can be found here and the link to the other writing I did for the au can be found here. Writing is under the cut:

{Ask the queen ….}

=> { What is your goal?}

{“..Why are you doing all of this? What’s your end goal?”}

((“Ohoho? My goal?”))

[“Uh, Mira.. Does it matter?”]

(“It doesn't!!! Your reasons don't matter at all!!!”)

{But it might!}

{“Why do you want this island to change?"}

<| “… Mira?!”|>

((“Oooh, ohohohoho!”))

((“Aren’t you curious? Can't you see for yourself?”))

((“What a pity! Oh Change, I thought my motives were obvious!”))

<| “We don't know! We don't understand you!”|>

<| “Why would anyone want to make an entire blinding country suffer? Why would you expect anyone to be okay with that?”|>

<“There’s something else that’s been bothering me.”>

<“Why did you only target this island?”>

[“That’s true... No other places has been attacked.”]

[“With a power like yours, you could change more than just this country.”]

[“But you stopped at the borders. All the other countries are safe. Why?”]

((“It’s quite simple, Saviors!”))

((“Its because this place…”))

((“Is stagnant.”))

{“Stagnant?”}

((“Now now! Don’t get me wrong!”))

((“That isn’t to say you all are beyond saving!” ))

((“This place is filled with such innovative and creative people.”))

((“A place filled to the brim of people with limitless potential.. “))

((“All of that drive- gone in an instant because you feel it’s best to submit to an unfeeling universe.”))

((“People that are all too willing to leave their fate up to the stars above instead of taking action..”))

((“It breaks my heart!”))

((“It is stagnant and I want it to change! I want it to be able to evolve beyond this~!”))

((“So it can never be stifled ever again!”))

(“That's so...stupid.”)

<“What backwards thinking.”>

<| “I don't know what about my home that made you feel trapped..”|>

<| “…but you cannot force us to change into something we’re not!”|>

((“….”))

((“..Ah! Well then it seems the time for talking is over!”))