#really went 'get off my fucking lawn' to the queen of faerie

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Tiffany Aching is the ultimate weird little girl. Terry Pratchett went 'actually it's fine if you're angry and petty and overlooked and want to be selfish sometimes even if that's not a role you feel like you can play within your family structure. Also reading the dictionary is normal'

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Facade: The Storm

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Aelin and Lysandra looked at each other for a long moment, Aelin cringing when the pounding on the door started up again.

“Aelin open this fucking door right this second or I swear to the gods I will bust it in!” Rowan yelled, “I know you’re in there!”

“Fuck you!” Aelin yelled back.

“Oh shit,” Lysandra said.

“Oh, shit what?” Aelin asked.

“I forgot to lock the door.” Oh shit was right. Rowan seemed to figure out the same thing, Aelin’s door swinging open with a loud bang as it hit the wall.

“Get the hell out of my house,” Aelin said, instantly rising to her feet her arms crossed.

“We had a deal,” he seethed, pure, unadulterated rage written in every ounce of his being, “We agreed to keep this out of the media and now you just come outright and say it? And for what? Revenge?”

“Yeah, that sounds about right,” she said, leveling a glare at him, “And I told you to get the hell out of my house.”

“You broke our deal!” He snapped. Aelin could feel her own rage bubbling back up. She wouldn’t have done it if he hadn’t been such an ass.

“Well, maybe next time you’ll consider keeping your gods damned mouth shut about things that don’t concern you!”

“We were drunk! You said shit that was just as bad, and yet I didn’t go babbling to Kaltain Rompier!”

“Because I told them not to invite you because you’re a bastard!”

“Both of you have been in the wrong,” Lysandra said, stepping between them when she saw Rowan start for Aelin, “You’re tearing each other apart. You’ve both said and done shitty things to each other, and you both have things to answer to. Maybe what Aelin did was shitty, and maybe what Rowan said was shitty, but you both did and said shitty things.”

“Well mine never affected the show,” Rowan snapped.

“You think ratings will go down because we hate each other? Yeah right,” Aelin scoffed, “At worst, this’ll increase our publicity.”

“Because that’s what matters to you, right? You just want the money and the fame,” Rowan accused.

“And you don’t?” She retorted.

“Aelin-” Lysandra began to say, but Rowan cut in.

“Gods, you’re so spoiled,” Rowan said, “You think you can just say what you want whenever you want! Who cares about everyone else affected, so long as it gets you what you want! Everyone babies you and coddles you and acts like you’re some fucking Princess, but you’re just a prissy, self-pitying bitch.”

“It’s not coddling, people just like me. Not that you’d know anything about that when all you know how to be is a cranky, self-righteous bastard.”

“You could have done anything, said anything! Yet you had to talk about the one thing we agreed not to talk about!” 

“Because I’m sick and tired of having to pretend to like you!” Aelin said, moving around Lysandra towards him, “Now get out of my house.” Aelin shoved him with all her force, yet she barely moved him. They started to tangle as they fought, Aelin trying to force him out, and Rowan trying to stay in.

“Not until you make this right!” He retorted.

“What’s done is done, so suck it up-” As Rowan tried to stay in as Aelin gained an inch on him, he spun, his elbow colliding full force with her nose. Aelin swore like a sailor, tumbling back, clutching her nose. She felt blood starting to trickle out, falling into her hand.

“Aelin!” Lysandra ran to her side. Aelin pulled her hands back and indeed was met with the sight of blood. She looked up at Rowan with a hard glare. He was gritting his teeth and huffed.

“I didn’t mean to-”

“Get the hell out!” Aelin yelled, shoving him with a newfound force. He fell right on his ass on the porch as she slammed the door, locking it, her bloodied hands leaving red prints all over it. Aelin touched her nose tenderly and winced. She was pretty sure it was broken if the searing pain was enough to go by. 

“Aelin are you-”

“I hate him,” Aelin said, storming towards her bathroom, “I hate him.”

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Rowan let out a sigh, running a hand through his hair. He hadn’t meant to hit her, truly. Especially not hard enough to make her bleed. Part of him knew he should apologize, but the other part knew that he would just anger her more, and he certainly didn’t need her any angrier. His remark the other night had been a low blow, but he was drunk and angry and she just drove him up the wall. But it wasn’t right.

She just pissed him off so much.

He let out another sigh and headed back over to his own house. He wasn’t used to actually feeling guilty over what he did to her, but this was different. He was pretty sure he’d broken her nose, if the crunch was anything to go by.

Rowan paused at his front door, contemplating whether or not he should really go in, or try to find another way to make things right. He went in, but grabbed his keys, rather than going and sitting on the couch. He climbed into his car, pulling out of his driveway. 

He could find a way to make this right. 

Two hours later he found himself back on Aelin’s porch, a chocolate hazelnut cake in his hands from Nesryn’s family bakery. He had to drive an hour there and an hour back to get it, but it was her favorite. He’d also picked up a mocha for her from her favorite coffee shop. He knew she might still throw it all back at him, but he had to try, at least.

Rowan knocked, waiting a few moments. He didn’t hear anything for a moment and nearly knocked again when the door swung open. He cringed as he saw the cast on Aelin’s nose, the dark bruises forming around it. She was dressed in more modest pajamas than he’d seen her in previously.

“You have got to be kidding me,” she said, giving him a glare.

“I brought you a cake,” he said quickly, “And a mocha. Because I’m... sorry.”

“Sorry?” She asked, raising a brow.

“Yes, Aelin, I’m apologizing,” he said, “I didn’t... I didn’t mean to break your nose. It’s even the good cake from Nesryn’s.”

“Rowan Whitethorn apologizing? I never thought I’d see the day.”

“Can you stop trying to make me angry and just take this seriously?” He asked. She folded her arms, staying quiet. “I don’t want to fight anymore, Aelin. We don’t have to be friends or whatever, but I don’t want to be enemies.”

“You started it,” she retorted, “You were an ass hat first.”

“Because you-” He stopped, taking a breath. “Will you just take the damned food and agree?”

“If I agree, you can’t yell at me whenever I listen to music.”

“Aelin I have to sleep,” he said, “How about this? You can listen to your music however loud you want from nine until five, then you have to ask.”

“Only if you stop mowing your lawn at five in the morning,” she retorted.

“Fine,” he said.

“Fine,” she retorted, “And we both stop the revenge pranks.”

“Fine.” They were quiet for a long moment before Aelin spoke.

“I loved Sam more than anything,” Aelin said, her voice thick, “And it tears me apart inside that he’s dead and I’m not. But I owe it to him to try. To try and live the best life I can. To live the life he wanted, but never got. I don’t do this for me, I do it for him.”

“I get it,” Rowan said.

“Give me the cake, buzzard,” she said, holding her hands out. He gave it to her and she cracked the top, smiling slightly. “You can’t have a piece, but you can come in.”

“Trust me, I won’t try for a piece,” he said, stepping inside. He walked into her kitchen, setting her drink down on the counter. She set the cake down and grabbed a fork from the silverware drawer. She then went into the fridge and pulled out a beer, setting it in front of him. He accepted it with a nod, and she dug into the cake.

"Will you tell me about Lyria?” Aelin asked. Rowan looked down at the bottle in his hands and nodded. He told her about his wife. About the child he’d lost. About how it was his fault they were gone. In turn, they ended up on the couch as Aelin told him about Sam. About her family. When they were done, Rowan found himself falling asleep right beside her on her couch.

Perhaps they could be friends.

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alright let’s go lads time to inform u on the bois

viviette delacour

yall know her

she’s a model who’s almost finished her senior year and she’s gonna continue modelling as a career for as long as she can

it doesn’t really matter either way cause her family is fucking Stacked

she’s also a superhero because 1) she wants to help people but also 2) it’s an escape from the pressures of always being in the spotlight. even though being a hero gives her a lot of attention, no one knows it’s her, so she can pretty much act how she wants

her hero-self is a bee theme and the public took to calling her queen bee so she just went along with it

she wears a ring that she uses to transform and she’s super stressed whenever she has to take it off for modelling but she makes sure it’s on her person if she can help it. the ring is magic obviously so if the argenti got their hands on that ?? uh yikes

vivi is super anal about keeping her secret identity an actual secret and isn’t about to go telling anyone, even her closest friends if she can help it unlike some people we know

she lives in the downtown area in a place called glaycier which one of her mothers is the mayor of. the place is very classic france in terms of architecture and just general vibe. it’s the place she usually keeps safe and doesn’t usually need to leave for other areas for whatever reason

with the impending war, of course, she’s been making an effort on the frontlines in all areas, but she sometimes isn’t available as her modelling work continues and she also needs to make sure her identity is still intact

she’s the type of hero that doesn’t get super angry easily, but when she’s angry at you, even if she’s in the middle of saving you, you’ll Know

possible connections & stuff

pls give me her fellow heroes they can know each other’s identity or not i don’t mind, i just need a squad for her to get exasperated at

colleagues !! modelling friends or even just people in entertainment she’d probs know of them at least

hestia seasonaire

yall know her too lbr

she’s a demon and a faery or was anyway which can be a Bad combination but she never used her powers for evil she inherited her mother’s niceness much to the dismay of daddy demon

she preferred not to spend time at home and would instead go out and pretend she was a normal human or something and get a taste of regular society and all that fun stuff. as much as she loved her powers she thought living on the surface would be waaaaaay better

very enthusiastic and preppy and loves gossip so she’s always just “tell me eVERYTHING” and genuinely likes to listen to people

was probably a cheerleader at demon high school

she’s super nice and everything thinks she’s incapable of harming anyone or anything but she would probs gladly roast her father alive

when the aliens first invaded, hestia and rosie went out to see if they could stop them since they’re powerful demons and all, but they were unprepared and so they’re pretty much dead now but still live on as ghosts

bold of the argenti to assume that’d stop hestia tho

she tries to help as much as she can from the afterlife, like seeing if missing people are dead or not and passing that information on

the gossiper inside is still alive and so she’s always finding out everything about everybody, like your grandma ?? yeah she’s telling her how you used to shove gummy bears up your nose while watching barney

possible connections & stuff

ghost friends !! people she spends time with in the afterlife

old demon buddies she knew from school or something if she can she’d probs come and visit !!

people she met when she was gallivanting around on the surface who didn’t know she was a demon faery princess and just thought she was a cool human girl but sURPRISE she died and now you’re just finding out who she really is

noire seasonaire

aND ANOTHER ONE U KNO

aforementioned daddy demon is her uncle

her own father has always vied for the title despite being the younger brother but noire isn’t interested in any of that stuff, she just wants to make potions and do magic and live her life

is very fascinated by the world on the surface but has never been allowed to leave home for very long at a time, and so she’s probably only met a few people once or twice

everyone sorta assumes she’s the “normal” seasonaire but surprise bitches she’s making love potions and practicing resurrection rituals in her basement

her mother ?? isn’t around anymore. she was used to conceive a child and once noire was born was just sorta tossed away

her entire room is like a giant library. need something obscure ?? noire probably has a book for that

when the argenti invaded she wanted to go help hestia and rosie but hestia was just “hONEY NO IT’S OK WE’VE GOT THIS” and now feels super bad like she could have done something if she was there even tho she would’ve just died too

and so she’s dedicated to resurrecting hestia and rosie. it’s mostly just bc she loves them and doesn’t want them dead, but also bc she feels responsible

she’s also put her foot down against her father and basically had a giant demon tantrum in order to be allowed on the surface to help the fight. she still mostly helps from home but a lot of people know about the tiny demon princess who’s ready to die for them

possible connections & stuff

demon buddies !! people she knew growing up basically

people on the surface that she’s starting to get to know by helping everyone, she’s a pretty friendly person sO

remy maxwell

oh look a new one

he’s just a normal uni student tbh, like he’s aware that a lot of the other cities have superheroes and magical creatures and just all-around crazy people, but he prefers his quiet life

or at least he dID, the argenti kinda changed that and now his life is a Mess and he wants it to end

the cul-de-sac he lives in has become a prime safe-area that doesn’t have any monsters for whatever reason so there’s all these people taking a break from fighting there and he’s just internally “gET OFFA MY LAWN”

he’s kinda uncooperative and just gives one-word answers to a lot of people unless he knows you, which he probably doesn’t because he has the social graces of a toenail

he’s a psychology major who minors in literature so his skillset isn’t all that useful in combat but he has a weapon from sb laboratories he can use and he likes to think he’s pretty skilled at it

he lives at home, but his parents aren’t around much bc they’re always travelling, like people ask where they’ve gone now and he’s just “yeah i think this is their...................fifth or sixth honeymoon idk”

he’s not even scared of the argenti he’s just annoyed by them like he sees a creature lurking on his roof and he gets the broom and is just “fUCK OFF”

he just wants to go the grocery store without infected trees trying to kill him man

possible connections & stuff

give him his neighbours !! i headcanon that he and the other kids on the street he lives on are kinda close and have always played together since they were young and they’re still always around each other even tho they’re older now

someone young in the fight who stops by the cul-de-sac regularly who remy’s sorta taken in as his fake younger sibling

fellow uni students !! even tho school is probably cancelled bc u know..............evil aliens he probs still sees them from time to time

ginerva starkweather

BDE -- big dumbass energy

she lives in the wilds in a magic-ish type forest that i haven’t named yet i’ll get back to you on that in a witchy cottage that’s sorta hidden but ?? it’s not exactly a secret it’s just how the location is

she’s a witch and has been for her entire life, but she’s also been kind of alone for her entire life ?? like she’s just always Known she’s had magical powers but she sorta had to train herself and raise herself she was raised by the woodland creatures

she’s a disney princess but a really fucking stupid one

her best friend is a fox called mitzy who has been her loyal companion since the two of them were wee babs

she thinks magic is the solution to most things and doesn’t really see the appeal of science and modern shit and all that fun stuff, like she doesn’t have a phone or a tv, has never been to the suburbs or the downtown area really, she just chills and often forgets more modern places exist

her magic is what pays the bills as she advertises herself as “your own personal witch!!” so people can hire her for her to use her magic however they want, though there are limitations

she heard about the argenti by encountering some monsters herself and, after that, by her clients telling her and asking if she can do anything, so now she’s dedicated herself to finding a way to blast those damn aliens away once and for all

the main problem is that she hasn’t even thought of teaming up with the scientists to discover a solution, thinking she has to do everything herself because she’s just ?? never had to depend on anyone else before so it’s not something she’s even thinking about

possible connections & stuff

clients !! people who ask things of her magic-wise and pay her to carry out what they want and all that fun stuff, she’s super nice and social if that’s relevant at all

someone pls tell her that she should go and join forces with the scientists and shit. and give her a phone

the woodland creatures who grew up with her or helped raise her !!

siwoo bae

AH WHAT A FINE DAY FOR SCIENCE

siwoo grew up in the suburbs with parents who had high expectations for their kids and siwoo was no exception, but that wasn’t a problem for him since he was a genius from the get-go really

he was initially very proud of himself and what he achieved, and for a while his parents were, too. but as he started growing older they assumed that his inventions and experiments would become bigger and greater and soon their expectations were far too high for such a young kid

it was then that he started to just ?? slip off the radar in a way ?? let his siblings take the lead while he kept everything to himself and he would avoid family dinners and just isolate himself in his room and the lab it had become

when he was in his early teens taking away his 39045830490th science fair prize, he was offered the chance to start up his own science lab/company. at first he thought it was too good to be true and that this person was fucking with him but nOPE it was true

and so he became the ceo of SB Labs downtown, and he moved out there without his parents knowing so he wouldn’t be disturbed by them bc he kNEW they’d want a cut of his profits and he’s just like “pls no”

the older he became the more he shut himself in his lab and now he rarely ever leaves, relaying messages via his androids (woo-bots) or video message, but even the latter is rare

he’s a very shy person and has little to no social skills tbh he’s hopeless

when the argenti invaded he was On That Shit, studying any samples he could get his hands on and making weapons that were as effective as possible against the monsters, but still only showing his face when absolutely necessary

most people are kinda Shook that this 22 year old dude is the ceo

possible connections & stuff

his siblings !! idk how many there are i didn’t think that far ahead but basically they’d have the pressure against them that he did and he isolated himself from Everyone which includes them probs rip

someone pls drag him outside for once in his life

just people he would interact with for the war he needs to be social

briar kang

yeah that’s not her real name

briar is the lead singer of a band called acantha, but when she was growing up her parents told her that she couldn’t pursue music and had to follow a career path that would “actually lead somewhere”

she didn’t give up though, and when she was sixteen she told her parents that she wasn’t intending to go to university, instead wanting to head to the downtown area to make it in the music industry

she was promptly disowned, so in retaliation she changed her name

she and her band members struggled for a little bit until they played at a battle of the bands and were scouted and the rest was history pretty much

their band is known for being “larger than life” the type of people who like to hype up a crowd and just live in the moment rather than thinking too much about the past or fretting about the future. obviously, they have to be business-savvy and professional, but they like to keep it real, which is why a lot of their fans appreciate them aside from their music

briar can be kinda petty. i can confirm that they held a concert in her hometown in the suburbs just to piss her parents off

she’s an artistic person and gets inspiration from just about everything, but she’s also kind of unwavering when it comes to her artistic vision. she’s willing to compromise with her bandmates but pretty much no one else. she doesn’t want to go against her ideal sound/vision/concept/whatever solely because it’ll “make them more popular” as she feels like she’d be lying that way

the argenti haven’t broken her spirit, and she’s taken to using her fame to tell her fans that they need to step up and fight

acantha totally holds charity concerts and stuff to help fund anti-argenti programs and stuff

possible connections & stuff

PWEATHE.................GIMME HER BANDMATES.......................PWE A TH E

any other people in the industry she knows, ‘cause she would

elythe varelle

we been knew

the princess of the faeries, one would expect elythe to be spoiled and set up for life, and in some ways, she was. she was given everything she wanted by the servants, but never her parents, who were “far too busy” to deal with her

in her family, the title of ‘heir to the throne’ is something that has to be earned and not something one is born into, something eli’s been told since the beginning

but alas no matter what she does she’s just not good enough and her parents still won’t look at her, plus the people believe that she’s just a brat due to the sneaky and snarky way she acts and they’re not totally wrong but i mEAN

she’s a very difficult person to get along with and so she prefers to keep the staff members who work with her the same as when she was young since they know her and how her mind works, plus they see the good in her

the epitome of “can you blame me, i never got no love”

now that the argenti have come, she’s decided to see their invasion as an opportunity rather than a threat, which would be fine if she was rEALLY helping humanity, but she’s probs choosing the wrong way of doing things

aka she wants to resurrect 2 of the argenti’s first victims -- hestia and ambrose seasonaire, to show off that she has the magical prowess to be the next fae queen

aka she’s a dumbass who doesn’t see the bigger picture

she also kinda doesn’t understand exactly how the world outside of the land of the fae works ?? like she’s got all the magical sections of the wilds down, but the rest ?? probs not

possible connections & stuff

other faeries !! people who work in the castle or anything else really

people she meets during her journey to resurrect the seasonaires yeet skeet