#the power of rayllum

[carebooks]

i made a video on Callum from the 5x08 episode. you know the one. paired with Taylor Swift’s illicit affairs based on this post:

hope ya’ll like it✨✨ @gender-cloud

[0multifandomweirdo0]

'I wish we could have fallen in love without having to save the world'

[tategaminu]

The way I hyper focused on this and got it done even if I couldn't see the screen through my tears

[otter-and-terrier]

a mage and an assassin.

a human prince and an elven warrior.

the first human in history to connect to not one but two Arcanums and use magic, and the elf who took a stand against the most powerful (at the time) dark mage.

the high mage of katolis and the last dragon guard.

remember this scene in the Great Bookery, with callum lighting the arrow with a spell and rayla firing it?

...what a power couple.

[bb-eb-db-bb-eb-b-ab-f-b-ab]

THIS SCENE—

[flickerintwilights]

warrior & mage // knight & princess

(second set under the cut, I couldn’t decide between them)

[raayllum]

thinking about how every time Miyana expresses a concern or reservation, Karim doesn't listen to her (and gets his ass handed to him) vs every time (but esp in arc 2) Rayla expresses a concern or reservation, Callum listens to her and usually switches gears and things work out better in the end

[n1blakelover]

clawing at the ground to try and find rayllum fics from season 6 when i tell yall i check at least 5 times a day if there’s anything posted on ao3 yet im not joking 🧎🏻‍♀️

[parroset]

"elf sad" Clip Analysis!!!

(I don't know what else to call it, that is literally the caption for the video T_T)

TDP finally posted the clip from s6e1 where Aaravos sobs into the water, so let's analyze it!!

The first thing I want to point out is the reflection symbolism and ripples symbolism. In Ripples (the short story), we get the following line:

In other words, ripples ruin the reflection of the stars. (Tangentially related, but we have also seen many occasions of Aaravos himself ruining reflections, which I've written about here). However, in this scene, we first have view of the water, and the tears hitting the water. Aaravos then appears on the screen, first as a reflection that is blurred by the ripples created by his tears. The camera only pans up to the reflection's caster later in the scene.

AKA, the ripples are CREATING the reflection of a star.

I also love the way that he looks at his reflection, and then looks away towards the stars when he finds that he's not glowing. It appears to me to be a mix of guilt and anguish. The fact that he can't bear to look at his own reflection and looks to the stars instead is... interesting.

Another thing that I think is worth pointing out in this clip is the Rayllum parallels with Aaravos and the Merciful One. This scene is so similar to the scene in The Midnight Desert when Rayla was self deprecating and looking at the water, and Callum was telling her to shut up.

Rayla and Aaravos are both crying into their reflections, and Callum and The Merciful One are trying to pull them out of it. We don't have much info on what is going on in the new scene, but to me it seems to be around the time of the formation of the Sea of Castout/when Aaravos lost his powers. So, in this case, Rayla and Aaravos are both learning that they are "ghosted" or "cast out"--pretty much, exiled from their community. Callum and The Merciful One are both shocking them out of the tears. (I do think Callum was more effective than The Merciful One's weird cryptic words, though ;)).

I'm so excited for this season! The imagery and visual motifs are already excellent, can't wait to see what else season 6 brings!!

[keepofkandrakar]

anyone ever think about how the tdp fanbase literally created some of the most prominent plot points and parallels in the whole show? (maybe not actually but def heavily contributed)

the creators were like “we didn’t even consider rayllum until the fans started shipping them” and they just fucking RAN with that. nice work my fellow rayllum stans 👍

[curlyparmesan]

I know everyone is pushing for a potential season 8, 9, and 10, but I'm of the mind that we shouldn't. As sad as I would be to see tdp end, i really think it would benefit from a true, clear ending. For instance, we might not have had such an amazing ending in ATLA if they had convinced Nickelodeon it needed to go longer. We might not have had Legend of Korra (and korrasami) if ATLA had a season 4, 5, and 6.

I'm all for wonderstorm getting more work from Netflix, I just think it would be better as a new project (like tdp was when they first pitched it)

[thebigbroodingyellowtulip]

you know it's a good guy/girl ship when even queer fans ship them.

[anywaysstreamfancybytwice]

Yeah sure I’ll just die wonderstorm thanks for the food

[tategaminu]

Isn't it so loaded that we got Rayla saving three different characters from "corruption" this season? Esmeray with a lullaby about love‚ with Runaan telling him that she loves and needs him and Callum with being his guiding star because they love each other so much.

Which makes you think... Rayla saving Callum in s7 may be a combination of all three.

Because this time she will not choose love by leaving out of duty (killing him)‚ she will choose love by staying (saving him).

[ok12857]

this is wild

I just had an idea, in season 6 or 7 sometime callum will get possessed and rayla will break him out of it somehow be it a kiss or something idk I just feel it. Mark my words

[0multifandomweirdo0]

I have so many fanfic WIPs from different fandoms that I almost don't know which one to write first