#varian royal engineer

[varibean]

The worst part about tangled us that they gave me a lil autistic guy who focuses on accessibility, believes in government transparency, fought against a corrupt monarchy and tried to expose the government’s secret fucking police, was used as a scapegoat, and imprisoned and the show wants me to believe that his Good Happy Ending is him working for the very institution that he became disenchanted with to begin with

‘Royal engineer’ sorry beloved, but no <3

[dasketcherz]

headcanon: what if I gave this man a pistol

okay so I wanted hugo and varian to have different fighting styles despite sharing the same skill set as alchemists and I wanted their weapon of choice to also strongly reflect the kingdoms they came from.

for varian, he has his staff and throughout their quest he uses it often to illuminate the group's path, especially in darker places—which makes sense because he's from corona, the kingdom of light.

so for hugo, being from ingvarr aka the iron kingdom of warriors run by technological advancement and utilitarian system—I imagine him owning a pistol that he made himself that he specifically modified to accommodate alchemy wherein his ammos aren't bullets but rather alchemical compounds instead (think like Varian's project obsidian in season 3 but on a much smaller and portable scale) and he's made a built-in switching compartment so he'd have element variety of compounds as ammos ready to go. (think like Honey Lemon's chemistry purse)

it just made sense to me that he'd know how to make and use a firearm (frankly even his DnD counterpart knows how to use a riffle) considering his mentor Donella is a royal engineer and arm's dealer (at least basing this from Varian's Tangled Trials Lore by @i-found-you-justine-time) he's bound to pick up a thing or two from observing and watching her work—plus this provides a practical explanation to why he chooses to wear fingerless gloves instead of a full safety gloves like Varian—because he needs that extra mobility to pull the trigger faster.

and this also says a lot about his character because he made it solely and purely for self defense, designing his weapon with the intent to only immobilize opponents rather than actually inflicting serious harm to others.

[theatricalmage]

The brainrot took over and so here's a vat7k hadestown au!! Don't know if I'll develop it fully but I liked designing it at least!

More info under the cut:

- Varian, the Coronan royal alchemist, tasks himself with deciphering an incantation capable of bringing the world back into tune. Times are tough, and the royal family + Quirin are doing their best to cope with the meagre crop yields and desolate weather (Corona not really being the sunshine kingdom - hasn't been for a while). He wants to help and do good and I think he'd be a good Orpheus.

- Hugo, having moved about from place to place, still has his interest in alchemy and does what he can to get by. He plans on temporarily staying in Corona before looting, but he encounters a certain like-minded scientist at the Snuggly Duckling. I think him being selfish works especially well in Eurydice's role, having a more pessimistic view of the world. It also works with how he gets drawn to Donella's offer of working for her later on, leading him to his death.

- Ulla as Persephone! I was initially stuck on whether to have Rapunzel (and either Eugene/Cass) as her (and Hades) but I was drawn to the connection that Hugo has to Donella and the Donella/Ulla relationship in vat7k just works too well. In this case, Ulla won't be Varian's mother. She's still gonna be somewhat of an inspiration to him though, being the previous Coronan royal alchemist and for her intelligence. For half the year, she'll return to Corona with food, drinks, and alchemical compounds/inventions, bringing Spring and Summer to the world, if only for a bit.

- Donella would be such an interesting Hades, losing sight of her love for Ulla, heart filled with fear and hurt, leading to bitterness and cruelty. Ingvarr being Hadestown and how by being the esteemed Ingvarrian engineer, she'd be in charge of major technological advances across the kingdoms and so would wield a significant amount of power (like how Hades is literally the ruler of the underworld). Ingvarr essentially being a near death sentence for its workers while also displaying its technological prowess, all still shrouded in mystery and corruption - a place so otherworldly compared to the rest of the kingdoms.

I didn't want to modify the outfits too much nor the personalities,, if anything I imagine the general plot beats being the same as the original musical/story but with slight differences that'd you get inherently as a result of these characters. I wouldn't want it to be the case where it's just the show but the names are changed. I'd want this to still make reasonable sense in this AU, with the actions being understandable for this particular cast of characters.

For Hermes, I ended up picking Xavier, as he's most knowledgeable of old legends and stories, which would work in reference to the Hades and Persephone myth (and so Donella and Ulla)! He'd act as a mentor figure for V, someone who can guide him in uncovering the forgotten incantation. Quirin would still be the good supportive dad he is (even if he doesn't fully understand his son's project).

Last but not least, the fates!! often lurking in the background, I'm still a bit stuck on who it could be? I'm tempted to have it be Raps, Cass, and Nuru as they've had celestial connections at some point (and ya know how stars can represent fate), but I also love the freckled siblings dynamic so much. Also Team Radical... Maybe Raps and Cass can be their normal selves but their Sundrop/Moonstone counterparts are the manifested physical forms of the fates? They wouldn't be visible to the characters though, just voices in the wind.

Anyways yeah!! Those are my thoughts. Do let me know if you've got any cool ideas or questions. I'm really combining my interests at full force and there's nothing anyone, not even myself, can do about it quite frankly. 😮‍💨

[nerdasstheatrekid]

Took me FOREVERRR (took me 2days)

Man i had fun with this one tbh it was so silly and nice i LOVED drawing nuru and hugo in this one, i hope yall love them too,

For context, i like to think that during the trials nuru and varian had this invite to a royals only party blah blah blah royalty stuff amiright? But they didnt wanna leave Hugo and yong alone, especially with eachother…(they could burn the whole event to the ground) so they decide for them to go as plus ones, with Yong being the royal engineer of coronas apprentice (varian) and Hugo being Nuru’s lady in waiting. (Hugo acted all tough and scoffs about wearing a dress but she secretly loved it) and this is a little comic where Nuru helps Hugo get ready and they get to wear this GORGEOUS green dress, ugh i feel like it’d fit him, take off her glasses, loosen up the ponytail, brush it down, and BOOM! A fool proof Theif in disguise as lady in waiting, what could possiblly go wrong? (A lot..)

[cheerleaderman]

☀️The Festival of Golden Lights☀️

In celebration for 200+ followers I have finally opened my home town event for my Ocs Flori and Rolene

About Sunrise Kingdom.Rapunzel is called the long-haired princess and has a murals of her through out the kingdom. There are many stories about her adventures and the people in her life. The most known is the golden flower that gave her , her powers and the mother who took care of her helping the princess with her powers

The kingdom is known for healing and medicine. For anyone wanting to be the medical field is likely to have visited or studied in the kingdom. Sunrise kingdom has many hiking trails and rock climbing sites for tourists and outdoor enthusiasts. Be careful walking in the forest it’s easy to get lost if you don’t stick to the trail.

Eugene is the great thief | Maximus is the Magnificent guard | Gothel is called the mother | Cassandra is lady moon | Pascal is the feisty chameleon | Varian is the great engineer

Event summary

It’s the week of the long-haired princess birthday and Sunrise Kingdom is holding their annual week long celebration for the princess and the people in her life.This year the event is held by the Royal family and the king appointed his niblings Flori as this year’s golden flower and Rolene as the long-haired princess.

Flori and Rolene has invited people from their schools to come and join the celebration, for Flori Epel, Jade,Riddle , Lottie and of course Grim and Yuu/MC has decided to come. Rolene invited their friends from RSA too! Everyone will staying at the Orielle restate where you will meet the grand duchess Edeline.

The last day of the celebration will be the princess’s birthday where the lantern ceremony will take place. The golden flower and princess will start the ceremony leading to everyone else in the kingdom lifting off their lanterns.

Come and enjoy festival! Dancing, food, boating and more!

(More under cut)

Rules and Outfits

This event will has a raffle part where there will be 2 winners who will start the lantern ceremony with Flori and Rolene deadline November 11 but this event in general has no deadline

Attendances must have some kind of hair/head accessory and sun motif somewhere in their outfits (pattern, pin , heel of the shoe etc)

The outfits are just called Festival wear

Anyone can join! Ocs to canon characters by making Making cards, writing fic, voice lines, fan art etc!

No NSFW

No AI

Make sure to tag me and use the hashtag #Festivalofgoldenlights

Extra

Here’s what what Rolene’s mother Edeline looks like. While going around the kingdom mainly with nobles you’ll hear about Flori’s parents how Lorelei kidnapped Rolene and jailed at the magic tower. There will also be mention of Elian and his accomplices as a great healer and mage.

Background

(Both are from Tangled)

Golden flower and Long-Haired princess

Flori Orielle | Rolene Orielle (coming soon)

Attendances

Riddle Rosehearts

Epel Felmier

Jospeh -@readsrandomstuff67

Reyu Carrera - @mirioho

[umeqii]

What r your headcanons for dating Varian? 😋

I'M SO HAPLY SOEMONE REQUESTED YHID JAHSJSJAHSAH (shinobu is me rn >_<)

also for the sake of my hyperfixation; i'm yur older sister in this story ;33

also tw some mentions of death ☆

fandom ; rapunzel tangled the series

character ; varian

reader ; gn

creator ; umeqii

okay, varian is the sweetest ever ^_^

ym would have met after his villain arc, and probably through rapunzel (ofc she's the mc)

you and raps met when she was on her adventure trip thingy for the black rocks

by the time something went wild bc whenever the rocks are involved, something always goes wrong, you guys definitely got very close!

and you guys frfr clicked into older sister and younger sibling

speaking of older sister (lmao this is where the best character and person ever comes in)

you have an older sister mari 😙🙀😋😘

okay so long story short, mariya's only a few years older than you, so she's 17-18

she took you in bc idk ur parents left you or smth and you went to an orphanage and got adopted by mariya

well she didn't take you in, her older sister rosalyne did :3

but rosalynes dead now xoxo

so that's when mari stepped in to fulfill her older sister's dream of eternity and bringing peace between people !!

you were 12 when rosalyne died; when you first met mari, she seemed really intimidating and angry (like younger shinobu, so that's why i added her as the photo :3)

rosalyne however, was very gentle and kind and she saw the best in everyone (like rapunzel !)

the reason why she wanted her eternity was because of how her husband died and he said she was pretty like his eternal love for her or smth idrk i'm literally dying of laughter rn writing this sorry

but idrk how rosalyne died, she probs js tripped on a knife and it stabbed her or sum but she's dead for the sake of the plot ☠️☠️

but yeah, mari stepped in and basically mimicked everything about rosalyne and kept her anger to herself (shinobu kinnie guys xx)

anyways, back to varian

once you were back to rapunzel's palace so you could meet all of her friends, varian saw you

he wasn't the type of boy who believes in love at first sight; but let me tell you somethin' !!

since he was the royal engineer, one of his inventions went kinda wrong and he was walking around to greet rapunzel with black smoke on his face, but not on his eyes thanks to his goggles, and messy ass hair ://

he was originally gonna find more mechanics to use but he heard raps' voice so he went to go see her

and then he saw you

oh my golly goshers

HIS JAW DROPPED 💯💯💥💥💥

you were smiling at rapunzel so sweetly and your eyes were so beautifully detailed??

were everyone's eyes like that?

this was the first time he ever stared at someone so much, not even when he had a puppy crush on cassandra

and the way the golden hour's light shone on one half of your face, it made you look angelic !

and when you opened your closed eyed smile, the light was obsorbed by the swirls of your iris (idk wtf an iris is i js saw it once in a book i thibk)

and then raps n you saw varian just standing there like he witnessed two people having the devils tango 😨😨

you ended up giggling slightly due to his current state and you brought your hand out, whilst introducing yourself, for a handshake

"hi there! i'm y/n!!" AND BROOO THE WAY YOU LOOKED AT HIM >

you looked at him so purely

AND MF KNEW THIS WASN'T A CASSANDRA TYPA CRUSH 😭😭😭💯💯💯

he was down bad lowkey

"o-oh!! h-h-hi varian, i'm y-y/n..NO WAIT, I-i'm varian, nice to meet you y/n."

i got 2nd hand embarrassment for writing that much stutters goddamn .

he thought he was cringey and just ruined all changed to talk to you

but you thought it was cute and dorky

and you have a thing for dorks

anyways, you guys got close after talking about alchemy ig idrk my head hurts like crazy

and when he frfr realised he was inlove with you was when he was trying to sleep, and he looked out of a window and saw a pretty flower

"hm. y/n would like that."

then he clocked it

why tf was he thinking about you 😭😭??

i mean who wouldn't :33

then he was just all like "oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh" as he stuffed his face into his pillow

oh and you knew you liked him from the first time ym met, bc dorks r cute idk

you asked him out though after about 6 months of being best friends

it don't matter if you get scared of rejection, your amazing older sister threatened that if you didn't ask him out, you wouldn't live with her anymore !!

(common mari W)

and yeah, you just said it randomly when he was working on a potion or whatever it's called

"hey y/n, this is an example on why you shouldn't put too much of this substance in-"

"i'm inlove with you, varian."

"WHAT"

and cue the explosion because he infact did put too much of the substance inside his potion.

"oh crap, my bad."

"but if you don't like me in that way, please just forget this whole conversation happened."

BUT HE DID?!?×??!?!

and yeah, since you guys are 14-16, you just hugged him and he spun you around as he kissed your cheek with a red face >3<!!

he's always so sweet and precious with you!!

dare i say rapunzel n mari made a bet to see who would ask the other out first

"ha. pay up, blondie."

"awh..fine."

rapunzel was rooting for varian and as already discussed, mari voted for yeewwww :333

varian however loved how enthusiastic yu were and how excited you were when talking about yur silly little interests >_<!!

whether yur a girl, guy, nb, or all of them, you fr taught varian skincare types of things to help with his eyebags

varian’s love language wld defo be acts of service and words of affirmation, so expect alot of that!1!

you would definitely hug and praiss him alot for his inventions, and even dating, he would always get stiff and flustered whenever any of this happened ^_^!!!

[lollygaggingloser]

"It's become a necessity... You've become a necessity."

💫Varigo mini fic ❤️

You like a flustered Hugo? So do I.

After another long day of research for Varian's latest invention, Hugo escaped the royal library with little breakthrough achieved. He sighed, flipping through a borrowed book as he slowly walked down the marble halls of Corona's castle. It's pages gave no more information than he already had and Hugo was certain that the only place left to search for answers would be the eternal library. His walking pace slowed as he began to dread telling Varian his failure to find what they needed within the royal palace. It was bad enough to admit he failed, but worse knowing they would need the help of the eternal library again. Entering the library wouldn't be difficult to him or Varian now, but neither enjoyed going there.

It's been a little over a year since their adventures and discovery of the eternal library with Nuru and Yong. Their journey had ended in success and now, Demanitus's grand library was available to them along with the select few of scientists, engineers, and scholars that could be trusted with the library's vast collection. Still, instead of being this great source of knowledge and advancement, the group would view it as the place their dearest friend (in Hugo's case, his boyfriend) got possessed and almost trapped inside forever. The library was able to give Nuru a solution to save her kingdom, teach Yong how to hone his craft for fireworks and pyrotechnics, and help scientists across the world advance the seven kingdoms, but all the good of the library could never mask the trauma all four of them experienced there.

Hugo closed the almost useless book in his hands and stared out one of the nearby castle windows. Seeing his reflection in the window first, he retied his ponytail to clean up the stray hairs that had fallen on his face during his work. Satisfied with his appearance, his gaze focused to the view outside. Below him, he could see the royal garden, its flowers blooming in deep shades of purples, reds and blues. The sun was barely beginning to set, giving the sky a calm orange hue. Beyond the gardens were the castle walls that stood tall, separating the palace from the bustling lively kingdom of Corona. Hugo had to admit he became quite attached to this kingdom after becoming Co-Royal Engineer of it. Its people may have celebrated too many holidays for his liking and its princess always had him on edge with her hyperactive cheery disposition, but during these quiet moments, he couldn't imagine a more peaceful place. It also didn't hurt that he got to enjoy this view from a castle. He'd never imagine being inside a royal palace he didn't need to break into, much less with such a lofty title, but here he was.

Not bad for a prior thief and conartist, he figured. Discovering the eternal library must have given his resume quite the boost.

Hugo laid the library book on the windowsill before resting his elbows on it, leaning his body to stretch out his back. Even with this easier job, his back still gave him trouble. It was probably due to all the abuse it went through from his time pulling jobs for Donella. He wondered how his old boss was doing now. Truthfully, Hugo hadn't seen her since the day they uncovered the eternal library and parted ways. There would be the occasional letter between them, but once Hugo was no longer her underling, the two felt no need to see eachother. After ending his ties with Donella, he wasn't sure what his next step was, but he knew it would include Varian.

Varian.

The blonde softly smiled, thinking about the short scientist that passionately vouched for him and got him this new position. Hugo couldn't help but think fondly of Varian's smile, the freckles on his cheeks, and the gleam in his bright blue eyes. Hugo yearned to see him after having his nose in books all day.

As if the world heard his wish, Hugo's eyes squinted as a flash of bright light hit them. The light derived from the reflection of the sun bouncing off a pair of goggles. Wearing those goggles has the alchemist he was wishing to see. Hugo grinned as he watched Varian stroll into the gardens, and sit on the edge of a large stone fountain. It was likely that Varian was taking a break from work too, seeing him stretch his arms as he sat alone.

Might as well join him, Hugo thought as he made his way toward a staircase and descended to join his partner.

Out of everything that occurred from their journey, meeting Varian was what changed Hugo. The funny part was, he didn't know when it changed him. The change was slow, unraveling at a snails pace, with Varian's kindness breaking Hugo's walls and infecting him. Then suddenly, it was all at once, like a firecracker bursting with intense heat and flair, and Hugo found himself longing to be the good person Varian and the others thought he was.

Hugo was annoyed by Varian when they first met. The freckled alchemist was the model of a goody two shoes know-it-all and it nerved him to see how careless Varian was in trusting others. It irked him even more to know he was one of the people Varian shouldn't have trusted so freely. And yet, that trust...that ability to see the good in others that people can't see in themselves gave Hugo this new life. There was something about Varian's genuine nature that was contagious and powerful. It tore him down and built him up multiple times. It was easily one of the reasons Hugo found himself falling for him.

He learned later that Varian believed in second and third chances after his own criminal past was forgiven. Now the two of them stood together, as lab partners and lovers, ushering a more scientifically developed Corona. It amused Hugo to realize how many previous criminals were not only living peaceful lives in Corona, but also within the palace.

The kingdom should have come with a slogan. Come to Corona. The capital of criminal rehabilitation. Includes royal titles!

Once in the gardens, Hugo crouched low and carefully stepped around the few twigs and leaves on the cobblestone steps toward the fountain. He quietly tiptoed his way to the fountain's right side before plopping down next to Varian in such a rush that he almost knocked him off the stone edge.

"Hey Goggles!"

Varian yelped at first before seeing Hugo's shit eating grin.

"Hugo!" Varian chided, slightly shoving him back. "You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

The blonde chuckled, letting his partner collect himself from the scare, fixing his lopsided goggles.

"And what is Corona's Royal Engineer doing in the gardens?" Hugo inquired. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were slacking off."

"I could be asking you the same thing," noted Varian, quick to retort Hugo's remark. Over the past year, Varian had picked up Hugo's sense of sarcasm and comebacks. It was only fair that since the shorty had changed him for the better, Hugo could change him as well...for the worse. His sense of humor wasn't the only thing that changed. Varian had gotten taller, but was still shorter than Hugo. At least the blonde no longer had to be looking down or bend over so much when wanting to see eye to eye with him. Varian's skin was less tan due to all their inside work lately, but in the sun, his freckles continued to pop out more intensely. And so did his scars. They were from their adventures, and it made sense since Hugo, Yong, and even Nuru had scars of their own from travel mishaps and the occasional fight or explosion. But Varian had the most from putting himself in harms way to protect them. Hugo wondered if he wasn't such a coward or selfish if he could have prevented Varian from so many injuries.

The two locked eyes for a brief moment. It was insane how such a simple look could change the atmosphere between them. The look in Varian's eyes was a mix of joy, relief, and just a hint of annoyance. He truly new how to make this scrawny engineer feel special. Compelled by the unspoken fondness in his gaze, Hugo's smirk softened and he reached his hand up to touch Varian's cheek. Understanding what was to happen next, Varian smiled meekly as Hugo leaned in to kiss him. The alchemist's lips were soft and warm against his and Hugo felt like he could kiss them all day. Slowly pulling away, Hugo relaxed next to his boyfriend and the two leaned comfortably against each other, perched on the fountain.

"Did you find anything in the royal library?" Varian softly asked.

"Yes....No. I found nothing."

Hugo felt Varian tense up, knowing what it meant.

"Hey, hey, I can go on my own, Goggles," he assured, giving his boyfriend an encouraging smile. "I'll find the info we need, and we can go to our lab to finish up-"

"It's okay, Hugh," Varian interrupted, glancing up at him. "I'll be o-...I am okay. We'll go together tomorrow."

Hugo nodded, both worried for Varian and relieved he wouldn't be stepping into the eternal library on his own. Varian's gaze turned toward the sky, taking in the vast view. The two sat in silence for a moment before Hugo broke it, curiosity getting the better of him.

"Penny for your thoughts? You got that eyebrow scrunch so it must be something serious."

Varian softly scoffed at Hugo, but rubbed his forehead as he answered.

"Well, if you have to know...I was thinking about you," he confessed.

"Me?"

Determined to lighten the mood, Hugo smirked and tilted his head to feign innocence.

"What about me were you thinking about?" he asked. "Nothing inappropriate I hope."

"Hugo-"

"No, I understand, Freckles. With my good looks, superior intelligence-"

"HUGO-"

"And! And my rougish charm, there's no possible way you couldn't think of me. So tell me, actually, let me guess...you were thinking... about how in love with me you are."

Hugo waited for Varian to quip back with a tender insult or another little shove, but was surprised when Varian turned to look at him, a soft blush radiating across his cheeks.

"Yeah...I was," Varian answered. An amused "heh" escaped Hugo's lips as his flirty facade faltered. While Varian was usually the more anxious and flustered one between them, there would be moments like these where he laid his heart bare, and it would strike Hugo to his core.

"I was thinking," he continued, looking back at the sky, "...about us. And how my life is so different with you."

"Cause I drive you crazy and make it a little harder?" Hugo joked, trying to regain composure. Varian chuckled, shaking his head.

"Of course not!" Varian scolded him. "You drive me crazy, yes, but you don't make my life harder. You make it easy. You make it-"

Varian paused, trying to find the best words to convey his feelings. All the while, Hugo struggled to keep his heart from pounding so fiercely from all the sincerity in his boyfriend's voice.

Calm down Rottwange, he thought to himself. Don't let some sappy words get the best of you.

"Loving you is like...like breathing."

"Breathing?" Hugo pried, finding the strength to tease Varian once more. To add to the dramatics, Hugo playfully rested the back of his hand on his forehead in a swooning motion. "Ah, so it's effortless? I'm such an amazing boyfriend that loving me is second nature to you, Sweetcheeks?"

At that, Varian laughed and gave Hugo a little shove.

"Well, that too I suppose," Varian giggled. He then took Hugo's hands and held them gingerly in his. "More like...I need it to survive."

Hugo swallowed, his throat feeling dry, not sure how much more of this sweet talking he could take. He didn't even realize that Varian had intertwined his fingers with his.

"Loving you is like oxygen, Hugo," Varian confessed, gazing at their hands with an intense stare . "Like food, or water, or sleep. I need it to live. I can't imagine living without loving you."

Hugo's ears burned hot red and he brought his and Varian's hands up to cover his face. He could handle these words if Varian was joking around or teasing him back, but the tender and true expression on his face and honesty made him melt.

"Geez, Var, you can't just say stuff like that without warning," he mumbled, his thoughts and composure becoming disorganized. Varian smiled, his own face blushing from the realization of his words.

"Sorry,"Varian apologized. Hugo shook his head and looked back at Varian.

"I can't imagine living without loving you either, Varian," he confessed, deciding to cave into the mushy sentimental atmosphere. "Loving you is like breathing for me too. It's become a necessity...you've become a necessity."

"Do you mean that?"

Varian focused on Hugo's face, searching for any hints that the blonde was jesting. And then, Hugo saw it. A flash of concern, doubt, and bashfulness? spread across the alchemist's features. Just when Hugo began to believe Varian held the spontaneous charisma to confess his feelings without care, he found himself corrected. Varian was just as self-conscious in disclosing these feelings as Hugo was receiving them.

Hugo held up his hand in a small fist against his chest. He began to list the things he needed to live, a finger popping up for each necessity.

"Oxygen. Food. Water. Sleep. Loving you. That's all I need, Sweetcheeks."

Now it was Varian's turn to be lost for words, only being able to let out a soft laugh. Hugo leaned in once more to kiss him, savoring the gentle silence, and keeping his boyfriend from saying any other words that could make him fall apart.

[soreiya]

Do you think Varian would ever make some weird countryfolk alcohol like parsnip wine or potato schnapps?

Varian could make alcoholic beverages with that copper plated alembic from Neserdnia. I just don't see it being very high on his priority list? He might do it as a fun challenge, or as a favor to someone. The main thing to keep in mind when thinking about stuff like this is that Varian would probably want to be on his A game most of the time. As the royal engineer he can't afford to make mistakes. Not just because it's dangerous, but because of his reputation. There may be some lingering paranoia? We've already seen him suppressing his emotions. So becoming inebriated might put him into a position where he says or does something stupid.

[antiquepearlss]

Coronan History Fun Fact #69

In 1861, Coronan peasants revolted and overthrew the monarchy due to an increase in taxes, due to Royal Engineer Varian’s reckless alchemical spending habits.

[geezer88]

Vat7K setup head-canon

I was thinking that, unlike Rapunzel, Varian wouldn't be "chomping at the bit" to go on adventures. He would probably be having a blast as the royal engineer, and also he would be in the science community networking through letters, collaborating on research, going to conventions and leading the growth in Corona's academic community. I imagine he would be the most comfortable in Corona, but on his 18th birthday Quirin gives him his mother's old almanac and V would decide that his mother's legacy is too important to ignore. Before leaving, he would probably delegate the goals he'd been working towards for Corona to his colleagues (we don't see much academia in Corona, but there would probably at that point be some students, inspired by Varian, but have only been learning for a few years. so it will definitely keep them occupied.).

And in general during the story, I would love to see Varian taking inspiration from Demanitus which would give him a unique advantage by drawing from his kingdom's history and iconic figures. I imagine that Corona's Demanitus is like real-life's Einstein only Demanitus' history probably isn't widespread or known outside of Corona as it was even a lost-legend within Corona.

At some point during the story, V can be aided by an unexpected ally in one of the kingdoms, because it would be another scientist that he was writing letters to. He would be like "I know someone here who might help us" and he would write them a letter like "(recipient name): V here! I'm in (kingdom) with some friends on an expedition for historical knowledge and I could use your help. If you are so-inclined, meet us at (place) tomorrow at (time)." And also at some point V can cross paths with Cass who is on her way back to Corona after her years of travel. She could scare them like V did to her and Raps back in RTA s1e1, but Cass' would be intentional as a prank and V's friends would be in awe of how cool she is like "I get it now, naming an element after her is totally justified".

[adriiiiiii19]

Aladdin AU

Couldn't think who for the Genie. I thought of Eugene as he's the closest with personality or at least humor.

I made Andrew, like, Nigel, with the clothes, but it made him look like Gaston. Also, I was going to draw Clementine as the one who controls the royal family, but, meh.

In this AU. Varian isn't exactly born royalty, but still the royal alchemist/engineer, thanks to Rapunzel (who treats him as a brother.) But Fred wants to increase their defense, so he decides to try marry Varian off to form an alliance.

Many come for his hand in marriage, but Varian easily scares them off by (intentionally) blowing them up with his alchemy or just having Rudiger scare them off (Rapunzel personally encourages this). However, in one of these arranges was Nuru, who also didn't want to be married off so they just became close friends.

If Eugene were to be the genie, he would woo Rapunzel for sure.

[verysociallyakward]

Do you ever just come up with random head cannons that you know nobody cares about, but you still wanna share.

Anyway here's how many outfits team radical brought on the journey.

Varian- farmer boy, royal engineer of Corona , formal suit and, pajamas

Yong- standard outfit and pajamas

Nuru- standard outfit, formal gown, adventure outfit (for trials or anything that would be difficult to do in a dress), swimsuit, generals uniform (just in case), and pajamas

Hugo- standard outfit

[dasketcherz]

thinking about how Varian gained so many names ("the wizard of old corona, the mad alchemist, the traitor, the coronian royal engineer, etc" dubbed to him by people around him) and Hugo worn so many faces (as an undercover agent, putting that genderfluidity to good use he was) but to each other—they're... just Varian and just Hugo 😭

[goggles-varian]

Welcome

Hello there! I'm Varian Ruddiger: the Royal Engineer of Corona and the top alchemy whizz of Team Radical, if I do say so myself. I'm really glad to be here, in the company of so many science enthusiasts!

Out of the aformentioned science enthusiasts, there was one who really stuck out to me. Yong Aithne of Bayangor. He's a real smart kid and he reminds me so much of myself at his age. Plus, he's really passionate when it comes to fireworks and despite his many accidents, he always has good intentions and his plans are actually pretty good!

With that said, any asks and mentions are encouraged!

OOC:

This is my RP blog! don't ask why I make Varian fancy bc I basically js made him more like me as well as more fancy British lmao

I'm the self appointed director of The Fans' VAT7K so if you see any details on here that you don't recognise/ know aren't canon, they're probably from there :)

I am doing this RP with @firecracker-yong, who, as the username suggests, is Yong so if anyone wants to RP any of the other VAT7K characters, we'd be glad to have you along with us!

I'm not all too sure when in the journey the RP starts from, but I do know it's before they all reach Corona :)

Would also like to point out that I am a minor so please don't send me any mature asks or mention me on mature posts! Thanks!

main account: @theshadowyalchemist (he/she)

P.S: Sorry @firecracker-yong for basically copying your format I just don't wanna mess up on the first post

[nerdasstheatrekid]

YAP SESH ABOUT VAT7K🔥🔥

Chat how we feel about the idea of vat7k taking place in season 2 of tts? Since varian was gone for the most of the season and everything, AND AND I LOVE the idea of the radical team being there when Cassandra attacked.

Like think about it, before nothing left to lose Hugo would follow varian to the moonstone tower thing and witness the whole sequence happen and when varian gets trapped in the blackrocks cage Hugo was near him enough to get trapped in there WITH him so when eugene comes up the tower to save them, he just sees this blonde twink varian mentioned a few weeks ago. AND AS EUGENE WENT UP TO SAVE VARIAN Nuru and Yong FOLLOWED THEM TO HELP HUGH AND VAR cuz yk they wanna help. (And Eugene’d be like oh hell naw y’all are children you think raps is gonna NOT GIVE HIM A SCOLDING IF HE GETS THE KIDS INVOLVED?? and also we’d get this awesome scene where they all try to fight cass and fail miserably like a champ)

AND I LIKE AFTER THAT WHEN ITS HAPPILY EVER AFTER Hugo’d help varian design and build the hot water generator in corona, and they officially gain the title of the royal engineers of corona. AND AND they’d work part time at the library too just because

Yong I imagined would either stay in corona or go back to the fire kingdom, but since we don’t know much about him, we don’t know if he has anyone or anything to go back to, SO I PROPOSE A HEADCANON!!! YONG GETS ADOPTED BY XAVIER!!!! And he’d help out at the local bakery of corona, or he would host firework shows during big events, the guy can do anything

Nuru would go back to Amber and convince her and or her family too, to come live in the air kingdom!! As they have a lot of potential of helping with the asteroids, and probably closer to corona so they could all visit varian, Hugo, and Yong it’s a win win!! Nuru would finally make her mother proud (mommy issues Blehh) and she’d have the next queen introduced to her mother.

As for donella and cyrus they are the main keepers of the library, since Hugo and varian are pretty busy in corona they’d offer to go there and just keep it safe. Since yk the yearning lesbian saw her decade year old soul of her crush PERISH IN FRONT OF HER IN THE LIBRARY…she’d want something to remind her of ulla. And cyrus, I headcanon him as dons bio son so he’d just stay there with his mama taking care of her, and ALSO I think cyrus would be the tough guy with a soft personality so he’d maybe adopt some cats and read various books in the library and he’d also do gardening in his past time. (Male wife material ik) Hugo and varian would also visit them a lot.

[gilmorenights]

Brotherhood Varian AU

Okokok but hear me out!!! The Dark Kingdom has been trying to rebuild and restore itself to its former glory because King Edmund realized cutting themselves off from everyone and everything was only adding to the suffering of his kingdom. In an attempt to restore his kingdom, King Edmund sends invitations to all kingdoms/cities inviting them to come stay in the Dark Kingdom form political alliances and stuff. Naturally, all these kingdoms are curious about the Dark Kingdom so nearly every royal family accepts the invitation and sends people to represent them. Among these people are Ingvarr’s royal engineer Donella, and her mentee Hugo. Their mission of course is to steal the moonstone. The plan is for Donella to deal with the political side of things while Hugo uses his time to search for the moonstone. Enter Varian. Varian is a knight in training for the brotherhood and his initiation ceremony is in just a few short months. The only problem? He’s not exactly Brotherhood material, or at least he’s never considered himself to be. Sure he can fight and defend himself good enough, but his real passion is alchemy. But as his father always says, it’s an honor to serve the crown. Hugo and Varian meet and immediately despise each other. Varian finds Hugo annoying, and Hugo thinks Varian is a stuck up palace prick and delights in annoying him. So yeah, enemies. One day Adira pulls Varian aside saying she saw Hugo poking around earlier that day. She doesn’t trust him but knows she can’t spy on him without taking her attention away from the numerous other strangers in the castle, so naturally that job falls on Varian. Obviously he’s less than thrilled, but he can’t exactly defy his aunt when he isn’t even in the Brotherhood yet. So now Varian is forced to spend time with Hugo in an attempt to figure out the blond’s motives. Hugo of course is suspicious, but he figures he can use this opportunity to find the moonstone’s whereabouts. Forced proximity, hidden motives, two very gay teenagers alone for hours on end. What could go wrong?