#yes after THAT Rayla

[raayllum]

something something Rayla being known as the boys' (particularly Callum's) shadow, about her dropping silently from her hiding spots or showing up out of nowhere (and regularly spooking Soren on accident), Rayla growing in patience because she can hoard secrets and make herself useful even if the conversations she overhears are so regularly dull, Rayla never really being a princess and never really being thought of as one within her own kingdom's fortifications, and anyone who makes that mistake also outside Katolis soon learns exactly why people are wary of her (and her husband's ire)

[coconut530]

Sulk in the sea of your sadness, starlight

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[sapphicteadragon]

Alright now that I've calmed down a bit I've gotta talk about it. As in it it.

Because holy fucking christ was the moonfam/coins plot masterful.

First of all, I wasn't ready for rayla to have to choose which parents to save - only made me cry for like the 4th time while watching, and her choosing to let go of lain and tiadrin because they were happy together and proud of her while runaan and ethari were still separated, absolutely broke me.

But yknow what broke me more? FUCKING RUNAAN. I stg this man's probably less 3 minutes of screentime made up for all the content we've been missing of him in the past five seasons. First of all, his appearance in the portal world as a vengeful and violent version of himself because his guilt was quite literally eating away at his soul? Beautiful. Heartbreaking. Made me cry again. AND THEN? rayla bringing him back by telling him that she's his daughter and she loves him, and ethari is still out there waiting, loving him just as much?

Just. Cinema. Poetry. Whatever you want to call it.

AND MY MAN IS FINALLY FREE!!! HE IS OUT!! OF THE GODDAMN COIN!!

yes, I screamed. And squealed. And cried some more (after I'd already cried over virens death, which I absolutely didn't expect. Props to the writers and Jason for that)

now if he doesn't reunite with ethari in the first episode of season 7 I will die

The end! Lmao

[themistdragon]

Callum, talking to Ethari post-reunion: So you have your husband back

Ethari: Yes, I do

Callum You must be... re-leafed he's okay

Ethari: ...Oh, yes. I must admit, when I saw him for the first time, I got quite a bit... sappy

Callum: I understand how you feel. When I saw Rayla after two years, I fir-got how much I loved seeing her face

Ethari: That’s sweet. How are you enjoying the Silvergrove, by the way? Have you tree-ted yourself to the bakery, yet?

Callum: Oh, the moonberry surprises are the best! I can see why they're so poplar

Ethari: I know, right? They're just the thing to spruce up your day

Callum: I tried some of the other pastries, but in comparison to the surprises, they were just oak-kay

Ethari: The surprises are delicious. When my husband and I were younger, I remember how he wood pine after those desserts as if they were the answer to life.

Callum: He's got good taste. Do you think you could convince him to branch out and try some tarts from Katolis?

Ethari: I'm not sure... but it wood-n't hurt to try

Runaan:

[winterstorm032802]

It's fucking wild, cause all Rayllum scenes (especially season, 5, 6 and 7 in my opinion for this post) sound like something someone would write in a fanfic, but no, this shit is real.

Like, Callum really did punch someone furiously after seeing Rayla get hurt even after preaching about love.

Callum did something that went against his morals for Rayla.

No, yeah, Callum lied next to Rayla and admitted that he did something that he knows she didn't like, especially since it was to save her.

Callum says, and I quote, "I would do anything for you." MANY TIMES!

Rayla left for two years to protect Callum.

And yeah, Rayla came back and was then asked to kill Callum by Callum because of a big bad.

Then, yes, Rayla and Callum were smooching as the sun rose after Callum admitted that the first thing he should've done when she came back was tell her that he loves her.

And YES, CALLUM WENT AGAINST HIS OWN BROTHER TO PROTECT HER!

THIS READS LIKE THE MOST INSANE FANFICTION BUT THIS IS REAL!

THE SHIP THEY HAD TO SLEEP IN FOR THE NIGHT CAUGHT FIRE AND HAD THEIR SHIP NAME LAST SEEN! THIS SHIT IS FUCKING REAL GUYS!

[raayllum]

*runs in at the speed of light* rune placement in the 7x06 inversion scene you say?!

So there are only 3-4 runes really on display in 7x06. One is the dark magic sigil, which also glows red when dark!Callum holds it. Another is star, at the beginning, to draw upon the Aaravos associations. We see this again when Callum first sits on the log and the star isn't on display most prominently, but is what would be facing up.

For the majority of the scene, the Ocean rune — symbolizing his past and current willingness/capacity for doing dark magic and going to extremes — is mostly on display. It is often coupled with the Star rune as well. They are also most prominently on display when Callum rejects his dark side's plan, reaffirming what he'll embrace later on in 7x08/7x09.

We only really get the Moon rune on two occasions, one of which I'm going to chalk up to a brief animation error, since previously the cube had all the dark magic symbols in the previous shot (though it wasn't glowing) down below:

I also really like that Callum turns to his sketchbook. Not only is it his spellbook and one that he writes in, it was also a gift from Harrow, who reaffirmed that he was free last time his dark side cropped up (2x08).

Then, we get the one Moon rune 'moment' so to speak, before the cube is just the dark magic sigil for a while.

I also quite like that while the cube is mostly upright even once dark!Callum shows up, after the assertion that "I have always been a part of you," we see the cube go upside down the way it did in the dark magic dream, once again affirming the statement as true.

And the bit I think is the most Sick and Twisted (affectionate) personally is Callum putting the cube away at the end while saying "doing the right thing".

Excuse me while I chew glass.

the ocean rune facing out in this scene means that he was looking at the facing upward moon rune <3

and he's also covering it, mayhaps to protect it, protect her from his dark side? (maybe i'm pulling at strings here, tho, but rayllum does that to a person)

[jelzorz]

205.

Midwinter is different in Katolis. They call it Yule here, and Rayla's done a couple on this side of the border now that the yearly traditions aren't such a surprise. Skating is weird (she's been using her blades pretty deftly for years now and she's never once thought about strapping them to her feet but okay) and the food is... not for her (she and Ezran stick to salads while the others dig into the boar Soren and Corvus had brought back from a hunt) but the sentiment is the same. It's friends and family gathered around the hearth to celebrate, to talk and laugh and share stories of the year gone by.

It's supposed to be a happy time. A time of peace. Of rest. Of relief.

Instead, Rayla is wringing her hands in the hall while the others gather by the fire, uncertainty roiling in her gut.

It's been three years since the Archdragons defeated Aaravos. In four more, he will return, and she and Callum had promised to keep everything on hold until then; to wait until the danger had passed before they commit to the life they know they both want, and yet...

She swallows. She breathes. She clenches her fists and focuses on the sensation of her nails in her palms to keep herself from throwing up.

"You haven't told him yet."

"No, I haven't told him yet," she snaps, waving Runaan off with an irritated huff. "I haven't told anyone yet.You shouldn't even know."

"I can't help that I know you well, Rayla." Runaan smirks a little at that. "You remind me of your mother."

"Oh, please, like this is even a little bit the same."

"She had concerns," he says. "That she wasn't ready. That Lain wasn't."

"They just had to go back to work," snaps Rayla. "We have a time limit. Four years, Runaan. Four before the world'll end again. That's not a life! That's barely even a childhood! How could we possibly—"

"You're overreacting."

"Overreacting?" Rayla scowls and rounds on her father, hackles raised, jaw clenched, teeth sore from the way she's been grinding them for days. "Aaravos isn't done, Runaan! He'll be back! What if we're not ready then? What if we can't stop him? What if—"

"What if you do?"

"What—I—"

Runaan holds her stare, his face unnervingly unworried. "What if you do defeat him? What if it's all okay after all? Will you sit around and put something like this off because you're afraid of the next thing?"

"There won't be a next thing—"

"You don't know that."

"Well—you don't know that we'll defeat him either."

"And you don't know that you won't."

Rayla clamps her mouth shut. Runaan twitches the corner of his lips.

"There's a lot of uncertainty right now, Rayla," he says gently, "but something that is certain is that Callum loves you. There's no doubt about that. And he will not resent you for bringing his child into this world."

Rayla grimaces. "You're not worried even a little?"

"I will worry when I need to. There's no point in worrying twice."

Rayla breathes again: one slow steady breath in, one rush of an exhale out. "You've been hanging out with Gren."

Runaan laughs at that. "Yes, I remember him. Far too sunny a human but surprisingly good company these days. Go on, little blade. Your beloved deserves to know."

He pushes Rayla into the room and Callum looks up at once, his eyes bright and pleased to see her join them at last. Rayla takes another breath. And then another. And one more after that.

There's no point in worrying twice, she tells herself.

(And, in any case, Callum is thrilled).

[tategaminu]

You know, as beautiful and heartbreaking this scene is, it was just a "tease", we see Rayla determined to kill Callum yes but we don't know what would have happened, he didn't get full corrupted, we didn't get to see him full of darkness or fully possessed by Aaravos, I believe the route would have been Rayla refusing to kill him, everything has been leading up to it (If you have to choose me between me and the greater good...)

One of Rayla's character arc and foreshadowing was leading to choose Callum over the world and save him, choosing love over duty since one of her conflicts was choosing duty over love (like in TTM) and she's his one truth after all but that didn't have a huge pay off in this season.

Callum has done dark magic once again, so he's corrupted and vulnerable to when Aaravos comes back, he still has the cube and hasn't learned about his secrets, the possession plot isn't resolved at all and I suppose we will see the full thing coming in Arc 3 with Rayla saving him and the cube getting to shine.

[sarasade]

Since The Dragon Prince is ending (or at least the second arc is ending) in December I'll celebrate that by listing the funniest things I've witnessed in the fandom during these years:

-The Great Aaravos Thirst of 2019.

-Knowing The Thirst™ had been even greater if Tumblr wouldn't have banned porn just a year earlier.

-Aaravos' character designer being very happy with all the thirst posting.

-The Great Virst of 2019 that was balanced out by the people who thought Viren was a total troll.

-Rayla-Claudia-Callum love triangle speculations before s3.

-"Viren actually killed everyone, including Sarai and his ex-wife", speculations during s1-3.

-Aaravos Is A Good Person and a cinnamon roll -speculations.

-Fandom calling Ethari "The Tinker" before his name was revealed and also correctly predicting him and Runaan being a couple long before it got confirmed.

-Jason Simpson (Viren's VA) being grumpy about people shipping Aaravos and Viren while Todd Erik Dellums (Aaravos's VA) egged the fans on and seemed to find the ship pretty funny.

-After the Midnight Star poem's full English translation got released some fans concluded that Elarion was a human girl Aaravos once was in love with and thus Elavos was born. You can still search the ship name on Tumblr to experience the time campsule of 2019 era of the fandom. Yes, people shipped Aaravos with a literal city and I think that's beautiful.

-The drought period of 2019-2022 hiatus where it was just a couple really weird terminally online fans posting their harmless headcanons, including a small fandom of a. ten people forming around Viren's ex-wife Lissa.

-Unhinged TDP fan theories like "Aaravos is Callum's Dad" and "Callum will learn every primal source" aka wanting TDP to be Avatar 2.0 but with elves.

-The fan response that parodied these theories including "Everyone is a Startouch elf, especially Bait"

-The Great FartGate of 2022 aka all of TDP Twitter collectively complaining about the fart jokes in s4.

-These 2024 Valentine's Day posts most likely done by the lead writer Devon Giehl.

-If you search Aaravos on Google the most frequently asked question is about his gender.

-TDP wiki gleefully listing Aaravos and Viren as Sir Sparklepuff's parents after s5.

-The fandom never letting go of the "Viren imprisoned Harrow in Pip" theory.

-Which Primal Source Are You -Quiz from 2018 foreshadowing events of the show like "where would you hide a dangerous magical object" and one of the answers being "in the bottom of the sea" possibly referring to Aaravos' pearl.

-A tweet fans thought was a mistake actually foreshadowed Aaravos being a giant.

I'll add more later if I feel like it.

edit:

ok one more: behold, one of the most popular TDP posts on Tumblr

[raayllum]

They share her flying steed on the way back to the Banther Lodge, his limbs still sluggish and eyes burning. Callum knows, also, that Rayla is keeping an eye on his breathing. Kosmo had said the darkness and corruption would overwhelm him, but... maybe the spell was too small? Or maybe it would take him over slowly, but...

He rests his head against her shoulder blades and dozes as much as he dares to avoid falling off.

Eventually, they take a break near the fringes of the Moonshadow forest to make camp, and she helps him down with a steady arm braced along his back. "Careful, there," she teases, gentle and warm, but a shadow of guilt flickers in her eyes.

He holds onto her turn and lets them sink to a sitting position in the soft grass.

Soren takes one look, then peels away with an overly cheery tone, "We should go foraging! In the forest! Hey, who do you think can get the most berries?" and then herds everyone else away.

Runaan gives him a lingering look, and then follows the rest; he and Ethari will go to return to the Silvergrove soon without them.

Then Callum stares at Rayla and waits, till her lips twist and she sniffles, her voice all wobbly and small as she begins, "Callum—"

He places his hand over hers. "Thank you. For having my back in there."

She stares back at him, tears in her eyes. "How can you say that? I was going to—"

"—do what I asked you to do," he says firmly, giving her fingers—the same fingers that had drawn back the arrow that would've taken his life—a squeeze before he cups her face. He traces her indigo marking, brushing away tears as he does so. "I needed you to back me up. I needed you to trust me. To do the right thing." Even as he did the wrong thing, of sorts. "Thank you."

She lets out a sob and throws her arms around his neck; Callum holds her while she shakes and cries, some of his own tears and adrenaline seeping out of him. Fuck, he'd been so tired and so scared and so...

He can feel her heart beating through her chest. Her heart for Xadia. Him, for Xadia, and—

He holds her tighter. "We'll figure something else out, before he comes back. We have time."

Seven years and nineteen (seventeen now?) days. He'll make each one of them count.

I don't want to be separated again.

"You were willing to do what you had to do," he says softly, rubbing her back. However the corruption works, he is corrupted, and that means, when Aaravos comes back, he'll be able to... "Because that's who you are, selfless, brave, and I love you for it. I depend on you for it. And now we can figure out how to do what we want to do... To make sure you're stuck with me."

She hiccups, her tearful laugh still more of a sob, but her eyes are brighter when she pulls back to look at him and wipes away some of his own tears, her thumbs gently caressing his cheeks. "Do you promise?" she says, whatever levity she's mustered up flickering this time too.

He holds her hand and kisses her palm and fingers. With enough time, they can make anything work—finding her and him again after her return had made that clear. Seven years will have to be enough.

"Yes," he swears. "I do."

[ruthariandbluecookies]

Baby Rayla: Mmmaaa

Tiadrin: That's right! You can do it!

Lain: C'mon, say "Dada"!

Baby Rayla: Daaaa

Lain: YES!

Tiadrin: No! Say "Mama"!

Rayla: F*ck yoU

*silence*

Tiadrin and Lain, turn to Runaan: *murder in their eyes*

Runaan: WaIt, NOO, iT wAsN't mE, I sWeAr!!! *turns and bolts*

Tiadrin and Lain: *runs after him*

Ethari, VERY sleep deprived, pops a moonberry into his mouth: Well, f*ck

Rayla, giggling and clapping her hands: F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!!!!

[lucrezianoin]

So one of my mutual on twitter was saying that it seems like in Western animated shows (a part from a general lack of queer romances) FF romances have higher numbers than MM. Because I wanted to check, I made a list so I thought it would be nice to share both FF and MM romances in Western animation, so people know where to find them!! FF ships are here.

Most of these are canon and main ships, but sadly there is truly a lack of number compared to FF ships, and I hate when the pictures number is unbalanced, which is why I added the last four, you can see I added a question mark on some of them so I will explain in the description.

There will be SPOILERS (especially for: Did they kiss? Did they end up together?)

In order (top to bottom, left to right):

Lacklon and Roland (Dragon Age Absolution): Lacklon and Roland are both main characters in this one season show, unsure yet if we will have a second season. They have a flirting/teasing relationship through the whole show which ends up with them kissing (so yes, they do kiss!). They are implied to stay together as they also discuss what they will do after the mission!

Ballister and Ambrosius (Nimona): This is an animated movie, and Ballister is a protagonist and Ambrosius a main character. They are ex-boyfriends turned enemies and then reconcociling with an enemies-to-lovers once more! Do they kiss? Yes! They also have a happy ending and they are together.

Runaan and Ethari (The Dragon Prince): Runaan and Ethari are both secondary characters. They are already in a relationship when they appear (together and raising a child), mostly shown in the comics and through flashbacks (where yes, they do kiss!). They are separated from most of the show as Runaan is trapped in a sort of prison since S1. In S6 Runaan is finally freed, and S7 will be the last season of the show so I fully expect them to be reunited. The protagonist of the show (Rayla) is their adopted daughter.

Blitz and Stolas (Helluva Boss): Blitz is the protagonist of Helluva Boss and Stolas is a main character. They have an ongoing sexual casual relationship turned into real feelings, with a lot of misunderstandings about how real the feelings are/how they see each other's. Their relationship is very graphic, so yes, they do kiss, and there is sexual content. The show is still ongoing, with them finally dealing with their feelings (maybe!) after a quick break up. They are the main romance of Helluva Boss and the creator of the show confirmed they will be endgame.

Fizzarolli and Asmodeus (Helluva Boss): They both are secondary characters in Helluva Boss, with Fizzarolli probably having a bit more screentime than Asmodeus. They are already in a loving relationship when introduced, and have two full episodes also dedicated to them and their romance.

Gary Prince and Marshall Lee (Fionna and Cake): Fionna and Cake is an AU of Adventure time, so this is the genderbend version of Bubbline set in a modern Fionna and Cake setting. Only one season of Fionna and Cake is out, and I have yet to watch it, but I know they date through the whole season and become boyfriends. Do they kiss? Yes! A new season is set to start in the future.

Korvo and Terry (Solar Opposites): This is another ongoing show with a sixth season coming out. Terry and Korvo are the two protagonists, and they start as colleagues/mission partners and progress into a romance. As I have not watched the show, I am unsure how the pace is, but I know that yes, they do kiss and then they marry and become husbands in S5!

Barney and Logan (Dead End paranormal park): Another show I did not watch but I did watch their scenes on youtube! Barney is the protagonist and he is a trans man (and gay) and Logan (also called Logs) is one of the main characters. The show has only two seasons before being cancelled. Barney and Logan meet in the show, and Barney is immediately attracked to him. Do they kiss? Yes!

Benson and Troy (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts): The show has three seasons and is complete. Benson is part of the main cast and Troy a secondary character and appears in all three seasons. They start to date in season 3. Do they kiss? Yes!

Kaldur'ahm and Wyynde (Young Justice): This is a complete four season DC show. Kaldur'ahm is Aqualad and one of the protagonists. If you checked my FF romances post you know I am not familiar with DC, and it was pretty hard to find information. From what I can tell, Wyynde appears in S3 and S4 and they are already in an established relationship.

Steve and Benji (Q Force): The show was one season and then it was cancelled. Steve is the protagonist and Benji is a secondary character. They meet in the show itself, start dating and seems to have a happy ending even if the show was cancelled. Do they kiss? Yes!

NOT CANON

Angel Dust and Husk (Hazbin Hotel): The show only has one season out, so I think this might fall into the category of "Will they? Maybe? Looks promising!". They are both main characters, and Angel Dust often flirts with Husk. At least from Angel Dust's side there seems to be both attraction and affection. We will have to see!

Soren and Corvus (The Dragon Prince): The last season will release soon, and I think this ship is a "Who knows, maybe... we'll see" category. The Dragon Prince already has a M/M ship, so if this is meant to be they would not shy away from it. The two characters meet pretty early in the show, with Soren being one of the main cast while Corvus a secondary character. There are some interviews from the creators that seem to confirm this will be the direction. I guess we will see!

Jayce and Viktor (Arcane): This is more in a "Interpret it your own way" category I guess. It heavily relies on tropes used in other popular queer-interpreted shows (copying the whole of Magic Madoka's very popular cosmic scene). Creators of the show seems to be on different sides of it, with some saying they have a brotherly bond and the ship cannot happen because Viktor is asexual (misunderstanding asexuality and spreading acephobia at the same time), other saying that the bond was never written as romantic but they can see it as a possibility after seeing how the animation studio decided to write them. The ship heavily leans on "only you can save me"/"only you in all timelines and possibilities", and it ends with both characters dying/disappearing and cosmically linked. So I guess we will see if they will be left "in the brace of the arcane" or if they will be revisited.

MEH

Shiro and Curtis (Voltron): I am sorry, I said I would only post main ships, and this is not it. But it felt wrong to exclude given I posted a few "fanon maybe will be canon" ships, and Shito is one of the protagonists. Still, this is a lazy case of "let's give him a random character so he can marry and kiss him at the last minute". I would hardly consider Curtis a character at all.

FF SHIPS HERE

[m4rs-ex3]

trailer screaming part 1

say it with me now: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ok

i was trying to see ezran being sad but then i saw fucking corvus. 170% seeing soren and running to him oh my god holy shit

oh yeah yeah that's that good shit.

the way we keep seeing the spirits of those cave fuckers i KNEW that those things were way too cool/horrifying to go to waste and apparently they knew it too. also i guess zym fucking killed them

well oh my god that's so coo

WHO NOW WHAT

oh hell yeah fuck shit up bestie!!

i'm very happy to be back at the banther lodge, and i assume this is an impromptu council meeting, but i can't get over the fact that this is literally the last supper. go ahead and tell me it's not

a) i am so happy that aanya is joining the ez and sorvus gang like hello they are a perfect group and b) dunno where tf they are but CRYSTAL CAVERNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@#!!!#W!!

*kissing noises*

a) yay astrid's here b) sorvus, pyrrah, astrid and rayla in lux aurea... yeah i don't even know what so think about that

my. fucking. GIRLS

from "my heart for xadia!" to "for ALL of xadia" oh you know she's including the human kingdoms in that now

"we all made mistakes" that's fair but i don't think i like you saying it

making a separate post for the rayllum scene don't you worry

what can i say except this is the sickest thing i've ever seen??

why's bro just fuckig standing 😭

FUCK SHIT UP!!!!!

HELL YES RUN FOR YOUR LIFE PLEASE LET THIS BE WHAT I THINK IT IS IVE BEEN WAITING FO RTHIS DAY

noo the bisexuals are fighting

ok but this syncs up pretty perfectly with the teaser image (based on both the sky + the layout of the banther lodge lot) as well as ez parting the guards so my guess is that runaan has been broken out of jail (probably not literally but who knows), soren is pissed and wants to fight about it, and ez comes to break it up

also the rayllum scene is once again at the lodge and with different lighting so it either takes place before or after and i pray it's after

1) slay 2) i have no fucking idea where she is. maybe i'm just stupid maybe not. duren perhaps? idk

he's not happy but honestly the charred ends are an absolute LOOK (i see he's taking a page out of claudia's "dyed tips" book)

to be continued~

[sagegreenfrogs]

LONG DRAMATIC SIGH.

okay. here. uh. here are my thoughts on season 7 in no particular order. spoilers ahead, obviously.

(remember to request seasons 8-10)

actually really upset about no confirmed sorvus. it was the main thing I wanted this season

happy for the rayllum enthusiasts, though!! good for yall

definetly some pacing issues this time around... yeah. it's hard to write and/or execute a great final season

there were so many thing I just feel like didn't have resolvement or payoff?? (all the more reason for ARC 3, though!)

it wasn't as tragic and evil as they'd been hyping it up to be. like.

zym literally being fucking ZUKO was not on my bingo card

the archdragons dying was the correct decision, I think

akiyu :(

KARIM YES HES GONE IM FREE OF THAT FASCIST :)

miyana being pregnant was NOT expected

HARROW IS THE BIRD YES AFTER MY YEARS OF DELUSION

I think ezran was handled pretty well this season

snake boi sorta??? ehhh ill take it

ELARION 2.0 OMG

really an exposition heavy season, felt pretty slow.

random lore drops for NOTHING

ruthari reunion was beautiful

soren wasn't given as much time as I'd want

"CALLUM WANTS TO HAVE 10 BABIES WITH YOU." LMFAOOOOHSFDJAKSHFDJILDASHFDKLAJ

we finally got to see moonberry surprise!!

LISSA WAS FAKE DAMMIT

they didn't even have the guts to kill lujanne. boooo.

claudia just kinda- left? uh ok

Terry :) he was sweet this season

the "weapons-grade" bread. Amaya was right lol

that betrayal was NOT shocking from Karim. never once did I trust his fascist ass

bye bye CHET see you in a few years

I knew callum with the cube was a red herring in the trailer

BUT he did do dark magic sooo- yay? white hair!!!

runaan AND rayla both going to kill him omg

ZUBEIA. RIP QUEEEN

leola's last wish.... man. that was beautiful.

those are my thoughts for now. rewatch may bring more. this show may have it's flaws, but I love it with all my heart nonetheless.

@netflix, GIVE US ARC 3! PLEASE, PLEASE, GIVE US SEASONS 8,9,AND 10!

[sorinethemastermind]

Snake Boi Callum Week 3.0 | Prompt: The Key of Aaravos / Icarus

 “What story will it be tonight?" Rayla asked. She hadn’t needed to, Malia always asked for the same one when it was her turn.

 “The Warrior and The Mage!” she cried, clapping her little hands together. Raine groaned in the bed beside her, pulling the pillow over his face.

 “But we’ve heard that one a thousand times.” he complained. 

 “I don’t care.” Malia insisted, eyes wide with anticipation. “It’s my favorite!”

 “Alright then.” Rayla said. “The Warrior and The Mage.”

 After she’d tucked them both into bed, she began the story.

 “Once, not all that long ago, there was a boy who lived in a castle-”

 “Daddy!” Malia squealed. Rayla smiled.

 “Yes. That’s your Daddy. “He was the prince of Katolis, but he didn’t like doing princely things, like riding horses and sword fighting. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day an elf came to the castle, sent on a mission to-”

 “She was sent there to do a bad thing, but she didn’t. Because she was a good elf! Because she was you!” Malia interjected into the awkward pause that always came at this part of the story.

 “Yes. Yes, exactly.” Rayla said, moving on quickly. “Anyway. The younger prince-

 “Uncle Ezran!”

 “-yes. He showed the elf that the mission she had been sent on was a lie! That the egg of the Dragon Prince still lived. The princes impressed the elf with their kindness and courage, and she decided to take a chance and trust them. They set off to return the egg of the Dragon Prince to his mother.”

 “The journey was long and perilous.” Rayla continued. “But they were strong. They faced foes and made friends. And on their quest, each found something within themselves. The youngest prince found the strength to be a king. The elf found the courage to be merciful and kind. And the oldest prince found the power within himself to become a mage.”

 “And there had never been a human mage before.” Malia piped up. “So he was special!”

 “Very special. The specialist.” Rayla teased, poking her nose. “Just like you will be some day. And then maybe he won’t be so special.”

 “I can’t wait to learn magic.” Malia sighed. 

 “All in good time.” Rayla assured her. “Now, where was I?”

 “You were about to get to the good bit.” Raine urged her, peeking his head out from under the covers.

 “I thought you didn’t like this story?” Rayla mused.

 “I don’t!” he said quickly, before adding; “Well, I like some of it.”

 “Well then, I won’t keep you waiting. With their newfound strength, the three brought the Dragon Prince, Azymondious, back home to his mother. She was eternally grateful, and the act ushered in a new time of peace and prosperity among the humans and elves. But there were some who did not want peace.” 

 Rayla paused then, thinking of all the sacrifices that had been made. All the pain and loss. But she didn’t tell that part. Not yet. One day they would be old enough to understand, but for now… for now it was just a story of discovery. Of hope. Of love.

 “And so the three - the Warrior, the Mage, and the King - gathered their newfound friends and faced the monster together.”

 “And there was a huge battle!” Raine jumped up on the bed, slashing around with an imaginary sword. Rayla shook her head, bemused, before ushering him back under the covers with a knowing smile. 

 “Yes, there was. But as long as they stood together, nothing could stop them. And so the monster was defeated, and peace returned to the world.”

 Rayla began to stand up, moving to extinguish the last candle still flickering on the beside table, but Malia reached out and grabbed the hem of her tunic. 

 “Mommy, you’re forgetting the ending.”

 Rayla’s smile dipped for a moment before she turned back to them and sat down. “Of course. Silly me.”

 “Because The Warrior and The Mage had found more than just themselves...” Malia prompted. 

 “Yes.” Rayla picked up the story. “They had also found each other. And it was their love, in part, that helped to heal the rift that had once formed between humans and elves. And it was that love-” Rayla kissed each of her little ones on the head in turn. “-that created the next little Warrior and the next little Mage!”

 Malia smiled up at her, whispering so as not to wake her brother, who was already asleep. “I love that story.”

 “Me too. I think it’s my favorite.” 

 “Goodnight, Mommy.” Malia whispered as Rayla snuffed out the candle. 

 “Goodnight, my little moonbeam.”

 She crept on silent feet from their room, closing the door behind her slowly. Then she padded down the hall towards the only other door that had any light shining from it at this time of night.

 “Callum?” she whispered, pushing it open to peer inside. His head was buried in the book, as per usual. Tonight twining vines covered it’s front, sickly sweet pink blossoms poking out from among the green leaves. That accursed cube resting in its center. She raised her voice and called his name again. “Callum?”

 His head shot up to stare at her from over the pile of scrolls covering his desk. “Oh, Rayla! I didn’t see you there. I’ll be out for dinner in a moment.”

 “Dinner’s already passed, Callum.” she said tiredly. “I just finished putting the little ones to bed.”

 “Good, good.” he nodded absently, eyes already drifting back to the book before him. He scratched at the accumulated stubble on his chin. It was more than that now, soon it would be a full beard. “I’m almost finished with this.”

 “You should get some sleep.” she tried, seeing the bags under his eyes. But he was already reaching for a quill.

 “I’m just so close to a breakthrough. I can feel it. Can’t you feel it, Rayla?” he asked, finally raising his head to look at her. “And then I’ll have four! Four primal sources.”

 “Yes, Callum.” Rayla sighed. “I’ve left your dinner in the kitchen. Try and eat something?”

 “Mhm.” Callum’s eyes drifted back to the book. “I couldn’t agree more.”

 Rayla waited, but that was all. “Goodnight, Callum.” she said finally. 

He didn’t look back up as she closed the door and padded quietly to bed. 

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Did an analysis and got some of the most interesting things Aaron said during this interview!!

“Whatever it unlocks, do you have to be connected or master some arcanum to unlock that? Anyways, I will say that there is a big reveal about the key of Aaravos in season 6”- Aaron

“We have many plans for Terry’s character. He’s a main character and we’ll see a lot of him in seasons 6 and 7. In terms of the meeting story between Terry and Claudia, yes we do have a story in mind but I don’t know how it’s going to get told. Sometimes we’ve talked about a book 3 and a half that’s sort of Claudia’s story that’s focused on the two years Claudia is moving around Xadia trying to solve the problem of saving Viren. You’d also have the story of Rayla hunting for Viren and you might have them cross paths, but yeah during that time you’d see her (Claudia) meet Terry- so we’ve talked about Book 3 and a half as maybe a novel or maybe a movie between season 3 and 4.”- Aaron

“That’s another story we’d love to tell at some point. That story sort of involved her rise from her being an orphan to her becoming the queen of Katolis- part of that story also connects to Aaravos and what happened a few hundred years ago. There is more story after season 7 that is important and I’m actually going to talk about it at SDCC.”- Aaron!

“You’ll learn more about Leola in season 6 and the questions you’ve asked will be answered very clearly.”- Aaron (Goji asked “Who is Leola, if she has a connection to Aaravos and if she’ll play a role in season 6”)

“The two examples that came to mind in your list are one: the symbol on the coins which is also the symbol on the book, and yes it connects to old deep magic and you will see a bit more of that in the coming season.”- Aaron

“And then the second thing you mentioned was the staffs in the starscraper, so I’ll share something a little meaty which is that is where they came from, so the question would be- how did it go from there to Viren? I know we’ve seen the scene with Ziard talking about the staff and it being a gift from a great one but yeah, that (the starscraper) is where it’s from.”- Aaron

“A lot of the origin story on who and why (Aaravos backstory) are going to be revealed in season 6.”- Aaron

“Who is he? What does he want? How has he come to be in a situation where he has somehow been involved in magic passing from Startouch elves and you know the elves and dragons to the humans- what is his involvement in that? Some of those questions will be answered in season 6”- Aaron