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SGE Casting: Agatha and Sophie

HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK

[sofia wylie as agatha, sophia anne caruso as sophie] 

I AM GOING INSANE. ABSOLUTELY INSANE. 

Y’all can search up their filmography and whatever. I’m so excited for Sophia Anne Caruso since she was Lydia from Beetlejuice on Broadway, I can’t wait for the witchy transformation and her singing (??). And everyone’s like, the casting for Agatha was unexpected which like, yeah it is — a bold choice and the RIGHT CHOICE, miss girl looks so good

everybody pray for tedros! they’re on a promising track right now! imagine a mixed Tedros (shouldn’t that be like ?? canon ? idk i can’t tell the difference between what’s in the book and what’s in my mind anymore) 

also there better not be controversy over Agatha and how she’s not white... BOW DOWN ON YOUR KNEES OR DIE

okay i can’t collect any more thoughts, what are your opinions?

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not me falling in love 😭😭

SGE Omens(Japeth with long hair-).

Full Cast:

Tedros: Aziraphale

Japeth: Crowley(Because both are snakes)

Lady Lesso: Lord Beelzebub(more fashionable)

Clarissa Dovey: Archangel Gabriel(Less arrogant)

Kei: Newt

Rhian: Anathema

August: Agnes Nutter(Also an Angel Because we don't have enough Adults)

Aric: Hastur

Vex: Ligur

The Them and Adam stays the same

Hester: War(She became a Regular demon after she was destroyed[same Concept applies to the other horsemen])

Ravan: Famine

Anadil: Pollution

Rafal: Death

Kiko: Sister Mary Loquacious

Beatrix: Archangel Michael

Reena: Archangel Uriel

Emma Anemone: Angel Sandalphon

Mona, Arachne and Millicent were also part of the Satanic Convent(They became demons because they died during the fire)

Shadwell and Madame Tracy stay the same Because we don't have enough Adults in SGE

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Things About SGE I Like Because I Talk Too Much Shit:

WE NEED TO HAVE SOME POSITIVITY OVER HERE

Book 1: The School for Good and Evil

Friends to enemies relationship between Sophie and Agatha! I don’t see this dynamic in fiction and it’s one of the best qualities.  

Sophie’s F is for Fabulous outfits! The Scarlet Letter reference >>>

Agatha outsmarting her reflection on the bridge between Good and Evil, Agatha breaking into Evil and doing parkour to escape from gargoyles, Agatha setting Good on FIRE. This is the only Agatha I’ll accept. 

The Wish Fish, Circus of Talents, and No Ball scenes are masterful. 

Sophie and Agatha being Tedros level stupid and not understanding the School Master’s riddle?? Like it was infuriating but entertaining. 

The Coven’s dialogue. 

I think this book had the most memorable scenes. I could never catch a break it’s just rapid fire of iconic shit. 

Depictions of school drama and rivalries, it’s so fun to read because it’s like, fanfiction in a well-written way. 

Tophie was brilliant in this. That buildup and then betrayal??? UH LET ME GO RIOT-

Book 2: A World Without Princes

Evelyn Sader as a villain was superior. I was genuinely intimidated by her; she was manipulative and opportunistic. I loved that her student legacy was exposing the Evers and blowing up drama. Like ok Regina George. As a character, she read as somewhere between Chaotic Neutral and Neutral Evil. 

Butterflies as Big Brother spies HOLY SHIT- 

I adored the parallels between Sophie and Evelyn, it made me feel so smart for figuring it out! 

Gave us a crumb of Never! Tedros, which I absolutely love. 

The plot had a unique sense of urgency that the other books didn’t. I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop and I actually like, sat down and paid attention? And I never do that. I play dumb while I’m reading so the ending hits harder, but this time I felt compelled to absorb it all in. 

Soman really said #menincages huh.

I can’t remember a single thing about the plot. But consider: read for the aesthetic. Because that shit is gorgeous!! It’s my favorite color palette and concept out of the three. 

Book 3: The Last Ever After

The main trio was at god status throughout this entire book. 

Tagatha was amazing, the banter and the bickering, the jealousy. They’re struggling to work and they’re saving each other at the same time. Ngl the star of the show. Tagatha will never get better than in TLEA. 

Sophie’s arc was fucking flawless. The way she was being guilt-tripped and gaslighted and exploited every step of the way, it hurts!! It’s real pain!!! She reaches her breaking point and IT’S SO GOOD. Not to mention, Hot Evil Lady is definitely my niche?? Her transformation into Rafal’s queen was spectacular. Sophie literally just slit my throat already I’ll pay you. 

Okay sorry I forgot about the Moors Scene. It’s like, when Tedros kisses Sophie to trick her and he’s like nahhh I need my goblin gf?? Is that how it goes? Either way, I’m down for Tophie or Tagatha. 

When Sophie was given a job as a teacher and she was like I took your ring and married you for this?? Excuse me?! Yeah I felt that. Imagine fucking your classmates over and then you have to teach them the following year. That’s so embarrassing. I would’ve broken up with Rafal on the spot. 

The League of Thirteen!!! My namesake! They’re just a bunch of boomers. Reminds me of Toph who could kill a man with her bare hands at age 90. 

Sophie’s promise to herself that she’d find fulfillment alone, that made me so happy :’) 

I’ve forgotten everything about the Camelot Years so whoever wants to post a Part 2 for me, do it LMAOOO.

You can add on with your favorite parts of SGE if you like!! 

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thank you sm thea 🥺

the fic is on ao3 under @theleagueofthirteen

THE LOVE FOR GLORY AND GORE by @theleagueof13

Like a conductor of pyromania she played her an orchestra of bombshells and grenades. Smoke, gas, and flame violated Hester’s lungs while incendiary agony belted cruel symphonies upon her hide.

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My SGE Ship Rankings

The God Tier:

Nicphie

Enemies to Lovers dynamic, they’re also rivals.

There’s no canon evidence because Soman was writing the Hicola/Hophie love triangle, but if you look at their personalities objectively, they would make a great pairing. 

takes Hort out of the picture. 

Nicola is the only person who can challenge Sophie. Agatha lets Sophie do whatever because like,, that’s her best friend. Tedros goes back and forth between allies and distrusting her but Agatha stops him from throwing hands. Hort is a doormat. However, Nicola’s LITERAL INTRODUCTION was that she’s strong, super smart, and says exactly what she thinks. 

I think they look good together, aesthetic wise. 

There’s probably a LOT of banter and bickering and overall being fed up of one another. 

The only reason you wouldn’t ship Nicphie is that you either don’t like Nicola, or you stan Hophie. 

The Cool Tier:

Agaster

Goth Girlfriend Aesthetic.

They initially have a lot in common in the School Years.

Hester’s first impression of Agatha was “We like her”. 

Hester wanted Agatha to join her coven, which is huge sign of respect.

Their personalities are very similar, except Hester is a heightened version of Agatha’s witchy self, and Agatha has more of the typical Honor and Compassion and Responsibility traits of a hero.

Hester risked her life (Aric stabbed her) to help Agatha in AWWP.

In OTK, [minor spoiler] Hester steps in front of Agatha when Japeth is about to slaughter them, and she’s like “Don’t touch her.” LIKE COME ON IT’S OBVIOUS. 

the only reason that you wouldn’t ship Agaster is that you’re a Tagatha or Hestadil stan. That’s standard but like do you not see the potential??

Hestadil

They’re inseparable. Best friends to lovers. 

There isn’t much canon Hestadil though, so I put them lower. 

Tagatha

This relationship has been clearly established since Book 1 and there’s no use NOT shipping it. 

I got sick of them as the series went on, sorry. 

Keian

Don’t have much to say, but this was wasted potential. 

I like the king/bodyguard dynamic. They’re best friends. 

Kei was having a breakdown when Rhian died. 

DID HE NOT PUT A ROSE ON HIS GRAVE??? AM I MISTAKEN?? BECAUSE THAT’S A SIGN. 

The “At This Point I’m Too Tired to Argue” Tier:

Horavan

Val shoves it down my throat so like. I Guess. 

Ravan was under-developed, but he sounds cool as fuck (he’s the descendant of a god, he’s seen to be Hester’s equal and gains respect among his peers, he’s described as attractive, and he’s driven and ruthless)

I dislike Hort so that’s the only part of this ship that’s sinking it. 

If Hort was characterized as an awkward himbo AND NOT A CREEPY SPYING ON GIRLS TYPE, I’d ship it more. 

Bettophie

I really don’t know why [OTK spoiler] she was killed? I would have rather read about Bettina having a fake death than Hort. 

Again, Enemies to Lovers dynamic. Similar to Nicphie except instead there’s like two seconds of Bettophie interaction. 

They’re alright. 

Sophester

I only halfway ship this because I wrote a fic about them (The Love for Glory and Gore link in bio) and we’ll see if this grows any further. 

This is like, if you shipped Agaphie before you knew they were sisters, and you’re still confused and betrayed at that plot twist. This is for you. The dynamic is the same thing, except they’re both evil. 

Hester once said that Sophie is too powerful even for her to defeat. I don’t know if that counts, but it’s definitely a sign. (And Hester is neither impressed nor intimidated easily, Sophie does both).

Tophie

They’ll never happen again, and thank god they’ll never be used as a plot device again. I think everyone hypes up how terrible they were (obviously Tophie isn’t a perfect match, but it’s not like the end of the earth). 

Okay but imagine Never! Tedros with Sophie as a fling. Not bad. 

The “I Just Sit Back and Observe” Tier:

Tort

They started as a joke. I honestly never thought it was funny. It’s obviously overused now. 

Yiko/Reatrix

I couldn’t care less. Go ahead and ship them. The aesthetic is cute, kind of. Sorry?

The “I Want To Gouge My Eyes Out” Tier:

Jaric

A lot of people have made posts about why Jaric is fucking awful. So go read those. Two murderous psychopaths together are not cute. 

Hophie

Again, there’s been some recent backlash against Hophie. Unfortunately, the praise outweighs the criticism. FUCK HOPHIE ALL MY HOMIES HATE HOPHIE. 

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GMTG edit for Kate’s birthday!! @pumpkinpaperweight

periodt💅🏻 (so sorry the quality on here is bad🙄)

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Dot! Headcanons for Aimee’s Birthday🥳

a... um, little birdie told me your favorite character was Dot. we already know who that is 🙄 — ANYWAYS happy birthday to fellow birdman lover Aimee 💅🏻💞

owns a chocolate store, obviously, because she never runs out of inventory. Willy Wonka and Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes energy combined.

friends with Bettina, Beatrix, Nicola, EVERY GIRL IN THE SERIES

was the maid of honor for both Hester and Anadil at their wedding

her instagram has like 3000+ followers because her fits>>

learns how to sew and alter clothes from Maid Marian

it’s 1 am just fucking stan Dot

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sge characters react to you being infertile

agatha: well we can always adopt

tedros: lets do some exercises to get you going again!

sophie: we don’t have to worry about a little devil growing inside me then

hort: sophie isn’t infertile😤😒

hester: who wants kids anyway?

anadil: more time for us

dot: it’s alright i can make us chocolate babies!

nicola: oh well, that’s too bad

beatrix: well, it’s okay! totally didn’t imagine us having kids together but it’s fine you know! the good always accept anyone, even if they’re! infertile! : D

reena: i can ask beatrix to give you some eggs

kiko: *doesnt know what infertile means* let’s be infertile together so you won’t be lonely!

chaddick: fuck no eggs huh

rhian: it’s fine i can still sniff your neck

japeth: i’ll make my scim crawl in there and MAKE you fertile

aric: perish then *stabs you*

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SGE x ATLA

I chose Reena for Katara because of their similar looks, and considering Reena’s character exploration in OTK, I thought of her as a capable fighter. 

From the few lines Reena was given, I can’t tell if she’s a maternal figure, but I would headcanon it. 

OTK SPOILER: She is the princess of Shazabah, and goes against her father to help the main trio, which is something I feel that Katara would do if her sense of justice is provoked.  

I chose Agatha for Toph again because of the appearances (except that Agatha is tall), but I think some facets of their personalities are similar too. 

Agatha is tough and can be blunt to the point of abrasiveness. 

Seeing as Toph was originally meant to be male, her masculinity fits well with Witchy Agatha’s quirks. 

Toph tries to hide her crush on Sokka, which connects to Agatha’s initial rejection of romance. 

They both share a distaste for restrictive authority and prim-and-properness. 

Toph says  “One of the good things about being blind is that I don’t have to waste my time worrying about appearances. I don’t care what I look like. I’m not looking for anyone’s approval. …I know who I am.” Although Agatha isn’t blind, her character arc is learning to detach self-worth from beauty and loving herself. 

One part I would change is Toph’s lack of vulnerability and empathy, since Agatha is shown to be strong as a result of her desire to protect and care for people. 

I chose Hort for Sokka because they’re both characters used for humor, and they are underestimated in the group. 

I don’t think Hort will ever reach Sokka’s development, because he’s a little creepy towards Sophie whereas Sokka is chugging that Respect Women Juice by the end of the series. Hort does get the girl eventually, but Sokka had to grow out of his traditional gender role mindset in order for Suki to like him, which is much more commendable in my opinion. 

However, they both become warriors by utilizing their strengths. 

I’d make Hort more attractive in general because Sokka pulls every girl in the show, and Hort just… doesn’t. 

I chose Sophie for Azula because... it’s glaringly obvious? They’re both egotistical, formidable, cunning, persuasive, and ruthless. 

Sophie can identify people’s weaknesses and desires, and exploit them to her advantage. She is also a prodigy of Evil, and her true power explodes in her darkest moments. 

Still, Azula has far more control of her emotions (though Sophie gets better later on), and she is impenetrable, while Sophie’s greatest fragility is her need for love. 

Azula was shaped in her father’s image to be an efficient weapon, and therefore the humanity in her was ruined. In contrast, Sophie wants nothing more than to be Good. They’re both complex characters, but in different ways. 

Azula’s descent into insanity was catalyzed by her friends’ betrayal, which is always Sophie’s motive for “embracing Evil”. 

I chose Dot for Ty Lee because she has a cheerful, air-headed, and magnetic personality, but she can be equally threatening as her friends when she wants to be. 

They both have extremely unique talents (Ty Lee // acrobatics and chi-blocking, Dot // chocolate bending??) and they struggle to be their own separate person. 

Just as Ty Lee seems to be very in touch with spirituality and energy (many theorize her to be part air-bender), Dot has an incredible intuition and a higher emotional intelligence. 

Dot is seen to be attracted to Robin Hood, Hort, Ravan, and Kei for their looks, but unlike her, Ty Lee’s flirting actually has payoff. I’d have Dot gain success with her romantic interests to make the pairing more accurate. 

I chose Anadil for Mai because they are the secondary character in their  antagonist trios. Their personalities are reserved and apathetic. 

Unfortunately, Anadil doesn’t get much development and I can’t pinpoint any other similarities. But, I’d headcanon Anadil to have a more dignified upbringing like Mai’s, because her grandmother was the legendary White Witch of Bloodbrook and she would traditionally gain a high status from her ancestry. 

Mai’s softer side seems to come out when she’s around Zuko, and while Hestadil isn’t technically canon, the Maiko exchange of:

 “You’re so beautiful when you hate the world” 

“I don’t hate you”

“I don’t hate you too”

is like SUCH a Hestadil version of declaring their love. 

Mai’s betrayal of Azula and her decision to save Zuko is definitely something that Anadil would do for Hester if prompted. 

I chose Beatrix for Suki because... feminist icons!! Suki is a badass and can take on multiple people in a fight, while wearing makeup and a cultural dress. Beatrix... pales in comparison but she’s still amazing; her original quest was to battle pirates (hell yeah!) and OTK SPOILER: she literally becomes a knight. 

Suki was never bitchy like Beatrix was, so I’d say that her characterization in Book 2 and beyond is a better fit. 

Suki x Sokka is just beautiful holy shit (imo one of the best relationships), Beatrix doesn’t have a canon relationship but like if you’re going off these pairings here then,,, hortrix anyone? 

I chose Hester for June because, again, queen shit! They also look the same (tattoos, build, hair) lmfao. 

Unfortunately June doesn’t get much screentime [what a fucking waste]. She’s shown to be physically strong, brave, and independent. Her main goal is money (?), seems like something Hester would be motivated by if she didn’t have her coven. 

I can’t find any other things to talk about but just like, you know. 

I chose Tedros for Zuko because ... idk do I really need to explain this one? 

Daddy issues just radiate off them. Like come on, both their mothers left at a young age, their fathers were neglectful (not sure if Arthur was that outwardly abusive though), and they grew up under a lot of pressure. 

I’d connect Never Tedros to Zuko since Vanilla Tedros isn’t nearly “evil” enough. These are a few traits in common:

Anger issues, drama kings, the fear of not being enough, lack of wisdom, underlying toxic masculinity, the desire to prove themselves, the acceptance of struggle, occasional awkwardness, resilience, sense of morality, and everything else. 

And you can imagine Tedros talking about reclaiming his honor every five seconds. I know you can. 

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The Love for Glory and Gore: Sophester Fic — Futuristic Gladiator AU

Hi, promoting this here bc why not!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25195318/chapters/61063534

I honestly can’t explain this to its full extent (shut up i know it’s my own goddamn writing) but here’s a short description of Sophie/Hester:

Sophie:

Skilled fighter who often relies on magic. She specializes in fire and lightning (azula inspired?? yeah). 

She’s athletic in terms of gymnastics but not strong in terms of muscle. 

Caught in a toxic relationship with Rhian in which she is always dependent on him. He created Sophie’s entire career and spoils her with every luxury, so Sophie feels the need to constantly win him over. 

She likes the “game” of murdering people a bit too much. 

I think she’s cool!

Hester:

In contrast to Sophie, she has the physical advantage but weak in magic and consequently never uses it. Specializes in blade weapons. 

Openly hates Japeth and Aric, her masters, because no shit-- they try to scare her into submission and generally think of her as a financial investment/punching bag

Grew up in a Hunger Games style academy (called the Reformatory) with Anadil and Dot where the best fighters are sold off to be slaves. 

She gets a bionic arm. 

Therefore, uh, she’s cool too!!

Other Aspects:

- Magic mixed with technology. extremely futuristic. 

- Gladiator system!! fight scenes!!! 

- Sophie and Hester are rivals 

- People have said it’s surreal? which is like. cool.

- Reatrix tattoo shop! Agatha is a weapon-welder! 

- Crumbs of Keian, Horavan, Agaster, Reatrix. 

- Sophie x Rhian toxic shit

- Sophie x Hester slow burn... like REALLY slow

- Major character death and you’re going to love it, don’t be worried. 

IM STARTING CHAPTER TWO RN, HOLD THE FUCK UP!!!! 

I WANT TO MAKE IT GOOD YK? 

for people who already read & commented/reviewed, thank you!! fr i read the comments over and over again smiling and full of happiness ugh god. 

This was written for val @ofthickettumble ‘s crack ship contest 💞

And guess what bitches. I won 3rd place that must mean ... uh something. 

Anyways, I think it’s pretty good!  It’s definitely a Very Different AU but like idk give it a chance lmao. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25195318/chapters/61063534

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hey ur a bitch 💓

if you’re a @ladylesso stan, it’s not worth it.

cut the cameras deadass 💅🏻

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Rewriting the Entirety of SGE: The School Years

All of this is solely up to my own preference. Yes, some parts may be messy because I am inexperienced. I don’t even know what a plot is. Here we go.

I didn’t have any major problem with Book 1 until Agatha’s Glow Up, so we’re starting there.

Canon: Agatha realizes she was beautiful all along and literally two minutes later Tedros falls in love with her.

However, I think it would’ve been so much more impactful if she simply changed her perspective on her “ugliness” from a negative light to an objective standpoint.

We already know that Agatha is badass, so I think she should view herself that way. Insecurity is nothing if she amounts her features to the raw human ability that they possess. Her frame is tall and skinny because she’s athletic, her big eyes serve her the purpose of seeing. Agatha may not be pretty, but every bone in her body was made so that she could eat, breathe, laugh, fight, do parkour around School for Evil.

It’s obvious that Ever Girls only care about their appearance because they want to impress boys (in School for Girls, they are shown as letting themselves go). Agatha is characterized as having no interest in boys, and therefore she doesn’t need to be pretty in the first place. Now, I know that princesses need a prince in order to have their fairytale, but Agatha already thinks that’s bullshit -- why not go against it?

Also, this is extremely minor, but I'd rather have Agatha have some kind of deformity, like a cleft lip or crooked spine. It would really sell the idea that she was different. As a kid, even if Soman screamed in my face that Agatha was canonically ugly, I couldn’t imagine how she could be if the features she was described with were SO normal. Of course, her deformity remains throughout the book, because that is Not Cool if it’s magically removed.  

I’ve said this before in my I Don’t Really Like Agatha post, and I’ll say it again. She is ungrateful for the opportunity she could have at School for Good. I’d literally kill to be there, I’d sit through every mind-numbing, subtly sexist class about smiling and posture just so I could practice magic, and I’m sure a lot of people think the same.

[edited: didn’t mean to sound so callous, it’s only an opinion]

Agatha isn’t even using this to expand her power. She uses her wish a total of 2 times in this book, and it’s not like she didn’t have time to use it. It’s disappointing.

So, imagine that Agatha just GRINDS in her school-work. Sure, she fails the challenges related to Strategic Blushing and Matching Outfits, but everything else she excels. At first she just didn’t want to be turned into a plant, she was only studying to survive. Now, it’s more than that.

Agatha is introduced as having a fondness for villains, and it’s apparent that beauty is irrelevant in their success stories. Although she is hurt when Sophie alludes to how she’d “fit in” with the immature, trigger-happy Nevers, she can apply those values of dismissing outer appearances while still being Good. It’s not as if Agatha is greedy or deceitful. She saves the Wish Fish, forgives Sophie countless times, and doesn’t do anything outright vicious. There’s no reason to question that she’s NOT a Never. She can be ugly and an Ever at the same time, wasn’t that the original message?

Hypothetically, she gains more knowledge and strength in spells and potions and such, and just like Sophie, even if everyone doubted her, she could rise through the ranks. There’s no point in worrying about your looks when you’re the most powerful girl in school. (Did I make Agatha too close to Evil? Maybe. But she doesn’t need to push people down to bring herself up, she’s just a natural like that.)

Also, if she needs a boy to ask her out to the Snow Ball, she 100% hates that. She could just talk to Dovey, are they really gonna fail the baddest bitch there?

No. They’re not.

Okay, here’s the biggest part that everyone will hate me for. No Tagatha. At least, not until TLEA.

When Agatha comes out of the Groom Room having just kickstarted her self-esteem and everyone’s drooling, Tedros is attracted to her instantly. I guess that’s fine. Reasonable. But consider this:

Agatha doesn’t love Tedros back.

When Tedros asks her out at the Circus of Talents, she declines. Because if she really knew her own worth, she wouldn’t say yes before making friends with him first. That’s only fair. Actually, I’d say a part of insecurity is settling for any guy who gives you attention (aka Tedros). Y'all are gonna hit me with the damning “We accept the love we think we deserve”.

EVEN IF SHE BELIEVES SHE DESERVES HIM NOW, IT DOESN’T MEAN SHE��LL JUMP AT THE CHANCE TO DATE HIM. THAT’S MESSED UP.

Okay, I know Sophie threw her bitch fit because Agatha was being a hypocrite and dating Tedros. So, tweak that and have Sophie throw a bitch fit simply because Tedros asked Agatha out in the first place. That still makes sense with her entitled selfish personality.

In the stupid war of Evers and Nevers, (which was like, strange considering they’re kids but they’ll have a similar conflict for the next two years), Tedros and Agatha are not together. You could throw in a bit of “Tedros wants to prove to Agatha he’s a hero” but for god’s sakes we are NOT putting in that little chauvinistic “how dare a princess question me”. That one line gave me a bad feeling about Tedros — foreshadowing for AWWP? And it’s crazy that Soman wrote that, along with his lack of brain cells. Are you trying to make readers bully him in memes and instagram group chats? Not from personal experience.

Oh, and this is more of a complaint. But, why did Soman make Sophie bald, pockmarked, and toothless in her transformation of embracing Evil? I thought this was about breaking stereotypes.

The Evil stigma that’s drilled in their heads about being pretty and in general taking care of yourself, is completely inane to me. I can’t believe that Sophie’s “trickery” of Tedros was so revolutionary. None of the Nevers, in 200 years, thought of that?

Instead of her beauty regressing, I’d actually want it to be heightened. It’s what set her apart from the Nevers the moment she walked in. It should be the icing on top of the cake. When Sophie is at her peak of power, she’s a princess. Who could kill you.

If you’re worried about reducing women to be pretty objects or seductresses, stop. It’s okay. Sophie has other powers like summoning ravens, wasps, locusts, bats, using her singing voice for torture, and she is skilled in curses and death traps. In short, the Hot Evil Lady trope works for her. (I think. Someone correct me.)

At the end of SGE, Agatha chooses Sophie over Tedros. Needless to say, Tedros feels betrayed. If you wanted to make him an idiot, with anger issues, daddy issues, and an inferiority complex, this is the easiest way out. He’s under the misguided impression that Agatha belongs with him simply because 1. He loves her. 2. He’s the prince of Camelot, damnit. Doesn’t that mean anything to you?

Not to mention that his father pressured him not to make the same mistake. And Tedros thinks that School for Good is his pool of suitors since Arthur married his classmate Guinevere? There is no line of logic in this man at all, did you miss the part where Guinevere cheats and runs away? Maybe Ever Girls isn’t the only place you should look! There are thousands of other girls in the Woods and you intend to find your soulmate at 14?? Goddamn. 

In conclusion, Tedros’ hurt feelings continue to AWWP. Easy.

And if y’all gonna come for me about how Tedros is easily swayed by looks (he’s convinced that Sophie and Agatha are in the wrong schools for half the book) I’d want to make him a bit smarter. I know that’s impossible.

In canon, Tedros turns on Sophie because her true colors showed, and her witchy phase gives him that confirmation bias. He goes feral with testosterone and heroism, as we know.

I’d like him to understand that just because his solely physical attraction to Sophie grew when she’s evil and pretty, it doesn’t mean that she’s not any less dangerous. If Tedros, of all people, learns the difference between appearances vs reality, it would really drive the point home.

All right. You’re still here?

Here’s some extra headcanons you could add in here and here.

In the meantime I’ll think of more.

If there were any hard-hitting themes I was supposed to include, please tell me, I usually gloss over them while reading. 

But anyway, thanks for reading this far.

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I Don’t Really... Like Agatha? Sorry. This will be explained, I promise. I do like her, just in a different way.

This is going to be super controversial, I know it. 

Surprisingly, this started in Book 1. 

My first thought when I was introduced to Agatha was: I would not be friends with her. 

Like, okay, you’re goth and edgy and ugly and different. That’s cool. But, 

Let Sophie Go. 

Clearly, Sophie wants to become a princess and have a fairytale. That’s all she’s ever dreamed of, it’s in the first chapter. And Agatha wants a normal life in Gavaldon, which is understandable. 

So, she tries to “save” Sophie from being taken by the School Master. But the way I see it, Agatha is clinging on to Sophie because she’s the only friend that she’ll ever have, and if she leaves, Agatha will have nothing. Agatha even SAYS that Sophie is the only one who makes her feel accepted. 

This turns out to be a theme for the rest of the plot: Agatha wants her old life back with her friend. She even achieves that at the end, kind of. I don’t have a problem with that, you know? However, it’s not like Sophie was the darling of Gavaldon and her popularity transfers to Agatha in their friendship. Radley points out that Sophie is hanging out with a witch, so Agatha still has the same reputation. 

So, Agatha just plans on living the rest of her life as an outcast? Sophie makes her FEEL normal. She’s not actually normal in Gavaldon terms. In fact, she’d probably be scapegoated for a famine or wildfire or kidnapping the children, and then sentenced to death by The Elders. 

When she gets to SGE, she wants to return home... for WHAT? Sure, the students at School for Good tease you (and this time, you don’t have Sophie to back you up), and the teachers don’t have much faith in you.  I know what it feels like to be alone and doubted by everyone. Still though, this is a magical school, and Agatha can learn magic. Literally who would turn that down? Granted, Ever Girl classes are about beauty and grace, two things Agatha would fail in, but she is so smart.  If she focused on magic and spells and put her mind to it, she could easily become powerful. Just talk to Dovey, talk to August Sader, ask them about improving your skills beyond posture or smiling (also this could’ve been an amazing opportunity for Agatha to have scenes with her so-called mentors, but no, she speaks two words to them, they wink at her knowingly and when they die, we’re supposed to cry? Bullshit.) 

 Agatha has shown that she’s badass already. Why not become more powerful and prove the Ever Girls wrong? Instead, she wants Sophie to kiss Tedros so they can resume their friendship in Gavaldon. 

By the way, neither girl LIKES their school. That’s why Sophie was convinced to go to the School Master. She was like, damn, if we can’t switch schools and I can’t go to the Snow Ball, what’s the point? Fine, I’ll settle for Agatha. 

I don’t know, I think Agatha was selfish in holding back Sophie. Just let her flirt with Tedros, what’s so hard about that? Oh, you feel inadequate because you’ve lost Sophie’s attention? Grow a backbone (yes, I know that’s the point of the book). 

 Anyways, if you only saw through Sophie in the beginning, you would have known that the faster Sophie chases after her fairytale, the faster she’ll fail and put it to rest (after a world-ending tantrum, but it would’ve cut the page count in half. So I don’t need to read this much boy drama). 

The Glow Up

Everyone raves about this damn scene. Agatha becomes confident, yay! Inspiring to young girls everywhere. That’s established. Let’s move on. 

SGE is about subverting expectations, appearances vs reality, friends vs love. We know that. Except Agatha is just... 

When Agatha became “pretty”, and then realized her inner beauty shines past her looks, I thought she would KNOCK BITCHES DOWN. I was rooting for her. I thought she’d finally put Sophie in her place. 

This was destroyed when Agatha became like the Ever Girls she hated for the first part of the book. She develops a crush on Tedros, which was the defining feature of the Ever Girls: liking boys. Nothing wrong with that, it was just out of place. I understand that Tedros might have caught feelings after Agatha saves his life, that’s a trope we’re familiar with and it makes sense. 

What doesn't, is that Agatha reciprocates? She’s been grossed out by boys the whole book, what makes Tedros different? Literally what switch flipped in her brain. That she’s worthy of love? Girl, if you're “confident” now and suddenly dating a boy that you never genuinely got to know... Also, was Tagatha even considered a relationship? They don’t hang out until TLEA. I feel like Agatha was just excited to have a guy like her for once. They call each other “true love” based on what? We BEEN KNEW Tedros is dumb (okay, you picked her in all the challenges, that’s not real proof), and Agatha, do you even know his last name? 

^ if anyone’s watched the Witcher, Yennefer is very similar to Agatha and she gains her physical beauty after she’s finished with her training as a mage. Also, Yennefer is dating a hot guy with authority WHILE she’s still ugly. Love that for her. (This situation is different because Yennefer is morally grey, maybe evil, but I like this arc better than Agatha’s).

Lesbian Agatha? Simp Agatha?  What’s going on??

This started when I noticed on Goodreads that some people genuinely thought Agatha was lesbian. (Me being me, this went over my head).  

Like, okay I get it, Agatha MIGHT be a simp for Sophie. I do kinda get it. 

Throughout the book, Agatha repeatedly is there for Sophie even when Sophie treats her like shit (I don’t have to explain each example, right? We been knew.)

What stands out to me most was when 1. she literally turned into a cockroach and stayed up all night for weeks to help Sophie study 2. cheated and guided her in the Trial By Tale  (risking her life several times in the process). 

That wasn’t because she had a Good heart (though it contributed). It was because Agatha wanted to protect Sophie. 

The only reason I didn’t include all the times Agatha helped Sophie make Tedros fall in love with her was because she thought that Sophie’s kiss would send them back home, so that was theoretically for her own benefit (although we know that Sophie was just using Agatha). 

Also, I distinctly remember Sophie having a Regina George moment with Agatha where she was like “why are you so obsessed with me?!”. Because Agatha was being all “😔👉🏻👈🏻 we’re friends” and Sophie was like GET YOUR OWN LIFE YOU’RE RUINING MINE!!! 

Nitpicky Shit

This is irrelevant, when you come for me don’t mention this part because I’m not all that pressed. 

Agatha comes off as Not Like Other Girls. She says that everyone at School for Good are stupid/shallow RIGHT OFF THE BAT. Obviously Beatrix didn’t make a good impression, but come on. 

She hates that all the girls are obsessed with boys and looks. Just because you’re not interested doesn’t mean others can’t be. It came up several times and I was so irritated. Not to mention that Sophie was basically a carbon copy of Beatrix except that she’s nice to her. 

This is extremely SJW of me but I had to say it. Sophie is a typical bratty blonde. Agatha is said to be hideous, then finds out she was beautiful all along. I felt like this would’ve been better if Agatha had Real unconventional features. 

She’s tall, skinny and pale with big eyes. That is a textbook runway model and fits Eurocentric beauty standards. It’s not like making Agatha fat, short, and dark-skinned with acne is going to enhance the book, although it would be so, so nice.  

Might be editing this later on! I don’t know!

Disclaimer: Agatha’s still a good character, I still like reading about her. 

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Reacting to 1 Star SGE Reviews

Note: All of these are from different people! 

Okay, so I’ve personally never seen any gay characteristics in Agatha?? Does goth = gay ? Maybe it was because Agatha was bullied and outcasted? 

please reblog with “gay” traits that Agatha apparently has because that went completely over my head

Also since when did Soman Chainani make award-winning gay pride films?? I NEED TO SEE THEM NOW. 

And girl... I feel so bad for you. Wait till you find out they’re sisters. 

I do kind of understand the criticism of fat-shaming? But it didn’t really stand out to me. Soman was probably trying to throw in some satire/commentary, I don’t know. 

First of all:

Tedros raised some red flags but it was rounded out by TLEA anyway so it wasn’t a problem for me. 

Second:

WHERE DO PEOPLE KEEP INTERPRETING AGATHA AS A LESBIAN?? 

W H E R E. 

Seriously, I have no idea, someone enlighten me. 

Third: 

The whole point was that Agatha changes her mindset and accepts herself. I shouldn’t even need to explain this part. 

LMAOOO Fantasy Mean Girls. 

I think the “changing motivations” issue was with the Coven, because first they made fun of Sophie, then helped her win Tedros over, and at the end they were on Agatha’s side. I don’t exactly remember the reasons why, but it made sense to me because 1. they were just trying to get Sophie out of Evil and 2. they understood the bigger picture of defeating Sophie. 

This is so funny because I’m imagining this guy ranting and spitting in my face. He is Extremely Pressed. The rest of his review was something about stereotypes and wrong messages and confusion of the plot. 

My Review of These Reviews:

There were a lot of other... opprobrium that I didn’t include just because they went on and on for so long. Here were the points I found interesting:

Sophie is stupid, annoying character and Agatha should’ve left her when she had the chance. 

I can 100% see why many readers would hate Sophie. But she was my favorite character and still is! 

Agatha did a 180 on her personality. There was no good reason for her to date Tedros when she hated boys for a majority of the book. 

I think that whole “Agatha blushes and gets nervous around Tedros” scene was unnecessary. And her hypocrisy killed me the first time I read SGE, but I knew that was the lesson Soman was going for. I wish she kept her witchy side though, Agatha’s character is getting worse and worse with every book (in the Camelot Years). 

Someone said that it rubbed them the wrong way when the wolf captured Sophie, undressed her, then clothed her again? Something like that? 

Was it the Beast in the Doom Room (who was supposed to punish and humiliate her... god I see the implication). PLUS, Sophie described Stefan with a wolf mask?? That is very... uh. Are they thinking what I’m thinking? Not to mention that Hort, known simp, is a man-wolf. Jesus. 

This is not appropriate for ages 8 and up. 

I agree with this. I’m pretty sure Soman forgot that they were 12 years old, because picturing CHILDREN in romantic relationships is uncomfortable, especially when they’re acting AT LEAST 16. The amount of dark themes are pretty surprising, but I’d read much darker books before so I didn’t care. If Soman simply aged them up (and made it even darker, though that’s a personal preference) parents wouldn’t feel so misled and angry.  

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The Immortal Society AU spin-off/part 2

Before she turned, Nicola was a crime analyst minding her own business at the station… she was skimming the files of Sophie Woods, who had been accused of fraud: a skincare/beauty line called Fountain of Youth, claiming to give its customers immortality. In fact, the same crime had been reported (and cleared) several times — in 2004, 1987, 1943, and 1901. All by the name of Sophie Woods. Now, wasn’t that strange.

Nicola resolved to investigate this mystery girl a little deeper. She’d already been bailed out by a striking blond man in a hideous double-denim suit. Perhaps her brother or boyfriend, but maybe not. Ms. Woods had gushed over him in an odd customer-service voice, and put her arm around him that would never, ever suggest romance, chemistry, or even closeness. They strolled out of the building like they were going to a picnic.

The one piece of not-evidence, but something, was Sophie Woods’ company. The Immortal Society. Nicola wasn’t sure what it was. A mix and match of charity, insurance, and human support. Sophie Woods had been the founder and CEO of the Society since its opening in the mid-1800s, naturally. (Her family must have just loved the name Sophie, enough to pass it down for generations past its expiration date). What Nicola found most peculiar was that the Society only gave money, and never earned any. Millions and millions distributed to its VIP members in housing payments, school tuition, vacations, etc. Although the loans were paid, none of them were in full. There had to be a connection to a cult or cartel.

So, Nicola sat in the Society’s expensive office that resembled more of a 5 star hotel lobby and waited for Ms. Woods to explain herself. She was clearly struggling to be truthful, though she wasn’t nervous. Somehow genuine, smug, and guiltless at the same time.

Can you tell me about your parents? 

They were from Prussia, apparently. That’s why they weren’t documented. Nicola informed her that Prussia didn’t exist anymore. Ms. Woods was incredulous.

How is the Immortal Society funded? 

She had a trust fund. Which dated back until the 1700s. Nicola didn’t press her further.

Can I speak to your co-workers? 

She only identified her “assistant” Merlin and refused to disclose his last name (probably because she couldn’t be bothered to learn it). Merlin was called in to her office, and suddenly Nicola knew she had made a mistake. He seemed wise beyond his years — and he was at least 60— and yet everything he talked about was related to deviled eggs or hot chocolate, regardless of the question Nicola asked.

Fed up with Merlin’s meandering and Sophie’s charade of cluelessness, Nicola decided to retire back to her apartment empty-handed, going 90 on a 50 in the middle of the night— and smashed straight into a pickup truck. Hester’s pickup truck.

It had been Agatha’s turn to be designated driver, and clearly, with Hester, Anadil, Dot, and Hort flailing in the backseat, she was the only one with any sense. Immediately, she took charge. Hort dragged Nicola out of the wreckage, the Coven tried frantically to get a hold of Sophie or Merlin, and Agatha got an ambulance.

All of them knew what it was like to lose their loved ones over and over again, to watch helplessly as famine and war choked the light out of so many who deserved life. They had to carry the burden with them everyday. Agatha couldn’t stand to see another fall.

Hort and Agatha, being the most sober out of the 5, rode with Nicola to the hospital. They paced in the hallways, signed some papers, paced some more. No, they didn’t know who Nicola’s family was, but did that matter?

The Coven caught up an hour later.

The doctors informed them that Nicola had passed away, and let them say their prayers. It seemed that a group of drunk strangers were all she had right now.

And then, Hort could have sworn he saw the heart monitor stutter. No, nothing, the flat line just glared back. But it happened again. This time, it couldn’t be an accident. 15 minutes later, with doctors anxiously pressing buttons and running machines, Nicola sat up. Alive and well, if not a bit shaken up.

Agatha looked at her friends, clenching her teeth. They knew. They didn’t know whether to be relieved or sympathetic, but they had to support Nicola, whoever she was.

The next day, Nicola found her medical bills paid, a new car topped with a red bow in her usual parking space, and an envelope in the mail. It contained business cards, four of them. Agatha, Immortal Society Agent. Hort, Immortal Society Relocation Staff. Hester, Anadil, and Dot were Initiation assistants. All of them had the same number.

Usually, Nicola would be endlessly grateful. They did more than her car insurance and health care EVER did for her, not to mention save her life. But maybe getting herself involved with something so shady as the Immortal Society wasn’t smart. So, Nicola declined every one of the 35 calls she received from them. Each one had a voicemail message from what she assumed to be the people on the business cards.

She deduced pretty quickly that Hester, Anadil, and Dot were always on the phone at the same time, and managed to put names to the voices based on their constant bullying and bickering. Agatha had an awkward tone, and shortened her sentences to as few words as possible. In contrast, Nicola could practically hear Hort jittering over the phone. Eventually she picked up on the Society’s 46th call. From Sophie.

After a few moments of humble-bragging and bush-beating, Sophie invited her to lunch. Something about changing her life, and the fountain of youth Nicola had previously tried to investigate her over. Sophie sounded batshit crazy. Nicola thought it wouldn’t hurt to entertain herself. She couldn’t turn down a free meal at the nicest restaurant in the city, plus with the prettiest, weirdest person she’d ever come across.

So the story begins.

The Immortal Society AU

Sophie loves to say that she started the Illuminati of the immortal people. It’s not a cult, it’s not a club, it’s a… community of healing and love. Immortals aren’t hard to spot — their language, behavior, and interests are a little too attached to the past, they maintain shallow relationships while severing their deep ones, and they have the weirdest concept of time. And when they’re all in the same place? Chaos. Absolute chaos. This is their lives.

Note: Most don’t know when exactly they turned from mortal to immortal. How they “turn” depends on no particular reason, other than the universe decided to fuck you up that day. Since no one can “choose” to be immortal, Sophie and Merlin have made it their ambition (and challenge) to find long-term financial stability for their fellow immortals.

Agatha:

- turned sometime in the 1500s. She was imprisoned for witchcraft in her time, and suffered the crippling second-hand embarrassment when the mob of village Puritans tried to kill her (and failed). On their tenth attempt to burn her at the stake, she hid a few sticks of dynamite under her lumpy dress as a little good-bye present and watched everyone else burn. Although the witch-hunting fever has long passed, she STILL wears her huge boots and smocks, and often mutters to herself about Doomsday — out of spite.

- She drifted from city to city, and lived alone with whatever stray cat she found in the area. Her cat’s name was always some goth variation of a mythical figure. Right now, it’s Reaper.

- It was just bad timing that Agatha was traveling through Paris during the Reign of Terror. Understandably, she faked her death and never went back to Europe again.

- spent the 1800s holed up in a hotel in New York and studying at Princeton under the name Edgar Callis.

- resurfaced officially in the roaring 20’s, where she found Merlin, Sophie, and the Society. She made her first friends in centuries and finally started to build a life again.

Tedros:

- turned after he inherited the family fortune in 2000, (rather recently). He promptly abandoned his life in Monaco and ran off to see the world. After going MIA, his half-brothers took over his father’s business and Tedros was left with nothing. It wasn’t long before he suffered a nervous breakdown. Sophie had caught on quickly — said it was textbook rebellious rich boy — and begged him to join.

- never bothers to change his appearance. Basically, he looks like a knockoff NSYNC member. **sorry, a hot knockoff NSYNC member.

- tries to be “normal”. he’s working a sales job and finishing his foreign language degree. it’s a significant downgrade, but it’ll do for now.

- All his friends are genuinely frustrated that he’s “single” and make it a personal mission to get him laid. They don’t know he’s been dating Agatha for three years. It’s a miracle. 

Sophie:

- She’s been around for a goddamn while, but she’ll never admit what century she turned. She claims to have been involved with Julius Caesar and Cleopatra on multiple occasions, but of course no one knows that for sure.

- she was a singer/actress/model, and at one point, a duchess. She’s conned so many celebrities and aristocrats it’s like second nature. She only stopped because Hort bet her that she couldn’t be a Good Person for a whole year. It’s been two weeks without a slip-up, and Sophie is struggling.  

- created The Immortal Society with an unlikely friend coworker, Merlin. They work well together when they’re at least a mile apart, with noise-canceling headphones.

- She’s surprisingly hard-working and… let’s say a CREATIVE problem-solver. When it comes to connections within the Society, she truly has the right motives and believes in the potential of people.

Merlin:

- considerably younger than Sophie, but acts like he’s the oldest

- finds Arthurian legend funny and will never confirm or deny whether it’s true

- works as a museum conservator —basically preserves fossils and artifacts

- the type of person to say “ok boomer” while simultaneously being a boomer

- lets Sophie do 90% of the work because he just can’t be bothered. only steps in when it’s necessary. He focuses on the bonding aspects of the Society and loves being a matchmaker.

- has a reputation for “playing with the kids”. takes new immortals on fieldtrips to Thailand and Denmark and has fortune teller nights with Bogden and Willam (tarot cards, palm readings, séances, etc).

Hort:

- Everyone in the Society teases him for part-timing at an antique shop (how much more stereotypical can you get) but he makes bank anyway.

- Calls Sophie his on-and-off girlfriend, Sophie calls him her easiest investment.

- Lived in Rome since the 30′s before moving to California. He’s having trouble befriending the American freaks.

- takes pride in being old-fashioned, still uses a gramophone and drives a Bentley

- convinced that the happy ending of his rags to riches immigrant love story is Nicola…… or Sophie. It’s literally been decades and he can’t decide.

Nicola:

- she’s a lawyer. yes, she’s THAT Harvard bitch!

- she’s convinced that all immortals are academic prodigies (in reality, most don’t know the first thing about the time period they came from).

- received PhDs in history, anthropology, and sociology just to keep up with everyone else. Obviously, Merlin’s dying to adopt her even though she’s 20.

- Probably had a fling with Sophie. Naturally, Sophie reeled Hort into their relationship and never looked back.

- Looks like Anathema from Good Omens.

If you would like me to do the Coven too, pls tell me! 

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Why I Don’t Care About Tristan/Yara’s Death

Okay that was clickbait but I didn’t care about Yara because... why would I? She has no personality, she doesn’t even speak, and there was no backstory as to why Tristan felt uncomfortable as a boy and wanted to become Yara. It was mainly for cheap shock-value?? And Tedros doesn’t even mourn her, or show any regret that he could have saved her. But like, it’s fine, right? As long as Soman keeps referencing Kiko’s crush on Tristan in every book, it’s FINE, right?

No.

Since there’s No Labels In The Woods, it’s impossible to tell if Yara is trans or gender-fluid or whatever. Usually, when someone is transgender, it’s not polite to say their “dead name”, which in this case, is “Tristan”. BUT, the name Yara is never mentioned beyond AWWP, and she’s addressed as “Tristan” later on??

For the purpose of this post, I’ll use Yara when she identifies as a girl, and Tristan when he identifies as a boy, so just know that they’re the same person.

The problem I find with Yara’s death is that it doesn’t serve a clear purpose. Her conflict is that Yara so desperately wanted to be accepted for her identity that she had no choice but to be Evelyn’s little pet in order to attend School for Girls. However, the readers never knew that Tristan was dissatisfied with his male appearance until the very end, and Yara was never developed to be her own standout character. Therefore, we didn’t have time to root for her, and she was easily forgotten in TLEA and the Camelot Years.

Anyway, even though she was brutally murdered by Aric, it doesn’t undercut the fact that she backstabbed Good, and her gender identity does not make her inherently redeemable.

Now here’s a theory that should’ve happened in canon but never did:

Yara was actually a double agent, working for Evelyn AND Yuba.

During Tristan’s time at School for Boys, BEFORE Sophie and Agatha’s return, he is directed by Yuba to find out what the FUCK is going on. He is an outcast and feels insecure in his own skin, especially when every “noble prince” he used to be friends with has turned into a feral rat. So, he agrees to do this if it means that Good and Evil will be restored to its former glory and everyone stops acting like idiotic pigs.

Then Tedros comes into play. And Tristan has a crush on him, because... Trisdos. Although Tristan still suffers from gender dysphoria, his infatuation motivates him further to continue spying on Tedros for Yuba (since Tedros was the leader of School for Boys before Aric came along).

But Tedros, whose daddy issues and self-doubt have hit HARD at this point, is spiraling. Tedros is so haunted by betrayal and revenge that he is blind to his budding feelings towards Tristan. Yes, there’s Tagatha, but just let poor Tedros explore his sexuality. 

Imagine Tedros and Tristan kissing “accidentally” in the moment. 

Aric’s bigoted henchmen find out and start beating Tristan up for “being a girl”.  They leave him by the border bruised and half-dead. 

Of course, Evelyn Sader swoops in. She allows Tristan to become Yara at School for Girls, in exchange for her undying servitude.

Aric claims that Tristan took off on his own. Tedros thinks it’s because of him. 

Yara follows Evelyn’s commands, planting tricks for Sophie and Agatha. She realizes along the way that Evelyn is a villain, but she’s in far too deep and she can’t give up her life as a girl, the life she’s always been denied.  

Every three days when the potion wears off, Yara secretly returns to the School for Boys to become Tristan again and leaves clues for Tedros. Of course, this is all in vain, as the clues are never found because Tedros is locked in the dungeon.  

We could see Tristan/Yara’s struggle with loyalty, gender, sexuality, etc. 

Aric becomes Captain and Filip enters the School for Boys, and suddenly Evelyn’s demands are more and more urgent. Yara can’t sneak off, during the most crucial weeks before the Trial, when Tedros is being tortured, when Telip is getting closer and closer...

Eventually, Evelyn finds out Yara’s hidden allegiance to Yuba and burns Yuba’s hideout down not only to send a message to Agatha, but to doom Yara to a permanent gender switch after three days.

In the Trial, Yara takes a hit for Tedros and sacrifices her life to save him. In her last moments, Yara would revert back to Tristan — the form she despises and the only way Tedros would recognize her. Tedros would finally see that Tristan loved him, and he would come to regret his hatred and ignorance when he is alone with his thoughts in Galvadon.

Logistical Inconsistencies:

- The AWWP timeline is so incorrigibly convoluted and messy, I can’t even think about it. Just pretend it works for the sake of the headcanon.

- Yara doesn’t have a chapter. All she needs is ONE chapter to explain her perspective and wrap up the backstory.

- Yara can’t speak. In my headcanon, she can speak, and she’s friends with a few girls even if she’s a little weird. This would increase her love for sisterhood and compel her to stay at the School for Girls. For all you Yiko/Kara shippers out there, your wish has been granted.

- Yuba has a finite supply of Merlin’s “gender bent” potions. He should have more, I mean, come on. 

- Filip being Filip for only three days, because there is NO WAY that Tedros and Filip would bond so quickly.

- The entire concept of Telip. Don’t get me wrong, I love Telip. However, it’s another excuse to call back Tophie, and a FAILED, STRAIGHT relationship is not the best example to portray Tedros’ bisexuality. It’s just that considering their history, it’s clear that Sophie is simply trying to get Tedros back for herself, only masquerading as a boy. It doesn’t sit right with me. There is no gender commentary within Sophie becoming Filip, it was a mere plot device.

The reveal at the end when Tedros kisses Filip and he turns back to Sophie wouldn’t solely be for drama anymore. Over time, Tedros could accept that he did, momentarily, have romantic intentions with boys (Tristan and Filip) and he wouldn't just blame it on how “Filip looked like a girl in the dark”, which was plain bullshit. I mean, kissing one boy is a mistake, kissing TWO is not. 

It would also show Tedros the difference between Tristan and Filip, between Good and Evil, and push him further to take Agatha from Sophie. After all, Tristan DIED for him, and Filip was lying the whole time. 

Instead of Filip being the cornerstone of Tedros “coming out” to the readers, Tristan should’ve been.