Tumgik
#moon fam
m4rs-ex3 · 7 months
Text
something about the fact that ghosting is "a unanimous community decision that has to be discussed by all members of the silvergrove and is not taken lightly." every single elf in the community committed to symbolically killing two loving parents for a supposed moment of shame. including rayla. every single elf in the community committed to symbolically killing a child, for making it out alive. for what they so momentously assumed was abandoning ship. they destroyed the life of a child for not being willing to die.
tiadrin and lain were--to reiterate--loving parents. they were brave enough to dedicate their lives to protecting the future of xadia. i'm sure everyone admired and honored them greatly. then, everyone (symbolically) ended their lives. their best friends, whom they trusted enough to leave their child with them. their own daughter, who loved them, and who spent years of her life looking up to them--revering them to the point where she could validate their decision.
rayla was 15. rayla was endlessly hardworking, achieving, mature, kind, heroic, brave, resilient, and noble. rayla went out of her way to become an assassin, a role in the silvergrove highly respected for their understanding and handling of life and death. rayla did everything she could to be as valiant as her parents. rayla betrayed her own parents, and did everything she could to be nothing like them. rayla was everything the silvergrove could ask for. and rayla made one presumed blunder, and she had the gall to live on.
rayla was 15 when her community, her entire world, abominated her for "cowardice." her honorary father. grief-stricken over the love of his life, but nonetheless having taken her in, shown her the utmost kindness and sensitivity, and raised her for half a decade, at the very least.
i am normal. wdym rayla has trauma? wdym rayla is incredible for having come this far? wdym rayla doesn't deserve to lose everything she has left for what she good-intentional-ly did when she was as fractured a person as you can be? wdym tdp is really good at building cultures with nuance? wdym
310 notes · View notes
raayllum · 2 months
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Somehow, we have to hold it all in our hearts at the same time.
141 notes · View notes
skywing-human · 1 year
Text
The last time Lain and Tiadrin saw their daughter, she was a little girl 
Tumblr media
Now, she's a woman
Tumblr media
720 notes · View notes
kuno-chan · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
697 notes · View notes
zym-zam · 3 months
Text
ethari as a christmas elf, but instead of toys, he makes weapons for children. and that's how rayla got her butterfly blades
50 notes · View notes
zuppizup · 6 months
Note
ngl i’m torn between Lain and Tiadrin not recognising Rayla at first VS them recognising their baby immediately and bursting into tears
I assume they’re going to recognise her because she hasn’t really changed that much. Her face isn’t as round, but she’s really just an older version of the girl they left behind. She even has the same markings (oooh, now headcanoning she deliberately keeps the same markings because subconsciously she’s afraid of them not recognising her). She also looks a lot like her parents (especially Tiadrin), so that would surely register with them.
I think they might struggle to believe what they’re seeing though, that so much time has clearly passed. I think that will be very emotional and traumatic for all involved. I think even Runaan will be initially shocked that Rayla is an adult now, compared to the “child” he last saw in Katolis.
Regardless of their reaction, I assume it will fuel many an angsty fanfic post decoining.
68 notes · View notes
hazieash · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
Step 1: Runaan gets out of coin
Step 2: Ethari makes beautiful prosthetic arm/ weapon
Step 3: smooches
297 notes · View notes
wneella · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
like mother like daughter🫐
116 notes · View notes
ladyandherbooks · 6 months
Text
Other tdp fans after hearing about 6x01:
Tumblr media
Meanwhile, Moon fam and Ruthari fans:
Tumblr media
Also fyi: if you see this post and decide to reply with something negative I'm just going to block you asap because I'm sick of making posts about the Moon fam returning and some of you needing to put your negative 2 cents in all the time.
You guys just need to leave me and my fellow Moon fam and Ruthari fans alone. We don't need your negativity when we're excited about our faves finally returning. I'm mean seriously this post wasn't for you, just keep scrolling or block me.
40 notes · View notes
oldman-3 · 2 months
Text
Just imagine being Ethari and seeing your supposed dead husband and your daughter with her bio parents and them say how they just saved the world again
Tumblr media
16 notes · View notes
Text
Snow White AU
This idea, as all wild ideas do, came to me in the shower. Mainly, I was thinking about how Kim’dael would get along great with other self-obsessed witches like the Evil Queen and Mother Gothel, and the concept came together. It’s mainly inspired by Disney’s adaptation of the fairy tale, since it’s the one I’m most familiar with (along with a smattering of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty), although I made some alterations so the story would fit the characters’ personalities.
I had a lot more fun than I thought I would than coming up with it, and maybe I’ll flesh it out into a full fic sometime! Special to thanks to @fandomsandflyingstingrays for all her awesome contributions!
In this world, the Bloodmoon Huntress Kim’dael conquered and now rules the Moonshadow Forest, now known as the Blood Forest or Wood of the Witch to outsiders. No one, human or elf, dares to enter for fear of the Blood Queen and her evil magic.
Many years ago, before conquering the Forest, Kim’dael stole an enchanted looking glass from the lair of the Dragon King himself, and the witch eventually made contact with Aarvaos. The Fallen Star helps her hone her blood magic in return for eventually freeing him, but both are so manipulative neither can ever seem to get the upper hand on the other.
Tiadrin, among many others, is killed during the initial conquest of the Silvergrove, and Kim’dael later chooses Lain to be her mate, threatening to kill his young daughter Rayla if he does not comply. Lain agrees not only to protect Rayla, but also in hopes of getting close enough to Kim’dael to kill her—when he tries and fails, he is killed for his treachery. Rayla is then raised by her parents’ friends Runaan and Ethari, though she is still considered the stepdaughter of the Queen.
Although she initially considered training Rayla in her dark craft, as she has no children of her own, Kim’dael grows increasingly jealous of Rayla’s grace and beauty as the girl grows. She orders Runaan to train Rayla as an assassin in spite of her tender age, in hopes she will get herself killed. However, the girl continues to survive due to her natural talent and wit.
When Rayla is 15, Aaravos answers Kim’dael’s daily question of “Who is the fairest of them all?” with the girl’s name. Furious, the vain queen decides to take a more direct approach in dealing with her.
Kim’dael orders Runaan to take Rayla into the woods and murder her, promising to kill Ethari if he refuses. As proof of her death, he is to bring the queen Rayla’s heart—which she also plans to use in a horrifying spell that will allow her to absorb the girl’s beauty. Runaan, however, cannot bring himself to kill the child of his best friends, and urges Rayla to flee the Forest and never return. He presents the Queen with an animal heart, but his deception is realized when the spell fails. Kim’dael imprisons Runaan in a coin as punishment.
Rayla runs for days upon days, terrified and alone, but still finds the strength to rescue an orphaned baby cuddlemonkey from predators. As a reward for her goodness and bravery, the magical animals of the wood look out for her and show her a safe path out the Blood Forest.
The human Kingdom of Katolis lies just outside the bounds of the Blood Forest (Xadian geography is altered for the sake of the AU). King Harrow forbids his sons Callum and Ezran from going near the woods, as their mother was murdered by the Witch living within. The boys, however, like to secretly play and explore the borders of the forest.
The princes encounter Rayla one day while exploring. Callum is initially suspicious of her, but Ezran learns her story from Stella and the other animals and convinces his brother to trust her. Due to the prejudice against Moonshadow elves (humans believe they all drink blood like their evil Queen), the boys decide to hide Rayla in an abandoned cottage near the forest where they like to play.
Over their time together, the three eventually become the best of friends, with Callum and Rayla in particular falling deeply in love. With Rayla’s encouragement, Callum pursues his interest in magic and develops skill as a mage. However, Kim’dael has been searching for the runaway…
One day, a visitor appears at the cottage while Rayla is alone. She is shocked to see that the stranger is actually her long dead mother, Tiadrin. Though initially wildly suspicious, Rayla is convinced when Tiadrin uses her childhood nickname, “moonberry.” However, “Tiadrin” is, in fact, Kim’dael in disguise. The witch absorbed Tiadrin’s beauty when she killed her years ago, allowing her to perfectly take on her form and access many of her memories.
“Tiadrin” explains that she was not killed, but instead fled the Forest as Rayla herself did. Mother and daughter go for a walk through the meadows together and stop to pick moonberries to make Rayla’s favorite dessert. “Tiadrin” offers Rayla a berry… and the girl drops dead the instant the juice touches her lips.
The poison moonberry spell was provided to Kim’dael by Aaravos, who warned that it could be undone by true love’s kiss. The Queen scoffed at the idea.
Stella, who witnessed the whole thing, scurries back to the cottage to find Callum and Ezran, who just arrived to see Rayla. Callum sends Ezran back to the palace for help and races after Rayla.
He finds Kim’dael in her true form, dragging Rayla’s lifeless body back toward the Blood Forest to harvest her heart for her evil spell. Heartbroken, the brave prince battles the witch with his sky magic. Though it’s a vicious fight, Callum triumphs in the end. But he was too late to save Rayla.
Ezran arrives with Harrow and his men, surprised to find Ethari and a group of Moonshadow elves at the cottage, having gone in search of the Blood Queen. The two bands are prevented from feuding by the sound of Callum weeping over Rayla.
As the humans and elves look on, Callum gently kisses his love goodbye… and she is immediately restored to life.
With the Blood Queen defeated, the Moonshadow Forest is at last free, its inhabitants now able to rejoin Xadian society. Callum and Rayla are formally betrothed, and marry when they come of age. Happily ever after!
105 notes · View notes
m4rs-ex3 · 8 months
Text
"'Would you like to know a secret about being brave?' Runaan asked, kneeling down to her. 'Sometimes being brave is hard, but it can be easy, too. The secret is: it’s easiest to be brave for the ones we love.' Rayla nodded firmly, eyes gleaming with determination. 'I’ll be brave for you someday.'"
this is gonna hit after next season huh
155 notes · View notes
raayllum · 7 months
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media
So. This scene. A few things:
Love the way it's almost a parallel to Viren and Callum's dark magic dreams in terms of the spotlight effect and of course potential light/dark symbolism. And of course that score tugs right on the heartstrings
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Rayla is a character who places a lot of emphasis on memory in her dialogue and action, partially because memory is the biggest source and antithesis of grief, something she's experienced a lot of in various ways (and often as the sole carrier of her family's grief). Her blades are all she has to remember Runaan and Ethari by (no pictures or other people who knew them as she did, unlike Callum, Ezran, and Soren with their loved ones) as she says in 4x08; she had to remember her parents throughout most of her childhood and now her other set of parents as well, as she spent 2+ years believing she'd never see any of them again; her vow to always remember and carry Callum with her in Dear Callum; and last but not least her "Just remember me, okay?" to him in 3x08 as a parting request, particularly reinforced since the Silvergrove literally erased her. Rayla is a character who greatly struggles to actually put down anything she carries with her, emotionally. So it's heartbreaking but unsurprising that memory is a focus here as well.
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
And then we get to the crux of it, which is just like all three of the parents that stand before her, Rayla has always put the world above her own needs and her own family, just as they put their missions and duty ultimately above her. It also nicely sets up the contrast between her and Callum in 5x04 as his response is the opposite to hers, as well as showing that Callum and Ezran are also her Family (and have been for quite some time). And I do also think that the memory of Rayla's parents here is what's helping guide her to her own conclusion to not spend any more time on the coins (and she does a very good job at masking her pain/grief about this season, much better than she had in previous seasons) because she knows, or believes, this is what they would do in her scenario. To prioritize the good of the world over their loved ones at the cost of great personal suffering. Speaking of costs...
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
The "at any cost" is a great motif callback to Rayla's repeated insistence on price paying ("But I'm ready to pay that price" in 1x06 / "But if I'll die, I'll just be paying the price they should've paid a long time ago" in 3x08) as well as her statement in 3x09:
Callum: We have one objective today: protect the Dragon Prince. Rayla: At any cost.
The fact it's about her literally coined parents is just a bonus, as well as the potential set up later of Rayla saying they have to stop Aaravos, at any cost, while holding an assassin's bow... (but that's for when the possession plotline comes back around I suppose).
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Last but not least, the relative warmth of the vision sequence is taken away, as the apparition of her parents and their warm smiles fade, and Rayla is left alone holding the bow, but brokered by new resolve. And then immediately arrested seconds after she finishes crying. Poor girl can't catch a break
206 notes · View notes
gayandenraged · 1 year
Text
RAYLA: if you kill a killer the number of killers in the world stays the same.
RUNAAN, WITH HIS SERIOUS FACE, WEARING HIS ASSASSIN CLOTHES: kill two.
ETHARI, WALKING UP BEHIND RUNAAN HAVING UNKNOWINGLY PICKED UP HIS HUSBAND'S WAY OF MOVING SILENTLY, COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO RUNAAN'S LEFT EYE TWITCH AS HE FIGHTS HIS REFLEXS, HALF FORGED BATTLE AX OVER HIS SHOULDER, IN THE MOST CHEERFUL TONE: kill all of them!
RAYLA, WATCHING ETHARI WALK AWAY WHISTLING: maybe he should have been the assassin.
RUNAAN, WITH ALL THE LOVE IN HIS EYES STARING AFTER HIS HUSBAND BUT STILL VERY ALARMED SOMEONE MANAGED TO SNEAK UP BEHIND HIM: yup.
85 notes · View notes
roxan1930 · 10 months
Text
Tumblr media
Everyone's all excited for Rayla wearing Runaan's bow in S5 of the Dragon Prince and I've got this head-cannon where she was always a terible archer before coming to Katolis, but in her 2 years away she taught herself and when he's out the coin Runaan's gonna be very surprised
28 notes · View notes
inkydot · 1 year
Text
Moonfam brainrot hours
Tumblr media Tumblr media
87 notes · View notes