#runaan's internal screaming

[huntress-of-stories-and-dreams]

Headcanon #81

People in the coins remain conscious and know what’s happening around their “compressed” space.

Runaan isn’t happy when he sees the affections between Rayla and Callum.

#tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp #viren's coins #tdp runaan #tdp lain #tdp tiadrin #rayllum #rayla's parents #runaan's internal screaming #lain and tiadrin are calmer about the situation #tdp season 5

[beautifulterriblequeen]

B2:S - Chapter 2

Much of this series will be about the differences and additions in the novel version, and how they contribute to my understanding of story canon. But there will be character appreciation, the odd theory and headcanon, and suchlike as well.

Spoilers for Book Two: Sky below.

I admit it, I didn't get the vibe that the Breach was secret from the elves until I read this chapter! *puts on derp cap* It seemed like enough time had passed that the elves would have managed to recon just about every part of the border, and that's why Janai was there in the first place: because she knew about the Breach, but not about the second human stronghold on the elven side. Like maybe that violated their agreed-upon terms or something: Keep To Your Side. So she attacked it when she discovered it. Oh well.

A secret path into Xadia is way more interesting, since it balances out the Moonstone Path that the Moonshadow assassins take into the human lands and lets all sorts of fun chaos ensue - and fun headcanons.

Amaya's ability to track everything within sight using perfect recall? Sound like any young Sky mages we know? Amaya and Callum have the same ability! That is so cool.

*carefully buries my headcanons about Amaya and Janai knowing each other as battle rivals all these years* I'll always remember you... Seems that Amaya is meeting Janai for the very first time here at the Breach.

Amaya literally losing track of time as she stares at Janai to calculate how dangerous she is.

Her howling battlecry. I just think it's neat.

It's gonna be interesting to see how Janaya's relationship develops with regards to Amaya's observation that Janai gets overconfident--something that Amaya seems careful not to do because she considers it a tactical weakness.

Viren believing that being up early counts as caring, and feeling superior to the other monarchs because he's been awake for more hours of the day already. The more you exhaust yourself, the better of a person you are, huh? At least he applies that to everyone else as much as he applies it to himself.

His internal judgements are pretty harsh, though. I loved the council member's question about war dragons vs. regular dragons. What is a "war dragon," anyway? propaganda, it's propaganda Viren decides the asker is an ignoramus because they don't think like he does.

It was interesting that the book takes Saleer's line about "maybe everything will just... settle down now," and gives it to Opeli, in order to give Saleer a more calculating position from the start. It's more consistent with his character arc--if there's no weird twist involving Aaravos--but he's still really sus to me.

Okay holy cats, did anyone else have to read Viren's take on King Harrow's chamber after the battle like ten times in a row to pick up all the details and implications? Oh man, so intense. Heh, no wonder it didn't make it onscreen in S1. "Dried, crusted blood splattered the walls." Uhh. Okay wow, it was an absolute bloodbath then. "Screams and chaos roiled in his ears," too. The way Viren remembers that night, that battle, there seems to have been little organization and it was an all-out, desperate scramble for victory at any cost. Which, yeah, we knew it was. But it was messy.

Thing is, Viren is very good at framing. He could be thinking of the battle in general, the part where the elves were killing the humans, the part where the elves were dying as well, or maybe some part that doesn't quite fit the narrative he'd have us believe in. It seems likely that the blood he's seeing on the walls is from elven attacks against human defenders, though--he wouldn't care nearly as much if it were elf blood, and he'd be less likely to take narrative time to notice it. But realistically, that was a knock-down, drag-out fight in which Runaan was one of very few survivors, if not the only one. Of course it got bloody as hell.

Lastly, hey uhh Viren I have a question: if Pip is in his cage in Harrow's bedchamber, which hasn't been touched, let alone cleaned, since the night of the full moon, then who the hell has been feeding him?? It seems that Viren didn't know Pip was alive until that moment. Squawk! I have questions!

#book two: sky spoilers #book two: sky #b2:s #tdp spoilers #amaya #janai #viren #saleer #aaravos #runaan #tdp pip

[raayllum]

What was your reaction as a rayllum shipper when you saw tdp season 3 for the first time?

i binge watched it all from 3am - 7am on zero sleep but here’s what i remember

3x01 didn’t break me because i’d read all the spoilers that got released for the episode like a month (and a half ish??) beforehand but i still internally screamed when rayla called him her best friend and envied gren because i too want a spinny hug from amaya

3x02 did break me because not only was ezran’s arc too good and exactly what i’d wanted for me that my brain was starting to be unable to process it, my brain actually did break upon finishing the episode and realizing that the ep’s b-plot was genuinely just rayllum having a fun date together in xadia. my brain remained broken for the rest of the season. also the first blush scene for rayllum also being mutual?? legendary, 10/10

the 3x03 dancing scene was life changing but i was mostly consumed by janaya feels and thinking about soren-rayla parallels. ezran in the cape and crown combo was a Look. “rayla doesn’t deserve this” lives on repeat in my head to this day

0.3 seconds into 3x04’s first rayllum scene was i Screaming because it was exactly the sort of conflict i’d been waiting for since 1x06 and i was just so fucking Hype and along for the ride. i still can’t believe the two blankets or just one tease is a Real Canon Thing that Happened. “rayla, it’s okay” and callum running after her added ten years to my life. him taking off her hood and calling her beautiful was already so much to process and then the Kiss happened and i had to pause and rewind

seeing rayllum still be such good friends and partners to each other in 3x05 in spite of the awkwardness was such a soothing balm to my heart. i don’t think words can adequately express the joy and softness of watching the look in callum’s eyes as he turned around to give another speech about how amazing rayla is or her lil smile when he kisses her first or the scarf grab or the final soft kiss. past me felt super vindicated that the soft callum look i’d spied in 1x07 was just a smaller version of his big 3x05 one. icons only

3x06 had soft snuggles that was an unexpected blessing. the moment when he places his hand over hers on his shoulder is the most #married things i’ve ever seen. rayla having grown enough to not only share callum’s viewpoint regarding the cycle but able to cheer him up with it?? sweeties. also a nice lil full circle because i’d also thought since 1x07 that callum opening up to rayla about his mother would be a nice lil end to that sort of arc

3x07 gave us so much in so little time. soft casual smooches and smiles. the flirting!! parallels to 1x03 lip touch as well as vindication because i’d always thought callum had flirted with her in 1x06 and then the exact same tone was used and i lost my mind. also they passed out holding hands!! it was so much for my heart it was almost a relief to go back to the a-plot that wasn’t rayllum centred

rayla giving callum the pendant in 3x08 when they’d both heard what it mean for runaan and ethari - “my love will be with you when the moon is not” - was so much i was screaming (again). him taking her hand and just silently being there for her and rayla opening up easily is still one of my fave scenes for them in the series. the final handhold resolution up on the pinnacle and callum proving that he does know her and just watching her process with the Softest smile on his face. two rayllum hugs in one ep is always a good time. and her taking his hand to comfort him in the end?? so sweet my heart

i cannot remember my exact reaction to seeing that callum wanted to tell her he loved her in 3x09 which is a crime but i think i let out a muffled scream within the confines of my mind. as soon as the wings came back i was like oh my god this is gonna be rayllum related isn’t it and then it was and it was beautiful and perfect and what my babies deserve. i wrote rayla putting her hands in callum’s hair on a series wishlist but never thought i’d ever get it. legendary, truly. perfect end to a fantastic season. also another handhold with interlaced fingers and these two losers looking at each other when zubeia says “my love”?? sign me tf up

tldr; season three was a beautiful fever dream and i regularly forget portions of it actually happened / are Canon

#i've never been fed so well in my Entire Life #thanks for asking #anonymous #s3 #rayllum #mini meta #sort of?? #analysis series #for tagging purposes #dragons rambles #Anonymous

[iwillhaveamoonbase]

Replay ch. 4

Callum gulped as he sent the text to Rayla.  She was fully in her rights to reject a drawing session in the woods.  Not only that, but he was asking her to bring her own clothes because he didn’t know her exact measurements.  Was he asking too much?  He read the text again.  ‘If it’s not too much trouble, I was really imagining drawing you among the trees, like a faerie or an elf.  If you have any flowy clothes that you are alright with getting dirty, please wear those. I’ll send you the location if you’re comfortable.  If not, we can do the beach or my backyard.  I just can’t imagine drawing you in a confined space like my studio. I don’t think it would fit your spirit.’

Callum internally screamed. Did he really send that?  She was going to rescind her acceptance of his request to draw her, wasn’t she?  ‘Her spirit’? He had met her once!  What was wrong with him?  It was true, though.  That was something about her that, despite the suit and the situation that they met in, made him feel like she would be more at home running barefoot through the forest or relaxing by the sea.

Either way, now all he had to do was wait for her to reply back.  If she rejected the offer, well, he didn’t want to think about that, because that meant he probably was never going to see her again.  Meeting her once was enough to make her haunt his every thought for the past three days.  While he and his friends had finally ironed out how they were going to go full-time with YouTube, she had been right in the back of his mind.  

He had looked up her name and ran across a few things.  She really was the daughter of two bodyguards of the British royal family and her adoptive fathers ran a famous Celtic jewelry shop in Aberdeen, the designs being a mix of traditional shapes and styles and new materials.  She did dance for years as a way to channel her energy. There was even a video online of her at sixteen doing a ballet routine to a Kylie Minogue and Madonna compilation. She had inserted traditional Irish step dance in a way Callum never would have thought worked but it did. Maybe that was because of the sheer joy on her face as she moved.  That made her departure from dance all the stranger and it’s also where information about her basically stopped.  The most recent thing he found was that she worked for Patel and Associates Anti-Fraud Law Office.  

A lawyer…his faerie was a lawyer.  It certainly explained the suit but it was almost absurd.  Here he was imagining her running through the trees and she was surrounded by paperwork in her daily life.  Did she enjoy it?  Did she like spicy food?  What was her type?

Callum hit his head against his desk.  He needed to stop letting his mind drift to her and whether or not she could ever be interested in him.  There was no way someone like him was her type.  She couldn’t hide just how toned her long legs her in her suit.  She probably worked out often while he was a lazy twig that indulged in sleeping in too much.  Also, she was a lawyer.  A lawyer falling for a YouTuber/artist?  Yeah, right.

A stray chip hit his forehead.  Callum looked up to glare at Soren.  “What?”

“You thinking about that hot girl at the cheese shop again?”

“What?  No!”  Callum could feel the blush creepy up on his cheeks and all the way to his ears.

“It’s fine if you were. She was smoking hot.  I never thought I would find white hair hot, but DAMN.”

Claudia hummed in acknowledgement.  “I’m calling it now; she’s Bi or Pan.”

“What makes you say that?” Soren mumbled around a bunch of chips.

Claudia winked.  “Gaydar.”

“Wishful thinking?”

“Maybe some of that, too,” Claudia shrugged.  

“She’s got two dads,” Callum mumbled.

Soren, Claudia, and Ezran all turned to him.  “Does she now?” Claudia asked.

“Yeah.  She told me at the shop.  It was the painting of Aunt Amaya and Aunt Janai that made her accept my offer.  She was raised by her parents’ friends, hence, two dads.  They run Gael Jewelers in Aberdeen.”  

Claudia immediately pulled out her phone, probably to look them up.  Shortly after, she whistled.  “Wow. She comes from a really good-looking family.  Her mom is a totally MILF.”

Soren rolled his eyes. “Claudia, you can’t just-” Claudia shoved the picture in his face. “MILF alert.”

“Mm-hmm.”  Claudia scrolled through.  “Ethari and Runaan and are also incredibly attractive.  Damn.  What is in the water in Scotland?”

Callum rolled his eyes. “Guys.  Let’s focus.  Do we need a production manager?”

Claudia shrugged.  “My vote is you’re in charge of creative for group projects, we run our own channels, and we hire an editing assistant.”

“We also need a social media manager.  Ez can’t do it all on his own while he’s in school.”

Ezran nodded.  “It’s nice that you guys do your own channel stuff, but, sometimes, it would be nice to have some help.”

“Do we need a strong social media presence?  We have YouTube and Twitter.  Isn’t that enough?”

Ezran scratched the back of his neck.  “Maybe? Claudia’s got a large following on Tumblr ever since she came out during one of her make-up tutorials.  Her super casual ‘my ex-girlfriend taught me how to do this and this is the first time I’ve done this eyeliner look since we broke-up’ just made her blow-up and our channel gained thousands of followers over-night.”

Callum nodded.  “We gained a lot of followers after I did that art tutorial with Janai, too.  A lot of people just went gaga over her and I see a lot of requests for her to come back on the channel.”

“Which is where a social media manager could come in handy.  Maybe they could track requests so we don’t have to?”

Soren sighed, taking another handful of his chips.  “We also need someone to help us with events.  Getting us into them, working booths…being famous is hard work.”

“We aren’t famous, Soren.”

“Beg to differ.  I get stopped all the time.”  Soren flexed his arm.  “And it’s not just because of these guns.”  The other three in the room rolled their eyes.  

“Himbo,” Claudia coughed, no-so-subtly.  

“WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! Stop using words I don’t know!”

“Stop being a himbo.”

“CLAUDS!”  

Ezran and Callum shared a look, snorting at their childhood friends’ teasing.  Soren and Claudia couldn’t go five minutes without teasing each other or making a serious situation humorous.  “Can’t take them anywhere,” Callum whispered.

Ezran nodded.  “Bait is better behaved.”

Callum eyed the frog in the glass bowl Ezran took with him wherever he could.  “He’s glaring at me again.”

“Because you won’t stop thinking about that girl.”

“It’s not my fault she won’t leave my head.  You saw her, Ez.”

“Yeah, she’s beautiful, but she’s not running through my head like she is your’s.  Are you even ready for another relationship?  After Melissa-”

“Melissa was a nightmare. She constantly asked to be introduced in our videos.  I didn’t know at the time, but you were right, she approached me because she wanted to piggyback off our growing fame.”  Callum ran a hand through his hair.  “I was an idiot.”

Ezran put a hand on his shoulder.  “I wasn’t going to say that.  I was going to say that Melissa really hurt you and I want you to be careful.  You didn’t even like her that much, if I remember correctly.”

“She was nice, pretty, liked some of the same things I did.  But she didn’t really inspire me to be better or push my art.  She only encouraged the YouTube thing, not what I actually like.”

“She is why we got almost fifty thousand subscribers in one week, though.  That story broke and you had to give that little video and it really stuck with people.”

Callum remembered that video.  As a way to quiet down any questions, he had made a short video detailing how they had met (in a coffee shop), why they had never gone public (he had wanted to keep his private life and his YouTube life separate), that she had met his family but they kept it hush-hush (impossible not to meet Ezran after knowing Callum for a week), and that the break-up had not been mutual.  Callum had broken-up with her because he had felt that it wasn’t working because they wanted different things.  Melissa pushed the YouTube thing, and there was nothing wrong with that, but, if Callum was going to be known for social media and videos, he wanted to be proud of what he put out into the universe.  He loved his art more, and, if he could, that would be all he did.  Melissa had wanted to do sponsorships and Callum hadn’t.  They just had different values and desires and no one else was owed this knowledge, but Callum had been forced to do damage control because people would not stop asking.  “Yeah. I was really surprised that that happened.”

“People value honesty. I think it comes across in our videos and your art tutorials that you are not in this for the fame.  We’ve done meet and greets and you are just awkward as anything.  Melissa showed her true colors on her own with posts afterwards.”  Callum didn’t even want to think about how Melissa had tried to monetize their break-up.  It had been bizarre to see her sponsored by a make-up wipe company to tell her side of the story, which basically confirmed everything in Callum’s video, but with the caveat that she had wanted him to reach new heights and that YouTube and not his ‘lame art’, as she had put it, was the way to do that.  Their fans had not taken kindly to that and Melissa had lost thousands of followers she had gained overnight in even less time.

“Social media is weird, Ez. No matter what, we have got to stay away from the drama.  We do not want to be involved in any of that.”

“Yep.  That’s why I think a social media manager could help.  A good one.”

“I’m all for it if that’s what keeps our noses clean.”  Callum straightened when his phone alerted him to a text.  

He opened it to see it was from Rayla ‘The woods?  OK.  I’m still bringing my friend.  When’s good for you?  It would have to be on a weekend for me because of work.  Sorry about that.’

“Holy shit,” Callum whispered.

“What?” Ezran looked over his shoulder to read the text.  “That text sounds weird.  Callum-”

“I know, Ez, but she didn’t say ‘no’.  She didn’t reject me.”  Ezran raised a brow.  “You know what I mean.”

“You’ve got it bad.”

“I just need to draw her to get her out of my system.”

“Either that or she is your muse.  Poor Aunt Janai.  She was having so much fun being your muse.  So was Khessa.”  Callum chuckled.  Khessa, Janai’s older sister, did enjoy modeling for Callum.  His exhibit on women of color had been a smash hit in part because of her always accepting when he asked.  She had once modeled with a crown while sitting on a throne and that particular piece now hung in her house in her living room, showed off to everyone who came over.  Callum smiled as he remembered that exhibit.  His crowing achievement, to this day, was the portrait of his mother, eyes softened, and an easy, loving smile on her lips.  People thought of her as this rough former military general and tactician who once taught at military academies.  They didn’t know that she had a sweet tooth or that her relationship with Callum’s father had led her to leaving the military because she saw that the push for peace was more important.  

She was now known for her discussions on US-South Korean and US-Thai relations because both her parents were immigrants and her own history in South Korea.  Sarai and Amaya had both spent half their childhoods in South Korea in Korean schools, helping Sarai learn how the rest of the world saw the States. She and Amaya and joined the military because it helped pay for university, but both found they were really good at it. So good at it, they extended their contracts before finally leaving to focus on family and peaceful negotiations. Callum was proud of his mother’s work and was proud of the picture showing the softer side of her so many people didn’t see.  

He shook his head and sent a quick text to Rayla that next Saturday worked for him if it worked for her.  This Saturday was in a few days and, if things went how Ezran wanted, they were probably going to be doing interviews all weekend for a social media manager.  “Let’s get a social media manager, Ez.”

“YES!”

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Rayla smiled at the text. The woods was a bit of a strange option, but she was excited.  She hadn’t had a chance to go running through the trees barefoot in years.  She was going to have to ask Corvus if he was willing to head out early so she could do so.  She mentally thought of her wardrobe and realized she didn’t have anything flowing that she was willing to get dirty.  She was going to have to go thrift store shopping.  

Was she really going to go buy a dress so a random artist that she had met one time could draw her surrounded by trees?  Yeah, she was and she was going to look so good she was going to haunt his mind like he haunted her’s.  His voice followed her and she had watched all of his videos in three days.  She barely slept because she wanted to hear him more or see him smile or laugh.  She felt like one of those stalkers who was convinced a famous person was in love with them, but she had met him in real life.  He had approached her, he had asked to draw her.  Either way, she wanted him to be tongue-tied when he saw her and, hopefully, she was going to quell some of the fire that refused to leave her belly since they had shaken hands.

#replay #rayllum #rayllum fanfic #tdp #the dragon prince #au #moonbase fanfics

[true-neutral-earth-elf]

Primal Being Descriptions may Prove that not all Elves Hate Humans

Yes, technically Rayla is an elf who no longer hates humans and Lujanne doesn't appear to be averse to them; but I'm thinking on a larger scale, like as factions (moonshadow, sunfire, etc.). Since I'm a firm believer in showing not telling, I'll start off with analyzing the primal affinity descriptions (courtesy of the dragon prince official website):

Moonshadow Elves:

We've seen this sort of behaviour displayed in both Rayla and Runaan on multiple occasions (Rayla's suspicion towards Callum and the supposed miracle healer, along with her reluctance to tell the boys about the meaning of her wristband, for instance). In a way this also explains their dislike of humans who, as I'm sure we're all aware, are obsessed with keeping up appearances and hiding their intentions/feelings/thoughts (why do you think so many of us get anxious around people?); they probably became even more suspicious of humans after the creation of dark magic and the dragon king incident (that's fair). I believe this point is further supported by Ezran and Rayla's relationship; unlike Callum, Ezran has never tried to deceive her, thereby easing her suspicious nature and earning her trust.

Sunfire Elves:

We won't know more about these guys until S.2 is released, but from what I can gather from the sun primal description and their character artwork, these guys are the imperial force in Xadia. (I mean, look at that samurai sunfire elf. If that doesn't scream imperial authority, then I don't know what does!) These guys are the politicians and generals of Xadia. And like politicians IRL they probably only care about the people who put them there (reality hurts man). Thus they wouldn't like humans because they're a threat to elven society and way of life.

Sky Elves:

I honestly think these guys will be like the air tribe from Yona of the Dawn (a really laid back society with no real goals other than to enjoy life), so it doesn't seem like they'd be as against humans as their allies are. In fact, I'd be willing to bet they're not fans of the whole Xadia-Katolis split as it would hinder their ability to go wherever they please! But it's likely that the sunfire elves (being politicians) convinced them that humans are the ones to blame for this lack of freedom; thus earning their disapproval. Despite their involvement, I'm hopeful that the sky elves will be a more neutral faction in the coming season.

Star Elves:

Yeah, there's already enough speculation concerning the star elves- er, elf, so I'm not gonna go too in depth with him. All I have to say is this: Prophets can mislead and betray even those they claim to protect; be wary when dealing with them.

Moving on to the purpose of this post:

Earth Elves:

I'm going to be frank with y'all; I don't believe that Xadia is the united front as we've been led to believe, and this is where it began.

These elves are noted to be patient and stubborn, which are great traits to have in a military force. So why aren't they featured alongside the Sunfire, Moonshadow, and Sky Elves? You could argue that their talents make them more suited for harvesting food and raw materials; or the animators just didn't have their designs ready. But read a little further and these excuses are tested by a theory so crazy, it might just be true! "Earth elves care deeply about history and balance of the natural world." Where do humans come from? The natural world. Humans may have used dark magic (anti-natural world), but it's likely the earth elves wouldn't hold it against them as they also value history and would be well aware that not all humans would be willing to strip a creature of its life force. Now, you could say that they might hate humans for this very same reason (e.g. earth elves hold a grudge because they know humans are capable of harming other natural creatures) that's your choice to make.

But, that would undermine the significance of my next point...

Ocean Elves:

Remember, humans once lived in Xadia too, and human civilizations always begin by a source of water. So it's likely that ocean/river/swamp/etc. elves had the most contact with humans than any other elf faction. Imagine the bond these two people's must have formed! Imagine ocean elves teaching human children how to swim, humans trading fine cloth and other goods in exchange for fish and seaweed. Imagine elves, whose only notable trait is forming strong connections to other creatures, being told that the humans they've lived with for countless generations are being forced out of their homes just because some foolish wizard decided to use dark magic!

DO I EVEN HAVE TO SAY IT?!?!

This could be why they (and possibly the earth elves) weren't featured alongside the Sunfire, Moonshadow, Sky, and Star elves; not simply because they weren't there, but because they REFUSED to be there!!!

In Conclusion:

Yes, I could be wrong. Yes, it's possible that all elves are against humans and will only change their mind upon meeting the protagonists, learning that humans and elves aren't so different after all. Yes, it's possible that they'll defeat the ultimate, bady, bad guy as a united front and live happily ever after! (Can you hear the sarcasm? Cause it's there.)

Let's not forget that Aaron Ehasz is one of the men who gave us atla; which displayed many instances of internal political disputes and divereging cultural values. I don't know about ya'll, but this is reason enough for me to conclude that not all elves hate humans, and I look forward to seeing this come to pass in future episodes.

~Thank you for reading!~

#tdpofficial #tdp headcanons #tdp theory #tdp #tdp elves #tdp rayla #tdp callum #tdp claudia #tdp ezran #moonshadow elf #moonshadow elves #sunfire elves #aaravos #tdp runaan #ocean primal #earth primal #tdp primals #the dragon prince elves #the dragon prince #the dragon prince official #dragonprinceofficial #earth elf #earth elves #ocean elves #sky elves

[bowsie22]

Ruthari Week 3 - Hurt

Summary: Day 3 - Hurt

When looking at the two, everyone knew that Runaan had the more dangerous job. He snuck into heavily guarded areas to kill very important people. If caught, he could be tortured or executed. Ethari could be burned or cut. Not quite so dangerous. 

Ethari was careful at his job. He had seen too many weaponsmiths lose their fingers, their eyesight or become horribly scarred. He knew the risk and was always careful. But sometimes, accidents happen.

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It was a normal day. Runaan was playing ("Training Ethari, not playing.") with Rayla in the garden while Ethari worked on new weaponry. The smith found himself distracted by the laughter and giggling from outside. He wished, not for the first time that day, that he was out there with him.

 With his mind elsewhere, Ethari didn't realise that his pile of scrap metal, almost the same size as him, was becoming unstable. Walking to the forge, he tossed more metal onto the pile. hearing it move, Ethari froze. He turned slowly, scream cut off as the metal collapsed on him.

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Hearing the scream, Runaan bolted for the workshop. Seeing his husband buried under a pile of metal, blood pooling around him, the assassin scooped his daughter into his arms and ran for the centre of the settlement. He left Rayla with a group of her school friends and gathered a group of elves. Seeing Runaan so panicked, the elves knew something had happened to Ethari. Silently, they followed Runaan back to the workshop, gaping when they saw the smith.

"Runaan, what happened?"

"I always warned him about the scrap metal. I said it was getting too big! We need to get him free before he bleeds out. Eadaoin, get the healers, Ethari will need them."

The six worked together to free Ethari. They worked in silence, the only noises the occasional grunt as a heavy piece was lifted or a hiss when they cut themselves on something sharp. 

After what felt like hours to Runaan, his husband was freed. Their friends left, allowing the couple their privacy. Runaan fell to his knees by Ethari's head, stroking gentle fingers through his husband's hair. They came away stained with blood.

"Runaan? Runaan, we need to look him over and see of we can move him. You need to step away."

The voice sounded like it was underwater. Distantly, Runaan was aware that he was probably in shock seeing his husband like this. He allowed himself to be led to the bench under the window, refusing to take his eyes off Ethari. The healers ran their hands and magic over Ethari's body, whispering to each other. Runaan felt his heart break as Eoghan, the senior healer shook his head.

"What? What's wrong? Tell me!"

"Runaan, I'm sorry. His skull cracked from the impact with the ground and there is a bleed on his brain. His rib cage��is crushed and there is damage to some organs as well as internal bleeding. I fear that if we move him, we will make things worse."

"So, there's nothing you can do."

"All we can do is give him something to help him along. If that's what you want."

Of course it wasn't what Runaan wanted. But, he'd seen the effects of these kind of injuries before. It was a half life one he couldn't trap Ethari in because of his own selfishness. 

"Do it."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Runaan never though he'd outlive Ethari. He was the assassin. But here he was, sitting beside his husband, who was dying, eyes focused on the rise and fall of his chest. Eoghan said that Ethari could hear him still, so Runaan spoke, prattling on about everything and nothing.

"I don't know what to tell Rayla. We'll have to get cooking lessons. And who'll make my weapons now? What are we supposed to do?"

He smiled through his tears, choosing to remember the good times instead of wondering on what was to come.

"We'll manage I think. You've taught us well. Or, you attempted to at least. Ethari, I love you, I want that to be the last thing you hear. We'll be ok and I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you."

He stopped chanting the phrase when Ethari stopped breathing, breaking down over his husband's still chest. 

Runaan never thought he'd outlive his husband. What was left for him now?

 A/N So, I chose hurt, which means no comfort folks! Enjoy!

#ruthariweek2020

[thethiefandtheairbender]

dragons liveblogs tdp

under the cut bc it got long and friendly reminder i have a dragon prince / rayllum sideblog over at @raayllum

i have to separate jack’s voice from sokka before it’s too late

i love rayla that shot of her running on the trees is GORGEOUS with the lighting

are harrow and lord viren a bit... flirty?

rayla is my CHILD THE WAY I KNEW SHE WOULD BE and the music’s fucking gorgeous holy shit

i would die for ezran, bringing bait along to steal sweets from the kitchens

aLL THE SIBLINGS ARE DORKS AND I CAN’T PROTECT THEM

“winter is coming.... eventually” oh my god

“i’ll be fifteen in two months” bIRTHDAY EPISODE???

i just adopted so many children and found so many new wives i’m having whiplash

THE QUEEN OF DRAGONS DOES EXIST IM SCREAMING

that guard is so done im yelling (“i don’t get paid enough to listen to this teenager’s bad jokes” is his internal monologue, always)

just found a new husband from the end credits of the first ep sooo

“PREVIOUSLY ON” THE AVATAR VIBES THO IM CRYING

is the jerkface dance a reoccurring thing in their relationship or WE BETTER SEE IT AT SOME POINT

i love this library and i’m gonna miss it so much aren’t i

claudia is an adorable nerd and i too, am in love with her

“my king” fuck i’m really gonna end up shipping harrow/viren aren’t i

“our mistakes” wtf does that mean

i’m in pain they love each other

smooth callum, real smooth

rayla is such a badass im READY

oH THANK GOD I NEEDED THAT HUG

iS SHE NOT GONNA KNOW HE’S THE PRINCE

rayla’s internal monologue: gotta take the hood off for the bae

“y-you’re not who i thought - you’re one of those with the pointy--” “oh you don’t like my ears?” “no, i mean, yeah, yes, i do, i meant the pointy swords”

“hey you swept the leg” tHEY ARE MY B A B I ES

CALLUM IS WILLING TO DIE IN EZRAN’S PLACE WTF

two episodes in and i’m crying. THAT’S how you know something has good writing

“not a great day for a picnic viren” dID HE AND VIREN GO ON PICNICS DID THEY GO ON PICNIC DATES IM SCREAMING

g a y

tWO HEADED SNAKE

“i have to do this. i’m sorry. i don’t want to, but i have to.” I HAVE SO MANY CHILDREN

ethical arguments are what any good otp is made of

“you mean because you’re with a girl” iS MY SHIP REALLY BEING TEASED RN IM

god bless bait coming in clutch when it matters

lovers quarrel. awkward. also, viren u shady bitch

w h o a

callum stop bantering with your girlfriend and run for your life

fucking amazing

the egg is beautiful

i’m only two episodes in and i have completely sold my soul life is good 

poor king harrow man he doesn’t deserve this

THE GODDAMN SOUNDTRACK HAS BEEN SO BOSS THIS ENTIRE TIME LIKE WTF THOSE VIOLINS!! THE MOOD THE ATMOSPHERE!!

aww pip

“geeze claudia don’t insult my husband”

“you look so... happy in this portrait.” “i was. we posed for this a few days after king harrow’s coronation. he insisted i stand next to him for the painting... because he knew i would stand by him through anything.” “and you have.” “so far, yes. i have to stand by him through this, too. i need to be the man he once believed i was.” “what does that mean dad?” “it means there is one more thing i can do to convince him.” “what are you doing?” “if i told you, you would try to stop me.”

FULL ABOARD THE VARROW TRAIN HOLY SHIT I AM HERE FOR HEARTBREAK

rayla and ezran smiling at each other? PURE AS FUCK I AM SCREAMING

rayla and ezran’s friendship is so pure already im 

rayla and callum’s banter and him protecting them when she can’t I’M

CALLUM U PRECIOUS BOY

so not gay then?

and sad

“she’s not a fool.” hell yeah callum defend ur gf

“callum, ezran, go.” “but--” i’M IN PAIN

so runaan’s like 35. n i c e

V I R E N   U   S H A D Y   B I T C H

rayla’s always so soft with ezran i’m crying

oh she’s worried about him i really am crying

callum my poor conflicted SON

the bodies

“say the word and i’ll go back into that tower with you.”

runaan you injured beautiful bastard i love you

sHE WANTS TO PROTECT THEM

MY BABIES ARE SMILING AT EACH OTHER

OMG BABY BAIT ON THE END CREDITS!!

pip and bait omg

bait and rayla’s show down? peak comedy

claudia taking care of her brother when it matters <3

oh gorgeous scenery for the funeral

“brother” oH SURE

i already fucking love opelli

oh my god they’re already so casual i’M WEAK

she’s teasing him i’m

she’s so fucking fond of him already i can’t do this

callum letting rayla draw in his sketchbook i’M

“you called me a mage, and that felt... right.”

S C R E A M I N G

“hey sad prince. let’s go get your cube.” EVERY TIME SHE SMILES AT HIM I HAVE A HEART ATTACK I’M NOT GONNA MAKE IT

this goddamn show is gonna consistently animate the healing of the bite mark on her arm, aren’t they

AMAYA IS BEAUTIFUL AND HAS A SWORD AND A LESBIAN I’M IN LOVE

SHE USES SIGN LANGUAGE WITH A TRANSLATOR

callum trying to protect rayla <3

callum, ur an idiot, but i love you

HE’S SO WORRIED FOR HER

SHE’S MOCKING HIM

EZRAN’S GETTING SOME INTERNAL CONFLICT

GOD I LOVE EPISODE FOUR

rayla still looking for callum’s cube despite everything and the risks that could be involved

aww ezran has so much faith in her I’M SO HAPPY THEY’RE ALL ADOPTING EACH OTHER

“say hello to my little friend” ALL THE LIL QUOTES AND CALLBACKS AND MOVIE REFERENCES??? GOD BLESS

RAYLA LOOKED SO HURT

CALLUM WHY ARE YOU AN IDIOT JUST TELL AMAYA

SEE CALLUM NOW YOU GOT MORE PROBLEMS

is it too early to start shipping amaya and corvis together

viren traded harrow’s soul for pip’s and put harrow in pip’s body, didn’t he

OH THAT BASTARD 

he’s smart not to take the label of king, tho

rayla rushing to protect her boys when she thinks they’ve gotten into trouble my hEART

callum u better start treating her better she’s put up with a LOT of ur shit lately

“his death breaks my heart.” g a y

b a i t

the scenery and soundtrack in this show really is always breathtaking

RAYLA AND CALLUM NEED TO STOP MY HEART CAN’T HANDLE THIS

THE QUEEN

I JUST THOUGHT ‘AUNT’ WAS A NICKNAME FOUND FAMILY THING AAH

“pile of bull--- droppings” oH MY GOD

callum i’m ready to kill u

if anything happens to bait i will kill everyone in this room and then myself

callum coming through and saving her THANK YOU BOY

amaya and her translator are also cute

tHEY KEEP SMILING AT EACH OTHER

SO MUCH RAYLLUM CONTENT IM

WE’RE GETTING SHIRTLESS RUNAAN OH MY LORD

“because we’re in this together. they’re my friends now.” RAYLA IS TOO PURE BOYS YOU BETTER START CHERISHING HER, RIGHT NOW

“weirdly excited about sandwiches talk” o H MY G   O D

soren u step jogging idiot

i knew bait was gonna burp & i like how callum’s idea only partially worked

NOO EZRAN U GUYS SAVE HIM

“hey sor-bear” that is... so cute

yES callum actually doing the right thing and not just stepping towards and keeping his weight balanced

all this touching and trust!! “callum i need to tell you--”

rayla has so much faith in ezran it’s so heartwarming

IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY. EZ WILL GET IT

god i need this group hug

nO NOT THE EGG

their mom

callum’s such a good big brother

i too, want to be a villain who cuddles dogs

RAYLA IS THE ABSOLUTE CUTEST HOLY SHIT

sticks carrots in. “snow elf”

some classic worldbuilding and propaganda. aaron ehasz, i missed you

watching some guy with a cool sword. this is such a good first date for them

CALLUM THINKING ABOUT HER WRIST BINDING EVEN WHEN SHE ISN’T I’M CR Y I N G

THE BRAID CAME BACK. HOLY SHIT. GOD I LOVE CONTINUITY!!

EZRAN IS SO KIND AND COMPASSIONATE AND LOVES ANIMALS SO MUCH I LOVE HIM

aww he’s making them tea

i wanna trust him but i don’t know if i should

DAMMIT how’s she gonna get the binding off

BABY WOLF

that cave is GORGEOUS holy shit

rayla really loves to tease him and i am loving every second of it

oh no runaan’s binding has been hurting him too

oooh we’re gonna get some good rayla and ezran development. i’m here for it!!

rayla’s insecurity she had as an assassin still transferring over in the new path she’s trying to lead? GOOD SHIT THAT’S SOME GOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE

those two talking scenes were so nice in particular, god i love this show

W H A T   T H E   F U C K 

H E CAN SPEAK TO ANIMALS

YES RAYLA DEFEND UR BABY BROTHER CALLUM BACK OFF

IS THAT ALL THE EXPLANATION WE’RE GETTING RIGHT NOW?!

i laughed as hard as claudia did at soren’s joke

i’m so sad i’m on the last episode

what the fuck

aww concerned callum

EZRAN NO WTF ARE U DOING

@THE SPIDER THING: OH HELL NO

soren u are... such an idiot i love you

cLAUDIA I LOVE YOU!! (tdp: giving me women farting on tv, which i didn’t even know i needed, thank you)

WE’RE SEEING THE JERK FACE DANCE??

amazing

W H O A

i love her

i can’t believe my one lil issue with the show of the dog being “cured” of a disability then gets undone in a clever magic way

“she never needed that fourth leg to be happy. everyone else did.” GODDAMN DRAGON PRINCE MAN

I GOT THE ONE THING I HAD ON MY FREAKING WISHLIST IM SCREAMING

BITCH FUCK YES CALLUM IM PROUD OF YOU

I’VE ONLY HAD THAT DRAGON FOR TWO SECONDS BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THEM I WILL GO ON A FUCKING RAMPAGE I NEED TO PROTECT THEM AT ALL COSTS

OH MY GOD I THOUGHT I’D HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL S2 TO HAVE CLOSURE ON THAT BUT IT’S OF!! FUCK YES!!

well

i’m screaming

#tdp spoilers #tdp #the dragon prince #dragons rambles #dragons liveblogs #GO WATCH THIS SHOW HOLY SHIT!!

[sketchy-galaxy]

My 'The Dragon Prince' self ships in a nutshell

Me, internally: She's cute, cute girl alert!! Ring ring bicth!!!!

Me, screaming: Hey Rayla, wanna see how many of these jelly tarts I can fit in my mouth, last time it was like ten!

Rayla, internally: Holy shit she can do that? Cute, talented girl talking to me?????

~

Callum, on the ground: What happened?

Me, also on the ground next to him: Soren accidentally knocked you out during training so I laid down next to you to make it look like we were chilling.

~

Me @ Ezran: Hey Ezran wanna use the rugs from your room to make a sled and go down the stairs??

Ezran: ABSOLUTELY

Callum: NO

~

King Harrow: Starr I'm very proud of what you have done for me and my sons.

King Harrow: Wait, why are you crying?

King Harrow: Did I say something wrong? What's wrong??

~

Me: DON'T FUCK WITH ME, I HAVE THE POWER OF GOD AND ANIME ON MY SIDE, AHHHHHHHH

Runaan, having heard this eight times: Please I'm begging you, shut the fuck up for two seconds.

#self ship #self ship: moon cutie #self ship: princey boi #self ship: mage princey #self ship: dad king

[raayllum]

fave info learned from the new tdp interview

that there are primal elves, and possibly other elves beyond that, who aren’t primal?? speculation: elves who use dark magic instead??

a little bit about how the xadian government works, thank you #humble and blessed

seems like we’re going to meet mixed race elves down the line, which i’m super excited for it. it’s a fascinating aspect to see how one or more primal sources might be passed on, whether that sort of thing is frowned upon, and what it may spell for a future rayllum baby i mean what

“Deeper magic and deeper gifts the original beings received” oh that is some Prometheus shit, I love it

The novels will start off there I’m screaming. I was already so sold on these books and how much I was going to love them, but knowing how deep into lore and history we’re going to be going just makes me even more excited than I already was (which I didn’t think was possible) holy shit!!!

(Primal) Magic isn’t exclusively power. I wonder if the lore of how deeply entrenched primal magic is in their world will lend itself to more why Dark Magic is seen as an abomination

So Callum isn’t the very first ever human to connect with a primal source (which is what I expected) but in this modern day era of magic, he’s a phenomenon. This hasn’t happened in a long, long time.

“He’s special either way,” yes yes he is Aaron 

me, internally screaming: that’s my baby and i’m really proud

Runaan and Rayla’s stories are still intertwined, and we’ll be learning about his fate alongside her.

Corvus went to camp with Soren.

Love hearing them talk about Aaravos. It seems to become more and more clear that he’s someone who Fell a long time ago. Manipulative without being deceptive. He never lies. “If you understand where he’s coming from, he’s not lying about anything.”

“Is he Lucifer or Prometheus?” yes

JANAI HAS A SISTER

“and the girl [Claudia] being like, having an almost Azula like interest [in Dark Magic]” oh i kn e w i t 

they slept on ezran. rip my son. my king. you’ll be a legend in s3

#tdp #cast and crew #interviews #aaron ehasz #justin richmond #mine

[beautifulterriblequeen]

Runaan vs Viren’s Smoke Wolves: Damage Report

I’m so mean, I freely admit it. I love the rawness of physical conflict in stories, when characters must physically struggle against an enemy. It’s so relatable! I mean, we’ve all wrestled really hard with a sealed pickle jar lid before. it’s brutal.

So since I just headcanoned Runaan having to fight off Viren’s smoke wolves, and since I just so happen to have screencaps of every one of Runaan’s injuries (it’s reference for my fic, but still--aah, my poor baby), let’s unpack this, shall we?

Apparent injuries:

First, we see Runaan holding his abdomen. he’s lost his hoodie and his tunic somehow, and whatever protection they offered. He’s also breathing really heavily, like lots of things really hurt. Maybe like he can’t catch his breath. He could have torn muscles, internal bleeding, or a broken rib or two.

He limps, badly, and has to lean on the door frame for support to catch his breath. 

I’m guessing the leg injury is his left hip, since we see torn fabric there later on.

Ow. No wonder he only kneels in his cell, even though his chains would allow him to stand up if he wanted.

And there are two cuts there. That really looks like the work of claws or fangs to me.

A cut just below his shirt’s neckline. Could be from Soren’s sword. Or a fang or claw. Big swipey paw of doom, going for the neck?

Okay, this picture down here. I love this picture. So badass. And I, too, have bad hair days. Again with the relatability!

Runaan’s taken a beating here, poor guy. He’s got a sock to the jaw that’s left a hefty mark. It might even be swelling so much that it interferes with his speaking, but that might just be my interpretation of the animation.

He also has a black eye. Well, a blue eye. A right-handed human could have given that to him. Soren, I’m looking at you. Well, glaring.

And his hair. God, these goddamn elves and their long locks. I want to do all the brushing. Ahem. 

The animators took the time to show a loose, short lock across his forehead (more on that in the horn section below), and his side tails are disheveled. Possibly from violently jostling around with enemies. Possibly from getting grabbed or bitten. Eew, do smoke wolves have undead saliva? Gross.

And if you look closely, you can see that his braid has loosened and slid down his back.

It usually rides high against the nape of his neck, starting at a point even with the bottom of his ears, like so:

Here’s a rare rear view of it. I really like his hairstyle. I also like the idea that we so rarely get to see his braid because Runaan, being Runaan, doesn’t like to turn his back on anyone, including us. So thanks, animators and character designers, for having Runaan’s back. finger guns

Anyone with long, heavy hair can tell you that if you swing a braid around long enough, its own weight will start to work against it. Alternately, something could have gotten a hold of the back of his hair--while attempting to seize him by the neck, perhaps--and shaken him like a lion killing a gazelle.

Yeesh. Sorry. But look, he lived. It’s okay. You know, ish.

So, on that left horn, which you can see is clearly broken off:

It’s broken just above his horn cuff thingy. His are pretty and decorative, but I bet they’re made specifically to protect his horns from breaking too near his skull. That kind of injury could probably kill an elf. A smoke wolf could have gotten its jaws around the horn, with its front fangs nipping into Runaan’s hair, and just twisted. The uneven break seems to indicate torque was applied.

The length of that short lock of hair across his forehead would put its severing point pretty close to the area where his horn broke off. Could theoretically have happened in the same action.

I read this lovely meta on elf horns, and it made me sad, because it’s pretty clear that Runaan’s broken horn hurts a lot. Have you ever broken a bone? It frigging hurts. There’s this hot, deep ache that just screams that something is wrong. And it keeps on screaming.  Your first instinct is to protect it. Runaan would have fought against that instinct in order to successfully loose his arrow.

On top of that (as it were), his head would feel unbalanced from the loss of the horn’s weight. Maybe a bit like how you feel off-balance when one ear is plugged, like you want to shake your head to fix it, but you know that won’t help, and it might hurt like the dickens.

Hoo boy. I want to wrap this guy in bubble wrap for the rest of the show.

But I’m not quite done yet. 

Once Runaan’s ensconced in Viren’s cell, and inexplicably (coughClaudiacough) divested of his shirt and vest (bahaha, divested? okay, nvm), we can see that he’s got a hefty bruise on the front of his right shoulder. Which must have made pulling back his bow to fire the shadowhawk pretty painful.

Then there are the white scars across his chest. I’m mostly sure those are old injuries from previous battles, because fresh injuries seem to come only in blue. They look pretty badass. Will we get a flashback to the story of how he got these? I have three guesses who did it. Janai, in battle. Rayla, in practice. Or a dragon, playing with this tiny elf who got in its way.

Okay, whew. That was intense, even for me. You know when you think about something bad for a long time, even if it didn’t happen to you (or at all), your stomach gets upset? Yeah. Time for some chocolate ice cream. I’d give Runaan some, but he’s busy being shiny. 

My head loves this post. My stomach, not so much. I am so weird.

So, now that I have this damage report for reference, I might write up a scene where Runaan gets dogpiled by smoke wolves.

Haha, who am I kidding? I’m definitely writing that up. adds to the list

I was all set to kill whoever broke Runaan’s horn off and chopped his hair loose. But I’m a little daunted at how to kill already-dead magic wolves. I guess I’ll delegate that to Callum. He knows what he’s doing.

#tdp #runaan #injury list #damage report #moonrise #tdp meta