#Layla x Nex

[jazzymarie1006]

I love both of these pairs of cuties so very much!

#Winx Club #Winx Layla #Winx Aisha #Winx Nabu #Winx Nex #Layla x Nabu #Aisha x Nabu #Layla x Nex #Aisha x Nex #Nesha #Cartoon Fandoms #Cartoon Characters #Favorite Characters #Cartoon Love

[blueblood99-art]

Nex meets Layla's parents

I'm pretty sure Teredor would never have liked him. He loves his daughter, but has too outdated views

#my art #winx #winx club #winx aisha #aisha x nex #winx nex #winx layla #winx club fan art

[winxclubconfessional]

“Confession: It makes me rage when people still say that Aisha should have stayed single. I don't know if it's because of the Nex hate (seriously, he's hated for only bizzare reasons and we should have moved past this!!) but black women in media rarely get into relationship. So Aisha finding someone after Nabu's death could be a breath of fresh air. Plus, I love how AishaxNex got to know each other through seasons 6-8” -Anon

#winx #winxclubconfessional #winx club #winx club confessions #bloom #stella #winx 8 #fairy form #aisha #layla #specialists #nex #Winx nex #specialist nex #Winx season 6 #nex x aisha

[western-magical-girl-confessions]

“Ok, this needs to be said. You guys need to show Aisha x Nex just as much love as Aisha x Nabu. Why? Because Aisha and Nex as a couple works just as well as she did with Nabu, if not more so. Their names balance out meaning 'life and death' and for the record, Nex is NOT a copy of Riven, just because they look similar doesn't mean they're the same. Nex's personality is much more outgoing and sociable than Riven's who is more reclusive and brooding. Nex just gets a little arrogant but he has Aisha to cool him down and Nex helps Aisha be more trusting of others.”

#aisha x nex #aisha x nabu #winx aisha #winx layla #aisha winx #layla winx #winx nex #nex winx #winx club #winx #shipping #winx club confessions #western magical girl confessions #confession 2176

[darkpoisonouslove]

Breaking Diamond

Summary: In a crucial moment when everyone's already risking their lives to break the curse of Dyamond, Stella pushes herself past her limits. Brandon has a meltdown at the thought of losing the love of his life and forces all their friends to take a little more responsibility for their own safety

CW: canon-typical violence and mentions of death

This mentions some information from season 8 but should be possible to read without having watched it. I made up a lot of my own lore since the show really didn't bother and I fixed a plot hole or two in the process. I got a little carried away with that and that's why this is as long as it is.

Brandon’s bones rattled from the impact of blocking the giant claw stabbing the space a mere inch from his face. The clash rang in his ears in tandem with the roaring of the creatures. The broad, transparent green strip of his sword was the only barrier between him and the biting magic of the Dyamond monsters. The air tumbled down his throat hard and cool like ice cubes as his hand quivered. From the stinging cold or the exertion of pushing back against his assailant – it was impossible to tell.

“Brandon!”

“Fall back!”

Stella and Sky yelled over the unforgiving howling of the wind lashing out every time one of the girls attempted to fly. The sudden and unpredictable bursts made him grit his teeth harder as if his battle training would escape him along with the uneven, short puffs of his breath.

The slashes and jabs he’d practiced with his sword until they’d become second nature were useless against the frost that had come to life under the sound of their footsteps. Their mere presence had steered the environment to violence and their number did nothing in their favor as the rest of the Specialists weren’t faring any better than him. Watching Red Fountain crumble under the coils of Icy’s magic hadn’t paralyzed him so thoroughly when his classmates and teachers had fought by his side against the regenerating decay monsters. Here the hissing blocks of ice with needle-sharp teeth were limited in number but the white of their bodies stretched all the way into the horizon. There was no end to the curse of Dyamond.

The reach of Stella’s light was the only safety around except for the ship orbiting the planet at Timmy’s command. Yet, the wobble in her arms had sneaked all the way into her voice despite the steady stream of warmth covering his back unlike the brief explosions of heat announcing Bloom’s movements over the battlefield.

Even her power was failing against the ice monsters that learned it no differently from the attacks of all the other girls. Once a spell was used against them, they collectively gained immunity to its particular structure. Something about water being proven to have memory according to both Tecna and Layla.

The creature in front of him raised its arm to make him stumble without a counterweight. Right in the way of the swooping ice claw ready to smash his skull.

Thin threads snaked around him and pulled him back. The ice claw tore the air where his face had been and shattered the frozen earth. The clamor shook Brandon where he hit the ground, his ribs threatening to crack from the force knocking all the air out of him. The cold burned his stiff fingers that clutched pointlessly at the hilt of his sword as he failed to brace himself.

He couldn’t even groan, only lift his head for Helia’s concerned face to come into focus. He managed a thumbs-up to thank him for his timely use of the power glove before he scrambled to push himself up to his feet.

Both he and Helia jumped at Nex’s scream and the flickering of the light dome covering them. One of the monsters pierced through the magical barrier, only a breath away from Nex’s face and the chills he had to feel in the proximity ran down Brandon’s spine as well. Stella’s shield that was still a “magic in progress” was impossible for the creatures to adapt to until complete but her energy wasn’t endless.

A laser beam out of Timmy’s new blaster severed the ice claw where Stella’s light made it vulnerable. The protruding limb crumbled to the ground under the creature’s shrieking.

“Thanks, Timmy,” Nex grinned, seemingly unfazed by the blood-curdling sound.

“No problem.” The wariness in Timmy’s voice only reverberated in the lack of a smile or at least the hints of one.

“Hey, Sky,” Brandon yelled out in no particular direction, “falling back might be the only strategy we have left here.” He used his sword as a crutch to steady himself on his feet.

“I hear you, buddy, but if the ship gets destroyed... we’ll be stuck here,” Sky’s response barely made it over the wind.

It was difficult to tell where it came from with Bloom flying Sky all over the place wrapped in fire. Her powers left her the only one able to counter the magical winds the ice creatures caused. She just had to keep the flames away from everyone else to avoid burning them.

“I need you all to form a circle around me,” Stella’s voice was loud and clear despite the strained micro pause following every word. “Timmy, get the ship right above us at the edge of the atmosphere.”

Brandon scampered to her to watch her back. If she covered them in a sphere of light, that could allow the girls to fly the Specialists up to the ship. If it were possible with her wings quivering from the exhaustion seeping into them from her muscles.

The others flocked back under the protection of the shield with the monsters stabbing through the air and the dome of light after them. Everyone circled him and Stella, fairy next to a Specialist as if they’d had his idea.

“Done,” Timmy’s voice had Brandon focusing on a speck hovering above their heads that could very well be a figment of his imagination.

“What’s the plan?” Tecna looked to Stella instead of bothering to double-check on Timmy.

“Hold them back while I refocus my magic.”

Brandon’s stomach twisted and he nearly lost his balance from the rush of blood pounding in his ears. If anyone else was as shocked as him, their body language didn’t betray them. They all turned around, following Stella’s instructions while his eyes widened to the size of stars still not getting a clear image of her.

“Stella, no!”

Arms trapped him in a vise grip, the friction of his strength against the other person’s scorching through him to do nothing for his numb fingers. The hilt of his sword was digging in his skin to bruising but he couldn’t reach for Stella.

“You’re too exhausted,” the words stuck to his throat like he had to swallow ice blades and his tongue was frozen.

“We have no choice,” Stella gritted her teeth as a wave of magic flowed from her under her direction to sweep over the rest of them.

“Do it, Stella,” Bloom’s words burned in Brandon’s ears.

It was a flash.

Stella’s shield vanished.

The monsters surged at them.

Musa’s sonic waves boosted by Tecna sent them flying back.

Layla’s morphix and Flora’s plants held the creatures down.

A blinding light spilled from Stella and through his body to wash away everything else.

The wind wasn’t stinging his cheeks and lips. The snow didn’t fill his vision. The arms around him weren’t crushing his chest. His own body was erased. There was only the weight in his mind.

His feet hit the ship’s deck and he stumbled with the momentum of the body next to him. Riven grunted an apology in his ear and pulled him to his feet as Timmy dashed to the controls to get them out of there.

Stella’s body crashed into his sight lowered down to the floor by Musa and Sky. She was motionless even as Bloom’s magic flamed around her body like an aura seeping into her skin to melt away the danger.

He made a shaky step back, the voices of his friends mashing together. He slapped away the hands holding on to him, eyes trained on the glow dissipating around Bloom’s hands as Stella’s body absorbed the healing magic to no reaction.

Bloom wavered and fell into Sky’s arms freeing the space at Stella’s side.

Brandon’s knees hit the floor but it was the faint movements of Stella’s chest that were like a gut-punch. His fingers grabbed at her arms and the sparkling orange top that had replaced her Bloomix outfit to move her into his lap as he heaved for breath. Her skin was burning from the effort that had drained every last spark of her magic.

“Stella.” His eyes blurred with tears to keep the horrible stillness gripping her body out of his sight.

Someone knelt on Stella’s other side. There was a quiet rustling before he caught a flash of magic out of the corner of his eye.

“She’ll be fine, Brandon,” Flora’s voice and the warmth of her fingers next to his on Stella’s shoulder reached him. “I’ll need a minute to ground her energy and tie it to the roots of my plants but she’ll wake up as soon as I’m done. You’ll see.”

Flora waited for his reaction but when she didn’t get one, she scooted closer to Stella’s feet and started spreading bright pink pollen around Stella’s body.

“I’ll repeat the healing spell,” Bloom’s feverish hit plowed into him with a wave of nausea as she reached to concentrate the leftovers of her magic.

“No!” Brandon held out his arm to keep her away. “You already did enough.”

Bloom shuffled back as if he’d slapped her until she hit the sturdy body behind her. Everything was a blur in Brandon’s vision but he made out the movements of an arm wrapping around Bloom’s shoulders protectively. Sky.

“Brandon.”

“First you sneak off after the girls and almost get yourself killed and now Bloom drags us on a second mission to a dead and frozen planet. Wasn’t one enough for a lifetime?”

Sky had acted as if almost drowning had been a fever dream. He’d still foolishly mobilized them to go to the surface of a forbidden planet. A cursed planet that they knew nothing about. A dead planet.

Dyamond wasn’t like Domino. The witch that had cursed it was still there, her incantations almost audible in the wind swiping across the whole planet. Her life force made her monsters impervious to both physical weapons and magical attacks. She’d died for her revenge so that her lingering spirit would ensure the rest of Dyamond was forever caught in a death trap as well.

A quiet, trembling voice only ignited his fury further as it whispered, “Brandon.”

“A leader is supposed to do the necessary prep work, not push their teammates past their limits. A simple desire to do good is not enough.”

His teeth ground together like he was biting through ice. He wouldn’t refuse Icy help despite how similarly to Dyamond’s curse her magic had been on the verge of killing them countless times. But he wouldn’t offer assistance at the price of their own lives.

The image of Sky prostrated on the floor with a freezing heart was just as much of a slippery slope in his mind as that of Helia becoming an ice statue after turning on all of them, including Flora. Falling down that rabbit hole was chilling with the reminders of Bloom’s near fatal first encounter with Icy and the coldness looming over all of them with Bloom’s Dragon Fire at the witch’s disposal. He wouldn’t watch Stella be unable to light up the way Bloom had been stripped of her magic.

“Brandon.”

His head snapped back to Stella’s still form in his lap at the brush of her hair against his fingers. He blinked back tears, his eyes widening to sneak a peak past the water curtain blocking them.

The familiar warmth of golden irises greeted him as Stella lifted a slow hand towards his face.

He clasped her fingers and brought them to his mouth pressing soft kisses to them. New tears stung his eyes like the relief was poking his lungs to release all his air. “Stella.”

“Go easy on our friends, Brandon. I’m not the only one who fought but the decision to do it was all mine.” She stroked a fingertip over the cracks in his lips from the cold.

“I’m sorry. That’s not what I...” he cupped her cheek, his heart leaping to reach her when she leaned into his touch and closed her eyes, a small content smile adorning her face. “We’ve already lost too much... We can’t afford to lose anyone ever again.”

He hadn’t been there when Tecna had fallen into Omega but he knew just like the rest of them that the only thing that had been able to fill her absence had been the loud happiness of finding her again. He’d seen Riven push himself in harm’s way to save Musa from Darkar’s spell when he himself had been unable to move. He’d witnessed Stella’s bravery as she’d went down against one of the dragons he’d ridden dozens of times. He couldn’t watch her push herself until she couldn’t recover from the loss of magic. He wouldn’t recover if he had to lose her or another one of their friends after they already lived every day without Nabu’s smile and the ease of his presence to ground even the jumpiest of them.

Stella gasped as if his thoughts had leaked into her and lifted her head to look past him.

The sound of footsteps was so clear in the dead silence that he didn’t startle when a hand grasped his shoulder. He didn’t turn to look at Layla but squeezed her hand, the returned gesture finally freeing his stomach from the knot it’d tied itself into.

“Let’s get Stella to Solaria. The second sun should boost her like nothing else,” Sky suggested.

“No, I’m fine,” Stella waved her hand before reaching to offer Layla her touch. “I can catch a tan once we’ve returned the summer to Dyamond.”

A clicking sound took over the silence only to fade in the background as Tecna spoke, “Brandon has a point. We have to do some research first before we head back to Dyamond.”

“To Alfea then?” Timmy was already fiddling with the ship’s controls.

Brandon nodded, eyes locked on Stella’s fiery gaze as she used Layla’s help to sit up an inch before Layla focused on assisting Flora with undoing the tangle of roots around Stella’s ankles.

“Actually, perhaps Domino’s library would have better records of Dyamond’s past concerns for national security as an ex Dominian colony?” Helia asked.

The feud with the Shaman Witch predated Domino’s fall, that much was clear. Bloom’s parents could have obtained the key information needed to break the curse of Dyamond. They’d updated their books after Domino’s restoration.

“Course is set to the Roc then,” Timmy confirmed the change in plans.

“I’ll call my parents to see if they have something as well,” Layla patted Stella’s hand and stepped aside to where Nex was scrolling on his phone. Probably to pull from his old contacts from his time as a paladin.

“I’ll ask Daphne for her expertise. She can also see what Alfea has and whether Ms Faragonda can offer some assistance,” Bloom extracted herself from Sky’s embrace.

“I’ll do that,” Flora rose up from Stella’s side. She smiled at Stella and headed to an empty corner of the ship to have the conversation undisturbed.

Bloom caught Brandon’s gaze while she was checking on Stella from a distance. She murmured, “I’m sorry.”

Watching her bow her head in defeat send a pang of guilt through Brandon. “I’m sorry, too. I wasn’t right to blame you.”

“No, I... was abusing Stella’s effectiveness,” Bloom waved her hands, pointedly looking at Stella to keep her from interfering. Or to keep from looking at Brandon now that she had no more excuses to occupy her. “You were right to call me out.”

Sky wrapped an arm around her waist for support and pulled her back into him. He placed a kiss on her forehead as Bloom nuzzled into his side. He gave Brandon an imploring look booking a conversation for later before leading Bloom to sit down for the first time in hours.

Helia had joined Tecna’s research team and was folding some origami according to her instructions, possibly deciphering some clue.

Musa and Riven were the only ones still standing awkwardly a little ways to the side.

Riven shifted, grabbing on to Musa who had his hand clasped in both of hers. “I was thinking... maybe we’re missing one of the most important sources.”

“Icy,” Stella startled all three of them.

Brandon nodded. “You think you can contact the Trix?”

“Between my sound waves and Darcy’s psychic powers, it shouldn’t be too hard,” Musa almost wrapped herself around Riven who responded in kind to her silent reassurance.

If Icy would be willing to reveal personal information to her sworn enemies, they could very well end up having to work with the Trix. That would require a whole lot of reassurances across the board even if Icy had helped against Valtor.

“We’ll get on to that,” Riven shifted again, avoiding everyone else’s gazes.

“Thanks.”

Riven waved him Brandon off and slowly walked away with Musa who winked at Stella and smiled at him, eyes darting towards Stella to give Brandon a push before she turned to kiss Riven’s cheek. It was a relief to see him melt into her after the death of his best friend had been thrown in his face like that. If the flashback had been too potent for Brandon, he would’ve hardly been able to imagine the force with which it had hit Layla and Riven even if he weren’t trying his best to avoid it.

At least he wasn’t alone in that, everyone else busying themselves with work to focus on the successes waiting for them, not on the failures they’d had to swallow.

“Brandon,” Stella laced their fingers together, pulling him back into the moments when she’d been out of commission to leave him stranded outside her touch. “I’m sorry I worried you. But I have to be in the center of the action to watch your back, and the girls’, and the guys’.” She worried her bottom lip but continued, “You understand.”

All too well. Wherever one of them went, the others followed. And they’d never sit by instead of working on making sure no one else had to lose a friend, a loved one. Even at the price of their own lives.

“I know. I freaked out.” He scrubbed his hand over his face as if he could erase the past to keep it from tainting Stella’s smile and the faint but insistent spark in her eyes.

“I know. I did, too,” Stella grabbed his hand for dear life, her other palm cupping his cheek. “I would never leave you behind willingly. Any of you.”

He’d just have to give her the same amount of love she put out into the world. If he made it a second nature, their love would persevere, stronger than any engagement ring or marriage certificate. Separating them would be much harder than breaking the curse of Dyamond. It would be impossible.

#winx club #winx brandon #winx stella #stella x brandon #brella #winx bloom #winx sky #winx riven #winx musa #winx layla #winx flora #winx tecna #winx timmy #winx helia #winx nex #dyamond #fanfiction #my fanfiction #my writing #200fc

[winx-episodes-battle]

Submitted Contestants (updated 24/02, 20:49):

Couples:

Tecmy (Timmy x Tecna)

Brella (Brandon x Stella)

Nabu x Aisha/Layla

Florelia (Flora x Helia)

Muri/Rivusa (Riven x Musa)

Skloom (Sky x Bloom)

Tritannus x Icy

Nex x Aisha/Layla

Married couples:

Erendor x Samara

Mike x Vanessa

Musa's Parents

Oritel x Marion

Thoren x Daphne

One-sided romances, past relationships etc.:

Roy x Aisha/Layla

Driven (Riven x Darcy)

Brandon x Mitzi

Sky x Diaspro

Brandon x Shiny aka casual bestiality from s7

Radius x Luna

Amentia x Brandon

WLW ships:

Solarflare (Bloom x Stella)

JewelFlower (Flora x Diaspro)

SoundWave (Aisha/Layla x Musa)

SunFlower (Flora x Stella)

DigitalFlower (Flora x Tecna)

Bloom x Roxy

Flora x Mirta

FireFlower (Bloom x Flora)

Flora x Musa

Aisha/Layla x Roxy

SunWave (Aisha/Layla x Stella)

Flora x Icy

Faragonda x Griffin

Ambershipping/LavaRocks (Bloom x Diaspro)

Mirta x Lucy

Blicy (Bloom x Icy)

Roxy x Selina

Aisha/Layla x Anne

Daphne x Politea

Musa x Tecna

Flora x Krystal

Musa x Galatea

Stella x Nova

Stella x Chimera

Stella x Darcy

Stormy x Stella (aka Fate lovechild)

Darcy x Musa

Aisha/Layla x Flora

FireWall (Bloom x Tecna)

MLM ships:

Nabu x Riven

Ograntlos (Gantlos x Ogron)

Avalon x Palladium

Roy x Nex

Sky x Riven

Riven x Timmy

Brandon x Sky

Fanon ships:

Anagan x Flora

Covenshipping (Valtor x Griffin)

Riven x Flora

Helia x Musa

Roy x Roxy

Riven x Tecna

Timmy x Icy

Gantlos x Icy

Gantlos x Stormy

Nabu x Bloom

Nabu x Tecna

Sky x Aisha/Layla

Sparxshipping (Valtor X Bloom)

Valtor x Marion

Thoren x Diaspro

Sky x Icy

Jim x Bloom

Ogron x Flora

Helia x Krystal

Riven x Bloom

Brandon x Flora

Duman x Stella

OT3s:

Darcy x Riven x Musa

Brandon x Stella x Bloom

Saladin x Griffin x Faragonda

#winx club #winx ships #winx ships bracket #polls #solarflare #soundwave #sunflower #mirta x flora #riven x flora #ship dynamics #nabu x riven #riven x darcy #timmy x tecna #sky x aisha #brandon x stella #covenshipping #griffin x faragonda #ambershipping #blicy #sparxshipping #musa x tecna #sky x diaspro #jim x bloom #sky x riven #riven x bloom #nex x aisha

[castlevader]

୨ LEIA’S 1000 FOLLOWERS CELEBRATION ୧

welcome everyone !! i just reached a milestone and i wanted to do something to celebrate <3

first of all, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH ♡ it might sound stupid or whatever, but posting my stuff on there helped me a lot during the past year and i’m so so grateful for the people who appreciated what i’ve posted. this is amazing for me and i hope to reach more and more people ( even tho i’m not one of the best out there hehe ) because i really love writing. okay i promise i’m done, let’s see what i got in store for this event !!

!! NOTE !! the celebration ends next sunday, 5 june. enjoy !!

୨ FICS REQUEST GUIDELINES ୧

ⵌ rules & info :

▸ you can send a request for max three characters

▸ be sure to include the hashtag #leia1kceleb in the request

▸ i write for female, male & gender neutral readers, so be specific about reader’s gender ( for example, “character x fem!reader pls” )

▸ i write both sfw & nsfw ( fluff, angst, smut, hurt, comfort )

▸ i won’t include dark content, such as rape, suicide, etc.

▸ be patient pls ♡

ⵌ characters :

★ marvel

▸ steven grant / marc spector

▸ layla el-faouly

▸ frank castle

▸ billy russo

▸ peter parker ( mainly andrew’s )

▸ natasha romanoff

▸ bucky barnes

▸ valkyrie

▸ eddie brock

★ star wars

▸ anakin skywalker / darth vader

▸ obi-wan kenobi

▸ padmé amidala

▸ the clones

▸ din djarin

▸ boba fett

▸ bo-katan kryze

▸ han solo

▸ luke skywalker

▸ rey

▸ poe dameron

▸ darth maul

★ stranger things

▸ steve harrington

▸ nancy wheeler

▸ billy hargrove

▸ robin buckley

★ misc

▸ francisco “catfish” morales ( pedro pascal )

▸ javier peña ( pedro pascal )

▸ jonathan levy ( oscar isaac )

▸ duke leto ( oscar isaac )

ⵌ before you send a request :

▸ you can include a prompt, a quote, or anything you prefer

▸ if you want a one shot or headcanon pls be specific, otherwise i’ll decide hehe

▸ that’s all, have fun !!

i’m sure this will flop, but my thanks for 1k followers stay and again i’m truly grateful <3 ( this could be a chance to try & get closer to ppl on there idk, i’m open to make new friends btw )

i’m gonna tag a bunch of moots & ppl from my taglists, reblog and boosts are highly appreciated <3 thank you !!

🏷 : @laserbrains @itzizumi @sabersandsnipers @p-spidey @frankenhookersmonster @ohcaptains @fic-appointment @serrendiipty @anon1412 @eichenhouseproperty @ladyrebel25 @evilcr0ne @atlas-nex @luvxginger @transias @florqlness @powerpuffluuvv @xbeauxny @sunwardsss @baby-shy

#leia1kceleb #1k celebration #request #star wars #marvel #stranger things #writing #stranger things fanfiction #marvel fanfiction #star wars fanfiction #moon knight #the punisher #natasha romanoff #bucky barnes #peter parker #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #padme amidala #darth maul #din djarin #boba fett #han solo #luke skywalker #poe dameron #steve harrington #robin buckley #billy hargrove #nancy wheeler #oscar isaac #pedro pascal

[fancyphoenix]

Stella: My gosh, I mean I understand why you're into her. She's hot...Wait, she likes you?

Nex: What? Okay, I'm gonna try not to be offended at that.

Stella:,No, no, no, no. It's just that..Nabu was epic for her, they were the great love story. I mean that girl heartbeat for Nabu. It just..It never occurred to me that she would ever be with anyone else. He was perfect, he was everything. I mean that man turned her word. A...

Nex:...

Stella: I spooked you, don't be spooked. I'll better get going. Brandon is waiting for me.

#winx #winx club #let's cry together #nabu dead #winx club incorrect quotes #please don't hate me for this #stella #nex #layla #layla x nabu #WINX CLUB

[winx-club-gifs]

Winx Club, Aísha x Nex x Roy

#winx club #winx #winx gifs #aisha #gifs #my gifs #winx aisha #winx layla #layla #winx nex #winx roy #aisha x nex #aisha and nex #aisha x roy #aisha and roy

[winxwannabe]

31, 33 Layla x Nabu ❤

“You haven’t lost me, don’t cry.”

Layla does cry, because honestly how could she not?  Everything feels so foreign and familiar at the same time - the soft fabric under her cheek, the scent she’d come to know so well enveloping her (even as her nose starts to run from sobbing.  She has a feeling it will be clogged for a while) - all of it she never thought she’d experience again.  It had been smarter to think of it that way.  And now she didn’t have to.

Because Nabu was holding her.  Her fiancé was holding her, still a bit weak and still very groggy, but very much awake.  Awake and alive.

“Layla,” Nabu says softly in the shell of her ear and pulls her closer.  “Oh, Layla.  How long have I been out?”

“Three months,” someone behind her says (Bloom? Riven? It doesn’t matter).

“Sure took your sweet time with that nap,” and Layla knows that’s Riven, not because it’s sarcasm, but because the voice is thick with emotion.

“I guess so.  Sorry about that.”

Something about the simplicity Nabu says that makes Layla stop crying.  She pushes herself back from him arms, and without warning smacks Nabu on the side of the head as hard as she can.  “You idiot!”

“Ow!  Layla -”

The rest of the sentence was lost as Layla kissed him for all she was worth.  It seemed almost impossible a kiss with such pain and anguish behind it could turn to something slow and sweet, but of course Nabu surprised her.  She doesn’t know how long it lasts, but it is the exact amount of time needed.

“Never do that to me again.” She says when they finally pull away.  “Ever.”

Fuck you, anon.  Fuck you and thank you.

HEY REMEMBER THAT TIME NABU WAS IN A COMA AFTER SEASON 4 AND THEN HE WOKE UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND HAPPY?  SURE GLAD THAT 100% HAPPENED LOL WHO’S NEX?

#layla x nabu #750 prompt tag #(lol it's funny because this last episode actually super ebbed my hate-on for Nex) #but oh well FLUFF YAY #Anonymous

[jazzymarie1006]

Three Winx Club pairings I adore that are EXTREMELY underrated.

#Winx Club #Tecna #Flora #Aisha #Layla #Timmy #Helia #Nex #Tecna x Timmy #Tecna and Timmy #Tecmy #Flora x Helia #Flora and Helia #Florelia #Aisha x Nex #Aisha and Nex #Nesha #Cartoon Fandoms #Cartoon Characters #Favorite Characters #Cartoon Love

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The same guys, but the different stories

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“I would have preferred that Aisha stayed single, I was never a fan of all of the Winx needing a boyfriend” -Anon

Happy New Year!! 🎊

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“This is nothing against Nabu (heck, not even Riven!), but am I the only one who was kind of hoping for Aisha x Musa to get together at some point? I mean, think about it. They are already close as friends, I don't really ship Musa with Riven anyway (and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who feels this way), I always saw Aisha being into girls as well as boys too (same with Musa) and since Rainbow created two whole new male love interest for Aisha anyways, why not explore Aisha’s options/her preference? What if things didn’t work out with Roy/Nex? What if Aisha x Musa became a possibility after Musa and Riven broke up? 

Also, it could have been a BIG opportunity to have a POC wlw couple in a children's cartoon, which we do need more of (representation). I know not all friendships HAVE to turn into romantic relationships, but I think this could have been a nice and fun idea for Rainbow to do, where everyone can benefit from it (more representation, fans of all kinds and ages can relate, POC LGBTQ fans can relate, Musa and Aisha are POC, the ship it's self is cute etc).”

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Ranking Winx Canon Couples

I’ve already done this here but I hadn’t watched everything back then so I have decided to redo my classification now that I have all the information. I will be ranking this from best to worst. I wasn’t going to go in-depth with this but my hand slipped and it got long so... under the cut:

1. Stella x Brandon

This is the ship that I have shipped ever since I first started watching the show and it still holds its ground. The two are just so made for each other that it is unthinkable to imagine they wouldn’t be together (thanks, Fate). Despite that and how obviously they click together from the very start, they have things to go through and they go through them as a couple (I am looking at the Amentia arc and Stella being turned into a monster). Add to that the delicious fact that Stella does not care for a second that Brandon is not royalty plus a handful of other tropes subverted (for example, her caring about his safety instead of his image during the competition on the Day of the Rose). Their honesty with each other is charming and their shared dramaticness is endearing. Their sensitivity and friendliness make them such a warm and welcoming couple that spreads love not only to each other but to the people around as well. They are just perfect and will always have my heart.

2. Layla x Nabu

They were so perfect for each other! There were some shady things around their first meeting but when they actually started interacting, it so quickly became clear that they were made for each other. What is really impressionable about the two of them is how much effort the writers actually put in showing how compatible they were. They got to be shown to have the same tastes and same hobbies and the understanding that builds between them is very natural and effortless. To top that off, they have this calm energy as a couple and just trust each other inexplicably which is something I feel they earned despite the suspicions that marked their first meeting. It was just so refreshing to watch a couple that has such a healthy relationship, especially compared to the shit show that the other relationships become in season 4. The only thing that really saddens me about them is the fact that the writers had to be absolutely despicable and kill off Nabu without any reason for that.

3. Tecna x Timmy

4. Mike x Vanessa

I have been so blind to not see all the cuteness of these two when I was little but I am correcting that mistake now. Respect for Tecna and Timmy’s relationship and also some squealing because it is absolutely adorable! The build-up and setup of it is just really good compared to the drama that the other relationships in season 1 are subjected to. Tecna and Timmy are the definition of friends to lovers and I love the way they both had to learn how to shift from being friends to navigating their romantic feelings and entering a relationship. The fact that they are the ones that are more involved with technology and rationality and Tecna comes from a planet that leans so heavily on logic and needs to learn how to be more open and listen to her heart makes their emotional scenes so touching. Season 3 was just incredible in regards to the highlights it gave their relationship, what with Timmy betting all of his hopes on finding her even when everyone else had given up and Tecna being ready to give up logic for him but then giving him up for the good of the world. The impact that these scenes had was just incredible and I loved it. The handful of scenes that they get in later seasons are also cute but all the meddling that season 5 subjected their relationship to was really annoying and very disrespectful, I would say. They retconned the emotional connection the two of them had established to an extent in order to push them into “conventional” displays of affection. It was unnecessary but at least some cute moments came of that as well. I just wish they would let them have a more central role in the narrative because they are definitely a more healthy couple than some of the ones that get the majority of the attention in later seasons.

We have mostly seen the two of them interacting with Bloom instead of with one another but they are just such warm parents and I cannot imagine that outside the context of them as a couple. What I mean is that they always work as a team and the understanding and support they show Bloom seems to come from that very fact, from the stability that the two of them have built in their marriage. And I believe it is that connection that the two of them have that helps them deal with everything that happens to them (they do get attacked more than enough times and they also need to let Bloom find her own way into life even if it takes her away (temporarily)). It is heartwarming to see them carrying their family together and being such wonderful parents not just to Bloom, but to the rest of Winx as well (in season 4 and in the second movie when they were taking care of all of them).

5. Marion x Oritel

Just like with Mike and Vanessa, we haven’t seen that much of Marion and Oritel but during the short screen time they’ve had, they’ve been shown to have each other’s backs in a way that none of the main couples have (well, actually, Tecna and Timmy had a cool battle moment in season 1). They are such a power couple and it’s inspiring to watch a couple of royals that can actually take care of themselves and of each other. They are capable and take no shit from the enemies they’re facing but they’re also very kind and understanding to Bloom (and her friends) too (except for Oritel in the second movie but he learns). It’s also amazing to see them going strong after the years upon years they spent trapped in Obsidian.

6. Erendor x Samara

Yeah, I know. You’re probably wondering what this is doing here. To be fair, I am a little confused and surprised myself but a deeper look into those two has convinced me that they are perfect for each other. It was evidenced in the first seasons as well that they share the same outlook on life but season five provides a couple interesting peeks into a deeper level of their relationship. Erendor is known for being an asshole and not standing anyone to disagree with him. In other words, he is an entitled prick used to getting things his way. Except for the fact that season 5 actually used the two minutes of screen time in which he and Samara appeared to say that he actually listens to her as he didn’t attack her the moment she criticized his decision (his horrible, horrible decision to give Diaspro any official authority) and let her persuade him into lenience over Bloom’s insistent calls distracting Sky. It isn’t much but it is a lot for him and from the general vibes they’ve given off in the short time they’ve had on screen, they truly appear to be a match made in heaven (even if they are hell to deal with to everyone else) while leaving a lot of room to work around with the vague implications about their whole situation. They’re simply interesting to me.

7. Riven x Darcy

This has some very unfortunate implications, especially in the 4kids dub but I do believe that it is Riven’s better relationship. While we didn’t see a lot from it, it was obvious that Darcy understood him and knew what he wanted which I don’t think was only the result of her using her powers on him. Riven was willing to keep an open psychic channel with her which I believe needed his consent and he trusted her enough to do that. The thing is that Darcy spoke to the worst parts of him while Musa was the one that was poking the best ones awake while also refusing to deal with the bad parts. I still think Darcy would have been a better partner for him had she completed her rehabilitation in Light Rock and come looking for an actual relationship. She could have embraced both the good and the bad in him and he could have done the same for her and I think they would have been a great couple in that case.

8. Riven x Musa

The fandom’s beloved placeholder for the “problematic” label. Honestly, the relationship could have been so different if the writers would have just let Riven’s character development stick from one episode to the next. Season 8 appeared to do that but they can still reverse it once again in season 9 so nothing is secure for now. What has pulled this ship lower than it used to be on my list is the fact that while Riven obviously has issues that he struggles with, Musa’s own behavior is rarely acknowledged despite being just as problematic most of the time. Yes, she tries to communicate with him at some points and it is more than understandable that him pulling away hurts her after everything she has been through but she also rarely appreciates Riven’s efforts when he makes them. They just have different ideas of showing and receiving affection and that makes a lot of their arguments, They care for each other but they don’t get each other and when they try, they drop it after an attempt or two because of the walls the other side is putting up. It is a mutual problem since Riven may be the first one to fuck up in a lot of the cases (if not all) but Musa is almost never open to communication and needs a lot of convincing to just give him a chance. Her first reaction is to start a fight instead of talk to him and it can be especially frustrating to watch them hurt each other. The best moments they have had were 2x15, 2x24 (I believe, when they were saying goodbye before Winx stormed Shadowhaunt) and, ironically enough, 6x23 when they broke up.

9. Flora x Helia

I had such loving feelings for this ship before rewatching everything. And then it was actually ruined. It isn’t about what they did (even though there were major annoyances in seasons 5 (especially) and 6). It’s about what they didn’t do. And they didn’t do anything. There is just no growth, no development, no attention at all paid to this ship and the only few moments that they get are all for the worse as they fall victim to cheap drama just like all the rest. Flora herself barely gets any arcs despite being one of the main characters and Helia has never had a single moment of change after his initial appearance in season 2 (if you do not count the evolving disasters that his new haircuts are). It’s stale and boring which is not to say that they need to have drama in order to be interesting. Unfortunately, that is the only kind of relationship dynamic that the writers of the show understand. I wish we would have actually gotten to see how their relationship impacts them as people because they’ve been together for six seasons and there has been no shift whatsoever.

10. Daphne x Thoren

This just sped through any logic and restrictions of reality. It was rushed. It was incredibly, unbelievably rushed. The reason I have not placed it lower on the list is because I have some personal headcanons that make it better (they will be revealed in my season 6 rewrite in due time) even though nothing can save the canon version. It just isn’t physically possible for events to happen the way they did. That’s not how the world functions. However, I did find them cute in the couple moments when the show actually bothered to show them interacting with each other and building that relationship. Had it had more time and acknowledgement, I believe it could have been a great ship, especially with the parallel of Daphne sacrificing everything for her little sister while Thoren ran away and abandoned his cousin only to learn how to be brave later on. There could have been a story there if the writers had had the patience and inclination to tell it.

11. Layla x Roy

The first impression Roy left was not a good one. He was introduced way too soon after Nabu’s death in order not to leave a foul taste in fans’ mouths (and Layla’s even though the show neglected that) and the light in which he was shown was not flattering either. Layla’s attitude towards him changed inexplicably when his own did only to leave her appearing to be considering a relationship with him despite not having had the proper chance to mourn Nabu. Then Nex got introduced into the fray and everything just lost all meaning. Roy at least appeared as the better choice between the two as he seemed to be over his macho ideas by the time a relationship became a possibility and he and Layla were shown to have fun together while for Nex everything was a competition. And then he faded without any explanation despite having the stronger connection to Layla. I believe they would have been the better couple had the writers bothered with writing a coherent story.

12. Theredor x Niobe

They have been shown to care about each other a lot, or at least Theredor has. The reason why I cannot say that this relationship has made much impression is because of how one-sided it has been portrayed as. Niobe just fades into the background almost all of the time and looks completely helpless during a crisis which just doesn’t leave any opportunity for her to even get the spotlight long enough to show her own feelings. They’re too busy showing her being protected by her husband, her daughter and said daughter’s friends. I genuinely think that they are a very loving couple not just to Layla but in regards to each other as well but that was just never given the spotlight because of the imbalance the writers cannot tame while writing them.

13. Bloom x Sky

Lucky number 13. I had completely forgotten to include them. I had totally and unsurprisingly forgotten to include them. My brain just blocked that shit out even though I had a momentary recollection of them at the start of creating this list. Anyway, they bring my list up to 15 and are lucky they aren’t in last place because there were even bigger disasters but let’s stay on topic (as much as I don’t want to).

For how much the show insists on shoving this relationship down our throats, one would’ve thought that they would make some effort with it. There isn’t any, really. I cannot settle on a worst moment for them as they have highlights in basically all the seasons (I’ve just blocked out seasons 6 and 7 because they were that annoying). Their best is definitely in Magical Adventure where they’re both OOC and actually communicate with each other. Which brings me to the issues of this relationship. Complete and utter lack of communication and trust which just goes on and on until you want to claw out whatever’s left of your brain so that it won’t be rotting on the inside of your skull anymore. The cheap drama that is thrown at them is so exhausting, but it cannot even compare to their refusal (or rather, the writers’ refusal) to let them learn from their mistakes and grow. Start fucking talking to each other! Prime example is SotLK where all of Bloom’s angsting could have been avoided if they had just fucking taken two minutes to talk. But that will never happen. Closest we came was season 8 and that was after Sky hid yet another interaction with Diaspro from Bloom. I couldn’t have cared less about them if the show wasn’t constantly throwing them in the forefront because they’re the main romance. The sad thing is that they actually truly care for each other but can’t get over themselves in order for the relationship to evolve to a level where it isn’t being more of a detriment to them rather than their safe place. I could rant more but I genuinely do not give enough of a damn to put in the effort.

14. Icy x Tritannus

Mostly a relationship introduced for the sake of the plot as that was what kept the Trix around for the entirety of season 5. Icy and Tritannus never connected in any meaningful way and all they were talking about was how they would rule together since they didn’t seem to have anything else in common but their thirst for power. The moments when they were shown to genuinely care for each other were OOC at least on Icy’s part (I can see Tritannus actually caring for her since she was the only one that saw him as the better brother) only to swerve into the opposite direction and make their breakup nonsensical as well. The whole ordeal appeared to be a disaster on a narrative level and there is the added bonus of Icy abandoning her sisters for him which is something I cannot forgive them for doing.

15. Layla x Nex

(I haven’t included the other parents because we haven’t seen nearly enough of them in order to make any conclusions about their relationships.)

This was just an offense. Nabu was a sweet and kind guy, the most mature out of all of the boyfriends and exactly the stability that Layla needed. Instead, she ended up with Nex that remained an asshole after two seasons of being around her and all of her friends. There was a slight change in him and a couple good moments in seasons 6 and 7 before his entire personality was reinvented for season 8 to make him a guy that Layla might actually consider a relationship with but he never actually progressed as a character to be that and the fact that they ended up together long before he became a decent person is a joke since he was someone Layla wouldn’t have spared a second glance at when they first met and not much changed by the time they got together.

#winx club #stella x brandon #layla x nabu #tecna x timmy #mike x vanessa #marion x oritel #erendor x samara #darcy x riven #riven x musa #flora x helia #daphne x thoren #layla x roy #theredor x niobe #bloom x sky #icy x tritanus #layla x nex #ships #winx ships #ranking

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