#fallon vacker's wife

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ancients heights headcanons?

In order of tallest to shortest:

Fallon (6'2" — ridiculously tall so his thigh-length hair is even more intimidating)

Vespera (5'11" — can wear heels but only does so to intimidate, and is honestly more intimidating if she doesn't)

Fintan (5'9" — yes he's two inches shorter than Vespera but that's just an excuse for Fintan in heels and tall hairdos)

Luzia (5'8" — also a lover of heels but it would be a safety hazard to wear ones that would put her on a height with Fallon)

Bronte (5'5" — short king and has never worn a shoe with a heel taller than half an inch <3 (lol he's still taller than me))

Bonus Fallon's wife (5'10" and she never wears heels, just like her husband)

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headcanons about queerness in elven society [spoiler: they're basically homophobic except for when they're busy with eugenics]

In elven society, a great amount of value is placed on proliferation and passing on powerful genes, and thus marriages to the opposite sex. This does not, however, mean that the elves do not form same-sex relationships. As elves (particularly those with powerful abilities) are often encouraged to enter marriages in order to produce powerful offspring, even with no romantic interest in their spouse, it's not unusual for queer elves to form same-sex relationships outside of their marriages. These relationships are tolerated, but generally kept secret.

It is expected, however, that these relationships do not interfere with marriage, and that powerful elves still marry and produce offspring. Elves who neglect to do so or choose to have such a relationship in place of marriage to a member of the opposite sex are met with the same prejudice and scorn as Bad Matches or Unmatchable elves.

Some elves may avoid this by becoming a Councillor (or publicly declaring their intent to do so), but this only delays this expectation, as Councillors are expected to eventually retire and form families. One notable example is Former Councillor Fallon Vacker, who steadfastly refused to retire from the Council for a full millenium before eventually giving in and leaving the Council to marry his eventual wife.

An exception to the expectation of marriage to a member of the opposite sex is Talentless elves and, ever since the Fall of the Five and the subsequent pyrokinesis ban, pyrokinetics. As these elves are considered to have undesirable genetics (though there is a rising movement towards accepting these elves as equals to the Talented), they have no obligation to produce offspring. Banished elves living in the Neutral Territories are viewed similarly. As a result, these elves are free to publicly have same-sex relationships with little backlash. Former Councillor Fintan Pyren is known to take advantage of this fact with much enthusiasm.

#kotlc

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Thoughts/opinions on the Vacker legacy

It began with Fallon's father, the youngest elf to ever be appointed to lordship. It was continued with his perfect match, his perfect children, two of them, practically perfect in every way. Fallon's father is a good man, a kind man. He worked hard for every praise he got, he spent every day of his life proving what people thought of him. He pressed his way forward, proved to everyone that he was good, he was kind, he was strong. Fallon's father was a good man. A soldier, a warrior, a king. If a man can be a king with only a lord's title, Fallon's father was. He was powerful, kind, strong, humble, loving, and the Vacker Legacy was entirely his. It was him that made them who they are. His wife was beautiful, kind, and matched him perfectly. But Fallon's father? Goodness itself.

Fallon grows up to be the opposite of him, sharp, cold, and domineering. But the thing is, the Vacker name is so lauded, so loved, that no one notices when Fallon is colder than his father ever was. When his perfect children are colder than him. When his wife uses her title to get into the best parties. No one notices. And even fewer people care. After all, with his father there? His name in his mouth? Fallon could have committed murder, and no one would have cared. His wife could have burned down the council building. But, with that Vacker Legacy? No one would have cared.

Fallon continued the Vacker legacy, but he could not emphasize his goodness.

Instead, he emphasized what he did have.

His perfection.

Fallon Vacker made the Vacker legacy not about kindness, not about goodness, not about power rightfully earned, how could he give what he never had? Instead, he made it about complete perfection of being.

And Alden, in turn, took the mantle even further.

The Vacker Legacy, at its core, is about good power. It is about kindness, humility, justice, and a kingliness found in men who do whatever it takes for the people who depend on them.

Now, the Vacker Legacy is perfection.

The real Vacker Legacy takes work, the kind that trains the soul, tames the mind, demands grit and resilience and steadieness of heart.

But. Why be something great, when you can be something pretty?

After all, beautiful things are easily maintained. You just need to make sure that they never, ever, ever break.

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Top kotlc ships?

Okay this got long buckle up

Main crew:

Sokeefe (yes I'm basic) and I'm generally open to any others (not much of a main crew shipper honestly I'm fairly neutral about them all)

Marellinh is also great, especially what we saw of them in the Marella short story

Adults:

Tiertice!!! I just love the devotion and the simple, caring sort of dynamic they have. It's just SO adorable and soft and they've been through so much and ajshdkd I love them

Kesline! They're just so cheerful and feel like they're really THERE for each other through all odds (like their relationship was 'a bad match' and they supported each other through it all)

Ruedacted!! (I'm counting them as adults for the sake of this) THE TRAGEDY is so so compelling! They sound like the most wholesome couple until they don't and it just starts getting darker and smokier and where there's smoke there's fire and the fire burns them both in the end *screams about them forever*

Honourable mentions to Qualden and Gradaline. Also amazing but I don't think about them as much.

Ancients (multishipping incoming):

Finspera. Okay where do I start I am. SO obsessed with them. They'd be like THE top ship the ones I think about the most the ones I could write (and have written) so much about. Fintan risks everything for the chance to get Vespera out. He stands with her in Nightfall, and she seems less...not there when he's around. Their Nightfall scenes are just INCREDIBLE — the whole sequence is an elaborate performance and they're so in sync with each other! Also I have like a billion headcanons about them and just. THEM <3 they're my OTP. They're the tragic soulmate beloveds of all time.

Fintante! Now I love any and every flavour of them (romantic OR platonic) but their shipping dynamic is great. Bronte probably initially looked to Fintan as someone else with a dangerous power, and eventually realised that he was just a very hot and very silly elf and oops he's in love now! They complement each other really well — Bronte is goodness masked with anger and his power is tightly controlled by him, while Fintan is cheery on the outside, angry on the inside, and uses his fire liberally. These two are boyfriends.

Luzpera (Luzia x Vespera). Them!! I headcanon them as being very young when they fell in love, then broke apart (with a LOT of drama), got back together into something pretty dark many years later, and eventually broke apart again to become really close friends by the end. So friends to lovers to exes to lovers to exes again to friends. And yes they're lovers in my head. Also I thought they were way more popular than they are but apparently they're a rare ship (correct me if I'm wrong and direct me to the Luzpera stuff please)

Bonus Fallon x his wife (yes yes boring BUT I have thoughts about his wife that I can't elaborate on yet but they're there. Trust)

Top 3 overall (no sorry no main crew ships here unfortunately)

Finspera

Ruedacted

Luzpera

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[worldsunlikemyown]

Mira Callides (Fallon's canon-supported wife)

(Alternatively, I FINALLY have a name and visual concept of Fallon's wife!!!)

#ahh she's one of my favourite unexplored concept footnote-ish characters <3 #anyway here you go #fallon's wife #<- still tagging her as such for ease of finding stuff #kotlc oc #<- sort of. canon-supported oc let's say #kotlc #my art #thoughts on the lost cities #<- because this contains headcanons so #btw in my take on kotlc this would make vespera and the vackers very distantly related. for fun :) #mira and vespera are from different generations though while fallon and luzia are kind of from the same #so it shouldn't interfere with luzpera imo. they aren't blood relations (only distantly related socially through fallon's marriage to mira) #vespera's family don't even take the same last name anymore lol #mira still takes 'callides' though. one of the only ones to keep the name of that Great Family (clan i guess) alive #i mean we've already had a canon adoptive cousin incest kiss so why am i trying to argue this so hard lol #anyway tag dump over guys ('i'm very sorry for it' she says unrepentantly)