#Enchanting Grom Fight

[raedalumity]

Luz’s quiet but soft “I would” in response to Amity’s question in Enchanting Grom Fight of who would take her place never fails to make my little heart flutter

[rileyclaw]

I think willows canon fear of ladybugs is hysterical

[purplegreenbracket]

Goodnight, sweet duos 🪦

Raven & Beast Boy

Luz & Amity

This is genuinely devastating 😭😭😭

RIP tho 💚💜

[darbeque]

some combination of the post comparing dndads to the owl house & the MASSIVE HERMIE TWIST AT THE END OF 2.31 has me OBSESSED with Ordinary by Joriah Kwamé and Allie Grace as an Oakworthy song. I’m not being crazy right. Tell me that song isn’t Hermie trying to reconcile with betraying Normal and following through with his Chaparral HS mission when he’s been introduced to this whole new world of magic and love … guys …

[anistarrose]

The "Thanks to Them" intro remixed the show's main theme. Then, the "For the Future" intro remixed Eda's Requiem.

What's the finale's intro going to remix?

[smokestarrules]

Something I really love about Enchanting Grom Fright and Eda’s character in general is how self-aware she is about both her own and Luz’s actions in this episode. From the very start, as soon as Luz decides she’ll be the one to take down Grometheus, Eda knows she’s going to have to, at some point, step in and save her from it. It’s not that she doesn’t have any faith in Luz, but she’s seen the way this creature works and Luz hasn’t before, and she probably knows Luz well enough to understand that Luz won’t be ready for whatever really is her biggest fear. 

And in the end, she’s right - Luz hadn't expected to see her mother, to be taunted and haunted by her, and Luz wasn’t prepared at all to fight her, even in a monster’s form. Eda’s proved right, and it’s well within her rights to be smug about it. She could say, “told you so” or any number of things. 

But Eda doesn’t. That’s not like her. 

Instead she just says that it’s okay. That Luz doesn't have to fight it, because she will (and yes she doesn’t end up doing so but the sentiment is still there). There’s no teasing, no smugness, just constant support, because that’s how Eda cares for people, by supporting them in everything they do. 

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 1, Wave 4, Poll 6

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included.

Check out the other polls in this wave and prior here.

Snorpy Fizzlebean-Bugsnax

Qualifications:

He's canonically gay and mentally ill (severe anxiety, paranoid delusions)

Propaganda:

Snorpy has psychosis and also a boyfriend. He's incredibly paranoid, to the point of struggling to go outside. He fears a secret organisation is trying to harm him via bugsnax, but his logic wavers as he keeps eating bugsnax, despite claiming them to be a part of the problem. His theories don't add up! It's explicitly stated in the DLC that, while some awful past experiences somewhat explain his fears, his paranoia has spiraled out of control and he desperately needs therapy and support to help him heal. He tries to keep his fears a secret because he's scared his loved ones won't believe him!! Also once again he's canonically gay and in love with a man. FIZZLEBEAN SWEEP!!!

Luz Noceda-The Owl House

Qualifications:

Canonically bisexual and shown in the show, never stated in the show but is also ADHD

She is bisexual and has ADHD.

Bisexual (canon) and neurodivergent (heavily coded)

bisexual adhd queen

Very cool character that shows children that it's okay to be disabled and in the LGBTQ community

Propaganda:

Has been through many of the troubles that I as an ADHD person have also been through, mainly regarding school. (Shown mainly in season 3)

She’s got a girlfriend, which is groundbreaking representation for a Disney cartoon (especially considering how she’s the main character). She’s also really determined and kind, having amassed a massive found family by the end of the show. Her ADHD causes her a number of problems throughout her journey, but it also makes her who she is.

I adore her and she had done nothing wrong in her life ever

SHES THE BEST EVER

People want to screw her for some reason so uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah

Anything Else?:

Canon girlfriend she has a canon girlfriend. And has crushed on both she/hers and he/hims (Submitter 1)

Enchanted Grom Fight was absolute bangers (Submitter 5)

[captainkirkk]

✩ WEEKLY FIC ROUND-UP ✩

All the fics I’ve read and really enjoyed in the past week-ish. Reminder: This list features any and all ratings and themes. Please look at tags and warnings on ao3 before reading.

ATLA

all my skeletons out for the taking by 136108

Azula wins the Agni Kai, and the playing field shifts.

The Owl House

Grom Knight by ObabScribbler

Belos is dead. The Collector is defeated. The portal door is working again and everyone now just has to move on with their lives and rebuild normality as best they can. This is easier for some than for others.

When Willow invites Hunter to Grom, he assumes it is so that he, as a non-student of Hexside, can still be there to help Skara in her duties as Grom Queen. Emerald Entrails stick together, after all. Clearly there could be no other reason for Willow to invite him. This is all set to be a simple, friendly combined dance and fight with a demonic entity that reads minds and conjures your worst fears into reality. No biggie.

Except with Boscha and her crew of bullies around and feeling braver than ever, this Grom might not be as simple as they all hoped. Especially when Hunter discovers that being the reincarnated container of hundreds of years of Golden Guards' fears is a bad thing to be around a fear demon.

Clone Wars

and through the spaces of the dark by blackkat (+ podfic)

Jon's attempts to avoid a war he wants no part in are ended when Dark Woman drags him to Coruscant and straight to a posting with the Guard. He intends to keep his head down and do his work, but the mysteries around the Guard - and Fox - immediately have him in out of his depth and on uncertain ground.

Nine Worlds / The Lays of the Hearth Series

Friday Keeps Coming Next by rattyjol

Cliopher's first morning with the Sun-on-Earth was everything he could have dreamed of, until it wasn’t.

or: Cliopher and his Radiancy break time. Again.

soon, they said, if not today by Ariaste

Cliopher passes the Imperial exams on the first try.

It changes everything.

one for sorrow, two for joy by Ariaste

The Emperors of Astandalas did not have daemons.

Cliopher knew this could not, technically, be true. Thinking this thought, even in the quietest whisper in his deepest heart of hearts, was undeniably treason, but…. facts were facts: The Emperors of Astandalas, though worshipped as gods on earth, were each of them born a human being before they were apotheosized by the crown and by law and custom. Every human being had a soul; therefore, every human being had a daemon.

So the Emperors of Astandalas must have had daemons.

But by tradition and ritual and magic and taboo: The Emperors of Astandalas did not have daemons.

you laugh and you gleam with that roguish air by lindsayraindrops

Notorious rebel-poet Fitzroy Angursell is captured and brought to the Palace of Stars. Cliopher... copes.

(A reunion.)

with a winged heart by celebros

"Cliopher. Cliopher. Cliopher."

I blink. It's Conju, standing with his hands on my shoulders, and I go to answer him and realize that I am already speaking, babbling, and Franzel is behind him, wringing his hands and looking near tears. I try to focus on what I'm saying, but it's like a stream, light and splashing past me, too quick to hold, not enough to catch, somehow, somehow –

(A few weeks before the start of the viceroyship ceremonies, Kip finds himself the unwitting recipient of a truth serum)

The Virtue of Being True by electropeach

"You're under an enchantment, Cliopher. The good news is that the protections his Radiancy has placed on you have shielded you; the bad news is that the protections that block the spell are also reflecting it, meaning that instead of you it affects everyone who comes near you. You may have noticed an unusual propensity for candor in your vicinity today?"

A reverse truth serum plot leads to Cliopher having a very strange day.

even a cat may look at a king. by mage-pie (looselipssinksubs) (Note: This fic is marked as abandoned, but it has some really great scenes that it's still worth a read imo)

"Hello, hello, hello!” said his Radiancy’s serval. She said it, in words, in Shaian, in a pleasant voice that came from her little snout quite naturally. “Good morning!” “Good…morning…?” said Cliopher, too shocked to control his voice. His mongoose got out of his bag and scrambled up onto his shoulder with an excited little squeak, her claws prickling through the tunic. “I have good news and bad news!” the serval continued happily. “Don’t you want to know what it is?” Cliopher could only stare. “Good news, I’ve figured out how to talk!” She lashed her tail excitedly, and finished with her voice full of enormous glee, “Bad news… I’ve figured out how to talk.”

The entire city of Solaara wakes up one day attached to magical animals that display each person’s innermost self with no regard for court protocol or even basic manners. It’s pure chaos… and that’s before the Emperor accidentally gives the soul-animals the power of speech.

[toh-tagteam-au]

Tag Team AU Synopsis – Enchanting Grom Fright + Wing it Like Witches

Synopsis Masterpost Link

Previous Part [Really Small Problems + Understanding Willow]

Next Part [Agony of a Witch + Young Blood, Old Souls]

Okay boys. It's time. This is the pseudo-romance arc we've been talking about for maybe a year now. Tag Team Hunter is Aro. This was my love letter to that (It's going to be underwhelming bc I've been hyping it up for so long).

Also this is pretty much all script screenshots. I had most of the dialogue written out for this one. Oh, Wing it Like Witches is also here I guess.

Enchanting Grom Fright

New Day! Hunter gets a call from Willow and Gus saying that Amity needs help training for Grom.

So they arrive.

Gus gives a thumbs up to Willow at some point, who blushes and takes Hunter aside while Amity continues to fight.

Cut to Luz, pacing in their room in the Emperor’s Castle.

(I think the whole Luz Wanting To Back Out Of The Deal thing would be sort of hinted at alongside Hunter stressing about Belos in Really Small Problems.)

Luz watches him go, and to herself says that she’ll tell him about her own problems later.

Grom time. Cute shit happens. Hunter is extremely uncomfortable but kind of has a nice time. Look at this cute Willow moment. I love her so much.

Anyway it’s Grom Queen time. Amity goes into the ring.

(Grom!Belos is on the other side of the Ice Wall, for reference)

Cut to the cliff in the woods. Hunter is pacing.

Wing it Like Witches

Willow and Amity centric, babes! This is another one I didn’t write much for, but the concept was that it was Willow and Amity talking about their respective Golden Guards and it sets up the season finale episodes. This is the moment where Amity and Willow’s tension breaks officially – kind of like in Follies at the Coven Day Parade when Amity goes to see Willow at her house.

Eventually, the field trip they’re going to have at the Emperor’s castle is brought up. Amity says that maybe she could snoop around to collect info on the Emperor then.

Previous Part [Really Small Problems + Understanding Willow]

Next Part [Agony of a Witch + Young Blood, Old Souls]

Synopsis Masterpost Link

[zootopiathingz]

I was listening to the enchanting grom fight music from TOH and I was totally not imagining Alastor and Charlie fighting an enemy by dancing together (I absolutely was imagining it)

[crashtoyddj]

Happy 3°Anniversary Enchanting grom fright!

As they have advanced so much in these years, this is dedicated to the third anniversary of the Enchanting grom fight episode, which marked an important day for us as well as for Luz and Amity :'3

[vickysaurus]

Now that we got to Wing It Like Witches, let's talk about when Amity fell in love with Luz. To my eyes, the beginning of it was Adventures in the Elements. Before that point, they're not really friends yet and Amity is as closed off with Luz as with everyone else. But she warms up to her, they become friends, and already smiles and blushes at the idea of having a secret Azura book club with her by the end of the episode. Now that could just be friendly and her blushing at her siblings overhearing it, the mortifying ordeal of being known, but the next episode features Luz overhearing her pacing around talking to herself:

"So, you two go to the same school now, that doesn't change anything."

It's pretty obvious she is talking about Luz and basically trying to convince herself that whatever she's feeling doesn't really matter.

The next major Amity episode is Understanding Willow, and while it focusses on the relationship between Willow and Amity, she ends up on an adventure with Luz, and blushing a ton at Luz's antics, as well as just blankly staring at their hands when Luz holds her hand. At this point it is basically undeniable, both to herself and to the audience.

Next up is Enchanting Grom Fright, and Amity's fear of being rejected by Luz is the whole reason she doesn't want to fight Grom. All things considered, she holds it together remarkably well in this episode, only getting nervous and blushy after their dance.

...Unlike Wing It Like Witches, where tomato Amity is in full force. Any chance she stood against her feelings before the Grom dance is clearly gone now. Oh. Wow. Sports.

As for Luz's feelings, that's a bit harder to say and more of a subject for season 2. I do think that if she has feelings for Amity at this point already, which is entirely possible, she is not aware of it herself yet.

[shadysadie]

I want to shout out to Principal Bump.

I feel like Bumpipoo really deserves some love before we inevitably see him petrified because he is such an ally to his students in so many different ways. I feel like one thing really missing from Media is supportive principals. Principals are almost exclusively bad guys in cartoons. At best they are idiotic obstacles to the young protagonists, at worst they are straight up evil overlords who like to torture children for fun. Principal Bump is neither of these things. He genuinely cares about his students and wants them to succeed.

Even in his first appearance in Once I Was a Teenage Abomination, where he was framed in that light of "evil principal", he wasn't malicious. Yeah, he tried to dissect Luz, but he didn't know she was sentient. He was genuinely curious about his student's work and also investigating potential cheating. And when he realized Willow was in a track that was not best suited for her, he switched her immediately to a track where she would thrive.

 In Convention, when he asks "what is the height of magical achievement", and Mattholmule does a trick where he blows up his head like a balloon. Instead of yelling at Mattholmule for embarrassing him in front of the Emperor’s Coven, he just says, "wow, I have failed you as a principal." Echoing the idea that "students don't fail, only teachers do."

In Something Ventured, Someone Framed he immediately embraced the idea of Luz being a student, believing that the student body could benefit from having such a unique exchange student. He also is genuinely interested in learning more about the kind of magic she can do. He also takes this as an opportunity to teach Eda a lesson, which honestly, she definitely owed it to him after all the incident reports he had to write. (As a former teacher, I can assure you, incident reports are the worst! Eda OWED that man.) And even after everything Eda put him through, even after Luz caused such chaos on her first visit, even after Luz and Gus destroy the detention pit, he still welcomes Luz as a student. He does this by the way, knowing Eda is a wanted criminal. Not just a wanted criminal, but the most wanted criminal on the Boiling Isles. He also promises that she and Luz are both safe at his school. I repeat, without any hesitation,  Bump promises to harbor Public Enemy #1 from the Emperor himself, because not even the Emperor is going to interfere with the way he runs his school. He never once breaks this promise.

During First Day, when Luz asks if she failed, he assures her he's seen worse. Which might sound harsh, but is often the best response when a teenager knows they messed something up. (False praise makes teens feel patronized, where as "I've Seen Worse" tells them, yeah, it didn't go as well as you wanted it to, but others have messed upp too, you can always improve) 

While he is shown to be a bit more antagonistic by refusing to let students branch out into multi-tracks and instead throwing them in the detention track, he comes around remarkably quickly, and in the fight against the Basilisk his first priority is protecting Amity.

In Enchanting Grom Fright he asks Eda to chaperone, almost as if he wanted to make sure the most powerful witch on the Isles around in case something went wrong. Again showing that in spite of how brutal a Hexside education can be, he still prioritizes the safety of his students.

In Escaping Expulsion, while he does kick Gus, Willow, and Luz out of school at the behest of Odalia, he is incredibly upset about the decision, crying when he has to chase them off school grounds.

While he doesn't have any speaking lines, Eda's Requim shows him beaming with pride when Luz is ahead in the Gland Prix.He excitedly worked with Eda and the Bat Queen to organized Palisman Adoption Day in order to make sure all of his students have access to a Palisman after Palistrom wood became too rare for them to carve their own. (Also, Oh My Titan that hair! That glorious, glorious hair! What a beautiful old man!) 

Them's the Breaks, Kid reveals that even though Eda made his job a living nightmare, he still stuck his neck out for her because he saw her potential and refused to give up on one of his students. He also tells Eda he is proud of her refusal to go along with Terra's game even though his job was on the line.

After opening up the multi-track study for all students, in Labyrinth Runners, he conspires with Adrien Graye to try and protect his students' freedom. While this ends up being a trap, it shows how far he will go for his students' happiness. When the illusion takes over the school, he gathers all the students to a safe hideout. While he doesn't trust Hunter at all, he listens to Willow, Viney, and Skara when they insist on saving him. He also doesn't give any response to the teacher who suggests they use Hunter as leverage in a hostage negotiation (because my boy, Princey-B isn't going to use a teenager's life as a bargaining chip). He then helps defend his school against Adrian, and puts the coven scouts in their place by brushing aside the threat of "you'll pay for this," with "lol, go ahead, tell Belos you lost to a bunch of teenagers" while looking so proud of his teenagers for WRECKING the coven scouts. 

Add to that the fact that he set up refuge for his students during the Day of Unity and managed to successfully defend that refuge from the Collector even though doing so resulted in him becoming a puppet….yeah, Principal Bump deserves that statue in For the Future, he really was the Coolest Principal Ever. And I really hope he somehow survives being petrified

[sepublic]

The Kids’ Growth VS Emperor Belos

I love how in the fight against Belos, all the kids have their part to play, as a callback to past adventures that culminates here???

Like Luz. Her being human is of course vital here, at least to Philip in that he wants to project his failures over Caleb onto Luz as revealed in Hollow Mind, and thus opts to spare her. This allows Luz to strike a deal and trick Belos like in Young Blood, Old Souls, using her invisibility glyph, a very Luz-specific ability from Echoes of the Past! Her plant glyph from Enchanting Grom Fright works well with Willow’s spells, as does Luz’s ice glyph from Adventures in the Elements (an episode that developed Luz and her future girlfriend) acting with Amity’s magic!

Then we’ve got Willow and Amity, acting as the powerhouses of the group as their type of magic has been established to be in Through the Looking Glass Ruins, having taken down an Abomaton together in Labyrinth Runners; They’re in sync now and trust in each other’s abilities. The show has been building up Willow’s physical strength in particular with her ability to restrain Belos and hold up the pillars thanks to the training from Any Sport in a Storm, while we see how Amity’s Abomination magic has developed as it had in Escaping Expulsion, using the hip flask introduced in Eclipse Lake to shield Luz!

Gus comes into play here with his illusions and ability to project memories, as well as the mirror he won from Adrian, all from Labyrinth Runners; His feats pay off in his ability to distract Belos with his own memories, while also getting a glimpse of them... No doubt relevant for Season 3 when we delve into the lore of Gravesfield. Kid chose to stick with his illusions and believe in them after Through the Looking Glass Ruins and that faith paid off!

Hunter established his ability to warp and move at high speeds in Separate Tides, which he uses to save Gus, who’s done the same for him. It allows Hunter to avoid Belos’ attacks, and we’ve had the buildup of Hunter and Flapjack’s relationship from Hunting Palismen; Hunter still being able to use magic while being drained because Flapjack is an outside source. And Flapjack’s mere presence kind of saves Hunter, as the sight of him exposes Belos’ rage and causes the facade to drop; A bitterness over Caleb we saw in Hollow Mind.

And finally, King; King the Titan, of whom only they can free the Collector. Who established a connection to him thanks to the Titan Trappers in Edge of the World, enabling King to see a sympathetic side to the Collector during O Titan, Where Art Thou, Clouds on the Horizon, and King’s Tide itself that contributes to his decision to free him and thus defeat Belos. All while King is initially protected by the spell passed down from his father, that he began to wear in Echoes of the Past! And while not related to Belos, his roar from Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Hooty’s Door comes into play at the end...

I just love it... The way specific adventures and stories have developed and established key points in these characters’ arcs, in the growth of their abilities; How it all culminates and ties together so beautifully! How the kids and their abilities don’t feel interchangeable, that they each have something invaluable to contribute to the team, and it really has to be THIS person for THIS part; Even as they combine in specific ways to establish key phases of the battle!

It really does feel like everything matters and has built up to this great battle against the Emperor, all of the storylines that hone these kids’ magic, the victories and things they gain and earn, from glyphs to palismen to magical artifacts. The synergy they develop by working to overcome their issues, instrumental for teamwork... Both character development and plot come together so beautifully here for this fight scene; With the plot and magical abilities a reflection of the growth of these kids!

[thatonesapphicfilipino]

as much as i love the idea that luz was gonna kiss amity in Reaching Out i kinda love how amity made all the first moves

amity was the first to blush (lost in language)

amity was going to ask luz to the dance and i am counting that (enchanting grom fight)

amity was first to tell luz she liked her -ish (i consider the “being around u makes me do stupid things and i wish it didn’t” their first “i like u” )(through the looking glass ruin)

amity was the first to kiss luz (thought the look glass ruin)

amity technically asked luz to go out with her first (knock knock knocking on hootys door)

amity (to our knowledge) was the first to use the “girlfriend” title (eclipse lake)

amity ends up canonically initiating the first on the lips kiss (clouds on the horizon)

and as much as luz is more of the romantic and would so be the one to plan their dates, amity is so the one who makes the big moves first, if luz doesn’t do it accidentally (grom)

[haystarlight]

I don't like the idea of Raine or Eda being Grom royalty because it feels too on the nose, too coincidental and too "let's remake Enchanting Grom Fright but with Raeda this time".

(this is also why I'm much more partial to Grom King Gus or Grom Queen Skara than I am Willow or Hunter. Let Huntlow have a chill Grom without making them fight a monster, you ruffians)

That being said, what do you think Grom would turn into, taking in consideration what's the worst fears of Teen Eda and Raine, who haven't witnessed The Owl Beast Curse yet?

Like, Teen Eda's worst fear is probably her sister, Lilith, and all of her other friends leaving her forever. Telling her she's weird and annoying and a bad friend/sister and they don't want to be with her anymore. Her worst fear was probably abandonment.

Which breaks my heart because we know that did end up happening to Eda irl.

Raine would probably have something to do with their stage fright. Except... they're fighting Grom in front of the whole school aren't they? Isn't that already causing them stage fright? Or maybe they're specifically scared of performing music in public. And Grom takes the form of a crowd that Boos and throws tomatoes and stuff.

Lilith? Oh, Lilith is a fun one. Her worst fear? Gwendolyn and Dell telling her she's a disappointment, that she's a failure of a daughter, that they love Eda more because she's smarter and more powerful. That she'll never be good enough, she'll never achieve anything great. She'll never join the Emperor's Coven like she wants.

Last one, I promise.

Darius. I wanna joke and say "Bad Hair Day" but we all know what's up.

His mentor, the former Golden Guard? Killed at the hands of Belos.