#Stolas and fandom

[cute-little-fly]

Hi!! Fly here.

I will make a post in reference to the fan discussion that we have been having after all the mess of the animatic. I will talk just about the very initial part of it and canon scenes in case you want to stick around :).

After seeing a few comments about Stolas after all what happened recently re-ignited this discussion; I have noticed that what people didn’t like about Stolas is that he is shown being sensible. That you see him crying and losing it, that he is appalled by his life’s expectations. That he is basically a very sensible and overtly emotional person, and that is being shown as his true nature, even if the acts dismissive towards imps at the start or that he is shown to be sassy too. They can’t put these two things together in one person and feel empathy towards said character.

However, my actual take and the reasons I made this post: if Stolas’s wasn’t like that, his story wouldn’t make so much sense or the story for Stolas would have to be another; for a few details, in my opinion. Or they would have had to change some stuff.

The reason why Stella is so annoyed at Stolas, from what I have thought, is that he doesn’t inhabit this mold of “strong prideful mighty prince”. Is precisely because she thinks she was forced to marry someone that is a “pathetic man” in her eyes. (This is the mold I think the Stolas critical crew wanted him to be too).

They were kinda okay with this at the start, I guess because it is more what it is expected from a Prince, and it felt just like a softer variation from pilot Stolas. However the cracks were starting to appear in this same episode.

What made me think this is that they say that the initial part of the video is what they wanted Stolas to be in the series… but, I think that even in the animatic that part is fake. That part is what Stolas projects to others. Not even in that fan animation Stolas is really like that.

He also looks cool not gonna lie but… Stolas’s story is not about a badass prince. Is about a person that is being coerced into his role, his real self being cancelled and diminished; that will become badass after freeing himself from the constraints of it.

I mean… for me he is already badass just for this and for enduring so much and raising Octavia like he did… But I mean badass in the sense of seeing him being this confident and overly himself guy.

These people wanted Stolas to truly be this mighty and super proud prince with a very strong personality. But he is just… not that or not strong in that precise way.

And maybe… the badass he will become won’t also be of their liking, but that is precisely the point. He doesn’t have to be the perfect guy FOR US. He will become that for him and the people he loves. Not to be of the liking to others because that is precisely the point.

Who he is doesn’t have to cater to that monarchy or people’s expectations of what a prince should be. Stolas was born a prince but he doesn’t have the real qualities for it (I think he is good in his actual job but it’s bad at belonging at the monarchy), and that is kinda the interesting thing about his character.

His entire life has been acting in a way others expect and even that isn’t enough, and is used to mock him.

Stella wanted Stolas to be precisely how some people wanted him to be… so, in that case why would Stella hate him? I wouldn’t see Stella hating so much on Stolas if he was another Andrealphus.

Stella (as we have spoke about her in all our analysis here) maybe feels frustrated or controlled by the men of her life. Stolas is the first let’s say “soft” or “sensible” man she shares with. It’s the first one she is able to control or regain some power from her position too, and it’s because of this. Stolas is too burdened with all his situation to have the strength to face Stella, even if he could technically do it. This wouldn’t make sense with the other version of Stolas, or the entire situation had to be framed differently.

If he was the asshole prince he was in the pilot he also wouldn’t have any issue belonging to the monarchy. Maybe he still would live in a hell of a marriage, and all of that, maybe he was abusive because he was abused by Stella too. But I wouldn’t see him be willing to trade that if he liked being a royal, and I think it would be more a back and forth situation between the two.

Finally, what I want to say is that his story is really well crafted. What happens in the series and his personality fits very well. Maybe the way he was introduced to the audience and the way the series later tried to show to people what was truly happening with him wasn’t pulled out completely fine. But, Stolas being like this is not ruining him. It’s just another valid route the character could be taken.

[oatmealdoodles]

The second I saw this I just bolt right up and HAD to draw it. As my fist comic this took me SO much longer that it needed to -_-

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og:

[nifftyisgonnakillu]

LGBT stands for Let’s Get Blitzo Therapy

[birdy-babe]

SALLY MAY CONFIRMED LESBIAN🧡🤍💗

LOONA CONFIRMED BI💗💜💙

OCTAVIA CONFIRMED ACE🖤🤍💜

BARBIE, VEROSIKA, BLITZ, OZZIE, BEE CONFIRMED PAN💗💛💙

STOLAS, ANDREALPHUS, VASSAGO, FIZZ CONFIRMED GAY💙💚🤍💜🏳️‍🌈

ITS A GOOD DAY TO BE ALIVE Y’ALL

[elisenel]

Silly warmup doodle based on a tweet I saw 😌

[marcomie12]

"I think so very highly of you... I didn't realize you think so low of me"

[diaviz]

LET THEM BE HAPPY 😭💔

[ruumiinlaulaja]

I can’t get over how Blitz is holding Stolas. 😭 He’s so protective. It’s instinctual at this point; just refusing to let go of his bird.

Bonus:

I love how Blitz takes the whole brunt of the landing, making sure Stolas doesn’t touch the ground and get hurt. Such a gentleman, a knight protecting his prince. 👏👌🙏

[ashcashyy]

extra:

(they don’t serve quadruple extra large servings)

[nicolillies]

Stolas supporting small businesses 🩷

[cosmic--dandelion]

Stolas makes it absolutely, crystal clear that he is going to give Blitzø the Asmodean crystal, no strings attatched, and step out of his life forever if that's what Blitzø truly wants.

No matter how much it pains him, no matter if he has to spend the rest of eternity alone, he is willing to let Blitzø go.

He knows that a huge part of what's driving them apart and hurting Blitzø is himself and his actions.

Even though he vows to make amends, to be better, to try to understand Blitzø's pain, he acknowledges the possibility that there's nothing he can do to mend the rift between them.

He knows that the choice to stay by his side is ultimately Blitzø's to make. Even if it destroys him, he's not going to take that choice away from him.

[oatmealdoodles]

part 2

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script: @regulusmasamune

illustration: me! @oatmealdoodles

og:

[nifftyisgonnakillu]

THIS IS THE FULL MOON EXPERIENCE

[chibijinebra]

You Will Be Ok // I Will Be Okay

[elisenel]

Stolitz as that scene from Fleabag bc it destroys me every time 😭

[marcomie12]

Manifesting the Full Moon episode 🌕‼️