#and sort of became obsessed with Jeremy Jordan

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The Fallen Star ✨

A Wish rewrite

Cielo design 💛

The boy is here! The most ever! The Fallen Star’s very own Starboy!

So I lied and don’t have the finalized designs for King Maggie or Queen Ams yet soooooo *throws confetti at you* take this Starboy reimagining in the meantime!

Eugh boy the name gave me trouble. I didn’t want to use Aster since that’s the name of a a couple popular Starboys already (@annymation/@gracebeth3604/ @mythartist21) and while the Greek name is cool, I wanted something a bit different.

SEE-EH-LO, for anyone wondering. He/they pronouns <3

I was heavily considering choosing Estrella and making Starboy a Stargirl, and then we’d have a gay romance. But this is supposed to be SOMEWHAT of a homage to early Disney. This may not be KoW, but… idk. Cielo is a gender neutral name. Literal manifestation of light. Go ahead and draw them as a female-presenting figure and it’s still TFS!canon~

Aaaaaaanyways. Here’s the actual rewrite!

First of all! Cielo is NOT the Northern Star! He’s a baby star like… in the bottom right

However, the Northern Star? Evangeline? Yeah, she’s gonna be in my rewrite

But Cielo is NOT her

For now I’ll just say Evangeline is sort of a mentor-figure to Cielo and leave it at that

So not all stars are wishing stars, and similar to Kingdom of Wishes, a wishing star is born when first wished upon

Once a wishing star fulfills their first wish, they become Stars (capital S), and are free to help anyone that needs it

The more wishes a Star fulfills, the more powerful they become

Idk maybe it’s like a Rise of the Guardians thing, where the more people that believe, the stronger your magic is

Sparkles and hope and glitter and shit

Until, as explained in my rewrite… the Stars grew bored and started simply granting wishes

Then people grew lazy and started demanding wishes

And all this belief made the Stars go overpowered

Basically it became Wonderland, everything coming true, kingdoms burning and villages destroyed

Yeah. So Magnus god rid of them eventually

Though who would suspect that it would be the king’s own daughter that would bring back his greatest fear?

Yep, Asha brought Cielo down

Not purposely, but even if she had done it purposely, she wouldn’t have chosen Cielo

He’s a little baby, a dwarf star maybe

Only ever gotten one wish in his life…

Huh never seen that before *side eyes KoW*

Personality traits

Optimistic

Very Anna-coded

Probably ADHD tbh (autism x adhd duo unite)

Stubborn

HE’S the quirky Disney princess

Although more Flynn than Raps

Backstory

Fuck around and find out

(And by fuck around I mean wait for my rewrite to come out bc I haven’t slept in two days and I’m too tired to articulate their story accurately)

Design

Due to popular demand, Cielo now has the Charlie Morningstar cheek thingies

Also @gracebethartacc got an ask about canon!Star being marketed with a star over their right eye so… vitiligo mark, anyone?

Yeah I don’t have many colored refs but basically Cielo’s star eye mark and cheek thingies turn into vitiligo marks when in their “human form”

Uh take this

Ye sort of like this^

Heart shaped face! His part is also supposed to resemble a “V” shape to make the top of the heart

My sister said they looked like Viva and I’m crying but too late to take it back

I guess they’re both Spanish? Ajdjajhsjajajs

Thin slutty waist. Imagine Lucifer from Hazbin Hotel bc Jeremy Jordan is Yes.

Like I’m obsessed with that wet cat of a character I’m thinking about Cielo’s voice being Jeremy

Although his younger VA days as like Varian would better suit Cielo…

ANYWAYS

Design by @mythartist21 save for the Trolls hair and cheek thingies! Those were my additions

Uhhh pointy ears, poofy sleeves

Idk is the star eye mark AND the cheek thingies too busy? Lmk and I’ll try to post a colored ref of that helps

[oliviaaaah]

So...how did you guys get into musicals?

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I’m kinda concerned that, since Varian has grown so popular so fast, he’ll eventually become “the character that it’s cool to hate”... Do you know what I mean?

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***First of all I want to say that this is NOT in reference to anybody in particular, I will NOT point fingers at anybody within this lovely fandom. This is just a concern I’ve had for a bit, and I thought I should voice it...***

I’m sure everyone’s experienced it at least once. Like, when a character goes from being everybody’s favorite to being the one that everybody is tired of hearing about, and then anybody who still likes them feels embarrassed for it? Fans can often be cruel to characters that get a lot of attention.

I know, I know, we only have one season so far and the events of the upcoming one will directly effect the fandom’s response. So, depending on where we see the story being taken from here, Varian could retain his popularity within the fandom for awhile. (Plus, there are quite a few JerJor fans who watch this show just for him.) I’m not trying to be a doomsayer or anything.

And believe me, I do understand that people get tired of seeing one particular character get all the attention, I’ve been there. I don’t hold anything against people who want to see other characters being more appreciated within the fandom. Not in the least. 

I just don’t want to see the backlash grow to the point where Varian, and his fanbase, become branded with a stigma, as has happened in so many fandoms before.

For me - Varian is what made me fall in love with the show. 

He’s not the only thing I like about it, but he’s the reason that I’m as invested in it as I am now. Yes, even without Varian, I would have still adored the art style and probably enjoyed most of the writing... But I wouldn’t have rewatched it so much or waited with baited breath for updates on the next season. I’m not one of those people who likes something just because it’s Disney (nothing against those people, my sister is among you), and the original Tangled movie sort of slipped through the cracks for me. So, my excitement for the show was about a 7/10 to begin with. Now, hearing that Jeremy Jordan had a role in it solidified my decision to watch it, because I’m a big fan of his, but I honestly never expected to fall head-over-heels in love with the character, himself! He’s the most complex and interesting character that, I believe, Disney has had in awhile. I loved every moment he was onscreen, and I was nonplussed when he became a villain (I was grinning so wide, it was probably a little disturbing for my sister, who was busy freaking out...)! It was just such a bold move; taking this cute and quirky character that you have no guarantee the audience is even going to accept, focusing on him and taking a dark turn in his storyline so that you (hopefully) feel sympathy for him, and then metamorphosing him into the show’s main antagonist!! This made me love the character even more, and it opened my eyes to the true brilliance of the creative team. 

In fact, this show is the first opportunity I’ve had to share my sister’s main interest (which is Disney, because she’s obsessed with it) since Lilo and Stitch was a big thing.

So I owe it to Varian. Without Varian, I wouldn’t be half as invested in this show as I’ve become. He has so many relatable qualities, and the most potential for growth out of most, if not all, of the characters. And there’s so much left to explore with him, so many questions left unanswered (for now), and that’s why my focus is fixated mostly on this one particular character. He’s my muse!

For me, personally, Varian will likely always continue to be my favorite character in the series and the one that I focus on the most. I understand that other people feel this way about other characters, and many just want to see equally distributed love for all of them, and I’m all for that! I just don’t want to see other characters’ well-deserved appreciation come at the expense of the character that means the most to me (and I assume, many others.)

So, that’s my little vent post...sorry if this is slightly melodramatic. I got up early this morning and we’ll blame it on that, haha.