I wanted to make Helia's and Nabu's magic more specific and specialized so they aren't interchangeable with the Winx and them not going on every mission makes more sense!!
So here are my ideas
Helia, Witch of Steel
Helia is extremely strong and combat efficient...in urban areas. He needs pre-existing steel to do anything. So once he's in nature he's essentially fucked. Lucky for him he's smart and carries around steel cables/strings on his body. This means whenever he's not battling at RF or in a city, he has no options for defense because he doesn't have enough of his element to make a defense. This makes Helia's whole thing when it comes to combat "offence is the best defense", attacking and restraining with his steel cables and dodging when he can't restrain his opponent. He primarily stays on RF for s2 because he's terrified to lose the rest of his family (aka Saladin), where he is absolutely terrifying because a lot of RF is made of steel so the entire building becomes a weapon for him
Saladin is so touched that Helia would uproot his life to protect RF, and wishes that Helia would stop scaring the freshmen
Nabu, Fairy of Refraction
Nabu has the opposite problem. Refraction is the process of deflecting things or changing their direction. You cannot attack something with the concept of redirection. You can however make all attacks against you completely fucking useless. Nabu is the oops all shield to Helia's oops all sword, and I love him. You simply can't attack him, his shield game is perfect, the only way to get any hits on him is to wait out his magical stamina (good luck), or be faster than his magic
Nabu not going on every mission makes slightly less sense but he is inherently a liability. The only thing he can do is block, and if he's caught off guard or his opponent is faster than him he's essentially fucked and needs to be saved. The Winx can't spend time watching his back for him so that is why he doesn't go. Which doesn't make perfect sense but it's what I have XD
The best part of og winx club was the specialists were PURELY there to get their arses handed to them. they spent the entire show being saved by the winx and looking good doing it.
Boyfriend is Helia and I’m Flora. Also included is a pic in cosplay with Caleb Hyles himself. I’m really happy I got the chance to meet him and tell him how much his music helps get me through each day. 💕
Summary: Threats to Magix have been appearing more and more frequently, leaving Flora and Helia with less time to spend together. While home alone Flora gets worked up but luckily, the dark haired male returns to solve her problem-- if she tells him what she needs.
With his thumb, he rubbed small circles on them causing her to let out a relaxed sigh. His hands travelled down her arms and sides and stopped on her thighs. "W-what are you doing?" she asked as her breath hitched.
A small smirk spread on face. "Oh nothing"
His hands moved to her inner thighs and upwards, slowly inching closer and closer to where she desperately needed him. His touch made her whimper and yearn for more, pleasing the dark haired male.
"You know..." his hands moved further up her thighs. "If there's something you want, you can tell me"
The other day I was asked the following questions on IG: "If they were specialists, what weapon would you give to each of Winx girls?" and "What powers would you give to the specialists?". I really enjoy imagining what it would be like the other way round, and so I decided to share my suggestions here!
Winx x Weapons: I would say that Musa would definitely be using a war fan and shurikens. Flora would opt for a bow and arrows, alternatively for some biological/chemical weaponry maybe. I see Aisha with a spear, and Stella with something like a heliobeam. I kinda imagine Tecna as a martial artist, but if she had to use a specific weapon, I'd say dynamites or grenades. When it comes to Bloom, obviously a flamethrower.
Specialists x Powers: This one was a bit more challenging. For some reason I see Riven wielding a sand/desert power. Helia's pale skin and grey hair remind me of the moon, so a moon power for him. Nabu is already a wizard, but if I were to name his element, then I guess I'd say mana. As for Brandon, maybe air/wind power. Timmy could conjure up lasers, alternatively his magic could be linked to alchemy somehow, while Sky could be a fairy of minerals and rocks (I really didn't have any decent idea for him lol).
Let me know your thoughts, because I'm genuinely interested if you have better ideas!