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And you never knew
How much I really liked you
Cause I never even told you
Oh, and I meant toâŚ
angst feat. my favourite three person lesbian disaster throuple (they will never know happiness as long as Iâm in charge of them)
#i get a bf and THATS what gets rid of the art block????#to draw sad angst lesbians???????#i donât understand my brain#ever after high#eah#brapple#applebeauty#appling#dappling#brappling#not rlly a darling/briar post tbh more abt apple being caught between the two#so not gonna tag that ship#apple white#briar beauty#darling charming#fanart#my art tag#the way darling and apple are mostly in the light and briar is mostly in shadow#the way she had to watch their happily ever after play out from the sidelines#the wag briar fought so hard for apples approval just to never get it#and watch her end up with darling. the perfect princess#oh she definitely had a lacy moment w that
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eah thing but make it FASHION aka met gala themed but I'm sunburnt and only half awake right now #30 (PART I)
SURPRISE! I'm alive and well. Mostly. I'm getting ready to leave for university so I am tireeeeed. Anyways. I know there was a lot of controversy around the met gala and that I'm extremely late in doing this, but I do want to make this post to still add some ever after high fun and to also have some fashion fun with the help of Pinterest. The theme is (with great consideration of your suggestions and of my own deliberation) "Hans Christian Dior: A Spellelebration of Fable-ous Fashion"
This mainly came from research on past met gala themed and how quite a few of them are themes after specific fashion houses or designers AND from the Thronecoming special (which is PEAK fashion in the series besides Way Too Wonderland and Spring Unsprung) where Cedar calls out Duchess for wearing a fake Hans Christian Dior dress! (note, I am trying to mainly use Christian Dior gowns/outfits for this because of the reference in Thronecoming also sorry for the blurriness)
Briar is THAT GIRL. She is flushed in hot pink looking gorgeous with about every inch of her glittering with body shimmer, glitter hairspray, and shiny shiny jewels. I like to think that instead of the gold detailing in the pictures it would be silver and that the closer embellishments would be rose detailing to honor her usual aesthetic and legacy
Faybelle is serving every bit of whimsy and darkness. Her accessories and the layers of her dress and even her hair seem to be alive with lightning crackling around. Her wings are extra pretty and equally terrifying with silver thorn adornments that are magically light enough to not weigh her down
Ashlynn's look was partially inspired by Lady Tremaine's silhouettes in the lie action Cinderella while still maintaining the color palette of her usual outfits. Her look combines the beauty of the enchanted forest and foliage and the classy, fine china patterns you'd see in a royal palace. She is absolutely radiant and of course while walking up the steps of the Met, she loses a slipper ;)
Duchess has taken a slightly different approach to her usual fluffy-tulle outfits and gone for more of a paper swan look. The sharp angles provide a dangerous look to her, contrasting the soft purple accents and the feather headpieces she wears. She seems to float on air and she walks through the crowds of people in her gown, a true picture of elegance and grace with a touch of darkness to her
The one and only Apple White is DRAMATIC. HUGE HAIR. BOLD RED MAKEUP. EXTREME DRESS SILHOUETTE. THE MOST ROYAL JEWELRY YOU CAN FIND. She looks like something out of an editorial magazine on royalty. This entire look is a more elevated look of her daily wear, and she wears it with grace and sophistication
Darling looks so DARLING! I do think the gold on the dress would be swapped out for silver and that the pearls would be more pink-y toned so it would match the jewels in your basic outfit (same with other accessories). She's sticking with the sort of rococo hair that she usually has because it's iconic let's be honest. I was debating on giving her a more armored look but for this I wanted to embrace her softer and delicate look
Rosabella looks like a French aristocrat from an old Hollywood movie in my mind for an event like this. Nevertheless any fur details are faux, after all our girl is still an animal activist (slay queen). I think the dusty gold-brown tone of the dress with the deep red accents and jewelry pays a nice homage to not only her day to day look but to Belle's iconic yellow dress. I also feel like her and Briar would contrast well because Briar is very bright and vibrant in her look and Rosabella is more muted and understated which I like a lot
anways I'll make a part 2 eventually, I have all the collages made I just need to create a post and write descriptions. But for now I'm gonna go back to packing and planning for uni and I'll get back to y'all when I can (and hopefully my fanfictions, who now haunt me in my dreams)
#eah#ever after high#briar beauty#faybelle thorn#Duchess swan#Apple white#Rosabella beauty#Darling charming#Ashlynn ella
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EAH personal Dragon Games line-up recast:
Raven Queen: Already has a pet dragon, so she'd obviously be placed into it. Her dragon stays the same.
Apple White: After being manipulated by the Evil Queen into entering, she'd do it mostly out of fear. Her dragon stays the same.
Briar Beauty: Literal adrenaline junkie who wants to live life to the fullest, so I'd see her having a dragon of her own. She'd definitely have a dragon based on Melody's, but also matches her aesthetic of black with pink.
C. A. Cupid: Used to attend a school with dragons of all sorts, so she should have been an obvious choice. Her dragon would probably resemble her Monster High design before attending EAH.
Darling Charming: Going along with embracing her heroic attitude, she'd enter into the game alongside her brothers. Her dragon is based on time, however.
Daring Charming: Canonically has a dragon driving license. His dragon would probably be based on light.
Hopper Croakington ii: Personally, I'd like to think that at first, he'd try to impress the other princesses until he actually starts to enjoy the game as it is. Also, he has a pet dragonfly and dragonflies in the EAH universe look like this:

Who's to say he wouldn't? Also, his dragon would probably be based on water.
Hunter Huntsman: He says in his bio that he loved dragons, so why not give him one? His dragon would probably be a good ol' normal fire-breathing dragon.
Alistair Wonderland (maybe?): Mainly considering the fact that he has to fight a jabberwocky in his destiny, but this is just me pulling an idea out of my ass tbh. His dragon, I feel, would probably be similar to Maddie's in the actual series to show off his love for Wonderland culture.
Dexter Charming: I ran out of ideas for boys to put into the roster, so why not have the whole Charming trio enter into it? His dragon would be based on electricity, considering his way with technology.
#ever after high#eah#listen to my bullshit ramblings#tbh idk how well this could've been written#but still#take this with a grain of salt
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Please forgive me I've been super focused on school
The Silent Queen 6; A Royal Morning
Raven woke up the same she always did - quietly. No one ever really noticed her until she was outside her room and hallway back in the castle but at school, people smiled and waved at her the second she left her dorm with Maddie. She guessed that the news of her arrival had spread and a lot of people wanted to know the daughter of the Evil Queen. Raven grimaced at the thought, she would have preferred not to be known at all. To just be a minor character in a smaller story. With a happy ending. But that wasnât who she was, she was Raven Queen and this was her life.
Walking down the corridors to the castleteria was mostly uneventful aside from all the other students who continued looking at her and pointing things out. It was times like these that she wished she could hear. But then again she wasnât sure how well sheâd adjust to suddenly being able to hear. The castleteria itself is big and crowded with white lighting that made everything look brighter than what Raven was used to, many eyes looked over to her and Raven felt herself subconsciously tug at a lavender streak in her hair. This was going to be a long school year.
Cerise stood up and waved over at the pair of newcomers from her table where she sat with Cedar, Hunter, and a few girls who Raven vaguely remembered from yesterday who had been with that blonde- Apple, Apple White. The next Snow White, the one Raven would eventually have to poison. Raven stopped moving for a second at the thought of her destiny. Eyes wide she almost started to shake until Maddie lightly poked her shoulder, pointing to the castleteriaâs food table. Raven straightened and followed her roommate and best friend to grab breakfast.
At home, she usually just walks into the kitchen. Chef made pancakes most mornings with berries from the nearby forest and honey on top. Raven always loved those pancakes, even if she had them almost every day. Raven quickly put a few slices of bacon on her plate smiling at the staff before grabbing some fruit salad and a couple of waffles and left to follow Maddie over to Cedarâs table. Most people moved out of the way to let the two girls pass through in order to get to their table. If Raven was being honest she had expected more students to run away from her when she arrived, and yet they all seemed to be completely enamoured by her. Weird. Maybe it was because she hadnât shown up for regular school until this year, or because no one knew what she looked like (she avoided mirror phones and rarely left the castle grounds), or maybe none of them knew much about deaf people. Or maybe all three. By the time she and Maddie sat down, Raven was already exhausted, and she hadnât even gone to class yet!!
âMorning Rae, how was your first night at EAH?â Cerise signed over to her childhood friend. Raven smiled at the nickname, Cerise had given it to her when they were about six, very soon afterwards Raven and Cerise began talking more over chats with their mirror phones as Cerise started elementary school while Raven began to be castleschooled. The two would work on video chats every now and again to keep sign language in Ceriseâs vocabulary, (usually with a little help from Ramona too, but itâs not like they could talk about that it was a secret!) so the two stayed connected no matter where they were.
âItâs been good Cher,â another nickname that had come from their younger years âyou know after the whole Headmaster situation me and Maddie set up our dorm. It was definitely different from the castle or your placeâ Raven concluded before picking up her fork. She really was hungry after skipping dinner last night. As the others smiled at her she felt a warm fuzzy feeling wash over her, these were her friends, some through childhood, some through the others and they all loved her. She was loved, at least she was now but once she became, that she wouldnât be. Her smile began to dim just a tad as she bit into her waffle. She shook it off before looking at the three girls she didnât know the names of. âOh sorry I almost forgot, Iâm Raven, and you guys are?â she asked the brunette in pink, the platinum blonde in white and the ginger with green eyes. Each one smiled at her as brightly as her friends, if not a bit brighter, they were probably princesses, Raven thought to herself before each one signed their names.
âBriar Beautyâ The girl in all pink signed with slightly tired eyes. Raven immediately made the connection to the Sleeping Beauty Story, it took a lot for her not to frown, that was always such a sad tale, sleeping for a hundred years would mean losing the people she loved. Even still Raven could see that something else was turning in her mind, maybe sheâd get to see what that was.
The ginger signed after âAshlynn Ella itâs nice to meet you!â she had the brightest smile that Raven had seen from the trio. Cinderellaâs daughter her mind added in, another story with a happy ending but a tragic beginning, she couldnât imagine losing both of her parents. Then again it was better than being imprisoned in a mirror, or being forced to dance in hot iron shoes until death, or being crushed by a boulder after falling off of a cliff. Ravenâs thoughts were broken as she saw that Ashlynn was sitting very close to Hunter, who seemed to be completely focused on her, the dork had a crush, which seemed to be mutual. If Raven could speak well she would have laughed.
âIâm Darling Charming but you can call me Darl for shortâ The Platinum Blonde signed last as she gave a simple polite smile. Like the one that Raven had been taught to use for visitors and knights when she was younger. A female born Charming? She had heard of it before but it wasnât common, most of them became small-time princesses with small kingdoms, or took over for the Charming Kingdom when the time came. It would be interesting Raven thought to see where her destiny leads her, after all, Darling definitely had the most open book story out of all of them.
âItâs nice to meet all of youâ Raven signed before continuing âSo.. has anyone gotten a schedule, I still havenâtâ It hadnât been a big surprise to her though, she supposed no one had accounted for her deafness and they might have had to remake her schedule. After she mentioned it though she saw Cedar hit her head with her hand. âUgh, I almost forgot,â she muttered to the group before pulling out a piece of paper. âHere Raven, I passed the headmaster and he asked me to give this to you, donât worry he only had to reschedule two subjects!â she finished passing the note over. Raven sent a grateful smile to her friend thank goodness for Cedar on the top of the paper a note was written with a schedule underneath. It read:
Dear Ms. Queen; first of all, Iâd like to apologize for not being aware of this sooner, in the short time weâve been given I was able to find some students to help you translate in each class. However, just in case most classes have an extra student who understands sign language. Below is your schedule, I hope you enjoy your time here at Ever After High.
Sincerely,
Headmaster Grimm
Breakfast: 6:30-8:30
Block one: Geografairy with Professor Jack B. Nimble (assisted by Cerise Hood) 8:45-9:30
Block two: Beast Training and Care with Professor Poppa Bear (assisted by Dexter Charming) 9:35-10:20
Block three: General Villainy with Professor Badwolf (assisted by Ramona Badwolf) 10:25-11:10
Block four: Math with Dr. King Charming (assisted by Ashlynn Ella) 11:15-12:00
Lunch: 12:00-12:45
Block five: History with Professor Rumpilstilskin (assisted by Madelyn Hatter) 1:00-1:45
Block six: Spellcasting and Potions with Professor Baba Yaga (assisted by Cedar Wood) 1:50-2:35
Block seven: Grimmnastics with Coach Gingerbreadman (assisted by Darling Charming) 2:40-3:25
Block eight: Art with Professor Card (assisted by Meshell Mermaid) 3:30-4:15
Dinner may be had at any time after this, as can counselling with Baba Yaga or Mother Goose. Lights out is at 10:30
Raven smiled at the schedule she only didnât know two of the names on here. She was nervous to start her time at EAH but as long as she had good grades and a clear head she was sure she would do fine.
Notes:
I am really sorry this took so long, I kept forgetting about it because of school and COVID. btw if anyone knows how to make a master post and pin it could you please let me know? I would like to be able to do that. I also just got an AO3 account so I might post on there.
Taglist For The Silent Queen:
@virgil-is-a-cutie @justafanwarrior @bee-a-garbage-shipper @spicybelladonna @starrry-nites @tired-butterfly @insomniac-nerd-posts-things @themagicmistic @a-star-with-a-human-name @futursworld @pepelachanel @me-with-a-z-and-double-the-e @wolf-for-life
@iz-bell-saiah @thebookwormfairy @fantasiame
#raven queen#eah#ever after high#maddie hatter#cerise hood#brair beauty#ashlynn ella#darling charming#the silent queen
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The Raven and the Robin
Yeah so Iâd like to blame certain parties such as @ladyanput @virgil-is-a-cutie For getting me back into Ever After High Hell.
Summary: Raven King was tired of everyone comparing her to her mother instead of seeing her for herself, its why she opted for castle schooling instead. Unfortunately it was the year of Legacy Day so she couldnât make anymore excuses. Besides Evil Queen wasnât her role; her family knew she was going to be the Good King but well... the Evil Queen wasnât available. They didnât know what happened to the King-Queens and preferably no one outside of their circle of trust would find out.
It was the year of Legacy DayâŚ. Then again Legacy Day was done almost 15-20 years after one, depending on how long those fairy tales had taken to have children.
You know Raven didnât need to think of the logistics of this already stupid thing.
She never liked the fact that everyone expected her to be just like her mother, the Evil Queen of the previous generation whoâd gone rouge and nearly destroyed Wonderland, Mara Queen. People tended to forget that she disowned her mother; after everything she did to her, to the kingdom, to Wonderland, to everyone⌠to her family. Raven didnât like thinking of the Evil Queen, having long since distanced herself from the stern but loving Mara Queen, as her mother, ever since Prince had been turned into a rat and Robin hadâŚ.
âWould you two stop fighting?! Peas and crackers!â Maddieâs outburst had interrupted Ravenâs spiral, her Wonderlandian friend just as mad as she usually was. Well her father was The Mad Hatter.
âUm, who are you talking to?â
âWhy, the narrators! Oh, you can't hear them, Raven, only I can.â Of course there were narrators, Raven gave a small fond smile at her friend before sighing.
âIt's just... Ah! I'm sick of everyone thinking I'm so "evil," because my mom was. It's not fair! They donât even know the real me! They donât even remember the fact that I was raised by the Good Kingâ the next thing she knew her outburst of emotion caused all their things to levitate before quickly dropping. âAh curses, not againâ
âNo one thinks you're evil. Hehe, now you're just talking crazy! La-la-la!â
âDaughter of the Mad Hatter calls ME crazy?â
âWould you stop with the worry-flurry? Besides, your new do is completely you! No one will tell which Tale you belong toâ Raven had been worrying about the whole thing ever since she knew sheâd have to enroll at Ever After High though her father had been able to pull some strings and get her excused during her first year, unfortunately Legacy Day prevented her from doing so again. As the duo walked up the stairs, Raven noticed the stares but they quickly brushed over her and focused on Maddieâs Wonderland madness.
Raven was relieved, she never met many other fairy tale characters outside of those who resided in her kingdom or family friends such as Cerise Hood, Ramona Badwolf or Hunter Huntsman. Raven hadnât expected a visit from Madeline âMaddieâ Hatter out of the blue, the girl just stating that the place was in need of a good tea party. She hadnât left her side ever since.
Raven had long wavy ebony black hair with royal blue highlights in an upsweep, a silver circlet with a ruby in the middle framing her hair. She wore a black corset top with a sweetheart neckline, a white pencil skirt with a carmine red tail that reached her knees to it and a black leather jacket with carmine accents tying her outfit together
She didnât fit the look people had for the daughter of the Evil Queen.
âSee? They donât even realize who you are!â Maddie cheered before a chime familiar to them both rang. âYay, tea time! Earl Grey,â the little mouse squealed from atop of her cup hat and brought out the teapot âoh, you clever dormouse! Why, yes, this is a new dress.â
Raven just let herself get carried by the madness and took a seat next to her best friend forever after.
The first half of the first day of school had been⌠interesting. Her classes were pretty broad but Raven didnât know what to think of them; Science and Sorcery, Castle Design, Grimmnastics and Muse-ic Class had been fun so far but it was tiring always being on alert to make sure no one learned of her last name.
Lunch was honestly a take of fresh air as sheâd be able to hang out with her friends, Maddie, Cerise and Hunter.
Then an unexpected visitor came.
âHey, uh Raven! Right?â Raven took a good look at the guy in front of her light skin, brown hair with a cowlick and deep rich blue eyes; though it was a shame that his glasses blocked out most of their beauty.
âY-Yeah. Youâre in my Science and Sorcery Class, right?â Raven wanted the Earth to swallow her as she found herself alone with a cute boy as she waited for her friends to finally come to the table.
âUh-You look gort... I mean great. I-I don't even know what gort isâŚâ
âWell, I'd offer you a seat, but we donât exactly know each other. To sit here you'd have to be prettyââ
Suddenly screams and squeals could be heard from the castleteria entrance, mostly from the girls, and flashing lights from the center of the group.
âDaringâ
âWhat? No, Raven, I'm Dex, Dexter Charming! Daring's my broâŚâ while the two had gone back to their conversation neither realized the epicenter of the screams had come to their direction until Dexter felt a familiar heavy pat to the back âther. Oh, gort.â
âWhy, Once upon a hi! Iâve never seen you around here, are you a new student?â Raven had to resist the urge of rolling her eyes, not wanting to make a bad impression, as she could only guess who was behind her.
âYep. Youâre Apple White, daughter of Snow White, and Daring Charming, son of King Charmingâ Raven stated though Apple and Daring seemed to flourish at the recognition.
âI-uh I have to warn you: don't stare at the teeth. Just got them whitenedâ oh, so that's where the lights came from.
âYou are royally correct! Who might you be?â Apple preened as Raven covered her eyes from Daringâs smile.
âIâm⌠Ravenâ the expecting looks from the trio annoyed Raven but she might as well get them over with âRaven Kingâ
âOh my good fairy! You must be another Royalâ Apple cheered until they heard coughing from behind, Raven sighing in relief as she saw her friends.
âSorry but youâre kinda in our wayâ Hunter shrugged, waiting for Apple and Daring to move before Cerise rolled her eyes and pushed past them to take her seat.
âWell then I think it's time for us to go to lunch boys! Spell you later, Ravenâ Apple practically commanded the two Charming boys to accompany her to the Royal table, though Dexter shot Raven a shy wave.
âWell I guess that was a nice first time meeting my nieceâ Raven joked as they finally began eating their food.
âShe sure is something alrightâ Cerise rolled her eyes before beginning on her large steak.
âFor what is she without her people and crown? To which do not approve of Wonderland doâ Maddie added along, taking out another cup from her hat.
âShe used to be a lot more chill at the beginning of last yearâ the hooded girl explained, cleaning up from her meaty meal with a dainty napkin âBut she started getting fidgety when there was no EQ in the student body. Thatâs when she really started firing up the whole Royals v Rebels and following your destiny thingâ
âRight. So what are Royals?â
âI thought we went over this,â Hunter whispered before explaining âIt's everyone who wants to sign their Destiny on the Storybook of Legends and follow their stories. Weâre Rebels, the ones whoâd rather find their own way in life, though weâre probably going to sign tooâ
Raven woke up the next day to Maddieâs breakfast tea time alarm chiming; she really wasnât looking forward to rehearsal today. She didnât know her well but Apple White was certainly overbearing; Kingdom Management was practically overtaken by Apple hogging the spotlight and not letting anyone else speak. The only good thing out of it was that she was able to talk to the Charming twins; Dexter and Darling.
âSo, when your magical key appears, you insert it gently into the Storybook of Legends, then stand, shoulders back, and declare your destiny to the world! Have I made myself clear?â Headmaster Grimm, descendant of the original Grimm Brothers, spoke to the student body.
âHeadmaster Grimm, but what ifâŚâ Raven knew she couldnât, wouldnât, sign the book unless Robin was around, her decision would alter his and she couldnât justđ
âNo questions? Good. Now, we're going to practice with this tiny Manual of Entirely Reasonable School Rules. Who will go first?â
Raven waited nervously as each one of the students scheduled for Legacy Day passed up to the podium; Briar Beauty, Rosabella Beauty, Jillian Beanstalk, Daring, Dexter and Darling Charming, Kitty Cheshire, Hopper Croackington II, Humphrey Dumpty, Ashlynn Ella, Farrah Goodfairy, Maddie, Lizzie Hearts, Cerise, Sparrow Hood, Hunter đ
âRaven⌠Kingâ
Raven could feel the stare of Headmaster Grimm as she walked up to the podium.
âI'm Raven King and I pledge to follow my destiny as... um... I have a question!â
âWhat is it?â Raven could tell that she was getting on the Headmasterâs nerves and knew that her next question would definitely cause a ruckus butâŚ
âI was just wondering, I mean, what if I don't want to take the pledge?â
Raven definitely had to have seen all the gasps and screams of horror coming. Grimm stomping up to her and facing her head on though was probably the more uncomfortable part.
âHere's your answer. If you don't pledge your destiny, your story ceases to exist.â
âCeases to exist? So then... What happens to me?â
âYou will cease to exist! Poof! Now, Raven, continue.â Raven could tell that the conversation was over, it reminded her of how sheâd talk. She also knew that her next words would cause even more of an issue.
âI⌠I am Raven King, daughter of the Good King and Iđâ
âYouâre daughter of the Good King! That means- That means youâre my Evil Queen!â Apple squealed in delight, running up the steps and giving Raven the biggest hug she could. More gasps could be heard, even someone fainting, as Apple just began to ramble more and more on how hexallent it was that Raven finally revealed herself, how theyâd be roomates to get to know each other and how she couldnât wait to be poisoned and get her happily ever after just like their mothers.
âDo not compare me to that womanâ Raven shook Apple off of her, she could feel her cerulean eyes glow and her hair float.
âI gotta goâ
âBut the rules are... The rules!â
âDestiny!â
Raven ignored all the yells and just made her way into the Enchanted Forest. She finally settled onto a log, watching on a tree as two black birds circled around their nest before one of them began to chirp at a bush underneath.
It was an injured bird. No. It was a dead bird.
Raven couldnât help but cry.
âThe Raven flies. The clouds, they sing! The Robin sleeps, with a broken wing. The Apple falls not far from the tree. But what should happen when the tide rolls in?â
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#Ever After High#EAH#EAH Fanfic#Fanfiction#EAH Salt#Raven Queen#The Raven and the Robin#Eve-Valution#Raven King AU#eah au#Apple White Salt#Apple White#Raven centric
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I think what makes the fact Darling can fake faint better is that itâs what the reader is first shown of Darling in Shannon Haleâs Storybook of Legends.
Raven tore out her page with a sound if all hope and light vanishing. With the rip, magic exploded out from the book in a burst of hot yellow sparks. The projection mirrors shattered, silvery glass shards exploding over the edge of the terrace. The wall of Night Briars crumbled and fell, and sunlight poured in.
And Apple screamed.
All over the terrace, princesses were screaming and pinching themselves to make sure they were still there. Princess Darling Charming fainted and was caught by no fewer than twelve ready boys, who began to kick one anotherâs shins to try and get the others to let go.
âIâve got her!â
âNo, Iâve got her!â
Apple stopped screaming but couldnât stop shaking. She stared at her hands, waiting to see them disappear.
This is Chapter 26, Treading Water in a Well. And while the Shannon Hale books does recognise The Narrator as a character, he - thereâs only one here and heâs said to be male - narrates the story with changing PoVâs from Raven to Apple with interludes showing his own conversations with Maddie rather than putting in his own thoughts. So Darling being mentioned here means sheâs what Appleâs looking at right then in the story.
A lot can be said about the placement, particularly given how Darling ends up being Appleâs prince in the show (though a lot can be said for the books and the show being different canon - mostly because they are - this is still Darlingâs first debut as a character period). But given a new reader at the time would not have known that Darlingâs capable of fake fainting, or known anything about her character at all since her prequel chapter was written after this book. Itâs still iconic.
Not only is it obviously extra, thereâs no way twelve boys could have all played a part on catching her, and the ensuing fight distracted people from her actual reaction afterwards - Apple at least because she focuses on the boys rather than on Darling. But Apple, who has spent the whole book fretting over disappearing if Raven doesnât sign, registers Darlingâs reaction to it before checking to see if sheâll disappear.
Dexter and Darlingâs later chapters give a bit more light into how she might have been feeling right then, if only because theyâre set before Legacy Year and therefore shows insight into where she would have been right then.
Dexterâs chapter points out that Darling appears exhausted by playing her part as a Princess Charming during the Family Ball. While Darling, for all she does achieve an act of heroism in the Treasure Hunt, sees admitting that to her Grandfather as âa huge mistakeâ.
Which is why I assume the reason Darling chose to fake a faint in Storybook of Legends is to give her some time to process what is happening by creating a distraction.
I donât really know where I was going with the rest of this. But itâs what I think of every time I read an instance of Darling fainting.
I still in a state of disbelief that Darling knows how fake faint like askjdaidsu
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