What type of mother do you think Hela from the movie would be? Keep in mind she's more cold, brusque, etc.
I’m not sure if you meant for this to be a drabble, so if that’s something you want, please let me know, because this is honestly just some character study, in this answer.
First and foremost, I think it highly depends on the scenario in which she... has a child? If that makes sense.
For example, say it was an arranged marriage that Odin set up to kind of get Hela to settle down in lieu of banishing her to Hel, then I think she would be rather reluctant to have a child, if only because she knows the child would really only be born to serve a purpose, as an heir, and not out of any real love or want for a child. In this case, I feel she would be more of a begrudging mother. She’d do the necessary work, and would raise the child to the best of her abilities, but I don’t know that there would be any real love like you or I might raise a child with. I don’t think she would be quite as distant or careless as Odin seemed to be with her, but nor do I think she would be overly affectionate or soft with them.
Now, if it were a scenario in which she were to be a queen and were to find a consort of her own free will as she deems necessary, I think she would be much more willing and amicable to the idea of having a child, which in turn would lead to her being a little gentler with the child.
In both cases, I do want to make it clear that she would make it a point to not be how her father was with her, in the sense that I believe she wouldn’t be as willing to make her own child exist solely as a weapon or solely as one thing specifically, and would make much more of an effort to let the child do what the child wants to do, so long as it’s practical. That’s not to say she wouldn’t be perhaps a little more proud of her child does decide to have a career in battle as she did, because I think Hela would definitely be proud of a child that follows in her footsteps, as Hela just tends to be a bit on the prideful side.
(this is venturing into headcanon moreso than anything really based in canon, so bear with me)
I also think Hela would make it a point to be more present than her father was with her. She would be much more supportive, and would actively try to form some sort of bond with her child, but definitely not anything that would be considered overly soft, or perhaps really even distinctly motherly. I can almost see Hela sort of detaching herself, to some degree, from her child, which might stem from her own experience with detaching herself from friends, family, and acquaintances in order to become a better soldier, simply because that’s just how she’s used to being. In fact, I might go so far as to say that mothering might actually make her a little softer and a little more receptive to the wants and needs of others.
But, in short: she wouldn’t be a soft, gentle mother, but nor would she be an altogether bad or begrudging mother.
I hope this made Any kind of sense, and if it didn’t (or did), please feel free to send me another ask about this, because I’d love to talk more about this. I have another ask about how Hela would be with children, so I’ll definitely be talking more about this subject in the future! Thanks for reading!
