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OK hear me out: Jonah Hauer-King as Aaron Halflight (thanks to @lolbeech for finding and confirming his last name)

Since Emily Windsnap is gonna be 16 in the movies might as well make Aaron look 16 too.

Also this means Jonah gets his wish to be a merman.

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Aaron is precious baby and no one will hurt him 😭

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What is your favorite thing about each Emily Windsnap character relationship? (Including Emily and Aaron LOL and Emily and Sam if that applies 😂)

1.Emily & Aaron = their friends-lovers-back to just friends arc. Honestly something you don't see at all in children's media. Except Pocahontas 2: Journey to the New World.

2.Emily&Shona = their ride-or-die friendship. Not even the biggest fights between them can keep these 2 apart for long.

3. Emily&Mandy = their "frenemies" relationship. I was pleasantly surprised that their friendship isn't just a straight enemies-to-friends arc. I liked the books taking the time to show all their past bad blood is going to have a serious impact on their friendship. Even when they think they're not enemies anymore. Even when you forgive someone, doesn't mean you'll forget all the bad shit they did before. You can't just say you're friends then just call it a day. Emily and Mandy arguably put even more work into their friendship than Emily and Shona. Because Emily and Mandy's friendship was in such a bad place before: I loved seeing these two make the extra effort to SHOW they're friends again, and not just say it.

4. Emily&Sam = the way they change each other for the better. By the time they've parted ways, they've become more confident in themselves and unafraid of what others think of them. Sam especially learns to become a better leader.

5. Jake&Mary Penelope = how these two risk everything for each other. Jake broke the law risking incredibly harsh punishment, Mary Penelope cut contact with her unsupportive parents and abandoned human society for him. It's beautiful watching their relationship slowly transform from infatuation easily shattered by bickering, to a stable love that no differences between them could destroy. Not count the alternate timeline in the last book. In a fantastical world of mermaids, prophecies and sea monsters, it's honestly refreshing to see how these two tackle many real-world relationship issues: A) how to raise a child, B) how to meet the in-laws, C) how to live together. They don't have the luxury of having their own castles like Neptune&Aurora. Jake&Mary P. are the only couple to stay together for all 9 books, which I think says all you need to know about their love for each other.

6.Neptune&Aurora = for the good Aurora brings out in Neptune, and how their legendary romance inspires all the other characters to strive to do good.

7. Emily&Mr. Beeston = their straightforward enemies-to-allies arc. It was gradual and very genuine. Because Beeston does way more than just say "sorry". He helps Emily and friends multiple times of his own accord, in her greatest times of need when he could've easily done nothing. And it helps that Mr. Beeston wasn't a straight villain from the beginning. Even in the first book he had glimmers of kindness to Emily, and was genuinely regretful for his actions from before the series begin. Shows how two people who started from the same place (semi-mers who grew up fatherless) can become very different from each other, and under the right circumstances could possibly be on good terms.

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What is your favorite thing about each Emily Windsnap character?

Good question! If I had to pick JUST ONE thing about each...

Emily = her perseverance.

Mary Penelope = her immediate acceptance of Emily just the way she is. She never tries to make her daughter something she's not. Especially when she finds out Emily is a mermaid.

Jake = his unending optimism.

Shona = her undying loyalty to her friends, even friends whom she barely knows.

Aaron = his diplomatic way of resolving conflicts. Or at least defusing conflicts for a little while.

Mr. Beeston = his redemption arc. He learns how to earn forgiveness and trust from everyone he screwed over. (this also applies to Jeras).

Mystic Millie = her bluntness. She's never afraid to criticize people when needed, even King Neptune. She's always said what's on my mind XD.

Mandy Rushton = her cunning ability to spread information. She was initially a fun villain to hate, using this ability to make everyone avoid Emily and even snitch on Emily to her mom. By the end, she's a loyal friend using her information-spreading skills to help Emily unite the 2 worlds of humans and merfolk.

King Neptune = how he changed as a ruler. Not only does he become a kinder ruler, he also becomes a more modern ruler in many ways. From his working together with humans, to even saying modern slang like "OK" and "yes, really!" XD.

Sam = his courage to help others no matter the cost, even standing up to his family.

Aurora = her ability to bring out the best in others. Neptune was a much more chill person during their marriage, her ghost moved Neptune to finally forgive her and officially make peace with humans, her life story also drives Aaron to always learn about his family history, which in turn helped a lot of other characters in ways nobody expected.

Archie = his way of manipulating people into giving him their trust. Like Mandy he's also a fun villain to hate. I think he actually succeeded where Mr. Beeston failed, at winning the Windsnap's trust and even romance with a human. Honestly I was shocked at the end by his big villain reveal.

Ella= her ability to keep peace between 2 sides without joining any sides. In that respect she's kinda like Emily.

Jacob= his moral ambiguity. On one hand he's a pirate and a terrible father who plays favorites with his sons. On the other hand he saved a bunch of other kids from terrible home lives: giving them a much brighter future as part of his crew, with the freedom to make their own choices. I kept reading Book 8 waiting for him to betray those kids, or reveal some ulterior motive for why he's helping them out. But that's never revealed. Even when everyone joins Jacob's unfavorite son Sam, Jacob just lets them. He's kinda like Tywin Lannister, in that he's way nicer to other kids than to this own.

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More Emily Windsnap goodness. Big thanks to @lolbeech for sharing this image with me. Probably the only clear official illustration of Aurora. From the latest edition "The Truth About Aaron", art by Joanie Stone.

(sorry for not posting much of my own art, been really sick)

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Neptune being an absolute icon in Emily Windsnap 👑🌊

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Aaron being an absolute icon in Emily Windsnap

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Sam being an absolute icon in Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince

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Aurora from Emily Windsnap in The Sims 4 ✨🏰

Here is my take on Aurora from Emily Windsnap with The Sims 4 CAS + custom content.

Pictures at the bottom ⬇️

1. Aurora’s day/casual wear - It’s a different swatch of Fiona’s dress from Shrek, and it has that medieval pattern to it.

2. Aurora’s wedding outfit - I imagined her in something simple rather than elaborate. I originally had her wearing a tiara, but I felt like this flower crown better represented her personality.

3. Aurora’s sleepwear - It’s a little elaborate, but it reminded me of a period nightgown.

4. Aurora’s activewear - Back in the medieval period Aurora obviously wouldn’t have been going to the gym in sweatpants, but I thought this was a casual flowy dress that would work for a walk around Halflight Castle or on the beach.

5. Aurora’s swimwear - There weren’t swimsuits back then, so I imagined another casual dress like in her activewear outfit. The dress is a very light blue (I tried not to put her in so much white lol).

6. Aurora’s party wear - This could work as both formal and party wear tbh. I wanted something simpler than #7. This could really be worn at any type of party or ball.

7. Aurora’s formal wear - This outfit is based on one of the two canon images of Aurora (the other one being from a spin off) which is included next. While it is not as medieval as I would have expected, I still think it’s pretty! I could imagine her wearing this at a party or ball thrown in her honor or when formally meeting other royalty or gods.

Hope you enjoyed my interpretation of Aurora! I will be doing other EW characters soon!

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Emily Windsnap characters’ favorite Broadway songs

Emily - Where Do You Belong? (Mean Girls) - Emily struggled finding where she fit in (multiple times) because of being both mermaid and human, and she had friends (I.e. Aaron and Shona) like Damian and Janis

Shona - Popular (Wicked) / Omigod You Guys (Legally Blonde) / She’s In Love (The Little Mermaid) - Shona is popular in school and has a personality very similar to Glinda. Same with Elle Woods. She’s In Love has a girly mermaidy sound to it and represents Shona’s love of romance

Aaron - Home (Beetlejuice) - Aaron has similar pain to Lydia because he also lost a parent. This song also represents how he finds a new home at Forgotten Island

Mandy - What Is This Feeling? (Wicked) - Emily and Mandy had a lot of conflict over the series but end up besties like Elphaba and Glinda

Mary Penelope - I Remember…/Stranger Than You Dreamt It (Phantom) - Represents Mary losing her memory and then regaining it, and the song also talks about a boat and a man lol

Jake - Epic III (Hadestown) - Jake and his family remind Neptune of love and cause him to change, just like Orpheus did with Hades. Also Jake loves poetry 📖

Millie - No Reason (Beetlejuice) - Millie is exactly like Delia and I could easily see her singing this to Emily

Mr. Beeston - A Cautionary Tale (Mean Girls) - Describes a tale of destruction and betrayal, just like what Beeston did to the Windsnap family

Neptune - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again / The World Above (Reprise) (The Little Mermaid) - WYWSHA represents Neptune’s love for Aurora and how much pain he was in when she died/and even later on in current day. The World Above is kinda self explanatory lol

Aurora - The One You’ve Been Waiting For (Six) / Heart of Stone (Six) - Aurora is the more famous and mysterious wife of Neptune just like Anne Boleyn is to Henry VIII (Shona learned about her in school and Aurora’s story has many secrets that are uncovered throughout the series). Just like in Six, Neptune is said to have multiple wives, but I honestly don’t believe that to be canon or he married mermaids just for temporary companionship. But just like Jane Seymour (Heart of Stone) Aurora is said to have been Neptune’s favorite and also died early in their marriage.

Njord - I Want The Good Times Back (The Little Mermaid) - Njord wants to overthrow Neptune just like Ursula wanted to overthrow Triton. He also had a past as royalty, as he was Neptune’s brother and shared the throne with him for a time

Archie - Sweet Child (The Little Mermaid) - Archie manipulated Emily and Aaron into helping him and Njord carry out their plans, just like Flotsam and Jetsam manipulated Ariel into helping Ursula

Seth - Something Bad (Wicked) - This song represents how Seth tells Emily and Shona about Njord and his history with Neptune

Jeras - Wonderful (Wicked) - Jeras wanted power and was offered it by Terra, like Elphaba was by the Wizard. The deal in both instances didn’t pan out

Fortuna - Close the Door (Anastasia) - This song represent’s Fortuna’s pain from losing Aurora, similar to the dowager and Anastasia

Terra - When You’re Good To Mama (Chicago) - This song represents Terra’s personality and how she helped Jeras when she saw power for herself, but she cursed him when he made a mistake

Jakob - Easy Street (Annie) - Jakob schemes like Rooster and Ms. Hannigan to get money/treasure

Michele - Get Down (Six) - Michele likes nice things (like things mentioned in the song) and has a certain level of power being the pirate king’s wife

Sam - For Good (Wicked) - Sam and Emily changed each other for the better over their adventure and allowed each other to gain confidence and courage

Noah - You’ll Be Back (Hamilton) - Noah believes that his crew will return to him after they side with Sam and he has the same possessiveness and cruelty as King George III

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Emily Windsnap characters’ favorite Katy Perry songs

Emily - Part Of Me - Being a semi mer is a special part of Emily that she loves

Shona - Teenage Dream - This song has a girly vibe and romanticizes love just like Shona.

Aaron - The One That Got Away - Emily dumped Aaron at the end of book 8 and he always seemed more invested in their relationship than Emily did.

Mandy - Choose Your Battles - While this song does have a romantic theme, it represents how Mandy spent so much energy on picking fights with and bullying Emily

Mary Penelope - One Of The Boys - She participates in some traditionally masculine activities and does not like Emily getting a feminine focused education in book 3

Jake - Resilient / Daisies - Both songs represent how he had to push through his time in prison and and stay hopeful

Millie - Chained To The Rhythm - The song has an eccentric and obliviously happy vibe just like Millie’s personality

Mr. Beeston - Tucked - He has feelings for Mary but keeps them tucked away because she is married

Neptune - Ghost - Lyrics represent how it felt for him when Aurora died

Aurora - Legendary Lovers / Double Rainbow - Legendary Lovers represents how Neptune and Aurora’s relationship went down in history for several reasons. Double Rainbow describes how Aurora did not marry Neptune for money but love and it also mentions northern lights.

Njord - Rise - This song has an epic feel and represents how Njord momentarily gained power after being unfrozen

Archie - Roar - This song represents how Archie set his and Njord’s plan into motion and betrayed Neptune after working for him for so many years.

Seth - This Moment - Seth and Shona didn’t know how long their time together would last because she and Emily needed to escape from Njord

Jeras - Only Love - This song talks about regret and represents how Jeras felt after Aurora and Fortuna’s deaths and how his character evolved from a depressed bad guy into a hopeful hero

Fortuna - Who Am I Living For? - She struggled after Aurora died and eventually ended up succumbing to her pain and loss of trust in Jeras

Terra - Dark Horse - This song has a goddess vibe and represents how she treated Jeras when making a deal with him and afterwards

Ella - Hey Hey Hey - This song represents Ella’s potential to lead but her inability to do so because she is a woman

Joel - It Takes Two - This song represents how Joel, and everyone else on Forgotten Island, realizes they need to work together to stop the earthquake’s damage

Saul - Not The End Of The World - This song represents Saul’s belief in the Prophecy and how Emily and Aaron would come to save Forgotten Island

Jakob - Waking Up In Vegas - This song talks about money, which Jakob loves, and it represents his arrogant attitude when it comes to his treasure

Michele - Pearl - She chose not to start again with Sam and stay with her husband. From the way Jakob acts, he probably held her back throughout her life and she hasn’t been able to be true to herself or her sons

Sam - Lost - He felt very lost in his childhood due to being part of a pirate family with morals opposite to his

Noah - Swish Swish - This song represents how cocky Noah gets by bullying Sam and winning rounds of the competition to get the Trident’s Treasure

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Emily Windsnap characters’ favorite Taylor Swift songs

Emily - A Place in this World - She struggles with finding where she fits in due to being half human half mermaid

Shona - Love Story - She loves romance and has her own love story with Seth

Aaron - You’re On Your Own, Kid - He had to take care of his mother and thought she would die and his father died soon before

Mandy - Bad Blood - self explanatory lol

Mary Penelope - The Story Of Us - Mary and Jake have an ongoing story, especially in the tides of time

Jake - The Great War - Jake and Mary had to fight through a lot to get each other back and build new lives with each other

Millie - Karma - She believes in all the karma type stuff

Mr. Beeston - Speak Now - He has feelings for Mary when she is married to Jake

Neptune - Long Live / Mastermind - Long Live has a lot of kingdom/royalty metaphors that describe his relationship with Aurora and Mastermind reminds me of how he and Jeras schemed to get him and Aurora together

Aurora - King Of My Heart / The Joker And The Queen - King Of My Heart is self explanatory and The Joker And The Queen talks a lot about how a king is not made of riches

Njord - I Did Something Bad - He did many bad things and felt very good about them lol, including trying to kill Neptune, trying to make a tsunami, etc.

Archie - This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things - He does not like Neptune and wants to overthrow him

Seth - Message In A Bottle - lyrics remind me of how he helped Emily and Shona get out of prison/defeat Njord and his blossoming romance with Shona

Jeras - Castles Crumbling / evermore - Castles Crumbling describes well what Jeras went through with Aurora and Fortuna’s deaths and evermore talks about pain that lasts forever (500 years in Jeras’ case)

Fortuna - the lakes - She had her favorite lake where she was buried and where Jeras died and the song mentions auroras

Terra - the last great american dynasty - the song describes a bitchy rich girl like Terra

Ella - The Man - She wasn’t a leader due to Forgotten Islands traditional ways and stayed on the sidelines

Joel - I Can See You - This is a romantic song but the lyrics remind me of how he and Emily snuck around for a while and tried to stay hidden from members of Joel’s group

Saul - Out Of The Woods - Reminds me of all the potential danger from the earthquake and falls and there’s a line about a necklace which Saul wears

Sam - Innocent - Talks about the past and regrets and how it doesn’t determine the future and one’s character

Noah - Vigilante Shit - Talks about revenge and has a mega baddie vibe