Ok so, I thought I should lay out how Ever After Highs's school system works within my universe, particularly to sort out the ages for my ocs so y'all know what's going on.
Eah works like an (American) highschool, in which there are four years the students attend. It starts with their first year, which the students have dubbed the Prologue year. It's the start of students learning more about their stories and how to properly play their roles. Their second and Third years are often called Act I and Act II, and these years are where they take classes that will aid them in making sure their stories play out correctly. They end with their Epilogue Year (more commonly called Legacy Year), in which they sign the Story Book of Legends and follow in their parents footsteps.
In the au I have with my OCS this is how everyone is year wise
DJ thinks Augustine's archery skills are so cool, even though her own scimitar skills are unmatched. With how bad she is with a bow and arrow, watching someone do it well just makes her happy for no reason other than "omg that's so cool I wish I was that good".
There has been a few occasions where DJ has brought her bird, Ghoti, out with her to visit friends for fun. For some reason, if Auggie is in the group, Ghoti makes it his mission to fly to her head and give it a headbutt. DJ does not know why this keeps happening, and she feels bad every time because of it, but Auggie doesn't seem to mind too much.
Auggie may not know DJ too well, but DJ has seen her sneaking around at night multiple times. Why? DJ was either too tired to care or was dragged away by Melody before she could investigate.
DJ is terrified of Theodore (in theory - she's never actually met Augustine's pet)
DJ has only ever heard about what happens in princess classes through students like Auggie (since her tale has nothing to do with being a "damsel in distress"), and wishes she could just drag her friends out of the classes and bring them somewhere to spar or something like that.
DJ has only been to one of Auggie's and Prim's parties once, and had to leave 10 minutes in because she got a bit... too excited, Melody saw and dragged her out to calm her down, only to just leave lmao.
Auggie and DJ have sparred a few times. DJ has won most times, but to be fair to Auggie, she has basically been training to become a strong fighter her entire life purely with swords, and it's not like Auggie wasn't a hard opponent either - DJ respects her swordsmanship very much.
Oh also uh *pulls out sketchbook* would you mind giving a physical desc of like all of your ocs?
Absolutely omg
This is gonna be long lol
Augustine Ella - a fair bit paler than her sister, freckles fleck her cheeks and across her nose. She's around 5'2 and has a slim build. Her hair is an auburn red type of color and its slightly wavy. Her hair is either up in a braided style or fully down. She has a small scar above her left eyebrow from a sword accident, and a longer scar going down her right thigh to her ankle from when she into someone while she was ice-skating and their ice-skating blade sliced her leg open. Her eyes are a bluey green color and have little gold flecks in them. Outfit and Hair Style inspo below
Sylvester Bishop - Tall and lanky, around 6'2 or so, much like the mad hatter himself. Sylvester dyes his hair a stark platinum white to match his mother's hair. His natural color is the same as the Mad Hatter's fiery red hair. He does have various, faint scars from certain things he endured at the hands of his maternal grandmother, and due to the basic sword training he's had. His eyes are a soft blue color. Outfit and Hair inspo below
Rosie Midas - Rosie is a bit taller than most of her peers, at 5'5. Her hair is a dark, chocolate brown and is always up in what seems to be like a wedding knot. She always has some form of gold hair piece in no matter the day or the occasion. Her eyes are a hazel-amber color, mixed with a little bit of green. She's slightly tan, and has freckles throughout her face, shoulders and arms. Outfit and Hair inspo below
This is an OC fic, Canon characters are included, but it will primarily be about my ocs, read at your own discretion
Chapter One - Conflict
Augustine Ella, the eldest daughter of Cinder And Kit Ella and the older sister of Ashlyn Ella had always dreamed of following in her mother's footsteps and becoming the next Cinderella. To be swept off her feet by a handsome prince and live her happily ever was a destiny she was lucky to be born into, a destiny only a select few had the joy of having. With a dreamy sigh, the girl flopped onto her bed, staring up at her ceiling, a notebook clutched to her chest. Life couldn't get any better for her, at least it didn't seem that way. She had the fairy best friends a princess could ask for in Oleander Beauty and Emmaline White, the son of Sleeping Beauty and the daughter of Snow White respectively, and was even lucky enough to have her very own prince charming in that of her loving boyfriend, Dexter Charming. She also had the best and most supportive younger sister and a loving duo of parents. She seemed to be leaving the dream life, and if that was the case, Augustine hoped to never wake up.
A knock at her door pulled the princess from her thoughts, and she brightened up even more as Dexter poked his head in. “Dexter!” She cheered, sitting up and tossing the notebook aside. The girl made her way to the door, fully opening it and giggling as Dexter swept her up in a hug and spun her around. “What're you doing here? I thought you were spending the day dragon training with Daring?” She asked as he kissed her on the cheek.
The prince gave a small shrug, setting her down and pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. “He's with Oleander and Sylvester doing sword training. . . I didn't really want to be there.” Dexter admitted a bit sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.
“They're sword training? And didn't invite me?” Augustine huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. Usually when Daring, Oleander and Sylvester did sword practice, she was invited, well she and a few other people including Daring's younger sister and Dexter's twin, Darling Charming. The two girls were proficient with swords, Augustine having learned from a very young age how to handle herself with a blade. Her father, Kit, made sure to teach her as soon as she was old enough to safely hold a sword in her hands.
Dexter laughed, shaking his head at his girlfriend's upset attitude. “I don't think they really planned on starting up sword practice, it just kinda happened, Auggie. Do you want me to take you down there so you can join?”
She shook her head, taking his hand and dragging him to her bed where they both sat down. “No, I'd much rather be here with you.” She purred, laying her head on his chest and cuddling up next to him. The girl was absolutely smitten with Dexter, his awkward, clumsy nature seemingly being very enchanting. She prayed he was her prince charming, the one she was destined to be with for her happily ever after. It just had to be true, a love like this had to be meant to be, didn't it? There was no way she and Dexter were this in love and it wasn't what the StoryBook of Legends had in store for them. “Dex, do you ever wonder what the rest of our lives are going to be like?” She asked wistfully, looking up at him with love sparkling in her green eyes.
Dexter gave her a small, loving smile, “I don't really have to wonder, I know it'll be perfect because I'm with you.” He said, his face turning a dark red after he spoke. A nervous laugh escaped his lips and he looked away from the girl cuddled up next to him. “I guess that's a little too cheesy. . .”
“No it's not. I think the same thing.” Augustine reassured, gently turning his head towards her again. She gave him a soft smile, before placing a gentle kiss on his lips. Dexter immediately melted as Augustine kissed him, quickly wrapping his arms around her and kissing the princess back. All his worries seemed to melt away, and it was clear to Augustine that he had calmed down a little as she pulled away. “All better?” She asked, her face still mere inches away from his.
Dexter nodded, his face still flushed a dark red. He gently went back in for another kiss, something Augustine quickly leaned into. The moment seemed to last forever between them, that is until Dexter’s Mirror Phone began to ring. He pulled away, letting out a sigh. Fishing his phone from his pocket, Dexter quickly answered it with an apologetic look at his girlfriend.
“Yes - yes Daring. . . I'm with Auggie? No, we're still on campus” He said, Daring being inaudible on the other end, “yeah I can be there soon. . . I know, I won't skip out on it I promise.” He went silent for a few moments as Daring seemingly spoke for a good length of time on the other end. Augustine ran her hands through her hair, trying to strain her ears to hear whatever Daring was saying but it was to no avail. “Ok, bye.” Dexter finished, hanging up the phone with a heavy sigh. “I've gotta go help with the dragons now apparently. I'm sorry, Auggie.”
Augustine gave a sad smile and sat up all the way, “It's ok, I knew you'd have to leave at some point.” She said with a sigh, walking her boyfriend to the door. The two said a quick goodbye, with Dexter giving Augustine one last kiss before disappearing down the hallway. Augustine went and sat back on her bed, picking up the discarded notebook and opening it up. Inside were many discarded, half finished stories written by her. She had been working on them right before Dexter had gotten there. The girl picked up a pen off her nightstand and moved to begin writing again, but the door swung open once more, revealing the raven black hair of Emmaline, who looked fairy, fairy mad.
Augustine blinked, closing her notebook, “Emma, are you ok?” She asked, only to have Emmaline's angry glare focused on her. Augustine swallowed hard, almost immediately figuring out what was wrong.
“Why was he here, again?” Emmaline asked, anger burning in her voice. She was referring go Dexter, whom she had run into in the hallway, or at least Augustine assumed she had.
“Because he's my boyfriend. He's allowed to be here.” Augustine huffed back.
“. . . He can't be your boyfriend Augustine, you're betrothed.”
“Emmaline you know Oleander and I haven't been betrothed for months now! What's your issue?”
Emmaline quickly grabbed Augustine's arm, her eyes flashing for a brief moment with anger. “He's your destined prince, you have to be with him! You know Dexter isn't going to fulfill your destiny!” She hissed, her nails digging into Augustine’s arm.
Augustine's eyes darkened, and she pulled her arm away, causing a bit of her skin to tear and begin to bleed. "He's not the prince in my story, Emmaline! You, of all people, should know that!" Augustine growled back, stepping away from her friend, "You're the one who wants to run away with someone who you know for sure isn't your prince charming. . .maybe you should think about that yourself before coming after me when you don't even know the truth." Augustine finished speaking, her voice coming out a mere hiss at her last words.
Emmaline balked, eyes wide and tears forming in them. Augustine had delivered a low blow, knowing Emmaline didn't have a story. . . Her younger sister Apple somehow ended up obtaining the destiny to be the next Snow White, something that made Emmaline irrationally angry, something Augustine knew would hurt her. She didn't say anything, there was nothing to say. . .at least for a few seconds. “But Oleander still loves you!” Emmaline blurted out, knowing it was almost one hundred percent a lie. Everyone at Ever After knew Oleander Beauty was sorely in love with C.A Cupid.
“Now you're just making up fairy bad lies.” Augustine said, pulling herself up from her bed and beginning to tend to her bleeding arm. “I'm going to leave. I can't stand to look at you.” She said angrily, “A good friend would support me and my relationship, I guess you’re not a fairy good friend, Emmaline.” And with that, Augustine walked out of the room, headed to find a certain cricket who just might be able to give her some decent advice.
