my thoughts about Azul/Rielle are
maybe it’s just that Rielle seems like a sweet enough person from the little we’ve seen of him in canon, plus he’s in RSA the good boy school, but i find it hard to picture him as an outright bully of Azul. maybe that’s just wishful thinking tho
but, i can see him being complicit in the sense of not bothering to try and help, and/or laughing along in that way ppl can do where they’re just blindly joining in with whatever everyone else is doing without taking the time to recognize why it’s hurtful
i also feel like, similar to how Neige never did anything directly to Vil, he was just a pain for always getting the roles Vil wanted and making Vil feel compared to him, plus taking the fairest one of all crown, Rielle’s existence would be annoying enough to Azul alone simply bc of him seeming like this beloved perfect prince when Azul’s experience was not like that at all
however! while we dunno much abt canon Rielle yet i don’t think, if i assume his personality will be derived somewhat from Ariel in The Little Mermaid… him and Azul are actually kind of similar
if anyone remembers in the film Ariel was the youngest and picked on by her sisters a lot, everyone thought she was weird for going off collecting trinkets and checking out the surface instead of doing more princess stuff, she didn’t seem like she felt like she fit in
and while it’s not the same as literally being ostracized from merfolk society and feared like the sea witch, it’s not like she was 100% accepted either
plus she was obsessed with going on land
i think canon Rielle said sth abt rly wanting to be on land too
Azul also chose to go on land
iirc not many ppl from the Coral Sea do this, so they have this land fascination in common, albeit for slightly different reasons perhaps
however, i can also see Azul being like… you could have just been a normal princess and you chose to be a weirdo whereas i was forced into this and tried to make myself into something that would be more loved :’)
but yeah perhaps Rielle is interested in Azul bc of this now that they’re older
i also just like Rielle having the biggest crush on Azul. i have no good reason for this, i just think Azul is hot and people should crush on him lol
i was thrilled at the clip i saw where Rielle was like omg i wanted to keep in touch, you’re so handsome and distinguished, like hello