#mandy rushton

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Emily's bully

[cjbolan]

How the Emily Windsnap movies might differ from the books now that Emily’s gonna be 16…

1) All the kid characters will get aged up to be about 16 years old.

2) The kids’ stakes will be much higher, so audiences can still feel the same heightened suspense for them whenever peril is afoot.

3) Emily and Aaron’s romance will be much more passionate and intense.

4) Emily won’t be so confused about being in love. She may have some wrong ideas about love, but at 16 she’d have some notion of what love is like. Probably from reading teen magazines or watching one too many teen movies 😆. Maybe unlike the books, she’ll be 100% confident about their relationship after their first kiss.

5) Mandy will be much more sneaky in how she bullies Emily. Assuming she’s also aged up to 16. Unlike the books where she screams “FISH GIRL” at Emily loud enough for everyone to hear, maybe she whispers it whenever she can get close enough to Emily. And unlike the book where she blatantly pushes Emily into the pool in front of everyone, Mandy will try making it look like an accident and push Emily in a more subtle way. And she might stop not just Julie, but the entire class from wanting to befriend Emily.

6) Millie won’t babysit Emily anymore . Which might drastically affect their relationship. Honestly who babysits a 16-year-old?

7) Mr. Beeston might drop the whole awkward “birds and bees”-style sex talk , and just bluntly tell Emily how she was born from wedlock. He might assume Emily at 16 is mature enough to understand.

8) Jake might be more clingy and overprotective of Emily. If she’s 16 when they finally reunite , then their time together will be very short. They’ll have only ~2 years together before she goes off to college and possibly away from home. And Emily will be at an age where more boys are interested in her. Jake may not be ready yet to let other men into her life, as he’s the first man to JUST enter her life. Not counting Mr. Beeston. Remember Jake’s “…ALONE?!” comment when he’s told Emily and Aaron will be alone together? Just imagine that scene magnified up to 11. This will also makes his Book 2 treatment of Emily even more infantilizing (giving her a baby doll, secretly following her, dismissing her fears and worries by telling white lies, etc.). This might create more conflict between them in the long run.

(thanks to @orithereticent @sundayahope @lolbeech @deepestphotoshopwonderwomanpaper @werewolfpurfect and many more for inspiring some of these ideas!)

[cjbolan]

Starting to think Mandy Rushton’s parents never liked Emily in the first place. If they did, they would’ve shown some immediate shock or regret once they recognized her in Book 2. How would you feel realizing you just kidnapped someone very dear to your only child? And in Book 1 they got really mad at Mandy for hanging out with Emily. And I think their dislike is the reason Mandy and Emily didn’t make up sooner.

Which begs the question why they would dislike Emily. Maybe they think Emily’s a bad influence on Mandy? Maybe they think Emily is weird being the only kid in Brightport who couldn’t swim? Maybe because Emily is raised by a single mom? Maybe because Emily was borne out of wedlock?

[cjbolan]

Emily and Mandy from Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time. Mild spoiler, but the story has a massive time skip. I’m about halfway through this book now, you can follow my reactions to the book here. Enjoy!

[Image description. Sketches of Emily Windsnap and Mandy Rushton as adult women. End description.]

[cjbolan]

Thinking back to the Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep climax, when Jake completely loses his shit at Mr. Beeston and King Neptune. Seriously he’s violently grabbing them and screaming in their faces. Granted it’s because Jake’s family is in danger.

Seeing how violent Jake can be when protecting his family…IMAGINE what Jake would’ve done if he saw the Rushtons kidnapping his daughter. Facing an angry protective merman father might dampen Mr. Rushton’s mermaid obsession.

[cjbolan]

Another AU of Emily Windsnap that I thought of was if Emily didn't realize she was a mermaid until she was older. Like she's 16-19 and gets into a boating accident like Mary did when she was younger, but the second she's in the water she turns into a mermaid. Maybe Shona shows up, and is confused by this random mergirl she's never met before.

Ooooohhhh I like that!!! I could imagine Shona sees Emily fall overboard and swims to her rescue, like Jake did with Mary when they first met. Only to be surprised to see this supposedly human girl become a mermaid right before her very eyes.

Also if Emily's 16-19...maybe the boating accident is during a prom cruise. Although for Emily to go to prom, she'd have to have friends or a date to go with. Maybe in this AU: Emily and Mandy are still friends and not yet enemies, so they'd go to prom together. As for how Emily gets into said boating accident? She could fall overboard by accident. Or she and Mandy get into a fight, with Mandy angrily pushing her off. By the time Shona arrives and Emily becomes a mermaid... this could be the moment Emily, Shona, and Mandy all meet each other for the first time!

[cjbolan]

Mandy Rushton - another pivotal character from the Emily Windsnap series.

I really tried designing her with her personality in mind . Lot of sharp angles to show how mean and prickly she comes off towards others (especially Emily). And baggy loose conservative clothing to show how she’s insecure and always covering up her real feelings. From her misery at her family life, to her missing being friends with Emily.

Enjoy!

[cjbolan]

Emily Windsnap/K Pop Demon Hunters Parallels…

Emily = Rumi (de facto leader with a secret dual heritage that gives her special powers)

Shona = Zoey (the nice people pleaser)

Mandy= Mira (the overly aggressive mean girl who sticks up for her friends and ultimately has their best interests at heart, even when she rubs her friends the wrong way)

Aaron = Jinu (the de facto leader’s love interest with a tragic family secret, and one of the few people who understands her)

Jake = Bobby (the supportive father figure)

Mr. Beeston = Gwi Ma (the villain who performs memory wipes)