If anyone wants an explanation for any particular choices, I'll oblige!
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August Sader: "The Golden Goose" (German)
Vulcan: "The Bad Wife" (Russian) or "Bluebeard" (German)
Japeth vs. Evelyn: "Mother Holle" (German) or "Diamonds and Toads" (French)
Sophie x Rafal: "The Three Spinners" (German)
("Rapunzel" and "Rumpelstiltskin" are more obvious but inexact answers for Sophie herself.)
Agatha x Tedros: "The Raven" (German)
Rafal: "The Peasant and the Devil" (German) or "The King of the Golden Mountain" (German)
Old TLEA Rafal: "The Duration of Life" (German) or "The Old Man Made Young Again" (German)
Prequel Rhian: "Hans in Luck" (German) or "Faithful John" (German)
Tedros: "The Pink" (German) or "Donkey Cabbages" (German)
Agatha: "The Blue Light" (German) or "Vasilisa the Fair" (Russian)
TCY Rhian: "The White Bride and the Black One" (German) (I chose this one because of the snake pit involved. Still, note the TW: racism. However, to clarify, when "black" is used to describe the devil in other fairy tales, it's not necessarily related to race in the modern sense. We, as modern readers, are probably prone to interpreting "blackness" or "dark little devils" in some tales through a modern viewpoint, so the descriptions become problematic to us, out of their original context. Yet, I will also not dismiss the point that tales can be racist. This one is, while others are more based in symbolism instead of racism directly.)
"Fala had been what Rhian had called him when they were children , because he couldn't pronounce Rafal's name... Rafal remembered one instance in particular, where he'd used blood magic to turn Rhian's skin see through, revealing his twin's organs and veins, which left Rhian screeching Fala, Fala, Fala, until Rafal changed it back."
"When they were children.."
Children.. meaning that Rhian and Rafal canonically had magic or had acquired magic when they were younger.
Which means theories of them getting their magic when they became older or when they officially gained the title of "School Masters" when they were teenagers have to be out.
Were they born with it then? Most children say 1-2 words at 15/16 months, and 3 or more words by 18.. by the time they are officially toddlers they can say/put together 2 word sentences. Really, it depends on Rafal's definition of the word "children" here.
So, What time period is he referring to? Since Rhian couldn't pronounce Rafal's name, and was only really screeching "Fala" we can safely say he was under 3. (Maybe 4)?
But Rafal also mentions he uses Blood magic, not the regular fingerglow type. And for him to know what he was doing, turning his twin's skin see through, and for him to be able to be using that kind of magic at a young age... He'd need to have quite a developed conscious. Or.. in his unnatural case, he'd just need a natural sense for magic.
Given that technically, they are "Wizards" and that the whole celestium idea was passed down to Japeth during TCY, and also how young Rhian and Rafal would have to be, I do think they were born with some magical identity or "wizardly power" of some sort. Their parents maybe?
Yes, they could have been at the school when they were younger than most students and gotten their powers from the Storian. But according to that first image in Rise, they were probably 16-19 when the Storian gave them the oath.
Anyway, thoughts anyone? This scene that Rafal described gave me so many questions. This one was one of my first, though. Oh how I would kill for their backstory...
Well if so, headcanon that Hort and the other boys grew their hair out a bit because they didn’t have the time to cut their hair as they were always on the run
Except Aggie finds Tedros late at night snipping his hair because “appearances! I’m the king!” “well no one thinks you are atm, come on we need to go”
Tort both asked Sophie what spells she uses to change her hair colour and length but she wouldn’t tell them because she enjoyed laughing at the long hair all too much
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 15/?
Fandom: Girl Meets World
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Lucas Friar/Maya Hart, Riley Matthews/Farkle Minkus
Characters: Maya Hart, Lucas Friar, Riley Matthews, Farkle Minkus, Missy Bradford, Isaiah “Zay” Babineaux, Isadora Smackle
Additional Tags: Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy
Summary:
