Just Learned That My School Year Will Probably NOT Be Taken On Account, Which At This Point Wouldn't

Okay okay okay you know what ? Fallen Angel AU everyone, get in

This may get kind of long, so TLDR will be at the end.

On one hand there are Angels, led by King Frederick and his family; on the other hand there are Demons, led by King Edmund and his family (Eugene and his mother are by his side). The two Kingdoms are separated by a physical barrier called the Black Rocks, that can almost never be moved or broken.

Why almost ? Because the leaders of the Kingdoms have the Moonstone and the Sundrop, and can use them to control the rocks. In this AU, Rapunzel has the Sundrop while King Edmund has a Moonstone staff. (I'll come back to this later).

Where is the drama ?

Well first, Rapunzel and Eugene have met a few times already (when their parents would meet each other for political business) and fallen in love, but their relationship is made impossible by the fact that they can't really see each other (no way to communicate) and because relationships between Angels and Demons are forbidden.

Second drama : said relationships are forbidden for a reason. Unlike King Frederick who does everything himself, King Edmund has separated the work between the members of the Brotherhood : Quirin, being the wisest, was the one in charge of meeting with the Angels (and thus given the Moonstone staff). However, the knight fell in love with one of the Angels accompanying the King, and they had a child. A child named Varian, whom his mother had to hide from the authorities and who was born with broken wings because of the incompatibility between Angels and demons. The two kings were the only ones to know, and so the day King Edmund put Quirin in charge of Eugene's education instead (because he was still loyal and caring), King Frederick started to track Varian's mother down.

Frederick ultimately succeeded and Varian's mother was sent to jail (which are not among the Angels but among the Demons instead), which led to Varian wanting revenge because of course he would. So Varian befriends Rapunzel in order to manipulate her and force her to use the Sundrop to get rid of the Black Rocks, which would allow him to reunite with his family while also threatening to annihilate both of the Kingdoms. Varian is stopped and put under arrest, sent into jail as well.

That's where our real story begins. King Edmund, who knows Eugene should soon replace him as King, decides to test his son's skills as a leader. In order to do that, he asks him to go visit Varian in jail (without saying anything about him) with the mission to have to tell him after a few days what he thinks would be best to do with him.

Eugene does so, and is shocked to see a kid, and above all one that seems to be neither an Angel nor a Demon. Is that why his Dad sent him ? Because he didn't know how to judge this particular person ? Because he felt sorry for the kid ? Or because he just saw him as an opportunity ?

Eugene doesn't want to see him as any of these things. He wants to understand the kid, who he is and what his point of view is, not just what he has done. It is difficult to do so however, because Varian is very hostile, so Eugene tries all kind of ways to get the kid to open up, which eventually leads to them being friends.

Bonus angst ? Bonus angst.

Edmund has forced Eugene to come with a bodyguard, which are the members of the Brotherhood : so yes, Varian and Quirin did meet, although none of them recognized each other because Varian has no idea what his Dad looks like and Quirin has no idea he has a son (Frederick and Edmund kept this "accident" a secret).

There are many jails among King Edmund's Kingdom, but only one is made for "criminals seen as a threat". Which means that Varian is in the same HUGE prison as his mother is in, and many other familiar faces as well. And yes, Andrew is Varian's cellmate, and he does try to make him join him in his plan to 1) break free and 2) steal the Moonstone's staff.

Eugene loves Rapunzel but Varian sure doesn't. When they come to that subject, Eugene is less than pleased to learn that Varian has hurt Rapunzel to get his way, and Varian is really not happy to learn that Eugene (who he finally thought he could trust) is on Rapunzel's side.

TLDR; Varian, born from a forbidden love between an Angel and a Demon, goes to jail after he has attacked Princess of the Angels Rapunzel. In jail, he meets Prince of the Demons Eugene, who was sent by his father to learn more about that Fallen Angel who is unique in many ways. Friendship and redemption follows, though it is not easy with Varian's hatred for everyone and his cellmate Andrew trying to further manipulate him.

Plus est en vous

This One Shot is part of my Impersonator!AU, which is Varian-centric and whose basic plot is this : everything is the same as in the show except that Cassandra refuses to team up with Zhan Tiri. There are not a few changes, mainly that Cassandra gets her redemption faster (because she isn’t manipulated by Zhan Tiri in staying angry at Raps) and that Zhan Tiri has to find another way to get the Ultimate Power. This takes place during the finale, and yes the title is both an indication and a pun. I hope you’ll like it ! Trigger Warnings for possession and threats to use violence (which of course remain threats, no violence shown here) -----

Rapunzel was silent as she walked down the corridor, letting her steps guide her through the castle. Her mother whom she just left had told her that king Edmund was on his way and would reach Corona in a matter of hours. Hours, and he would take the Moonstone back to the Dark Kingdom it should never have left in the first place. She should feel relieved. After all these months of trying to get through to Cassandra, things were finally about to get back to normal : Rapunzel and her friends -her family- right by her side, having their happily ever after at long last. She should feel relieved, yet she wasn’t. She couldn’t help the bad feeling gnawing at her insides, warning her to be on her guard, whispering that there was more coming. And there was. When Cassandra handed her the Moonstone, she told her about that mysterious ghost girl who had appeared to her. The warrior had of course been wary, refusing to listen to the spectre and feeling that there may be more going on than what she was letting on. Truthfully, Cassandra had hesitated to turn to the ghost, but her suspicion had been too strong; she didn’t know who she was, but that girl gave her the same impression that the servants of Zhan Tiri had -something ancient and powerful-. Cassandra had sent her away and the ghost had no choice but to do as told : before she disappeared however, she had made the threat to get her hands on the Ultimate power one way or the other. Rapunzel was no fool : she knew that threat was not to be taken lightly. That ghost girl, whoever she was, had almost gotten through to Cassandra of all people. Although she had fortunately not revealed herself for now, Rapunzel knew it was just a matter of time. She had to be lurking around, watching them at any time, waiting for them to make even the slightest misstep : and when one of them irremediably would, spiraling into dangerous thoughts, indulging in the wrong feeling for a little too long, then she would be there. No one was safe. No one but Edmund could be fully trusted, King Edmund who had already endured the Moonstone’s tricks for decades. That was why the princess had not taken any risk- she couldn’t take any risk, not with magic that could quite literally destroy the world as they knew it. Ever since Cassandra had given the Moonstone back, it had been locked away in a chest- a piece of ancient Corona metallurgy whose only key was guarded at all time by Rapunzel, and Rapunzel only. But the princess was only one person, and so it had been decided that a tag-team of sort would be formed so as to have at least one person watching over the chest at all time. Rapunzel had of course chosen people she trusted with her life : Eugene, Lance, Varian and Cassandra. She had gotten a lot of reproaches for this choice, but the princess had stood her ground : they were all redeemed, good people who wanted to do what was right- to protect the world. All of them were. A faint sizzling sound caught her attention, so subtle she almost missed it, soon followed by the muffled sound of glass breaking. But- there wasn’t anyone else in the empty corridors, just like there was no glass nor fire. In the span of a second, Rapunzel became extremely aware of her surroundings. Without her noticing it, her steps had led her near the royal vault, where no one was ever wandering and where the Moonstone had been hidden for that exact reason. Rapunzel didn’t think. She couldn’t think as she ran to the vault’s door and threw it open. Someone had to be in there, one of her friends as they had intended and surely they were the cause of that sound although there was no glass or fire in the vault, nothing but a chest and someone watching over it- There was indeed someone in here. There was one of her friends. That’s what she should think. That’s what she would think, if the chest was closed. Instead, the chest was wide open, its lock completely melted; if Rapunzel had to guess, she’d say it was because of whatever had been inside the small vial, now mere shards of glass on the floor. The room was bathed in a soft blue glow, illuminating the walls, the ceiling and the face of the person towering over the chest- over the opal. Varian. For a second, Rapunzel thought she was mistaken. The room was oddly dark, except for the blue glow : surely this wasn’t her friend, it had to be someone else, and even if that would be far more alarming it would be better in a way. Everything would be better than seeing Varian’s blue eyes staring at the opal gently floating in front of him, seemingly mesmerized. But then she heard Pascal croak in her ear, and she knew this was reality. This was actually happening -being betrayed, the Moonstone getting stolen- and she had to do something. She had to protect the Moonstone and stop Varian now before it was too late. She shared a look with Pascal, and the chameleon on her shoulder immediately understood, going invisible before climbing down. With that out of her mind, Rapunzel took a deep breath, air finally filling her lungs again : as she exhaled, evacuating both air and bad thoughts, Varian turned his attention towards her, finally noticing her presence. "Varian. What are you doing ?" The moment their eyes met, the moment she spoke these words, a race against time started. The clock was ticking now, and it was up to Rapunzel to buy as much time as she possibly could in order to avoid the worst case scenario. "Nothing to worry about, princess : simply what I must." Varian's voice was calm, too calm in a situation like this, and Rapunzel hated it. She wanted him to be scared, to be regretful, to be sorrowful : she wanted a proof that he was acting against his will, that he didn't want to betray her once again. She wanted to trust him. So she did. "Varian, you don’t have to do anything. Whatever this ghost girl has told you, it's all lies : she's only using you as a tool.” Chancing a small step forward, she extended her hand, “Please, let me help you." She had been expecting many responses -denial, lashing out, pleading-, but the chuckle that escaped Varian was not one of them. The sound of it wasn't malicious or condescending, but genuinely amused instead : it reminded the princess of the afternoons they would spend together, exchanging jokes and funny memories. "Oh no- you've got it all wrong, princess. Well, except for one point," He replied with a smirk, "I am afraid I have indeed been using him as a tool." Rapunzel's brain stopped completely. Him ? What...? All this time, she had been afraid the ghost would use one of them to reach the Moonstone. All this time, the princess had been so sure their enemy was trying to divide and conquer. She had never thought she would only conquer, never thought she would use one of her friends that way. But as realization crashed into her, Rapunzel had to face the horrible truth that the person right in front of her had not betrayed her, for the sole reason that they had never been her friend. "Who- are you ?" She whispered, her voice gone because of the shock. This- this couldn't be. Varian was- he was- "What have you done to him ?" "Don't look at me that way. I needed a body, and your little friend here appeared to be needing some sort of break. It is an arrangement, if you please." 'Varian' replied, and Rapunzel wasn't sure if she was more horrified by the fact that a child -her friend- was being possessed or by the casualty with which the ghost had told her the news. "As for my name, it would be rather difficult to provide you with an answer : you see, I was given many names throughout the centuries, tales or even forms I have taken." She waved Varian's hand -no, her hand because Varian was no longer in control of his own body, if he was even there- with a knowing smile. "A warlock. A demon. Even a blizzard. But I think most of your kind knows me as-" "Zhan Tiri." Rapunzel whispered. "Indeed." The demon replied with glee, as if Rapunzel's heart wasn't sinking in her chest, as if her whole worldview wasn't being shattered. Zhan Tiri was real- she was there. She had taken over Varian's body, and was using her friend to take the Ultimate Power for herself. What was she supposed to do...? "Now, if you'll excuse me-" Rapunzel felt her heart stop as the demon outstretched her arm, reaching for the floating opal. At that exact moment, Pascal reappeared next to the chest, sending his tongue right into Zhan Tiri's left eye : the demon stumbled back, more surprised than actually hurt, and Rapunzel didn't waste a second. Throwing her air, she caught one of Zhan Tiri’s wrist, restraining her and keeping her from going anywhere near the Moonstone. The demon was however quick to respond, grabbing one of her alchemy ball and throwing it at the princess. Rapunzel heard Pascal shriek in fear but she was quick to step aside, avoiding the pink goo as it expanded on the floor. When she brought her eyes back to the demon however, it was to see that Zhan Tiri had managed to get ahold of Pascal during their short fight, holding the chameleon with her free hand. "I advise you stand down, Sundrop." The demon laughed, and Rapunzel quickly thought of her options. She was all alone with a demon who was possessing one of her friends and wouldn't hesitate to hurt the other; no one ever went to the vault and the next shift, which was Cassandra's, wasn't before another ten minutes. Could she hold on that long without getting any of her friends hurt ? As if she had read her mind, Zhan Tiri's grip on Pascal tightened, urging the princess to make her choice. "Well ? What will it be, Sundrop ?" Rapunzel watched in horror as Pascal let out small croaks of pain and terror in Zhan Tiri's vicious grip, the demon threatening to hit him on the sharp side of the chest. "Let him go, please !!" Rapunzel blurted out, unable to stand the thought of her best friend getting severely hurt, or worse. "Let both of them go." Zhan Tiri only loosened a bit her grip on Pascal, eyeing Rapunzel in an insistent and impatient kind of way. With a defeated sigh, the princess released the demon's wrist : the latter immediately opened her hand, freeing the chameleon who ran out of reach of Zhan Tiri. "And Varian ?" The princess insisted, staring at the demon as she waited for her to complete her part of the deal. She couldn't really attack her as long as she was hiding under Varian's skin like a human shield, but once he was free she could- "I can't let the alchemist go for now, I'm afraid : as long as I don't have a body of my own, I will need to use his. I have been doing so for some time now after all, and I don't see the point in fixing something that isn't broken." The demon raised one of her hands to her head, brushing the raven bangs back in place as if she was merely taking care of something that was hers; Rapunzel was fuming, feeling an unfamiliar, unbridled anger surge through her, making her see red. "No- you can't just-" She cried in anger, gripping her hair more firmly : she wanted to fight, had to fight, but- could she do so without hurting Varian ? "Give him back !!" "Oh, don't worry your Heigness," In a smooth gesture, Zhan Tiri took Varian's goggles off of her head and let them fall to the ground, a gleeful smirk appearing at her lips at the sound of the lens breaking on impact. Finally, with all of her enemies rendered powerless, the demon could get rid of her disguise : no more pretending to be this pathetic alchemist. She would show them all who she really was, and they would fear her. "Your friend won't suffer nearly as much as the rest of Corona." Zhan Tiri finished, outstretching her arm and closing her hand around the Moonstone; Rapunzel let out a cry of terror as power exploded, filling the room before everything was drowned in a sea of blue and white.

What happened while Rapunzel was away

Sad to say that I'm back in college, which means no more social life for another (and hopefully last) year.

I colored one of those Varian sketches From a while back

Context: an AU where Hector takes Varian under his wing post-QfaD.

So I tried to explain how great a character Varian is to my non-Tangled watching friends yesterday...

A little update

Hello to everyone reading this, I hope you're doing great in these trying times !

As you may have noticed, I've been pretty inactive lately because of college and of course, finals. For that very reason and although I am not forgetting this blog, I think I can say without a doubt that I won't be very active in general. That doesn't mean I will stop posting at all, in fact I'll do my best to keep uploading as frequently as I can but it will most certainly be a matter of one post from time to time.

Once again, this doesn't mean I'm falling out of the fandom or anything. I'm still learning how Tumblr works, how college works and how to make both of them work together : just think of this as an assurance that I'll try my best :)

I also wanted to take this occasion to say how grateful I am for all the support ! Even the smallest sign of appreciation for what I do means the world to me, so thank you <3

Anyway, thank you for reading, and I'll see you here or on A03 !!

👀 I like where this is going-

Crescent Moon pg. 6 Link to first page: www.deviantart.com/berryjammer… Next page: … pending 

Here’s the first 6 pages, now on tumblr! if there is continued interest I hope to finish the others I have planned.

I feel the inclusion of Shorty (the bearded guy) should be explained a bit. In one of the episodes he became Varian’s assistant for a science exposition when Cassandra (the moonstone girl from pg. 1) backed out last minute. I don’t want to do a deep analysis of Shorty of all people (that would kinda defeat the purpose), but he WAS the only one who would help, and I have a theory that he kept a (vague) interest in Varian’s work afterwards and often hangs around the lab. Varian just sorta went with it and now addresses his long science rants to the raccoon and Shorty both. Mostly he’s here for comic relief. 

This is a ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure’ (aka ‘Tangled the series’, or TTS) fan comic staring Varian, and DISNEY OWNS THE SHOW, NOT ME. Some of the art used comes from the show, and my username is written there simply so that people can find the rest of the comic. It is NOT made for profit, just fun.

Watch me not knowing what a tag is and therefore answering it late ahah Thank you for the tag @sofidemente ! 1) I've lived in the countryside for as long as I can remember, but I recently had to move alone in a big city in order to go to college and it was both terrifying and exciting ! I've been used to barely having Internet, social interactions or stores, so past the first panic attacks I've been feeling like a child on Christmas day lol 2) I am oblivious, like the most oblivious person I know. I usually never get adult jokes, I can talk with someone for months without realizing they were actively flirting, I always take my friends seriously even when they are clearly joking. I'm not trying to be mean or else, I'm just in my world I guess 3) I am this kind of annoying person who will put english words into their every sentence, especially swear words ahah Tagging goes to : @aquagalaxy64  @scythes-are-fun @varritaas and anyone else who wants to do it ! I hope you’ll have fun, this game is nice !

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