Adaine and Aelwyn's Story :: Fantasy High 

One of my favorite fictional characters. Her sass is a large part of her attraction, kinda like Aeirth from FF7

Among Fantasy High characters (hell, among most Intrepid Hero characters), there are no duds...but Adaine will always be my favourite, without hesitation.

The description of her fears in the nightmare forest. Being immortal. Everyone dying. Being a divination wizard. But not being able to stop time killing everyone. Fuck. Me.

It's because Aelwyn was a child raised by genuinely fucked up adults and Angwyn was one of said fucked up adults. Being raised in a bad environment and not having the power or life stability to change that doesn't make you a bad person, and so Aelwyn truly did deserve a second chance to be a person outside of the bubble she lived in. Angwyn could just kinda not be so much of a loyalist that he'd KILL HIS OWN CHILD, but he chose death.

Aelwyn essentially responded to the same circumstances as Adaine in a different way. Angwyn and Arianwen made a choice, Aelwyn and Adaine were just trying to survive. Throughout their childhood, Aelwyn unfortunately learned that self-preservation came at the cost of her sister but if she was in a better situation, she likely would have treated Adaine differently. She deserves a chance to prove herself. Angwyn and Arianwen did this to them, and can die in a fire 😊😊

@@blueturtle3623 false, Aelwyn and Adaine did not live the same circumstances. Aelwyn had highly concentrated abuse. She took the brunt force of it. Adaine got neglected. Also bad. But they had wildly different circumstances. Aelwyn was the star child holding the burden of it all. Adaine was the loser sister shoved off to the side and kinda protected from all the shit because of that

@@Verylengthyapple obvious that was traumatic for adaine, she was constantly demoralized, which, coming from an evil father, was a great thing for that relationship.

It’s not murder.

Their father did most of the damage and Brennan looked visibly disgusted everytime he had to roleplay that fucker.

Same here man. Same here. Just, the sheer amount of emotional turmoil and the History between you and yet you Still want to have them as a sibling So Badly. It just. Ugh

In addition to that, the part just prior, when she says, "she's a baby..." Is Aelwyn's ineffective way of saying, "No... she's my baby sister..." And then, when she is *asked* to be a big sister, she immediately, with out even thinking, protects her little sister from their abusive father. #NeglectIsAbuse

same

Same but I'm the younger brother we have a good relationship now and I cried the first time I saw her after 7 years that was the same day I got broken up with over text

1:57:41 is the timestamp

there was no almost for me, i full on sobbed!

Another way of saying, "She's my baby sister.."

Same,... that was it for me.

I don't even have a sibling but that BROKE me, it was too close to home somehow

The fact that Siobhan just whips back with that without missing a single beat is so incredible. Like, she is either so in character that that was her instinctive response, or she is so brilliant that she came up with that on the spot, and either way it really just shows that Siobhan is an absolute powerhouse D&D player.

1:53:47 is the timestamp for anyone who wants it

@@abby-iu7dz it breaks me. The whole scene.

46:55 is the timestamp

Maybe she can be an assistant guidance councilor to jawbone

Following in her mother's footsteps but in a way that would make her mother seethe with rage if she ever found out. Genius.

You, my friend...are the new oracle

Who has that dodgeball image

I love that almost everyone is basically being adopted by Jawbone

JUNIOR YEAR! *Rigby ans Moredecai fist pumps*

I hope she keeps her surname because i don't think Aelwyn will change hers and now they both can redeem it and make it something uniquely them

I just kept going through all the episodes anyway to watch their scenes all the time, so I figure making a supercut would be easier lol

@@liv_jwd I 100% agree. Thanks, you!!!!

​@@liv_jwdthank you for taking time to make this!

tbh it’s exactly what the spell was made for, which makes it all the sweeter. Like, Brennan gave Adaine the spell b/c she kept trying to punch her sister with her -2 strength all through freshman year, and I think Ayda says something like “you have a lot of rage in you that I think you’d like to physically act on” when she gives the spell. To one-shot her father? Her abuser and a big source of her rage after coming to terms with the fact that Aelywn was abused too, just in a different way? Honestly you’re so right, the scene is so cinematic and poetic-the way that Adaine specifically uses a divination skill to be able to one-shot her dad… okay, I’m just rambling now, this is all obvious but she’s my favorite character and I just love the scene.

It also works out narratively because if you remember when she talks to her parents about her first battle in the series she gets reprimanded by her father I believe specifically because she used her hands and not her magic

@@thatlycantomboy And then uses her divination to keep her sister from Dying.

Whenever I picture that scene I always picture Adaine saying "Guess what, bitch!" when she activates the spell and then saying "I'm strong now." right as she punches him in the face and sends him flying. It's such a good phrase for that cinematic pause and then payoff with the best final words to the person who hurt you.

I was really hoping for another “I rage” line like the one from freshman year.

oh my god, i didn't even clock that.

@@hotelmario510 i just realized it in this video

@@charlestoncooper5265 there's actually a lot of Starstruck references in the show prior to that season - Izzy wears a Starstruck shirt during The Seven and Brennan wears a TCI shirt during Misfits and Magic

Theyre all part of the College Humor cast, plus all of them.have been doing Improv their whole lives It is amazing though

1:57:41

Also also, I just imagined that she was thinking that this was her baby sister and she was going to hurt her because her dad told her to.

"I would really, really like to have you as my big sister" TEARS, I AM LEAKING OUT MY EYES.

He probably knew she was better at it than him

He's a faildad. He knew she was more talented. His talent is getting her to do what he wants

Imagine if she had gotten a 1 😨😭

@@DeathnoteBB imagine if she had gotten a nat 20

@@OneNerdyAce But I mean if it had been a critical fail, the epic moment would have been a lot different

@@DeathnoteBBShe still would've hit, she still had the 11 to give to herself and the 3 to give to her dad - her sister might've ended up dying tho bc she wouldnt be able to rig the death saving throw

I have the impression of two things. The moment Adaine saw what they'd done to Aeylwyn, she (and Siobhan) was completely disarmed. And then the moment she started repeating their conversation, *that* was the moment Adaine was resolved to save her sister, directing unconditional love toward her. The bits before her mind is restored, are so painful and tragic, and Adaine saying she was going to take care of her now. Fucking kill me.

Brennan is too good at making me feel things Also Adaine’s “I love you too” AAAAA

literally same

i hope you watched it

YEP.

this is good

Star Chamber?

Daddy issues taken to new heights.

Rich people problems/s

It’s a major spoiler (ofc one should expect spoilers here) but the casualness of your comment is hilarious

I honestly mourn Azula. Only because of the last time she is shown in the series. That break down she has just BROKE me.

No. Azula is a much worse person and should never be redeemed

this is the bit I was looking for

1:58:21 it's this moment, when Aelwyn casts Detect Thoughts on Adaine. Maybe someone also used it in a fanfic, idk, but it's canon

She didn’t actually cast it though, she clarified and told Brennan it was a joke.

If you haven't found it yet, it's Kvikkjokk by Ström

It's probably a modified Globe of Invulnerability spell, which specifically doesn't allow spells to pass through the barrier unless they're extremely strong, but it -can- be dispelled using Dispel Magic.

Thanks! The last bit it's from their one shot College Visit

@@liv_jwd thank you! :)

it's from a one shot called College Visit that they did after the season was over. It's on Dropout

I always saw it as her trying to manipulate Adaine instead of really caring about her

@@liv_jwd fair enough. I saw it as "I care, but dad is in charge"

@@kuno3336 I think you find out who a person is from what they do when they have the power to do whatever they want. I think Arianwen probably really believed that she would stick up for Adaine if she could but she just couldn't because of Angwyn and that was what was stopping her. But when she had the power to choose if she stood with Adaine or not, she just pushed right through and continued rationalizing her horrible behavior and telling herself it was the right thing to do. I think the exchange at 1:48:22 really shows that at this late stage she STILL believes she's on the right side, and that she's done everything right as a parent, and that the loving thing to do is to convince Adaine to join them, and that any means necessary to do that are valid. Her words on their surface really do seem sympathetic even then, and she might even believe them, but her actions when she was given the power to make choices really show who she is. Contrast that with Aelwyn who was verbally cruel and belittling to Adaine and always deferred to their parents at Adaine's expense... but when given the power to either help Adaine or desert her, she chose to have her back, even at her own expense.

Those 2 are just vibing. Aelwyn and Fabian I believe are still a thing

I believe he meant engaged as in engaged in conversation

58:16 INSANE. DeCLARING WAR 1:14:26 god i love ayda 1:29:51 no no no no 2:10:00 bro is dead 2:12:40 stop im sobbing 2:14:00 how are they not sobbing 2:16:20 srsly how are they not sobbing

aelwyn was manipulated into doing what she did. from sophomore year, it seems like her father told her that it was okay to kill adaine if she had to. aelwyn’s crimes seem to be remembered by the Bad Kids, and they’re probably still upset about it, but aelwyn was emotionally and physically abused for her adaine’s entire childhood.

Anyone can change.

Also Aguefort did some shenanigans and got Aelwyn amnesty, in a similar way he did with Bill Seacaster