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raayllum · 8 months

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I like how Callum and Claudia have absolutely zero chill about hurting each other at this point. He blasts her away from Ez, she throws a fucking ROCK at him and slams him face first onto the ocean floor. And then there's Cal trying to suffocate her at the end of the fight. Absolutely no love lost between these 2 dorky morally grey mages. I love it.

One of my favourite things about Callum and Claudia since S2 has always been the similarity of them both being Very Loyal, and very selectively loyal people, with that loyalty just having never... extended to each other when it really mattered. Callum doesn't take Rayla's allegation that Soren is trying to murder Ezran at face value, understandably, but he still absolutely throws Soren and particularly Claudia (who at that point hasn't done anything knowingly wrong to him) under the bus with the illusion plan, which would've been really mean if they'd turned out to be 100% genuine!

Like Claudia still clearly cares by 2x07, but Callum decidedly doesn't (since she put Ez and Rayla in danger more than once, and so did her lies) but then they don't see each other all the way until 4x08. And like, Soren didn't know whether she was okay/alive/whatever (4x07) so there's no way Callum knew either, but while he's spent two years in borderline agony over hoping Rayla was okay (and his reaction when he first sees her again says it all), he's just scared and then pissed at Claudia whenever he encounters her again. Is she still in the collapsing tunnels of Umber Tor? Will she get to the surface safely after he takes away her means of breathing? Callum doesn't know and he does not care. That bridge burned a long time ago.

"Callum would never hurt me" mmhm not without looking you dead in the eye first, that is

#lordjarman #thanks for asking #callum x claudia #the deterioration and vicious edge in their dynamic #that just isn't mutually present in claudia & ezran's #or doesn't have the personal history in claudia & rayla's #really does give claudium my favourite 'god they hate each other' energy tbh #wishlist achieved

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wildselkie · 4 years

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Top 10 Scenes in TDP Season 1 (pt. 1/3)

*not ordered in which is better or worse, but it will be in chronological order*

Also some things are worded weirdly. I have a pain in the ass time trying to get my thoughts across in words so... I thank you for your patience :))

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1) The scene where Callum, Ezran, and Rayla find the dragon prince. Ep. 2

I think this is one of the more pivotal moments in the show. I mean it is literally the scene that sets the story in motion after all! Two human princes, an elf assassin, and the lost dragon prince (who was thought to be dead/gone/egg destroyed(?)).. this is just IT.

*also i’m aware that Ez probably found the egg first cos he already knew about this secret area but still

2) Viren (attempts to) proposes the idea to trade his life in for Harrow. Ep. 3

Now there are other well thought and well written posts on this scene with Viren and Harrow, so I won't waste your time with all the gushy stuff. I find this scene important because it shows the lengths that Viren would go for his friend. Whether he's doing out of the goodness of his heart or some other selfish reason... maybe both(?)..

!WARNING! MINI VIREN POST ALERT EVEN THO I SAID I WOULDN'T GET INTO IT

In the book Moon, it dives deeper into the plot along with expressing the characters' thoughts and feelings. As for Viren, it's stated in the book that he wanted to:

"offer his life for Harrow's, but he wanted him to understand that this was more than just a sacrifice of a subject to his king. This was personal"

"... he would need to be straightforward. He wanted to say simply I love you and I will die for you" (Ehasz 80).

I have no doubts that Viren didn't not love Harrow or anything of the sorts, but at the same time it feels like there was another motive. Maybe there was, who knows.

All we know about Viren is that he's a father of two (Claudia & Soren), divorced/ separated from his wife, and he's a dark mage. Of course there's some more (like he's taller than Harrow according to the character line up)... also his staff... like if you look at it, it's the same one as the mage who faced Sol Regem all those centuries (?) ago. Maybe he's related to him, or possibly descended from one of the followers. I'd imagine that teaching dark magic may be a thing within his family and ancestors... he taught Claudia dark magic. That doesn't prove anything but it's a small thought.

ANYWAY-- this scene is one of many scenes that show Viren in a vulnerable state. The book gives a look into how he felt when he decided to sacrifice himself and everything. It's just interesting and I'm here for it.

3) Amaya and her weapons grade baguette Ep. 4

On a less serious and more fun note, the fact that Amaya is a breakfast connoisseur is just perfect. Amazing. Fantabulous.

"As a breakfast connoisseur, she was offended that Ezran would neglect a hearty morning meal" (Ehasz 120).

I only emboldened and italicized "offended" because in the show YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE HER FACE WHEN EZ TELLS HER.

Bruh she was so offended lmaooo

It's right at 13:36 time in the show... the slow zoom in and all 😂

4) Amaya and Gren meeting Viren at the statue Ep. 5

I’m trying to see if I should have paired this with the first scene where Amaya arrives first. That scene is pretty calm but has a somber feeling. It introduces the relationship of Amaya and Sarai without having to directly say it.

But this scene here is... interesting. Not in a good way or bad way, but we see they’re reminiscing of the past. At some point, they all got along nicely. Callum even noted in his spellbook that Viren’s family became like a second family to him when he moved to the castle.

This interaction was cute tho. It started out positive (sort of) with them joking about Viren eating the last jelly tart which pissed Sarai off lol. But then Viren went on to apologize to Amaya and reassured her that what he does is out of the goodness of his heart and love for Katolis. But...

“Aaaaand, he’s back, Amaya thought” (Ehasz 150).

And then went on to sign that he’s on a bunch of bs. See? Even Amaya knows he’s full of shit lol. But really tho... it makes me wonder how much of bs Viren goes on even before the events of the current story line.

5) Rayla saves Bait from the sea monster Ep. 5

Let us give a round of applause for Rayla going against her fear of water to save Bait, the grumpy frog who hates her. I think this just goes to show how compassionate Rayla really is. This would include the time when she goes back to grab bait back in the banther lodge in episode 4.

6) Viren giving his kids their *secret* missions Ep. 6

Okay this isn’t just one scene. I cheated yeah yeah whatever >:3

When Viren is telling Soren what he must do when he finds the princes, at first he doesn’t fully get it, but then.. OH n0

Viren’s intentions are starting to unfold and come together as one. Like, this man just told his own SON that should he find the princes, he should kill them. This 18 yr old bby

bruh

And Viren didn’t say it aloud, but he heavily implied it. Only to then gaslight him later on when Claudia confronts him in prison.

As for Claudia, Viren tells her that she must retrieve the egg. And do everything in her power to bring it back, even if it means that she’ll have to sacrifice Soren... her own damn brother ;-;

7) When Callum finally lets Rayla hold the egg Ep. 6

This scene is pretty big. Rayla knows that Harrow is long gone and is trying to find a way to tell them. Obviously she doesn’t choose the best time to try it.

They were in a dire situation that could potentially kill them (even tho they had plenty of those moments already). The reason why this scene is so big is because it shows her struggle to break the bad news (ever since the right binding fell) as she continues to grow closer to them. Here you can see Callum passing the egg to her, despite her hand being in the terrible state that it is in. It is also the scene where right before passing it, he finally tells Rayla that he trusts her.

8) Human Rayla!! Ep. 7

Human Rayla is so corny but it’s the good kind of corny. One of the best comedic jokes in the series!

That is all cos human Rayla needs an AU of being a nighttime tv host or smthg

9) Viren and Runaan Ep. 8

yo this is alot okay. The scenes with these two introduced some Moonshadow philosophy and such (ie. not being scared of death). Runaan being the stoic and serious assassin that he is. And Viren not having any of this shit.

There are three major things here:

Runaan knows about the mirror and is most likely aware of who Aaravos is. He literally says, “That mirror? You have found something worse than death.” Goddamn...

And then Viren just... trapped his soul.. his essence into a goddamn coin. Just like that? wow. And hold it, almost admiring it in front of Gren.

Also this is the first time we officially see Viren in that form. In the beginning of episode 5 we are given a darkened silhouette of Viren and the butterflies. But here we see the damage resulted from years of having done dark magic, and it’s horrifying. He is the high mage and all but goddamn. I mean with every action there are consequences so-

10) Callum destroying the primal stone Ep. 9

I feel like this is one of the “of course it’s this one!” scenes but it really is! Callum realizes that only a sky dragon can be hatched in the eye of storm and there he is with a literal storm in his hand. By now, Callum has come to understanding what feels right and that being a mage is his destiny. But he also understands that he needs to sacrifice some things for new beginnings. This whole journey was to get the lost dragon prince home and restore balance and peace and with the egg starting to die... well you can’t really do that without the egg.

It’s at 18:50 where he realizes all of this. It’s one of the big boy moments in the show. Seriously, it’s a big moment and the suspension helped get the feels in. And we got a cute baby dragon!!

End, begin. it’s all the same. (pls someone get that reference ;-;;;)

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Some honorable mentions:

- Episode 7: Claudia and Soren interacting. I love their sibling bond; it’s so silly and sweet and I love it. It makes me wish I had an older brother of some sort.

Ellis and Ava,, I like the flashback story given when they meet the dragang. I just like it, okay? Smol chiald w/ smol wolf pup and a hippie Lujaane seeing the beauty & strength in Ava.

CGI Coran. That all I have to say about that guy lmao

- Episode 8: When the group is going up the cursed caldera and they encounter that giant leech. Like can we just appreciate Callum’s funny way of making out a plan? Fat respect for that.

Another is when the group split up and waited for the leech to leave. The conversation between Ellis and Callum were sweet as was the one between Rayla and Ez. I loved Ellis’s admiration for Callum being a mage. And her expectations of what a mage was is pretty hilarious. So wholesome. The same goes for Ez when he gave Rayla that daily fill of positivity.

Like... Ellis is telling Callum how smart and confident and cool he is. And meanwhile Callum is like... it’s not me, it’s this. *whips out primal stone* And she goes on to tell him that she believe he’ll be amazing with or without the stone.

And Rayla is telling Ez how she failed in her job of killing the enemy. And Ez is telling her how she’s awesome at everything she does.

this is the positive wholesome shit I come for like... this is parallels but GODDAMNIT it’s so.. ;;;;-;;

Yo this is long ENOUGH! Thank you so damn much if you read to the end. You’re the real beauties. Anywho... uh parts 2 and 3 will be up soon.

It’s 11 now so I need some sleep. goodnight kids

#callum #ezran #rayla #tdp #the dragon prince #zym #hot brown morning potion #applause for the beautiful show that is tdp #tdp soren #moonshadow elves

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raayllum · 4 years

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21 days

summary: They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. // Rayllum from 1x03-3x05.

a/n: reference to this touch in detail

ch15: 2x08 — THE BOOK OF DESTINY

Callum can barely see, through the rain and the fog in his brain, but he doesn't need to see in order to know that Rayla is mad at him. Pissed at him even, in a way he hasn't seen since their earliest days. His shoes squelch, thick with rain and mud, and his stomach does similarly. It's hard to walk but he does his best to drag his feet, aware of just how much weight he's putting on her, too, as she sludges along with him, Ezran and Zym trailing behind.

He knows he's let her down.

But what else was he supposed to do? Let her and the dragon die when he knew he could do something? But he can't muster up any indignant anger on his own behalf. He knows he did what was necessary—he also knows that it was awful. Knew perfectly well that he was dabbling something Claudia—the thought running his mind as he skidded down the mountain: do you really want to be like Claudia?—had built her life on.

He remembers being five, and scared, after coming across Viren in one of the halls, skeletal grey and with black eyes. Looking inhuman. His mother had taken him aside to hug him, to reassure and explain. Sometimes Lord Viren helps your dad with magic stuff, okay? It's nothing to be scared of, even if it isn't something you should do. She'd elaborated on Dark Magic a bit later, on why it was bad. He knew his parents had fought about it—You can't just let Viren walk around like that, it scared Callum senseless!—knew his mother had died because of it.

He knows he's let her down, too.

"Come on," Rayla huffs, frustrated, and he makes more of an effort to not drag his feet. It's hard. They're so heavy. His tongue is thick. He's gotten sick before but it's never been this bad. He's nauseas and sluggish and woozy. Every bone in his body aches. But he doesn't say that. He won't be the one who asks for a break. Just forces himself to take more laboured breaths and trudges along beside her, conscious of the way Ez worriedly watches his back.

Part of him wants to apologize. But he knew this too, didn't he? That Rayla would hate him for it. For saving her life. He thinks maybe she would understand more if it had been to save Ezran instead of herself. But she's stubborn and threw herself off the cliff and into the trees, and he—he's just so glad she's alive.

And he can't say he's sorry. Wrong, maybe, but not sorry.

But eventually, he can feel Rayla bend under having to carry his weight so far. It's taking a toll on her too, but she doesn't stop, sopping hair falling in front of her face. "C'mon," she says, voice only slightly strained from frustrated desperation. "We've got to keep moving. We're so close to the border. We could be in Xadia in just a few hours."

"I know we're close Rayla," says Ezran, gentle, "but Callum's not doing well."

Which is the truth, and he might say so if he could make his vocal chords work again.

"That's his own fault for messing with Dark Magic," she replies, but not as sharply as she could.

He forces his eyes open. He doesn't want her to be angry with him, though. "Mmhm, yes, you're right," he agrees and it works. She softens when she looks at him, at the slight crack in his voice. "We must move onward." But he steps too far away from her pillar of support, his arm slipping out from around her shoulders. He careens forwards, too slow to stop it either, but Rayla grabs the back of his jacket and scarf. Hoists him back up carefully, Ezran's hand a small warm weight on his other arm. Rayla places her hand on his left arm. It doesn't leave, like Ezran's, once she pulls him back to his feet. "I'm okay," he mumbles, oddly delirious. He's just glad she's close. And didn't let him fall face first in the mud. She's not that angry with him. I just need to rest my eyes while we walk."

They go back to the cave they were staying in, the mountain just as steep the first time, the climb twice as long. Callum watches Ezran runs ahead to lay down his pack and Zym and to get out of the rain while he can, and Rayla slogs beside him, even if she doesn't like water or the rain. Keeps him steady on the rocks and one arm braced along his back so he doesn't slip. Once they reach the mouth of the cave his whole body hurts and there's barely any relief in knowing he doesn't have to walk anymore.

Ezran darts past to kneel by the bag that's going to be his pillow, while Rayla maneuvers him in her arms to lay him down; he feels almost like a rag doll. He feels like garbage. She gets him sitting first, the ground cold but dry against his legs, and keeps her hands on his chest and back as she eases him the rest of the way down and she shifts to kneel beside him. Her hand doesn't leave his chest, her other sliding up to cup the back of his head, fingers soft against his wet hair, before she lets his head rest against the pillow.

"I'm so uncomfortable," he groans, but not because of her touch.

Even if her hands leave him. "Uncomfortable because of your choice to use Dark Magic perhaps?" she says, snide. Then Ezran says something, but it sounds too far to tell. Let them bicker for once, he thinks numbly. They can't do anything.

They can't save him from this, but, at the very least, Rayla is alright and the dragon is free.

(Maybe when he wakes up—if he wakes up—she won't hate him anymore.)

#rayllum #tdp fic #ficlet #fic #my fic #fic: 21 days #caylangst #s2 #2x08 #headcanons #the royal family of katolis #it was just red

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