The Most Effective Thing About Ever After High Is That Every Student Has Their Own Personal Struggle

The most effective thing about Ever After High is that every student has their own personal struggle that adds another element to just how life-ruining the destiny system is.

Apple is so terrified of what will happen to her if she doesn’t follow her destiny, that she is willing to compromise everyone else’s happiness to make sure it happens. This disregard for other people is only encouraged by the influential adults in her life.

Ashlynn has to be a servant to an abusive family and live knowing that the ultimate end to her supposedly happy ending is dying to set the stage for her daughters traumatic backstory, starting the whole cycle over again with no chance for any of them to escape.

Blondie feels so pressured to fit in to a deeply classist/monarchist society and ashamed of her parentage that she constantly presents a fake version of herself to everyone she knows, even her best friends.

Briar has to spend her whole life waiting for the moment her destiny comes and she falls asleep for a century. She knows that when she’s woken up, she will be forced to marry a boy dozens of years younger than her who she’s never met and live knowing that everyone she ever loved is dead and gone, the very things that she watched cause her mother’s emotional breakdown.

Cedar’s father was so afraid of watching her repeat his mistakes that he overcorrected, making it impossible for her to ever learn lessons for herself. She is also forced to share incredibly personal details with anyone who asks her questions, and can’t be trusted by her friends with any of their secrets, and it’s all because of her father’s past trauma.

Cerise has to hide who she truly is and never gets to see her family together and happy despite the fact that her parents have potentially the most healthy and mutually beneficial marriage in the whole franchise.

Daring was groomed from birth for a destiny that ends up not actually being his at all, leaving him aimless, feeling as though he has no purpose and has wasted his entire life.

Darling is forbidden by patriarchy and destiny to become a knight, the only thing she really wants, and at which she would be better than both of her brothers. She has to hide who she is and what she loves from everyone she knows

Dexter lived his whole life never knowing what his destiny would be but also knowing that whatever it was he’d have to commit to it forever the moment he discovered it at Legacy Day.

Duchess has spent her whole life knowing that the story she’s commited to living out ends in tragedy for her, and then had to watch the very people she’s been jealous of for years because of their seemingly happy endings give up those endings, while Duchess, loyal and rule following Duchess, is still stuck with her tragedy.

Faybelle tries so hard to commit to what she sees at her destiny that she’s never had a real friend in her life. Even still, no one recognizes her for all that effort and all she’s given up to be a suitable villain. Everyone is more afraid of Raven, who doesn’t even want to be evil.

Hunter has to constantly go against his moral compass to fulfill his destined role as a Huntsman and to try and make his father proud of him.

Kitty has been taught over and over again to value her Mother’s approval over all else, even at the expense of her friends. Her destiny is to create mischief, but how much more mischief can a dissolving world take before it’s too much?

Lizzie finds it almost impossible to express love or care for anyone else due to her mothers excessive conditioning that’s nearly akin to brainwashing. The saddest thing might be that her mother is actually, in her own way, trying her best to prepare Lizzie for a world that will only ever see her one way—as a villain. Now she lives in Ever After, princess to a kingdom that might not even exist for much longer, having given up everything for a destiny that may soon be impossible.

Maddie is a refugee forced from her home into a world she barely understands at a tender age. But she cannot express any angst or negative feelings about this circumstance, because to do so would go against her character. She lives in a world obsessed with destiny and stories while not even knowing if she’ll ever be able to return home and live out her story.

Raven is judged by almost everyone around her for her mothers crimes, many of which were required of her by destiny in the first place. She is nearly forced to commit to becoming a tyrannical megalomaniac (and almost falls into it herself, several times) who would be sentenced to lifelong punishment and torture for committing acts that weren’t even her idea in the first place, and the one punishing her would have been the very girl who begged so often for her to stop being so difficult and just follow her destiny.

im having way too much fun making these

HERMITCRAFT ↳ 10x15 — Smallishbeans "Obsessions & Big Plans!"

fascinated by how "dislocate" seems to be a word used almost exclusively to refer to the misalignment of bodies, or parts of the body, from their proper place. it's distinctly anatomical. you don't say "i dislocated my keys" for instance, even though that's technically a correct and coherent sentence.

yes. yES. and YES!!! once again YES, you've hit the point again. (this is what i've been meaning to explain but cant verbalize it WKWKKWKW)

in the epic winter (a portion i dont or rarely ever recognize as canon; sorry,,,,) the relationship of daring and rosa's just yeeted into the scene to because "daring needs some mending" when in truth HE DOESN'T!!!!

and it's slightly off putting, unlike lizzie and daring that felt natural. theyre so soft for each other, AND IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES IF THEY GOT TOGETHER??? LIKE?????? ANOTHER REBEL COUPLE (aside from ashlynn and hunter)???? YES PLEASE!!

although there technically is a king of hearts in the original alice in wonderland, and im not too familiar with the dynamics if lizzie requires someone who'd be the king of hearts to fulfill her destiny (but i think she's able to achieve her destiny if she were to become a "mad ruler") BUT THE THINGS THAT THEY COULD OFFER TO EACH OTHER???? they can be vulnerable with each other and show their true side. hhhhhhh

anw daz all, i just love op sm bc theyre spitting facts xo

Is it just me or is anyone else not a fan of Rosabella and Daring as a ship? I don’t necessarily hate Rosabella, she just felt like a severely underdeveloped character with no flaws who was suddenly paired up with Daring for no reason other than being his love interest and making him a better person. There’s no character development on her end because she didn’t have that much depth to her to begin with. I also felt like she saw Daring as a project, someone who needed to be “fixed,” like her character revolved solely around fixing Daring, and that just doesn’t sit right with me.

I also find it a bit hypocritical that Rosabella claims that she’s a rebel, but if her and Daring were together, wouldn’t they quite literally be following their destinies (for Cedar, Cerise, and Maddie I feel like it’s slightly different since, in their story, they don’t end up with someone romantically)?

But with Daring and Lizzie on the other hand, not only do they push each other to be their best (and it’s not one-sided), but by being together, it’s like they’re defying their destinies, and that’s just not something you can associate with Rosabella and Daring, especially if the theme is writing your own destiny.

Plus in Epic Winter I feel like Rosabella and Daring’s romance was shoehorned. But in Dizzie’s webisode, we get a sense of the characters almost immediately. We see Lizzie being open and honest that she’s never done this before, which lets us see past her hard exterior to see the softness and vulnerability within. We also get a glimpse of Daring’s true character for the first time, and we can see Daring actually genuinely putting in effort and respecting Lizzie’s wishes, despite the injury to his reputation. Furthermore, Lizzie surprises him with unexpected responses that intrigue him, while Daring pushes Lizzie to be a kinder person who can be more vulnerable with her feelings. They both push each other to be better people and it’s not just one-sided either, which makes their relationship all the more interesting. This is a message that hits, and it hits hard, and that’s why Daring and Lizzie are my favorite ship. That’s just my two cents though, everyone is free to have their own shipping opinions.