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For all you animators out there please make this

“The Coming Out Song” by Ally Hills except it’s Sophie singing to a very confused Alden and Della (while doing some pretty insane choreography woah did she just backflip off an Alicorn? Of course she did) while Biana emerges from an actual closet

we can argue day and night whether or not Alden and Della were emotionally abusive, if the Vacker kid's lives really were perfect, if Fitz was just born with the coping mechanisms he has, or if they were created etc...

But here's the thing. When you take into consideration WHAT is valued in the lost cities, what is expected of imperfect people, all of the boundaries and barbed wire around what makes someone 'good'- nobody, and I mean NOBODY is coming out of that world emotionally unscathed.

Lord Cassius is not the only elf in the lost cities who cares about the status of himself and his children, and keeping up appearances. We know he has a warped view of his desire for Keefe to succeed being a form of love. We know how he has pathologized his self-absorbed need to keep his ego intact. He's a piece of shit. But part of the reason is that he values what his world has taught him to value. Prestige, sophistication, power etc...

There's a reason Mr. Forkle had to keep his twin a secret his whole life. A reason the Song Twins were rejected. Why Stina was raised to bite before assessing the danger. Because they were born 'imperfect' to their 'perfect' world's standards. They were born with the short stick. The scorn built in. There's a reason the school, Exullium, exists. For rejects, for people who don't meet the standard. Bad matches, being talentless etc... because their world rejects people who are 'chips' in the facade.

which means, that regardless of what you value, your world will punish you for anything that doesn't meet their quota. Sure, there's elves who choose their values over expectations (Dex's parents) but there's still a lifelong social punishment that comes with it.

Which means the threat of this punishment hangs over every elf's head. Which means that there are undoubtedly elves who adhere to values they don't agree with, solely out of fear of the consequences of choosing what they actually care about. This is their world. This is their lot in life.

And good luck trying to kill out this way of thinking and running the world, when elves live forever, and the people in power are the oldest elves in the world.

Now- imagine you're the Vacker's. You are the spitting image of what perfection is thought to be. You are renowned, watched- YOU ARE THE STANDARD. But even the Vacker's know they aren't perfect. Which means that regardless of how they feel about any of it, if they want to avoid scorn- they have to meet impossible requirements.

And to some parents, loving their kids means 'saving them' from that scorn. Which means heaping the expectations of the world onto their kids tenfold.

standards that are inherently abusive.

I don't think the Vacker's could come out the other side anything but emotionally abused. because the standards of their world. Because the standards they are held to, are so unrealistic, and the punishment for not meeting them is so heavy, the only way to meet them is to die a million deaths and not let anyone see that you are a corpse. You either become exactly what the world wants, or you fall, and everyone watches when you hit the pavement, and then they remark how ugly you look, and how you failed to even be appealing in death.

But guess what- that is your fate. Because it is impossible. And this type of pressure doesn't make diamonds, it creates kids like Fitz Vacker, who's fall from grace was inevitable. Because the standards were always impossible. No soul could meet them.

You can't come out of a world like that without some measure of emotional damage. It's a cycle.

Some elves choose to fight the power, but that resistance is futile when the power is literally ancient, with a relative scale for justice, and an 'objective' scale for judgement.

it just so happens that the Vacker's response was to melt their gold exactly into the shapes asked of them, regardless of how wrong it felt, and how much it hurt.

the vacker family and their fucked relationships with food <3

tw: eating disorders

Alden - He's mostly okay (in this aspect), but sometimes forgets to eat because he gets so wrapped up in his work, or he'll get up to eat and then end up watching the fish for half an hour before sitting back down. Usually he only misses one or two meals a week, but the longest he went was like 45 hours, and nobody noticed, since they only have meals together when other people are over or for special occasions or holidays.

Della - she's had an eating disorder since she started dating Alden, which wasn't Alden's fault, more like Della thought she couldn't be good enough to be in the Vacker family. It spiraled out of control a few months into their relationship, and was really bad for a year or so, but now she manages it. She has a certain amount of calories she allows herself to eat in a day, and measures food out very carefully, never eating anything if she doesn't know what went into it. She fasts all day once or twice a week. During family gatherings, parties, or other events, she lets herself eat anything she wants, especially to keep up appearances, as long as she throws up not long after. Edaline noticed once, but Della told her it must have been something in the food. Eda worried for a while, but years went by and she eventually put it in the back of her mind.

Alvar - He hated himself since he was a kid, and he noticed Della's eating habits, and how little she ate, and picked up on that in his early teens. He tried to force himself to eat less and less, then he started binging late at night, then he felt terrible about it and made himself throw up. At some point he started doing this nightly, and somehow found comfort in this routine, despite how much it hurt and how bad it was for him. He sought help from Elwin once he started the elite levels, since it had been messing with other parts of his life. He slowly got mostly better, but he'd sometimes binge and purge on bad nights. Once, Keefe walked in on him forcing himself to throw up after Alvar had snuck a bunch of food, while Keefe was with the Neverseen. He was having a bad night because he thought a little too much about his family and how he can never go back.

Fitz - Like Alvar, Fitz also observed his mom, and over time started to become obsessed with his weight, especially after the attack in flashback, where he was unable to eat much for a long time and ended up losing a lot. He weighed himself after going back to Everglen, and the stress with Alvar being there made it hard to have an appetite anyway. That was the lowest weight he was, and when he noticed he'd gained after starting to eat more normally, he freaked out and started eating less. Biana was the only one who noticed, and she started to get concerned. Fitz admitted to her that he was trying to lose weight, but he had it completely under control. Spoiler alert: he does not.

Biana - She doesn't really have an eating disorder, but she often diets and tries to limit her food intake, because she never sees herself as good enough, pretty enough, etc. She tends to overeat when she's stressed, and then tries to make up for it by eating less afterwards. She used to try to force herself to throw up, but never succeeded, and eventually decided it wasn't worth it. She's been doing better now than she used to, now that she has real friends who she can talk to, and who love her for more than what the world sees her as.

i need more baker fitz appreciation

not to mention how much more painful it becomes when u add Alden and Della

biana being closet with fitz who looked up to alvar who favoured biana............. what if i exploded them

Vacker Hc

Russian Della-Egyptian Alden

The Vacker kids all have diff skin tones since they're mixed (Alvar lightest-Biana Darkest)

one thing i need to know is dellas maiden name, like do her kids even know her side of the family. What was her life like before Alden.

I think one reason Alvar joined the neverseen wasn't only the Vacker Legacy but also the fact his parents had more children (Fitz and Biana) Hes says this somewhere in Flashback BUTTTTTT

Having more then one kid in Elven Society is taboo, ESPECIALLY since the age gap proves that Alden and Della weren't initially going to have more then Alvar but for some reason that changed, immedialty all heads turned to the 11 year old since why would Alden and Della, beloved by Elven Society randomly decide to have more kids. It showed that Alvar, at least in society's eyes was, not enough and failed. Fitz and Biana's existence was a proof of Alvar's failure to be the perfect son, to the point that Alden and Della HAD to resort to more kids. And don't think Alvar didn't know this since Elves are SHADY. I know these people had Alvar crying at night from all those side eyes and whispers. In a way Alvar could never truly love his siblings. At least until he lets go of his pain ig. In conclusion Alvar hates his famiy for betraying them.

I think Alden is a/the leak. I mean think about it his wife and kids are in the black swan and all of them trust him a lot, most likely they’ve let a couple important things slip. He’s one of the councils most trusted emissary’s ( or at least he was I forget if he still is). He’s a telepath if his wife and kids won’t tell him something he could easily slip into their minds and find what he wants.

Della and Biana!

Maybe I should post my art on here more

tell me why middle school me made a whole kotlc notion board, abandoned it, and now im back

i think i need to reread the whole kotlc series BUT ITS SO LONG HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THIS ??????

kotlc sht theories #4

Alina is Fitz’s mom

Vacker thing about one dad, two moms and Fitz was the one to tell Sophie about this. Could be the real Vacker legacy????

He is a Telepath (Telepathy is rare) and his siblings are Vanishers (Vanishers are common); Alina was higher on Alden’s list

Obviously matchmaking has problems, but the whole genetics thing is still the determiner for abilities, and lists do have some proof behind their accuracy.

Also very possible that Alina could've beguiled Alden into it, playing on the fact that Alvar wasn't the son Alden wanted, and Alina may have promised that she could give him a better one?

Although what would her motivation be? And now she's a Councillor? Can you imagine if it turns out not one but TWO Councillors have secret children that would be insane.

Fitzroy (the name) means the bastard son of a king

it makes sense but please no 😭😭😭😭

kotlc sht theories #5

if my previous theory is true (alina is fitz's mom) -> i need a della villain arc

She mentions being mistreated by humans, and one of the Neverseen’s main things is putting humans in a Sanctuary.

She’s a really good fighter

People have mentioned how Alden always seems to be in the way of the Black Swan’s plans, and Della could totally influence his decisions since they’re always described as a happy couple (which makes Alden cheating very unlikely but Alina is a beguiler...?)

She is a very powerful Vanisher and she kind of implies that she is hiding her true power in her husband’s shadow, kind of like Gisela…?

She is the only Vacker not injured by the Neverseen (idk if Shannon could even plan this far though tbh-)

But both Alden and Della aren’t in Stellarlune at all… which is kind of weird if this is going to be a huge plot point but uhm

(But like apparently Shannon doesn’t know how to outline a story so 💀)

I really don’t want this to happen, but if Alina does turn out to be Fitz’s mom I’m gonna need a Della villain arc to make up for it.

am currently 18 chapters into keeper and FITZ WAS SO NICE AND CUTE WHAT HAPPENED

fun fact i actually hated fitz when i was 12 but i have grown into a better person

in my mind, alden is the biggest wife guy to ever wife guy

i tried searching for aldella fanfic on ao3 and may have found the most disturbing fic of all time. the author has to be joking cuz uhm…

i’m sick of the lack of aldella fics i’m gonna write one

(i’m gonna give up on it in 2 hours)

Alden's "no reason to worry" thing makes it seem like he has a tendency to ignore problems/act like they don't exist, but the truth is actually the opposite. When the Council dismisses his concerns about Project Moonlark, he goes behind their back and spends 12 years searching for Sophie. He's constantly working on assignments, showing up in the middle of the night smelling like wildfires, etc.

He takes problems incredibly seriously. He just tries to downplay them for the sake of others, while trying to handle them on his own.

(That's what happens when someone is raised as the sole child of one of the most influential families in the world. He thinks that he's supposed to be capable of dealing with every problem by himself. That's also why, when he mind breaks, he doesn't tell anyone about the guilt he's feeling until it's too late.)