My explanation on why I ship Briar Beauty and Ashlynn Ella together from Ever After High, and if you'd like to get into them instead of reading this, you can read some of my fics on here and @ AO3! (User is saintzkay <3) -- I also take requests, I honestly don't mind writing for EAH!
Intro post just in case i lose it
I've been shipping these two for a long ass time, ever since I got into Ever After High as a kid (I vaguely remember watching it as a baby but I wasn't consistent, so I watched it all in 2024 to understand the plot line), let's just say I was looking for an One True Pairing that I was gonna stick with and bam!
These two are literally made for each other, let me get to explaining on why I ship them in the first place so you'll understand my vision!
"Legacy Day: Apple's Tale" This interaction with Apple is the main reason on why they're my favorite OTP.
"Hey!"
"Hi, Ashlynn!"
"Want to go on a nature hike later? I haven't been in the woods in days.. and it just feels so good to get back to what really matters."
"New shoes?! (squeals) Where?"
"It's a shoe thing."
"Well, she is Cinderella's daughter."
The way I have to give Briar her credit for knowing about Ashlynn's obsessions for shoes, it's a simple detail but it's so cute! Considering the fact that they were childhood friends, I'm sure Ashlynn's shoe obsession was much more mild than it is now, well, I'm just assuming that.
"Ashlynn's Fashion Frolic"
"I can't wait to struct the catwalk in one of your spelltacular dresses, Ashlynn!"
Briar was being SUCH a supportive girlfriend there, matter of fact, she gives me wife material whenever she's around Ashlynn for some reason lmao, I dunno why.
"Well, we better hurry up! You guys know my story, things kind of unravel when the clock strikes 12."
"I thought it was midnight?"
"I'm more of a morning princess."
Ashlynn will always be my favorite I swear.
When Ashlynn's step-sisters came to her fashion show, Briar's eyes evidently screamed: 'I don't know who these bitches are but they better not hurt my girlfriend'!
"That's it. We have to put a stop to this!"
Briar being (over) protective of her is so cutesy, she's definitely the protective type of girl and I love it! I wish we could have seen some protective brilynn content throughout the series, it would have been very fun to explore.
"Your destiny saids you have to wait on them, right?"
"Yeah? (gasp) Oh, I get it! Maybe we all wait to see what happens to them when the clock strikes noon!"
Also I adore that ending of the webisode when Briar gave Ashlynn a look then became cocky in less than a second, lmao I love Brilynn's pettiness.
"Apple's Birthday Bake-Off"
Briar was way too excited to think that Raven tried to poison Apple instead when it was her! (I love hyperactive Briar Beauty).
"I wish there was something we could do."
"Yeah, but it's not like you can make Raven poison her."
"Great idea, Ash! I'll pour a little creature concoction into Raven's cake and Apple will think Raven tried to poison her!"
The way she just drags Ashlynn into her chaotic shenanigans. 😭
"We could just get her some cute shoes or something..."
Once again as said, Briar was excited to gaslight Apple, at least Ashlynn tried to stop her before absolute hell broke loose, sometimes I wonder if Ashlynn tires to persuade her to not do batshit things like a mother does to a reckless child... (Ashlynn lowk gives me mom vibes when she's around her, just a thought.)
"MirrorNet Down"
"I can't share the cute shoes I found online!"
"I can't tell everyone about the hexcellent new band playing at The Red Shoes dance club tonight!"
"A tell I'm guessing the Headmaster would love to be told?"
"What do you say you cancel the test and give us a little more time to study."
Not Ashlynn legit nodding her head, that proves how locked in she is with her relationship with Briar, or she's just trying to look cool in front of her lol, guys it's a cute thought – let that sink in.
"Thronecoming"
"You ready? I can't wait to finish my float! And I did it without harming a single flower!"
She sounds like a little kid during this whole conversation and it's so adorable the way she talks to Briar, it's like her VA makes her voice meeker than it already is.
"Harming a flower?"
"Hey! Plants have feelings too, y'know?"
"You go ahead. I just need to sew up this skirt."
The fact that Briar knew what was going to happen.. the foreshadowing is insane.
"Okay, see you there!"
"Ow, my finger!"
Ashlynn hasn't even left the room for more than at least 10 seconds and she's already falling into her enchanted sleep 🥹✌️
Anyways, she was super anxious about her falling asleep for 100 years, I mean it's her destiny, but when she was in the dorm sleeping her life away (smh), Ashlynn was like 'Oh let me go check on my child'.
Bro, their dialogue this whole scene makes me wanna start CRYING, Mattel when I fucking catch you.
"Oh no. How long have I been asleep?!"
"Well, you missed float building."
DID YALL HEAR THE PAIN IN ASHLYNN'S VOICE? She really wanted her to be there! 🥺
"But.. that's one of the best parties of the year!"
"It's okay! It's not like–"
"No! It's not okay! Is this what it's gonna be like when I sleep for 100 years? I'm gonna miss out on all the fun, and my friends."
"You always knew this was gonna happen, that you are gonna be the next Sleeping Beauty."
"I know! but, now? It just feels... real!"
"Well, you haven't signed the StoryBook Of Legends yet."
Ashlynn, mi amor, I adore you but why mention this while comforting your wife bro?
"Ashlynn..."
I KNOW Y'ALL HEARD THE PAIN IN BRIAR'S VOICE WHEN SHE SAYS HER NAME. WHAT ELSE IS FUCKING THERE?
"Look, Briar, you wouldn't be the first person to question your destiny, I mean.. I already signed and I kinda wished I haven't, who knows what's gonna happen between Hunter and me?"
"So.. your saying I shouldn't sign? I should... rebel?!"
You seen what Raven did on Legacy Day... bro.
"I'm saying.. you have choices."
Briar listen to your wife for once goddamn. 😭
"Okay, Thronecoming? Totally off on the wrong slipper."
"Well, since the book is a fake, at least Raven can't sign and I don't have to decide on what I'm gonna do!"
SPOILERS: The fact that Raven turned evil in the last episode of Way Too Wonderland, damn, that's crazy work.
"Unless.."
"Unless, what?"
"Unless, Raven decides to go looking for the real StoryBook Of Legends."
"She wouldn't do that! Would she?"
When Madeline, Raven, Apple + Cedar went to go find the StoryBook Of Legends, this Interaction between them is so simple but cute.
"Where are they going?"
"I don't know."
Few seconds later she completely yanks Ashlynn's hand without permission, which is so crazy.
This whole interaction between the girls is so funny yet sad, if you see what I'm putting down.
"Wicked. I wonder if we're supposed to-"
"Raven!"
Okay.. did everyone and their Fairy Godmother follow us here?"
"Well, I didn't follow you! But I got bored at the game so I'd thought I come check this place out! What are you all doing here?"
Cupid, babes that's recon stalking... (sometimes I forget that her and Raven share the same voice actress).
"We're trying to find the real StoryBook Of Legends, so Raven can sign."
"I'm sorry but.. I can't let you do that!"
Mattel, I will try to be civil when I say this but fuck you. Y'all made Briar so damn tragic and miserable like please give my baby a break, actually fuck allat y'all made BRILYNN TRAGIC I CAN'T TAKE THIS SHIT NO MORE. 😭
"If you find the real book.. that means I'm gonna lose you all!"
Damn, she's gonna lose Ashlynn (and the rest of her friends), the girl who was always there for her in a time of need, thinking about it like this will make me sick In the stomach I can't lie.
"Briar? Maybe we can find another- Raven no!"
"I'm sorry, Briar!"
That one scene where the eight main girls are together after they gave the pages to Giles, Briar was clinging on to Ashlynn's shoulder, awe! 🥹
"Hey, Briar? Can you come help me with my hair?"
"Uh... Yeah! Um... coming!"
She's so fuckin' whipped, we're gonna ignore the fact that she styled Ashlynn's hair so cutesy?
It's alot of scenes where they're holding hands, talking or even sitting down together in the background, but there's 100% that Briar is a lesbian or aromantic based on her evident interest in Ashlynn, and I'm not saying she is but there's a huge What If... I will gladly make a fanfic based on this huge ass What If.
Epic Winter: Oh they had some chemistry, But Bribelle was kind-of rushed, since we barely got scenes of Brilynn. Which isn't the writers fault, maybe they wanted to focus on Briar and Faybelle's dynamic more.
"Meeshell Comes Out Of Her Shell" A bunch of Brilynn interactions + Madeline being the cutie she already is.
"I'm gonna knock everyone's slippers off at the talent show next chapter day!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Neat."
"Hey, here comes that new girl, Meeshell! I heard she's shy. We should invite her to sit with us."
"Hey, Meeshell!"
"I never met someone so shy before..."
Ashlynn was giving her the I Agree With My Girlfriend look word to my madukes bro 😭 (I'm so sorry but slang is so funny to use when explaining somethin' to me, it's a habit lowkey).
"Meeshell, your voice is so... fairest! You should totally sing in the Talent Show!"
"Everyone at school would filp their crown if they heard you sing!"
At the end of the webisode, they were sitting next to each other, giving Meeshell supportive looks, y'know? Like their some proud parents of their child who just learned how to ride a bicycle for the first time. 🥹
