Operation Hyacinth

Believed that her mother abandoned her. Watched how her mother's leaving left her father a broken man which led to Ella believing that love only leads to pain.

Fell, with stepsister, through the ice of a frozen lake. Nearly died. Stepsister, Anastasia did die.

Father was murdered. Ella knew it was the prince who killed her father, so I presume that Ella witnessed her father's death.

Ella blamed herself for Ana's death, which her stepmother used to keep Ella under thumb. To punish Ella for something that was out of her control. To punish Ella for being saved by her father when Ana wasn't. Which must have further corrupted Ella's view of love.

Was locked away and forced into servitude. Spent years being emotionally and mentally abused by her stepmother.

Once Upon A Time

Except it's Once Upon A Time. It's never that simple.

Get out of my head anon, I swear I've been thinking about this exact thing recently 😂😂

I think that overall that they had a normal and happy childhood.

Drizella warmed up to Cecelia first. Because Ana was older when Rapunzel disappeared, she had more memories with emotional attachment. So it took Ana a bit longer to see Cecelia as a mother.

Cecelia instilled in a Drizella a love of music.

Ella never felt jealous of Ana and Drizella getting attention from Cecelia. I think that it had just been her and Cecelia for a while, and Ella was happy to have playmates and sisters.

Ella, Anastasia, and Drizella were given matching necklaces. Each one a simple gold chain with a single gemstone. Their birthstones.

On stormy nights, the sisters would build a massive pillow and blanket fort in Ella's room.

The sisters did just about everything together. They played together. Ditched tutoring lessons. Got into mischief like sneaking desserts from the kitchen before dinner.