#annlett

This was a difficult prompt since I feel like most of the characters in this show have a strong enough backbone (unlike someone like Arnold lmao) or are just too stubborn, and therefore wouldn’t betray their given side, however… I could see Hewlett eventually realizing that for all their flaws, the rebels deserve their independence, but I can only really imagine him having a change of heart like this if Anna was a key part of it.

God forbid, if she was discovered as a spy and the British killed or imprisoned her, I can imagine how that would DESTROY him… Edmund Hewlett already went through enough angst and heartbreak in canon though, so I don’t wanna dwell on that, he deserves better, damnit 😭

As Abe said, maybe nothing Anna could do would turn his coat from red to blue, but I could still see him using his postion of power to subtly help the patriots instead of blindly supporting the king, if the right circumstances happened in season three probably— imagine if after their failed wedding, instead of their “breakup”, for lack of a better word, Anna tried to explain her patriot stance to Hewlett and he slowly began to understand? I don’t think it would be as simple as them having a single heart to heart conversation, and it would also take a long time for him to forgive her for leaving him at the altar (if that’s still a plot point in this hypothetical AU, lol)… but god, a slow-burn where that happens would hit!