#eryanwrites

Because I wanted to make them 3 designs, one for each seasons (imagine there would be 3 seasons- I wanted to parallel tts), So at first he has his stupid uniform right? But then he slowly gets too attached to the vat7k gang and at some point fronts Donella to tell her he won't be working for her anymore.

And I like to think throughout their journey he kept on "stealing" things from all the other members, so when he completely switches side he ditch the uniform completely and he would wear pieces of everyone else's old outfits before finally getting his very own style.

Something something, he doesn't have his own identity yet but he knows he likes himself better with the others <3

hehe it's definetly a wink to it! But also Aiden's outfit is partly based on the castle maids' one a bit :

In universe the bandana was simply made with leftover fabrics cuz they needed one for their work.

At some point Aiden lends it to Varian and he kept it before eventually taking it with him to his journey, taking a piece of them with him :3c (tho it wasn't necessary since Aiden ends up joining V last minute anyway)

And later it gets passed to Hugo as well!

So, each of their pets lowkey reminds them of each other, okay? But it's because of a visual reminder- like Olivia's fur color is close to Aiden's hair and they both have missing limbs, Ruddiger and Hugo has the same eye colors and they both have a greyish color palette, and Camille and Varian both have black with a light blue accent feathers/hair.

But I've realised that the way their relationship to their pets evolved, also reflects their relationship with the other-

Hugo building prosthetics for Olivia and Olivia ending up being an emotional support for him before they both starts scheming together as a team. Similarly to how Hugo updates Aiden's prosthetic, Aiden vouching for him to the team early on, and the both of them ending up sharing secrets the others don't know about.

Aiden rescuing Camille and taking care of him instead of themself, prompting Camille to grow attached to Aiden and wanting to be helpful to them to the best of his ability. The same way Aiden keeps on trying to "rescue" Varian instead of coping with their own issue, and Var becoming overprotective of them.

And then you have Ruddiger who kept on breaking into Varian's lab as the boy kept on trying to send him away before the two becomes best friends and family- I dont need to explain how that relates to Hugo entering Varian's life against his will (and his heart- for forever-)

Tried to finally give a design to some Tangled (series) OCs of mine.

all this is to say because. I was thinking about that again today and then i remembered aiden and it was like my third eye opened bc i realized the sheer potential in that scenario with airigo. like i feel like aiden would’ve seen that shit coming a MILE AWAY and i think that’d be so cute and also so fucking funny and. I need to hear your thoughts ok

[Hi. Future Ery talking. I started rambling and I have no clue if what I said is actually coherent or even answers your question at all- But the idea was there! Also I personally headcanon everything and anything, I love switching labels of one character and making a whole new au for it. But covering EVERYTHING would be too long so I answered regarding Aiden's main timeline only- but if you want me to talk about transfem Hugo in particular I'd love to!!]

Sobbing and crying this is so cute and funny your brain is wonderful mwah mwah. I think all you said could 100% work and I can see a version where it would make sense for Hugo to not had the time to discover themself properly. And Aiden just clocking her right away is so funny 😭

Saddly it wouldn't work in Aiden's original timeline simply because, in this case, Hugo wouldn't be Hugo if he hadn't transition already.

I've never really openly delved into my headcanons for the whole gang, because I like people being able to interpret my art however they want (and also because I can change my mind whenever and no one would know-). But in Aiden's universe, Hugo isn't amab.

But to go back on how I imagine Hugo's gender noncomformity!

Firstly, in universe, I'm not sure neither Hugo nor Aiden really identify with a gender label. They don't really have a word for it so they're just how they are. But I personally label him as bigender transmasc. And I do still label them as gay. Cuz. Queer homosexuals representation. Yay.

Secondly- Hugo actually transitioned before figuring out his gender. Being an orphan is already harsh, being poor is terrible and he figured being female generally made things more difficult. So she didn't want to be one. When he got recruited by Don for the first time he was already dead set on not wanting to be a girl and didn't have a name anymore so Donella is the one who named him Hugo. I think Don was "supportive" as in she really didn't care, and if helping Hugo transition meant he would be more useful then that worked for her just fine. So Hugo got to transition but it wasn't really because he didn't feel like he wasn't a girl, she just didn't think it would be advantageous for him to be one.

Sorry I got sidetracked- cough- Back on topic.

One thing I wanted regarding Hugo's relationship to gender is the fact that he is comfortable being fem BECAUSE he got to transition.

For work they would play whichever role worked best no matter the gender. At first, looking like a guy needed more work, which bothered him because it was his goal, so for a while he had a clear preference for appearing masculine. But years later, after having transitioned to a comfortable point, she figured she really didn't mind being either gender. And it made playing different roles even more fun and easy for them. Not necessarily in a fluid way, he's just everything at once most of the time.

So he already got herself figured out quite well when 7k starts. Actually, Hugo being openly queer is another reason why she caught Aiden's interest so fast. And I wanted them to mirror each others in a way, with Hugo being comfortable because he transitioned and Aiden being more comfy doing the absolute bare minimum-. Also I had this one joke that sometimes Nuru and Hugo would have girls nights during the journey. So I needed she/her Hugo for all of this to work lol. But I do believe Hugo still gets to affirm and discover himself even more after he settles, it's just mostly about other things.

BUT YOU KNOW WHO'S EGG GOT TO CRACK DURING THE TRIALS IN MY MIND-??? Varian. He's agender. My whole gang is trans and the joke was that Varian is the token cis guy of the group (because I thought it was funny). But he isn't. He just doesn't know because he's always too busy thinking of literally anything else and he never really registered that was an option. He still uses he/him tho. Because I enjoy gender fuckery.

In summary :

○ Bigender ○ agender ○ genderfluid ○

Rapunzel.

You would think aerial dancing is made for her, but no. She is the make-up artist, the costume maker, she even makes props and decors when its needed. Basically everything crafty, she'll happily do it. And she loves it because she gets to assist all of her friends and let her creativity go everywhere. I think she used to be an aerial dancer but the spotlight is not where she wants to be, she got to leave her old circus to make a new one with Eugene and her friends and she is much more happy now.

Eugene.

He is the ringmaster! He's eloquent and captivates the audience with ease. Plus he is quick to think and knows how to deal with unforseen events when needed. He also knows plenty of fun tricks he likes to show off when performers are building their set ups.

Lance.

He is an animal trainer. I just think he'd be neat as one- he is never alone on stage and put everyone (human and animal alike) at ease. He also knows how to make an entertaining scenes featuring all of the pets. He sometimes assists other performers with one of his animal companion.

Cassandra.

I genuinely think she could do anything- but I really want her to be an aerial artist too, except she specialises in trapeze! And maybe she even did duos with Rapunzel at some point. She genuinely changed trapeze partners so much (Rapunzel, Andrew, Zhan Tiri, etc..) now she is much more at ease being solo.

Varian.

He's an illusionist, sometimes called magician but he's more about illusions. He loves making up new tricks and building his own props. His whole act has steampunk vibes and he has a mad scientist persona. Sometimes Ruddiger gets to be his assistant.

Yong.

He's a juggler who specialises in pyrotechnics. His work is very impressive despite his young age and his friends always need to remind him to not overdo it. He enjoys using his own mistakes in his acts, and will fake small accidents to shock the audience.

Hugo.

He's a contortionist, escape artist, and many other things. He is a man of many talent and he could probably do a whole show just by himself or so he says. He sometimes assist Varian in his act since he's the only one who can hide Anywhere. His act is also very steampunk and his persona is some sort of mechanical puppet.

Nuru.

She's an aerial dancer who mainly uses silk. She was a huge Rapunzel fan and picked up the art because of her, so when she got the chance to join the troup she took it! Rapunzel gives her pointers and advices on her performance from time to time. Nuru's act is space themed, she's a shooting star dancing around galaxies.

Florian is the oldest brother and is their only biological child (Hugo said "never again-"). Despite having the Venefica's eyes his magic is barely existant, Aiden assumed it might be because he technically isn't of Venefica blood.

Eleanor is the middle child, but she was adopted last. Varian found her by accident within the mystic realm, panicked, and brought her back home. She is related to Zhan Tiri in a way no one really knows about, but Varian has no doubts about it. Aiden and Hugo agreed to take her in and they are (badly) hiding El's origins from everyone else.

Coraline is the youngest sister, she was brought in by Aiden since they were close friends with her biological mother : Caroline, who died during childbirth (might change later cuz that was for a drabble not the main timeline..)

Some plot points of the kids stories :