she is not.

she has aria.

briar has absolutely learned to use aria’s reputation like a weapon. someone starts picking on her and briar just looks at them with those big calm eyes and goes, “i’ll tell aria.”

and most people back off immediately because nobody wants aria parkinson appearing around a corner like an omen with fists.

but if they don’t back off, aria has taught briar plan b.

fake crying.

aria has given her actual lessons. very serious. very dramatic. probably in an empty classroom like it’s theatre rehearsal.

“no, briar, you need the little voice crack. professors love the voice crack.”

so now if someone bothers her too much, briar can just go misty-eyed in front of a teacher and suddenly the other person is getting detention while aria watches from across the corridor like a proud criminal mentor.

briar is sweet.

briar is soft.

.......

"MISS BEELZEBUB!"

* Frisk goes to bury their face into the Queens skirt

* They aren't actually upset

This is my audition for Homeland.

Am I hallucinating dust?

Mythical Society

aria

rips her tights on purpose because she thinks they look better ruined

owns exactly one pair of boots and they are held together with tape, spite, and probably a sticking charm

has no normal shoes and acts personally offended if someone points this out

keeps random things in her pockets like matches, stolen quills, bottle caps, eyeliner, and one mysterious key she refuses to explain

cuts her own fringe with scissors she definitely should not be trusted with

steals jumpers from people and then acts like they gave them to her willingly

writes notes on her arms because she loses parchment immediately

has at least three detentions she forgot to attend

chews gum in class purely because it annoys Lily

sits in chairs wrong every single time

says “borrowed” when she very clearly means “stole”

never has a hairbrush but always has eyeliner

names every dangerous creature “baby” or “sweetheart”

lies about being cold, then steals someone’s jacket five minutes later

knows exactly how to pick locks but pretends she doesn’t

has a favourite lighter even though she owns about twelve

refuses to admit she likes being looked after

acts like she hates romance but reads the most dramatic supernatural romance books alive

gets good grades by doing homework at the last possible second and somehow making it work

has absolutely bitten someone in a fight before

briar

fake cries to get away with things and is horrifyingly good at it

looks innocent enough that professors believe her almost every time

has a little notebook for plant notes but half of it is gossip

talks to her plants like they are tiny dramatic pets

gives her carnivorous plants cute names that do not match how dangerous they are

carries snacks for herself and also for whichever plant is “being fussy today”

pretends she doesn’t enable aria, then silently hands her exactly what she needs

always has plasters, lip balm, and emergency sweets in her bag

gets underestimated constantly and lets it happen because it is useful

is very polite while doing something she absolutely should not be doing

gives people disappointed looks that hurt worse than shouting

makes tea when stressed

says “i don’t think we should” while already helping

knows everyone’s business because people forget she is listening

uses barty as a human shield when conversations get awkward

lets barty cling to her until he gets annoying, then gently pushes his face away

always smells slightly like herbs, soil, or whatever plant tried to eat her sleeve that morning

acts scared of dangerous creatures but still somehow gets adopted by them