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LANCELOT DU LAC & ARTHUR PENDRAGON  

okay so one of the bigger… cringe moments of part two is the random / sudden relationship between harvey and roz. it’s not because i have an issue with them, they actually have really great chemistry ( prob bc they’re dating in rl but i digress ). it only has to do with the timeline of this entire season. i remember being sixteen and i don’t think anyone would’ve been chill with a best friend dating an ex less than two months after they broke up…  especially when you consider how emotional the break up had been. what teenager is that mature? lmao

anyway, i don’t completely hate the idea of them being together, but it would honestly have to happen years down the road. i’m just going to explain my reasoning and divide it up into sections so hopefully this makes sense. asldkjfasdf

i.  TIMING

so the entire first season takes place from the last week of october through sometime in late february / early march. harvey and sabrina said ‘i love you’ to each other for the first time at the end of october and were very happy and in love until the whole clusterfuck of tommy’s death happened. lmao the night they broke up was maybe late november / early december, since it was a short time after thanksgiving. this was not harvey’s decision. he was willing to start over but sabrina wanted to keep her distance because she was afraid of what signing the book of the beast would change. obviously their feelings were still there and neither one wanted to move on from the relationship.

now during the winter special, harvey and sabrina share a few scenes where it is very clear that the wounds were still raw and needed to heal. he loves sabrina but is not ready to trust her world or her magic. anything close to it only brings back the ghost of tommy. they still need time, he still needs time. during christmas break is most likely when harvey is starting to spend more time with roz and ( then ) susie. they only got closer when sabrina gets more involved at the academy, having less time to spend at baxter high.

jump to february, when harvey and sabrina are making out in his room, most likely about to have sex for the first time. when she pulls away and their argument begins, it’s clear he was ready to get back to the ways things were. harvey is still not over sabrina. he only says as much. he’s upset with how she keeps pulling him back in every time it looks like he could be free of her. now jump to harvey asking out roz to the valentine’s dance a short time after that moment with sabrina. jump to their first kiss and suddenly starting to date. jump to harvey saying ‘i love you’ to roz like a week later or something. lmao jump to the last scene when they’re cuddling with sabrina across from the table. honestly lmao what……….. why???

ii.  LOVE

for my portrayal, i’ve been going with the idea that, before sabrina, harvey had never said ‘i love you’ to anyone ( aside from family but obviously that’s different ). i also headcanon that they had been dating for about a year before he said it for the first time. harvey is someone who is cautious, takes his time so it was especially jarring to see him dropping the L-bomb after like lmao a week or two of dating roz. FOUR MONTHS after saying it for the first time to sabrina. two months after his break up with sabrina. this is really just rephrasing what i wrote in the other section but it’s important!! it’s odd. i’m not a fan. it really added a whole extra layer of what the fuck to this arc.

iii.  CANON DIVERGENT

if / when roz blogs start showing up and interacting with me, i just want to say that i do not ship them in this current timeline. i can understand why they gravitated towards each other. harvey was heartbroken and the only people who could somewhat understand what he was going through were roz and ( then ) susie. they were around to comfort him, they were all a comfort to each other. it’s easy to slip into something that makes you feel good when you’re hurting. and that’s what roz was to harvey.

for the sake of canon threads, i will and do acknowledge their budding romance but it’s after their first kiss that they realize they’re much better off as friends. it is one of those awkward, yet funny moments where they kiss and it feels like there might be something between them but it falls flat and they just laugh. harvey does not need another girlfriend he needs friends who support him, who support each other.

i mention this in my rules, but for the sake of this post i’m just gonna repeat it. aslkdfjasf  my portrayal of chad is heavily influenced by personal headcanons.   despite appearing in both films and novels,  i’ve taken liberties with his character.  the novels have a darker tone to them and this is primarily what i reference in my writing.  it is just my personal preference,  as i believe it brings in an added layer of reality to the story…  but i understand why disney channel couldn’t make things much heavier.

below is just going to my version of events that took place during the series.  this will be the official  canon  for my portrayal and all interactions going forward.  of course, i am willing to compromise and have a discussion if there are any contradictions that arise with your own portrayal / headcanons.

**   OH ALSO, in my canon cinderella is a cruel nickname that was given to ella by the tremaine step-sisters so any mention of it will not sit well with chad!!  sorry not sorry i just loved the live - action movie and that’s what i generally use for my reference point of original canon.  so yes, his parents are lily and richard. asldfkjasf

* DESCENDANTS ONE

i actually don’t have much to criticize in the first film, as far as canon events go with chad.  was he an absolute nightmare?  yes.  was he problematic?  yes.  did he use people to get what he wanted?  yes.   HOWEVER,  i’m a big fan of secondary antagonist chad so that’s not an issue. lol  chad never had um… traditional  smarts  but he was gifted with looks.  despite the many lessons in life and character his mother taught him, he learned that he often could get what he wanted with a charming smile.  over the years chad has only developed his skills in manipulation.  why work hard when others can do it for you?  still, he’ll always play the loving and doting good son in front of his parents.

when ben announces his plan to bring villain kids to auradon, it certainly rocks the boat.   the  would - be  king is destablizing the foundation beneath the kingdom’s very feet.   of course it’ s not going to sit well with others, and chad is no exception to this.  in general,  he doesn’t want villains given a chance to return to  auradon  but the root of it all is chad’s hatred for the tremaines.   his mother always preaches the importance of  forgiveness but chad has nothing but animosity for that wretched family.   he’s also sensitive about the fact that his mother is not natural born royalty, so any slight against her is not received well.

chad loves attention and could not care less where it comes from.   from an early age,  he’s received countless compliments about his looks.   princess ella’s perfect child: all of her beauty and all of her kindness.   i mention this because when everything happens with mal  /  ben  /  audrey  /  chad  i don’t believe he ever had romantic for audrey, but just loved the attention he got from her.   was it wrong of him to go along with it with the history the three of them shared?  yes… BUT chad figured that ben had moved on after his declaration of love for mal so he didn’t really see it as a problem.  naturally after everything comes to light, chad apologizes to ben.

* DESCENDANTS TWO

TRAGICALLY, chad is turned from secondary antagonist to awkward ????? somewhat irrelevant comedic relief in the second film.  now logically, i understand that this was due to jed being busy filming other things and only had a limited amount of time to be in the film.  however, i would just like to say that for my portrayal chad’s still very much anti - villain kids in auradon during the events of d2.  with audrey gone,  it’s even worse considering she was one of the only allies chad had in his life.   of course he’ll always be close friends with ben  (  they  are literal best friends for life, they grew up together, they’re basically brothers  )  but his friendship with the villain - kids put a strain on their relationship.  it didn’t help that ben invited evie to become part of his council.  nothing good could come of it, chad was convinced. (  shout out to @boycrowned‘s canon  )

now chad would certainly be at odds with evie after everything that happened in d1 and now with her being on ben’s council, HOWEVER, i think there’s something so hilarious and true to his character about chad being the only (  probably??  )  boy having something designed for the ball.   an unfortunate situation where  chad  loves her designs too much and evie certainly wants more money to start a better life.  reluctantly, they find a way to strike a deal in a somewhat civil manner.  in the process, the ice between them begins to show signs of maybe beginning to thaw.  just not enough for chad to take the first step at apologizing.

when ben is kidnapped, any progress made towards acceptance is shattered.   this is exactly the kind of thing chad knew what would happen.   the strain on his relationship with ben is replaced by fear and worry.   he  felt helpless in that moment.  chad didn’t know what to do.  the only thing he wanted was to save his  best  friend. ** FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK chad never made that dumb joke about who’s next in line if ben died !!!!!! chad is selfish and can be cruel but he is not malicious.  he wants the crown and attention but has literally zero idea of what it actually takes to rule.  chad is a brat, yes, but he would never wish harm on ben !!!!!!!!

when the dust settles and it seems like things may go back to normal, ben makes it clear he still plans to invite children from the isle to come to auradon.  this is an unforgivable act in chad’s eyes, especially after the near - death experience ben went through.  it’s then that he calls audrey and explains that she needs to  come  home and help him get ben to see the danger and reality of his plans.

* DESCENDANTS THREE

D3 brings up interesting ideas and there’s a lot of potential to expand the lore / canon.   admittedly,  i  was  not the biggest fan of audrey becoming a villain… but now that i’ve let the idea sit for a moment it’s  grown  on me quite a lot.  for me, i see maleficent’s scepter very much like the horcrux necklace in harry potter.   there is dark magic at play and it feeds off of your negative feelings and brings the  ugliness  inside  of  you  to  the  surface. WELL considering this is disney channel, they really couldn’t dive too deep into that idea but we  do  see  hints of it happening to audrey during queen of mean.  the (  terribly guarded  ) scepter  is luring her in, manipulating her into reaching out and “pricking” her finger.  like mother, like daughter.

i know i’m stepping on the toes of audrey writers but i think once she touched the scepter,  the spell  was  cast and she was cursed.   now with chad,  he was never under a spell but the dark magic and lure  of  the  scepter let the animosity he held boil.   it didn’t take much effort on audrey’s part to convince chad to  help  her  cause. chad already hated the villain - kids and now it was time to take their revenge.   one  way  or  another  auradon was going to see reason.  chad willingly went along with audrey’s plans and it is one of his bigger regrets once he comes to and realizes what was really going on.

the whole awkward / uncomfortable comedy that was given to chad also never happened.  why was he acting like a dog ????  we just don’t know.  GOOD THING IT NEVER HAPPENED.  when audrey leaves chad alone at the cottage, he is away from the scepter long enough to wake up from the effect it had on him.  everyone finds him alone and yes,  he still does want his mom, but he doesn’t just run off in horror.  chad takes the time to tell them that it’s audrey but it’s *not really* audrey.   the scepter was using her.   he is still very much unhappy that vks are helping but maybe……. they’re not the worst people in the world for doing some good.

NAME:      harvey kinkle NICKNAME:     none GENDER:     male. ORIENTATION:    bisexual, no preference PREFERRED  PET  NAMES:     doesn’t have any but 10/10 will blush if someone uses them RELATIONSHIP  STATUS:     single and SAD.    (  verse  dependent  )       FAVORITE  CANON  SHIP( S ):     okay i absolutely love harvey and sabrina so much they’re classic FAVORITE  NON-CANON  SHIP( S ):    you know... if approached really carefully... and like, wasn’t a total nightmare and we found a way to make it work... i wouldn’t be mad at harvey/nick... lmao oh man, i also think harvey/betty would be v sweet, but we would all want to throw up. OPINION  ON  TRUE  LOVE:     he’s unsure... now lol OPINION  ON  LOVE  AT  FIRST  SIGHT:    impossible. HOW  ‘ROMANTIC’  ARE  THEY:    harvey is very romantic. he loves the sappy cliches that come with being romantic. sure in greendale, a picnic will probably happen in a creepy cemetery but you know what?  it’ll still be romantic!!!! IDEAL  PHYSICAL  TRAITS:     none??? idk if you have kind eyes, he’ll most likely fall for you. asldfjasfd IDEAL  PERSONALITY  TRAITS:    if you’re kind, can make him laugh, and feel safe then you’re golden! UNATTRACTIVE  PHYSICAL  TRAITS:     none. UNATTRACTIVE  PERSONALITY  TRAITS:     cruelty. there is nothing harvey hates more than people who are cruel for sport. he’s dealt with enough of that in his life and he doesn’t want to anymore. IDEAL  DATE:     date night at the movie theater is always fun. it’s where sabrina and him had their first date... but unfortunately, they watched a horror movie. much to sabrina’s amusement. DO  THEY  HAVE  A  TYPE:     none? he really doesn’t actively seek out certain types of people AVERAGE  RELATIONSHIP  LENGTH:    sabrina was harvey’s first girlfriend and they were together for a little over a year before the break up. PREFERRED  NON-SEXUAL  INTIMACY:     harvey loves to be held. there is a sense of security he has when being hugged / held and it means the world to him. honestly any sort of close contact similar to this is also good. cuddling? spooning? (little or big spoon doesn’t matter aslkdjfa) this is all quality time spent. COMMITMENT  LEVEL:     harvey is completely loyal. (if given the chance lmao) he would be a serial monogamist. he likes having a girlfriend (or boyfriend!!), not dates or lovers. OPINION  OF  PUBLIC  AFFECTION:    it can be sweet if it doesn’t get too out of hand. he’s not opposed to a short kiss now and again. making out at the theater or school hallways is not something he’s into. PAST  RELATIONSHIPS:    as stated above, sabrina is harvey’s first girlfriend. he’s gone on a few dates before that, but nothing serious ever came from them.

JOHN  KEATS

the lavender in sunsets, flowers in the rain, sunlight slipping through clouds, lazy summer afternoons, the heavy scent of musk, flickering candlelight reflecting off the gold titles of books, fireflies on a cool summer night, being wrapped in fresh bedsheets, the ache of wanting what you can never have, dripping sunlight like gold, loving someone so exquisite, soft lips and soft whispers, fingers through hair, names of lovers carved in trees, broken glass, the insistence of being perpetually dreamy.

F.  SCOTT  FITZGERALD

mahogany wood, crisp winter skies with cold bright stars, the solitude of an early autumn morning wrapped in fog, empty bottles on stacks and stacks of books haphazardly placed in a messy room, pale bruised arms reaching out into the darkness, cigarette smoke just barely hiding the scent of alcohol, a wall of books all poetry and old and weathered, a bad thunderstorm occurring at the end of a beautiful day, the way tragedy strikes in your heart but ends up stopping your breathing for a moment, your favorite sweater, parties spilling into four a.m. with the stars above spinning and dancing, the contrast of blood against snow, a purple split lip oozing blood, black eyes fading to blue to pale skin, the butterflies of falling in love for the first time, the statues falling apart over time in cemeteries, the romanticization of self-destruction

FRANZ  KAFKA

the weight of dread that sits heavily in your stomach when thinking about the future, decrepit houses cloaked in mystery from children telling stories of people who died there, the way not even light can escape a black hole, the rich smell of old books, delicate veins in the wrist, ghosts filling lungs, shattered bones, raindrops on the tongue, nostalgia that aches, the way hope feels like a plastic bag over your head

H. P.   LOVECRAFT

the anxiety felt when staring into an unknown cave, pouring rain and mud, a child’s fear of the dark, thinking so many questions about your existence as you stare at the vast expanse of never ending ocean, the silence of three a.m., danse macabre by camille saint-saens playing on a record in an empty house, the possibility of aliens and the weird feeling it gives you that you can’t explain, unexplainable phenomena, strange lights in the sky in the dead of night, ouija boards and urban legends

JACK  KEROUAC

the brisk pine air of being on a mountain, travels without a destination, those nights where you’re missing three hours of memory, screaming to a lifeless desert about how you’re so alive, coffee shops late at night, car rides at night spent speeding and laughing in the dark, naps spent in the sun, novels highlighted and underlined with notes and epiphanies in the margins, the way uncertainty sits on the shoulders, ignoring flaws and loving life, wind through hair, depression as fog in the brain, impossible ideals, a quiet sunrise, walks alone, when you think about trying to discover all the secrets to the universe, dazzling people, open lands stretching out into infinity, falling in love with being alive

EDGAR  ALLAN  POE

the ocean’s horizon inseparable from fog, hollow bones, a preserved heart held in hands, twinkling stars above an old graveyard, the way everything turns to dust, silent black birds with eyes full of wisdom, self-inflicted flames, perfection depicted as a rotting corpse, death as bricks in the heart, lips barely brushing against each other, glassy glazed eyes, biting into a lemon, heart-shaped bruises, rotting flowers on a grave, dried blood and spilled liquor, the hush of dusk when it begins raining, the intimacy of a secret