#mazian

yeah :) there is a thistlecaster version in my head but the one that makes the most logical sense is the one that's mazian + some background donospring. so. in short:

elmville bans dance. tragic!!! horrible!!!! the teenagers and youth of elmville are decidedly not thrilled bc this means all of their fun events are canceled, bc the ban covers things like concerts as well as school dances

(fantasy races and species exist, magic does not. aguefort is still aguefort somehow)

cue fabian aramais seacaster, a kid from bastion city who discovers dance after his dad dies and falls absolutely in love with it. after his mom loses custody of him and cathilda is granted it they move to elmville--which he's grateful for despite being reluctant to leave the city until he finds out dance is flat out banned. no dances. no events. nothing.

he is Not Happy

starts by trying to find places he can still dance (where he meets mazey, who regularly sneaks out to find places like these) but eventually decides to challenge the town council altogether

befriends gorgug thistlespring on the way, a quiet kid on the bloodrush team who tentatively asks for dancing lessons to impress a girl he likes--zelda donovan, whose family has been outspoken against the ban because of how important dance and revelry are to them. fabian initially thinks that gorgug learning to dance is a great way to show the council that dance can be positive but eventually bonds very closely with gorgug

gorgug does in fact get the girl, though it's less from him finally learning to apply his perfect rhythm to dance and more him getting enough confidence to ask her out

see? positive! power of dance!

fabian is also regularly sneaking out to dance with mazey

i do think the line dance scene from the 2011 movie happens. its just a good goddamn scene. fake id is on my playlist now

fabian makes an impassioned speech to the city council. is it a little soured by the fact that he's planning on going through with the night's dance even if they don't lift the ban? maybe. but it works!

cue "hey i thought this was a party! LET'S DANCE!"