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  1. Public Bookmark 43

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    A flock of soldiers dashed through the dungeons, running from the right corridor to the very back alley, searching relentlessly for the isolated chamber in the far left aisle. The sleeping residents had woken up to great crashes and loud, boisterous steps, an armed fanfare a door away from their comfy beds.

    The clock pointed to a peculiar time.

    An old, familiar time for prisoners. Time servants and criminals alike dreaded.

    Execution.

    Or, Varian kind of dies in Season Two. A Season Two rewrite I guess.

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    22 Dec 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 63

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    Varian's success is this: he manages to free Quirin from the amber using Rapunzel's hair. His failure? Quirin's already dead, long suffocated inside his tomb. Orphaned, defeated, and consumed with grief, Varian is exiled from Corona and finds that his real hardship has only just begun, and sometimes the only solace you can find is alone.

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    22 Dec 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 80

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    Set during Varian's time in prison after the end of Season 1. We see Varian through his heartbreaking struggle with guilt and grief, his trial, and beyond.

    "At the time of his crimes, Varian felt like he was backed into a corner, and the only option was to fight his way out. Right now, he really was backed into a corner, but this time he knew better than to fight."

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    22 Dec 2025

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    This is the story of Rapunzel’s life in, and after, the tower. But there’s one crucial difference; Varian was born with moon powers, and Gothel stole him as a baby to be raised as Rapunzel’s little brother.

    Currently playing: Chapter Forty-Seven - so what do i do now? As Varian works to unravel the mystery of Rapunzel’s hair, Eugene’s plan for the Day of Hearts gets thrown for a loop when Rapunzel discovers that Cassandra has a secret boyfriend. A double-date couldn’t be that bad, right?

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    17 Dec 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 10

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    Katara doesn't trust Zuko when he finds them —again— claiming it to be his destiny to teach Aang firebending. No one trusts him, and Katara is pretty sure she is not the only one debating whatever to push him off the edge of the temple right there and then, but when he offers himself as their prisoner, who is she to disagree?

    Growing up in a stressful environment with high expectations could leave anyone with sequels. Stress, anger issues, the communication skills of a rock, the works.

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    20 Nov 2025