During The Early Stages Of Fall:

During the early stages of Fall:

Rafal: [through gritted teeth, tersely, shortly] You. Are annoying. Like a moth I just can't swat.

Rhian: Why?

Rafal: [grins slightly]

Rhian: [chokes out] Why?! [Rhian is agitated, aggrieved, becoming visibly more distressed.]

Rafal: [His grin widens.]

Rhian: Tell me! [even more stridently this time, frustrated]

Rafal: Point proven. It's self-demonstrative, you dunce.

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Headcanon: Rafal is canonically mischievous, so I'd say he likes to tease and poke fun at Rhian and his Evers. He derives great fun from it, so much so that he's made a habit of winding Rhian up like only he (and Vulcan) know how to do. It's not always actually mean-spirited on his end though. He just finds pleasure in being mean unprovoked. It's all supposedly done in good humor, ribbing at Rhian, all the little, built up jabs and gibes over the centuries. And, he doesn't feel a jot of compunction, usually. Until those barbs get to Rhian's head. Then, he realizes he's dug his own grave.

Sometimes, he's a little satirical too, just to horrify the Evers with the worst of Evil's stereotypes, and continually reassert his own sense of superiority. Probably why Rufius says the Nevers are forced to sleep in wet beds, but it could easily be true. (It probably is.)

It's when Rafal is absent or silent that there's a brewing issue, a real cause for worry. That's often an indication that he and Rhian fought, and those arguments used to be petty before the prequel events came to pass. Still, Rafal holds onto grudges for far too long.

One True King Tagging Announcement & TOTSMOV41 Excerpts

I finally figured out how to fix the visibility on one of my posts that didn't appear in the main tags, and thought this information could be useful to anyone that posts about SGE, particularly The Camelot Years.

Originally, I tagged this post, excerpts from my WIP longfic, titled The One True School Master of Vault 41, using the relevant tag "otk." The fic itself is an alternate continuity of One True King, involving Rafal, Sophie, Agatha, the Wizard Tree, and Dovey's crystal ball. However, I just discovered that all posts tagged under "otk" have been hidden because for some, unknown reason, certain posts under the tag violate Tumblr's Community Guidelines. So, whenever you reference One True King, I'd advise tagging your posts with the full title "one true king," to avoid any issues with visibility.

Furthermore, if anyone reads my excerpts, I'd love to receive any kind of feedback/concrit, or to hear your thoughts and reactions! And, I might be willing to answer any questions you have around the fic, assuming I can avoid discussing major spoilers from my plot.

@cursed-daydreamer I love this! Very accurate.

As soon as I can revive him from the dead the wedding is BACK ON !!!!

You know that one kind of scene where what's visibly going on appears to be one thing, especially from the perspective of outsiders, but in reality, something entirely different is happening? TOTSMOV41 has one of those scenes, and I'm so excited for it, but it's not even close to the beginning of the story since it requires some significant set-up. I have it outlined, but it's going to be a long time until I write that one.

There's a misleading, but not entirely false, August Sader prophecy: "Agatha" "dies" for "a prince."

If anyone wants to guess what really happens, and comes close, or gives interesting guesses, I'll post a another excerpt, much shorter than the last, probably of some funny, Agatha-bickers-with-Rafal dialogue.

If The Last Ever After Underwent a Major Tone Shift:

"Don't mind me," Rafal prodded, smiling. "Who needs a villain when you three have each other?"

Will anyone else forevermore associate the word “enough” with Rafal, in the sense of “I will never be enough for you, will I?” Or is that just me?

Side note: Apparently, this is my 100th post!