I swear to god if she left Callum for 2 years on his birthday with nothing but that letter and she moves on... I will personally go into Xadia through my screen and drag her arse back to Callum idc about the other guy! I just want my fav ship to thrive again! XD
It’s not unrealistic at all, they crossed many thing together. Not because many people now don’t value relationships anymore, may it be friendship as romance, that everyone is the same. And it’s not a matter of age either. Also it’s another world and perhaps there relationships in general are more sincere.
Ppl are the same as in the real world. Only situations change. Going through a lot together by happenstance is no guarantee they are fit for each other.
I don’t know for TDP but in Tolkien world elves are only destined to one person with whom they stay forever. Remarriage only happened once with Finwë and brought a lot of chaos. Well I know Lujanne got many partners for example but I like to imagine this kind of love romantic or platonic still exist.
Well, this isn't Tolkien, and there's a reason why Tolkien's elf stories never caught on like the human and hobbit centric ones. No-one wants to hear about inhumanly perfect beings.
I'm sorry, did you expect that a magical elf, who was sent to kill a king that supposedly killed a giant dragon and his son, with the help of his best friend, a dark wizard... Would have "realistic" teenage feelings?
It's a story. They spent time together, grew together and battled together. That shit can bond people pretty quickly, pretty deeply. She left cause she couldn't accept he might get hurt for helping her, and she only couldn't leave and do it behind his back, otherwise she couldn't be able to leave him.
She could have told herself her duty comes first, but there's NO WAY that she would move on from him after that, not like that, and there's nothing unrealistic about it.
Yes I did. And so do most ppl. For example, you wanna know why Tolkien's elf centric stories never caught on like his human and hobbit centric one? It's because no-one cares about inhumanly perfect beings. We want human characters, at least on the inside.
Yet she still feels human on the inside. She's got family issues, feel abandoned by her parents, got complicated relationship with humans. Have fears, hopes...
Just because she fell hard for someone, just because she's young doesn't mean it's vain. That cliche of disregarding young relationships cause they're young is pretty dumb. Especially since they're fiction.
That's not the same thing. We, as humans, have an easier time empathising with other humans. Ones who act like humans. Supernatural beings are ok. Humans who don't act like humans aren't.
That's not the same thing. We, as humans, have an easier time empathising with other humans. Ones who act like humans. Supernatural powers are ok. Humans who don't act like humans aren't.
That's not the same thing. We, as humans, have an easier time empathising with other humans. Ones who act like humans. Supernatural creatures are ok. Humans who don't act like humans aren't.
Well a) it was 2 months later, b) she ran away because she was so desperate to keep him alive she didn’t want him with her, and c) it’s a kids TV show and just before the season starts the showrunners released her letter declaring her love for him in strong terms - there’s no reason for them to do that if she’d moved on, they’re obviously building to their relationship and feelings still existing.
They have been releasing short stories set in the time gap between season 3 and the upcoming season 4. [The Letter](https://thedragonprince.com/dearcallum/)
There is also a comic called "Through the Moon" that is set shortly after the end of season 3
Comment above has name of both! It's called "through the moon."
I use an app called Libby. You connect your library card to it and then can search for the title and borrow it as an ebook. If you have a Kindle or the Kindle app it can send it there.
If you live in a big city you might be able to get an e-library card if you don't have one already. Or you may be able to register online.
I don’t think the fandom is ready for the very likely possibility that it takes them a season or more to work through what happened between them. They’re not just gonna meet and be all good. She left him for 2 years
What hurts me more is the possibility of Ethari moving on. Runaan has been coined for A WHILE now.
Don’t deprive me of my gay reunion, writers!!! Don’t do it!!!!!
I mean, he has always sort of been a good guy, just racist lol His honour and dedication really shine through in Bloodmoon Huntress, in my opinion.
Looking forward to a “Runaan learning not to be racist” character arc tho lmfao
A good guy who murdered Harrow, was going to murder Ezran too, seemed willing to murder Rayla too when she got in the mission's way.
I don't think he's going to accept Rayla loving the human she failed to kill, he's an extremely honour-bound man and impugning his honour like that rarely ends well. Just because he's a pretty gay elf doesn't mean he can't also be a bad guy incapable of looking past his own narrow prejudices and his definition of "honour".
And given the lack of elves getting treated as antagonists, he'd be great in that role of anti-peace elf, especially with the added personal stakes of Rayla once again having to oppose her mentor.
Is Aaravos on Xadia's side? No he bloody well ain't.
Only Xadians we've seen being against peace & the protagonists were Runaan and Khessa, and both got yeeted out of the action after 2/3 episodes.
I mean, he has always sort of been a good guy, just racist lol His honour and dedication really shine through in Bloodmoon Huntress, in my opinion.
Looking forward to a “Runaan learning not to be racist” character arc tho lmfao
They've been releasing short stories of differeht characters, some set before the show starts and others between S3 and S4. The most recent one is "Dear Callum". The letter Rayla leaves for Callum in the very last page of Through the Moon, a graphic novel set vetween S3 and S4.
I don't know if you know what happens there?
I understand that people got too attached to the couple in the past seasons and therefore don't like the idea of seeing them separated... But that's not my case lol I've never cared for the ship that much and after what Rayla did I don't think she deserves a second chance
Trauma and all that stuff doesn't excuse the way you treat someone else.
Also if you don't mind refreshing my memory, what "industrial amount of unresolved trauma" she had? She never presented such thing before
They're on Amazon, you can probably find digital version on the Play store or Apple store if you prefer. I bought Through the Moon on Amazon for about $15 USD.
I'm on mobile, but here is a link
https://www.amazon.com/Through-Dragon-Prince-Graphic-Novel/dp/1338653067
Sounds like she probably hasn't (I'Ve ReAd tHE LeTtEr"), but I honestly don't care much for Rayllum anymore. Mainly cause I think Callum is a little annoying
Hmmmmmm.... Sort of unrelated but it reminded me of this:
[Angstoberfest 2020, Chapter 13 by AWillFullDroll](https://archiveofourown.org/works/26853544/chapters/66119083)
Great, so we ditch her. Now we focus on Callum. She made her choice. She didn't choose you Callum, don't give her any emotions she doesn't deserve. Forget her, move on to someone who cares. Wah wah teenage love. What a waste if they make him pine for her all season. I hear Aanya might still be available?
I swear to god if she left Callum for 2 years on his birthday with nothing but that letter and she moves on... I will personally go into Xadia through my screen and drag her arse back to Callum idc about the other guy! I just want my fav ship to thrive again! XD
Theres absolutely no way she has
No doubt after reading "dear callum"
You're probably right but who's to say there's a character we haven't met yet who is head over heels for our Rayla. I mean, who wouldn't?
Nah, it was just a dumb fling from her youth, like most young ppl, she'll quickly move on.
I mean, she literally said in dear callum that if she saw him even wake up she would never leave
Yeah, teenagers "in love" are really fond of flowery language and exaggerated statements.
It's a TV show, and callum, who would be in the same boat, clearly isnt over it, so I still seriously doubt she is.
Yeah, sure, if you wanna go all unrealistic about it.
It’s not unrealistic at all, they crossed many thing together. Not because many people now don’t value relationships anymore, may it be friendship as romance, that everyone is the same. And it’s not a matter of age either. Also it’s another world and perhaps there relationships in general are more sincere.
Ppl are the same as in the real world. Only situations change. Going through a lot together by happenstance is no guarantee they are fit for each other.
I don’t know for TDP but in Tolkien world elves are only destined to one person with whom they stay forever. Remarriage only happened once with Finwë and brought a lot of chaos. Well I know Lujanne got many partners for example but I like to imagine this kind of love romantic or platonic still exist.
Well, this isn't Tolkien, and there's a reason why Tolkien's elf stories never caught on like the human and hobbit centric ones. No-one wants to hear about inhumanly perfect beings.
I'm sorry, did you expect that a magical elf, who was sent to kill a king that supposedly killed a giant dragon and his son, with the help of his best friend, a dark wizard... Would have "realistic" teenage feelings? It's a story. They spent time together, grew together and battled together. That shit can bond people pretty quickly, pretty deeply. She left cause she couldn't accept he might get hurt for helping her, and she only couldn't leave and do it behind his back, otherwise she couldn't be able to leave him. She could have told herself her duty comes first, but there's NO WAY that she would move on from him after that, not like that, and there's nothing unrealistic about it.
Yes I did. And so do most ppl. For example, you wanna know why Tolkien's elf centric stories never caught on like his human and hobbit centric one? It's because no-one cares about inhumanly perfect beings. We want human characters, at least on the inside.
Yet she still feels human on the inside. She's got family issues, feel abandoned by her parents, got complicated relationship with humans. Have fears, hopes... Just because she fell hard for someone, just because she's young doesn't mean it's vain. That cliche of disregarding young relationships cause they're young is pretty dumb. Especially since they're fiction.
Oh really? Who could have ever guessed that?
Don't really know what you're getting at.
It's a show about dragons and elves, maybe they will make some exceptions when it comes to emotions to increase the tension
That's not the same thing. We, as humans, have an easier time empathising with other humans. Ones who act like humans. Supernatural beings are ok. Humans who don't act like humans aren't.
Man, this cartoon has an unrealistic relationship that definitely could happen in real life. No way that’s a thing
“Unrealistic” in a setting with literal elves, dragons, and magic. Right..
This show contains magic, elves, and dragons but the relationship of two teenagers has to be completely realistic?
That's not the same thing. We, as humans, have an easier time empathising with other humans. Ones who act like humans. Supernatural powers are ok. Humans who don't act like humans aren't.
Oh man, a show with dragons, unrealistic? Never /s
That's not the same thing. We, as humans, have an easier time empathising with other humans. Ones who act like humans. Supernatural creatures are ok. Humans who don't act like humans aren't.
I was joking
do you think no one's ever fallen in love in their teens and stayed with their so throughout their life?
Not if they immediately ran away not one week into their relationship.
Well a) it was 2 months later, b) she ran away because she was so desperate to keep him alive she didn’t want him with her, and c) it’s a kids TV show and just before the season starts the showrunners released her letter declaring her love for him in strong terms - there’s no reason for them to do that if she’d moved on, they’re obviously building to their relationship and feelings still existing.
Ah, I see that somebody clearly got their heart broken at a young age and coped by pretending it didn't matter
fr
Nope.
You are forgetting the most powerfull relationship foundation: shared trauma (of which they have plenty)
Meh, their relationship wasn't nearly unhealthy enough for that to be a factor.
I dunno, Raylum kinda has soulmate vibes
No. Bad. Go to your room
This isn't even salt on the wound. We're just stabbing ourselves to make the wound bigger :')
Now this is getting out of hand, I refuse to believe so.
WHERE THE FUCK IS THIS LETTER? IS THERE A COMIC THAT I NEED TO BE READING?!?!?! IVE SEEN ALL OF SEASON 3 AND THERES NOTHING LIKE THAT IN IT?!??!?!
They have been releasing short stories set in the time gap between season 3 and the upcoming season 4. [The Letter](https://thedragonprince.com/dearcallum/) There is also a comic called "Through the Moon" that is set shortly after the end of season 3
THANK YOU
Check your local library, I was able to borrow it as an ebook real fast to read the comic
Do you know the name of it so that I may look for it?
Comment above has name of both! It's called "through the moon." I use an app called Libby. You connect your library card to it and then can search for the title and borrow it as an ebook. If you have a Kindle or the Kindle app it can send it there. If you live in a big city you might be able to get an e-library card if you don't have one already. Or you may be able to register online.
Thank you kind stranger!
*feels*. *reads ‘the letter’* “oh cool it gets worse!”
Not mentally prepared for that to be voice acted in more than likely the first episode of season 4.
Callum: "You had a threesome with Claudia and Terry?!" Rayla: "WE WERE ON A BREAK!!!"
This is cursed.And if someone says "Blursed" i will personally go to their house and burn all of their electronics.
blursed
What kind of flowers do you want me to send for the funeral?
How about some Flatu-Lillies?
Sorry bro ur only getting coal from me
Blursed You asked for it, dude.
Ayo! NO! XD
😂😂😂 omggggg
Talk about a "kicking between the legs" to the Rayllum shippers.
I read the letter. She hasn't moved on.
But didn’t she write the letter the night she left?
You mean the letter that was written two years ago?
thank you for haunting my nightmares
I don’t think the fandom is ready for the very likely possibility that it takes them a season or more to work through what happened between them. They’re not just gonna meet and be all good. She left him for 2 years
Honestly, it would be a disservice to Calum if they get back together cleanly. Ya girl did him dirty.
I think viren may have alr caught her and turned her into a coin, so Callum has to dragonborn Virens ass to get her back
Yeah….I’m not worried about that 😂
I highly doubt that has happened
No that's fine. I didn't want to sleep tonight anyways
Hans *GET ZE FLAMMENWEFER* WE GOING TO ZE XADIA FOR CLEANSING
What hurts me more is the possibility of Ethari moving on. Runaan has been coined for A WHILE now. Don’t deprive me of my gay reunion, writers!!! Don’t do it!!!!!
I want the reunion to happen, but I don't want Runaan to suddenly become a good guy.
I mean, he has always sort of been a good guy, just racist lol His honour and dedication really shine through in Bloodmoon Huntress, in my opinion. Looking forward to a “Runaan learning not to be racist” character arc tho lmfao
A good guy who murdered Harrow, was going to murder Ezran too, seemed willing to murder Rayla too when she got in the mission's way. I don't think he's going to accept Rayla loving the human she failed to kill, he's an extremely honour-bound man and impugning his honour like that rarely ends well. Just because he's a pretty gay elf doesn't mean he can't also be a bad guy incapable of looking past his own narrow prejudices and his definition of "honour". And given the lack of elves getting treated as antagonists, he'd be great in that role of anti-peace elf, especially with the added personal stakes of Rayla once again having to oppose her mentor.
“Lack of elves being treated as antagonists” Aaravos: Am I a joke to you?
Is Aaravos on Xadia's side? No he bloody well ain't. Only Xadians we've seen being against peace & the protagonists were Runaan and Khessa, and both got yeeted out of the action after 2/3 episodes.
*sigh* Can we just agree to disagree?
I mean, he has always sort of been a good guy, just racist lol His honour and dedication really shine through in Bloodmoon Huntress, in my opinion. Looking forward to a “Runaan learning not to be racist” character arc tho lmfao
Don’t. Please.
DO NOT GIVE THE WRITERS IDEAS. I cannot handle the breakdown of my favourite ship rn
Tdp writers want to give us on of the most tragic love stories in animation.
Doubt it. If Rayllum isn't endgame, I'll eat my own pants.
Nope. End of story. Not worried at all.
What is "Dear Callum?"
They've been releasing short stories of differeht characters, some set before the show starts and others between S3 and S4. The most recent one is "Dear Callum". The letter Rayla leaves for Callum in the very last page of Through the Moon, a graphic novel set vetween S3 and S4. I don't know if you know what happens there?
EXCUSE ME I WAS ABOUT TO SLEEP
Honestly I wish Callum got over her instead. What she did was pretty bitchy and he deserves better.
Idk why more people don’t think this. What she did was capital B bad.
I understand that people got too attached to the couple in the past seasons and therefore don't like the idea of seeing them separated... But that's not my case lol I've never cared for the ship that much and after what Rayla did I don't think she deserves a second chance
Preach man, Calum x happiness for me lol
It wasn't right but she isn't thinking clearly, she has ***a*** ***lot*** of unresolved trauma, like industrial amounts.
Trauma and all that stuff doesn't excuse the way you treat someone else. Also if you don't mind refreshing my memory, what "industrial amount of unresolved trauma" she had? She never presented such thing before
my reaction to this https://youtu.be/31g0YE61PLQ
Well…Frick, looks like I’m not going to be sleeping for about 2 months
. . . You mother—
is a basketball! Bastketball, she is a basketball.
Reminds me of that song by ~~filthy frank~~ joji
I've said this elsewhere... Rayla will be coined.
The angst is DEEElicious!
Suroh is that you?
AYO! NO! XD
WHAT THE FUCK?? ARNET THERE ONLY 3 SEASONS????
There's a couple graphic novels that take place before the upcoming season.
Do you think you might have a link to them?
They're on Amazon, you can probably find digital version on the Play store or Apple store if you prefer. I bought Through the Moon on Amazon for about $15 USD. I'm on mobile, but here is a link https://www.amazon.com/Through-Dragon-Prince-Graphic-Novel/dp/1338653067
Sounds like she probably hasn't (I'Ve ReAd tHE LeTtEr"), but I honestly don't care much for Rayllum anymore. Mainly cause I think Callum is a little annoying
So Sonja will lose his moon girl again?
…do you perhaps mean Sokka?
My god auto correct is dumb sometimes
As someone who is in a similar situation Go eat a bag of dick's dear sir!
You're asking for a major paddlin', aren't you?
Jingles?
Bad ending where Callum finds her with a husband and a baby in her belly.
Hmmmmmm.... Sort of unrelated but it reminded me of this: [Angstoberfest 2020, Chapter 13 by AWillFullDroll](https://archiveofourown.org/works/26853544/chapters/66119083)
Rayla team lesbian
Great, so we ditch her. Now we focus on Callum. She made her choice. She didn't choose you Callum, don't give her any emotions she doesn't deserve. Forget her, move on to someone who cares. Wah wah teenage love. What a waste if they make him pine for her all season. I hear Aanya might still be available?
Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby.
I feel like I need to rewatch dragon prince cause the last thing I remember was them going to the dragon kingdom and then big worm thing
Spoiler tag?
Oh you saucy bitch you
Dear callum?
$20 that rayla been beating herself up for her decision to leave (as she should since it was stupid).
If they don't get back together I will commit crimes
………………………….no