Closer
Who does Keiko think she is? Really? To prompt me towards stanning two fictional teenage boys? To wait with bated breath to see how a story with a guaranteed tragic ending-- thanks dramatic irony-- will end? One of those isn't even canon, not 'real' according to Disney executives and most of the world who don't fritter away their hours on cartoons. Poor, poor people in a dark box with not even a moth hole for light.
Tangled the Series was a Disney project that continued the film, filling in the time between the initial reunion and the wedding after several times of Eugene asking and asking. Until she finally said yes. Though several fans and artists found Varian an intriguing character in his own right and wished to have addressed his character more than we did. And so came, Varian and the Seven Kingdoms. A teased spin-off series that would see Varian travel across the land to solve a mystery left behind to him by his absent Mother, perhaps finding out what happened to her so many years ago. Of course, I say teased. Then, fans took matters into their own hands, producing the work themselves. And in Tangled style Danielle Keiko Eyer provides a soundtrack that hits upon important story beats.
Closer, is the introduction of the main (and only known ship) "Varigo" which is between Varian the Alchemist; the adventurer whose steps are closely watched by antagonist Donella, and Hugo, a thief raised by the woman, planted within the group as a spy once the opportunity presents itself. Within their first meeting neither trusts the other and Hugo by this point, is simply doing a job. Further compounded by their shared pasts, having been outcasted by their kingdoms, are slow to trust and even slower to let go of any control they have of a situation. However despite their tense, clever steps to keep the other in check, even then the similarities become prevalent. They are the same type of analytical, savvy, and spurned person paranoid of who could present a betrayal.
Just listen!
Closer
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