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The title of the series relevance to the books is never really touched on much. I think it was mentioned once in the first book and once in stellarlune. I think that’s literally it.

My question is- is Sophie the Keeper or is Prentice the Keeper. I always thought it was Sophie but Prentice was the Keeper that kept Sophie’s secret a secret. And since in recent books it’s revealed that >!Prentice was likely Kenric‘s keeper!< it just made me wonder how many secrets he genuinely was keeping. Him having the >!Elysian knowledge!< is literally one of the biggest lost cities secrets (if he has it- again I have read a lot of fanfiction so I don’t remember if it’s cannon that he did decide >!to work with Kenric!< or he didn’t)

But on the other hand back to Sophie, she also had a lot of secrets about the lost cities in her head. Now I doubt she‘d know ANYTHING about >!Elysian!< (probably the biggest lost cities kept secret). So I am unsure how she’d be the Keeper of the entire lost cities.

I have spent a lot of time thinking about what the conflict will be in terms of the plot of Elysian yet I hadn’t thought much about the romantic portion of the plot in which will definitely have conflict.

”Please don’t let me mess this up” ~ Keefe {Ch. 42 of Stellarlune}

This line was included in Stellarlune because I feel that Shannon is foreshadowing that Keefe (or Sophie) will somewhat mess up within the relationship. This happens all the time to couples. Fights will happen and that’s how you solve the issue. Sophie and Fitz had fought numerous times so I don’t doubt that Sophie and Keefe will fight aswell. The question is.. what could it be about?

1. Alvar

Alvar is a huge hidden component. His partaking in Keefe adventure was hidden in Stellarlune for a reason. The writing of Unraveled, I believe, was created to soften the blow on keefe and make Alvar more likable. If we as readers were to read the book strictly from Sophie’s POV and already have Elysian in our hands- we would honestly probably hate Keefe. But because we got to read Unraveled FIRST before getting the scene where Sophie will discover this- will give us as readers more empathy and less anger towards Keefe. I do feel that there will be an argument when Keefe’s business with Alvar is revealed. I don’t believe this would be severe enough for someone to mess up the relationship per say but it’ll definitely cause some strain and mistrust.

2. Events first early released chapter of Elysian ⚠️SKIP if you don’t want those spoilers⚠️

Keefe stealing Sophie’s dagger in attempt to murder his mother.. kind of a low blow! I imagine there being a small argument about his safety rather than the actual stealing of the dagger yet it’s a possible conflict. Relationship shattering? Probably not!

3. Sophie attempting to sneak off to Elysian without Keefe at the end of Stellarlune

Probably a big component that’ll be at least mentioned following their return. She literally attempted to leave without him. I can see a small argument happening about this topic but nothing big enough to imapact the relationship

4. Power Source business

They will definitely argue about whether or not Keefe needs the power source. Sophie will insist that he’d need it and maybe even put herself in harms way for him. He’d be upset yet it would honestly be resolved considering he’d do the same thing for her so it has a minimal negative impact on the relationship.

5. Fitz

Nothing in particular about this category to give specific examples but I DO see a fight with Fitz name lingering within in the future of their relationship. Maybe the argument will consist of Keefe believing that he was a fall back for Sophie because he cannot read her emotions. Sophie insisting that it is indeed a true relationship between them.

Idk these are just come ideas that came to mind and I felt like talking about it. Keep in mind that Sophie and Keefe are some of my favorite characters in the series so this is not character bashing- just plot talking.

I always personally imagined my scene but cue the music in the background, ”How does a moment last forever“ from the live action Beauty and the Beast.

🎶This is the Paris of my childhood

This were the borders of my life

In this crumbling dusty attic

Where an artist loved his wife

Easy to remember, hard to move on

Knowing the Paris of my childhood is gone 🎶

So I always wanted the whole gang to stumble into the room in Atlantis where the skeleton of Sophie’s house is. In Exile, she went there with Councillor Terik to get the Pink Sparkly notebook.

The reason I want this to happen is because so many times, within the series, where they lowkey forget Sophie came from somewhere different. they’re all like “oh wdym you don’t like sparkly dresses” or “why not dress up more” And it’s simply because they just don’t understand how simple Sophie lived. The fanciest dress I’ve personally ever owned was my prom dress that I got from a mall outlet for 50% off from the clearance rack. And I’m sure that dress is simple elvin everyday wear. Sophie was in highschool techically she would have had the opportunity to go to prom if she wanted to (not that she would because the kids were mean to her bc she was so young 🫢 like I can’t even imagine 12 year old me in a class with 18 years olds- but this is a convo for another day)

anyways- Sophie’s lifestyle was NOT grand! She wasn’t rich! Her family was full of happiness and joy and love! The point of Sophie was to bring perspective back into every elf’s life- yet I still feel like the elves simply cannot comprehend how simple humans truly do live. They need to SEE it to believe it.

So just imagine the gang stumbling into the room. Stina is there in my imagination but who knows who she’s with in yours.

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“uhhh guys..” Stina voice echoed in the empty Atlantis hallway. “I think I found something.”

Sophie and her friends look curiously at Stina as they crept closer to the doorway. The hallway had a sense of familiarity to it, yet the ache in her stomach told her otherwise as the unease settled in.

This room could be practically anything.

This could be the truth.

This could put them ahead of the Neverseen once and for all.

It could be everything.

Yet disappointment stung her curiosity as she entered the dimly lit room to find herself at the front door of her childhood home.

Shock was more visible than her disappointment as she scanned the pastel walls of her simple home. On the walls hung old family photos- with her and Amy in the most ridiculous poses. From the front door, the living room was visible. You could see the green couch she‘d curl up on every night to watch a family movie. She could practically see the popcorn all over the floor and she definitely heard the echos of laughter as the school from Mean Girls turned into a jungle of wild animals.

This was where she grew up.

She could see her father laying a newspaper down on the table and hear his voice echoing in her brain, How was school today, Soybean?

Fitz voice chimed in, interrupting the flashbacks she was experiencing. “—Right, Sophie?”

”What?” she yelped, swallowing any remnants of nostalgia.

She wasn’t going to cry today. Not today. Not when they’re so close to finding the truth.

Concerned glazed Fitz‘s features as she met his eyes, also meeting the eyes of the rest of her friends who shared critical looks.

”This is where you used to live right?“ He repeated, then realizing what he was saying before his features softened.

Sophie opened her mouth to confirm it but was cut off by Keefe’s “awws” as he picked up a framed photo from the side table.

“Foster is this youu” Keefe said squeakily, “Your sooo cutee!!!”

Sophies face immediately turned 5 shades of pink as she realized what he was holding. It was her first day of Kindergarten grade photo, with her two from teeth missing. Her hair was in pigtails with red ribbons in it.

It was also before she’d hit her head and started hearing thoughts. Her mental voice rang.

She was too flustered about the nostalgia of being in her childhood home to come up with a response for that. It was just. Too. Much.

Keefe seemed to pick up on her mood and he set it down before glancing at her empatheticly. She knew she didn’t need empathy- she just needed to get out of there so she could do the important stuff.

“We probably should go, there really isnt anything important in here,” Sophie said objectively, turning herself towards the door. “we have tons of much more important stuff to be doing and we can’t waste any time.”

“Oh come on! This is the first time I’ve seen where you have grown up!” Biana exclaimed, jumping in front of the door to stop Sophie from making her much needed escape. “It honestly explains.. so much about you-“ Biana realized what she’d said after she’d said it and tried to recover. “In a good way, of course!”

”Please,“ Stina rolled her eyes, “it looks super junky in here. The unicorns have a better stable than this-“ Everyone glared at Stina, making her turn a slight shade of pink before continuing. “It seriously explains why your so.. well you.”

”Thanks, I guess..” Sophie sighed. She wasn’t getting out of this. “Fine. We have 5 minutes to look around and then we’re getting out of here. Just don’t—“ Her voice cracked a little bit before she realized telling them not to break anything is pointless.

She doesn’t live here anymore.

This isn’t her home anymore.

None of the stuff in here even matter.

At least not in her big new fancy world…

Everyone else seemed to fill in the blanks as they grouped up and seperated into the dark hallways of her childhood home.

Sophie still slightly remained frozen in place. It was hard to think through where she was- and the fact that her friends were there.

”Relax, Foster.” Keefe whispered as he laced their fingers together. ”Lets go see where our Lovely Laday Fos-Boss grew up because you know I have been dying to see it!”

He didn’t leave her gaze until she gave him a small smile. The fog in her vision cleared a little as she let Keefe and the rest of her friends guide her through her childhood home.

And for the first time in a long time, she let herself think about her life before.

She indulged in the nostalgia and let the human version of herself overtake her.

At the end of all this, she realized that this was part of who she was and in order to fight for what is right, she has to stop fighting who she is. Even if it means sharing a fragile part of herself with the people she cared about the most.

The End.

Im hoping my writing wasn’t too bad but this is just something I’m YEARNING for in the real books. Shannon could 100% write it better than me but that was just to show you guys the vision! This was my first time posting writing for the world to see so I’m lowkey nervous about it but writing is so hard. In my head is 10x smoother than what I got on paper. Respect for Shannon for sure 👍 I would love to see what you guys can come up with and feel free to write your most wanted scene the way I did.