Varian's Redemption: The Wrath of Donella
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"The Child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth": A Varian villain arc Rewrite by JustaRewritingTangledFangirl13
Fandoms: Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (Cartoon)
15 Feb 2026
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A more in depth rewrite of Varian's turn to villainy. Despite being the son of the leader of Old Corona, he'd always been the black sheep of the village, and making friends was hard until Rapunzel, Eugene, Cassandra, and Lance came along. With the villagers believing he's an evil, doom-bringing wizard since birth because his mother was an alchemist and a woman who defended herself against this bias in a bold way, with things only escalating when Varian took up alchemy himself after her death. However, Varian still clung to the belief that if he just helped them with his alchemy and proved himself, they'll like him.
Then he loses his father and is accused of deliberately encasing Quirin by the villagers and of attacking Rapunzel during the snowstorm for reasons unknown to him, forcing him to flee his home. However, he still tries to justify and rationalize why Rapunzel, Eugene, Cassandra, and Lance haven't checked on him yet, despite his belief that he'll be loved by Old Corona if he proved himself being slowly crushed. Until finally, he snaps. So, while freeing Quirin's still his biggest priority, Corona will pay.Series