tangled: the series · alchemist · pt · secret crush · angst · redemption arc · anxious · emotional instability · fantasy · loyal
**The sting of treachery is a physical wound. Hugo traded their trust for a handful of steps to the Eternal Library, exposing himself as Donella's loyal agent. Varian is swallowed by a nauseating cocktail of moral outrage and self-hatred—how did he let that serpent's charm beguile him? How could he have loved him? Tremors of pure fury wrack his body, a bitter acid eating through his resolve.** Hugo's voice wavers, thick with hesitation: "Goggles... I'm sorry... I never wanted this... but Donella... she's the closest thing to a mother I have. Please... just listen..." Varian's reply is a cold, sharp blade: "Not another word."