Info Corner: The Bloom Factor - Diaspro vs. Stella

After finishing the previous chapter last night, I realized that people may have a few questions regarding it. One in particular stuck out as major: Why was Diaspro of all people able to almost kill Bloom? Especially when we saw that she's a major bad-ass and easily took down Stella just two chapters previous! And before anyone comes to the conclusion, no, it's not bad writing on my part. It's actually something I've been building up and using this whole time, albeit unconsciously mind you.

In order to explain this, I need to explain the fight with Stella, and it all comes down to something I've dubbed: The Bloom Factor.

Stella's been antagonistic to Bloom since chapter 1, the very first thing she does is insult the people who only want her to be safe, and then actually attacks her by attempting to force her to come back to Alfea with her, the place she's been taught her whole life ISN'T safe. And every interaction with her since has been hostile on Stella's part.

Now, let's look at her first meeting with Diaspro.

Sure, it wasn't the most friendly of meetings, but the difference is that how it started could be perceived by Bloom as an offense on her part. She spilled her soda and ruined the other girl's dress, and while she definitely got angry, the big difference is that Bloom tried to make up for it, and at that time Diaspro accepted the apology.

Now let's examine the fight between Stella and Bloom.

Stella started it. Plain and simple. She pushed every one of Bloom's buttons: She made fun of the death of her people. She called her the R word, something that in chapter 2 she flat-out said she HATES, and she insinuated that all the love and care she's been showered with has all been fake. But the most damning of all things she did was to insult her mate, especially when she called Darcy a dyke. She officially made Bloom's shit list right then and there. And we all know how that went down.

In contrast we have Diaspro's attack on Bloom.

Bloom didn't want to fight. She just wanted to be her friend. Diaspro never once insulted Bloom's people, mostly because she had no clue who Bloom actually was, the only insult, other than her accusations of Bloom being a tramp and other similar things, that she actually used was to call Bloom and the others "Commoners" something she shrugged off when it was revealed that Diaspro WAS in fact royalty.

But wait, Diaspro DID attack Bloom's friends and family.

Yes, but it all comes down to how. She tied up Stormy so she couldn't interfere. She blocked off Darcy to keep her from interfering. She never actually hurt them, just stopped them. So, since Bloom didn't know the intricacies of the Soul Bond yet, she assumed that once she'd been struck down, Darcy would most likely take the other girl down the second the barrier dropped. She could destroy the other girl no problem, but she didn't want to, she just wanted a peaceful solution and hopefully a new friend.

So there you have it, it all comes down to intent. Stella seems to want to destroy her and everyone close to her, while Diaspro was only attacking her, and for a perceived slight that Bloom also felt she had somehow committed, though not nearly what Diaspro had believed.

Another thing I'll answer is: What if Diaspro HADN'T stopped herself?

The answer to that is simple. Dark Bloom would've taken over and destroyed Diaspro, protecting Bloom.

Yes, Dark Bloom will eventually play a roll in this story. I didn't want her to fully appear just yet, but if Diaspro hadn't stopped, that's exactly what would have happened, and Diaspro probably wouldn't have lived to tell the tale. I already know how I want Dark Bloom to make her big appearance, and let's just say she's gonna be a real nightmare for Fargonda.

I hope this cleared things up for anyone wondering. Later!