Little headcanons I have for my res 8 fanfic about Bela.
Bela believes the only way she is of use to her family is when she works. Regardless of whether or not the work is assigned to her, she’ll take it on to feel like she’s useful. Even if she has grown to resent having to do everything, she puts it all on herself.
Alcina genuinely thinks Bela likes working so much, that’s the only reason she lets Bela do it. She thinks of Bela as her little helper and constantly praises her to the other lords and Mother Miranda.
Bela never fully forgot her past life before the Cadou. It’s faint and fuzzy but it’s there and she hates it. It’s the least favorite part of her brain, the one that holds the past in it.
Bela knows the cold weakens her, knows it’s dangerous, and yet will still crack her window when it’s snowing to enjoy the cold air like she used to as a human. Even if it hurts her, she craves being normal.
Bela is super jealous of Daniela and Cassandra, a part of her despises them for not having to put in the work to get their mother’s attention. Why should they do nothing and receive all the attention when she works so hard and gets…practically nothing? It bothers her, she just tries to hide it by claiming she’s busy when her sisters appear.