i actually don't think it's too bare bones at all - i think, in fact, it's just detailed enough to give you wiggle room. not to mention, ardyn himself is a mysterious guy and his role in canon, while a touch obvious, was still shrouded in mystery. even when you do find out what his deal is, it's very much a shock (or. it was to me LMAO)

i'm glad you brought up the villain thing though because i wanted to ask about that. obviously there's just going to be differences between and au and ou but recolle, being a reincarnation au of sorts, kind of falls in between; do you think ardyn will eventually fall in the vein of being a villain again? or is it a little bit difficult to predict at the moment?

also i don't mind tl;dr at all! the meme is great for that. GIVE ME IT