> i admittedly also did it because "character fated to do like... The worst thing possible socially" is just an incredibly fertile space.
You are 100% right and I love it.
Re: the Aster, there would probably be a mixed response. In a society that's this stratified and focused on the nobility, the Aster are by default the Other; it comes to society dealing punishment to Constellation nobility, I think the result is often a social "culling". Natalia's case being especially dramatic because being fated to break one of their biggest social taboos is obviously a Huge Deal, but I think there are probably some in the Aster who welcome culled Constellation nobility (you KNOW people call them "fallen stars") into their caste, some who actively resent or ostracize them, and some who just don't care. It's your choice which of those you decide to lean into!
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You are 100% right and I love it.
Re: the Aster, there would probably be a mixed response. In a society that's this stratified and focused on the nobility, the Aster are by default the Other; it comes to society dealing punishment to Constellation nobility, I think the result is often a social "culling". Natalia's case being especially dramatic because being fated to break one of their biggest social taboos is obviously a Huge Deal, but I think there are probably some in the Aster who welcome culled Constellation nobility (you KNOW people call them "fallen stars") into their caste, some who actively resent or ostracize them, and some who just don't care. It's your choice which of those you decide to lean into!