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1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10884507/1/Poisoning-Apple Poisoning Apple]]'' is an ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' fanfic by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6023741/purplewombat225 purplewombat225]]'', starring Apple White, Raven Queen and [[OriginalCharacter Rotbart von Schwartz]].
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3	To Raven's surprise, she found someone willing to take her place as the villain of ''Literature/SnowWhite'': the son of the EvilSorceror of ''Theatre/SwanLake'', Rotbart von Schwartz, Raven's half-brother. He has his reasons for replacing Raven: one, he is very close to his sister and he would do anything for her. Since Raven doesn't want to be evil and doesn't want her destiny, he decided to shoulder it for her.
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5	Second, he is [[VillainousCrush in love with Duchess Swan]] who he is destined to make suffer. He doesn't want to hurt her and the best thing he could do is to leave so she would be free to pursue who or what she wants.
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7	Third, he is actually having fun being in Apple White's story.
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9	!Tropes found in ''Poisoning Apple'':
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11	* AdaptationNameChange: The EvilSorceror of ''Theatre/SwanLake'' is named Eric von Rotbart, whereas in story his name is Eric von Schwartz and his son's name is Rotbart.
12	* {{Animorphism}}: Rotbart can turn himself into an owl [[spoiler: later a falcon.]]
13	* BerserkButton: Do not make fun of Apple's singing.
14	** Don't mess with Rotbart's pet owl or force cute stuff on him.
15	* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Apple, Raven and Rotbart, the three protagonists of ''Poisoning Apple'' follow this archetype.
16	* BreakTheHaughty: Rotbart's initial relationship with Apple consisted of this since he is trying to bring down what sees as an entitled Royal down a peg.
17	** Once Apple figures out Rotbart's buttons she does this right back.
18	** [[spoiler: Daring Charming is humiliated in front of the entire school, caught cheating on Apple.]]
19	* BothSidesHaveAPoint: The debate of Rotbart taking Raven's place as Apple's villain. Apple's right that Rotbart is abandoning his responsibility to his story which could doom both ''Literature/SnowWhite'' and ''Theatre/SwanLake'' and it's very presumptive of him that he expects her to accept him. Rotbart is right that Apple's story will be fine with a replacement villain, especially someone who actually wants to play villain. If Apple complains that he's too evil, well, he ''is'' supposed to be a '''villain'''.
20	* CardCarryingVillain: In contrast to his sister, Rotbart fully embraces his destiny as a villain. He cultivates his reputation as someone one doesn't mess with and is quick to describe himself as evil.
21	* DidYouActuallyBelieve: Rotbart makes a bet with Apple to leave her story if he's wrong about the date of Raven's birthday. Apple quickly finds out that Rotbart doesn't make bets that he'll lose.
22	* EntertaininglyWrong: Apple believes that Raven and Rotbart to have mutual romantic feelings for each other since Raven is the only one Rotbart listens to and who Rotbart goes out of his way to please.
23	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite Rotbart being a true villain, he does have Raven's back.
24	* EvenEvilHasStandards: The one line Rotbart refuses to cross is causing someone heartbreak or attacking someone experiencing one. [[spoiler: He grew up watching many of his father's swan maidens lose themselves to heartbreak. He empathized with the maidens and could not harden himself to their suffering.]]
25	* EvilRedhead: Rotbart is redheaded and reveals in his destiny as a villain.
26	* ForcedTransformation: When Apple torments Rotbart with her singing, he accidentally turns her into a swan to get her to stop. He, Raven and Sparrow have to rush to change her back before anyone finds out.
27	* GoneHorriblyRight: Rotbart turned himself into an owl so Apple would help while he was defenseless without realizing Rotbart's helplessness. It works but then Apple tries to keep the owl she rescued!
28	* TheFourLoves: Rotbart's motive to abandon his own story and become a villain for another has a lot with his fraternal love for Raven and his romantic love for Duchess.
29	* HateAtFirstSight: Apple and Rotbart hated each other from the first time they meet. Apple disliked him for replacing Raven and following his own destiny. Rotbart disliked how entitled and perfect she acted.
30	* HiddenDepths:
31	** To Rotbart's surprise, Apple takes duty very seriously and she is genuinely kind. She also has a long vindictive streak when one earns her wrath.
32	** To Apple's surprise, Rotbart is a huge romantic and has a streak of honor in him.
33	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Rotbart quit being the villain for ''Theatre/SwanLake'' because he couldn't stand the thought of making his crush, Duchess suffer a horrible fate. Since he knows that Duchess doesn't even like him, the best he could do is to make her free to pursue her own destiny and her own love.
34	* {{Irony}}: While Rotbart's a ''Swan Lake'' villain, he does have a right to play the ''Snow White'' villain since he's the elder child of the Evil Queen.
35	* ItsAllAboutMe: What Rotbart dislikes about Apple is that she can be pretty spoiled and entitled, wanting things to go her way despite the offering of other options.
36	** To Rotbart's disgust, his crush Duchess is also like this. Duchess hated him for leaving their story despite him telling her that he did it because he wanted her to be happy. She is quick to condemn Apple to life as [[ForcedTransformation a swan]] in the hopes of taking Apple's happy ending.
37	* JerkassHasAPoint: Rotbart does have a point that Apple should be happy that her story will continue since it has a eager replacement villain. Since Apple is so used to the non-threatening and benign Raven being her villain, she is not used to the idea that she would actually have to work for her happy ending with a genuinely evil villain.
38	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rotbart is a jerk and he reveals in being one. He picks on Apple frequently and will mess with other students. But he is kind to Raven and Duchess and is willing to help Apple if she's actually in trouble.
39	* LikeParentLikeSpouse: To Rotbart, Dexter Charming is very similar to Raven's father the Good King; nice but boring.
40	* PrimalScene: [[spoiler: During the Yule Ball, Apple and Rotbart accidentally walk in on Charming and Lizzie Harts having oral sex. Apple runs away in tears with the knowledge that her fiancee is cheating on her.]]
41	* RelativeError: Raven and Rotbart don't look anything alike and no one actually know that they share the same mother. Apple gets the impression that Rotbart and Raven are romantically involved to explain why Rotbart took Raven's place and why would Raven would tolerate a jerk like Rotbart. This is seemingly confirmed when Rotbart gives Raven the very romantic gift of his mother's jewelry.
42	* RecursiveFanfiction: Rotbart is originally from [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3845539/Janet-Mufasa Janet-Mufasa's]] ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10837556/1/Tales-as-old-as-time-should-ve-been-retired-years-ago Tales as old as time should've been retired years ago]]'' but ''Poisoning Apple's'' author got permission to use him.

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