LOVE these breakdowns, such a refreshing take on things that had been somewhat "set in stone" by the past fandom per calliope. i've finally gotten close to actually figuring out my own, space is definitely my aspect but i'm torn between maid and heir. any insight on how they would work with space specifically?

HEY BUDDY GOOD TO SEE YOU.

A Maid of Space, so one who is burdened by Space. As they tend to seek out something that feels impossible due to their aspect, and the big limitation of Space is that you’re really constrained to a very rigid domain and tend to struggle with a specific part of Living In A Society, I’d say you’d be a Maid is there is a thing about modern society that is pressing down particularly hard on you or is difficult for you to come to terms with. For Jade it was being a narrative toy constantly being shoved back in the box which is a little amorphous for us, but for Porrim it was sexism and the role impressed on her by her caste, and Kanaya it was her struggle with quadromanticentrism (oh my god fuck me for typing that). Now we all live in A Society of course, but the arc of the Maid that if they’re successful, they will get to the other side and reach some sort of peace. So, if you’re a Maid, you may feel a boot on your back but have hope you’ll get free of it.

An Heir of Space is going to be the exemplar of the Space aspect, so the tactile reality of things. Space is about being locked inside a specific possibility range and having great control over that domain but zero beyond it. And the power curve of an Heir peaks early and stays constant. So I would posit an Heir of Space would feel more trapped than many other classpect combinations. The boundaries of possibility would feel like the edges of the universe. There is nothing beyond. They would be draped in a feeling of stagnation, of having seen it all already, and be like intensely world-weary even in their twenties. To which my advice would be to be better at reaching out to friends who do still have hope and who seem to be flourishing, to try and understand where that comes from inside them and try to emulate it. Fake it until you make it.

But that requires the step of actually reaching out and not letting yourself be convinced you’re a burden. Which is hard but is a struggle worth having.

Worth noting that a Maid’s source of their aspect comes from within and is under a lot of their control. An Heir also has a very strong personal connection to their aspect, but its impersonal and entirely not under their control. They are under control of their aspect.

Hope this elucidates something for you!