Eda Clawthorne/Relationships

The relationships of Eda Clawthorne from The Owl House.
==Romance==
===Raine Whispers===
Eda had known Raine since her youth and have been longtime friends. She seemed the most comfortable around them and was the only person who openly sympathized with her curse. Raine apparently taught Eda how to play the mandolin, something which she is grateful for. It is heavily implied throughout their interactions that they have mutual feelings for one another. It is further revealed in "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door" that Eda and Raine dated for a while, until Raine decided to break up on the day they joined the Bard Coven, due to Eda's tendency to push people away. Despite this, Eda still thinks highly of Raine, and even after many years apart, they still care a lot about each other.
==Family==
===Lilith Clawthorne===
Eda and Lilith are sisters and carry a sibling rivalry. Eda makes fun of Lilith for her uptight ways of dealing with magic instead of her free-form take on it. While they are bitter with each other, there does seem to be some longing for reconciliation for one another, at least from Lilith's end. In "Something Ventured, Someone Framed", it is stated that Eda summoned an army of abominations when Lilith's lunch money was stolen, showing that she was very defensive of her when she was younger. However, everything changed when Lilith started trying to capture Eda for Emperor Belos. It is revealed that Lilith does care about Eda, and believes that by helping the Emperor he will heal her sister. Although, it is also shown that Lilith feels inferior to Eda, which Eda supports by flaming she is better than Lilith. During their battle, in a jealous fit, Lilith reveals her dark secret: she was the one who cursed Eda years ago, a choice she soon regretted. After the Emperor revealed that Eda was to be executed instead of cured, Lilith worked with Luz to free Eda, after which Lilith cast a spell for her to share her sister's curse, bringing Eda's condition under control but weakening both of their powers.
===Gwendolyn Clawthorne===
Eda has had some distance from her mother for many years. It is implied that, while she cares about her, she had trouble putting up with her high expectations from her and wanted to break free from those constraints. This all came to a head in "Keeping Up A-fear-ances" when she had to put her foot down upon her trying to get rid of her curse through quack medicinal means. It soon became apparent that Gwendolyn's lack of understanding, instilled a sense of anxiety and lack of self-worth in Eda. Following this revelation, as well as Luz's actions, Gwendolyn and Eda make amends with one another.
===King===
Eda considers King her "roommate" in the Owl House. She found him as an infant on a mysterious island while escaping from the Emperor's Coven, and took him home with her. Much like with Luz, Eda seems to garner responsibility for King's well-being and genuinely cares for him like a child or pet and is shown holding him much like an infant. However, the two share friendly banter with one another on a regular basis. Eda tends to "look down" on King, both figuratively and literally, and sometimes questions his personal knowledge, but they speak to each other as equals. Eda enjoys King's company, possibly because without him, and Luz for that matter, she would otherwise be lonely. In "Eda's Requiem", she happily, tearfully and legally adopts King as her son.
===Dell Clawthorne===
Eda loves her father very much, but is to ashamed to speak to him after she attacked him in her owl beast form. Her attack blinded him in one eye and ruined his hands making it impossible for him to carve Palismens. It wasn't until her father told her to stop dwelling on the past that she finally forgave herself. Despite the years apart, Eda still has a strong bond with him, especially since he helped her carve Owlbert. 
==Friends==
===Luz Noceda===
Luz is Eda's human apprentice and surrogate foster daughter. Like with King, Eda cares deeply about Luz's wellbeing and regards the young human as her own child.
Eda first took an interest in Luz purely for her human background. However, since she has been living with her, she has grown to accept her as part of her circle. Eda found it amusing that someone like Luz would not only look up to her, but also openly want to learn from her. In "Witches Before Wizards", Eda did not seem to hold any interest in teaching Luz about magic and only wanted to have her around to help with chores and make deliveries. It is soon revealed that there is a point to Eda's distance when in "The Intruder", she reveals her curse to her. While Eda takes advantage and occasionally pokes fun at Luz, she does care about her as she feels that she has a responsibility to look after her "student". She begins to take her job as a teacher seriously and wants Luz to be proud of her and ultimately decides to have her attend Hexside because she trusts that she is smart enough to make her own decisions. Over time, she becomes more like a surrogate mother to Luz. In "Young Blood, Old Souls", she tells Luz that she loves her, showing that she has accepted her as a surrogate daughter of sorts. Additionally in "Separate Tides", she tells Luz that her life is much better because she is in it.
Eda's maternal love for Luz continued to grow later in the series. In "Hunting Palismen" She gives support and patience when Luz is lost at what her future holds, as well steals palisman wood for her to create her own Palisman. And when Luz wanted to ask Amity out, she encoruages her to just go for it. Eda's bond for Luz gets to a point where she cannot bare the thought of parting with her or see her in danger. In "Edge of the World" and "O Titan, Where Art Thou", she tried to send Luz and King far away to be safe from Belos.
===Luz's friends===
Eda has had brief, but fairly positive encounters with Luz's friends, Willow, Gus, Amity, Emira, and Edric. Eda's early interaction with Willow and Gus has always been involved with friendly insults. Calling them names like "Academy Twerps", "Hexside brats", and referring Gus as "Dweebus". The only downside she has with Willow and Gus is their support of the coven system. Even though she is not as close to them as she is with Luz, Eda does show concern for them. She also referred to them, along with Luz, as her "dumb kids" in "Really Small Problems". Eda's relationship with the Blight siblings has often been displayed as being mostly good and humorous at the same time. She once regarded Amity as being a prissy blue-blood, but overtime came to accept her as apart of Luz's closest acquaintances. Eda has had little interaction with Emira and Edric. In "Adventures in the Elements", she was willing to let them get eaten by the Slither Beast just to save herself.
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