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I'm sorry but I'm gonna be that guy. Celtic Myth is a sub-form of European Myth... all throughout Europe in the age of myths & legends Fae have always been fickle creatures. Greek, Celtic, Slavic, Germanic all these cultures have Fae as nature spirits & deities that are fickle, unpredictable & at times complete bastards. The Wild Hunt is found ACROSS all European cultures (with different names) & are considered Fae, but they behave like demonic huntsmen. The Unseelie Court (which is predominantly Celtic) is a faction of sadistic & cruel Fae, while the Seelie Court are never "good" their just less likley to play you alive or kidnap you're kids. They can still do that if they desire, their just less likely.
When most pagan cultures were absorbed into the catholic faith the Fae were twisted into, at best, the fallen children of Adam & Eve, & at worse nature demons.
The modern western concept of Fae being spindly, good natured & whimsical is a relatively recent development in the last 100 or less years where fairytales stopped being extreme cautionary tales & became all "Happily Ever Afters". We have seen that Grumpkins are wrinkled short folk who apparently need other females to breed with & Treemen are hulking nature spirits so I can imagine Fae being more varied in their nature. So they could be made to fit the feel of this world, perhaps a Celtic-style Warrior Queen for the Seelies & a gothic-style femdom for the Unseelies for example?
Heck Elves & Dwarves are Fae, it's just modern media (usually inspired by Tolkien) that makes them part of the mortal races instead of denizens of the Faerielands. The concept is as broad as Demons & (biblically accurate) Angels.
The Fae can be very kind & giving but they run on an unknowable morality. While we have Black & White, evil acts are evil, they have Blue & Orange, you do good by I'll invite you to my wedding. Oops how I didnt realise u just missed 27 years of you're life partying with us... sorry my dude. There are plenty of stories where Fae just dont realise how mortal time & biology works so even when they are nice they can still inadventatly hurt us...
But that's nothing compared to when evil or vengeful Fae WANT TO HURT YOU. Those stories get dark & can be found throughout the before mentioned cultures above.
Okay, I won't make excuses for my lack of language skills. But I can't translate some of the things you write even with a translator I certainly don't have the same knowledge as you two in this regard. But I wasn't talking about the entire Fae, just those transparent women who dance in the meadows at night and take care of the forest. It's just that in one folklore they are kind, helpful, etc. In the other, they protect nature so endlessly that they tear apart anyone who steps on a flower...Bitches dude??? Celtic Fae don't take no shit, but treat them right and things can be amicable.
I've read a lot of these stories from different parts of the world and even though they have a similar basis, the overall expression is a bit different. And it depends on both the place and the time of the creation of these stories.
Guys, let's get out of here, I'm tired. You're smarter and you've already made a fool of yourself (and yourself in advance). Maybe I made a fool of myself. I just can't explain more complex ideas in English.