#Cimorene

[thebluestockingfirefly]

Fear me.

[triaelf9]

Dealing with Dragons: Cimorene sketch ^_^

Been re-listening to Dealing with Dragons recently (anyone who knows me knows I will not shut up about how formative this series was for me re: many things but mostly dragons) and so I got the urge to draw Cimorene again (I sketched her like a year or so ago, but can't find it, so I thought a redesign with my new style was perfect!)

Also, my fav book reviewer (I have one of those now?? What??) Just covered the first book of the series, so if you want to check out a great reviewer AND my favorite book of all time, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMaKkwHQQKM

Not me trying to speak into existence an Enchanted Forest Chronicles graphic novel series that I get to adapt, whatttt noooo... ^_-

[coelart]

cimorene of linderwall, about talk down some sort of nuisance

[brunhielda]

It is weird, after you have learned something about yourself and/or the world, to come back to a favorite book and see it in an entirely different light.

For example: How many kids books had autistic main characters?

I mean, Amelia Bedelia is obvious. Others have already pointed that out. That woman is not quite functioning in her society, but is getting by just well enough to continue to be paid for her work. 😂

But today I found Cimorene of “The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.”

First- you should read these. They are a funny take on “fairy tale tropes,” and despite being what I would call middle grade reading level, they are well written and interesting enough that my entire family (all now adults) keep a copy of the series on our shelves to reread whenever.

But also- this girl looked at Princess etiquette, said “well that looks boring” and learned sword fighting and magic instead. Anytime someone says “But it isn’t DONE,” she argues, “but… I am a Princess. And I do it. So clearly, it is?”

She keeps finding “logical solutions” to her problems, then getting fed up that everyone is confused by her because they aren’t the “socially acceptable” solutions.

The girl WANTS to spend her days organizing a library, organizing a dragon hoard, cleaning swords until they are shiny, and finding new recipes to try in the kitchen. 😂 At one point, someone pisses her off, and she polishes swords until she feels better.

She is always very careful to be “polite” and to learn all the rules of being polite wherever she goes because she doesn’t wish to offend anyone or hurt their feelings, and so in quick order knows more about Dragon society than princesses who have been there for months. She makes friends more easily if they work on a project together rather than just conversation, and honestly seems to hate small talk.

Idk, it is possible I am projecting (not diagnosed, but fairly convinced) but the way she interacts with the rest of the people around her is reading “high functioning autism” to me, or at the very least something neurospicy. She doesn’t seem to have the forgetfulness of ADHD. She REALLY enjoys organization.

Anyone have any other neurospicy main characters they have noticed? We should start a list. 🤩📝

[none-ofthisnonsense]

i feel like either cimorene or mendanbar from the enchanted forest chronicles is/are black

[mad-angel-menhera]

Anyone have any ideas on how I fairy tale/fantasyify a (portable/)EEG machine? Or know anything that already has?

Specifically working in the world of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. I might do this for my own characters in their own worlds, but i was thinking of giving Cimorene absence seizures.

I was thinking maybe the wires could be Mendanbar's magic, y'know with those invisible strings? I'm sure Telemain and Morwen could come up with something, but I'm kinda stumped.

[astrid-goes-for-a-spin]

Spent a lot of time pondering today thanks to a very long MRI, I can now say with certainty that the reason I always liked Dealing with Dragons but not the rest of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles is because DwD is the anti-romance pro-QPP book and then she gets a fucking boyfriend

[joncronshawauthor]

The Heroines Who Wear the Crown: Princess Protagonists in Modern Fantasy

From magical kingdoms to epic quests, princess protagonists have long captivated readers of fantasy literature. While early fantasy works often portrayed princesses as damsels in distress or prizes to be won, modern takes on the archetype have brought nuance, depth and agency to these royal heroines.  Let’s explore some of the most influential princess protagonists in contemporary fantasy…

[queensoftheresistance]

Cimorene by whimsicalcow on dA

[eccentric-hat-fic]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia Wrede Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Cimorene/Mendanbar (Enchanted Forest) Characters: Cimorene (Enchanted Forest), Mendanbar (Enchanted Forest) Additional Tags: Post-Canon Summary:

A moment in the castle, after the adventure's been settled.

[thebluestockingfirefly]

Time for another Whisker Appreciation post.

[dainesanddaffodils]

All Saints Wake may be over but it fed me so well because look at them

[characters-veiling]

Me and Cimorene :D

@authentically-aria

I made another game! It's focusing on Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin, but with a bit of a modest twist.

[ID: Crayon style drawing of three women standing side by side. Large blue font says “Jasmine”. From left to right: A woman with medium skin wears a blue hijab and matching gown. A woman with medium skin and black hair in a long braid wears a layered teal outfit and gold accessories. A woman with light skin wears an orange dress, purple jacket, and purple open-fronted veil. Her black bangs are showing. /end ID]

Jasmine Dress Up

[steviesummer]

Dealing with Demodogs

written for @steddiemicrofic's December prompt - ‘pine’ also works for today's prompt for @steddieholidaydrabbles - 'Royalty AU' wc: 508 | rated: G | cw: none | tags: pre-Steddie

“Dustin, I though you said you knew the way?” Steve could hear the unfamiliar voice carry through the pines surrounding his home.

Dustin’s voice he knew. “It’s your kingdom, Eddie, shouldn’t you know every place and resident?”

“I’m sorry, did you just suggest that anyone could know everything about the Enchanted Forest?”

Steve’s eyebrows rose, not at the realization that King Eadwine of all people was apparently searching him out, but that Dustin, usually so intelligent, would make such a basic mistake. He may not have been from here originally, but Dustin was usually more knowledgeable. In any case, he apparently had royalty approaching, so he might as well meet them at the door - if only because it made him look all knowing. Especially because Dustin hadn’t quite figured out his little trick.

He heard their arguing quiet as he put the kettle on and opened the door just before they could knock. “Come in, I’ve just started tea.” When the duo just stared at him for a moment, a small smirk found its way onto his face. “Unless I am wrong and you weren’t here to ask for my help?”

That seemed to shake both of them from their shock. “Tea sounds wonderful.” King Eadwine accepted, following him inside. He shooed two of his cats off the table so they could sit.

“So, what seems to be the problem?” He asked. “Unless the problem is Dustin, in which case I can’t help you, Your Majesty.”

“Hey!” Dustin objected, but the King grinned, clearly familiar with the younger man’s quirks.

“Please, call me Eddie.”

“Steve.”

“I wish it were as simple as Dustin’s ego, but alas, I am here to request your help on a slightly more serious matter. There have been reports of strange creatures along the Southern border. Dustin said you had helped him with something similar in the past - four legged with no eyes or fur and their head opens like a flower full of teeth?” Steve frowned, knowing exactly what Eddie was referring to.

“Demodogs. How many?” He mourned the loss of the lighter atmosphere, but shifted easily into crisis mode, already thinking about logistics.

“There have been 5 sightings, though only three seen together at a time. We can’t be completely sure, of course, but it does seem to be a fairly small group of them.” Eddie explained, before Dustin jumped in.

“Max and Lucas went ahead to get more information, but you were the one who actually dealt with them last time. And you know how we only thought there was one but it ended up being a whole pack. I don’t think the situation is the same, but better safe than sorry, right?”

Steve remembered the entire experience far too clearly. So much for an easy favor. He sighed, getting up. He waved Eddie and Dustin off. “Finish your tea. I’ll get my bat and a few other things. I’ll have to let Nancy and Robin know I’m gone as well. The sooner we leave, the sooner its done.”

[cinderswife]

in honor of pride month, i now present to you my favorite ouatis oc: cimorene, general white's gay... something. they've got something a lil lesbian going on. who knows what though. certainly not them. she's essential to the plot of my ouatis au for the sheer fact of being the reason general white didn't die of a stress-induced heart attack

this ref sheet is her towards the end of the war btw

info under the cut !!

cimorene is general white's secretary, though over three decades of war her role shifted from admin assistant to more personal assistant. she functions as the smaller dragon guarding the entrance to the big dragon's lair: you don't get to talk to general white without going through her first. she's a sweet talking jack of all trades who is very happy in her support role thank you very much. if you dig into her history, you'll find out she's the youngest daughter of a planet owning count.

she is based on cimorene from patricia c. wrede's enchanted forest chronicles. i initially wanted to name her after a proper fairy tale dragon, but those... don't really exist??? especially with names and stuff. so cimorene it is!

cimorene was always the black sheep of the family. while all seven of her older sisters were golden haired ponyfolk who could (seemingly) do no wrong, cimorene was the dark haired serpentfolk who kept getting in trouble for trying and excelling at things outside her designated gender role. granted, she also had a bit of a 'not like other girls' thing going on, but she was definitely a victim to regressive gender nonsense.

want to try out sports, like say hunting or rowing? sorry, that's a boy thing. okay, what about practical things like accounting or admin work? nope, both a man's job and below your station. fine! what about cooking? well... still below your station. cimorene spent plenty of time learning these things before she got caught and forced to stop, but it was a real shame.

her parents found her out of control, so at the advice of her godmother they arranged for her to be married to some lame noble boy. closeted nb lesbian cimorene, at age 19 almost 20, wasn't having that. this combined with her burgeoning politics of "hey actually i think this empire stuff is garbage actually" meant that the new rebellion sounded like a fantastic place to go. so off she went!

despite recent victories on hamlin, the year-old rebellion was hurting for hands and desperately needed someone willing to do the admin work. lieutenant dunwich had better things to do with his time, but he was also the only person decent enough, so he was who general white trusted most. in comes cimorene, who aces boot camp and proves herself brilliant at being a secretary. general white offers her the job, which cimorene gladly accepts.

unfortunately, this does not entirely shake off her infuriating family. believing cimorene to have been kidnapped by the rebellion, their family offers a substantial reward and their hand in marriage to whatever knight can rescue them. this is deeply infuriating, but luckily cimorene has many ways to either convince them to fuck off (and keep them from discovering rebellion bases) or to join the rebellion and leave her tf alone thank you very much.

although half her job is admin work, cimorene very quickly realized that the other half was joining dr. lorenzo (and to a minor extend cinders) on the "general white care squad." general mercymourn white may be brilliant and capable, but due to a variety of reasons such as disability (her injuries from the wedding and the anderson left her with half a face among other things, intense ptsd, and undiagnosed autism that flew under the radar as rich noble politician snow), the amount of other plates she was spinning, and sheer grief/self loathing from the events of the wedding day slaughter, she doesn't take care of her body as well as she needs to. luckily, cimorene soon discovered that she was very good at and happy with the caretaker role.

she was offered promotions many a time, but cimorene always turned it down to stick with mercy. she did, however, demand raises. out of everyone in the universe, cimorene can accurately boast that she knows mercy the best. she may not know general white's biggest secret, but she's there for the myriad of minuscule mask slips and the stress-induced meltdowns and the shitty puns and anything and everything you might imagine. it's to the point that cimorene can identify what exactly general white is feeling and/or needs by the microexpression even before general white figures out why she's feeling like shit.

that's not to say that cimorene is unappreciated - far from it. alongside a stupid high paycheck and a significant amount of leeway, cimorene is granted what everyone else covets: the paranoid general white's unending and complete trust. cimorene will never, ever betray that trust. she joined the revolution for freedom from her parents and liberation for the oppressed, but she's stuck around and gotten in deep for general white. that's what you do for a badass woman a decade older than you who could lift you off the ground.

this has some downsides though: when cimorene attempts to have a very limited personal life, she runs into the fact that people associate her with general white and she doesn't have the chance to like. bond. it's very frustrating. she's made a few friends here and there, but it's a lot harder to go out and socialize.

and dating? don't get her started. despite the fact that she's willing and able to put herself out there and a real catch (seriously, she cooks so damn well. try her cherries jubilee sometime!), no one wants to date her! why? well, unbeknownst to her everyone else can pick up on the intense homoerotic tension between her and the general and have gone "whelp that's general white's girl nobody get involved with her." rip to her dreams of a lovelife

also this is what her and general white's relationship looks like, with cimorene as the moon and mercy as the earth:

anyways, they don't properly get together romantically because there's a war to win and who has time for distractions like that? in the canon timeline this never gets resolved even after three decades because uh. general white dies. but since this is dogstar!ouatis and i made general white live (see: my fic eclosion) they get to be properly gay together in the end. yay!

in her spare time, cimorene likes to hang out at bars, cheat at cards, spread gossip (both false and true), cross stitch, and generally be a cunning little bastard. she Will kick your ass at a baking competition. she can do things with chocolate mousse that will make your girlfriend leave you.

her personal quarters are mostly decorated with weird shit she finds on the ground and her cross stitch projects. she has a lot of them. she finds them... relaxing, especially when people are getting On Her Nerves. *angry wolf portrait embroidery intensifies*

she is fluent in kingstongue & revolution sign language and has bits and pieces of a variety of languages from across the galaxy. she'd be a polyglot in her ideal world, but quite frankly she doesn't have the time nor the energy to do that.

anyways. gay people real. i hope you enjoyed reading about cimorene !!!! she Will show up in revolution era fics

[sophieswundergarten]

The bees are in my brain, and as far as I can tell the dance they are making spells out "Enchanted Forest Chronicles MBS AU"

OH ABSOLUTELY