#Red Riding wolfette

[oceanspray5]

Gwen and Arthur

We first meet Red Riding Gwen in the middle of the forest when Jack stumbles upon her. How did she get there and why is she a wolfette? Her face is covered and although that is expected because she's wearing a cloak and everything, she seems to almost be cowering into herself and hiding. But hiding from what. Those eyes in the forest too, what are they? Are they what Gwen is hiding from?

For her back story, I'm borrowing certain aspects and changing them from Arthurian Legends. @hanadoesstuffbadly came up with the name Gwen since it's a nickname for Queen Guinevere (wife of King Arthur) from the old English stories and so I decided to run with it and borrow some aspects for Gwen's back story. (Mainly the interpretation from the 60s Broadway production of Camelot or... rather from what I could find from Wikipedia about it but even so I didn't use a lot of references so you don't need to read up on that or anything. It's very very loosely related because I just needed a general idea of the Queen Guinevere from the famous legends).

Also special thanks to @ai-katsuu​ who really helped me with the ending of the story and made it better by adding an epic boss battle.

 So far my idea is: Gwen grows up a common girl living on the outskirts of the woods. She's known as Red Riding Hood because of her bright red cloak that her grandmother makes for her obviously. Her grandmother lives in the safe part of the woods that are not to far from Gwen's home. She likes to be closer to nature so Gwen's parents regularly send Gwen to check up on her grandmother.

Gwen adores her grandmother and always enjoys the trip but she's always been a sensitive and sheltered child. She's grown up a little further away from any large villages so she's relatively strong and good at doing things like gardening and stuff one needs to manage around the house, she's very shy and somewhat afraid of her surroundings due to her limited world view.

It's on one of Gwen's regular trips that an evil sorceress, Morgana le Fay, curses Gwen. The curse is sadly through no fault of her own. I think the reason why Morgana would curse Gwen is because she mistakes her for someone else. Morgana is in a relationship with a famed knight named Lancelot who leaves her for another maiden and Morgana mistakes Gwen to be that maiden even though she's not. Morgana is well-known in the land for her harsh fury and she isn’t a good witch or a bad witch, she’s just neutral although she can be very unpleasant when she wants to be.

On her way to deliver bread to her grandmother in the woods, Morgana finds and curses Gwen who is confused but moves along, unaware something drastic happened to her. When she reaches her grandmother’s house she has the appearance of a wolf. Her grandmother obviously doesn't recognize her and sounds the alarm. A nearby woodcutter comes and chases poor Gwen.

She's utterly terrified and runs off deeper in the woods where she's never gone before. She strays off of the path she knows and gets lost.

That's where we see her first.

Gwen is lost and nervous because she's never been in these parts of the woods before. She knows there are monsters in these woods as she's always been warned of them and told to remain on the path. Unfortunately she lost it and can't find her way back so she wanders around for some time, trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible. She has enough food to last her a while since she never ended up delivering to her grandmother. She manages to avoid any monsters. Naturally, when she sees Jack tangled up in his invisibility cloak, she thinks he's a monster and runs off screaming.

She's afraid to go back home in case she appears as a wolf again and she doesn't know what to do to get rid of the curse.

It takes her some time (although she has survival skills so luckily nothing happens to her) Gwen finally escapes the woods through an alternative route to the one she takes in. The months she spent lost she spent running from monsters and strange sounds so she stops to take a breath outside when she escapes and there's when she meets Arthur.

Arthur sees Gwen and of course decides to try his luck.

Gwen is pretty and she looks scared and as a knight, Arthur also wants to check up on her and make sure she's OK. He offers her the flower and Gwen feels flattered because she's never had someone do this for her before but also she's still scared the curse had given her some lasting affects that would make her unapproachable to others even as a human.

But then the full moon comes up and Gwen becomes a wolf again and starts crying thinking she can never go back home or be normal or have someone love her again. She can only be hunted like her grandmother tried to get the woodcutter to do. 

She's afraid she'll have to go back and live in the monstrous part of the woods again because nowhere else will accept her.

Arthur comforts her and promises her that she won’t be alone. He gives her the flower as well to promise her he doesn't see her as a monster and that she's still beautiful and gentle, not at all a ferocious beast in his eyes.

Arthur then goes with Gwen back in the woods to find Morgana and challenge her into breaking the curse but Morgana only laughs in his face and says Prince Arthur alone is hardly enough to defeat her. Arthur still attempts to duel Morgana though but she escapes using a spell but not before telling Arthur there's no real way to break the curse. Arthur doesn't believe this though and promises not to give up.

Naturally, Gwen is distraught by this news but Arthur comforts her because he would "never abandon a lady in distress" (read it in his accent xD). It's his duty to protect any fair maiden who requires his help.

Arthur then invites Gwen back to the White Palace and tells her she's welcome even if she's afraid she's a monster. Gwen agrees because she's still not sure how to go home and face her family yet. The Fearless Seven and their partners are welcoming and kind as well although Gwen still keeps to herself in the beginning.

As Arthur promises, he researches Morgana and a way to break Gwen's curse. Merlin is a great help there since he's a sorcerer as well and has heard of Morgana le Fay. The F7 (F14 now I guess?) are willing to help Gwen whatever it takes and she is grateful.

Although she stays at the White Palace, on the full moons, Arthur accompanies her to the woods so she's not alone. She doesn't have to leave. She's never really harmed someone during a full moon and Snow even offers her a separate guarded off chamber if she'd prefer to spend the night there on full moon nights and feel safer but poor Gwen is afraid she'll hurt someone and overstay her hospitality if she accepts and politely declines.

Arthur and Gwen have a good time on their little getaways though. He, of course, is very courtly and chivalrous. Gwen was brought up in a very ladylike manner. Her mother was a lady of the court who ran away to get married to a common man so Gwen grows up knowing most courtly etiquette including how ladies behave around chivalrous gentlemen. Her personality also plays into the fact that she's very reserved around Arthur but they become good friends and obviously have feelings for each other. Arthur is very gentle with Gwen so as not to overwhelm her and Gwen finds herself revealing her more playful side around him so they easily get along. They're opposites in many ways but also manage to find interest in each other's interests and that's why they fit so well.

The F7 have a bet going on how long it will take them to admit their feelings though since Gwen's upbringing and Arthur's chivalrous nature don't allow them to take more then baby steps in their relationship. It's always adorable to see Arthur tripping over his feet to do something for Gwen whenever she asks though.

It's on one of these monthly trips on the full moon when Arthur almost gets his curse broken. They're on their way to the woods, a little before sunset, and Gwen tries to kiss Arthur as a thanks and a favor for being so kind to her all this time and giving her a home since she lost her own. She says he has been her knight all this time and a fair maiden always owes her knight a reward. She's very shy as she says this and kisses him on the cheek and Arthur isn't expecting it at all. They’re about to kiss for real though but Gwen turns into a wolf since the sun officially sets (yes I had to use the almost kiss trope).

Luckily, Gwen and Arthur manage to find a trail lead to Morgana's castle during their evening in the forest. They immediately call for backup from the rest of the F7 and Co. (should it just be F14 at this point? XD) who arrive.

(Merlin, crashing in through the trees with everyone else: We're here Bitch xD)

The group makes their way through the forest and reaches Morgana's ruined castle overgrown with bramble and magical plants. It's absolutely teeming with magical energy but the group remains Fearless (pun not intended). This is their boss battle and a test of their teamwork as a whole.

They make their way through various rooms and challenges, the couples fighting in perfectly matched pairs for the most part. Morgana has sent a variety of monsters, both magical and ones she's tamed from the forest, to stop the group in their tracks. The group's goal is to get Merlin face to face with Morgana so they can battle sorcerer to sorcerer.

On the way Gwen almost gets killed and one of the other F7 members nearly sacrifices themselves for her. She's shocked because she never expected these people to care for her so much they'd risk her life for her. Sure they'd become tentative friends but Gwen hadn't opened up fully and she just thought she was a temporary guest at most.

But when Gwen points this out, the teammate who saves her says "Of course I risked my life for you. We're all family!". (For some reason I imagine Briar being the one to save her but it could be anyone from the group really).

When they reach the final room, Merlin battles Morgana alongside Arthur while the rest take care of the other monsters and magic. In the end, Morgana lays defeated and reveals that she already told Arthur the curse is irreversible. What she can do is modify it and she does so.

Gwen learns that her transformation is now something she can control at will. If she wants, she can choose to remain human even during full moons and she can transform whenever she actually wants to. This is very useful because she uses this power when fighting with the Fearless Seven in battles in the future. She's not exactly as she used to be but a part of her is relieved because she had learnt to live with the wolf inside her and wasn't quite sure if she wanted it gone after so many months with it.

Arthur and Gwen kiss and his curse is broken. Arthur, being the dramatic over the top knight that he is obviously says gets down on his knee and says "My lady, I would be honored if you would be my Queen." 

Arthur gets a lot of teasing about that from the others cuz "Arthur you JUST transformed back! We know you're thrilled but give it some time buddy."

They do give it some time albeit not as long as the others but eventually Arthur proposes for real very soon after. He knows he loves Gwen and she loves him and they get happily married.

Bonus Headcanons:

Gwen goes back to her parents and grandmother who were worried sick about her. They scold her for running off and thinking they'd turn her away for getting cursed but they readily accept her back, relieved that she is safe. They are thrilled to hear she found Arthur and a lot of other friends although they are sad to hear her go and prefer to stay at Palace White with them instead. She visits a lot though.

Gwen was strong to begin with since she worked in the gardens and around her house but her curse and the wolfette inside her gives her an extra strength. Gwen isn't always aware of it though and she has a tendency to crush things unknowingly especially if she's angry or anxious and there's something in her hand at the moment. (Think spiderman when he's not yet sure about the extent of his powers). Because of this, her and Briar (and sometimes Goldie) make quite the pair, one having super strength and the other being extremely clumsy. She eventually learns how to be gentle again although it takes some practice. Arthur helps her and they both become a little more gentle in that way.

She is the quietest member of the Fearless Seven + Partners (Fearless Fourteen?) squad. She's introverted and shy as mentioned earlier but she does fit quite well in the group dynamic even if she isn't quite as dramatic as the rest. Her and Snow sometimes sit and have tea together alone just for a quiet relaxed evening away from the chaos.

She takes to the Dog Food quite quickly. The Fearless Seven find their match in her. Gwen never would have expected to try these snacks before her wolfette transformation but afterwards her taste buds can't get enough and she out-eats most of the F7 combined.

She is well versed in herbs and potions so this is a useful trick on top of her wolf strength when the F7 and Co. go on missions and need to camp out and either get injured or need something to season food with.

Gwen calms Arthur's boisterous personality a lot. He's very gentle with her because he knows she prefers soft voices and movements. In turn, he also brings out her playful wild side from when she was a child and climbed trees and ran around. She's still remarkably composed of course, but when it's just the F7 her hidden nature comes out to play.

She keeps her grandmother's cloak for a long time and ends up passing it on to her own daughter as well.

Jack recognizes the cloak and after A LOT of painful whining about having seen Gwen somewhere but not knowing WHERE, eventually he and Gwen connect the dots that he landed in the forest near her long ago (I imagine Gwen was on her own in the woods for quite a while before getting out and Arthur finding her) and she scared him for which he apologizes although it's not entirely necessary and it becomes a funny memory they laugh over.

I'm sure to have more headcanons soon and when I do I'll definitely make a seperate post but this is all I have related to Red Riding Gwen and Arthur for now. Feel free to interpret this as you will and share your own headcanons if you have any!

[ann-is-amazing-person]

Oh Lord, you're right

Someone pointed this out on YouTube but; during the end credits, it looks that Merlin, Arthur, and Hans each canonically had kids with their loves ❤️

[voluptuous-rwby-girls]

Out of curiosity, have you ever read the comic Red and Wolfette by ndnode? If not, I recommend you look it up. It’s a fetish-y comic based on little red riding hood, so it might give you some ideas for Ruby. You can find it just by looking it up online.

I have not as this is the first time hearing of it, but i may just give it a read. Thank you.

[jjwxlf]

kiki-wiccan‌:

She didn’t seem intimidated in the slightest, her smile still on her face. She knew that since she was new and human that not everyone would be so kind and accepting, as much as she wanted friends she accepted the reality of the situation. She perked up hearing the last remark and immediately knew what this lady was. “Yes I am new and ahhh I see you’re a big bad wolf” she chuckles as she teases showing no malice or Ill will towards the other. “It was nice meeting you! I’m going to go find a place to sit so o can shove food in my face but I hope we see eachother again!” With that she turned on her heel and headed off to find somewhere to make herself comfy and indulge in all the goodies she had piled on her plate.

jjwxlf‌:

Though it made the hairs on her neck stand up when the girl was so comfortable in giving her such a cliche insult, she relaxed into the new nickname as it was what she aspired to be known as. This strange human wasn’t like most encounters that looked at the redhead with fear or lust, this bubble female appeared too happy and naive in Jaylahs eyes which ultimately made her curious. The wolfette allowed the other to walk away with a smirk and quirked brow,

“Yes, until next time... little red riding hood.”